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Travel Dispatches — 2010-03-02

Around this time of year in 1999, Jon Gandomi was a Mesa Dobson High School senior, about to interview for the Flinn Scholarship. Now he is a career employee of the U.S. Department of State, living in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he is a "secondee" to the United Nations Development Programme.

Click through for a letter Jon recently wrote describing some of his experiences and observations after several months in Afghanistan.

Jon is the first Flinn Scholar to serve in Afghanistan. Scholar alum Jonathan Rovey('99), a member of the Arizona National Guard, is currently stationed in Iraq. David Ng ('94) was stationed in Baghdad for a year as a career member of the U.S. Foreign Service.

Forward Operating Base Delta

Travel Dispatches — 2010-02-22

Flinn Scholar alumnus Jonathan Rovey, a 1999 graduate of Cottonwood Mingus High School, is a tax accountant in Tucson. He's also a helicopter pilot for the Arizona National Guard, and in December, he deployed to Iraq.

Click through for selections from email letters Jonathan sent home in December and January describing his experiences, along with photos from his journey so far.

Jonathan is the second Flinn Scholar to serve in Iraq, following David Ng ('94), who was stationed in Baghdad for a year as a career member of the U.S. Foreign Service. Scholar alumnus Jon Gandomi ('99), like Ng a U.S. State Department employee, is currently stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Informational sessions announced for 2011 Flinn Scholarship

Flinn Scholars — 2010-02-11

The Flinn Scholars Program will host a series of informational meetings for Arizona high-school students from late March through early April. The sessions, in Tucson, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Tempe, and Yuma (all at 6:30 pm) will discuss the 2011 scholarship. Application available August, 2010.

Flinn Scholarship interviews scheduled for March

Flinn Scholars — 2010-02-05

The application period for the 2010 Flinn Scholarship, one of the premier merit scholarships in the United States, is now closed. Flinn Finalist interviews will take place in March.

Updates about the process will be posted on flinnscholars.org, as well as on Facebook and Twitter. To learn more about the Flinn Scholarship, check out The Deal, What it Takes, and Frequently Asked Questions.

"Tell me, why Arizona?"

Matt Ellsworth — 2009-11-27

When Ryan Johnson ('02) was living in Santiago, Chile, on one of his study-travel experiences as a Flinn Scholar from the University of Arizona, he witnessed a facet of Chilean public transportation that, undoubtedly, thousands of visiting students have observed: the buses drove fast. And consequently, they were involved in terrible and frequent accidents.

What Ryan did next provided a fairly good indication of the career path for which he was bound. He studied the problem, discovering that drivers were paid per passenger--meaning that, the faster they drove between stops, the more they would earn. He wrote about his findings in a paper that was featured in a World Bank publication; not long after, Santiago's public-transportation regulations were revised to match the alternative, safer system that Ryan had proposed.

Here's what Ryan has been doing lately.

Now that I’ve transferred to the Johannesburg office of McKinsey & Company, my employer, I’m experiencing a range of challenges I never experienced working for U.S. institutions.

On a recent study for a South African government agency (footnote: we keep the specific names of clients confidential), we were working for the minister to develop an action plan in the face of the recession. McKinsey advises top executives (or in this case, government officials) across the world on their most important strategic matters. On this study that meant figuring out what to do when a government revenue increase turns into a decrease, yet the government already promised to increase services.

The problem was challenging enough, and then one day from the team room we heard a series of horns. It sounded like a soccer match. I asked my teammates, “is that a vuvuzela?” Then we heard more noise. Finally, we went outside and realized the employees were on strike.

So instead of discussing the long-term impact of the recession, for that day’s meeting we starting preparing to discuss what to do about the strike.

On another study working for a parastatal infrastructure company, I learned that the pace of African business can be a bit… slow. I had invited a dozen clients to a workshop I was giving on the future of one of the company’s main divisions. It was very important to have everyone there to agree on the vision. When the meeting started, nobody was there. Thirty minutes later we had a handful, and the last one came a full three hours after the meeting started. I wish I could say this was an isolated incident.

Working in Africa can sometimes be stressful like that, but now I just laugh and say, it’s all part of the adventure.

McKinsey consultants typically rotate studies every three or four months, so I get exposed to a range of industries, business functions, and geographies. I love the chance to work at a railroad terminal one month, and the next month work for the head of marketing for a leading computer company, and then work for a government agency in Africa. Now that I’m based in Johannesburg, I’ll have the chance to work all over Sub-Saharan Africa on our wide range of clients here.

