The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2012-13 recipients of its
annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards in
Colorado.
A total of $75,000 in scholarship funding will be awarded to 57 Colorado
students, with 55 students receiving $1,000 each, and two - Daniel
Besmer of Green Mountain High School in Lakewood and Nina De La Rosa of
Rangeview High School in Aurora – each receiving $10,000.
“Through this scholarship program, Comcast is proud to salute talented
high school seniors who are leaders in their communities,” said Rich
Jennings, Vice President of Comcast’s Mile High Region. “For nearly 50
years, Comcast has been committed to making a positive impact on our
local communities and helping them ‘Dream Big’ by providing innovative
technology, encouraging volunteerism, providing financial support and
partnering with great community organizations. We hope these
scholarships will help these students reach their full potential and
continue to dream big.”
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program
provides $1,000 or $10,000 scholarships to students who strive to
achieve their potential, are catalysts for positive change in their
communities, are involved in their schools, and who serve as models for
their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to give
young people every opportunity to prepare for the future and engage them
in their communities. The program also demonstrates the importance of
civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the
business community.
Since the program’s inception, more than 500 Colorado students have
received a total of $594,000 in scholarship funding. To date, Comcast
has awarded more than $17 million to more than 17,000 Leaders and
Achievers Scholarship winners across the country.
“Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented
students,” said Charisse R. Lillie, President of the Comcast Foundation
and Vice President, Community Investment of Comcast Corp. “Comcast seeks
students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and
who reflect a strong commitment to community service. These students are
our future leaders, and we hope these scholarships will help to power
their dreams for success.”
Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers.
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2012 COMCAST LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS® SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS IN COLORADO
$10,000 Scholarship Awards - 2 students:Aurora
Nina De La Rosa, Rangeview High School
Lakewood Daniel Besmer, Green Mountain High School
$1,000 Scholarship Awards – 55 students:ArvadaSadie
Weinzapfel, Arvada West High School
AuroraAisha Iqbal, Cherokee Trail High SchoolLeslye
Magallon, Gateway High SchoolTsion Shiferaw, Aurora Central High
SchoolYohana Tuquabo, Regis Jesuit High SchoolJulie
Woodworth, Smoky Hill High School
BennettMakenna Linn, Bennett High School
BerthoudDillon Fagler, Berthoud High School
BoulderAmanda McCulloch, Boulder High School
Colorado SpringsAustin Foster, Cheyenne Mountain High SchoolGrace
Mangino, Liberty High SchoolCinnamon Moore, Doherty High SchoolRobert
Pugsley, Rampart High SchoolBriana Schmidt, Wasson High SchoolKristen
Scott, Pine Creek High School
DenverJairo Aguayo-Montes, Bruce Randolph High SchoolTaylor
Coleman, George Washington High SchoolStephen Garcia, La Academia
At The Denver Inner City ParishSelena Gomez, North High SchoolAnaissa
Herrera, Martin Luther King Jr. Early College HSAsher Kaye, Denver
Jewish Day SchoolIman Mohamed, South High SchoolAmerica
Perez, Colorado AcademyShantell Rosmina, Thomas Jefferson High
SchoolHenry Solis, Escuela TlatelolcoLee Small, Denver
Center for International StudiesAlexandra Torrez-Suazo, Fred N.
Thomas Career Education CenterKathryn Troeger, John F Kennedy High
SchoolKaren Vazquez, East High SchoolJunior Valeriano,
Montbello High SchoolMengyuan Yu, Global Leadership Academy
Fort CollinsAngela Natrasevschi, Fort Collins High SchoolWilliam
Ranson, Fossil Ridge High School
GreeleyJuan Briones, Union Colony Preparatory SchoolEvert
Justice Finger, Greeley West High School
Highlands RanchBlake Schmauder, Thunder Ridge High School
La JuntaNicole Haberman, La Junta High School
LafayetteLauren Jones, Peak To Peak Charter SchoolMegan
Valentine, Centaurus High School
LakewoodJasmin Arnold, Bear Creek High SchoolAgnes
Pham, Alameda High SchoolSalvador Rivera, Warren Occupation
Technical Center
LittletonAllison Hicks, Littleton High SchoolAlyssa
Stewart, Heritage High School
LongmontJosue Chavez, Skyline High School
LyonsMadison Myers, Lyons Middle/Senior High School
NorthglennAshley Hutchins - Vantage Point High School
PuebloBrooke Dressen, Centennial High SchoolCorey
Laughlin, East High SchoolBrooke Trevithick, Central High School
Pueblo WestErica Galyon, Pueblo West High SchoolTiasha
Roland, Swallows Charter Academy
ThorntonAshley Hoffman, Horizon High School
WestminsterAustin Ricks, Academy of Charter Schools
WindsorCaitlin Tufts, Windsor High School
About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999
to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The
Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive,
sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three
community investment priorities—promoting community service, expanding
digital literacy and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception,
the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $90 million to
organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More
information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com)
is one of the world’s leading media, entertainment and communications
companies. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable
systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and
distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global
audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's
largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential
and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of
NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable
networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television
station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture
company and theme parks.
