McCormick Announces 73rd Annual Unsung Heroes Awards Banquet

April 30, 2013 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 [email protected]

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