CCD Student Cody Finch Named to Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

April 15, 2011

 

Margo Aldrich, Director College Information, Marketing, and Special Events

Margo.Aldrich@ccd.edu

 

(DENVER, CO) Cody Finch, a student at Community College of Denver, has been named a Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholar.  The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze scholars, and providing nearly $187,500 in stipends annually. Bronze Scholars each receive a $1,000 stipend and a special medallion. 

 

“The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has a long history of providing financial assistance to outstanding students at community colleges,” said J. Mark Davis, President of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. “We are proud to partner with Phi Theta Kappa and make it possible for deserving students to achieve their educational goals.”

 

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,270 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States. More than 2.5 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 125,000 students inducted annually. At the Community College of Denver, the Alpha Mu Mu Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society inducted a record breaking 394 students in the school year 2010-2011.

 

About Community College of Denver 

Community College of Denver (CCD) is a leading point of entry to higher education for the City and County of Denver. With a mission to provide “Education and Opportunity in a Diverse World,” CCD provides access and opportunity for nontraditional students, workforce development and training resources for local organizations, and community partnerships that are improving high school graduation, college enrollment and career success. For more information, visit www.CCD.edu.