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