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
March 2024 Accolades
Carly Collette Steidl (2013) became a First Officer at United Airlines on the Boeing 737, Lillian Yu (2007) was a writer for the new movie Kung Fu Panda 4, Lawrence (Larry) Jia (2019) was selected as a Schwarzman Scholar, and more!
March 2024 Connections
Miami Coke Scholars gathered for a reception, Eva Amessé (2007) led a personal branding #CokeScholarsPro class, and NYC-based 2015 and 2016 Scholars celebrated holidays and birthdays together.
February 2024 Connections
Alumni virtually interviewed our Regional Finalists across the country and got together in person around the US.