COMCAST CORPORATION 
By INDIANAPOLIS, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today recognized the Indiana recipients of its 2010 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, awarding 69 graduating high school seniors from across the state a $1,000 college scholarship in recognition of their academic achievement and commitment to community. Also, Comcast surprised one student, Andrew Miller of Burlington, Indiana with a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship, named after Comcast founder Ralph Roberts, to provide an additional helping hand in paying for his education at Vincennes University.
Dr. Tony Bennett, Indiana's Superintendent of Public Instruction, was keynote speaker at the ceremony. "I'm pleased to be part of a celebration recognizing so many of Indiana's best and brightest high school seniors," Dr. Bennett said. "High school students in Indiana continue to make great strides, demonstrating both academic achievement and civic responsibility. I join Comcast in applauding these future leaders."
"Each year, we are excited to award Leaders and Achievers scholarships to talented and deserving students in Indiana who demonstrate leadership in school activities and reflect a strong commitment to community service," said Scott Tenney, Senior Vice President for Comcast in Indiana. "We are proud to recognize the success and potential of such outstanding student leaders, all of whom are preparing for the next step in their educational careers."
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides one-time $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, are catalysts for positive change in their communities, are involved in their schools and 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 2001, there have been over 13,300 scholarship winners receiving more than $13.4 million. In Indiana, 551 high school seniors have been awarded Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarships, totaling $560,000.
Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance counselors and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients. The program is overseen by International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc., an independent firm that specializes in managing sponsored scholarship programs.
For additional information, visit www.comcast.com/scholarships. A list of the scholarship recipients in Indiana is attached.
About The Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation's focus areas are volunteerism, literacy, and youth leadership development. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $77 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/inthecommunity.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.5 million cable customers, 16.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.9 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.
Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, 11 regional sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Wachovia Center, and manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events.
2010 Indiana Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
Name Hometown High School University
A Beka Academy
NELLIE BELL HAGERSTOWN Home School Purdue University
Connersville
CASSANDRA BOEHME CONNERSVILLE High School Purdue University
Illiana
Christian High
KATHERINE BOONSTRA CEDAR LAKE School Taylor University
Crawfordsville University of
SHANE BROWN CRAWFORDSVILLE High School Evansville
Washington Twp
DAVID CANNON VALPARAISO High SchOOL Purdue University
Maconaquah High Ivy Tech Community
JORDAN CHILDERS CONVERSE School College: Kokomo
Franklin
Central High Indiana University
NATHAN COLIP INDIANAPOLIS School Bloomington
Daleville High Ball State
SAMARIA COOPER DALEVILLE School University
Logansport High
SUSANNAH COX LOGANSPORT School Butler University
Bishop Luers
BRITTANY CROY FORT WAYNE High School Purdue University
Speedway Senior
JACOB DAGHE SPEEDWAY High School Purdue University
Heritage
Christian
TRISTEN DAVIS CARMEL School Taylor University
Clinton Central Ball State
TANNER DEISCH KEMPTON High School University
Mishawaka High Saint Mary's Of
CASSANDRA DEWULF MISHAWAKA School Notre Dame
Peaceful Valley
Christian
Academy Home
RACHEL DINKLEDINE RUSSIAVILLE School Purdue University
New Haven High
DAMON DOMINIQUE FORT WAYNE School New York University
Delta High Ball State
KYLIE DREHER MUNCIE School University
Westfield High Ball State
MABREY ELLIS CARMEL School University
Penn Harris
Madison High Indiana University
KAITLYN FLEMING OSCEOLA School Bloomington
Indiana Univ-
South Side High Purdue Univ, FT.
