Comcast Awards $79,000 in Scholarships to 70 Indiana Students

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett Addresses State House Ceremony

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Jun 25, 2010, 05:22 ET

INDIANAPOLIS, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today recognized the Indiana recipients of its 2010 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, awarding 69 graduating high school seniors from across the state a $1,000 college scholarship in recognition of their academic achievement and commitment to community. Also, Comcast surprised one student, Andrew Miller of Burlington, Indiana with a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship, named after Comcast founder Ralph Roberts, to provide an additional helping hand in paying for his education at Vincennes University.

Dr. Tony Bennett, Indiana's Superintendent of Public Instruction, was keynote speaker at the ceremony. "I'm pleased to be part of a celebration recognizing so many of Indiana's best and brightest high school seniors," Dr. Bennett said. "High school students in Indiana continue to make great strides, demonstrating both academic achievement and civic responsibility. I join Comcast in applauding these future leaders."

"Each year, we are excited to award Leaders and Achievers scholarships to talented and deserving students in Indiana who demonstrate leadership in school activities and reflect a strong commitment to community service," said Scott Tenney, Senior Vice President for Comcast in Indiana. "We are proud to recognize the success and potential of such outstanding student leaders, all of whom are preparing for the next step in their educational careers."

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides one-time $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, are catalysts for positive change in their communities, are involved in their schools and 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 the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.

Since 2001, there have been over 13,300 scholarship winners receiving more than $13.4 million. In Indiana, 551 high school seniors have been awarded Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarships, totaling $560,000.

Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance counselors and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients. The program is overseen by International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc., an independent firm that specializes in managing sponsored scholarship programs.

For additional information, visit www.comcast.com/scholarships. A list of the scholarship recipients in Indiana is attached.

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 $77 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.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.5 million cable customers, 16.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.9 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, 11 regional sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Wachovia Center, and manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events.

