March 2024 Accolades
Carly Collette Steidl (2013) became a First Officer at United Airlines on the Boeing 737, Lillian Yu (2007) was a writer for the new movie Kung Fu Panda 4, Lawrence (Larry) Jia (2019) was selected as a Schwarzman Scholar, and more!
Alumni Accolades November 2015
Kelsey Tainsh (2008) was featured in BYOU Magazine in their “Girls Making A Difference” section. In December she will also be featured in the National Speaker’s Association Speaker Magazine as one of their youngest professional members. Read the article here. Nicholas Cobb (2014) was featured on University of Texas – Austin’s website. He was interviewed about his…
Alumni Connections November 2015
The Alumni Advisory Board held their annual working retreat outside of Atlanta on November 13 and 14. The group welcomed new members, reflected on their work from 2015, and planned new alumni engagement activities for 2016. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Alumni Advisory Board was formed in 2006 by alumni Scholars to help support the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s mission and…
Alumni Accolades October 2015
Award-winning playwright Katori Hall (1999) is now directing a short film! She will make her directing debut when “Arkabutla” is released in early 2016. Justin Pasquariello (1997), Executive Director, Children’s HealthWatch in Boston was honored as one of Ten Outstanding Young Leaders for the Boston Chamber of Commerce at their awards banquet in September.
Alumni Connections October 2015
We continued our fall receptions in Utah, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas! Swire Coca-Cola bottling in Draper, UT hosted a great reception for our Scholars and alumni. 25 Scholars and alumni joined Mark and Carolyn in Chicago on October 5. Jamie, Carolyn and Megan enjoyed visiting with over 30 Scholars and alumni in Durham,…
Miami Nice: Coke Scholars Serve South Florida Community at Inaugural Service Summit
In its 29 years of existence, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has awarded more than 5,550 college scholarships to high school seniors. What do all of those selected have in common? A passion to make our world a better place, and the determination to make it happen. Bringing together these like-minded leaders, the Coca-Cola Scholars Alumni Advisory Board…