CCRI Student Lucas Johnson Named Rhode Island’s 2025 New Century Transfer Scholar

03/17/2025

Warwick, RI- Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) student and Warwick resident, Lucas Johnson, has been named a 2025 New Century Transfer Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship.

New Century Transfer Scholars are selected based on their academic accomplishments, leadership, activities, and how they extend their intellectual talents beyond the classroom - with just one winner selected from each state. The program is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa, and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). This year, nearly 2,100 students were nominated from more than 1,300 college campuses across the country.

“We are extremely proud of Lucas’ remarkable achievement as a 2025 New Century Transfer scholar,” said Interim President Rosemary A. Costigan, Ph.D., RN. “This prestigious recognition reflects Lucas’ exceptional dedication and hard work both within and beyond the classroom throughout his time at CCRI.”

Johnson is a member of CCRI’s Pi Omicron chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for two-year colleges, which holds students to the highest standards of academic excellence.

 “Winning the New Century Transfer Scholarship is an incredible honor - I’m excited for the opportunities ahead, and grateful for the support I’ve received from faculty and other students throughout my time at CCRI,” said Johnson, “I’ve pushed myself day in and day out for the past two years to put myself in positions like these, and this is proof that through hard work, there is no limit on who any of us can become.”

Johnson will be honored at the AACC convention in Nashville, TN this April.

About Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa is the premier 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.

 About CCRI 

The Community College of Rhode Island enrolls nearly 18,000 students in credit-bearing degree and certificate programs and an additional 8,500 individuals in workforce development programs and adult education courses annually. With a passionate commitment to students, CCRI provides Rhode Islanders with an outstanding college education that leads to strong learning outcomes, successful postsecondary credential attainment, and robust labor market outcomes. With four campuses across Rhode Island, CCRI offers online, hybrid, and in-person options for students, meeting them where they are and helping them achieve their educational and career goals. CCRI is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and was named the 2019 Two-Year College of the Year by Education Dive magazine. 

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