能力 Honors 2023 Talon Leadership Award Recipients
从左, 贾丝廷阿维拉, chair of the 能力 Alumni Association Board; 能力 President Stacy Volnick ’87, ’06, ’22; philanthropist Ann Wood; 詹妮弗·卡塞雷斯, M.D., FACP, senior associate dean for 学生 affairs and associate professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine; Kaylia Cooper, 能力 学生; Debbie Levine, CFRE, ’93; Katie Burke, Ph.D., ’08, ’10, ’15, ’17, assistant vice 总统 of 校友 and community engagement, attend the 2023 Talon Leadership Awards.
Florida Atlantic University hosted its annual Talon Leadership Awards ceremony as part of 首页coming 2023, honoring outstanding faculty, 学生, 校友 and community leadership. Co-sponsored by Florida Atlantic Alumni and 社区 Engagement and Student Government, the Talon Awards have been presented during 首页coming week since 1997.
“The Talon Awards are one of the most prestigious honors bestowed on members of the Florida Atlantic community,” said 能力 President Stacy Volnick. “In their unique way, each honoree has helped lead the University into a new era of excellence and achievement.”
The President’s Talon Award was awarded to philanthropists John and Ann Wood. The Woods have made monumental impacts to health care through their generous giving to 能力’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. In 2022, John and Ann Wood donated $28 million to support scholarships for 学生 enrolled in the College of Medicine. This was the largest scholarship gift in 能力’s history and the largest known scholarship gift to a Florida public university’s medical school. In July, the Woods donated $11.5 million to the College of Medicine in support of amyloidosis research. John Wood passed away in August, leaving behind a legacy of extraordinary generosity and service. Ann Wood accepted the President’s Talon Award on their behalf.
Debbie Levine, CFRE, ’93, received the Richard L. Schmidt Alumni Talon Award. Levine serves as executive director of the 波卡拉顿 Police Foundation, an organization that supports the 波卡拉顿 Police Services Department by ensuring officers have the resources they need to perform at their highest level to keep 波卡拉顿 safe. 自毕业, Levine has consistently supported 能力 Police on trainings and a variety of other activities.
The 教师 Talon Award was presented to Dr. 詹妮弗·卡塞雷斯, FACP, senior associate dean for 学生 affairs and associate professor of medicine in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. 自2014年以来, Caceres has developed career advising programs to support medical 学生 in successful match outcomes and longitudinal mentoring and coaching programs for professional and personal development for future physicians.
The Student Talon Award was awarded to Kaylia Cooper, an undergraduate researcher in the College of Science Honors in Biological Sciences program. Cooper is the founding director of the Medi-Futures 能力 Virtual Shadowing Program, which helps 学生 connect with various health professionals, allowing them to learn from seasoned experts in the health field.
“Our Talon Award honorees are truly stellar representatives of this university and have consistently gone above and beyond in their leadership and service to Florida Atlantic,” said Katie Burke, Ph.D., assistant vice 总统 of 校友 and community engagement. “We’re immensely proud to showcase such outstanding members of our community.”
Florida Atlantic Alumni and 社区 Engagement also recognized outstanding 学生 leadership in a separate Parliament of OWLs ceremony, honoring 29 recent 校友 and graduating seniors for their leadership at Florida Atlantic.
For more information on the Talon Awards or Florida Atlantic Alumni and 社区 Engagement, 访问fau校友.org.
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