The Comcast Foundation announced the 2010 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. The recipients are as follows:
James Boyette, Notre Dame High School
Jessica Cecil, Soddy Daisy High School
Lorri Cross, Tyner Academy
Brooke Firestone, Collegedale Academy
George Hatch, Signal Mountain Middle/High School
Shelby Hill, Sale Creek High School
Molly Irons, McMinn County High School
Anthony Joslin, Polk County High School
Andrea Park, Center for Creative Arts
Madison Smith, Lakeview/Fort Oglethorpe High School
Holly Sullivan, Fairview Christian Academy
Kermisha Tate. Boyd-Buchanan High School
Darryl Turner, Red Bank High School
Raquel Wilburn, Baylor High School
Jessica Zackery, Howard School of Academics & Technology
“Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students,” said Charisse Lillie, vice president, community investment and executive vice president of the Comcast Foundation. “Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service. These students are our future leaders, and we hope these scholarships will help to power their dreams for success.”
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program provides one-time $1000 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 be prepared for the future, to engage youth in their communities, and to demonstrate the importance of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.
Since the program’s inception there have been over 13,300 scholarship winners totaling more than $13.4 million.