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
November 2024 Accolades
Harvard Coke Scholars Aneesh Muppidi (2021) and Ayush Noori (2020) were named 2025 Rhodes Scholars.
November 2024 Connections
The CCSF Alumni Board had their annual retreat in Atlanta and CCSF hosted two receptions in NYC.
October 2024 Connections
CCSF hit the road last September, visiting Coke Scholars in Boston, New Haven, Princeton, Philadelphia, and Chicago, connecting with over 225 Scholars!