Comcast Tennessee and Secretary of State Tre Hargett recognized the 2012 recipients of the annual Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program at a luncheon on Friday at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville.
"I appreciate Comcast's recognition and support of Tennessee's future leaders,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “Together Comcast and these students are making a positive impact on Tennessee."
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.
“We are proud to present these talented students with the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship,” said Sara Jo Houghland, director of Government Affairs in Middle Tennessee. “Youth leadership development is one of the Comcast Foundation’s community investment areas of focus because we believe we can make a significant and measurable impact, and these students are very deserving of this recognition.
“Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service,” stated Otha Brandon, director of Government Affairs of Comcast Memphis. “This scholarship is in recognition of their hard work and commitment to their communities.”
The Tennessee recipients are:
James Agan Signal Mountain Middle/High
Brittn'any Anderson Manassas High School
Quincy Banks Lavergne High School
Courtney Bohanan Sevier County High School
Jalyn Brown Hillcrest High School
Caleb Bullock Gallatin High School
Kaitlyn Carter Whites Creek High School
McKenzie Chamberlain Carter High School
Emily Christian East Literature Magnet School MS/HS
Asia Clark Central High School
Savannah Cleveland Brentwood High School
Hunter Crass Harriman High School
Kayla Curbow Polk County High School
Kaylah Cutshaw Christian Academy of Knoxville
Tranequa Dale Hamilton High School
Ashton Daniel Merrol Hyde Magnet School
Abigale Daniels Ooltewah High School
Kristin Davis Red Boiling Springs
Briar Davis Hunters Lane High
Alexa Dibella Chuckey Doak High School
Laura Dickeson Franklin High School
Ja'Keena Dillard East Ridge High School
Joy Fields Lighthouse Christian School
James Fields Covington High School
Breanna Glenn Howard School Academics/Tech
Sara Goodwin Portland High School
Zalondria Graham Craigmont High School
LaShaun Grandberry Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School
Polly Gregory Hendersonville Christian Academy
Saajid Haque Oak Ridge High School
William Hawks Karns High School
Katerine Hernandez Glencliff High School
Alex Hill Clinton High School
Megan Hinton Fred J. Page High School
Stephanie Jordan Mitchell High School
Preston Jutte Independence High School
Tiffany Kelly Memphis Catholic High School
Hunter Leath Rossville Christian Academy
Diana Lockett Carver High School
Allison Loomis Anderson County High School
Joy Madubuonwu White Station High School
Cameron Malone Melrose High School
Jessica Markwood Donelson Christian Academy
Abby McDonald Immaculate Conception High School
Verrita McGoy Tyner Academy
Charles Michaels Seymour High School
Rebecca Moore Evangelical Christian School (ECS)
Elizabeth Morris Knoxville Catholic High School
Wayne Nash Southwind High School
Andrew Peace Boyd-Buchanan School
MaKinzie Reavley Sale Creek High School
Mary Rush Morristown_Hamblen High School East
Rebekah Saylor Berean Christian School
Emily Shorter Houston High School
Darian Shultz Midway High School
Jonathan Smith Centennial High School
Seth Smith West Greene High School
Shauntra' Spencer Cordova High School
Hunter Steinmetz Mt. Juliet High School
Kaleb Stephens East Robertson
Connor Stevens Bolton High School
Lauren Talbott Maplewood
Brittany Taylor St. Benedict at Auburndale
Ryan Tomlinson Brighton High School
Ellen Valle St. Agnes Academy
Tabitha Varghese Daniel Boone High School
Briana Vidal Dekalb High School
Tavious Ward Wooddale High School
Terry Weatherall Oakhaven High School
Robert Weaver Jr. Germantown High School
Austin Webster Jefferson County High School
Alexa Wender Goldie Margolin High School for Girls
Andrew Wilensky Memphis University School (MUS)
Barbara Williams Hutchison School
Ellen Williams Battle Ground Academy
Kindle Williams White House High School
Kiffany Williamson The Soulsville Charter School
Ciara Windom City University School of Liberal Arts
Tieranny Woods Overton High School
Sovanchamrean Yos Raleigh Egypt High School
Matthew Young Greenbrier High School
Brandon Zheng Collierville High School