McCormick Announces 76th Annual Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet

College Basketball Coach Brenda Frese to address student athletes

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Apr 28, 2016, 08:00 ET

SPARKS, Md., April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that Brenda Frese will deliver the keynote address at the 76^th Annual McCormick Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet to be held on Monday, May 2 at the Valley Mansion in Hunt Valley.

Ms. Frese is the Head Coach of University of Maryland Women's Basketball, and has held several head coaching positions throughout her career. She has consistently kept Maryland Basketball at the top of the NCAA women's rankings and in winning seasons since 2002 through her strong coaching and recruitment programs. Ms. Frese led the Lady Terps to an NCAA Championship title in 2006.

The Unsung Heroes banquet honors deserving female basketball players and male football players. A total of 108 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 each receive the 2016 Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship, valued at $40,000 over four academic years.

Originally established in 1940 by former Chairman C.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 & Company's core belief in the Power of People.

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

The 2016 Unsung Heroes Award Honorees

Archbishop Curley High School	*Football* - Charles Alderman
Archbishop Spalding High School	Football - Claymon Stevenson III Basketball - Erin Baker
Baltimore City College	*Football* - Chauncey Liles *Basketball* - Nkeiruka Okororie
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	*Football* - Lance Moore *Basketball* - Monae Curbeam
Benjamin Franklin High School	*Basketball* - Mercedez Frederick
Bluford Drew Jemison	*Football* - Vernon Scott
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland	*Football* - Marc Black, Jr.
The Bryn Mawr School	*Basketball* - Bridget Danko
Calvert Hall College High School	*Football* - Kamal Morgan
Carver Vo-Tech High School	*Football* - Cedric McCutcheon
Catonsville High School	*Football* - Brian Taylor *Basketball* - Belle Douglas
Chesapeake High School	*Football* - Marcus Weatherspoon *Basketball* - Mavis Moffett
Concordia Preparatory School	*Football* - Joseph Schildwachter *Basketball* - Nora Stroh
Digital Harbor High School	*Football* - Brandon Coates *Basketball* - Kaneisha Harris
Dulaney High School	*Football* - Demetri Garcia *Basketball* - Imani Halley
Dundalk High School	*Football* - Luke Crowe *Basketball* - Mackenzie Riddle
Eastern Technical High School	*Football* - Michael Rossi *Basketball* - Lindsey Green
Edmondson-Westside High School	*Football* - Daniel Knox *Basketball* - Tanaya Barnes
Forest Park High School	*Football* - Mikael Cooper *Basketball* - Kaila Robinson
Franklin High School	*Football* - Vincent Heher *Basketball* - Sarah Franklin
Frederick Douglass High School	*Football* - Mark'us Strange
Friends School of Baltimore	*Football* - Ethan Sigman *Basketball* - Paige Shephard
Friendship Academy of Eng. & Technology	*Football* - Quantez Snow *Basketball* - Breshawn Webb
Garrison Forest School	*Basketball* - MacKenzie Ferguson
George Washington Carver Ctr. for Arts & Tech.	*Basketball* - Brea Sasser
Gilman School	*Football* - James Lotz
Hereford High School	*Football* - Collin Whitney *Basketball* - Cori Beck
Institute of Notre Dame	*Basketball* - Alison Marron
The John Carroll School	*Football* - Will Bolton
Kenwood High School	*Football* - Damon Malone, Jr.
Lake Clifton High School	*Football* - Jevaughn Valentine *Basketball* - Deanna Berrain
Lansdowne High School	*Football* - Denard Bryant
Loch Raven High School	*Football* - Dawuan Jones *Basketball* - Elizabeth McKinley
Loyola Blakefield	*Football* - Patrick Brow
Maryvale Preparatory School	*Basketball* - Tamia Morris
McDonogh School	*Football* - James Margraff *Basketball* - Savannah Buchanan
Mercy High School	*Basketball* - Kayla Jones
Mergenthaler Vo-Tech High School	*Football* - Kevin Johnson *Basketball* - Daisha Bryant
Milford Mill Academy	*Football* - Michael Bradley
Mount de Sales Academy	*Basketball* - Rebecca MacDonald
Mount Saint Joseph High School	*Football* - Josh Pieniazek
National Academy Foundation	*Football* - Matthew Bradford *Basketball* - Breana Evans
New Era Academy	*Football* - Donnell Scott
New Town High School	*Football* - Abdou - Aziz Campbell *Basketball* - Paris Thompson
Northwestern High School	*Football* - Calvin Brown *Basketball* - D'Andrew Palmer
Notre Dame Preparatory School	*Basketball* - Marisa DeLuca
Our Lady of Mount Carmel	*Basketball* - Sarah Conway
Overlea High School	*Football* - Cory Marshall *Basketball* - Morgan Marshall-McKinney
Owings Mills High School	*Football* - Mark Flemming
Parkville High School	*Football* - Stephen Stokes *Basketball* - Patricia Ayala-Alvarado
Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts	*Football* - Noah Barber *Basketball* - Shalom Omo-Osagie
Patterson High School	*Football* - Damion Gaither *Basketball* - Graclyn Anomnachi
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School	*Football* - Darius Jones-Clark *Basketball* - Tabrya Marshall
Perry Hall High School	*Football* - Tommy Reed *Basketball* - Emmani West
Pikesville High School	*Football* - Sean Campbell *Basketball* - Kayla Briscoe
Randallstown High School	*Football* - Jason Jones *Basketball* - Antonia Seward
Reginald F. Lewis School of Business and Law	*Football* - Antonio Satchell *Basketball* - Antoinette Whitaker
Roland Park Country School	*Basketball* - Ryan Holder
Seton Keough High School	*Basketball* - Summer Fields
Severn School	*Football* - Nicholas Rizzo *Basketball* - Maya Harris
Southwestern High School	*Basketball* - Shalay Johnson
Sparrows Point High School	*Football* - Valentino Travagline *Basketball* - Alyssa Rasmussen
St. Frances Academy	*Football* - Keyon Smith *Basketball* - India Myles
St. Mary's High School	*Football* - Tyler Sisk *Basketball* - Katie Cavanaugh
St. Paul's School	*Football* - MacKenzie Evander
Towson High School	*Football* - Randall Ainsworth *Basketball* - Samantha Chodkowski
Western High School	*Basketball* - Kyaja Williams
Western School of Technology & Env. Science	*Football* - Munyaradzi Mangwende *Basketball* - Maddison Leggette
Woodlawn High School	*Football* - Glenn Dennis III *Basketball* - De'Jah Mayberry

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McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. With $4.3 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 Passion to Flavor™.

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