One way that Comcast helps build healthy communities and invests in our future is through our signature Leaders & Achievers Scholarship Program.
Here in Utah, the Leaders & Achievers program provides an opportunity to invest in local youth who have already shown dedication to making our communities better places to live and work.
Last week, Utah Comcasters, elected officials and community leaders gathered at the Utah State Capitol rotunda to honor 35 local high school seniors with $60,000 in college scholarships. Speaker of the House Becky Lockhart was the keynote speaker, and following the ceremony students and their families were taken on tour of the State Capitol building.
Thirty students won $1,000 scholarships while four of the students were surprised with $5,000 Presidents scholarships, and one student was surprised with a $10,000 Founder scholarship at the ceremony. $5,000 scholarship winners included Christopher Glaittli from Bingham High School, Eileen Bocanegra from Westlake High School, Zachary Cooper from Stansbury High School and Katie Byrd from Davinci Academy of Science and the Arts. The $10,000 scholarship winner was Bailey Wyatt from Taylorsville High School.
You can download the full event program here: Leaders and Achievers program
2012 Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients
| Student Name | High School Name | High School City |
| Kathryn Beal | Bountiful High School | Bountiful |
| Douglas Ferry | Box Elder High School | Brigham City |
| Holden Greene | Brighton High School | Cottonwood Heights |
| Julia Colosimo | Juan Diego Catholic High School | Draper |
| Meghan Allen | Grantsville High School | Grantsville |
| Erica Tayler | Wasatch High School | Heber City |
| Weiyi Le | Davis High School | Kaysville |
| Katie Smedley | Kearns High School | Kearns |
| Alejandro Garcia | Northern Utah Academy for Math Engineering and Science | Layton |
| Alonso Lopez | Lehi High School | Lehi |
| Spencer Knowles | Logan High School | Logan |
| Hannah Woolley | Hillcrest High School | Midvale |
| Vivian Tsai | Intech Collegiate High School | North Logan |
| Katie Byrd | Davinci Academy of Science and the Arts | Ogden |
| Cody O’Brien | Ben Lomond High School | Ogden |
| Shirah Everett | Bonneville High School | Ogden |
| Rachel Westrate | Park City High School | Park City |
| Meagen Stanton | Payson High School | Payson |
| Tyler Combe | Fremont High School | Plain City |
| Tyler Gardner | Provo High School | Provo |
| Gabrielle Regenhardt | Judge Memorial Catholic High School | Salt Lake City |
| David Larkin | West High School | Salt Lake City |
| Stephanie Velasco | Academy of Math Engineering & Science | Salt Lake City |
| Ashley Robinson | Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts | Salt Lake City |
| Susanna Phinney | Intermountain Christian School | Salt Lake City |
| Jeffrey Dahdah | East High School | Salt Lake City |
| Tanner Jones | Alta High School | Sandy |
| Eileen Bocanegra | Westlake High School | Saratoga Springs |
| Christopher Glaittli | Bingham High School | South Jordan |
| Eric Bird | Springville High School | Springville |
| Zachary Cooper | Stansbury High School | Stansbury Park |
| Michael Russell | Syracuse High School | Syracuse |
| Bailey Wyatt | Taylorsville High School | Taylorsville |
| Nicole Degiulio | Jordan Applied Tech | West Jordan |
| Brianda De Leon | Granger High School | West Valley City |