Class of 1990 Flinn Scholar Kris Mayes is the Co-Director of the Energy Policy Innovation Council and Director of the Utility of the Future Center and is a member of the faculty at Arizona State University’s (ASU) Global Institute of Sustainabi

Michelle Minitti on two journeys: a mission to Mars, and her own odyssey to become a planetary scientist

Jan 31st, 2020 19m 46s

Class of 1991 Flinn Scholar Michelle Minitti is the principal of Framework, a consultancy specializing in planetary-science research and Mars mission operations. Michelle is a co-investigator for the Mars Curiosity Rover, working with member

Nathan Johnson and Jake Batsell on how the Flinn Scholarship can enhance a focus—or enable extraordinary exploration

Nov 26th, 2019 20m 49s

A member of the inaugural Class of 1986 Flinn Scholars, Nathan Johnson was elected to the Texas State Senate in November 2018 to represent District 16, comprising all or portions of 10 cities in the northern part of Dallas County. He practices

Matt Rolland on the road—from stockbroker, to touring musician, to arts leader

Oct 31st, 2019 22m 52s

Class of 2005 Flinn Scholar Matt Rolland has had a fiddle in his hand since the age of four. Best known as the bandleader and fiddle player for the Tucson-based band, Run Boy Run, Matt has performed at festivals and concert halls across the

Shelly Lowe on the higher-education experiences of American Indian students

Sep 26th, 2019 22m 39s

Class of 1992 Flinn Scholar Shelly Lowe is executive director of the Harvard University Native American Program. An enrolled member of the Navajo nation, she graduated from Ganado High School and studied at the University of Arizona as a Flinn

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