My international experience started with the Flinn Scholars' Eastern European seminar and travel grants. In addition to an appreciation for the growth and opportunity that comes from international exposure, it helped me uncover my passion, transportation. Ever since Flinn travel to Santiago, Chile, where I studied how certain bus-driver contracts were causing dozens of incremental traffic deaths per year, I have had an interest in understanding public and private transportation issues.

I later interned at the United Nations and World Bank working on transportation projects, and then studied informal transportation on a Fulbright Grant in Brazil.

After Brazil, I started with McKinsey & Company, where I sought to understand how the world of global business and institutions works. McKinsey is the world’s leading management-consulting firm, and it is the second-most desired employer (after Google) for business-school graduates. It is also one of the most sought-after employers at Ivy League undergraduate institutions.

McKinsey and Flinn Scholars have a long history together. Besides me, Kaleen Love ('96) and Brian Lutz ('97) are both currently at the firm. In addition, Kim (Starkey) Jonker ('89), Ben Driggs ('90), and Ian Larkin ('91) all spent time there.

Larkin, now a professor at Harvard Business School, was on my Flinn selection committee and instantly became a mentor. As our conversations progressed from what classes to take freshman year to what to do after school, he convinced me McKinsey was a great place to start a career for the exposure to senior executives and for the exit opportunities it creates.

My first interview question with McKinsey was, "Tell me, why Arizona?" And I knew that the story of the Flinn, the doors it opened, and the experiences it led to would make me stand out from the crowd. The Flinn Scholars program produces individuals and leaders who are very compelling, not just to grad schools, but to employers.

I plan to take next summer off to enjoy the World Cup and travel around Africa. Afterwards, I may stay at McKinsey, go to business school, or look for a position somewhere in Brazil, Africa, or the U.S.

The change-makers of the world

Matt Ellsworth — 2009-11-20

As an undergraduate at the University of Arizona, Flinn Scholar Michelle Yang ('99) majored in international studies, interned with the U.S. State Department in South Korea, and founded a program offering mentorship to children adopted to the United States from China. In 2005, when she was working for Tucson-based Commonwealth Adoptions International Inc., she was named by the Tucson YWCA as one of 13 "Women on the Move."

Here are some of Michelle's reflections on what she has been doing since.

It’s been ten years since we were announced as the Flinn Class of 1999.

We were told to be the newsmakers of tomorrow, the change-makers of the world.

I look at my peers and I’m so proud. Not only proud of the milestones we have reached, but of the people we have grown into. We’ve seen each other at our worst and our best. We’ve known and felt each others’ heartbreaks, failures, and successes.

Upon graduating from the University of Arizona with dreams of becoming a Foreign Service officer, I worked in international adoption for three years as a program director for adoptions from Taiwan and as a communications director. After completing a stint at the US Embassy in Seoul, Korea, my dreams evolved into nonprofit management.

I moved to Seattle to get my MBA from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, emphasizing in nonprofit management and taking electives from the School of Social Work.

During my years at UW, I led a team in the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition. Our project sought to raise funds for the Rwanda Girls Initiative, where I worked with Washington community leaders to build a secondary school for girls in a region of Rwanda especially hard hit by the genocide. The Gashora Girls Academy is now in construction stage with the community center to be completed in January 2010.

I am now the Fund Development and Alumnae Relations Managers at the Girl Scouts of Western Washington. I’ve been in my current role for almost four months now. I love knowing that every day, I am advocating for girls and working to instill in them a strong sense of confidence and leadership.

Thinking of my fellow Flinn Scholars, I recognize that our stories and dreams may be different, but our shared experiences abroad and in school have connected us and shaped us in such a unique way. The Flinn Foundation has played a pivotal role in who I am today.

You are the best of Arizona

Michael Cochise Young — 2009-10-22

For Flinn Scholarship applicants, one of the last hurdles is often putting aside self-doubt. It's easy to read about the accomplishments of Flinn Scholars and assume there is no way to match up to them. One of our senior Flinn Scholars, Yichao Wang ('06), urges applicants to recognize how strong their own records actually are, then forget about them, and start concentrating on what's to come:

Dearest Future Flinn Scholar!

