Anne Arundel Students Receive Comcast NBCUniversal Scholarships

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Seven students from Anne Arundel County have received scholarships from the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation for the 2020-2021 school year. Almost 40 students from across Maryland were awarded $95,000 in scholarships total from the Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. Students are selected based upon their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.

The scholarship is a one time $2,500 scholarship to be used toward undergraduate education-related expenses. Since 2001, more than $34 million has been awarded to approximately 30,000 high school seniors across the country.

"Congratulations to each of these students for receiving a Leaders and Achievers scholarship for serving as leaders in their communities and for their academic achievements," said Maryland School Superintendent Dr. Karen B. Salmon in a statement.

The scholarship winners from Anne Arundel County are:

• Ian Dinmore of Arundel High School
• Trentin Long of North County High School
• Daniel Ruiz of Annapolis High School
• Reyna Vrbensky of South River High School
• Abigail Ward of Northeast High School
• Cameren Watkins of Southern Senior High School
• Jon Williams of Broadneck High School