McCormick Announces 80th Annual Unsung Heroes Awards Virtual Event

Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens Kicker to address students

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May 04, 2020, 08:00 ET

HUNT VALLEY, Md., May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that its 80^th annual McCormick Unsung Heroes Awards Ceremony will now be held as a virtual event on Monday, May 11, 2020. To date, the company has awarded more than $1.8 million in scholarships to student athletes.

For 80 years, nominees, parents or guardians, coaches and athletic directors have been invited to participate in the historic Unsung Heroes event. This year, given concerns around large events due to COVID-19, the company has decided to host a virtual event that will allow teammates, extended family, teachers, and friends to also join the event from their homes to celebrate their unsung hero. In lieu of a keynote speaker, the student-athletes being honored will hear a congratulatory message from Justin Tucker, Kicker for the Baltimore Ravens. Sports radio personality Scott Garceau, of 105.7 The Fan, will serve as emcee for the event, and music will be provided by DJ Kopec, the official DJ for the Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders.

To join the event, please do so through the event's landing page, https://mccormickunsungheroes.hosted.events/Home

The event is scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST.

The McCormick Unsung Heroes Banquet honors deserving student-athletes across all sports. A total of 114 high school seniors from 69 Baltimore area public, private, parochial and independent schools have been nominated. Two of the honorees – one male and one female – will receive the 2020 Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship, valued at $40,000 over four academic years. Two $7,500 scholarships and two $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to students for their efforts on and off the field, for a total of $105,000 in scholarships given to deserving students at the virtual event.

The Unsung Heroes program recognizes unselfish student-athletes and honors those who substantially contribute to the success of their school without receiving acclaim. Originally established in 1940 by former McCormick & Company Chairman Charles P. McCormick Sr., the program is reflective of McCormick & Company's core belief in The Power of People.

The 2020 Unsung Heroes Award Honorees

Archbishop Curley High School	Julian Howard
Archbishop Spalding High School	Kyra Farley and Collin Berke
Baltimore City College High School	Julia Harrington and Ezra Crawford
Benjamin Franklin at Masonville Cove High School	Joanna Funes and Jehon Carroll
Boys' Latin School of Maryland	Colby Weishaar
Bryn Mawr School	J'nai Knox
Calvert Hall College High School	Anthony Weis
Carver Vo-Tech High School	Aneisa Campbell and Kolby Farrar, Jr.
Catholic High School of Baltimore	Madelynne Mattare
Catonsville High School	Lily Mellendick and Evan Rogers
Chesapeake High School	Narcis Eustacia and Lance Haley
Concordia Preparatory School	Samantha Lassahn and Deonte Ferguson
Digital Harbor High School	Haydee Arevalo and Kenyon Parker
Dulaney High School	Emma Chandler and Owen Campbell
Dunbar High School	Yasmin Page and Dayvon Davis
Dundalk High School	Alyson Marshall and Joseph Delveccieo
Eastern Technical High School	Paris Morton and Matthew Haines
Edmondson-Westside High School	Juanima Vanzandt and Amir Simpson
Forest Park High School	Tiana Battle and Andre Hawkins
Franklin High School	Kate Lorber and Max Holzman
Frederick Douglass High School	Makilah McKnight and Tiyon Jenkins
Friends School of Baltimore	Rachel Freeman and Declan Budnitz
Garrison Forest School	Alice Baughman
George Washington Carver Center for Arts & Tech.	Sierra Raspa and Rahzel Khalif
Gilman School	Grant Carey
Hereford High School	Zoa Nicholson and John Wickiser
Institute of Notre Dame	Molly Kihn
Jemicy School	Jennifer Barnes and Myles Johnson
John Carroll School	Kate Gromacki and Garrett Phillips
Kenwood High School	Jada Malone and Austin Boothe
Lake Clifton High School	Cynthia Abalum and Tremaine Howard
Lansdowne High School	Madison Williams and Jacob Lipscomb
Loch Raven High School	Julie Rose and Mason Ayotte
Loyola Blakefield	Kaire Umoja
Maryvale Preparatory School	Amanda Commodari
McDonogh School	Allison Pitts and Spencer Pett
Mercy High School	Olivia Goodwin
Mergenthaler Vo-Tech High School	Dayla Rankin and Nate Pryor
Milford Mill Academy	Gia Edge and D'Andre Irby, Jr.
Mount de Sales Academy	Mackenzie Bell
Mount Saint Joseph High School	Nicholas Triplett
National Academy Foundation	Hazel Sorto-Diaz
New Era Academy	Jamal Cannady
New Town High School	Samuel Okezie-Imo
Notre Dame Preparatory School	Abigail Rudolph
Oldfields School	Olivia Davis
Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Demetra Conner and Connor Naunton
Overlea High School	Katelyn Glendon and Jerome Vonziah
Owings Mills High School	Maritriny Galvez-Ceron and Mike Reid
Parkville High School	Korianna Skinner and Da'Vaughn Curbeam
Patapsco High School	Logan Welsh and Cameron Hood
Patterson High School	Albania Pena-Guzman and Tyjaun Johnson
Perry Hall High School	Amanda Butz and Kaleb Todjo
Pikesville High School	Frances Glover-Bey and Rodney Olid
Randallstown High School	Jadia Roney and Syncere Brown
Reginald F. Lewis High School	Shawnice Anderson and Louis Johnson
Roland Park Country School	Krislyn Dorsey
Severn School	Eva Gormley and Michael Whiteside
Southwestern High School	Destiny Butler and Daniel Babb
Sparrows Point High School	Alaina Clay and Nathan Wynne
St. Frances Academy	Rajah Golden
St. Mary's High School	Emma Driggs and Jimy Chinchilla-Contreras
St. Paul's School	Thomas Linz
St. Paul's School for Girls	Leah Johnson
St. Timothy's School	Natalia Boumatar
Towson High School	Kendall Fragetta and Nicholas Miller
Western High School	Hallie Bridgers
Western School of Tech. & Env. Science	Troi Williams and Noah Peters
Woodlawn High School	D'Jahana Smith and George Washington

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McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. With $5.3 billion in annual sales, the company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry – retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Every day, no matter where or what you eat, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. McCormick Brings the Joy of Flavor to Life™.

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Lori Robinson (410-527-6004 or [email protected])

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