I'm guessing this letter finds you in the midst of a deluge of work and general madness. It's your senior year, and college apps, AP tests, homework and projects probably are looming big in your life, and you're probably wondering if you were not somehow delusional when you decided to open up and start an application process for a scholarship that asks you about fictitious documentaries and your shortcomings and has about 12,591,820,983 pages of information to fill out.

If you're anything like I was my senior year, you might be thinking at this point, “Oh my gosh—I don't know how to answer these questions—and I haven't done enough community service—and my school involvement's been crummy—and my GPA's not good enough—and I don't know what really sets me apart—and I don't know what I want to major in—and every other applicant seems so brilliant—and all the Flinn scholars seem to have written symphonies or economic theses for major journals or engineered water supply systems for rural communities in Peru or cured cancer and I haven't done any of that—and my hair is not nearly as gorgeous as that person on the Flinn home page OMG-there's-no-way-they'll-pick-me-in-a-million-years-ARGH”!

First—not everyone can have such cool hair, so don't feel bad. And second—I know when I applied for the Flinn, I thought I was way out of my league. The current scholars are all doing amazing things, and you're facing off against the best students of Arizona for this scholarship.

But that's because you are the best of Arizona. You might be shaking your head in doubt (or maybe nodding with self confidence—if so, hurrah for you!), but believe it, and trust the strength of your application and what you've done. From what I've experienced, the Foundation isn't so much looking for what you have done, but what you are going to do—they're looking for motivated, dedicated and hard-working young people. Your GPA and other “stats” are a factor, but more as indicators of that dedication and ambition than anything else. This process is really self-selecting—so select yourself.

Also, perhaps the best tip I can offer is: have fun. The essay prompts are an opportunity to give the selection committee a way to see you that's not just numbers. Don't try to write what you think they want to hear, write what you want to say—and don't be afraid to say something strange or off the beaten path. Show them that you know how to write, and be yourself, and enjoy the writing!

You don't have to have saved a South American village from drought or be majoring in chemical biological microbial engineering to be a Flinn Scholar. I'm a theatre and English major with a focus on theatre for youth. There are Scholars who are music majors, art majors, political science majors, as well as the “hard” sciences—it's a huge spectrum! So be confident in what you love, and rock that application.

The scholarship is totally worth it; I can say without a doubt it has been one of the biggest blessings in my life, allowing me the resources and opportunity to explore and study what I want. The people I've met, the professional contacts I've made, the places I've gotten to travel, have all made it absolutely priceless. I can't wait to welcome you into that experience.

So buckle in, bake those brownies for your letters of rec writers, and we'll see you at the interviews. ;)

Best,
~M. Yichao Wang
Senior Flinn

Photo by Flickr user jeremywilburn

Dear Future Flinn

Michael Cochise Young — 2009-10-12

Every year, a few incredible students surprise us--after they've knocked the socks off our application readers and interview committees and earned the Flinn Scholarship--by declaring, "I never thought I could become a Flinn Scholar." One of our newest Flinn Scholars, Nesima Aberra, has a few things to say about that:

Dear Future Flinn,

You’re probably looking at that greeting and thinking, “Future Flinn? How does she know I’m going to be a future Flinn? I can’t be a future Flinn.” That’s what I thought when I received an email just like this one a year ago. Let me introduce myself first, before I get into why you shouldn’t underestimate yourself and the possibilities that the Flinn Scholarship will give you.

My name is Nesima Aberra. I’m a freshman majoring in journalism. I’m also a writer, daydreamer, amateur pastry chef, karaoke lover, world-peace enthusiast, bookworm, teacher, volunteer, actress, and cartoon lover. So as you can see, I’m not very easy to pin down, and I’m positive you aren’t either. That’s the beauty of being a Flinn. None of us, I repeat, none of us, are the same. Every Flinn Scholar comes from a unique background and has her own hobbies and dreams, opinions and philosophies. But the one thing we all have in common is passion. A passion to learn, to explore, to question, to travel, to try, to fail, to succeed, to share, and then do it all over again!

Applying for college is scary stuff--I know. There are so many choices, tests, and essays to consider. You might think the best thing to do is go to some wonderful out-of-state, Ivy League school to prove your intelligence and make something of yourself. That is not true at all.

Being selected as a Flinn Scholar awards you an incredible scholarship covering all four years, travel, and study-abroad funds, special invitations and programs for Flinns only, and best of all, the pleasure of being a part of the Flinn family. Our family goes on retreats, has dinners, volunteers in the community, travels together and has an amazing time. This past summer, I went to the annual Flinn summer retreat at Lost Canyon and went on hikes, performed raps at midnight, played shuffleboard, jammed on the keyboard, and bonded with all my new friends.

