December 2025 Scholar Accolades
Accolades featuring Florence Onyiuke (2022), Sophia Wang (2020), Alina Wilson (2019), Kashish Bastola (2022),
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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.
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),
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.
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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…
Alumni Connections February 2016
Many thanks to the 17 alumni who interviewed Regional Finalists with our staff as part of the Regional Interview Committee and the over 45 alumni who visited with us in Los Angeles, Dallas, DC, New York, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. We love connecting with Scholars wherever we go! The Atlanta Regional Interview Committee Skyped with Regional…
Alumni Accolades December 2015 & January 2016
Christopher Gray (2010), Vicky Wu (2005), and Katherine Jin (2012) have been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List! Christopher, Co-founder of Scholly, a scholarship search app, is in the Social Entrepreneurs category, and Vicky, Global Partnerships Manager for Anheuser-Busch InBev, is in the Retail and E-Commerce category. Katherine, Co-founder of Kinnos, was in the Healthcare category for…
Alumni Connections December 2015 & January 2016
After an invitation from Jolene Loetscher (1997) and her husband Nate, TJ Abrams (2001) traveled to South Dakota to speak to the Advertising Federation about the race to 2020 and how global brands can prepare for the future. TJ discussed brand management and his experiences as Global Brand Director for Holiday Inn at InterContinental Hotels Group. Jason…