SASS presents scholarship to Flagler College senior

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ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (03/26/2013)(readMedia)-- Amanda Marconi, a Flagler College senior theatre arts 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.

"I was so surprised and deeply touched to receive this scholarship," said Marconi, who also won the SASS scholarship in 2012.

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 $23,690, 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.