DENVER (Business Wire) -- The Comcast Foundation today announced the 2012-13 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers^® Scholarship Program awards in Colorado.

A total of $75,000 in scholarship funding will be awarded to 57 Colorado students, with 55 students receiving $1,000 each, and two - Daniel Besmer of Green Mountain High School in Lakewood and Nina De La Rosa of Rangeview High School in Aurora – each receiving $10,000.

“Through this scholarship program, Comcast is proud to salute talented high school seniors who are leaders in their communities,” said Rich Jennings, Vice President of Comcast's Mile High Region. “For nearly 50 years, Comcast has been committed to making a positive impact on our local communities and helping them ‘Dream Big' by providing innovative technology, encouraging volunteerism, providing financial support and partnering with great community organizations. We hope these scholarships will help these students reach their full potential and continue to dream big.”

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers^® Scholarship Program provides $1,000 or $10,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, are catalysts for positive change in their communities, 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 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.

Since the program's inception, more than 500 Colorado students have received a total of $594,000 in scholarship funding. To date, Comcast has awarded more than $17 million to more than 17,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners across the country.

“Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students,” said Charisse R. Lillie, President of the Comcast Foundation and Vice President, Community Investment of Comcast Corp. “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.”

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2012 COMCAST LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS^® SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS IN COLORADO

$10,000 Scholarship Awards - 2 students:
Aurora Nina De La Rosa, Rangeview High School

Lakewood Daniel Besmer, Green Mountain High School

$1,000 Scholarship Awards – 55 students:
Arvada
Sadie Weinzapfel, Arvada West High School

Aurora
Aisha Iqbal, Cherokee Trail High School
Leslye Magallon, Gateway High School
Tsion Shiferaw, Aurora Central High School
Yohana Tuquabo, Regis Jesuit High School
Julie Woodworth, Smoky Hill High School

Bennett
Makenna Linn, Bennett High School

Berthoud
Dillon Fagler, Berthoud High School

Boulder
Amanda McCulloch, Boulder High School

Colorado Springs
Austin Foster, Cheyenne Mountain High School
Grace Mangino, Liberty High School
Cinnamon Moore, Doherty High School
Robert Pugsley, Rampart High School
Briana Schmidt, Wasson High School
Kristen Scott, Pine Creek High School

Denver
Jairo Aguayo-Montes, Bruce Randolph High School
Taylor Coleman, George Washington High School
Stephen Garcia, La Academia At The Denver Inner City Parish
Selena Gomez, North High School
Anaissa Herrera, Martin Luther King Jr. Early College HS
Asher Kaye, Denver Jewish Day School
Iman Mohamed, South High School
America Perez, Colorado Academy
Shantell Rosmina, Thomas Jefferson High School
Henry Solis, Escuela Tlatelolco
Lee Small, Denver Center for International Studies
Alexandra Torrez-Suazo, Fred N. Thomas Career Education Center
Kathryn Troeger, John F Kennedy High School
Karen Vazquez, East High School
Junior Valeriano, Montbello High School
Mengyuan Yu, Global Leadership Academy

Fort Collins
Angela Natrasevschi, Fort Collins High School
William Ranson, Fossil Ridge High School

Greeley
Juan Briones, Union Colony Preparatory School
Evert Justice Finger, Greeley West High School

Highlands Ranch
Blake Schmauder, Thunder Ridge High School

La Junta
Nicole Haberman, La Junta High School

Lafayette
Lauren Jones, Peak To Peak Charter School
Megan Valentine, Centaurus High School

Lakewood
Jasmin Arnold, Bear Creek High School
Agnes Pham, Alameda High School
Salvador Rivera, Warren Occupation Technical Center

Littleton
Allison Hicks, Littleton High School
Alyssa Stewart, Heritage High School

Longmont
Josue Chavez, Skyline High School

Lyons
Madison Myers, Lyons Middle/Senior High School

Northglenn
Ashley Hutchins - Vantage Point High School

Pueblo
Brooke Dressen, Centennial High School
Corey Laughlin, East High School
Brooke Trevithick, Central High School

Pueblo West
Erica Galyon, Pueblo West High School
Tiasha Roland, Swallows Charter Academy

Thornton
Ashley Hoffman, Horizon High School

Westminster
Austin Ricks, Academy of Charter Schools

Windsor
Caitlin Tufts, Windsor High School

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 has three community investment priorities—promoting community service, expanding digital literacy and building tomorrow's leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $90 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the world's leading media, entertainment and communications companies. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.

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