CCSF Named Large Scholarship Provider of the Year by NSPA
This award honors organizations that use their unique resources to expand college access, foster student achievement, inspire innovation, and strengthen communities.
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November 2025 Scholar Accolades
Accolades featuring Coke Scholars Linda Yao (2006), Dr. Scott Hale (2004), Brandon Cardet-Hernandez (2003), Leia Schwartz (2014), TJ Abrams (2001), and Olivia Sally (2020).
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.
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Alumni Accolades April 2016
Roberta Capp (1999) won the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, and Joelle Murchison (1991) has been named Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Connecticut.
Alumni Accolades March 2016
Ari Krasner (2014) co-created the website We Give Two, a charitable cash giveaway that was featured in the Washington Post, and highlighted CCSF as one of their charities of the day!
Alumni Connections March 2016
Coca-Cola and San Francisco Coca-Cola Scholars the Lunar New Year, and Lisa Sobajian and Joey Hurlocker, 2015 Scholars at Stanford who met during their Scholars Weekend, are leading a book drive for high schools in need in the Palo Alto area.
Alumni Accolades 2016 February
Shaan Patel (2007) appeared on Shark Tank and entered a partnership with Mark Cuban: $250,000 in exchange for a 20% stake in his SAT prep company, 2400 Expert! Watch the full episode, where he is the last entrepreneur to appear, here, or see just his introduction here. His experience was written about in Forbes magazine, and he…