The Talon Leadership and Service Awards ceremony was established in 1997 and is organized by Florida Atlantic Alumni and Community Engagement every fall during Homecoming Week. The event unites alumni, students, campus and community leaders in a celebration of leadership, support and service to Florida Atlantic.
One of the most prestigious honors given at Florida Atlantic, Talon Awards are presented in four categories: the Richard L. Schmidt Alumni Talon Award, the President’s Talon Award, the Student Talon Award and the Faculty Talon Award.
Thank you to everyone for attending this year’s Talon Leadership and Service Awards ceremony on November 6!
2025
Michelle and Michael Hagerty
President’s Talon Award
Susan Skemp ’81
Richard L. Schmidt Alumni Talon Award
Deborah L. Floyd, Ed.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Shania Grant ’24
Student Talon Award
2024
Marilyn Wallach
President’s Talon Award
Stacy Volnick, Ph.D., ’87, ’06, ’22
Alumni Talon Award
Mitchell Hutchings, D.M.A.
Faculty Talon Award
Zariah Walker
Student Talon Award
2023
John and Ann Wood
President’s Talon Award
Debbie Levine, C.F.R.E., ’93
Alumni Talon Award
Jennifer Caceres, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Faculty Talon Award
Kaylia Cooper
Student Talon Award
2022
David J. Nicholson, Aubrey M. Strul, Eric Shaw, Ph.D., ’72, ’73, Richard L. Schmidt, MBA ’71
President’s Talon Award
Edward Fulton, M.D., ’09
Alumni Talon Award
Kyle Prescott
Faculty Talon Award
Cassidy Hoover
Student Talon Award
2021
Bob Stilley and Marylynn Magar
President’s Talon Award
Alfred Morris ’11
Alumni Talon Award
Kimberly Dunn, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Tanya Panwala
Student Talon Award
2019
Christine E. Lynn
President’s Talon Award
Cecilia Mazzone Peters ’90
Alumni Talon Award
Myeongsub Kim, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Mariana Ribeiro
Student Talon Award
2018
Barbara Schmidt
President’s Talon Award
Robin Rubin, B.S.W., ’07, M.S.W., ’09
Alumni Talon Award
Kevin Wagner, J.D., Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Kira Wolak
Student Talon Award
2017
2007 Sun Belt Conference Championship Football Team
Alumni Talon Award
Heather Thompson, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Ovini Rodrigo
Student Talon Award
2016
Joan Joyce
President’s Talon Award
Ambassador Robert M. “Skipp” Orr ’76
Alumni Talon Award
Monica Escaleras, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Océane Boulais
Student Talon Award
2015
Eleanor R. Baldwin
President’s Talon Award
Steve Swanson, M.S., ’86
Alumni Talon Award
Stacie Lee Rossow, D.M.A., ’97‚’01
Faculty Talon Award
Alyssa Harris
Student Talon Award
2014
Howard Schnellenberger
President’s Talon Award
Ralph de la Vega, B.S.M.E. ’74
Alumni Talon Award
Philomena Marinaccio, Ed.S., ’93
Faculty Talon Award
Juan Ramirez
Student Talon Award
2013
Eric M. Kelly, M.N.M‚ ’11
President’s Talon Award
Edith Stern, B.A., ’68
Alumni Talon Award
Myriam Swennen Ruthenberg, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Kadeem Ricketts
Student Talon Award
2012
The Honorable Susan Whelchel
President’s Talon Award
Stephen Doerr, B.B.A., ’87, M.A.C., ’88
Alumni Talon Award
Frederick Bloetscher, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Stephen Jones
Student Talon Award
2011
Michael Friedland, M.D.
President’s Talon Award
Manuel D. Medina, B.S., ’74
Alumni Talon Award
Eric Chiang, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Megan Allore
Student Talon Award
2010
Nancy Blosser
President’s Talon Award
John H. Scannell, B.B.A., ’92
Alumni Talon Award
Lucy Madsen Guglielmino, Ed.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Jennifer Joseph
Student Talon Award
2009
David J. Gury
President’s Talon Award
The Honorable Thomas Workman Jr., B.S., ’71
Alumni Talon Award
Nannetta Y. Durnell-Uwechue, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Megan L. Schroeder
Student Talon Award
2008
Office Depot
President’s Talon Award
The Honorable Armand Grossman, M.Ed., ’67, B.A., ’70 MBA, ’77
Alumni Talon Award
Cynthia Blum, Ph.D., ’06
Faculty Talon Award
Edward Fulton
Student Talon Award
2007
Rep. Adam Hasner
President’s Talon Award
Bruce Allen, B.A., ’71
Alumni Talon Award
Leslie A. Leip, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Samantha Montgomery
Student Talon Award
2006
Dr. Richard Staller
President’s Talon Award
The Honorable Mary Brandenburg, B.A., ’72, MBA, ’80
Alumni Talon Award
The Honorable Frederick C. Brummer, B.S., ’68, MBA, ’74
Alumni Talon Award
The Honorable Pat Patterson, B.A.E., ’76, M.Ed., ’78
Alumni Talon Award
Eric Shaw, B.B.A., ’72, MBA, ’73, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Linda Ortega and Sarah Kinel
Student Talon Award
2005
The Honorable Joe Negron
President’s Talon Award
The Honorable Scott H. Adams, B.B.A., ’87
Alumni Talon Award
Daniel R. White, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Daniel Falco
Student Talon Award
2004
The Honorable Ron Klein
President’s Talon Award
The Honorable Ken Pruitt
President’s Talon Award
Christopher N. Pollock, B.S., ’78, MBA, ’81
Alumni Talon Award
Jeffery S. Morton, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
David K. Johnson
Student Talon Award
Melissa M. Morris
Student Talon Award
2003
The Honorable Steven L. Abrams
President’s Talon Award
Bob Burdick, B.A., ’69
Alumni Talon Award
Mary Ann Gosser-Esquilin, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Roxanne Grobbel
Student Talon Award
2002
M.J. “Mike” Arts
President’s Talon Award
George C. Zoley, B.A. ’72, M.P.A. ’75, Ph.D.
Alumni Talon Award
Daniel Raviv, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Denis Warburton
Student Talon Award
2001
Peter Lo Bello
President’s Talon Award
Michael R. Slade, B.S. ’71, MBA ’74
Alumni Talon Award
Patricia P. Fleitas, D.M.A.
Faculty Talon Award
Nicholas J. Kalman
Student Talon Award
2000 (November)
The Honorable John C. Rayson
President’s Talon Award
Alberto Dosal, B.S., ’73
Alumni Talon Award
Carole M. Pohl
Faculty Talon Award
Ursula Pamela Chavez
Student Talon Award
2000 (February)
Michael Martin
President’s Talon Award
Thomas E. Oxley, B.S., ’66
Alumni Talon Award
Khalid Hamza, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Cath Cheker
Student Talon Award
1999
Sheriff Ken Jenne, B.A., ’68
President’s Talon Award
J. Randy Justice, B.A., ’73
Alumni Talon Award
Voncile M. Smith, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Monica L. Byers
Student Talon Award
Howard Guggenheim
Talon Award for Athletics
1998
Catherine Bishop Temple, M.Ed., ’03, Ed.D., ’07
President’s Talon Award
Daniel Mica, B.A., ’66
Alumni Talon Award
Roy Levow, Ph.D.
Faculty Talon Award
Jaye Bayles
Student Talon Award
1997
Robert Rollins
President’s Talon Award
Carla Coleman, M.P.A., ’84
Alumni Talon Award
John Kirlew
Student Talon Award
