Carly Collette Steidl (2013) just started her dream job as a First Officer at United Airlines on the Boeing 737. She is also a pilot for the Air Force Reserves. Lillian Yu (2007) was a writer for the new movie Kung Fu Panda 4 that came out March 8. Medical Mythbuster Joel Bervell (2013) was featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show. Learn more about Joel in The SIP episode Improving Healthcare with Heart and Intention with Joel, Anthoney, Athena, and Kaitlyn. Rebecca Homkes (2001), a strategy specialist, CEO, executive advisor, a Lecturer at the London Business School, Faculty at Duke Corporat ..read more

Miami Reception Miami Coke Scholars gathered for a reception at Jason Feldman’s (1990) beautiful home. We enjoyed seeing familiar and new faces and meeting 6 of the 2024 Scholars. Miami Coke Scholars Reception. Thanks to Jason Feldman (1990) for hosting and Run, Jump, Fly, Inc. for taking this group photo with a drone! Scholars Elevate Their Internet Presence Eva Amessé (2007) and her husband, Matt Hamilton, led a #CokeScholarsPro class about personal branding and how to simplify and enhance your internet presence. Eva and Matt developed realnice, a tool that makes it easy (and free!) for an ..read more

Regional Interviews In our third stage of selection, our Regional Interview Committee, comprised of staff and previous recipients, virtually interview our Regional Finalists across the country. Thank you to all who served on the committee and helped select the 36th class of Coca-Cola Scholars! Tony Castillo (2000), Jamie Williams (CCSF), Taylor Fogg (2013), and Tasha Byers (2005) interviewed students in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Antoine Jefferson (2004), Jane Hopkins (CCSF), Jaselyn Williams (1999), and Arthur Schmidt (1990) hosted interviews for Regional Finalists at Ar ..read more

CEO and Founder of Dot Labs, Heather Bowerman (2002), found herself and her company featured on NASDAQ’s iconic billboard in Times Square. Dot Labs was one of 23 out of 7,000 companies who were selected globally for investment by the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab. Dot Labs develops breakthrough, actionable AI and ML technologies that lead to better health outcomes for women, starting with the diagnosis of endometriosis. Companies can apply for Morgan Stanley’s in-house startup accelerator that promotes financial inclusion and provides access to capital for early-stage technology and ..read more

We are thrilled to announce our 36th class of Coca-Cola Scholars! These 150 high school seniors will each receive a $20,000 college scholarship and join a family of 6,900+ alumni who are leading positive change in their communities and around the world. Less than 1/6th of 1% of applicants were chosen to receive this extremely competitive award. These 150 students, who were selected from an initial pool of 103,800+ applications from across the country, not only exemplify superior leadership, service, and academics, they are change agents, positively affecting others in their communities. &nb ..read more

Our first Coke Scholars Pro event of the year was “An Inside-Out Approach to Goal Setting,” led by Preston Yarborough from the Center for Creative Leadership. Brooke Chow (2020, studying abroad in Copenhagen), Lucas San Miguel (2020, studying abroad in London), and Courtney Lynn (1996, Brooke’s LDI facilitator) met up for adventure in Denmark. Jeremy O’Brien (2012) and Joy Sparrowhawk (2000) enjoyed a fun trip to Egypt together before the holidays. Yasna Vismale (2017) had lunch with Sue Suh (1992) when she was in NYC before the holidays. They met at the 2023 Leadership Summit in Atlanta ..read more

Gitanjali Rao (2023) was honored by The King Center in Atlanta with a 2024 Beloved Community Technological Innovation Award. The Beloved Community Awards recognize national and international individuals and organizations that exemplify excellence in leadership, pursuit of social justice, and commitment to creating the Beloved Community in the tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Olivia Sally (2020) won the Marshall Scholarship. As a Marshall Scholar, she will pursue a M.Sc. degree in education (child development and education) and a M.P.P. (Master of Public P ..read more

We have our 250 Regional Finalists! Reaching this level distinguishes these students as extraordinary leaders in their school and community. Over 103,800 applicants and 1,514 Semifinalists participated in our program - to be selected as a Regional Finalist is an outstanding accomplishment. Regional Finalists will now participate in the next phase of our selection process, a 20-minute interview with our Regional Interview Committee comprised of a Foundation staff member and previous Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship recipients. After these interviews, 150 students will be named Coca-Cola ..read more

Jude Alawa (2015) and Siona Prasad (2019) were selected as part of the third cohort of Samvid Scholars. The Samvid Scholars program empowers mission-driven graduate students, with exceptional track records of impact, to lead transformative change for society through leadership development, community, and financial support. Dr. Sejal Hathi (2009) was selected as the new director of the Oregon Health Authority. Hala, an organization co-founded by Dave Levin (1999), was selected by the World Economic Forum as a finalist for the Schwab Foundation 2024 Social Innovation Awards. Each year, throug ..read more

Coke Scholars Friendsgiving CCSF hosted its fourth Coke Scholars Friendsgiving, a great way for Scholars to connect in a casual, virtual setting. There was some fun speed networking, too! Slices for Scholars Coke Scholars on campus connect over pizza and Coke. Coke Scholars got together at Princeton University. Attendees included Aisha Chebbi, Archika Dogra, Patrick Newcombe, Zoe Simon, Aaron Ventresca, Betel Tenna, Vinayak Menon, Meghana Bhupati, Maya Joshi, Tom Dubnov, D’Schon Simmons, Hita Gupta, Madhalasa Iyer, Rebecca Zhu, and Angel Ndubisi. Stanford University Scholars got together ..read more