The relationship between Emory University and The Coca-Cola Company has long been a close one. After attending the first two Scholars Banquets, George and Carol Overend—Emory alumni and friends of the Coca-Cola System—decided there should always be a Coca-Cola Scholar attending Emory. So in 1991, they established a fund to provide an additional annual Coca-Cola…

The Crawford T. Johnson Scholarship is a $20,000 Scholarship given every other year to the “most inspirational” student from that class.  It was first awarded in 1998 and is named for Crawford Toy Johnson, III, who served as the Chairman of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation from 1986 to 1996. Crawford was instrumental in creating the…

The Lenovo Green Ambassador Award is an extra $2,500 “technology package” given to a Coca-Cola Scholar who exemplifies the environmentally conscious behavior that Lenovo expects in their own company. This student, through community involvement and awareness projects, is already a leader in education and green solutions.  The award includes their most recognized laptop (T410s), in…

The Alumni Legacy Scholarship is an additional $20,000 National award given to a Coca-Cola Scholar annually.  The Scholarship was instituted by the Alumni Advisory Board in 2008 and is funded by Alumni of the Scholars Program.  In selecting the recipients of the Alumni Legacy Scholarship, the Alumni Advisory Board and National Selection Committee look for…

By Laura Marie Lazar | One of the most rewarding aspects of 1999 Coca-Cola Scholar Robert Accordino’s career is the “extraordinary window” he says he has been given into his patients’ lives. As a resident physician in pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, he is provided a chance to connect with his charges…