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Talon Leadership Awards

The Talon Leadership Awards ceremony was established in 1997 and is co-sponsored by the FAU Alumni Association and the FAU Student Government Homecoming Committee. It unites alumni, students, campus and community leaders in a celebration of leadership, support and service to FAU. Talon Awards are presented in four categories: the Alumni Talon Award, the President’s Talon Award, the Student Talon Award and the Faculty Talon Award.

2019 Talon Awards

2019

Christine E. Lynn

President’s Talon Award

Cecilia Mazzone Peters ’90

Alumni Talon Award

Myeongsub Kim, PhD

Faculty Talon Award

Mariana Ribeiro

Student Talon Award

2018

Barbara Schmidt

President’s Talon Award

Robin Rubin, BSW ’07, MSW ’09

Alumni Talon Award

Kevin Wagner, J.D. PhD

Faculty Talon Award

Kira Wolak

Student Talon Award

2017

2007 Sun Belt Conference Championship Football Team

Alumni Talon Award

Heather Thompson, PhD

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, PhD

Faculty Talon Award

Océane Boulais

Student Talon Award

2015

Eleanor R. Baldwin

President’s Talon Award

Steve Swanson, MS ’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, BSME ’74

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Philomena Marinaccio, EdS ’93

Faculty Talon Award

Juan Ramirez

Student Talon Award

2013

Eric M. Kelly, MNM‚’11

President’s Talon Award

Edith Stern, BA ’68

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Myriam Swennen Ruthenberg

Faculty Talon Award

Kadeem Ricketts

Student Talon Award

2012

The Honorable Susan Whelchel

President’s Talon Award

Stephen Doerr, BBA ’87, MAC ’88

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Frederick Bloetscher

Faculty Talon Award

Stephen Jones

Student Talon Award

2011

Dr. Michael Friedland

President’s Talon Award

Manuel D. Medina, BS ’74

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Eric Chiang

Faculty Talon Award

Megan Allore

Student Talon Award

2010

Nancy Blosser

President’s Talon Award

John H. Scannell, BBA ’92

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Lucy Madsen Guglielmino

Faculty Talon Award

Jennifer Joseph

Student Talon Award

2009

David J. Gury

President’s Talon Award

The Honorable Thomas Workman Jr., BS ’71

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Nannetta Y. Durnell-Uwechue

Faculty Talon Award

Megan L. Schroeder

Student Talon Award

2008

Office Depot

President’s Talon Award

The Honorable Armand Grossman, MEd ’67, BA ’70 MBA ’77

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Cynthia Blum, PhD ’06

Faculty Talon Award

Edward Fulton

Student Talon Award

2007

Rep. Adam Hasner

President’s Talon Award

Bruce Allen, BA ’71

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Leslie A. Leip

Faculty Talon Award

Samantha Montgomery

Student Talon Award

2006

Dr. Richard Staller

President’s Talon Award

The Honorable Mary Brandenburg, BA ’72, MBA ’80

Alumni Talon Award

The Honorable Frederick C. Brummer, BS ’68, MBA ’74

Alumni Talon Award

The Honorable Pat Patterson, BAE ’76, MEd ’78

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Eric Shaw, BBA ’72, MBA ’73

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, BBA ’87

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Daniel R. White

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, BS ’78, MBA ’81

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Jeffery S. Morton

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, BA ’69

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Mary Ann Gosser-Esquilin

Faculty Talon Award

Roxanne Grobbel

Student Talon Award

2002

M.J. ‚”Mike”, Arts

President’s Talon Award

Dr. George C. Zoley, BA ’72, MPA ’75

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Daniel Raviv

Faculty Talon Award

Denis Warburton

Student Talon Award

2001

Peter Lo Bello

President’s Talon Award

Michael R. Slade, BS ’71, MBA ’74

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Patricia P. Fleitas

Faculty Talon Award

Nicholas J. Kalman

Student Talon Award

2000 (November)

The Honorable John C. Rayson

President’s Talon Award

Alberto Dosal, BS ’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, BS ’66 *

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Khalid Hamza

Faculty Talon Award

Cath Cheker

Student Talon Award

1999

Sheriff Ken Jenne, BA ’68

President’s Talon Award

J. Randy Justice, BA ’73

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Voncile M. Smith

Faculty Talon Award

Monica L. Byers

Student Talon Award

Howard Guggenheim

Talon Award for Athletics

1998

Dr. Catherine Bishop Temple, MEd ’03, EdD ’07

President’s Talon Award

Daniel Mica, BA ’66

Alumni Talon Award

Dr. Roy Levow

Faculty Talon Award

Jaye Bayles

Student Talon Award

1997

Robert Rollins

President’s Talon Award

Carla Coleman, MPA ’84

Alumni Talon Award

John Kirlew

Student Talon Award

Legend

* Deceased