Comcast Awards $118,000 In Scholarships To 109 Maryland High School Seniors

BALTIMORE, March 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2015 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers^® Scholarship Program awards in Maryland. The Program recognizes students who strive to achieve their 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 of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.

"I applaud this year's well-deserving scholarship recipients who have chosen to make their educational success a priority," said Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford. "Support from Maryland's corporate citizens like Comcast not only helps our students realize their potential in the classroom, it helps our state thrive in a global economy."

Comcast, joined by Lt. Governor Rutherford; Dr. Darla Strouse, Executive Director of the Maryland State Department of Education's Partnerships and Recognition Programs and other local elected officials, recognized the students at a special event held Thursday, March 12, at the Historic Inns of Annapolis. One hundred and eight recipients of the 2015 Maryland Leaders and Achievers^® scholarships received $1,000. DaNia Henry, a senior at Takoma Academy in Takoma Park was awarded a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship – instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation – for a total of $118,000 awarded this year to Maryland high school students. After a prize drawing, two students were also given iPads to use at college.

"I am very proud of these exemplary students," said Dr. Strouse, "and very thankful for the dedication of their teachers, guidance counselors and parents who supported the endeavors that led them to this great accomplishment."

"Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners exemplify leadership and are committed to academic excellence and community service," added Donna Rattley Washington, Vice President of Government and Community Affairs for Comcast's Beltway Region. "We are honored to recognize their achievements, and excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys."

To date, Comcast has awarded more than $22.8 million to nearly 23,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.

2015 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Recipients from Maryland

Anne Arundel County
Jacinta A. Harris of Northeast High School in Pasadena
William A. Shorter, Jr. of Glen Burnie High School
Ramish Qutab of North County High School in Glen Burnie
Monica H. Park of Annapolis High School
Olivia W. Wates of South River High School in Edgewater
Nicholas A. Henault of Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn
Rebekah L. Schrier of Arundel High School in Gambrills
Courtney Nicole Cybert of Chesapeake High School in Pasadena
Logan Thomas Gerhardt of Old Mill High School in Millersville

Baltimore City
T'ana L. Williams of Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
LaShay D. Rockwell of The REACH! Partnership School
Alexis T. Thomas of Frederick Douglass High School
Kelvin L. Moore, Jr. of Baltimore School for the Arts
Farooq O. Sanusi of Patterson High School
Shashawnda L. Campbell of Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove
John D. McQueen of Saint Frances Academy
Matthew Boykin-Derrill of Coppin Academy High School
Adriahna R. Conway of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Tamey Habtu of Gilman School
Simone S. Alston of Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High School
Maurice J. Robinson, Jr. of Maritime Industries Academy High School
Caprice M. Medina of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Mia N. Jenkins of Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School
Amra Fathima Niyas of Western High School
Rachel A. Feliu of Institute of Notre Dame
Hannah K. Block of Park School
Christopher G. Chasney, Jr. of St. Paul's School
Angel Leann Petty of National Academy Foundation High School
Taylor R. Diehl of The Catholic High School of Baltimore
Samora Aiyonna Moore of Mercy High School
Destiny N. McBurney of Greater Grace Christian Academy

Baltimore County
Sydney King of Western School of Technology and Environmental Science in Catonsville
Helena Baffoe-Bonnie of Notre Dame Preparatory School in Lutherville
Chantell N. Highsmith of Loch Raven High School
Khala M. Marshall-Watkins of Pikesville High School
Aadam K. Abdullahi of Milford Mill Academy in Windsor Mill
Jenny Zhang of New Town High School in Owings Mills
Jalyssa Lynn Roldan of St. Timothy's School in Stevenson
Gillian Emily Amey of Patapsco High School in Dundalk
Collin J. Vincent of Eastern Technical High School in Essex
Claudia A. Tonti of Kenwood High School in Essex
Elizabeth G. Sturm of Perry Hall High School
Rebekah G. Casagrande of Parkville High School
Grayson T. McNew of Dundalk High School
Cecilia Christman of Catonsville High School
Kristin E. Newman of Dulaney High School in Timonium
Rachel Anne Jarboe of Maryvale Preparatory School in Lutherville
McKenzie C. Newman of Garrison Forest School
Carissa L. Smith of Concordia Preparatory School in Towson
Isaac S. Lerman of Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School in Pikesville
Colby C. Stein of Owings Mills High School
Sarah K. Gibson of Jemicy School in Owings Mills

