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.
July 2024 Connections
Coke Scholars enjoyed a picnic in NYC’s Central Park and the CCSF team met students from around the world at the Keystone conference held by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America in Atlanta.
June 2024 Accolades
2020 Coke Scholars Rohan Krishnan and Olivia Sally were highlighted by Yale News as exceptional members of the graduating class, Ben Schafer (2015) was awarded a Prize Teaching Fellowship, and D’Schon Simmons (2023) was elected President of Princeton’s Class of 2027.
June 2024 Connections
CCSF hosted receptions with Scholars in Washington, DC; Portland; and Seattle.
May 2024 Accolades
Tej Patel (2021) was named a Truman Scholar and U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (2002) was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
May 2024 Connections
We celebrated the 2024 class of Coke Scholars with keynote speaker Carla Harris and the Leadership Development Institute alumni team facilitated leadership coaching and personal development on Friday and Saturday.