I’m so glad I got over my nerves and applied for the Flinn scholarship. So don’t worry at all. Focus on what your strengths are, what makes you unique. There’s no typical candidate that the review committee looks for, so be yourself--seriously. You don’t have to be an expert at astrophysics, speak Armenian and backpack in the Amazon every summer (although if you do, you are my hero.)

Take your time and allow your own humor, charisma and beliefs to help you tackle those essay prompts and the rest of the application questions. Know that you, and only you, have that special dream, and if the world doesn’t get to see that, then you’re only doing a disservice to yourself.

I really hope you’re up for the challenge and truly consider the Flinn Scholarship. It’s changed my life and helped me open up to all the opportunities I never thought I would have before.

Hope to meet you soon, future world changer!
--Nesima

Photo by Flickr user ehrgeizier

Who should apply for the Flinn Scholarship?

Matt Ellsworth — 2009-10-07

Blake Thomson ('09) thinks that students who have always dreamed of working three part-time jobs and eating only ramen noodles might not want to apply for the Flinn Scholarship. Here's his advice for everybody else.

Dear potential 2010 Flinn Scholar (yes YOU!),

My name is Blake Thomson, and one short year ago I was working on my Flinn scholarship application, just like you. I was tired of my mom telling me how lucky I would be if I were to receive the scholarship. I was sick of telling her that there was no chance I would receive such an amazing deal. I was frustrated by the idea of having to address such difficult essay prompts just to be turned away by such a prestigious scholarship committee. But I couldn’t stop thinking about the regret I’d feel if I didn’t give myself a chance.

And so, to appease my mom, my friends, my teachers, and most of all, myself, I applied for the Flinn. Of course, to protect my ego and to appear cool and collected, I put up a front of indifference every time someone mentioned the Flinn. I can’t even count how many times I used the phrase “yeah it’d be cool but… we’ll see” during those ensuing months.

The period of time between my application submission and my selection as a Scholar is hazy, and I think I must’ve blacked out somewhere in there amidst the daunting interviews, the hesitant optimism and the many emails, because I’m not entirely sure how I was chosen to be a Flinn Scholar. But the point is, I got the scholarship.

Even though every time I brought up my application for the Flinn I’d add on to the end of my remark that “obviously it’s a science thing and I won’t get it, but it’s not a big deal.” Even though I kept stressing and searching and studying each college trying to find the right match for me, because I was certain I wasn’t going to have any “viable” in-state options. Even though, in my final interview for the Flinn, I told a decorated and revered former general that, in my opinion, war is never the answer (I think I stopped breathing for the remainder of the interview). Even though I cringed at the thought of going up against all these kids who I was certain were “better than me” for a scholarship that essentially ensures that I am going to have to work hard, dream big, and, to use a cliché, be somebody.

The Flinn is for anyone, not just the science-oriented. However, if you picture any of the following as essential college experiences that you would like to have, you might want to reconsider applying for the Flinn Scholarship:
•   Settling on driving to Nogales for a day-trip to satisfy your urges to “study abroad.”
•   Having to look at any purchase in terms of its food value (e.g. not buying a shirt because “it costs 24 packages of ramen.”)
•   Having to camp out in a lawn chair by the car of your college advisor in order to get in touch with him.
•   Putting that unpaid internship with a congressman on hold because your first priority is defending your title as “Most Reliable Fry-Maker” so you can get the much-needed bonus to pay your college tuition.

These are all things you will not have to deal with as a Flinn Scholar. However, oddly enough, if you are a bit eccentric and for whatever reason would really like to have these experiences, you could still have them as a Flinn Scholar if you so choose. And that’d make you an interesting individual, which means… you’d be a great candidate for the Flinn.

In short, there is no reason not to apply for the Flinn. Don’t second-guess yourself. Show the committee who you are, who you hope to be, and know that you have nothing to regret.

Thank you, and I hope you have a great senior year,

Blake Thomson (’09)

Photo by flickr user saket_vora

Michael's motivational meditations

Matt Ellsworth — 2009-10-01

And we have 23 days left before apps are due! Here's Michael Weingartner ('09), describing his Flinn Scholarship application process.

