McCormick Announces 73rd Annual Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet

Scholar, author and business leader, Wes Moore to address student athletes.

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Apr 30, 2013, 08:00 ET

SPARKS, Md., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that Wes Moore, will deliver the keynote address at the 73^rd Annual McCormick Unsung Heroes Award Banquet to be held on Monday, May 6 at the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn. Moore is a best-selling author whose fascinating story of another Wes Moore - a man who shared his name and much of his personal history has captivated readers and has been optioned to become a motion picture.

The banquet will salute deserving male football players and female basketball players. A total of 115 high school seniors from 73 Baltimore area public, private, parochial and independent schools have been nominated. Two of the honorees—one male and one female, will receive the 2013 Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship, valued at $36,000 over four academic years.

Originally established in 1940 by former CEO Charles P. McCormick, the program recognizes unselfish team play and honors those who contribute substantially to the success of their teams without receiving acclaim. The program is reflective of McCormick's core belief in The Power of People.

More than 700 city and county officials, school administrators, coaches and family are expected to attend this year's event.

The 2013 Unsung Heroes Award Nominees

School	Basketball	Football
Archbishop Curley High School		Alphonso Smith
Archbishop Spalding High School	Alexis Cash	Christopher Zawitoski
Baltimore City College High School	Brionna Bea	Emmett Mobley
Baltimore Lutheran School	Rebecca Garner	Nick Barmoy
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Diamond Ross	Jonithan Jones, Jr.
Benjamin Franklin High School	Cheyenne Shongo
Bluford Drew Jemison		Ronald Carney
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland		Jamal Perkins
The Bryn Mawr School	Jordan Bayer
Calvert Hall College High School		Brian King, Jr.
Carver Center for Arts & Technology	Laneese Fields
Carver Vo-Tech High School	Dominique Pitts	Marquis Rice
The Catholic High School of Baltimore	Sydney Menikheim
Catonsville High School	Mary Hunt	Tarrence Henry
Chesapeake High School	Tranaka Adams	Maverick Connary
Digital Harbor High School	Jaida Scarborough	Keon Charles
Dulaney High School	Sarah Dorl	Cooper Manning
Dunbar High School	Jonell Scott	Paki Brown
Dundalk High School	Miryam Romero	Dorian Marshall
Eastern Technical High School	Casey Workenaour	Zach Morris
Edmondson-Westside High School	Kelisha Perry	Damon Barnes
Forest Park High School	Taylor Cook	Tavon Holton
Franklin High School		Cedric Amadi
Frederick Douglass High School		Tamal Campbell
Friends School of Baltimore	Hannah Kaufman	Nico Binford
Friendship Academy of Eng. & Technology	Kelsey Richard
Friendship Academy of Science & Technology	Latonya Lee
Gilman School		Ned Emala
Hereford High School	Alexandra Gianotti	Samuel Schiffer
Institute of Notre Dame	Taliyah Baker
The John Carroll School	Mackenzie Reese	Devon Ruane
Kenwood High School	Alyn Sankar	Ben Runk
Lake Clifton High School	Maryalice Rose	Devin Jackson
Lansdowne High School	Rebecca Needleman	Jacob Schumacher
Loch Raven High School	Samantha Knapp	Ryan Oechsler
Loyola Blakefield		Dennis Dimaio
Maritime Industries Academy	Latesha Leslie
Maryvale Preparatory School	Samantha Stewart
McDonogh School	Hannah Rees	Ethan Brodsky
Mercy High School	Caitlin Shanahan
Mergenthaler Vo-Tech High School	Kelsey Gould	Eric Anderson
Milford Mill Academy	Lynquette Hutchinson	Ray Booker, Jr.
Mount de Sales Academy	Katherine Sauter
Mount Saint Joseph High School		Carey Wells-Jowers
New Town High School	Mishawn Conyers	Vincent Minor
Northwestern High School	Essence Ward	Tejon Parker, Jr.
Notre Dame Preparatory School	Angela Healy
Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Hannah Milburn	Keon Featherstone
Overlea High School		Alan Horst, II
Owings Mills High School	De'janae Little	Kevin Yrizarry
Parkvillle High School	Shamirrah Mack	Kristian King
Patapsco High School	Kelly Spurrier	Austin Troutman
Patterson High School	Summer Brown	Devante Conyers
Perry Hall High School	Zoe Martin	Grant Kellner
Pikesville High School	Mikea Thompson
Randallstown High School	Khadijah McIntyre	Nigel Williams
Reginald F. Lewis High School	Niesha Montgomery	Matthew Gross
Roland Park Country School	Beth Kelly
Seton Keough High School	Danielle Veney
Severn School	Janai Hollinger	Christopher Morris
Southside Academy	Precious Hull	Cleveland Epps, Jr.
Southwestern High School	Myiesha Jones	Jody Mays
Sparrows Point High School	Morgan McCaskill	Robert Adams, Jr.
St. Frances Academy	Daja Belt	Jared Jackson
St. Mary's High School	Emily Tower	Thomas Cavanaugh
St. Paul's School		Evan Sauter
St. Paul's School for Girls	Haley McDonnell
St. Timothy's School	Sydnee Woodruff
Towson High School		James Frieson
W.E.B. DuBois High School		Nehemiah Washington
Western High School	Zyaire Lockley
Western School of Technology & Env. Science	Christina Spliedt	Tony Simuel, III
Woodlawn High School	Kiaron Bailey	Gage Ball

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