COCA-COLA SCHOLARS FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP TO ABAC STUDENT
Tony Brinson “Brent” Brock of Arabi, an incoming freshman at
Abraham Baldwin College, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.
Through the
Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program, the Foundation awards a total
of 400 scholarships annually to students attending higher education
institutions granting two-year degrees. One scholar from each state receives a
$2,000 scholarship through the New Century Scholar Program of the American Association
of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college scholastic honorary
organization. An additional 350 students receive a $1,000 scholarship. All
recipients have demonstrated academic success and have performed 100 hours of
community service within the past 12 months.
“The Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program gives support and
encouragement to an under-served population of college students,” J. Mark
Davis, President of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, said. “The program is an
extension of our long-standing commitment to college education throughout the
The
Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program is made possible with funding
from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation. The Whitehead Foundation provides
grants in support of human services initiatives, particularly programs that
benefit young people. The late Joseph B. Whitehead was one of the original
bottlers of Coca-Cola.
The Two-Year
Colleges Scholarship Program complements the Foundation’s Coca-Cola Scholars
Program, which awards more than $1.8 million annually in college scholarships
to 250 outstanding high school seniors. The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is one
of the most recognized and respected corporate-sponsored scholarships in
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is supported
by the financial commitment of the local Coca-Cola Bottlers and the Coca-Cola
Company. The Foundation was created in 1986 to commemorate the 100th anniversary
of Coca-Cola and to establish a legacy for the education of tomorrow’s leaders.
Now in its fourth year of funding, the Foundation has provided more than $1.6
million in scholarship awards to students attending two-year degree granting
institutions and more than $23 million in the Coca-Cola Scholars Program during
the past 15 years.
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