News and Updates

21st Class of Flinn Scholars choose Arizona universities

May 15, 2006

Twenty of Arizona's premier high school seniors, heavily recruited by colleges and universities nationwide, have chosen to study in Arizona as Flinn Scholars. Each will attend an Arizona public university in the fall on a scholarship that provides four years…


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Flinn wins Truman scholarship

April 24, 2006

A few years ago Dan Tuttle ('02) sat down at his computer and opened up a new file on his hard drive. He titled it, "ideas that change the world.doc." Now this University of Arizona senior has landed a major…


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IIE director ends run as coordinator for Flinn Eastern European seminar

March 21, 2006

Since the inception of the Flinn Foundation's Eastern Europe Seminar six years ago, Therese Buchmeier has been the familiar face that always greets the freshmen upon their arrival in Hungary.


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Meet a Flinn Scholar: Ruben Alonzo and Sarah McDonald

March 16, 2006

Both Ruben Alonzo and Sarah McDonald came close to leaving Arizona after graduating high school. But when they received the Flinn Scholarship, each decided to stay in-state. Today, both Scholars, who have achieved enormous success in their respective fields, say…


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Scholars join Waddell for annual workshop

February 15, 2006

Flinn Scholars from a variety of disciplines got in touch with their inner artists this month, sketching and sculpting under the watchful eye of nationally renowned painter, John Waddell. Every year Waddell invites Flinn Scholars to participate in a daylong…


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Flinn Scholar and Flinn Alum recognized at innovation celebration

February 01, 2006

Melissa Lamberton ('05) and Andy Lowe ('96) were honored at the 2005 Governor's Celebration for Innovation. Lowe was celebrated as a member of DMetrix, recognized as the 2005 Innovator of the Year Start-Up Company. Lamberton, a freshman at University of…


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Junior Flinn Scholar nets scholarship to circle the world

January 12, 2006

Megan McGinnity won Arizona State University's prestigious Circumnavigators Scholarship to travel around the world studying the economics of human trafficking. After finishing her study abroad program in Romania, she will travel to Washington, D.C., Belgium, Ghana, Rwanda, India, Cambodia, and…


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