JONATHAN GATKE FT. WAYNE School Wayne
Eastern Hancock Indiana University
MATTHEW GILLAM CHARLOTTESVILLE High School Bloomington
Lowell High Valparaiso
ABIGAIL GREANEY LOWELL School University
Ohio State
Brebeuf Jesuit University:
SARAH GRIFFITH DANVILLE Prep. School Columbus Campus
Goshen High
FELICIA GROSSMAN GOSHEN School Manchester college
Warsaw High
GRAEME HAASE WARSAW School Butler University
Heritage Jr-Sr University of
KARI HAMMOND FORT WAYNE High School Northwestern Ohio
Monroe Central
Jr Sr High Ball State
ASHLUND HASKELL MUNCIE School University
Lawrenceburg Ball State
TRAVIS HAWKINS GREENDALE High School University
Hamilton
Heights High University of
ALEXANDRIA HAYS CICERO School Evansville
Snider High
ERIC HUNKLER FORT WAYNE School Purdue University
Highland High Indiana University
EVAN JAMEYFIELD HIGHLAND School Bloomington
Western Boone
Jr.-Sr. High Indiana Wesleyan
KATHRYN JONES JAMESTOWN School University
Bloomington
High School University of
Y-LAN KHUONG BLOOMINGTON South Richmond
Portage East Indiana University
AMANDA KLENK PORTAGE High School Bloomington
Clay High University of Notre
DEANNA KOLBERG GRANGER School Dame
Indiana Univ-
Woodlan Jr-Sr Purdue Univ, FT.
KALEY LENGACHER HARLAN High School Wayne
Trinity School university of notre
EDWARD LINCZER SOUTH BEND at Greenlawn dame
W Lafayette
Jr.-Sr. High Indiana University
ZARINA MADAN WEST LAFAYETTE School Bloomington
Greensburg Indiana State
KENDRA MANG GREENSBURG Community HS University
Frankfort Sr. Ball State
LUKE MCLAUGHLIN FRANKFORT High School University
La Porte High Olivet Nazarene
HEATHER MEAD LA PORTE School University
Peru High
ALEX MILLER PERU School Purdue University
Carroll High Vincennes
ANDREW MILLER BURLINGTON School University
West Side High Indiana State
DELAINE MURPHY GARY School University
University Of
Sullivan High Alabama:
ROBERT NERO CARLISLE School Tuscaloosa
Norwell High
CHELLY NEUENSCHWANDER BLUFFTON School Anderson University
Blackhawk
Christian High Indiana University
JONATHAN NEUMEISTER LEO School Bloomington
McCutcheon High
CLAYTON OPPY LAFAYETTE School Purdue University
Munster High College of William
KATHERINE PALMER MUNSTER School and Mary
Concordia
Lutheran High Valparaiso
ALEXANDRA PARADINE FORT WAYNE SchOOL University
Ben Davis Sr.
KERI PHILLIPS INDIANAPOLIS High School Anderson University
Columbus East
MARY ABIGAIL PRESTO COLUMBUS High School Butler University
Muncie Central Ball State
MISTI REYNOLDS MUNCIE High School University
Emerson Visual
& Perf Arts Indiana State
KELVIN ROBINSON GARY Ctr University
Milan High
CHRISTIE ROBINSON LAWRENCEBURG School Purdue University
Jay County High University of
CAITLIN RUCHGY PORTLAND School Indianapolis
Northrop High Ball State
MEGHAN SHORT FORT WAYNE School University
Lake Central
JOSHUA SINGEL SAINT JOHN High School Purdue University
Hanover Jr. and Rose-Hulman
Sr. High Institute of
MATTHEW SPURR CEDAR LAKE School Technology
Indiana Univ-
Triton Central Purdue Univ
ADAM STEELE FAIRLAND High School Indianapolis
North Side High Huntington
ISAIAH STEPHENSON FORT WAYNE School University
Marquette
Catholic High
SAMANTHA TAYLOR MICHIGAN CITY School Indiana University
Indiana Univ-
Southwood High Purdue Univ, Ft
MADISON TAYLOR WABASH School Wayne
South Ripley Ohio Northern
BRIAN THOMAS CROSS PLAINS High School University
Fountain
Central High
LUKE THROCKMORTON VEEDERSBURG School Butler University
Bloomfield
Jr.-Sr. High University of
RACHEL TOON BLOOMFIELD School Southern Indiana
North White Indiana University
CHARLES TRIPLETT MONTICELLO High School Bloomington
Kokomo High Ball State
ALEXIS UNGERER KOKOMO School University
Marian High
KATHRYN WINTERS MISHAWAKA School Purdue University
Bishop Dwenger University of Notre
ALEXANDER YANEY FORT WAYNE High School Dame
SOURCE Comcast
