New Century Scholars
Sponsored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and The Coca-Cola Foundation in cooperation with
the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
In operation since 2001, the scholars program honors the nation’s top community college students
for academic excellence, leadership, and community service.
Alabama
Justin Randolph
Bevill State Community College
Alaska
Christel Kristek
Matanuska-Susitna College
Alberta, Canada
Jeff Desjarlais
Medicine Hat College
Arizona
Tyler Olsen
Phoenix College
Arkansas
Sharon Fox
North West Arkansas
Community College
British Virgin Islands
Esteban Smith
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College
California
Alina Chivon Turpin
Cerritos Community College
Colorado
Lisa Hardman
Arapahoe Community College
Connecticut
Brandon T. Bisceglia
Housatonic Community College
Delaware
Kelli Trice
Delaware Technical and
Community College
Florida
Spenser Reed
St. Petersburg College
Georgia
David Spencer
Gainesville State College
Hawaii
Tankia Woods
Kapi`olani Community College
Idaho
Sheree Haggan
College of Southern Idaho
Illinois
Stacey D. Slintak
Rock Valley College
Indiana
Andrew Yurisich
Ivy Tech Community College
Iowa
Carol Olson
Kirkwood Community College
Kansas
James Goerzen
Pratt Community College
Kentucky
Natalie C. Garland
Somerset Community College
Louisiana
Elizabeth Spellman
Delgado Community College
Maine
Rachel G. Champoux
Southern Maine Community College
Maryland
Jessica Lambert
Frederick Community College
Massachusetts
Elsa John
Bunker Hill Community College
Michigan
Batool Saad
Henry Ford Community College
Minnesota
Geoffrey Dittberner
Minneapolis Community and
Technical College
Mississippi
Trevor D. Johnson
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Community College
Missouri
Zhivka Hristova
Cottey College
Montana
Jon Adams
University of Montana -
Helena College of Technology
Nebraska
Christopher Baker
Western Nebraska
Community College
Nevada
Michael Harris
Deep Springs College
New Jersey
David J. Seale
County College of Morris
New Mexico
Viet Nguyen
Central New Mexico
Community College
New York
Carolyn Spencer
Monroe Community College
North Carolina
Tea Yang
Western Piedmont
Community College
North Dakota
Jacob Bean
Dakota College at Bottineau
Ohio
Shawn Yates
Hocking College
Oklahoma
Brittany Howton
Tulsa Community College
Oregon
Fredrick Olson
Portland Community College
Pennsylvania
Marilyn Miller
Reading Area Community College
Rhode Island
Amanda Hannon
Community College of Rhode Island
South Carolina
Pedro De Abreu
Midlands Technical College
Tennessee
Cassandra Yates
Jackson State Community College
Texas
Kelly Daves
Tarrant County College
Utah
Ryan Romero
Salt Lake Community College
Vermont
Michael D’Attilo
Landmark College
Virginia
Triszha Espina
Thomas Nelson Community College
Washington
Jared Lee Schiff
Green River Community College
West Virginia
Shayna Sweitzer
Potomac State College of
West Virginia University
Wisconsin
Stefania Beaufrand
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Wyoming
Chloe Skaggs
Central Wyoming College
