(April 21, 2016) The Comcast Foundation recently announced the 2016 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program awards in Maryland.
The Program recognizes 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.
A total of 110 Maryland high school seniors – including Dynaisha Christian of Pocomoke High School and Reagan Dunham of Stephen Decatur High School of Worcester County – were awarded scholarships through the Comcast Foundation’s annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program.
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.
“I would like to congratulate these outstanding students who strive to improve their communities and show great commitment to academic excellence,” said Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. “Thanks to support from community partners like Comcast, we can help ensure today’s students become the next generation of exceptional leaders.”
Comcast, joined by Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford; Maryland House Speaker, Michael E. Busch; and other local elected officials and school administrators, recognized the students at a special event held March 23, at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis.
One hundred and nine recipients of the 2016 Maryland Leaders and Achievers scholarships received $1,000. Stephon Moody, a senior at Baltimore Renaissance Academy in Baltimore was awarded a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship – instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, founder and chairman emeritus of Comcast Corporation – for a total of $119,000 awarded this year to Maryland high school students.
To date, Comcast has awarded more than $25 million to nearly 25,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.
The Program recognizes 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.
A total of 110 Maryland high school seniors – including Dynaisha Christian of Pocomoke High School and Reagan Dunham of Stephen Decatur High School of Worcester County – were awarded scholarships through the Comcast Foundation’s annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program.
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.
“I would like to congratulate these outstanding students who strive to improve their communities and show great commitment to academic excellence,” said Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. “Thanks to support from community partners like Comcast, we can help ensure today’s students become the next generation of exceptional leaders.”
Comcast, joined by Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford; Maryland House Speaker, Michael E. Busch; and other local elected officials and school administrators, recognized the students at a special event held March 23, at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis.
One hundred and nine recipients of the 2016 Maryland Leaders and Achievers scholarships received $1,000. Stephon Moody, a senior at Baltimore Renaissance Academy in Baltimore was awarded a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship – instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, founder and chairman emeritus of Comcast Corporation – for a total of $119,000 awarded this year to Maryland high school students.
To date, Comcast has awarded more than $25 million to nearly 25,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.