Dear Flinn Applicants,

Allow me to preface this message with a note of congratulations not only on your academic achievements to date, but also on your good sense to apply for this Flinncredible scholarship. (Yes, I just made a Flinn pun. We all do it. Get used to it.) The Flinn Foundation Scholarship is a wonderful opportunity, and as a recipient, I highly recommend the application process to anyone, no matter how daunting it might seem at first. The rewards are well worth it. No, scratch that… the rewards are ridiculously well worth it. Like, no contest. This having been said, allow me to relay to you the inspiring story of my own application/interview process.

To begin, I have absolutely no idea how I was chosen for this scholarship. I had never met a Flinn Scholar and only vaguely knew what the program was about. My school had never had one and so when it came time for me to fill out the application, I was more or less on my own. I wrote and revised my essays. I showed them to my mother. She changed them. I changed them back and submitted my application about a week before the deadline.

I waited.

They told me I had an interview. I had never interviewed for anything before. Ever. During my semifinalist interview, I spoke about tap dancing and tomato sauce. Apparently that worked, because I got a second interview.

I was feeling pretty good about myself, but when I started to meet the other students who had made it to the various interviews and I got to hear about everything that they’d done, from studying abroad and winning state debate tournaments to working closely with the governor’s office and interviewing Kristi Yamaguchi (all of these, by the way, are true), I became somewhat discouraged. I had done some impressive things in high school, but compared to these kids, I felt pretty out of my league.

If this happens to you, don’t let it discourage you. Because when they say that “there is no typical Flinn,” they really, REALLY mean it.

They’re not looking for somebody specially picked out ahead of time, and they aren’t looking for somebody with a particular resume. What they’re looking for is to get to know you, and that is my advice: Be yourself, 100%. If you’re a dancer, be a dancer. If you’re a Democrat or a Republican, let that shine through. You don’t have to prove anything, except that you are a thoughtful and unique individual (which, in case you weren’t sure, you already are), and that you deserve this opportunity.

It’s just too good of an opportunity to pass up. Apply and do your best. I’ll be very excited to meet you, and good luck when you go into your Flinnterviews (see, I just did it again.)

~Michael Weingartner (’09)

Photo by Flickr user haagenjerrys

UA Flinn Scholar-Faculty Mentor Dinner

2009-09-29 16:16:20 -0700

UA Flinn Scholar-Faculty Mentor Dinner

1939-1989-2009: A Seventy-Year Retrospective on Eastern Europe

2009-09-29 15:53:46 -0700

1939-1989-2009: A Seventy-Year Retrospective on Eastern Europe

Emma's essay encouragement

Matt Ellsworth — 2009-09-25

We're counting down the days--under a month to go, now, until the deadline to submit 2010 Flinn Scholarship applications.

About time to hand out a few hints, don't you think? Here's what Emma Kleiner ('09) has to say:

Dear Future Flinn Scholars,

Congratulations on starting the Flinn application process! My name is Emma, and just one short year ago I was writing (and re-writing) the Flinn essays just like you.

To give you a tangible grasp of the difference that one year can make, tonight I am sitting here writing this letter with another Flinn Scholar. I also just finished watching “Glee” with my roommate and two great friends that live next door. Yes, I had some homework to do—but let’s overlook that right now. There are so many fun college times ahead of you, so just keep that in mind through the whole college-application process—it’s all worth it in the end.

Now on to addressing application anxieties more concretely: I read your essay prompts and basically flipped. They are so cool! I’m totally jealous and wish I could apply all over again so that I could have the opportunity to write your essays. Though I cannot speak for the Flinn Foundation, I do know that the selection committee wants to see your true personality shine in these essays. Have fun and speak your true opinions! I know that you may be a little worn out by all of your high-school obligations and college applications, but consistent effort in these next five weeks will really improve your essays and make them stand out. Keep working diligently regardless of how overworked you may feel. You all have the potential to write amazing and insightful essays. You simply have to allow yourself the time and energy to do that.

I know that many of you will have the chance to accept the Flinn. Let me assure you that it is the best opportunity ever! The first thing that I said to my family when I came home from Lost Canyon (the annual Flinn Scholars retreat to northern Arizona) is that I would not trade the Flinn for any Ivy League school. The Flinn Family is not just a concept—it’s a reality. I get along with all the Flinn Scholars and have a great time meeting everyone. The older Flinns have helped me so much, and I look to them for guidance all the time.

