The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2015-16 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards.
“We are honored to recognize the accomplishments of our 68 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners. They exemplify leadership and show great commitment to academic excellence and community service,” said Rodrigo Lopez, regional senior vice president of Comcast Oregon & SW Washington. “We are excited to support them as they enter their next chapters in education.”
Sixty-eight Oregon and Southwest Washington high school seniors will be awarded $1,000 scholarships. Comcast is honoring the students at a recognition celebration beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 30 at the Portland World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon St. #2 Portland, OR 97204. At the celebration, three students will receive additional Comcast Founder’s scholarships, 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. Fifteen students will also receive iPad minis to help with their studies. Honored students and guests will hear from Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum.
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.
To date, Comcast has awarded more than $22.8 million to nearly 23,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners.
2015-2016 OREGON & SW WASHINGTON LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS® SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS BY AREA
Portland Metro Area (30)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||
Brian Alexander | Tualatin High School | Tualatin | |||
Seth Berdahl | Forest Grove High School | Forest Grove | |||
Alison Brennan | St. Mary's Academy | Portland | |||
Elliot Cahn | Central Catholic High School | Portland | |||
Sapir Dorfman | Aloha High School | Beaverton | |||
Kayden Echols | Century High School | Hillsboro | |||
Kiley Gersch | Sherwood High School | Sherwood | |||
Alison Hamilton | Springfield High School | Springfield | |||
Andro Kaldas | Gresham High School | Gresham | |||
Greer Klepacki | Beaverton High School | Beaverton | |||
Eleno Llanos | The NAYA Early College Academy | Portland | |||
Kristy Lu | Parkrose High School | Portland | |||
Makenna McMillen | Wilson High School | Portland | |||
Claudia Monroy-Benitez | Roosevelt High School | Portland | |||
Dominique Mossman | Glencoe High School | Hillsboro | |||
Isis-Dominique Navarro | Sam Barlow High School | Gresham | |||
Brya Patterson | Jefferson High School | Portland | |||
Sang Tzun Phan | Centennial High School | Gresham | |||
Naomi Sakaguchi | Tigard High School | Tigard | |||
Kiele Schneckloth | Sunset High School | Portland | |||
Stella Sonu | Southridge High School | Beaverton | |||
Stephanie Stamnes | Wilsonville High School | Wilsonville | |||
Conor Stewart | Reynolds High School | Troutdale | |||
Patricia Torvalds | Riverdale High School | Portland | |||
Victoria Trinh | De La Salle North Catholic High School | Portland | |||
Emily Vandehey | Banks High School | Banks | |||
Melissa Vu | Benson Polytechnic High School | Portland | |||
Emma Waibel | West Linn High School | West Linn | |||
Emma Woodburn | Franklin High School | Portland | |||
Huitzil Zamudio | Liberty High School | Hillsboro | |||
McMinnville Area (4)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||
Reagan Call | Newberg High School | Newberg | |||
Alec DeMarco | McMinnville High School | McMinnville | |||
Joanna Kubes | Dayton High School | Dayton | |||
Rebekah McKinley | McKinley Home School | Newberg | |||
Corvallis/Albany Area (7)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||
Austin Barton | West Albany High School | Albany | |||
Danielle Gerding | Philomath High School | Philomath | |||
Logan Howell | Corvallis High School | Corvallis | |||
Allen Huang | Crescent Valley High School | Corvallis | |||
Tyler Kelsch | South Albany High School | Albany | |||
Rachel Thompson | Lebanon High School | Lebanon | |||
Jennifer Worotikan | Santiam Christian High School | Corvallis | |||
Salem Area (5)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||
Mayra Ceja Garibay | North Salem High School | Salem | |||
Jasmine Ernest | McNary High School | Keizer | |||
Holli Jones | Chemawa Indian School | Salem | |||
Nam Le | McKay High School | Salem | |||
Sarah Maberry | West Salem High School | Salem | |||
Eugene/Springfield Area (7)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||
Ryan Adams | Sweet Home High School | Sweet Home | |||
Jada Allender | Henry D Sheldon High School | Eugene | |||
Robert Beckley | Churchill High School | Eugene | |||
Reagan Call | Newberg High School | Newberg | |||
Allison Cook | Willamette High School | Eugene | |||
Kathleen Lively | Thurston High School | Springfield | |||
McKenna Straube | Junction City High School | Junction City | |||
Southwest Washington (15)
Student Name | High School | High School City | |||
Hannah Ballo | Hockinson High School | Brush Prairie | |||
Cara Caldwell | Robert A Long High School | Longview | |||
Jamie Ferris | Prairie High School | Battle Ground | |||
Bryce Hackett | Columbia River High School | Vancouver | |||
Nolan Henry | Union High School | Camas | |||
Wendy Hsei | Fort Vancouver High School | Vancouver | |||
Camille Jeschke | Ridgefield High School | Ridgefield | |||
Thomas Matthews | Camas High School | Camas | |||
Laura McDonnell | Skyview High School | Vancouver | |||
Hannah McNeal | La Center High School | La Center | |||
Jazzmine Rowland | Kalama Junior Senior High School | Kalama | |||
Amber Simonson | Kelso High School | Kelso | |||
Rebecca Steele | Vancouver School of Arts and Academics | Vancouver | |||
Kyle Swanson | Homelink River | Battle Ground | |||
Marina Yanchuk | Battle Ground High School | Battle Ground | |||
Connect with the scholarship winners at www.facebook.com/ComcastLeadersandAchievers. Explore and “like” Comcast in the community at www.facebook.com/ComcastImpact.
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program is one of the many ways that Comcast gives back to the communities we serve. Click here to learn more.
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—promoting community service, expanding digital literacy, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $162 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.
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