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…
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…
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…
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…
Flinn Scholars meet former dean of Stanford Law
December 21, 2005
Flinn Scholars discussed legal issues over lunch Nov. 19 with Kathleen Sullivan, a law professor and former dean of Stanford Law School. A 1985 endowment from the Flinn Foundation established the lecture series, which brings a noted speaker to ASU's…
Meet a Flinn Scholar: Megan McGinnity and Alan Wang
September 08, 2005
College is a time of self-discovery when students learn what it is they love to do and then give their all to it. For many, and especially for Flinn Scholars, travel serves as the vehicle that transports them on this…
Flinn Alum Rhatigan wins Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
August 17, 2005
Paul Rhatigan ('00) has received the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship, a highly competitive award that funds two years of study at the University of Cambridge. Rhatigan, who studied at Cambridge last year, will use the Gates-Cambridge scholarship to conduct nanotechnology research at…