February 2024 Connections
Alumni virtually interviewed our Regional Finalists across the country and got together in person around the US.
Alumni Connections February 2015
A great group of alumni came together at The Coca-Cola Company headquarters in Atlanta as part of our Regional Interview Committee. The group included: Torarie Durden (1994), Michael Hanley (1996), Andrea Camille Young (1990), J.J. Jaxon (1994), Valerie Love (1990), Darian Dabney (2005), Greg Melia (1989), and Kim Rash (1990). …and then Atlanta Scholars came together in a much more…
Alumni Connections January 2015
Coca-Cola Scholars at Brigham Young University came together for pizza and Coke! 2014 Scholars Emily Zhen, Bryan Rodriguez and Dawit Gebresellassie took a group picture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Yacht Night. Bret Bechis (2001), General Manager for Lyft in San Francisco, stopped by The Coca-Cola Company to visit with Foundation staff during a business trip in…
Alumni Accolades January 2015
2013 Scholars Madison Pfaff and Kassra Homaifar were Masters of Ceremonies at the TEDxUNC Talks last week. Kavita Shukla (2002), inventor of Fresh Paper and CEO of Fenugreen, spoke during the conference and Karsten Coates (2012) performed. Angelo Volandes (1989) recently published a book, The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-life Care. The book is a part memoir and part guide…
Alumni Accolades December 2014
Yash Gupta (2014), pictured left with host Nick Cannon and other recipients, received a 2014 Teen Nick HALO award for his organization Sight Learning, which donates glasses to students in need. Yash was also the previous recipient of a 2013 CNN Hero Award. Zachary Certner (2014) received a Teen Nick HALO Award for July in honor of his non-profit SNAP, Inc., which he…