By Daily Press staff
One lucky Santa Monica College student this year reaped the kindness of the Coca- Cola company, in the form of cash.
SMC student Shawniece Swain of Los Angeles has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.
Through the Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program, the foundation awards a total of 400 scholarships annually to students attending higher-education institutions granting two-year degrees.
“The Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program gives support and encouragement to an underserved population of college students,” said J. Mark Davis, president of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. “These fine students, who often juggle school, work and family, continue to give back to their communities through volunteer service.”
The scholarship 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 scholarship program complements the Foundation’s Coca-Cola Scholars Program, which awards more than $3 million annually in college scholarships to 250 outstanding high school seniors. Get your feet wet
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 4, 2006. Read the original PDF.