TREVOSE, Pa., June 12,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that
it has awarded $210,000 in
scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year to 78 Pennsylvania
students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship
Program. Students are selected for their outstanding community
service, academic performance, and leadership skills. The award,
funded by the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, is a one-time,
$2,500 scholarship to be used toward
undergraduate education-related expenses. Since 2001, more than
$33 million has been awarded to
nearly 30,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the
Leaders and Achievers program.
"Our Leaders and Achievers scholarship winners are exceptional
students who are committed to academic excellence and community
service," said Jim D'Innocenzo, Vice President of Government
Affairs, Northeast Division, Comcast. "We are honored to recognize
their achievements and excited to support them as they continue
their educational journeys."
Comcast recognized the students at three special events in
Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. Two students,
Cindy Phuong, a resident of
Philadelphia and student at
Central High School, and Cannon Hay, a resident of Berlin and student at Berlin Brothersvalley
High School, were selected to receive $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarships –
instituted in honor of Ralph J.
Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast
Corporation.
"I commend these students for their academic performance and
leadership skills," said Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman. "Education is fundamental to
future success, and these high-achievers are well on their
way."
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides
scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full
potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their
communities, who 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 to engage them in their communities. The program also
demonstrates the importance and value of civic involvement,
especially by the business community.
Visit here to learn more about the program.
About Comcast Corporation
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with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable,
NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Cable is one of
the United States' largest video,
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businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation
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and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast
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through its pay television services. It also
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more information.
About Comcast NBCUniversal
Foundation
The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
continues the work of the foundations founded by Comcast
Corporation and NBCUniversal to provide charitable support to
qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation invests in
programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on the
communities we serve. Its mission is to empower communities to
thrive by helping to provide access to technology, relevant digital
skills and training, and inspiring volunteerism and service. The
Foundation invests in programs intended to have a positive,
sustainable impact on the communities we serve. More
information about how Comcast NBCUniversal supports the communities
it serves is available at comcast.com/community.
2019 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Winners
from Pennsylvania:
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS (by County
where student resides)
Adams
County
Kaitlyn
Mccollum, Bermudian Springs High School
Daelyn Stabler, New Oxford High
School
Allegheny
County
Demont Davis,
Central Catholic High School
Israel Reed, Imani Christian
Academy
Marcanthony Peters Jr., Imani
Christian
Academy
Shelby Harris, McKeesport Area High
School
Adrian Bakhtar, Moon Area High School
Isabella Gayoso, Moon Area High School
Madina Yoldosheva, North Hills High School
Erick Hughes-Hardy, Taylor Allderdice High School
Beaver
County
Dante Collins,
Beaver Falls High School
Seth Zoppelt, Western Beaver High
School
Berks
County
Elijah Ortega,
Reading Senior High School
Amanda Tony, Wilson High School
Blair
County
Hannah Gampe,
Tyrone Area High School
Bucks
County
Andrea Garrido,
Central Bucks High School South
Zach Rudisill, Northeast High
School
Avi Gajjar, Pennsbury High
School
Centre
County
Kerri Hoover,
Bellefonte Area High School
Chester
County
Lauren
Devletian, Episcopal Academy
Luke Cowart, Unionville High
School
Cumberland
County
Allison Dalby,
Cedar Cliff High School
Justin Resto, Cedar Cliff High
School
Dauphin
County
Lorren Brown,
Central Dauphin High School
Ngan (Michelle) Phan, Central
Dauphin East High School
Addisea Purvis, Harrisburg High School SciTech Camp
Jacqueline Chiqui, Harrisburg High
School
Hailey Foreman, Lower Dauphin High
School
Lea Lenker, Upper Dauphin Area High
School
Delaware
County
Jessica Ding,
Marple Newtown High School
Abigail Peichel, Springfield High
School
Franklin
County
Alexis Parra,
Chambersburg Career Magnet School
Lackawanna
County
Jenna Furey,
Dunmore Junior Senior High School
Joshua Vituszynski, Mid Valley
Secondary
Center
Leann Nabua, Waynesboro Area Senior
High School
Lancaster
County
Sarah
Castronova, Conestoga Valley High
School
Joseph Wentling, Hempfield High
School
Yanoel Lopez, La Academia Partnership Charter
Yuann Rivera-Rosado, La Academia
Partnership Charter
Marianne Fitzkee, Manheim Central
High School
Lawrence
County
Juliana Cooper,
Laurel Junior/ Senior High
School
Lebanon
County
Liane Lech,
Annville-Cleona High School
Hajra Sohail, Cedar Crest High
School
Moretiola Afuape, Northern Lebanon High School
Najla Alexander, Northern Lebanon
High School
Sarah Sheils, Palmyra Area High
School
Michael Stefanchik, Annville-Cleona
Secondary School
Montgomery
County
Chidera Obi-Eyisi, Wissahickon High School
Janis Song, PA Leadership Charter School
Sara Yi, Lower Moreland High
School
Ava Rosen, Plymouth Whitemarsh High
School
Philadelphia
County
Sebleh Alfa, West Catholic Preparatory High
School
Molly Bevenour, Central High
School
Jadyn Branch, MaST Community Charter
School
Josiah Findley, George Washington Carver High School of
Engineering & Science
Kevin Hawthorne, Roman Catholic High
School
Az'Zahaier Miles, Abraham Lincoln High
School
Quynh Nguyen, Philadelphia High
School for Girls
Alondra Perez, Community Academy of
Philadelphia
Lisa Phan, Girard Academic Music
Program
Cindy Phuong, Central High
School*
Zena Qoraan, Kensington Health
Sciences Academy
Keilyn Rodriguez-Nunez, Northeast
High School
Brenda Shou, John W. Hallahan
Catholic Girls High School
Caren Teague, Constitution High
School
Khalesha Williams, Merion Mercy Academy
Tymir Williams, Father Judge High School
Huiying Xiao, Central High
School
Somerset
County
Cannon Hay, Berlin Brothersvalley High
School
Venango
County
Julia Burton,
Oil City Area Senior High School
Washington
County
Rachel Kohler,
Canon-McMillan High School
Kathryn Robinson, Fort Cherry High
School
Westmoreland
County
Jaylen
Barrientos-Collins, Hempfield Area Senior High School
Joshua Jones, Greensburg Salem High School
Maya Patterson, Norwin High
School
York
County
Isaiah
Washington, South Western High School
Avery Ghant, Susquehannock High
School
Katie Fair, West York Area High
School
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