Carolyn Norton of Coca-Cola Scholarship Foundation: Become a Coke Scholar and Join the Family.

College Matters. Alma Matters.

English - April 23, 2022 00:17 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Carolyn was a Second Grade School Teacher in Virginia with a desire to do more in non-profit education. She moved to Atlanta and in a few years landed a role as the Alumni Relations Manager at the Coca-Cola Scholarship Foundation.

The Foundation has awarded $78M in scholarships to 6600 Scholars since its founding in 1986. Carolyn gives us an overview of The Coca-Cola Scholarship, How Students can Apply, What they look for in their Scholars, Alumni Network, and Advice for High Schoolers. #CokeScholars.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

About Coca-Cola Scholarship Foundation
What the Foundation is looking for in the Scholars
How to Apply
What the Scholars receive
Advice to Applicants

Topics discussed in this episode:

Introducing Carolyn Norton, Coca-Cola Scholarship Foundation [0:48]
Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:02]
Carolyn’s Background [4:16]
Coca-Cola Scholarship Foundation [8:01]
Role at the Foundation [9:16]
How to Apply for the Scholarship [11:29]
What does Coca-Cola look for in the Scholars? [16:53]
Changes over the last 2 Decades [18:41]
Kinds of Alumni Programs [19:47]
What do Scholars get? [24:08]
Success Stories - Alumni [26:52]
Advice to High Schoolers [32:13]
Benefits while in College [35:18]
Close: Chronicling Your Activities from 9th Grade [39:44]

Our Guest: Carolyn Norton is the Alumni Relations Manager at Coca-Cola Scholarship Foundation based in Atlanta. Carolyn graduated from Randolph College with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.

Memorable Quote: “We've done all kinds of impact studies over the years with them, like surveys and things like that, where we've found that it's, like 80% or so consider the Coke Scholars family, like one of their favorite their top three networks, even more so than college...” Carolyn Norton.

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