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January 2026 Scholar Accolades

Coke Scholars on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, Schwarzman Scholars, and more!

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December 2025 Scholar Accolades

Accolades featuring Florence Onyiuke (2022), Sophia Wang (2020), Alina Wilson (2019), Kashish Bastola (2022),

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).

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).

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Alumni Connections January 2015

Alumni Connections January 2015

Coca-Cola Scholars at Brigham Young University came together for pizza and Coke! 2014 Scholars Emily Zhen, Bryan Rodriguez and Dawit Gebresellassie took a group picture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Yacht Night. Bret Bechis (2001), General Manager for Lyft in San Francisco, stopped by The Coca-Cola Company to visit with Foundation staff during a business trip in…

The Alumni Advisory Board has welcomed 5 new members:   Micaela Connery (2004) Alice Park (1999) Daron Roberts (1997) Nola Weinstein (2001) Justin Pearson (2013)   The 15 member board was formed in 2006 by alumni Scholars to help support the Foundation’s mission and goals.

Alumni Accolades January 2015

Alumni Accolades January 2015

2013 Scholars Madison Pfaff and Kassra Homaifar were Masters of Ceremonies at the TEDxUNC Talks last week. Kavita Shukla (2002), inventor of Fresh Paper and CEO of Fenugreen, spoke during the conference and Karsten Coates (2012) performed. Angelo Volandes (1989) recently published a book, The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-life Care. The book is a part memoir and part guide…

Alumni Accolades December 2014

Alumni Accolades December 2014

Yash Gupta (2014), pictured left with host Nick Cannon and other recipients, received a 2014 Teen Nick HALO award for his organization Sight Learning, which donates glasses to students in need. Yash was also the previous recipient of a 2013 CNN Hero Award. Zachary Certner (2014) received a Teen Nick HALO Award for July in honor of his non-profit SNAP, Inc., which he…