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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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25th Class of Coke Scholars

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

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

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,…

Celebrating “25 Years of Positive Leadership”

Celebrating “25 Years of Positive Leadership”

This year, as we celebrate our 25th class milestone, we’ve launched a new site that will highlight stories on 25 remarkable Coke Scholars through our new “25 Years of Positive Leadership” site (taking the place of “Quest”). Click here to see all of the stories, and we encourage you to post them on Twitter, Facebook…