Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $110,000 In Scholarships To 101 Massachusetts High School Seniors
BOSTON, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2017 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards in Massachusetts. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, recognizes the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.
"Our administration is committed to helping students across the Commonwealth receive a quality, affordable education and we are pleased to have partners like Comcast assist in those efforts," said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. "We are extremely proud of the young men and women receiving Leaders & Achievers Scholarships for all they have done to better themselves and their communities and look forward to their future growth and success."
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and Comcast recognized the students at a special event held at the State House today. 100 Leaders and Achievers recipients received $1,000 scholarships and one lucky student was awarded a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship - instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation.
"Comcast is honored to recognize our Leaders & Achievers Scholarship winners for going above and beyond - both in their own achievements and for the greater good of their communities," said Tracy Pitcher, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Greater Boston Region. "We wish each of them continued success and we congratulate their teachers and families for helping them excel."
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full 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 the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.
Since 2003, Comcast has awarded $1,355,000 in Leaders & Achievers Scholarships to 1,247 students in Massachusetts. This year, the program will award more than $2 million in scholarships to more than 2,000 students across the country to help them pursue higher education. Visit here to learn more.
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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 service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated nearly $200 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.
2017 Massachusetts Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
Name Hometown College/University
Kayia Alleyne Dorchester North Carolina Central University
Michael Almenas Leominster Northeastern University
Celine Aviles Boston University of Massachusetts Boston
Beckett Azevedo Westford Cornell University
Richard Barone Hull Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alexa Becquart Brockton Massasoit Community College
Sydney Beless Yarmouthport Curry College
Kelvin Bencosme Beverly Salem State College
Zachary Bennett Tewksbury Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Alexandra Bettencourt Raynham University of Connecticut
Marguerite Blair Boston Pomona College
Christopher Blanc Brockton University of Massachusetts Amherst
Samantha Blanc Randolph University of Massachusetts Amherst
Emma Bowers Granby Holyoke Community College
Andrew Burns Winchendon Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Savian Cabrera Lawrence University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Cecilia Campbell Natick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lauren Carey East Bridgewater Amherst College
Michael Carvalho New Bedford University of Massachusetts Amherst
Grainne Casey Pepperell Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jashan Chopra Mashpee Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kristina Copelas North Reading Merrimack College
Karyann Cruz Holyoke American International College
Nola De la Cruz Boston Boston University
Daniel DeAngelis Watertown Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Arlette Dervil Brockton Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science
Joie Dillon Peabody Providence College
Rachel Ellis Peabody University of Massachusetts Amherst
Joshua Elysee Medford Bentley University
Cameron Filipe Somerset University of New Haven
Michael Fingar Medway University of Massachusetts Lowell
Connor Flanagan Tyngsborough Merrimack College
Nell Franchek Newburyport University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christina Fuller Stow Andrews University
Kyle Gagnon Blackstone Framingham State College
Lisa Gagnon Danvers Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science
Anooshka Gupta Dublin University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Nicole Haas-Loomis Arlington Colorado College
Chaya Holch Brattleboro University of Vermont
Jonathan Huntley Westfield Siena College
Elizabeth Ingram Whitman University of Massachusetts Amherst
Charlene Jean-Lestin Quincy Wellesley College
Madelyn Johnson Montague Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Chase Joyner Hyde Park Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Nareg Kalaydjian Watertown Regis College
Mary Kamau Brockton Howard University
Nguyen Khuu Taunton University of Southern Maine
Jonathan Klinker Tiverton College of the Holy Cross
Jesse Kokosa Springfield American International College
Christina Kuss Monson University of Connecticut
Kennex Lam Quincy Emmanuel College
Lantharra Langlois Boston Boston University
Lindsey Lapaix Lawrence Stonehill College
Rachel LeBarron Huntington Dartmouth College
Emily Licciardi Haverhill Endicott College
Zixuan Liu Holyoke Georgetown University
Allison Manning Canton Marquette University
Kerry Manuel Andover Bates College
Manuel Martinez Boston Northeastern University
Yvan Martinez Jara East Boston Tufts University
Sabrina McKenzie Hyde Park Fitchburg State College
Kenny Mei Boston Regis College
Taylor Mickens Springfield Hofstra University
Anna Morais Bilha Newton Bentley University
Ronald Morris Revere University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ivory Moulton Baldwinville University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lakeyia Mumford Dorchester Spelman College
Elizabeth Murphy Springfield Emmanuel College
Samantha Newbury Georgetown University of Massachusetts Amherst
Emily Nguyen Melrose University of Pennsylvania
Emily O'Regan Somerville College of the Holy Cross
Javelin Parra Springfield Bay Path University
Karishma Patel Walpole Drew University
Favianet Paulino Lawrence Salve Regina University
Yaira Peaks Boston University of Central Florida
Joargy Perez Lawrence Babson College
Katherine Perez Lynn St. John's University New York
Nicholas Petkewich Saugus University of Massachusetts Amherst
Emily Procopio Framingham Massachusetts Bay Community College
Isabella Pucker Newton Middlebury College
Vyom Rathod Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Amherst
Taija Reverdes Roxbury University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Devon Roberts Granville University of Saint Joseph
Meera Sabeh Fall River Emerson College
Ruth Scott Dorchester Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Dubois
Taylor Seger Lynn University of Connecticut
Caitlin Sheehan Saugus University of Connecticut
Katlyn Smith Millis Regis College
Olivia Spar Hopkinton Boston College
Angela Szewczyk Ashfield Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Lily Tang Braintree University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christopher Tocci Raynham Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Alissa Tofuri Hanover Providence College
Antonio Trabucco Needham Boston College
Haley Travers Marblehead Sacred Heart University
Gabriela Upson Fitchburg Babson College
Frenika Valcin Randolph University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rosbeliz Valentin Methuen University of Massachusetts Amherst
Madelin Vasquez Chelsea Bunker Hill Community College
Ida Weiss Westhampton Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Taylor White Millis North Carolina State University at Raleigh
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