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August 2025 Scholar Accolades

Celebrating Crystal Sanders (2001), Lydia Hollon (2017), Mukta Dharmapurikar (2022), Shiva Rajbhandari (2023), Cordelia Van der Veer (2022), Joelle Murchison (1991), David Spicer (2019), Nzinga Tull (1993),

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July 2025 Scholar Accolades

Coke Scholar Accolades featuring Natosha Reid Rice (1989), Ariona Cook (2023), Vivian Nguyen (2023), Nathan Alexander (2003), & Talia Fradkin (2016).

Celebrating Coke Scholar College Graduates

Congratulations to our Coke Scholar Grads! See where they are headed next.

June 2025 Scholar Accolades

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

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.

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July 2024 Connections

Coke Scholars enjoyed a picnic in NYC’s Central Park and the CCSF team met students from around the world at the Keystone conference held by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America in Atlanta.

June 2024 Accolades

2020 Coke Scholars Rohan Krishnan and Olivia Sally were highlighted by Yale News as exceptional members of the graduating class, Ben Schafer (2015) was awarded a Prize Teaching Fellowship, and D’Schon Simmons (2023) was elected President of Princeton’s Class of 2027.

June 2024 Connections

CCSF hosted receptions with Scholars in Washington, DC; Portland; and Seattle.

May 2024 Accolades

Tej Patel (2021) was named a Truman Scholar and U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (2002) was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.