Flinn Scholars

The doctors are in

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Alum at the Apogee

 Sarah Whitley (’02) is part of the inaugural class at the new UA-Phoenix med school. And she’s going for free, courtesy of Apogee Physicians, as the first-ever Apogee Scholar. 

You can’t go Orme again

 In case ye codgers (alums) out there missed the news, the longstanding Scholars tradition of starting the year with a retreat at the Orme School has ended. The new retreat site, Lost Canyon, outside of Williams, has met with the full approval of current Scholars. 

We Three NSEP

 Over on the Foundation’s website back in May, Leslie Harris (’01) reported on the latest batch of Scholars named NSEP Scholars–Devin Mauney (’05), Nicole Rennell (’05), and Ben Strauber (’05), whose awards are sponsoring study in, respectively, Brazil, South Africa, and India.

Scholars retreat moves from long-time home, begins new traditions

For 19 years in a row, the Flinn Scholars program began each year with a retreat at the Orme School, a Southwest landmark with multigenerational ties to the Flinn family. This year, the retreat moved to a new location, Lost Canyon, near Williams in northern Arizona's high country.

Meet Dustin Cox

 Dustin Cox (’04) was the subject of the April, 2007 installment of the Meet-a-Scholar series on the Foundation’s website. He talks about diversity and politics and hope and the future and stuff.

Special Feature: Eastern Europe travelogue 2007

Every summer the Flinn Foundation escorts an entire class of Flinn Scholars to Budapest, Hungary, and neighboring Romania for a three-week intensive seminar on the unfolding democracies of Eastern Europe. Scholars meet with leading political figures, learn the local history and culture, journey to important locales, and live amongst the locals. They return as seasoned travelers with a broadened view of the world--and wonderful tales to tell. Here are their adventures in their own words.

Special Feature: Eastern Europe travelogue 2007

Every summer the Flinn Foundation escorts an entire class of Flinn Scholars to Budapest, Hungary, and neighboring Romania for a three-week intensive seminar on the unfolding democracies of Eastern Europe. Scholars meet with leading political figures, learn the local history and culture, journey to important locales, and live amongst the locals. They return as seasoned travelers with a broadened view of the world--and wonderful tales to tell. Here are their adventures in their own words.

22nd class of 20 Flinn Scholars chosen

 [Source: Arizona Republic] — Twenty Arizona high school seniors have been awarded Flinn Foundation Scholarships worth more than $50,000 apiece. The award provides four years of study at an Arizona university, academic-focused travel abroad and personal mentorship by faculty members. The 22nd class of Flinn scholars includes students from 18 high schools in 11 Arizona […]

Three Scholars receive NSEP awards

Flinn Scholars Devin Mauney ('04), Nicole Rennell ('05), and Ben Strauber ('05) have received the National Security Education Program David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship, a nationally competitive study-abroad scholarship that will fund their travels to Brazil, South Africa, and India, respectively.

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