August 2026 Scholar Accolades
Coke Scholar accolades featuring Daniel McFarland (2011), Bridget Meacham Kowalski (2002), Kayee Au (2010), Derrius Quarles (2009), Brandon Cardet-Hernandez (2003), Andrew Brennen (2014),
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Impact Starts with Showing Up: Coke Scholars Serve Western NC at 2026 Summit
More than 80 Coke Scholars and alumni came together to support Hurricane Helene recovery, demonstrating the power of service, connection, and community.
March 2026 Scholar Accolades
Coke Scholar accolades featuring Yosh Miller (2005), Angela Nam (2000), Holly Sanchez Perry (2009), Mier Wang (2009), Kya Brooks (2021), and Claire Chi (2024).
January 2026 Scholar Accolades
Coke Scholars on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, Schwarzman Scholars, and more!
December 2025 Scholar Accolades
Accolades featuring Florence Onyiuke (2022), Sophia Wang (2020), Alina Wilson (2019), Kashish Bastola (2022),
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Alumni Connections June 2013
Kaitlyn Chana, Laura Brown and Lauren Kuhn (all 2009 Scholars, in photo on right), close friends since their Coke Scholars Weekend four years ago, met up for a reunion in New York City recently.
South Korea Scholarship Program
Nilusha S. Jayasinghe and Derrius Quarles (both 2009 Scholars and good friends) spent their spring break in Seoul, South Korea on a scholarship they both received called the CIEE South Korea Scholarship Program! While there, they realized that Celia Zhang a 2009 Coca-Cola Scholar attending Harvard was also in their group.
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…