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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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.
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.
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Alumni Accolades April 2015
Elizabeth Brajevich (2012) is one of Glamour Magazine’s Top 10 College Women! The story is in the May issue with Michelle Obama on the cover. “I had a great experience last weekend in New York, receiving the award, visiting Google and LinkedIn’s New York offices and talking to high schoolers at Manhattan Bridges School. I am a…
Alumni Connections April 2015
Scholars at Harvard University wasted no time welcoming our newest class from 2015! Groups were able to come together several times during Harvard’s admit weekend. Coca-Cola Scholars at Notre Dame came together for Coke and pizza at their favorite place, Rocco’s. Pictured left to right: Caitlin Crommett (2011), Zachary Bequette (2013), Christina Gutierrez (2011), Lindsay Renz…
Alumni Accolades March 2015
Ben Anders (2007) was announced as the 2015 American Dental Education Association (ADEA)/Sunstar Americas, Inc./Jack Bresch Student Legislative Intern. Ben will be a member of the ADEA AGR staff and participate in congressional meetings on Capitol Hill, coalition meetings, and policy discussions. To learn more about this internship, visit the ADEA website. Akbar Khan (2014) and his nonprofit Bags to Riches, an organization that…
Alumni Connections March 2015
As a part of the Harvard women’s rugby team, Coca-Cola Scholars Helen Clark (2011) and Rachael Stein (2013), pictured center, took part in a photo shoot with their teammates to illustrate the supportive nature of the team and express body image positivity. Markers in hand, players wrote words of encouragement and admiration on each other,…