As the 20 Flinn Scholars from the Class of 2019 walked onto the stage during the program’s annual Recognition Luncheon, they spoke not of themselves but rather the one person from high school—or earlier—who had the greatest impact on their academic and personal development.   The Distinguished Educators honored during…

The Flinn Scholars Program invites high-school students, parents, teachers, and counselors to an online information session to learn about the benefits of the Flinn Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious merit-based scholarships and strategies to assist in building the…

Twenty of Arizona’s highest-achieving high-school seniors have been named Flinn Scholars and will receive scholarships to Arizona’s three public research universities valued at more than $120,000. The merit-based award—which recipients accept in many instances over admission to the nation’s most…

Flinn Foundation: When offered the Flinn Scholarship, did you hesitate to accept it? If so, what considerations were you considering? Ruby Kerwin: By the time I was offered the Flinn Scholarship, I was really excited to accept it. I had learned…

Flinn Foundation: What might candidates for the Flinn Scholarship miss that’s important for them to understand about the Flinn Scholars Program? Ruby Kerwin: The Flinn Scholarship provides you with flexibility. The opportunities available at the universities and with Flinn make it…

Q & A with Flinn Scholar and UA senior Alexa Nguyen Alexa Nguyen is a Class of 2015 Flinn Scholar who graduated from Prescott High School. She is currently a senior at the University of Arizona. Flinn: What led you…

Joel Edman was a high-school student in Chandler when he had his first serious foray into politics. He was attending community-group meetings with friends when he had a role in recruiting a nonprofit executive to run for the Chandler City…