September 2017 Accolades
Cara Mund (2012), Miss North Dakota, won Miss America! She’s the first in her state to win, and the second Coke Scholar to win this title after Ericka Dunlap in 2004. Learn more about Cara.
Scholars Running for Office
Jolene Loetscher (1997) is running for Mayor of Sioux Falls, SD.
Mike Tolkin (2003) is running for Mayor of New York City.
Josh McNair (2002) is running for Fulton County Commissioner in District 4 of Atlanta.
Ericka Dunlap (2000 Scholar and 2004 Miss America) is running for Orlando City Commissioner in District 5.
Angela Orange (1998) is running for the Marietta City School Board representing Ward 5 in Atlanta.
Heather Tell (1992) is running for Decatur City School Board, also in Atlanta.
Albert Lawrence (2003) is a new host for Innovation Nation on CBS on Saturday mornings. For his debut show airing on September 30, he is interviewing Kavita Shukla (2002) about her Fresh Paper invention. Check your local listings here.
Albert also hosted the Emmy Awards backstage and interviewed Oprah Winfrey and Dolly Parton, among other celebrities.
Jake Basden (2002), head of publicity for Big Machine Record Label, accompanied Jennifer Nettles of the band Sugarland to the Emmys.
Nadia Kemal (2012) received the Peter Diamandis Strike Force Fellowship that was posted by Sophie Wix (2014) on Coke Scholars Connect!
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.