MCC student Kirsten White named a 2025 New Century Workforce Scholar
Kirsten White, a student at Meridian Community College, has been named a 2025 New Century Workforce Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship.
This scholarship is the first of its kind to support students at associate degree-granting institutions on a national scale as they plan to enter the workforce upon completing a degree or certificate. The program is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
New Century Workforce Scholars are selected based on their academic accomplishments, leadership, activities, and how they extend their intellectual talents beyond the classroom. Nearly 2,100 students from more than 1,300 college campuses nationwide were nominated. Only one New Century Workforce Scholar was selected from each state.
“We congratulate Kirsten for receiving this prestigious scholarship, and we are honored to partner with The Coca-Cola Foundation to recognize these outstanding achievements,” said Phi Theta Kappa’s President and CEO, Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner. “Scholarship programs like this are integral for creating opportunities for students to succeed as they prepare to enter the workforce and for putting college completion within reach.”
The New Century Workforce Scholars will be recognized in the fall.
Former Meridian Community College students Addie Winters, Class of 2020, and Destiny Little, Class of 2023, received the New Century Workforce Scholar accolades.
For more information about Meridian Community College, visit meridiancc.edu.
About The Coca-Cola Foundation
The Coca-Cola Foundation is the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company.
Since its inception in 1984, the Foundation has awarded more than $1 billion in grants
to support sustainable community initiatives around the world. For more information
about The Coca-Cola Foundation, please visit coca-colagivingback.com.
About The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation celebrates and empowers visionary leaders who are
refreshing the world. Supporting more than 1,400 exceptional college students each
year, it awards $3.55 million in scholarships annually through three nationally recognized
programs. Learn more at coca-colascholarsfoundation.org.
About Phi Theta Kappa
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 4.4 million members and nearly 1,250
chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 220,000 active members in the nation’s
colleges. Learn more at ptk.org.