SPARKS, Md., April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that Ray Lewis will deliver the keynote address at the 77(th) Annual McCormick Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet to be held on Monday May 1, 2017.
Mr. Lewis is a former Baltimore Ravens linebacker who is widely considered to be one of the most dominant defensive players in the history of the NFL. A two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and a 13-time Pro Bowl selection, Mr. Lewis is also the only player in NFL history with at least 40 career sacks and over 30 interceptions. He led the Ravens to victory in Super Bowl XXXV in 2001 and in Super Bowl XLVII in 2012, where he played his last NFL game.
The Unsung Heroes Banquet honors deserving student athletes. A total of 111 high school seniors from 69 Baltimore area public, private, parochial and independent schools have been nominated. For the first time in Unsung Heroes history, the nominations are open to all high school sports. Two of the honorees--one male and one female--will receive the 2017 Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship, valued at $40,000 over four academic years. Four additional scholarships have also been added this year. Two $7,500 scholarships and two 5,000 scholarships will be awarded to students for their efforts on and off the field.
The Unsung Heroes program recognizes unselfish student athletes and honors those who substantially contribute to the success of their school without receiving acclaim. Originally established in 1940 by former McCormick & Company Chairman Charles P. McCormick Sr., the program is reflective of McCormick & Company's core belief in The Power of People.
More than 700 city and county officials, school administrators, coaches, honorees and guests are expected to attend this year's event.
The 2017 Unsung Heroes Award Honorees
Archbishop Curley High School Cross Country - Matthew Scheffel Archbishop Spalding High School Tennis - Caroline Wagner Football - Andrew Ladd Baltimore City College High School Basketball - Janay Fenner Football - Melvin Scott III Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Football - Marquise O'Neal II Benjamin Franklin High School Football - Dameone Suggs Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy Football - Jeremy Seaton The Boys' Latin School of Maryland Football - Dajuan Felder The Bryn Mawr School Volleyball - Rebekah Robinson Calvert Hall College High School Football - Cairo Haynes Carver Vo-Tech High School Football - Daron Alston The Catholic High School of Baltimore Basketball - Teresa Walz Catonsville High School Basketball - Amber Lally Football - Devin Dunlap Chesapeake High School Basketball - Armoni Baker Football - Koron Nelson Concordia Preparatory School Basketball - Tae Forte Digital Harbor High School Swimming - Saquoia Wall Track & Field - Carlos Davis Dulaney High School Basketball - Leah Mexis Soccer - Sean Herrin Dundalk High School Volleyball - Shkuar Porter Football - Chrys Lane Eastern Technical High School Softball - Jodie Bronushas Football - Matthew Sodeman Edmondson-Westside High School Basketball - Dominique Tate Football - Davon Brown Franklin High School Basketball - Amaya Booze Football - Chase Maul Friends School of Baltimore Field Hockey - Erin Farrugia Soccer - William Mortimer Friendship Academy of Eng. & Technology Basketball - Talia Shields Football - Qaidetreus Walker George Washington Carver Ctr. for Arts & Tech. Basketball - Tobi Jackson Soccer - Tyler Strohman Gilman School Football - Zachary Jones Hereford High School Soccer - Mumtaz Faridi Football - Joseph Kelbaugh Institute of Notre Dame Volleyball - Tyler DuBose The John Carroll School Field Hockey - Emily Stancliff Football - Nick Rosaschi Kenwood High School Basketball - Prynsess Brazzle Football - Daquan Wheeler Knowledge and Success Academy Basketball - Brandon Matthews Lake Clifton High School Football - Jermaine Branch Lansdowne High School Basketball - Jaqueline Ocompo-Flores Football - Andrew Tayman Loch Raven High School Volleyball - Madison Williams Football - Johan Milele Loyola Blakefield Football - Kevin Chesebrough Maryvale Preparatory School Softball - Lucy Yezulinas McDonogh School Basketball - Morgan Jacobs Soccer - Oliver Abramson Mergenthaler Vo-Tech High School Basketball - Destiny Lacy Basketball - Jamil Coleman Milford Mill Academy Basketball - Caitlin King Football - Onyinyechi Ebere Mount de Sales Academy Cross County - Kelly Szalankiewicz Mount Saint Joseph High School Football - Christopher Hailey National Academy Foundation Baseball - Steven Anderson III New Era Academy Volleyball - Nakiya Forney-Brice Football - Albert Johnson New Town High School Tennis - Rebecca Olusola Football - Cameron Hill Northwestern High School Basketball - Krishauna Davenport Football - David Medlin, Jr. Notre Dame Preparatory School Basketball - Kate Behlen Oldfields School Field Hockey - Lily Farquharson Our Lady of Mount Carmel Soccer - Camille Wills Basketball - Christian Evans Overlea High School Soccer - Lauren Dewberry Football - Delmonte Ward Owings Mills High School Soccer - Amara Foster Baseball - Antonio Prater Parkville High School Soccer - Erin Lane Football - Kyran Brandon Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts Soccer - Hayle Kyte Football - Andrew Thompson Patterson High School Basketball - Justist Rice Football - Leonard Fields, Jr. Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Volleyball - Shavona Bryant Football - Logan Cary Perry Hall High School Basketball - Madison Townsley Football - Zach Hart Pikesville High School Lacrosse - Emily Glossinger Football - Marcus Burgess Randallstown High School Track & Field - Jessica Roney Football - Marcus Newton Reginald F. Lewis School of Business & Law Basketball - Allana Snead Football - Dariun Miller Roland Park Country School Basketball - Elizabeth Schlerf Seton Keough High School Swimming - Erin Solloway Severn School Basketball - Tess Bradshaw Football - Andrew Medile Southwestern High School Basketball - Sonia Smith Basketball - Donyea Baldwin Sparrows Point High School Soccer - Hannah Auvil Wrestling - Ethan Hoenig St. Mary's High School Field Hockey - Mia Suplee Football - Mason Burtnick St. Paul's School Lacrosse - Robert Barroll St. Paul's School for Girls Basketball - Nira Headen St. Timothy's School Soccer - Jessica Berman Towson High School Basketball - Kathryn Krimm Cross Country - Jack Morgan Western High School Basketball - Jadia Jackson Western School of Technology & Env. Science Basketball - Kikiola Akanbi Football - Joshua Smith Woodlawn High School Soccer - Laura Martinez Ramos Soccer - Garen Palmer
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