WSCC student receives national honors scholarship

Alaina White

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VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Alaina White, a West Shore Community College student and Phi Theta Kappa member, has been selected as a 2024 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

The Leaders of Promise Scholarship, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, recognizes 210 Phi Theta Kappa members with awards totaling $210,000. Twenty-five of these scholarships are earmarked for Society members who are active personnel or veterans of the U.S. Military.

“I am honored and excited to receive the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship,” White said. “This award will help me complete my associate of science degree from West Shore Community College and prepare me to continue my bachelor of science degree at Grand Valley State University.”

White said she is focusing her studies on environmental science and natural resource management.

“I hope to pursue a career as an environmental consultant who advises companies on how to implement sustainable practices,” she said. “I am grateful to be a part of Phi Theta Kappa and all the opportunities it provides to students like me.”

A panel of independent judges selected this year’s recipients from nearly 1,500 applicants. Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars are selected based on outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated leadership potential.

The Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program was launched in 2001 to assist new Phi Theta Kappa members obtain an associate degree and encourage participation in Society programs. Today, the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship is more relevant than ever as our organization, colleges, and communities actively encourage the completion of a college credential, an associate degree, or a certificate among college students.

Phi Theta Kappa is the first 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 4.3 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges.

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