Flinn Scholar Class of 2024 Zahrah Ralph has been named one of just 23 students nationwide selected for the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship Class of 2026. The highly competitive fellowship connects outstanding undergraduates with leading aerospace companies across the country.  Named in honor…

I serve as an executive in residence and University Presidential Fellow at Arizona State University, where I focus on resource generation and growth strategy across the institution working with President Michael Crow and his leadership team. Much of my work…

On Jan. 7, 2025, President Biden appointed me to serve as a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona. In this role, I preside over both criminal and civil cases as a trial court judge based in the…

I am a radiologist and spent the first 12 years of my career working at Kaiser hospital in Los Angeles, where I was the chief of the ultrasound section and assistant program director for the radiologist residency program. I love…

Amongst many other things it influenced, the Flinn Scholarship really launched my love for foreign countries and cultures, from theory into practice. I had been in love with all things French, so my first trip abroad was to France, financed…

Being a Flinn Scholar was a life-changing experience because of three things in particular: (1) having immersive experiences across multiple countries and languages; (2) being part of the Flinn community: caring, intelligent, fun-loving, and curious Scholars with a multitude of…

I direct the research team at the American Foundation for the Blind, a national nonprofit working to create equal opportunities and expand possibilities for blind people like me. I get to lead a team of smart, motivated, mission-oriented researchers and…