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
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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 2017 Accolades
Ben Nicol (1999) has been named the 2017 recipient of the William D. Jenkins Outstanding Foundation Professional Award and eight 2017 Scholars were invited to attend the U.S. Presidential Scholars program this June.
July 2017 Connections
Pamit Surana (1989) hosted over 20 Scholars for a chocolate tasting in NYC, and alumni connected in DC, Chicago, and San Francisco.
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June 2017 Accolades
Steven Olikara (2008) interviewed Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse (1990) on C-Span2, and Cara Mund (2012) was named Miss North Dakota!