Scholars who work at US Aid in Washington, D.C., got together for lunch, and Chicago Scholars and alumni met up for pizza at Xoco.

Jolene Loetscher (1997) and her husband Nate Burdine, owners of Mud Mile Communications in South Dakota, won a Telly award for the 2015 Scholars Weekend video they produced for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, and Sulekha Ramayya (2012) graduated as Valedictorian from USC.

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (2002) shared her journey into government and stories of unexpected meetings with over 100 fellow Coke Scholars and alumni at our Washington, DC, reception, and Kevin Chung (1990) and Albert Lawrence (2003) met up for dinner in Los Angeles.

Jennifer Bergman Harkness (2000) was elected to City Council in Cleveland, Texas, and Nadya Okamoto (2016) presented at TEDxPortland, speaking about the unaddressed needs of menstrual hygiene among poor and homeless women.

Our 2016 Scholars have been busy receiving year-end awards, but also have been presenting their Educator of Distinction Awards to the teachers and mentors who have had a significant impact on their intellectual and personal development.