Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT: Terry Gearing
561.799-8026,
gearing@fau.edu
FAU Honors Outstanding Leaders
at 2010 Talon Awards Ceremony
BOCA RATON, FL (November 30, 2010) – Florida
Atlantic University recently held its 15th Talon Awards ceremony as
part of Homecoming 2010. Since 1997, the Talon Awards ceremony has
recognized outstanding leaders from the community, alumni
constituency, faculty and student body. Co-sponsored by the FAU
National Alumni Association (FAUNAA) and FAU Student Government,
this year’s event and reception were held at the Marleen
& Harold Forkas Alumni Center on the Boca Raton campus. Honored
that evening were Nancy Blosser, chair of FAU’s Board of
Trustees; John Scannell ’92, member of the FAUNAA Board and
chair of FAUNAA scholarship committee; Lucy Madsen Guglielmino,
professor within FAU’s College of Education; and Jennifer
Joseph, pre-med major in FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of
Science.
“The Talon Awards are a wonderful University
tradition,” said FAU President Mary Jane Saunders. “We
are proud to recognize those who have provided outstanding service
to FAU. It is a pleasure to join together with students, alumni,
faculty, staff and friends of the University to celebrate the
accomplishments of our Talon Award recipients.”
The recipient of the 2010 President’s Talon Award was Nancy
Blosser. Providing outstanding service to the University community,
Blosser is a charter member of the FAU Board of Trustees and
currently serves as chair. Previously, she served as vice-chair of
the board, chair of the Audit and Finance Committee and prior to
that, as chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. Additionally,
Blosser was a member of FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of
Nursing Advisory Board. Most recently, she served as chair of the
FAU Presidential Search Committee and worked tirelessly to involve
the entire FAU and local communities in selecting FAU's 6th
president, Dr. M.J. Saunders.
“I am delighted to be recognized with this award and very
proud to be part of the prestigious group of past Talon
recipients,” said Blosser.
This year’s recipient of the Alumni Talon Award was John
Scannell ’92. Acknowledging leadership, achievement,
community involvement and loyalty to FAU and the FAUNAA, the Alumni
Talon Award is presented annually to a member of the alumni body.
Scannell, who was selected from a strong field of contenders, is
deputy director for the Boca Raton Housing Authority. He has served
multiple terms on the FAUNAA Board and was president of the Board
in 2001/2002. Scannell is a member of FAU’s Alumni Honor
Society, the Parliament of OWLs, and currently serves as chair of
the FAUNAA Scholarship Committee. Scannell has not only volunteered
countless hours to the association and the University, but he has
also been a generous financial contributor. He was the first
alumnus to make a $10,000 gift toward the construction of the
Marleen & Harold Forkas Alumni Center and launched the
fundraising campaign for the center by challenging his fellow board
members to match his gift
“So much of my success in life is a direct result of
FAU,” said Scannell. “I am fortunate to reap the
benefits of my education every day.”
Accepting the 2010 Faculty Talon Award was Lucy Madsen Guglielmino,
Ph.D. Chosen from a field of worthy candidates, Guglielmino
typifies excellence in teaching. She came to FAU as a visiting
assistant professor in 1977 and has served the University for close
to 33 years in a variety of faculty positions, including chair of
the department of educational leadership and director of the Melby
Center for Community Education. Since 1979, Guglielmino has worked
with graduate students in a wide range of capacities, including
assisting in the design of graduate programs, counseling students
as they consider entering the program, developing course outlines,
teaching courses, preparing and grading comprehensive exams, and
serving on doctoral committees. During her tenure at FAU, she
authored or co-authored 32 grants which were funded for a total of
$1,667,435. Guglielmino also contributed extensive service to the
Florida Department of Education, serving as a consultant on
community education to the commissioner of education and his staff.
“I am fortunate to have chosen the best profession there is.
Being able to donate your full attention to helping people learn
and grow is a great reward in itself,” said Guglielmino.
“It has been a privilege, a challenge and an unending source
of joy.”
The recipient of the 2010 Student Talon Award was Jennifer Joseph.
Honored for her leadership skills and meaningful service to the
University and the community at large, Joseph is a senior in the
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. She currently works in the
Office of Student Involvement and Leadership. Joseph served as
chair of the Haiti Relief Volunteer Committee, has been a student
note taker for three years and is an active volunteer at Boca Raton
Community Hospital. Joseph also works as a resident assistant in
Heritage Park Towers and was named an “Unsung Hero” in
2010 by housing & residential life. She has been instrumental
in the creation of United Leaders for Success, the charter group of
the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society. Shortly after
receiving the charter, the group elected Joseph as president.
Prior to the Talon Awards presentation, 16 FAU graduates were
inducted into the Parliament of OWLs (Older, Wiser Leaders). The
University’s alumni honor society, the Parliament of OWLS
recognizes and reunites outstanding alumni who are former student
leaders, past presidents of the FAUNAA, distinguished alumni of the
colleges and Alumni Hall of Fame members.
The FAUNAA is a non-profit alumni organization that represents
almost 120,000 FAU alumni. For more information about the FAUNAA,
contact alumni relations at 1-888-FAU-ALUM (328-2586).
- FAU -
About Florida Atlantic
University:
Florida Atlantic University opened
its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida.
Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and
graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its
rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class
faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of
Arts & Letters, the College of Business, the College for
Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the
College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Graduate
College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E.
Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of
Nursing and the
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information,
visit
www.fau.edu
.
