Comcast Awards 118 Michigan Students With Scholarships For Leadership, Academic Excellence And Community Service

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Apr 01, 2015, 09:45 ET

PLYMOUTH, Mich., April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation today announced 118 Michigan recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers^® Scholarship Program. One of Comcast's signature community investment initiatives, the program recognizes high school students for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.

WILX-TV news anchor Lauren Evans delivered keynote remarks at an event yesterday for the award recipients and their families in Lansing to recognize the students for their accomplishments. One student, Aliyah Armour of Northwestern Commencement Academy High School in Flint, received special recognition and was awarded an additional $6,000 scholarship.

"I'm proud to join Comcast in saluting these outstanding students for their achievements and commitment to community service, and to support their dreams of higher education," said Evans.

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers^® Scholarship Program provides $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 prepare for the future and to engage them in their communities. The program also demonstrates the importance of civic involvement and its value within the business community. To date, Comcast has awarded more than $22.8 million to nearly 23,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners nationwide.

"These young adults are not only committed to their own academic success, but also to ensuring their communities prosper," said Tim Collins, senior vice president of Comcast in Michigan. "It's inspiring to see the commitment and drive of these bright students who very much deserve this recognition."

Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers. Explore and "like" Comcast in the community at www.facebook.com/ComcastImpact.

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.

A complete roster of the 2015 Leaders and Achievers scholarship recipients for Michigan follows.

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 more than $90 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.

