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Mediacom Entrepreneur of Tomorrow award winners honored

| 24 Jun 2015 | 03:15
    Pictured left to right: Stephen Cushing (John S. Burke Catholic High School), John Lunden (Valley Central High School), Brittany Milz (S.S. Seward Institute), Erin Proctor (James I. OþÄôNeill High School), Jessica Peredes-Espinoza (Newburgh Free Academy), Elizabeth Davis (Cornwall High School), Rocco B. Commisso (Mediacom Chairman and CEO), Courtney Baxter (Minisink Valley High School), Cierra DeVeaux (Middletown High School), Casey Krauss (Goshen Central High School), Lauren Lacroix (Washingtonville High School), Christy McCoy (Monroe-Woodbury High School), Kayla Shevlin (Port Jervis High School), Alexandria Whitmore (Warwick Valley High School), Adrian Fernandez (Mount Saint Michael Academy and current Rocco B. Commisso American Dream Scholar) and Imanol Fernandez (Mount Saint Michael Academy and current Rocco B. Commisso American Dream Scholar). Not pictured: Jazmin Savigne (Chester Academy).
    Pictured left to right: Stephen Cushing (John S. Burke Catholic High School), John Lunden (Valley Central High School), Brittany Milz (S.S. Seward Institute), Erin Proctor (James I. OþÄôNeill High School), Jessica Peredes-Espinoza (Newburgh Free Academy), Elizabeth Davis (Cornwall High School), Rocco B. Commisso (Mediacom Chairman and CEO), Courtney Baxter (Minisink Valley High School), Cierra DeVeaux (Middletown High School), Casey Krauss (Goshen Central High School), Lauren Lacroix (Washingtonville High School), Christy McCoy (Monroe-Woodbury High School), Kayla Shevlin (Port Jervis High School), Alexandria Whitmore (Warwick Valley High School), Adrian Fernandez (Mount Saint Michael Academy and current Rocco B. Commisso American Dream Scholar) and Imanol Fernandez (Mount Saint Michael Academy and current Rocco B. Commisso American Dream Scholar). Not pictured: Jazmin Savigne (Chester Academy).

BLOOMING GROVE — Mediacom Communications has honored graduating seniors from 14 different Orange County, high schools with the Mediacom Entrepreneur of Tomorrow Award.

The recipients were selected based on their work ethic, academic performance and personal accomplishments.

Each student received a $1,000 college scholarship and a special plaque commemorating their achievement.

During the reception, Mediacom’s Chairman and CEO Rocco B. Commisso, gave a brief history of the company highlighting the entrepreneurial roots upon which Mediacom was founded. He also shared his views on succeeding in business, encouraging the students to work hard, lead by example, take risks, seize opportunities and always conduct themselves ethically.

“The scholarships I received graduating from high school were fundamental to my pursuit of a college education,” Commisso said in the press release announcing the awards. "In creating the Mediacom Entrepreneur of Tomorrow Award, it was my goal not only to recognize Orange County’s next generation of entrepreneurs but also to assist them, in a small way, in covering their college tuition.”

Through Mediacom’s World Class Scholars Program, September 11th Memorial Scholarship Fund and Entrepreneur of Tomorrow Award, his company has provided college scholarships to more than 1,300 students nationwide since 2001.

Essential informationMediacom Communications Corporation is the eighth largest cable operator in the U.S. serving about 1.3 million customers in smaller markets primarily in the Midwest and Southeast.

More information about Mediacom is available at www.mediacomcc.com.