Courtney Lynn (1996, middle), a Coke Scholars Coach, visited two of her coachees, Keyana Zahiri (2019) and Anna Kimata (2018) at Brown University.2015 Scholars Kathleen Schwind, Esteban Abeyta, and Clara Ma went to the London Eye courtesy of the Great Britain Coca-Cola office.Angela Orange (1998) ran into Angela Harrell (1991) at the Atlanta Junior Achievement gala.Every year, the Ron Clark Academy hosts The Amazing Shake, a competition that develops professional skills for the next generation of leaders. The final students are flown to NYC for the final leg of the race. TJ Abrams (2001) is a member of their Board of Directors, and called Sue Suh (1992) to ask if she could host their top 7 students at TIME, and she did! The finalists had to choose 3 photos from 2019 that best represented the year to go on the cover of TIME Magazine. Sue said it was one of the best experiences she’s had.
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.
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.
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.