CCSF Named Large Scholarship Provider of the Year by NSPA
This award honors organizations that use their unique resources to expand college access, foster student achievement, inspire innovation, and strengthen communities.
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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).
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.
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Celebrating Scholar Connections
Every year, Coca-Cola Scholars who gather for Scholars Weekend connect with their peers, often making lifelong friendships in the process. Other Scholars meet by chance after Scholars weekend is over—in college, at internships, out in the work world. Ten Scholars (that we know of!) have even married a fellow Scholar. In celebration of National Friendship…
Introducing Three More Alumni Board Members
Last month in “Quest” we introduced you to two of our five new Alumni Advisory Board members, John-Paul Adrian (2003) and Julie Gehrki (1998). This month, we would like to introduce you to the other three, David Buckholtz (1993), Crystal Williams (2003) and Austin Shaw (2009). David Buckholtz is a 1993 Coca-Cola Scholar from Sykesville,…
Celebrating Two of Our New Alumni Advisory Board Members
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Alumni Advisory Board (“A.A.B.”) was formed in 2006 by alumni Scholars who wanted to see the Scholars Foundation have a governing alumni board. Their mission is to “support the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s (CCSF) mission and goals by, among other things, serving as a liaison between Coca-Cola Scholars and CCSF, administering the…