Alumni Connections May 2014
Chelsea Rawe (2010) will be serving in the Peace Corps in Nepal for two years and Anna Delamerced (2012) will be interning in Hong Kong this summer – both would love to connect with any Scholars who visit the area! Email Carolyn Norton to connect with Chelsea or Anna.
Coke Scholars in Seattle got together for pizza on May 1 to enjoy some cold Coca-Cola and the sun finally coming out! Seen here from right to left: Kurt von Laven (2008), Diep Nguyen (2006), Clara Tsao (2009), and Morgan Pate (sister of Coke Scholars Jason and Austin Pate).
Several Scholars visited The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation last month, including Ky Tang (1992) (below), who visited from San Francisco and Mary Alexander Myers (2006) (above), who lives in Atlanta.
Ky Tang’s visit to Coke (left to right: Lauren Sensabaugh (CCSF), Carolyn Norton (CCSF), Ericia Ward-Williams (CCSF), Mark Davis (CCSF), Ky Tang (1992), Megan Barber (CCSF) and Ryan Rodriguez (CCSF).
National Month of Service Events
Community service, a core value of Coca-Cola Scholars, was highlighted during April and May as four groups of Scholars came together to celebrate our National Month of Service within their communities.
Coke Scholars in Philadelphia worked in the garden at Bache-Martin School, painting the grounds and constructing new garden beds.
San Francisco Bay Area Scholars teamed up with their local Coca-Cola friends to restore and beautify Golden Gate Park.
Lauron Fischer (2007), Shaker Dukkipati (2009) and Patrick Daly (2001) spent a Saturday painting rooms with students at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati: Marge Schott-Unnewehr Club.
In Durham, NC, Madi Pfaff (2013), Ben Anders (2007) and Benie Bolohan (2014) served at the SEEDS Garden in Durham alongside DIG (Durham Inner City Gardeners), a youth-driven, urban farming leadership development program that empowers teens to be good stewards of their community and the Earth. The Scholars learned the art of farming and gardening and worked together with local youth to tend a garden.
Alumni News
February 2024 Connections
Alumni virtually interviewed our Regional Finalists across the country and got together in person around the US.
February 2024 Accolades
Heather Bowerman (2002) and her company, Dot Labs, was featured on NASDAQ’s iconic billboard in Times Square; Eric Veal, Jr. (2022) was accepted to the Institute for Responsible Citizenship’s Class of 2025; and Kristina Skrela Gisonde (1999) was inducted into her company’s Hall of Fame
January 2024 Connections
Scholars gathered virtually for the first learning event of the year, “An Inside-Out Approach to Goal Setting,” and in person around the world.