SASS presents scholarship to Flagler College junior

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Tom Rahner, president of SASS; Darwin White, treasurer of SASS; Mandy Marconi; Phyllis Gibbs, Chair of the Theatre Dept.; Chris Hafner, Flagler College Financial Aid Officer

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (03/28/2012)(readMedia)-- Mandy Marconi, a Flagler College junior theatre major, was recently awarded the Retired Flagler College Faculty scholarship.

The Senior Association of Sociable Saints presented Marconi with an $800 scholarship at a luncheon on March 22.

The award is given based on academic achievement and need with the recipient's name added to a plaque that hangs in the Ringhaver Student Center on the Flagler College campus.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $22,500, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.

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