DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2014-15 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards.
“Each year, Comcast proudly recognizes and rewards talented young leaders across our state who demonstrate commitment not only to their own academic achievements and future plans, but also to the well-being and future success of others in their community,” said Rich Jennings, Senior Vice President of Comcast’s Mile High Region. “These outstanding students set a powerful example for us all, and Comcast is pleased to award scholarships that honor and encourage their accomplishments.”
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program provides $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their 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.
This year, a total of $73,000 in scholarship funding will be awarded to 55 Colorado students, with 53 students receiving $1,000 each, and two – Amelia Atencio of Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts (MESA) in Thornton and Dawit Gebresellassie of George Washington High School in Denver - each receiving $10,000.
To date, Comcast has awarded more than $21.6 million to nearly 21,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners across the country, with a total of $740,000 awarded to more than 600 Colorado students. A full list of this year’s Colorado recipients appears on the next pages.
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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 nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities – expanding digital literacy, promoting community service and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated nearly $140 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.
The following 55 Colorado students are recipients of the 2014-15 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program Awards:
$10,000 Scholarship Awards - 2 students
Thornton
Amelia Atencio - Mapleton Expeditionary School of
the Arts (MESA)
Denver
Dawit Gebresellassie – George Washington High School
$1,000 Scholarship Awards - 53 students
Arvada
Jack Sale - Pomona High School
Aurora
Nathaniel Gibby - Cherokee Trail High School
Michelle
Isom - Aurora Central High School
Conor McNamara - Regis Jesuit
High School
Andre Rizo - Rangeview High School
Marcus Serrano
- William Smith High School
Elizabeth Wiley - Smoky Hill High School
Bennett
Amelia Spicer - Bennett High School
Berthoud
Zoey Petitt - Berthoud High School
Boulder
Katie Li - Fairview High School
Kellie Tagawa -
Arapahoe Ridge High School
Keegan Velasquez - Boulder High School
Broomfield
Allyson Malecha - Broomfield High School
Alyson
Thimsen - Jefferson Academy High School
Colorado Springs
Sophia Danielson - Air Academy High School
Benjamin
Hook - The Classical Academy
Kaaila King - Mitchell High School
Nicholas
Pasley - Sand Creek High School
Margaret Sheahan – Cheyenne
Mountain High School
Denver
Jose Bonilla - Global Leadership Academy
Redet
Dejene - Thomas Jefferson High School
Raymond Lin - Mullen High
School
Daniel Ramirez- North High School
Adan Ramos – Martin
Luther King, Jr. Early College
Alejandra Rodriguez-Torres -
Florence Crittenton High School
Ariel Sanchez - John F. Kennedy
High School
Estefani Vasquez-Gutierrez - Bruce Randolph High School
Connor
Vaughn - Bishop Machebeuf High School
Edwards
Ronald Brook - Battle Mountain High School
Fort Collins
Josephine Natrasevschi - Fort Collins High
School
Patrice Quadrel - Rocky Mountain High School
Fountain
Sabrina Stegman - Fountain Fort Carson High School
Frisco
Tessa Gunnin - Summit High School
Greeley
Avery Hitchcock - University Schools
Akia Puga
- Northridge High School
Highlands Ranch
Samantha Kerr - Highlands Ranch High School
Kianna
Nguyen- ThunderRidge High School
Lafayette
Irle Hernandez – Centaurus High School
Lakewood
Jennifer Edwards - Green Mountain High School
Joshua
Figueroa - Alameda High School
Littleton
Rebecca Bretz - Heritage High School
Patrick
Fontana - Columbine High School
Longmont
Guadalupe Crespo - Skyline High School
Loveland
Sara Smith - Thompson Valley High School
Monument
Olivia Fowler - Lewis-Palmer High School
Northglenn
Diana Kozlova - Vantage Point High School
Pueblo
Kelsey Laughlin - East High School
Caleb Miller
- Centennial High School
Thornton
Tajanay Woolfolk - Mapleton Early College
Trinidad
Nicholas Ruybalid - Trinidad High School
Vail
Erica Charles - Vail Mountain School
Wheat Ridge
Joseph Wirth - Wheat Ridge High School
Windsor
Taryn Melendez- Windsor High School