2010 Indiana Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
Name	Hometown	High School	University
NELLIE BELL	HAGERSTOWN	A Beka Academy Home School	Purdue University
CASSANDRA BOEHME	CONNERSVILLE	Connersville High School	Purdue University
KATHERINE BOONSTRA	CEDAR LAKE	Illiana Christian High School	Taylor University
SHANE BROWN	CRAWFORDSVILLE	Crawfordsville High School	University of Evansville
DAVID CANNON	VALPARAISO	Washington Twp High SchOOL	Purdue University
JORDAN CHILDERS	CONVERSE	Maconaquah High School	Ivy Tech Community College: Kokomo
NATHAN COLIP	INDIANAPOLIS	Franklin Central High School	Indiana University Bloomington
SAMARIA COOPER	DALEVILLE	Daleville High School	Ball State University
SUSANNAH COX	LOGANSPORT	Logansport High School	Butler University
BRITTANY CROY	FORT WAYNE	Bishop Luers High School	Purdue University
JACOB DAGHE	SPEEDWAY	Speedway Senior High School	Purdue University
TRISTEN DAVIS	CARMEL	Heritage Christian School	Taylor University
TANNER DEISCH	KEMPTON	Clinton Central High School	Ball State University
CASSANDRA DEWULF	MISHAWAKA	Mishawaka High School	Saint Mary's Of Notre Dame
RACHEL DINKLEDINE	RUSSIAVILLE	Peaceful Valley Christian Academy Home School	Purdue University
DAMON DOMINIQUE	FORT WAYNE	New Haven High School	New York University
KYLIE DREHER	MUNCIE	Delta High School	Ball State University
MABREY ELLIS	CARMEL	Westfield High School	Ball State University
KAITLYN FLEMING	OSCEOLA	Penn Harris Madison High School	Indiana University Bloomington
JONATHAN GATKE	FT. WAYNE	South Side High School	Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ, FT. Wayne
MATTHEW GILLAM	CHARLOTTESVILLE	Eastern Hancock High School	Indiana University Bloomington
ABIGAIL GREANEY	LOWELL	Lowell High School	Valparaiso University
SARAH GRIFFITH	DANVILLE	Brebeuf Jesuit Prep. School	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus
FELICIA GROSSMAN	GOSHEN	Goshen High School	Manchester college
GRAEME HAASE	WARSAW	Warsaw High School	Butler University
KARI HAMMOND	FORT WAYNE	Heritage Jr-Sr High School	University of Northwestern Ohio
ASHLUND HASKELL	MUNCIE	Monroe Central Jr Sr High School	Ball State University
TRAVIS HAWKINS	GREENDALE	Lawrenceburg High School	Ball State University
ALEXANDRIA HAYS	CICERO	Hamilton Heights High School	University of Evansville
ERIC HUNKLER	FORT WAYNE	Snider High School	Purdue University
EVAN JAMEYFIELD	HIGHLAND	Highland High School	Indiana University Bloomington
KATHRYN JONES	JAMESTOWN	Western Boone Jr.-Sr. High School	Indiana Wesleyan University
Y-LAN KHUONG	BLOOMINGTON	Bloomington High School South	University of Richmond
AMANDA KLENK	PORTAGE	Portage East High School	Indiana University Bloomington
DEANNA KOLBERG	GRANGER	Clay High School	University of Notre Dame
KALEY LENGACHER	HARLAN	Woodlan Jr-Sr High School	Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ, FT. Wayne
EDWARD LINCZER	SOUTH BEND	Trinity School at Greenlawn	university of notre dame
ZARINA MADAN	WEST LAFAYETTE	W Lafayette Jr.-Sr. High School	Indiana University Bloomington
KENDRA MANG	GREENSBURG	Greensburg Community HS	Indiana State University
LUKE MCLAUGHLIN	FRANKFORT	Frankfort Sr. High School	Ball State University
HEATHER MEAD	LA PORTE	La Porte High School	Olivet Nazarene University
ALEX MILLER	PERU	Peru High School	Purdue University
ANDREW MILLER	BURLINGTON	Carroll High School	Vincennes University
DELAINE MURPHY	GARY	West Side High School	Indiana State University
ROBERT NERO	CARLISLE	Sullivan High School	University Of Alabama: Tuscaloosa
CHELLY NEUENSCHWANDER	BLUFFTON	Norwell High School	Anderson University
JONATHAN NEUMEISTER	LEO	Blackhawk Christian High School	Indiana University Bloomington
CLAYTON OPPY	LAFAYETTE	McCutcheon High School	Purdue University
KATHERINE PALMER	MUNSTER	Munster High School	College of William and Mary
ALEXANDRA PARADINE	FORT WAYNE	Concordia Lutheran High SchOOL	Valparaiso University
KERI PHILLIPS	INDIANAPOLIS	Ben Davis Sr. High School	Anderson University
MARY ABIGAIL PRESTO	COLUMBUS	Columbus East High School	Butler University
MISTI REYNOLDS	MUNCIE	Muncie Central High School	Ball State University
KELVIN ROBINSON	GARY	Emerson Visual & Perf Arts Ctr	Indiana State University
CHRISTIE ROBINSON	LAWRENCEBURG	Milan High School	Purdue University
CAITLIN RUCHGY	PORTLAND	Jay County High School	University of Indianapolis
MEGHAN SHORT	FORT WAYNE	Northrop High School	Ball State University
JOSHUA SINGEL	SAINT JOHN	Lake Central High School	Purdue University
MATTHEW SPURR	CEDAR LAKE	Hanover Jr. and Sr. High School	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
ADAM STEELE	FAIRLAND	Triton Central High School	Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ Indianapolis
ISAIAH STEPHENSON	FORT WAYNE	North Side High School	Huntington University
SAMANTHA TAYLOR	MICHIGAN CITY	Marquette Catholic High School	Indiana University
MADISON TAYLOR	WABASH	Southwood High School	Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ, Ft Wayne
BRIAN THOMAS	CROSS PLAINS	South Ripley High School	Ohio Northern University
LUKE THROCKMORTON	VEEDERSBURG	Fountain Central High School	Butler University
RACHEL TOON	BLOOMFIELD	Bloomfield Jr.-Sr. High School	University of Southern Indiana
CHARLES TRIPLETT	MONTICELLO	North White High School	Indiana University Bloomington
ALEXIS UNGERER	KOKOMO	Kokomo High School	Ball State University
KATHRYN WINTERS	MISHAWAKA	Marian High School	Purdue University
ALEXANDER YANEY	FORT WAYNE	Bishop Dwenger High School	University of Notre Dame