Comcast Provides 65 Local Students With $73,000 in College Scholarships
Scholarship Program Honors Emerging Leaders
PORTLAND, Ore., June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, will honor the 2012 Oregon and Southwest Washington recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Ceremony at the World Trade Center in Portland on Saturday, June 2 starting at 10:30 a.m.
Comcast provided 65 students from Oregon and Southwest Washington with $73,000 in college scholarships through the 2012 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship® Program, with all students winning a $1,000 scholarship and two students winning a $5,000 scholarship. Twenty-five of the winning students were also given a netbook computer to use at college.
"These students are exceptional individuals who set the bar as young leaders, and we are thrilled to support them with scholarships," said Hank Fore, Regional Senior Vice President for Comcast – Oregon and Southwest Washington. "Comcast awards scholarships to students who demonstrate they have high academic standards, a strong commitment to serving their communities and leadership abilities. We hope the scholarships will help power their dreams for future success."
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who represents Oregon's third district, will be the keynote speaker at the event. Guests were also honored to hear from Dan Ryan, CEO of All Hands Raised (formerly known as Portland Schools Foundation) and Susan Castillo, Oregon State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Following the ceremony students and their families are invited to enjoy the Portland Rose Festival CityFair, courtesy of the Portland Rose Festival Foundation.
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. This year, two of the sixty-five students will be surprised with $5,000 Comcast Founders scholarships.
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 the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program was launched nationally in 2001, and Comcast has awarded more than $17 million in scholarships to over 17,000 students in the years since its inception.
2012 Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
Portland Metro Area
| Student Name |
High School Name |
High School City |
| Grant Alexander |
Clackamas High School |
Clackamas, OR |
| Emily Barnes |
Glencoe High School |
Hillsboro, OR |
| Julie Brink |
Reynolds High School |
Troutdale, OR |
| Alexandria Carter |
Spanish-English International School |
Portland, OR |
| Kyle Deming |
Sam Barlow High School |
Gresham, OR |
| Miranda Foster |
Century High School |
Hillsboro, OR |
| Oliviah Franke |
Grant High School |
Portland, OR |
| Robel Haile |
Jefferson High School |
Portland, OR |
| Naomi Hanson |
Arts & Communication Magnet Academy |
Beaverton, OR |
| Zoey Hendryx |
Scappoose High School |
Scappoose, OR |
| Hannah Herbert |
Liberty High School |
Hillsboro, OR |
| Brittany Hogan |
Wilsonville High School |
Wilsonville, OR |
| Sarah Landels |
Aloha High School |
Beaverton, OR |
| Amanda Lee |
Parkrose High School |
Portland, OR |
| Shelby Lundquist-Adams |
Centennial High School |
Gresham, OR |
| Amy Masoni |
St. Helens High School |
St Helens, OR |
| Emmaline Parker |
Beaverton High School |
Beaverton, OR |
| Sofiya Popova |
Gresham High School |
Gresham, OR |
| Juliana Porter |
Tualatin High School |
Tualatin, OR |
| Claudio Quintana |
Lakeridge High School |
Lake Oswego, OR |
| Xavier Rentz |
Southridge High School |
Beaverton, OR |
| Emily Robson |
Cleveland High School |
Portland, OR |
| Jazmine Rodriguez-Griffin |
The NAYA Early College Academy |
Portland, OR |
| Elise Smith |
Wilson High School |
Portland, OR |
| Christine Trinh |
De La Salle North Catholic High School |
Portland, OR |
| Matthew Trone |
Oregon City High School |
Oregon City, OR |
| Everett Wild |
Rex Putnam High School |
Milwaukie, OR |
| Alessandro Williams |
David Douglas High School |
Portland, OR |
| Ethan Zerpa-Blanco |
Lincoln High School |
Portland, OR |
| Dorothy Zhang |
Sunset High School |
Portland, OR |
Yamhill
| Student Name |
High School Name |
High School City |
| Austin Schroeder |
Yamhill-Carlton High School |
Yamhill, OR |
Salem Area
| Student Name |
High School Name |
High School City |
| Trevor Braun |
McNary High School |
Keizer, OR |
| Haley Ehlers |
South Salem High School |
Salem, OR |
| Ernie Evans |
Chemawa Indian School |
Salem, OR |
| Hetta Hansen |
West Salem High School |
Salem, OR |
| Antonette Shockey |
North Salem High School |
Salem, OR |
Corvallis/Albany Area
| Student Name |
High School Name |
High School City |
| Drummond Fudge |
Crescent Valley High School |
Corvallis, OR |
| Sydnie Hornabrook |
West Albany High School |
Albany, OR |
| Joseph Spiegelberg |
Corvallis High School |
Corvallis, OR |
| Kyle Winslow |
Sweet Home High School |
Sweet Home, OR |
| Sherry Woods |
Philomath High School |
Philomath, OR |
Eugene/Springfield Area
| Student Name |
High School Name |
High School City |
| Kelsey Caples |
Springfield High School |
Springfield, OR |
| Rebecca Falleur |
Willamette High School |
Eugene, OR |
| Hayley Forsyth |
Henry D Sheldon High School |
Eugene, OR |
| Conor Gagner |
Thurston High School |
Springfield, OR |
| Samuel Gonzalez |
Junction City High School |
Junction City, OR |
| Jason Hernandez |
Churchill High School |
Eugene, OR |
| Emma Lang |
South Eugene High School |
Eugene, OR |
| Ana Villa-Amparo |
North Eugene High School - School of IDEAS |
Eugene, OR |
Southwest Washington
| Student Name |
High School Name |
High School City |
| Annie Baker |
La Center High School |
La Center, WA |
| Miranda Bean |
Ridgefield High School |
Ridgefield, WA |
| Jacob Boucher |
Battle Ground High School |
Battle Ground, WA |
| Maureen Fisher |
Homelink River |
Battle Ground, WA |
| Josh Ingebretson |
Hudson's Bay High School |
Vancouver, WA |
| Alison Kolberg |
Robert A Long High School |
Longview, WA |
| Emma Laufer |
Mark Morris High School |
Longview, WA |
| Rebecca McDonnell |
Skyview High School |
Vancouver, WA |
| Noe Merfeld |
Evergreen High School |
Vancouver, WA |
| Bailey Mitchell |
Castle Rock High School |
Castle Rock, WA |
| Rebecca Myrie |
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics |
Vancouver, WA |
| Emily-Joy Parr |
Kalama Junior Senior High School |
Kalama, WA |
| Jon Rapacz |
Columbia River High School |
Vancouver, WA |
| Megan Runyan |
Mountain View High School |
Vancouver, WA |
| Ashley Sturza |
Camas High School |
Camas, WA |
| Ibette Valle |
Fort Vancouver High School |
Vancouver, WA |
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's focus areas are volunteerism, literacy, and youth leadership development. Since its inception, the Comcast foundation has donated more than $64 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/inthecommunity.
SOURCE Comcast - Oregon and Southwest Washington
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