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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Alumni Accolades Winter 2014
FOUR COCA-COLA SCHOLARS MAKE IT INTO THE FORBES ‘30 UNDER 30’ LIST! Kavita Shukla (2002) under Social Entrepreneurs category: David Demirbilek (2004) under Law category: Josh Sommer (2005) under Science category: Vivek Ramaswamy (2003) under Finance category: Miss Chinese Las Vegas wins 3 major awards Congratulations Elisa Chan (2007) who won the title of “Miss Chinese…
Celebrations Winter 2014
Congratulations to Carrie Regan (1989) who wed her longtime love John Dandelski in Jamaica on November 30th! They are residing in Knoxville, TN, where Carrie works for HGTV and John is a chiropractor. Austen Alexander Tolve joined the world on October 28, 2013, clocking in at 8lbs 4oz and almost…
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 five new members, Rudy Fernandez (1991), Mary Kathryn Covert Steel (2003), TJ Abrams (2001),…