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July 2021 Accolades

07/26/2021

Courtney Hauck (2014) was one of five women to receive the Ruth Bader Ginsburg prize and Michael K. Woods (2013) released a new single.

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July 2021 Connections

07/26/2021

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages celebrated Amy Liu (2021) with a surprise visit to her high school, and Kynnedy Smith (2021) celebrated her Educators of Distinction with custom Coca-Cola bottles.

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Going Pro in Basketball and Business with Junior Bridgeman, CEO of Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

07/06/2021

Junior Bridgeman barely made his high school basketball team. He played 12 years in the NBA.   Junior’s first restaurant was robbed and set on fire. He became the owner of over 450 restaurants in 20 states.  His secret for growth?  “I think I was never afraid of failure. Put it that way.”  In this special bonus episode, Status Quo Ninja Daron K. Roberts (1997)…

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June 2021 Accolades

06/29/2021

Katori Hall (1999) won a Pulitzer Prize, and Alejandro Garcia Escobar Plascencia (2017) has been named a Rangel Fellow.

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June 2021 Connections

06/29/2021

Heartland Coca-Cola virtually celebrated the 6 Scholars in their territory, and Craig Kessler (2003) hosted a dad advice discussion just in time for Father’s Day.

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May 2021 Accolades

05/26/2021

Chia-Jung Tsay (2000) was named one of the World’s Best 40 under 40 MBA Professors and Samuel Vilchez Santiago (2015) was selected as an Eisenhower Global Scholar.

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May 2021 Connections

05/24/2021

Coke Florida virtually celebrated the 7 Scholars in their territory, and Ignite Your Story, a book featuring the inspiring stories of Coke Scholars, was celebrated with a virtual launch party.

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April 2021 Accolades

04/29/2021

Dr. Gabby Wild’s (2008) released a book with National Geographic Kids and Jonathan Jones (2004) has been named this year’s recipient of the University of Georgia’s Young Alumni Award.

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