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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February 2025 Accolades
Hali Borenstein (2003) was named to the 2024 Time100 Next list, Jack Lohmann (2015) and Simon Boehme (2010) released new books, Nyamekye Wilson (2014) was highlighted in Yahoo’s Built By Girls, and more.
January 2025 Accolades
Asahi Pompey (1990) was recognized on the inaugural ForbesBLK 50 list, Travis Gayles (1997) was named CEO of Howard Brown Health, and Julie Gehrki (1998) was named President of the Walmart Foundation.
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.
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Change Agents Invade Austin for 2016 Service Summit
What makes Coca-Cola Scholars special? They’re change agents – consistently putting their community first, leading by example, and serving others. With that in mind, 80 Scholars, alumni, spouses, and CCSF staff came together for a weekend in Austin, Texas, with one mission: make an impact.
September 2016 Accolades
Iman Cooper (2011) and a team of students from Earlham College were awarded the 2016 Holt Prize! The group created Magic Bus, an offline app which aims to increase public transportation efficiency in developing countries, and was awarded $1 million in seed funding to launch its operations in Kenya and the rest of Africa.
September 2016 Connections
Fabiani Duarte (2006) challenged Mark to a bow tying contest! 75 Coca-Cola Scholars, alumni, and spouses came together in Austin for the 2016 Coca-Cola Scholars Service Summit, and 50 Coke Scholars and friends joined The Coca-Cola Company at Citi Field in NYC for the Mets game on September 19.
August 2016 Accolades
Dahkota Kicking Bear Brown (2016) became the youngest person to be appointed to a White House administrative post by a president, and Robert Accordino (1999) was appointed by the White House to the class of 2016-2017 White House Fellows.