MVCC student Sadia Abakar has been named a 2023 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship as part of the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Program run by The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. The Foundation recognizes 50 Gold, 50 Silver, and 50 Bronze scholars and provides nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. 

Abakar, a Thomas R. Proctor High School graduate, is in her second year at MVCC as a health sciences major. In addition to her classes, Abakar is a student-athlete on MVCC’s Track and Field team and a member of the Lambda Beta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the official international honor society for two-year colleges, and serves as the vice president for scholarship. After graduating at MVCC, she plans to continue her education, working toward her goal of becoming a nurse practitioner. 

Students are nominated for the academic team by their college administrators. Selection is based on academic achievement, leadership, and engagement in college and community service. Coca-Cola Academic Team members will be recognized in both local and statewide ceremonies and internationally during Phi Theta Kappa’s annual convention, PTK Catalyst, which will be held April 20-22 in Columbus, Ohio.

“The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has a long history of providing financial assistance to outstanding students at community colleges,” said Jane Hale Hopkins, president of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. “We are proud to partner with Phi Theta Kappa to make it possible for more deserving students to achieve their educational goals and support tomorrow’s leaders of the global community.”

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.8 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges. Learn more at ptk.org.