Last year, the idea of being part of the Flinn community inspired me to create special essays. I hope this letter will inspire you to do the same. The Flinn experience is worth the effort and time that you’ll invest in your application. I have so much confidence in each of you. I can’t wait to meet many of you at your future Flinn interviews!

Good luck!
Emma Kleiner (’09)

Photo by Flickr user b-love

Class of 2009 Central European Orientation

2009-09-22 08:37:56 -0700

Class of 2009 Central European Orientation

2009 Centennial Lecture featuring Joel Meyerowitz

2009-09-10 12:58:39 -0700

2009 Centennial Lecture featuring Joel Meyerowitz

Deadline: Flinn Scholar Application

2009-09-09 09:06:12 -0700

Deadline: Flinn Scholar Application

Recreation, workshops greet Scholars at retreat

Flinn Scholars — 2009-09-01

Travel reports and a talent show, hiking and stargazing, workshops and catching up with good friends: the 2009 Flinn Scholars retreat, held at Lost Canyon in northern Arizona, offered all of these and more in an energizing inauguration of the new school year.

Apply now for the 2010 Flinn Scholarship

Flinn Scholars — 2009-08-31

The application for the 2010 Flinn Scholarship is available now.

To begin your application, go to our How to Apply page. We also urge you to read our general description of What It Takes and our lists of Strategies for Success and Frequently Asked Questions.

"Sun split like a cantaloupe too ripe for its skin, we wake"

Michael Cochise Young — 2009-08-26

That's the opening line in "Ghost Net (XXI)," one of the poems by Kate Larson-Thomé ('96) that is paired with a shadow box created by fellow Tucson artist Heather Green in the Ghost Net Project.

NAU 2009 Fall Semester Classes Begin

2009-06-12 16:25:39 -0700

NAU 2009 Fall Semester Classes Begin

Flinn Scholars Annual Retreat

2009-06-12 16:20:13 -0700

Flinn Scholars Annual Retreat

UA 2009 Fall Semester Classes Begin

2009-06-12 16:07:53 -0700

UA 2009 Fall Semester Classes Begin

ASU 2009 Fall Semester Classes Begin

2009-06-12 16:05:40 -0700

ASU 2009 Fall Semester Classes Begin

Class of 17 Flinn Scholars chooses Arizona universities

Flinn Scholars — 2009-05-18

Seventeen of Arizona's highest-achieving high-school seniors have decided to attend one of the state's public universities on a Flinn Scholarship. The award includes funding for four years of study, academic-focused travel abroad, mentorship by top faculty, and other benefits. Altogether, the package is worth more than $50,000--on top of the cash value of tuition, provided by the student's chosen university.

Class of 17 Flinn Scholars chooses Arizona universities

Flinn Scholars — 2009-05-18

Arizona educators honored by Flinn Scholars

Flinn Scholars — 2009-05-18

The newest Flinn Scholars and the Flinn Scholars Program have honored 17 Arizona educators for their outstanding dedication and service. Each educator was nominated by a member of the 2009 class of Flinn Scholars for having a significant impact on their education and development.

Graduating Scholars to gather once more before beginning new adventures

Flinn Scholars — 2009-05-11

The Flinn Scholars Program will honor 23 graduating Scholars at the program's annual Recognition Dinner on May 17, celebrating the students' exceptional array of accomplishments during their undergraduate years and highlighting their diverse goals for the future.

Scholars pay annual visit to studio of John and Ruth Waddell

Flinn Scholars — 2009-05-10

On May 2, a select group of Flinn Scholars spent a day working in the Cornville art studio of internationally acclaimed sculptor John Waddell and his wife, painter Ruth Waddell. A visit to the Waddells' studio has been an annual highlight of the Flinn Scholars program for nearly all of the past 24 years.

Flinn Foundation elects new president and CEO

Flinn Scholars — 2009-04-13

Beginning in June, a new leader will guide the Flinn Foundation, including its signature Flinn Scholars program, which provides one of the most competitive and prestigious undergraduate merit scholarships in the United States. Jack B. Jewett, a senior university administrator, former president of the Arizona Board of Regents, and five-term member of the Arizona House of Representatives, will become the Foundation’s second President and CEO, succeeding John W. Murphy, who has led the Foundation since 1981.

Flinn Scholars Program Information Meetings - Flagstaff

2009-02-17 16:37:44 -0700

Flinn Scholars Program Information Meetings - Flagstaff