PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast NBCUniversal is announcing the award of approximately $77,000 in scholarships for the 2016-17 school year to 60 Oregon & SW Washington students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. Since 2001, more than $25 million has been awarded to nearly 25,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers Program.
“Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners exemplify leadership and are committed to academic excellence and community service,” said Rodrigo Lopez, regional senior vice-president of Comcast Oregon/SW Washington. “We are honored to recognize their achievements, and excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”
Comcast, joined by Mike Golub, president of business for the Portland Timbers, will recognize the students at a special event held at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel at 10:00am on Saturday, June 4th, 2016: 1000 NE Multnomah Street, Portland, OR 97232. The 60 recipients will each receive $1,000 scholarships. At the celebration, three students will receive additional Comcast Founder’s scholarships, instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation—two for $4,000 and one for $9,000 which will bring the total awards to those winners to $5,000 and $10,000 respectively. Twenty students will also receive iPad minis to help with their studies.
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.
2015-2016 OREGON & SW WASHINGTON LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS® SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS BY AREA |
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Portland Metro Area (24) |
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Student Name | High School | High School City | |||||
Emilia Smart-Denson | Arts & Communication Magnet Academy | Beaverton | |||||
Kenneth Cavanaugh | Beaverton High School | Beaverton | |||||
Paige Buchanan | Aloha High School | Beaverton | |||||
Reevkah Christiansen | Sam Barlow High School | Gresham | |||||
Cheyenne Gordon | Gresham High School | Gresham | |||||
Ignacio Garcia Reyes | Centennial High School | Gresham | |||||
William Mccuen | Liberty High School | Hillsboro | |||||
Megan Jones | Century High School | Hillsboro | |||||
Lauren Elliott-Mullens | Oregon City High School | Oregon City | |||||
Patrick Quinn | Jesuit High School | Portland | |||||
Mac Weinstock | Wilson High School | Portland | |||||
Montserrat Mendez Higuera | Lincoln High School | Portland | |||||
Jonathan Morris | David Douglas High School | Portland | |||||
Torrie Eagle Staff | Roosevelt High School | Portland | |||||
Jessica Isibor | De La Salle North Catholic High School | Portland | |||||
Callista Sack | Central Catholic High School | Portland | |||||
Alexandra Crew | Catlin Gable Upper School | Portland | |||||
Camille Sullivan | St. Mary's Academy | Portland | |||||
Sarah Blair | Sunset High School | Portland | |||||
Cameron Oldham | Tigard High School | Tigard | |||||
Victoria Balzer | Tualatin High School | Tualatin | |||||
Leah Olson | West Linn High School | West Linn | |||||
Christina Small | Wilsonville High School | Wilsonville | |||||
Alli Escamilla | Reynolds High School | Troutdale | |||||
McMinnville Area (4)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||||
Keeanna West | Dayton High School | Dayton | |||||
Abigail Aguirre | Forest Grove High School | Forest Grove | |||||
Max Justice | McMinnville High School | McMinnville | |||||
Jacqueline Baca | Newberg High School | Newberg | |||||
Corvallis/Albany Area (6)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||||
Tanner Wilson | West Albany High School | Albany | |||||
Emily Matteson | South Albany High School | Albany | |||||
Michelle Zhou | Crescent Valley High School | Corvallis | |||||
Jordan Dickerson | Lebanon High School | Lebanon | |||||
Kallie Hagel | Philomath High School | Philomath | |||||
Ian Mann | Gaston High School | Gaston | |||||
Salem Area (2)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||||
Anadeliz Vasquez Sosa | McKay High School | Salem | |||||
Janene Le | North Salem High School | Salem | |||||
Eugene/Springfield Area (8)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||||
Garrett Peters | Henry D Sheldon High School | Eugene | |||||
Ellie McDonagh | Churchill High School | Eugene | |||||
Alondra Duran | Willamette High School | Eugene | |||||
Brisa Carrillo | North Eugene High School | Eugene | |||||
Brogan Miner | Junction City High School | Junction City | |||||
Blake McKay | Thurston High School | Springfield | |||||
Sydney Guthrie-Baker | Springfield High School | Springfield | |||||
Matthew Davis | Sweet Home High School | Sweet Home | |||||
Southwest Washington (16)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||||
Taylor Steuben | Battle Ground High School | Battle Ground | |||||
Abigail Bambilla | Homelink River | Battle Ground | |||||
Aubrey Miles | Camas High School | Camas | |||||
Cassidy Moe | Union High School | Camas | |||||
Ashley Denney | La Center High School | La Center | |||||
Maxton Hauser | Ridgefield High School | Ridgefield | |||||
Matthew McBroom | Hudson's Bay High School | Vancouver | |||||
Aubrey Worden | Skyview High School | Vancouver | |||||
Hunter Stuehm | Vancouver School of Arts and Academics | Vancouver | |||||
Tristan Ryan | Seton Catholic College Prep High School | Vancouver | |||||
Christina Lundy | Mountain View High School | Vancouver | |||||
Alexander McGarry | Columbia River High School | Vancouver | |||||
Trung Nguyen | Fort Vancouver High School | Vancouver | |||||
Samantha Olsen | Robert A Long High School | Longview | |||||
Eleanor Jones | Scappoose High School | Scappoose | |||||
Cierra Daugherty | Woodland High School | Woodland | |||||
To learn more, please visit the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Facebook page.
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