May 2021 Accolades
As written here, Samuel co-founded the Familias Presentes Movement, a nonprofit that advocates for better educational opportunities for Latino students across Florida. As the youngest member ever appointed to the Orange County (Fla.) Charter Review Commission, he championed proposals to expand access to clean water, protect conservation lands and strengthen environmental regulations. He wants to use his studies at Oxford to develop an interdisciplinary approach to policy advocacy, and “continue growing as a public servant.”
Sue Suh (1992) was honored as a ‘New Yorker for New York’ by Citizens Committee for New York City. New York is Sue’s hometown and has allowed Sue to make her dreams come true. Watch this video to hear her story.
In addition to the podcast, she is also creating space for reconnection by hosting a wellness experience called Reconnect, a 4-week experience to help people connect with themselves, others, and the world. Designed to spark joy, authenticity, and connection, the series will feature programming around three M’s: movement, mind, and meet.
Jolene Loetscher (1997), her husband Nate, and their team at Mud Mile Communications won another Telly Award for Reveal, a video created for the 2020 Coca-Cola Scholars Banquet that featured the incredible moments 5 high school seniors – Peyton Klein in Pittsburgh, Thenuri Poththewela in NYC, Fez Zafar in Des Moines, Amy Lamas in Tampa, and Lucas San Miguel in Atlanta – each learned they were Coca-Cola Scholars from their local Coca-Cola bottlers. This video also received an international W3 in October 2020. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens.
Alumni News
August 2024 Accolades
Gabriel Nagel (2023) was selected as the Chairperson of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Youth Advisory Council, making him the youngest Chairperson of an official U.S. federal advisory council.
August 2024 Connections
Coke Scholars connected all over the world last month, including in France, Italy, Germany, and South Africa.
July 2024 Accolades
2023 Scholars Reya Singh and Mandy Zhang created New Roots Financial, an organization dedicated to helping immigrants and refugees become financially literate, after they connected at the 2023 Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Development Institute.