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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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.
November 2024 Connections
The CCSF Alumni Board had their annual retreat in Atlanta and CCSF hosted two receptions in NYC.
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Coca-Cola Corner March 2013
Kathryn Minshew (2004), CEO and Co-founder of themuse.com, was featured on Coca-Cola’s “Journey” site recently. Check out the article. Coke Zero Bracket Insurance It’s March Madness time again and what does that mean… it’s time to fill your Bracket out! It’s a new year with new players but one thing is still true, there will…
Alumni News March 2013
After a rigorous weekend of reading 2,100 Semifinalist applications, our Program Review Committee chose the 2013 Scholars, our 25th Class of Coke Scholars! This year we surprised the 2013 class with a Coke Bottle in the mail to tell them they had won (their own “mailbox moment“)! Click here to see the full list sorted…
Regional & Global Connections March 2013
Coke Scholars gathered in San Francisco to celebrate the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade! A big thanks to Dora Wong (Coca-Cola Refreshments) for inviting Coke Scholars to be part of this! View for more pictures from the parade. Becky Pope (2008) visited Bita Emrani (2006) for dinner at UC-Berkeley recently. Coke Scholars at Brown…
Accolades March 2013
Inspired by the meaningful impact that leaders like fellow Coke Scholars have made in communities around the world, Nina Vasan (2002) has written a groundbreaking guide to social change for students and young adults. Already a #1 Amazon Best Seller and praised by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus as “the primer for social innovation,…