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On the left is Aidan Loftus speaking at a podium and on the right is the text Aidan Loftus Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar. Below that text are the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and Phi Theta Kappa logos
Aidan Loftus delivers student speaker remarks at the 2025 Academic Excellence Recognition event for the George and Stanton Campuses.

Aidan Loftus Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar

April 9, 2025

Aidan Loftus, a business student at Delaware Tech’s George Campus, has been named a 2025 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver, and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each scholar also receives a commemorative medallion.

“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 global community leaders.”

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.

“We are thrilled to celebrate Aidan’s outstanding achievement as a 2025 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar,” said Dr. Lora Johnson, vice president and campus director at the George Campus in Wilmington. “His dedication, hard work, and academic excellence has earned him this well-deserved honor.”

Coca-Cola Academic Team members will be recognized in both local and statewide ceremonies. They were recently recognized internationally during Phi Theta Kappa’s annual convention, , in Kansas City, Missouri, April 3-5.

“We thank the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation for recognizing these student leaders and for investing in their futures,” said Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner, president and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa. “Scholarships like these are integral to the success of these students in reaching their educational and career goals.”

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 .

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 .

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