First Name	Last Name	High School Name	Community
Claire	Stetten	Dexter High School	Ann Arbor
Benjamin	Sutton	Bad Axe High School	Bad Axe
Kevin	Greenman	St. Philip Catholic Central High School	Battle Creek
Aubree	Jones	Battle Creek Central High School	Battle Creek
Stephanie	Liu	Lakeview High School	Battle Creek
Cole	Schneider	Harper Creek High School	Battle Creek
Christian	Wire	Calhoun Christian School	Battle Creek
Makenna	Calvert	Eton Academy	Berkley
Ethan	Andrews	Ernest W. Seaholm High School	Bloomfield Township
Katherine	Champion	Marian High School	Bloomfield Hills
Madison	DeFrancesco	Bloomfield Hills High School	Bloomfield Hills
Jennifer	Jasper	Bridgman High School	Bridgman
Theresa	Duffy	Allen Park High School	Brownstown
Jacobi	Cashier	Buchanan High School	Buchanan
Zoha	Qureshi	Canton High School	Canton
Adeline	Grootendorst	Coloma High School	Coloma
Rachel	Ibarra	Constantine High School	Constantine
Zahraa	Ahmad	Fordson High School	Dearborn
Quynh	Kieu	Henry Ford Early College	Dearborn
Rachel	Szalay	Cabrini High School	Dearborn
Malaz	Ali	Star International Academy	Dearborn Heights
Mahdi	Baydoun	Edsel Ford High School	Dearborn Heights
Emily	Unger	Annapolis High School	Dearborn Heights
Victoria	Williams	Dearborn High School	Dearborn Heights
Alex	Zmejkoski	Crestwood High School	Dearborn Heights
Evelyn	Alonzo	Cesar Chavez Academy	Detroit
Delrhonda	Doughrity	Martin Luther King Jr. Sr. High School	Detroit
Aiesha	Grayson	Cody - Academy of Public Leadership	Detroit
Star	Gunn	Denby High School	Detroit
Alayzjia	Harris	Detroit International Academy	Detroit
Cassius	Haywood-Johnson	West Side Academy	Detroit
Katelyn	Koenig	Divine Child High School	Detroit
India	McClellan	Davis Aerospace Technical High School	Detroit
Dominique	McQuiter	Academy of the Sacred Heart	Detroit
Demari	Miller	University Preparatory Academy	Detroit
Amjed	Nasser	Universal Academy	Detroit
Nafisa	Newaz	Fitzgerald Senior High School	Detroit
Kaleb	Oates	Douglass Academy	Detroit
Rhondee	Palmer	Communication and Media Arts High School	Detroit
Sherrion	Peyton	Detroit Institute of Technology at Cody	Detroit
Andrea	Sims	Advanced Technology Academy	Detroit
Paulasia	Sims	East English Village Preparatory Academy	Detroit
Selwin	Wainaina	Renaissance High School	Detroit
Jonathan	Weems	Osborn High School	Detroit
Natalie	Gratsch	Rudolf Steiner of Ann Arbor	Dexter
Abigail	Wilson	Nexus Academy of Lansing	East Lansing
Carissa	Gadson	Ferndale Senior High School	Ferndale
Jillian	Allen	International Academy of Flint	Flint
Aliyah	Armour	Northwestern Commencement Academy	Flint
Miranda	Blaine	Kearsley High School	Flint
Jacquelynn	Gillie	Carman-Ainsworth High School	Flint
Jordan	Johnson	Genesee Area Skill Center	Flint
Kaila	Wilson	Southwestern Academy	Flint
Luz	Guerrero	Union High School	Grand Rapids
Raqhelle	Millbrooks	City Middle/High School	Grand Rapids
Symphonee	Montgomery	East Grand Rapids High School	Grand Rapids
Kelly	Ryan	West Catholic High School	Grand Rapids
Alasia	Tardy	Ottawa Hills High School	Grand Rapids
Jacqueline	Kopicki	University Liggett School Main Campus	Grosse Pointe Woods
Dominique	Hayes	Harper Woods High School	Harper Woods
Clara	Bakker	Holland High School	Holland
Alexander	Deighton	Michigan Center High School	Jackson
Taylor	Little	Jackson Christian School	Jackson
Tessa	Staggemeier	Napoleon High School	Jackson
Ashley	Sayles	Mattawan Consolidated School	Kalamazoo
Matsaya	Her	J.W. Sexton High School	Lansing
Elizabeth	Jenness	Haslett High School	Lansing
Jordyn	Mott	Lawrence High School	Lawrence
Kelsey	Smith	Grace Christian School	Lawrence
Lindsey	LaForest	Dakota High School	Macomb
Gina	Receniello	Eisenhower High School	Macomb
Sebastian	Maqi	Madison Senior High School	Madison Heights
Deborah	Olea	Western International High School	Melvindale
Michael	Caughey	Muskegon Catholic Central High School	Muskegon
Brittany	Puckett	Orchard View High School	Muskegon
Savannah	Manning	Muskegon High School	Muskegon Heights
JaTeryn	Moore	Muskegon Heights High School	Muskegon Heights
Virang	Patel	New Buffalo High School	New Buffalo
Krystal	Bunch	Brandywine High School	Niles
Sarah	Simpson	Lake Orion High School	Oxford
Rebecca	Falzon	Salem High School	Plymouth
James	Page	Pontiac High School	Pontiac
Prescott	Smith	Pontiac Academy for Excellence – High School	Pontiac
Andrew	Abraham	Lutheran High School Northwest	Rochester Hills
Matthew	Morgan	University of Detroit Jesuit HS and Academy	Rochester Hills
Sunji	Nam	Rochester Adams High School	Rochester Hills
Joanne	Ogundipe	Roeper City and Country Upper	Romulus
Madelyne	Luddy	Shrine High School	Royal Oak
John	Estapa	Macomb Math Science Tech Center	Saint Clair
Chasity	Homer	South Lake High School	Saint Clair Shores
Micayla	Glennie	Saline High School	Saline
Alex	Sorgi	Henry Ford II High School	Shelby Township
Sydney	Pruitt	West Bloomfield High School	Southfield
Blake	Washington	Southfield Christian School	Southfield
Cyrelle	Wheeler	Wylie E. Groves High School	Southfield
Claire	Mattson	St. Clair High School	St. Clair
Jesper	Ke	St Joseph High School	St Joseph
Chaitesa	Heard	Mount Clemens High School	Sterling Heights
Zachary	Hoisington	Sterling Heights High School	Sterling Heights
diamond	Tirado	Tecumseh High School	Tipton
Frank	Boudon	Troy High School	Troy
Miguel	Chene	Clawson Senior High School	Troy
Curtis	Hsu	Athens High School	Troy
Mahmoud	Hijazi	Utica High School	Utica
Chelsey	Foster	Cass Technical High School	Warren
Nathan	Raese	Macomb Christian School	Warren
Andrew	Rouditchenko	Warren Mott Senior High School	Warren
Jenna	Sassack	Notre Dame Prep High School	Washington
Micah	Hill	Wayne Memorial High School	Wayne
Lauren	Weinberger	Frankel Jewish Academy	West Bloomfield
Camree	Hill	John Glenn High School	Westland
Daniela	Muhleisen	Walled Lake Northern High School	White Lake
Briana	Baker	Lee High School	Wyoming
Laura	Esquivel	Godwin Heights High School	Wyoming
Anna Li	Aguirre	Huron High School	Ypsilanti
Maegan	Burns	Lincoln Senior High School	Ypsilanti
Jordan	Elwart	Calvary Christian Academy	Ypsilanti
Sean	Timbs	Ypsilanti High School	Ypsilanti