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),
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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.
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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New Alumni Advisory Board Members
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Alumni Advisory Board (“A.A.B.”) was formed in 2006 by alumni Scholars to help support the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s mission and goals. Currently 15 alumni serve on the A.A.B. on a three year rotation. This year they voted on four new members, Jolene Loetscher (1997), Jorge Casimiro (1994), Kevin Chung (1990) and Lindsay Hyde…
Alumni Accolades August 2014
Kelsey Tainsh (2008) spoke recently at The Coca-Cola Company’s Atlanta headquarters on persevering through cancer and more! Check out this article on Coca-Cola’s Journey site about her speech and story. Simone Ridgeway (2008) received her MS in biotechnology at the University of Alabama Birmingham and was highlighted on the school’s website. She will be working at…
Alumni Connections August 2014
CCSF had a busy summer with lots of visits from our Scholars! We had the pleasure of catching up with: Mpaza Kapembwa (2011) and Alison Mansfield (2013) Ali Hartman (2001) with her husband and son Maddie Dill (2014) Ameet Kallarackal (2014) Nadia Kemal (2012) Anna Jo Cowan (2011), Julian Plowden (2010), Stephen Fowler (2012) and Ranni Tewfik (2005) Clara Tsao (2009)…
Alumni Celebrations August 2014
Alice Park (1999) and her husband Kyu welcomed their daughter Elise Tsui Tin Park on July 26th! She joins big brother Lyon, and her Coca-Cola Scholars family can’t wait to meet her! Tyrha Lindsey (1990) married Sidney Warren on August 16th. They received this shout out in the New York Times!