Scholars Profiles-old

An amazing full-ride university education—including study abroad—is just the beginning
 

Members of the Flinn Scholars Class of 2015, at the program's 2018 annual retreat

One of Arizona’s university presidents calls Flinn Scholars “polymaths”—people capable of major contributions in multiple areas. And they’ve done just that, as the profiles below indicate.

Want to meet an expert in law who has become a theater teacher? A chemical engineer taking on climate change? A future doctor working in a U.S. Fish and Wildlife field camp?

Read on.

(And meet all the current Flinn Scholars and alumni using our searchable Scholars Directory.)

Maya Ysabella Bustos Business (Global Politics)
Amanda Abdelsamad Biology (Cellular, Developmental, Genetics); Anthropology
Maleka Abdi Biological Studies
Parris Adams Hotel/Restaurant Management
Benjamin Aguilar Biochemistry
Mario Aleman III Biological Sciences
Ruben Alonzo Political Science
Mia Armstrong-Lopez Global Studies; Journalism
Carolyn Austin Culture, Technology, Environment; Anthropology
Neha Badhwar Psychology; Neuroscience
Shantanu Bala Computer Science; Psychology
Trevor Barroero Percussion Performance
Jacob Batty Neuroscience
Cameron Bautista Mathematics (BS)
Adam Bedeir Biological Sciences
Astrid Bell Molecular and Cellular Biology; Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Koda Benavidez Applied Mathematics
Samuel Benavidez Finance
Zoe Benson Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Jacob Beverage Optical Engineering
Riley Biter Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology;Global Health
Kevin Bonine Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Economics
Sarah Bosch Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Vyktorianna Bowler Mechanical Engineering
Cianna Brooks Biomedical Science
Catherine Broski Sociology; Geography
Joshua Bunnell Computer Systems Engineering
Ivan Carrillo Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Dominic Castagna Electrical Engineering
Andrew Cervantes Physiology with an emphasis in exercise and extreme physiology
Chandler Chang Computational Mathematics
Evan Chaparro Chemical engineering
Kiera Charley Astrobiology
Anya Chaudhry Physiology and Medical Sciences
Diego Chavez Business Entrepreneurship
Carol Chen Neuroscience
Lindsey Chew Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Sarah Coles Music (Saxophone Performance); Molecular and Cellular Biology
Portia Cooper Computer Science
Dustin Cox Political Science
Ritisha Das Mechanical Engineering; Mathematics
Cameron Decker Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership; Global Agribusiness
Emily Delabarra Social Work
Hailey Dickson Bioanthropology; Global Health
Kaya Dickson Sociology
Roselyn Dorrell Aerospace Engineering
Elizabeth "Liz" Dreeland History; English; Spanish
Yaritza Durazo Physiology and Medical Science: Medical Emphasis
Mikah Dyer Secondary Education
Joel Edman Political Science; History
Leah Edwards Environmental and Water Resource Economics; Political Science
Esther Ellsworth Bowers Biology and Society
Tae Esperanza Cooper Computer Science
Isabella Espinoza Molecular and Cellular Biology; Latin American Studies
Sofía Fencken Latin American Studies
Simon Field Chemical Engineering;
Daniel Fried Computer Science; Mathematics; Information Science
Jonathan Gandomi International Relations
Kailee Garcia Microbiology
Elizabeth Ghartey Applied Mathematics; Molecular and Cellular Biology
Claire Gibson Geology
Matthew Gibson History, Political Science
Swanuja Godasi Physiology and Medical Sciences
Samuel Gonzalez Business
Eliut Gonzalez Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics)
Chloe Greetis Chemical Engineering
Julia Groman History; Political Science: International Relations; Creative Writing
Nikolas Gruber Chemical Engineering
Sophia Hammer Political Science; Global Studies
Jordan Harb Global Studies
Quinlan Harris Engineering Management; Architecture
Miquia "Mia" Henderson Molecular and Cellular Biology; Psychology
Luis Hernandez Physiology and Medical Sciences
Malia Hirasa Political Science
Jordyn Hitzeman Economics; Mathematics (Statistics)
Oliver Hoerth Biomedical Engineering
Cindy Huang Political Science
Caroline Hyland Computer Science; Spanish
