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.
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August 2024 Connections
Coke Scholars connected all over the world last month, including in France, Italy, Germany, and South Africa.
July 2024 Accolades
2023 Scholars Reya Singh and Mandy Zhang created New Roots Financial, an organization dedicated to helping immigrants and refugees become financially literate, after they connected at the 2023 Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Development Institute.
July 2024 Connections
Coke Scholars enjoyed a picnic in NYC’s Central Park and the CCSF team met students from around the world at the Keystone conference held by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America in Atlanta.
June 2024 Accolades
2020 Coke Scholars Rohan Krishnan and Olivia Sally were highlighted by Yale News as exceptional members of the graduating class, Ben Schafer (2015) was awarded a Prize Teaching Fellowship, and D’Schon Simmons (2023) was elected President of Princeton’s Class of 2027.
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May 2018 Connections
Scholars go to Fenway, and attend the American Indian Fund Gala with The Coca-Cola Company. Chantelle George (2006) shares her full circle story, and Kim Rash (1990) and Pat Blute (2008) visit CCSF.
April 2018 Accolades
Justin J. Pearson (2013) had a Resolution given to him in the Tennessee State Senate by State Senator Lee Harris for the summer enrichment program and Courtney Thurston (2015) has been named as a Goldwater Scholar.
March 2018 Connections
Kate Sullivan (1994), Kristina Ellis (2005), Derrius Quarles (2009) and Sunny Sandhu (2016) made up an exclusively Scholar panel that discussed scholarships at the 2018 Scholly Summit in Chicago. Christopher Gray (2010 Scholar and founder of Scholly) put this event on and invited them to speak. Chance the Rapper and Jessie Williams were also in attendance. And more scholars connected across the country!
March 2018 Accolades
Manaal Ali (2016) named 2018 Peace Scholar, Kate Weslar (2010) joins Broadway National Tour in Chicago, Mayor Michael Tubbs (2008) appears on CBS This Morning, and Daron Roberts (1997) article appears in Fortune Magazine.