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As of February 2010, one CocoNuts alumni, and two soon-to-be CocoNuts alumni have received over half a million dollars in scholarships. In almost all of these cases, the students' deep involvement with the CocoNuts Robotics Team was a deciding factor in the awarding of these scholarships. 2009 - Larry Marek Northern Arizona University - Class of 2013 Intended Major: Physics Education Received Awards ~ City of Flagstaff Mayor's Award ~ Coconino County Teen Court Award Received Scholarships ~ Gates Millennium Scholarship -$300,000 ~ DREAMS Scholarship - $1,000 (Disbursing Real Educational Academic Minority Scholarships) ~ Susan B. Anthony Scholarship - $30,000 ~ University of Rochester Scholarship - $20,000 ~ APS Minority Scholarship for Physics - $2,000 ~ Alpha Delta Kappa Future Educator Scholarship - $1,000 2010 - Madeline Burris Intended College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Class of 2014 Intended Major: Robotics Engineering Received Awards ~ Flagstaff Soroptomist Club Student of the Month ~ Flagstaff Exchange Club Student of the Month ~ Arizona STEM Innovation Hero Nominee ~ University of Rochester Xerox Information and Technology Award ~ Toshiba ExploraVision Competition Honorable Mention ~ Coconino High School Academic & Orchestra Letters ~ Coconino High School 4.0 Academic Excellence Award ~ Coconino High School Citizenship Award Received Scholarships ~ Unknown as of yet 2010 - Vitas Zukowski Intended College: The University of Chicago - Class of 2014 Intended Major: Dual Political Science/Chemistry Received Awards ~ 2010 United States Senate Youth Program - Arizona Delegate ~ College Board Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction ~ National Merit Commended Student ~ Flagstaff Exchange Club Student of the Month ~ Arizona STEM Innovation Hero Nominee ~ Toshiba ExploraVision Competition Honorable Mention ~ Coconino High School Academic Letters ~ University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Science Award ~ Flinn Scholarship Finalist Received Scholarships ~ 2010 United States Senate Youth Program Scholarship - $5,000 ~ Northern Arizona University President's Scholarship - $24,000 ~ University of Portland President's Scholarship - $80,000 ~ Allegheny College Trustee's Scholarship - $70,000 Any comments, suggestions, or concerns about the website? Then email us! Page last updated 02-20-2010