Anna Iverson Nursing
Heather Jensen Neuroscience and Cognitive Science; Arabic; Creative Writing; Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Makayla Johnson Biomedical engineering
Fatem Kadhem Civil Engineering
Ruby Kerwin Anthropology
Justin Kiggins Bioengineering
Violet King Linguistics; Religious Studies
Natasha Kiriluk Political Science; History; Economics
Christina Kwasnica Political Science
Ananya Lakhotia Biochemistry; Justice Studies
Emma Langlais Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science
Katherine Lee Public Health
Hannah Lennon Global Studies
Makenna Ley Physiology and Medical Sciences
Sylvia Lopez Engineering Management
Dermot Louchart Creative Writing; English
Shelly Lowe Sociology
Simra Maheen Psychology
Allison Mannon Molecular and Cellular Biology; Neuroscience; Biomedical Sciences
Emma Mason Biomedical Engineering
Jared Matheson Biochemistry
Devin Mauney Economics
Karah Mayer Biology (Pharmacology/Toxicology)
Kristin Mayes Political Science
Jeanette Mendoza Engineering
Samantha Muñoz Nursing
Iulia Musat Biological Sciences
Jishnu Nayak Physiology
Alexandra Nguyen Molecular and Cellular Biology
Desiree Nguyen Neuroscience & Cognitive Science; Psychology; Molecular & Cellular Biology
Zack Okun Manufacturing Engineering
Jennifer Orozco Torres Neuroscience
Mia Osmonbekov Journalism and Mass Communication
Sarah Parmar Environmental and Water Resource Economics
Finlay Parsons Mathematics
Katie Pascavis Mechanical Engineering; Global Health
Lydia Pastore Physiology and Medical Sciences
Leanna Mia Payan Delgado Engineering
Nicole Person-Rennell Global Studies
Lars-Kristofer Peterson Molecular and Cellular Biology
Jonathan Pillow Mathematics; Philosophy
Kyle Polen Biochemistry; Global Health
Ariana Rahman Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Zahrah Ralph Mechanical Engineering
Andrea Ramirez Cordero Art (Animation)
Nagasriya Ramisetty Physiology & Medical Sciences; Applied Humanities
Taylor Raney Physiology and Medical Sciences; Molecular and Cellular Biology
Bradley Reece Political Science; Psychology
Jennifer Richards Business Management
Michael-Anthony Rodriguez Music (Saxophone Performance); Music Education
Seth Rojas Computer Science
Nathaniel Ross Biological Sciences (Biology and Society); Political Science; History; Applied Quantitative Science
Gia Saggar Pharmaceutical Sciences
Surabhi Sajith Microbiology; Global Health
Alicia Salazar Contreras Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; Spanish - Generalist Emphasis
Brendan Salisbury Neuroscience; Finance
Amanda Schuerman Philosophy; Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership
Melissa Sevigny Environmental Science; Creative Writing
Andrew Shemin Creative Writing; French
Griffin Sherwood Biosystems Engineering
Smilangi Sidhugari Biological Sciences
Marla Smith-Nilson Civil Engineering
Grace Smithson Elementary Education
Niat Solomon Pre-Med
Maya Steinberg Gender and Women's Studies
Ben Strauber Biochemistry; English
Daniel Sullivan Psychology; German Studies
Rati Tabatadze Data Science
Nathan Taylor Political Science; Global Studies
Joe Thomas History; Political Science
Paul Michael Thomson Africana Studies; Acting
Blake Thomson Global Health
Joshua Tint Computer Science
Mary Tracy Theater Arts; English
Eugenia Trakal Finance
Benjamin Trumpinski Public Health
Gaven Trusty Law
Netia Unger Nursing
Sudeep Vattikuti Biochemistry
Priscilla Villalobos Ixcotoyac Biological Sciences (Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology); Global Health
Johanna Villanueva Journalism and Mass Communication
Edward Wang Electrical Engineering
Rachel Wellhausen Economics; English; Interdisciplinary Studies: German, Russian, Political Science
Noah Wellman Physics; Mathematics
Alexa Wiese Applied Biological Sciences (Preveterinary Medicine)
Jeannie Wilkening Chemical Engineering
Liam Wilson Mathematics (Computer Science); Computer Science
Sarah Wilson Psychology
Kaylee Woods Non-profit leadership and management; Public Service and Public Policy
Ruby Wray Political Science; Creative Writing
Jason Yan Microbiology
Mitchell Zakocs Computer Science
Alejandro Zayas Abril Biomedical Engineering
Sara Zervos Economics
North Zhang English; Pre-Nursing