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You'll find the Flinn Scholars community in every nook and cranny of the Internet.

For starters, visit the Flinn Foundation page on Facebook, follow @flinnscholars on Twitter, and--if you're a Scholar yourself--join the Scholars group on LinkedIn.

Want a quick answer to a burning question? You can reach me via email at mellsworth@flinn.org.

And who is this writing, anyway?

Since 2007, I've been a part of the Flinn Foundation's communications team, writing about all of the Foundation's initiatives, including the Flinn Scholars.

I'm also a Flinn Scholar alum myself, from the class of 1993. After my undergraduate years in Arizona, I completed an MFA in creative writing at George Mason University in Virginia. Now and then, I do type things not entirely true.

Jan 23, 2009
Matt_badge-author Matt Ellsworth

How to succeed in business without really trying

Tags: 02, 87, business, dan tuttle, shaun kirkpatrick

You aren't going to find anything about Dan Tuttle ('02) in a post with that title.

Let's try again:

How to succeed in business by serving your community

That's more like it.

Dan TuttleDan just got some good news--he's been accepted to Stanford's business school, his top choice. We're guessing he was one of their top choices, too.

In October, he was recognized as one of Tucson's "40 under 40" up-and-coming business leaders by the Tucson Citizen. (Shaun Kirkpatrick ('87) was a finalist for the award.)

They asked him to name his top professional accomplishment to date. No, nothing to do with share prices, profits, or guns turned into butter: He was instrumental in changing national HIV/AIDS testing policy in the Solomon Islands.

Dan's nominator for the award, Terry Babcock-Lumish, president of Islay Consulting, filled out the picture:

"This Flinn, Boren and Truman Scholar is no stranger to accolades or superlatives. However, he most certainly does not rest on laurels or wear ego on his sleeve. Whether working in villages in Arusha or Munda, studying in Chengdu, participating in a prestigious international exchange for Truman Scholars in the Emirates, or volunteering in Tucson, K.C. or D.C., Dan continually challenges himself, tackles new tasks and learns both from and with new organizations, languages and communities."

Photo courtesy of Tucson Citizen