McCormick Announces 79th Annual Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet

Lolo Jones, Olympian & World Champion Hurdler, to Address Student Athletes

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May 06, 2019, 08:00 ET

HUNT VALLEY, Md., May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that Lori Sue "Lolo" Jones will deliver the keynote address at its 79^th annual McCormick Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet to be held on Monday, May 13, 2019.

Ms. Jones is a decorated American hurdler who specializes in the 60-meter and 100-meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at Louisiana State University. Ms. Jones won indoor national titles in 2007, 2008, and 2009 in the 60-meter hurdles, with gold medals at the World Indoor Championship in 2008 and 2010. She is also a three-time Olympian who has represented the United States on the 2008 and 2012 Track & Field teams and in 2014 on the Bobsledding team.

The McCormick Unsung Heroes Banquet honors deserving student athletes across all sports. A total of 111 high school seniors from 68 Baltimore area public, private, parochial and independent schools have been nominated. Two of the honorees—one male and one female—will receive the 2019 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 banquet.

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. Since 1969, the Unsung Heroes program has awarded over $1.7 million in scholarships.

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

The 2019 Unsung Heroes Award Honorees

Archbishop Curley High School	Christian Thomas
Archbishop Spalding High School	Jenna Snead
Baltimore City College	Jordan Mann and Kayode Egbire-Molen
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Taylor Skinner and Aaron Walters, Jr.
Benjamin Franklin High School	Destiny Edwards and Leon Brooks
Beth Tfiloh	Toby Berman and Ryan Ross
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland	Randy Cockrell
The Bryn Mawr School	Sarah Glenn
Calvert Hall College High School	Michael Neal
Carver Vo-Tech High School	Myracle Willis and Jason Turnage, Jr.
The Catholic High School of Baltimore	Brooke Mosca
Catonsville High School	Sharon Kalb and Ian Callinan
Chesapeake High School	Makayla Davis and Cameron Mills-Franklin
Concordia Preparatory School	Sarah Franker and James Mickens
Digital Harbor High School	Ingris Rivera and Birhane Gebreselase
Dulaney High School	Brooke Ruffin and John Carroll
Dundalk High School	Elizabeth Smith and George Moore
Eastern Technical High School	Hana Harwood and Ryan Weeks
Edmondson-Westside High School	Shanice Smith and Montez Gaskin
Forest Park High School	Nakiyah Johnson and Zyon Jones
Franklin High School	Suzanne Luthy and Avery Sims
Frederick Douglass High School	Destiny Bradford and Carlos Wright
Friends School of Baltimore	Lindsey Mosmiller and Neely McGinty
Garrison Forest School	Brooke Gottlieb
George Washington Carver Center for the Arts & Tech.	Caitlin Johnson and Matthew Cowles
Gilman School	Kevonté Ajani Beard
Hereford High School	Emily Francis and Josh Goodwin
Institute of Notre Dame	Jazmine Servance
Kenwood High School	Fatoumata Diallo and Jashaun Wilson
Lake Clifton High School	Camyah Henry and Cameron Fulton
Lansdowne High School	Tatum Barrass and Peyton Collins
Loch Raven High School	Katarina Djukic and Brendan Hurley
Loyola Blakefield	Jeffrey Snider
Maryvale Preparatory School	Elaina Stevers
McDonogh School	Treasure Valdez and Adam Lamberti
Mercy High School	Marissa Lesko
Mergenthaler Vo-Tech High School	Mykayla Davis and Brandon Smith
Milford Mill Academy	Ariana Moye and Jawaun Werrell
Mount de Sales Academy	Gianna Antone
Mount Saint Joseph High School	Connor Rudel
National Academy Foundation	Itysha McDaniels and Taeshaun Jones
New Era Academy	Taylor Foster and Ma 'Khai Fulton
Notre Dame Preparatory School	Addie Fischer
Oldfields School	Olivia Morris
Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Summer Messercola and Brandon Starnes
Overlea High School	Jamahd Rollins
Owings Mills High School	Helen Delgado Pineda and Jordan Jeter
Parkville High School	Naila Smith and Fauz Adeyinka
Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts	Ashya Hill and Dontaz Wilson
Patterson High School	Mary Ester Peralta Lamu and Tavon Mitchell, Jr.
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School	Destiny Taylor and Keshawn Greene
Perry Hall High School	Peyton Eibner
Pikesville High School	Rachel Zayon and Jaylen Grigsby
Randallstown High School	Timothy Tillman, Jr.
Reginald F. Lewis High School	Daijah Coles and Noah Jones
Roland Park Country School	Hannah Rhea
Severn School	Katie Galway and Eric Wisnom
Southwestern High School	Deasija Keaton and Tre' McDonald
Sparrows Point High School	Alana Levy and Dixon Reyes
St. Frances Academy	Hosea Addison, Jr.
St. Mary's High School	Maggie Aumiller and Trevor Brooks
St. Paul's School	David Sobczsak, Jr.
St. Paul's School for Girls	Emily Issing
St. Timothy's School	Meg Bowen
Towson High School	Rebecca Grim and Grant Kuehn
Western High School	Joi Myel Scruggs
Western School of Tech. and Env. Science	Omena Aboagye and Matthew Valentine
Woodlawn High School	Korrin Stith and Jerran Jackson, Jr.

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