Let the floodgates open

And here comes some more coverage of the 23rd class of Scholars:
The Tucson Citizen offered a profile of Jason Xu (‘08) and another of David Ware (‘08) as part of the paper’s coverage of this spring’s area graduates. They also ran a story on all four new Scholars from the Tucson area–Jason, David, Alice Cai [...]

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Can we get some applause? (updated)

For Lara Cardy (‘05) and Michael Mitchell (‘06), announced as 2008 Goldwater Scholars;
For Dustin Cox (‘03), winner of a UA Pillar of Excellence Award;
For David Hernandez (‘04), finalist for the Marshall and Gates-Cambridge Scholarships, and selected as outstanding senior in the UA Department of Astronomy;
For Brian Indrelunas (‘04), named editor of the State Press for [...]

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Unoficially

Officially, there was no Foundation-sponsored trip to CEDO this spring.

To which something like 30 current Scholars and alums said, “Yeah, well, we know how to read maps. And we’ve got enough gas to get at least as far as Ajo…”

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Shhhh. (He can’t tell you anything.)

Peter Ziegler (‘03) is staying mum about what, exactly, he’s working on in his role as a “process engineer” for W. L. Gore and Associates. But it’s got to be good: We just saw him floating around Flagstaff, in what appeared to be a lighter-than-air, radar-deflecting, waterproof technobubble suit of armor.
Either that or he was [...]

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Megan McGinnity rules another news cycle

Megan McGinnity (‘03), named a Marshall Scholar in November, keeps racking up the honors. She’s just been announced as one of 20 members of USA Today’s 2008 All-USA College Academic First Team. Here’s the paper’s pithy statement:
For Megan McGinnity, 22, a senior at Arizona State University, the beginnings of her life’s work took root in [...]

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Word of the day: Oligopolistic

Matt Stone (‘03), who we think lives in the dungeon of a 13th-century castle on the outskirts of Dundee, Scotland, has an article in The Stockholm Network’s journal on energy and the environment, Climate of Opinion. Matt’s article, about the possible development of a natural gas cartel similar to OPEC, is good reading; if you [...]

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Regarding news and newsmakers

Megan McGinnity (’03) was named one of 2007’s “Top 10 College Women” by Glamour magazine, which highlighted her research about and advocacy regarding human trafficking. You can read about Megan’s recognition here.
Matt Ellsworth (’93) has joined the Flinn Foundation as Senior Writer and Editor. He welcomes tips, news, and inquiries: mellsworth@flinn.org or 602-744-6813.
Jake Batsell (’92) [...]

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Dept. of Summer Vacations

Earlier in the spring, Leslie Harris (‘01) caught up with Jason Yan (‘03), who sometimes totes a shotgun and sometimes showers. More interesting trivia is here.

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