Comcast Awards $92,000 In Scholarships To New Jersey High School Seniors

TRENTON, N.J., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 83 New Jersey high school seniors $1,000 scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program.  One of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, Leaders & Achievers recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service.

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Comcast officials were joined by New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno and state legislators in recognizing the students at a special event held Tuesday at the Trenton War Memorial.

Comcast also awarded Adeima Ibanga, of Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School in Camden, a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship – instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation.  After a prize drawing, 10 students were also given personal notebook computers to use at college. 

"In the state of New Jersey, we are committed to helping our young people gain access to quality education and opportunities for personal success," said Lt. Governor Guadagno. "Comcast shares in that commitment and through programs like Leaders and Achievers, is investing in a bright future for us all."

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides one-time, $1,000 scholarships to 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 be prepared for the future, to engage youth in their communities, and to demonstrate the importance of civic involvement and its value to the business community.

Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance counselors and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients. Since the program's inception there have been over 17,000 scholarship winners totaling more than $17.2 million.

"Comcast is proud of its Leaders & Achievers scholarship recipients. They represent some of the best and brightest high school seniors who also demonstrate civic involvement in the communities we serve across the country," said Charisse Lillie, Vice President, Community Investment, Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast Foundation. "We are thrilled to support their educational efforts with these scholarships."

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 over $108 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  

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq:CMCSA) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services. 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.

2012 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Winners from New Jersey

(83 New Jersey high school seniors - each student receives a $1,000 grant)

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: (alphabetically by county and then by city where school is located)

Atlantic

Atlantic City – Melissa Do of Atlantic City High School
Galloway Township – Lauren Lombardi of Absegami High School
Richland – Kyle Kunze of Saint Augustine Prep

Bergen

Wallington - Kenneth Delgado of Wallington Junior/Senior High School

Burlington

Bordentown – Phuong Huynh of Bordentown Regional High School
Burlington – Keyanna Wigglesworth of Burlington Township High School
Cinnaminson – Amanda Weiler of Cinnaminson High School
Columbus – Jessie-Mara Trespeses of Northern Burlington County High School
Delran – Samantha Hunter of Delran High School
Moorestown – Alea Couch of Moorestown Friends School
Mount Holly – Cheryl Thompson-Morton of Burlington County Institute of Technology
Pemberton – Tabitha Betts of Pemberton Township High School
Riverside – Kimberly Snow of Riverside High School
Willingboro – Adetola Ajayi of Willingboro High School

Camden

Camden - Adeima Ibanga of Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School
Cherry Hill – Lynn Juan of Cherry Hill High School
Erial – Michael Strauch of Timber Creek Regional High School
Gloucester City – Lauren Marchese of Gloucester City High School
Haddon Heights – William Glaser of Haddon Heights High School
Haddonfield – Eric Acchitelli of Paul VI Catholic High School
Lindenwold – Jeniffer Caba of Lindenwold High School
Pine Hill – Marnice Davis of Overbrook Regional High School
Sicklerville – Adan Lazo of Gloucester Township Technical High School
Voorhees – Unnati Amin of Eastern Senior High School
Westmont – Kaitlyn Brendlinger of Haddon Township High School

Cape May

Cape May – Taryn McCullough of Lower Cape May Regional High School
Cape May – Bethany Sneathen of Cape May County Technical High School
Wildwood – Michael DeMayo of Wildwood High School

Cumberland

Bridgeton – Nadia Albino of Bridgeton High School
Millville – Michael Cirocco of Millville Senior High School
Vineland – Rachel Gavigan of Sacred Heart High School

Essex

Irvington – Brittany Newby of Irvington High School
Maplewood – Emily Nocito of Columbia High School
Montclair – Benjamin Lusamba of Immaculate Conception High School
Montclair – Aidan Kaplan of Montclair High School
North Caldwell – Steven Czachor of West Essex Regional High School
West Caldwell – Briana Hayden of James Caldwell High School
West Orange – Carly Cooperstein of West Orange High School

Gloucester

Clayton – Mark Sharp of Clayton High School
Deptford – Chaeyoung Kim of Deptford Township High School
Franklinville – Kelly Hughes of Delsea Regional High School
Harrison – Lisbeth Pineda of Harrison High School
Sewell – Carl Archut of Gloucester County Institute of Technology
Sewell – Nicole Sandelier of Washington Township high School
Woodbury – Michael Saridakis of Woodbury Senior High School
Woolwich Township – Janelle Wellons of Kingsway Regional High School

Hudson

Jersey City – David Brown of Saint Anthony High School
Jersey City – Toni-Anne Fajardo of Saint Dominic Academy
Jersey City – Leena Agrawal of Dr. Ronald McNair Academy
Kearny – Stephanie Murphy of Kearny High School

Hunterdon

Annandale – Shannon Lane of North Hunterdon High School
Glen Gardner – Mariana Guzman Marquez of Voorhees High School

Mercer

Ewing – David Bamber of Ewing High School
Pennington – Alex Marut of McVs Sypek Center Vocational School
Princeton – Lena Sun of Princeton High School
Trenton – Victoria Trimble of McVs Assunpink Vocational School
West Windsor – Jeffrey Yu of West Windsor/Plainsboro High School South

Middlesex

Carteret – Khadijah Davis of Carteret High School
East Brunswick – Adam Horowitz of East Brunswick High School
Plainsboro – Vikram Kesavabhotla of West Windsor/Plainsboro High School North

Monmouth

Hazlet – Jennifer DelRe of Raritam High School
Highlands – Monisha Sugla of Marine Academy of Science & Technology
Lincroft – Andrea D'Souza of High Technology High School
Long Branch – Joseph Moure of Long Branch High School

Morris

Mendham – Mark Zimmerman of West Morris Mendham High School

Ocean

Brick – Gianna Cusanelli of Brick Township Memorial High School
Lanoka Harbor – Kyle McGuire of Lacey Township High School
Manchester – Daniel McLaughlin of Manchester Township High School
Point Pleasant – Tori Remondelli of Point Pleasant Borough High School
Toms River – Nicholas Montesano of Toms River High School North
Toms River – Kelsey Arnone of Toms River High School East
Toms River – Danielle Doria of Ocean County Vocational-Technical School

Salem

Pittsgrove – Mariah Dennis of Arthur P. Schalick High School
Woodstown – Shelby McCullough of Woodstown High School

Union

Berkeley Heights – Carolyn Lanza of Governor Livingston High School
Clark – John Ferrentino of Arthur L. Johnson High School
Cranford – Brooke Binder of Cranford High School
New Providence – Luke Heisinger of New Providence High School
Scotch Plains – McKenna Dick of Union Catholic Regional High School
Scotch Plains – Shalyn Brangman of Union County Academy for Information Technology
Springfield – Natalie Davis of Jonathan Dayton Regional High School
Belvidere – Kevin Wheatley of Belvidere High School
Hackettstown – Kayla Gonzalez of Hackettstown High School

SOURCE Comcast Cable