Eight MDC Students Awarded Coca-Cola Scholarships

Eight Miami Dade College students have been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as 2017 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars. Two students were also awarded top national honors.

Seven of the winners were from InterAmerican Campus: Rachel Fernandez, Johnathan Jimenez, Carlos Morales, Luis Ravelo, Osvy Rodriguez, Cesar Sarmiento and Felipe Zwanzger.

Luis Ravelo, 20, was one of seven students to receive a Global Leaders of Promise Scholarship.

The eighth winner is Victor Garnica, a 26-year-old business major at Hialeah Campus who serves as president for the Beta Pi Theta Chapter there. He was named a Coca-Cola Military Leaders of Promise Scholar and received $1,000.

Garnica was also one of only ten students to receive a 2017 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education. The Pearson scholarship includes $5,000, free textbooks, access codes and a mentor that will guide him throughout his bachelor’s degree.  

The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise awards $1,000 to up to 200 students and provides new PTK members with financial resources while enrolled in a two-year accredited institution. The application period runs from March to May and selected students are notified in September.

“I am honored to be one of ten nationally to win this prestigious award.” Garnica said. “This accomplishment significantly boosts my resume and chances at earning future scholarships and internships.”