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Phi Theta Kappa Student Awarded Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship
Kankakee Community College student Allie Kohl, of Herscher, has been selected as one of 213 Phi Theta Kappa members nationwide to receive a $1,000 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise scholarship.
The scholarships help new Phi Theta Kappa members defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs. Scholars are selected based on scholastic achievement, community service, and leadership potential. Nearly 1,100 applications were received.
Kohl, who participates in the Early College Program, is taking KCC courses during her junior and senior years at Herscher High School and is on course to graduate from both KCC and high school next May. She is taking general education courses and plans to transfer to Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais to study social work.
“Being selected as a 2023 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar is an honor,” Kohl said. “I am extremely grateful for the financial investment Coca-Cola has made in my future. Since I began my college journey as a junior in high school, it’s been challenging to find the financial means to further my education at such a young age. Receiving this scholarship encourages me to continue the future I have paved for myself.”
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