April 30, 2013 at 8:01 AM EDT

McCormick Announces 73rd Annual Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet

Scholar, author and business leader, Wes Moore to address student athletes.

SPARKS, Md., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that Wes Moore, will deliver the keynote address at the 73rd Annual McCormick Unsung Heroes Award Banquet to be held on Monday, May 6 at the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn. Moore is a best-selling author whose fascinating story of another Wes Moore - a man who shared his name and much of his personal history has captivated readers and has been optioned to become a motion picture.

The banquet will salute deserving male football players and female basketball players.  A total of 115 high school seniors from 73 Baltimore area public, private, parochial and independent schools have been nominated.  Two of the honorees—one male and one female, will receive the 2013 Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship, valued at $36,000 over four academic years.

Originally established in 1940 by former CEO Charles P. McCormick, the program recognizes unselfish team play and honors those who contribute substantially to the success of their teams without receiving acclaim.  The program is reflective of McCormick's core belief in The Power of People.

More than 700 city and county officials, school administrators, coaches and family are expected to attend this year's event.

The 2013 Unsung Heroes Award Nominees

School

Basketball

Football

Archbishop Curley High School


Alphonso Smith

Archbishop Spalding High School

Alexis Cash

Christopher Zawitoski

Baltimore City College High School

Brionna Bea

Emmett Mobley

Baltimore Lutheran School

Rebecca Garner

Nick Barmoy

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Diamond Ross

Jonithan Jones, Jr.

Benjamin Franklin High School

Cheyenne Shongo


Bluford Drew Jemison


Ronald Carney

The Boys' Latin School of Maryland


Jamal Perkins

The Bryn Mawr School

Jordan Bayer


Calvert Hall College High School


Brian King, Jr.

Carver Center for Arts & Technology

Laneese Fields


Carver Vo-Tech High School

Dominique Pitts

Marquis Rice

The Catholic High School of Baltimore

Sydney Menikheim


Catonsville High School

Mary Hunt

Tarrence Henry

Chesapeake High School

Tranaka Adams

Maverick Connary

Digital Harbor High School

Jaida Scarborough

Keon Charles

Dulaney High School

Sarah Dorl

Cooper Manning

Dunbar High School

Jonell Scott

Paki Brown

Dundalk High School

Miryam Romero

Dorian Marshall

Eastern Technical High School

Casey Workenaour

Zach Morris

Edmondson-Westside High School

Kelisha Perry

Damon Barnes

Forest Park High School

Taylor Cook

Tavon Holton

Franklin High School


Cedric Amadi

Frederick Douglass High School


Tamal Campbell

Friends School of Baltimore

Hannah Kaufman

Nico Binford

Friendship Academy of Eng. & Technology

Kelsey Richard


Friendship Academy of Science & Technology

Latonya Lee


Gilman School


Ned Emala

Hereford High School

Alexandra  Gianotti

Samuel Schiffer

Institute of Notre Dame

Taliyah Baker


The John Carroll School

Mackenzie Reese

Devon Ruane

Kenwood High School

Alyn Sankar

Ben Runk

Lake Clifton High School

Maryalice Rose

Devin Jackson

Lansdowne High School

Rebecca Needleman

Jacob Schumacher

Loch Raven High School

Samantha Knapp

Ryan Oechsler

Loyola Blakefield


Dennis Dimaio

Maritime Industries Academy

Latesha Leslie


Maryvale Preparatory School

Samantha Stewart


McDonogh School

Hannah Rees

Ethan Brodsky

Mercy High School

Caitlin Shanahan


Mergenthaler Vo-Tech High School

Kelsey Gould

Eric Anderson

Milford Mill Academy

Lynquette Hutchinson

Ray Booker, Jr.

Mount de Sales Academy

Katherine Sauter


Mount Saint Joseph High School


Carey Wells-Jowers

New Town High School

Mishawn Conyers

Vincent Minor

Northwestern High School

Essence Ward

Tejon Parker, Jr.

Notre Dame Preparatory School

Angela Healy


Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Hannah Milburn

Keon Featherstone

Overlea High School


Alan Horst, II

Owings Mills High School

De'janae Little

Kevin Yrizarry

Parkvillle High School

Shamirrah Mack

Kristian King

Patapsco High School

Kelly Spurrier

Austin Troutman

Patterson High School

Summer Brown

Devante Conyers

Perry Hall High School

Zoe Martin

Grant Kellner

Pikesville High School

Mikea Thompson


Randallstown High School

Khadijah McIntyre

Nigel Williams

Reginald F. Lewis High School

Niesha Montgomery

Matthew Gross

Roland Park Country School

Beth Kelly


Seton Keough High School

Danielle Veney


Severn School

Janai Hollinger

Christopher Morris

Southside Academy

Precious Hull

Cleveland Epps, Jr.

Southwestern High School

Myiesha Jones

Jody Mays

Sparrows Point High School

Morgan McCaskill

Robert Adams, Jr.

St. Frances Academy

Daja Belt

Jared Jackson

St. Mary's High School

Emily Tower

Thomas Cavanaugh

St. Paul's School


Evan Sauter

St. Paul's School for Girls

Haley McDonnell


St. Timothy's School

Sydnee Woodruff


Towson High School


James Frieson

W.E.B. DuBois High School


Nehemiah Washington

Western High School

Zyaire Lockley


Western School of Technology & Env. Science

Christina Spliedt

Tony Simuel, III

Woodlawn High School

Kiaron Bailey

Gage Ball

About McCormick

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor.  With more than $4 billion in annual sales, the company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry – retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses.

Every day, no matter where or what you eat, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick.  McCormick Brings Passion to Flavor™.

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For information contact:

Corporate Communications
Jim Lynn (410) 771-7803 or jim_lynn@mccormick.com

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