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March 2024 Accolades

Carly Collette Steidl (2013) became a First Officer at United Airlines on the Boeing 737, Lillian Yu (2007) was a writer for the new movie Kung Fu Panda 4, Lawrence (Larry) Jia (2019) was selected as a Schwarzman Scholar, and more!

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March 2024 Connections

Miami Coke Scholars gathered for a reception, Eva Amessé (2007) led a personal branding #CokeScholarsPro class, and NYC-based 2015 and 2016 Scholars celebrated holidays and birthdays together.

February 2024 Connections

Alumni virtually interviewed our Regional Finalists across the country and got together in person around the US.

February 2024 Accolades

Heather Bowerman (2002) and her company, Dot Labs, was featured on NASDAQ’s iconic billboard in Times Square; Eric Veal, Jr. (2022) was accepted to the Institute for Responsible Citizenship’s Class of 2025; and Kristina Skrela Gisonde (1999) was inducted into her company’s Hall of Fame

January 2024 Connections

Scholars gathered virtually for the first learning event of the year, “An Inside-Out Approach to Goal Setting,” and in person around the world.

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Alumni Accolades June 2016

Jolene Loetscher (1997) and her husband Nate Burdine, owners of Mud Mile Communications in South Dakota, won a Telly award for the 2015 Scholars Weekend video they produced for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, and Sulekha Ramayya (2012) graduated as Valedictorian from USC.

Coke Scholar Elise Stefanik and Mark Davis

Alumni Connections June 2016

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (2002) shared her journey into government and stories of unexpected meetings with over 100 fellow Coke Scholars and alumni at our Washington, DC, reception, and Kevin Chung (1990) and Albert Lawrence (2003) met up for dinner in Los Angeles.

Alumni Accolades May 2016

Jennifer Bergman Harkness (2000) was elected to City Council in Cleveland, Texas, and Nadya Okamoto (2016) presented at TEDxPortland, speaking about the unaddressed needs of menstrual hygiene among poor and homeless women.

Coke Scholar Caleigh Propes and her Educator of Distinction

Alumni Connections May 2016

Our 2016 Scholars have been busy receiving year-end awards, but also have been presenting their Educator of Distinction Awards to the teachers and mentors who have had a significant impact on their intellectual and personal development.