April 2017 Accolades
Daria Torres (1992) advised this team of students from Rutgers who became 1 of 6 teams named as global finalists for the Hult Prize with a plan for creating a for-profit system of electric-powered rickshaws to serve refugee settlements. Find out more about the Hult Prize.
Kathryn Minshew (2004), Founder & CEO of The Muse, published a book, The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career. Tyra Banks is a fan!
Jeremy Ball (2013) was named a 2017 Fulbright Scholar! He currently attends the University of Louisville and will be graduating this May. Starting next January, he will spend 10 months in Malaysia teaching English.
Daron Roberts (1997) spoke to a crowd of 900 at Coca-Cola’s annual southeast regional sales team meeting in Atlanta. He gave them several leadership tips from his book, Call An Audible, including, “Create Your Own Energy!!! You were born to be a thermostat, not a thermometer!”
Jenny Korn (1992) was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society initiates more than 30,000 members a year on 300 campuses in the United States and the Philippines.
We’re proud to share that Coca-Cola Scholars and alumni have received the following scholarships:
Truman Scholars
Kiloaulani Kaawa-Gonzales (2014) – Colorado State University
Schwarzman Scholars
Bonnie Lei (2011) – Harvard University
Halimo Hassen (2013) – Dartmouth College
Jonathan Padilla (2007) – Harvard University
Jordyn Turner (2012) – Dartmouth College
Alumni News
October 2024 Connections
CCSF hit the road last September, visiting Coke Scholars in Boston, New Haven, Princeton, Philadelphia, and Chicago, connecting with over 225 Scholars!
October 2024 Accolades
Alana Yazzie (2006) authored the first modern Navajo cookbook written and photographed by a Navajo woman.
August 2024 Accolades
Gabriel Nagel (2023) was selected as the Chairperson of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Youth Advisory Council, making him the youngest Chairperson of an official U.S. federal advisory council.