Calvert County
Kristin M. Mattia of Patuxent High School in Lusby

Caroline County
Christen V. Houtz of Caroline Career & Technology Center in Ridgely
Destiny H. Anders of North Caroline High School in Ridgely

Carroll County
Bhavjeet S. Basson of Liberty High School in Eldersburg
Brittany A. Lippy of Manchester Valley High School
Jacob R. Page of Gerstell Academy in Finksburg
Scott C. Taylor of Winters Mill High School in Westminster

Cecil County
Eniolahun O. Olakunle of Elkton High School
Matthew J. Sciamanna of Bohemia Manor High School in Chesapeake City
Courtney A. Spangler of Rising Sun High School in North East

Charles County
Lauren M. Rather of Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf
Ashley M. Marshall of Westlake High School in Waldorf
Quinton M. Mayo of North Point High School for Science, Technology & Industry in Waldorf
Shannon N. Haley of Maurice J. McDonough High School in Pomfret
Ashley B. Luton of La Plata High School

Frederick County
Maisha Z. Khan of Governor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick
Neam Huai Pau of Frederick High School
Ashlee Leib of Frederick County Career & Technology Center

Harford County
Amanda Brannan of John Carroll School in Bel Air

Howard County
Clinton R. Simms, Jr. of Wilde Lake High School in Columbia
Mariah Y. Sandy of Hammond High School in Columbia
Kiara C. Cornelius of Oakland Mills High School in Columbia
Isaac A. Woldemichael of Reservoir High School in Fulton
Andrew Liu of Marriotts Ridge High School in Marriottsville
Athena W. Kan of River Hill High School in Clarksville
Abigail C. Dibert of Homeschool in Ellicott City
Robert T. Stephenson of Atholton High School in Columbia

Montgomery County
DaNia Henry of Takoma Academy in Takoma Park
Rachelle N. Sims of Col. Zadok Magruder High School in Rockville
Mariama Tunkara of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda
Shelby Akrua Saah Jones of Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg
Shabaz R. Baig of Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville
Chaitanya Singh of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac
Cecilia S. Fanwar of John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring
Prajwal B. Keranahalli of Poolesville High School in Poolesville
Dana L. McFarlane of Albert Einstein High School in Kensington
Emily C. Samuels of Gaithersburg High School
Alexander V. Acuna of Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg
Melissa R. La Noire of Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring
Amanda D. Gamage of Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Silver Spring
Dale Aram Tassbihi of Northwest High School in Germantown
Hamed Zamat of Clarksburg High School
Amy Michelle Ingram of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown
Laura Harris VanDemark of Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville
Elia K. Tzoukermann of Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring

Prince George's County
Bria Pender of Lanham Christian School in Lanham
Megan P. Lee of Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro
Jennifer S. Enoch of New Hope Academy in Landover Hills
Zyair O. Jennifer of Potomac High School in Oxon Hill
Fatime-zara Beri of Laurel High School
Jerron N. Hawkins of Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro
Jianni E. Adkisson of Oxon Hill High School
Marissa Jagarnath of Parkdale High School in Riverdale
Moises Diaz Pereira, Jr. of From the Heart Christian School in Suitland

Wicomico County
Bradley K. Cullen of The Salisbury School
Dylan W. Gregg of Parkside Senior High School in Salisbury
Brock C. Kragler of James M. Bennett Senior High School in Salisbury

Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers.

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers^® Scholarship Program is one of the many ways that Comcast gives back to the communities we serve. Click here to learn more.

About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities – expanding digital literacy, promoting community service and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated nearly $140 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.

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