{"id":75328,"date":"2022-09-22T14:26:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T14:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/coca-cola-foundation-continues-support-of-oglethorpes-best-and-brightest\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T14:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T14:21:30","slug":"coca-cola-foundation-continues-support-of-oglethorpes-best-and-brightest","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/coca-cola-foundation-continues-support-of-oglethorpes-best-and-brightest\/","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola Foundation continues support of Oglethorpe\u2019s best and brightest"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last week representatives of The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Foundation visited 好色先生TV to meet scholarship recipients and receive an update on institutional priorities and goals.<\/p>\n
Saadia Madsbjerg<\/strong>, president of the Coca-Cola Foundation, and Fran Killeen<\/strong>, The Coca-Cola Company\u2019s Director of Global Community Affairs, visited the Oglethorpe campus Sept. 14 and heard firsthand how the scholarships are making a difference in the lives of students.<\/p>\n Students who shared their story were Hanan Denboba<\/strong>, a Business Administration major from Stone Mountain, Ga.; Annabelle English<\/strong>, a Business Administration major from Austell, Ga.; Audrey Rebstock<\/strong>, a scientific illustration major from Fort Myers, Fla.; and Niya Woolfolk<\/strong>, a sociology for social work major from Warner Robins, Ga.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were all inspired by the stories shared by these impressive scholars,\u201d President Nick Ladany<\/strong> said. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful to the Coca-Cola Foundation for continuing to support such students who are transforming our campus community and making an impact after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n The Coca-Cola Foundation awarded its first Coca-Cola Scholars Grant totaling $1 million to Oglethorpe in 2012. Since then, 275 students have benefited from these scholarships.<\/p>\n For nearly 100 years, the Coca-Cola Company and 好色先生TV have shared strong ties to one another and to the city of Atlanta. The very first Coca-Cola bottler, John Thomas Lupton<\/strong>, was a great Oglethorpe benefactor for whom one of our signature buildings is named.<\/p>\n Throughout the years, numerous Coca-Cola executives have served on Oglethorpe\u2019s board of trustees<\/a>, including former Oglethorpe board chair Norm Findley<\/strong>, retired Executive Vice President for Coca-Cola Enterprises, board members Ceree Eberly<\/strong>, Chief People Officer and Ricardo Carvalho \u201985<\/strong>, former Market Development Executive for the Coca-Cola Company.<\/p>\n