Comcast NBCUniversal awards scholarships to area students
Comcast NBCUniversal recently awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships for the 2018-19 school year to 25 Memphis-area 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 $28 million has been awarded to nearly 27,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers Program.
“Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners are exceptional students who are committed to academic excellence and community service,” said Doug Guthrie, Comcast regional senior vice president. “We are honored to recognize their achievements and excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”
Comcast, joined by Rep. Karen Camper, D-Memphis, recognized the students at a special event at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
One student, Raven Richmond, a resident of Memphis and student at Immaculate Conception High School, was selected to receive a $5,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship — instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, founder and chairman emeritus of Comcast Corp.
“Our communities are proud of these accomplished high school seniors and we thank Comcast for honoring them for their academic, community and leadership achievements,” Camper said.
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.
West Tennessee Leaders and Achievers Scholarship recipients are:
❚ Sarolyn Fox, Whitehaven High School
❚ Abegale Costilla, Craigmont High School
❚ Kaitlyn Chang, Overton High School
❚ Vinson Alexander, Memphis Central High School
❚ Raven Richmond, Conception High School ❚ Julency Myrtil, Bolton High School ❚ Shanique Strickland, Germantown High School
❚ Ronni Williams, Raleigh Egypt High School
❚ Quanesia Milam, The Soulsville Charter School
❚ Erin Jewell, St. Mary’s Episcopal Immaculate School
❚ Shlomo Bosin, Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys
❚ Devin Foster, Power Center Academy High School
❚ Antonio Sims, Collierville High School
❚ Amber Lamberty, Bartlett High School ❚ Abigail Sellers, St. Agnes Academy ❚ Madeline Matheson, St. Benedict at Auburndale
❚ Emma Johnson, Evangelical Christian School
❚ Matthew Temple, Memphis University School
❚ Justin Du, White Station High School ❚ Lily Gray, Home Life Academy ❚ Meira Braverman, Goldie Margolin High School for Girls ❚ Kayla Fontaine, Kirby High School ❚ Alisa Austin, Earle High School ❚ Bryce Waller, West Memphis Christian Academy
❚ Madalyn Messick, Center Hill High School.