COCA-COLA SCHOLARS FOUNDATION AWARDS
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH THE COCA-COLA TWO-YEAR COLLEGES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

An Iowa Lakes Community College student from Spirit Lake has been selected to receive a Scholarship from Coca-Cola. Danielle Ettema will be given a $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.

Through the Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation awards a total of 400 scholarships annually to students attending higher-education institutions granting two-year degrees. Students nominated must have demonstrated academic success and participated in community service in the past year.

“The Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program gives support and encouragement to an under-served population of college students,” said J. Mark Davis, President of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. “This program is an extension of our long-standing commitment to college education throughout the United States. These fine students, who often juggle school, work and family, continue to give back to their communities through volunteer service.”

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. The late Joseph B. Whitehead was one of the original bottlers of Coca-Cola.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is supported by the financial commitment of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Spirit Lake 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 sixth year of funding, the Foundation has provided nearly $2.5 million in scholarship awards to students attending two-year degree granting institutions.