Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation - Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

Honoring Legacies of Leadership: 6 Coke Scholars Making a Difference

08/06/2025

Six Coca-Cola Scholars have been given special awards to honor the incredible legacies of leaders who have greatly contributed to the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation: Crawford Johnson III, Claude Nielsen, and J. Mark Davis.

Be a Coke Scholar

08/01/2025

Our application is open! High school seniors, apply for our $20,000 college scholarship by September 30, 2025.

June 2025 Scholar Accolades

06/27/2025

Jackson Blackwell (2017) was selected to represent Alaska at the 2025 Western Governors’ Association Leadership Institute and Shine Gerkariah (2024) received the David Nicklas Organ Donor Awareness Foundation Award for their advocacy and research in ethical innovation and health equity.

May 2025 Scholar Accolades

05/08/2025

Joel Bervell (2013) won a Peabody Award; Tim McCallum (1991) was elected Mayor of Rockwall, Texas; and Soy Kim (2010) was named one of 5 AAPI Music Executives Making an Impact in 2025 by Variety magazine.

February 2025 Accolades

03/05/2025

Hali Borenstein (2003) was named to the 2024 Time100 Next list, Jack Lohmann (2015) and Simon Boehme (2010) released new books, Nyamekye Wilson (2014) was highlighted in Yahoo’s Built By Girls, and more.

January 2025 Accolades

02/05/2025

Asahi Pompey (1990) was recognized on the inaugural ForbesBLK 50 list, Travis Gayles (1997) was named CEO of Howard Brown Health, and Julie Gehrki (1998) was named President of the Walmart Foundation.