Coca-Cola Consolidated is honored to have 24 students within our 14-state territory join the 37th class of Coca-Cola Scholars.  Each student is one of 150 selected from more than 105,000 applicants from across the country to receive a $20,000 college scholarship. 

Coca-Cola Scholars are identified as young leaders who exemplify superior leadership, service and academics as well as demonstrate a commitment to serving others and their communities.  

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation (CCSF) is a partnership between The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola bottlers, including Coca-Cola Consolidated. The program was founded in 1986 with the aim to develop a powerful network of community leaders, touched by Coca-Cola, whose vision would help shape the world, leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come.  

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship program in the United States. With the addition of the 2025 class, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have provided more than 7,050 Coke Scholars nationwide with over $87 million in scholarships over the course of 37 years. 

The 2025 Coca-Cola Scholars will attend Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in Atlanta from April 3-6, 2025, where they will be the guests of honor at the 37th annual Coca-Cola Scholars Banquet and participate in the Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Development Institute facilitated by program alumni. Collectively, the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation will award $3.1 million in college scholarships to these outstanding young leaders. 

In addition to receiving college scholarships, students selected as Coca-Cola Scholars are welcomed into a vibrant and growing community of alumni that has become a powerful force for positive change in the world. Throughout their lives, Scholars are provided with meaningful engagement and leadership development opportunities through CCSF, including: 

• The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) 

• 1-on-1 Scholar coaching 

• Leadership & Service Summits 

• Regional networking 

• Virtual learning events 

• An exclusive digital networking platform 

• An Alumni Board 

The investment of the Coca-Cola system has brought together some of the most talented, compassionate and extraordinary young people into a single network. Through college scholarships and lifelong learning opportunities, this program has fueled their passion to change the world for the better. 

Coca-Cola Consolidated is honored to welcome and congratulate the newest class of Coca-Cola Scholars within our 14-state territory: 

• Cora Altizer 

• Daniella Biblin 

• Sophia Craiutu 

• Tommy Evans 

• Asia Genawi 

• Haden Hodge 

• Rinaz Jamal 

• Prab Jayachandran 

• Varenya Katta 

• Samantha Kayne 

• Myla Leung 

• Imanga Lufungulo 

• Conner Mattox 

• Sriyutha Morishetty 

• Navneeth Nalajala 

• James Obasiolu 

• Kushal Patel 

• Ridhi Penmecha 

• Maya Roseboro 

• Rachel Starghill 

• Agneya Tharun 

• Matthew Torres 

• Melisa Velasquez-Zunun 

• Dylan Vinson 

Learn more about the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation here.