Flagler News

When you imagine the face of a donor, the vision that emerges is rarely one of a young, 20-something-year-old man fresh out of college. But James Mernik, '21, is that donor. Upon inheriting a giving account from his late grandparents, Mernik was tasked with perpetuating their lifelong interest in philanthropy.

Growing up in Polk County, Fla., Hunter Miller has always appreciated the natural world. But it wasn’t until 2017 that he was able to use this respect for the Earth to fuel his career. Miller graduated from Flagler College in 2011 with a degree in Public Administration, and now serves as Field Campaign Manager at Oceana.

Jefferey Spivey, ’05, is a St. Louis-based author, poet and journalist who is currently editor at Northstar Publishing. He won the 2023 Iron Horse Book Prize and was named runner-up for Poets & Writers’ 2023 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award.

It was a viral video of a chimpanzee named Vanilla seeing the sky for the first time that captured the hearts of Americans, and helped Flagler College alumnus Dr. Andrew Halloran, '95, raise awareness about the plight of animals kept in labs and cages for most of their lives.

Ben Atkinson, Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences, instructs students on topics like ecology, environmental science, sustainability, and evolutionary biology.

For Eliza Jordan, '12, magazine writing and editing has been a ticket around the world. Literally.

At heart, Carly Shaw said she’s an environmentalist with a particular passion for protecting coastlines like the one she grew up on in Ocean City, N.J.

Flagler College’s Alumni Awards were initiated in 1999 to honor graduates who have made a significant contribution to their field, the College, or their own communities.