抖M女仆 Honors 2022 Talon Award Recipients
From left to right, Edward Hendrik Fulton, M.D.; 鈥09, Kyle Prescott, D.M.A.; David J. Nicholson; 抖M女仆 President John Kelly; Cassidy Hoover; Richard L. Schmidt 鈥70; Eric Shaw, Ph.D., 鈥72, 鈥73; Aubrey M. Strul at the 2022 抖M女仆 Talon Awards.
抖M女仆 recently hosted its annual Talon Leadership Awards ceremony as part of Homecoming 2022. The awards recognize outstanding faculty, student, alumni and community leadership. Co-sponsored by the 抖M女仆 Alumni Association and the Homecoming Committee, the Talon Awards have been presented during Homecoming week since 1997.
鈥淥ur 2022 Talon Award honorees have demonstrated a sincere commitment to the university in truly meaningful ways,鈥 said 抖M女仆 President John Kelly. 鈥淭heir leadership is at the very heart of 抖M女仆鈥檚 upward trajectory, and I am thankful for their tremendous dedication to improve our Owl community.鈥
The President鈥檚 Talon Award went to four recipients including David J. Nicholson, Aubrey M. Strul, Eric Shaw, Ph.D, MBA 鈥73, B.B.A. 鈥72, and Richard L. Schmidt, MBA 鈥71.
Nicholson is a philanthropist and wealth manager with a demonstrated history of successful accomplishments in financial services and education. He formed the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation in 1992 to honor the military sacrifices of his father, William Stiles, a fallen soldier, and stepfather William Nicholson, a German prisoner of war survivor. In 2021, he made contributions totaling $10 million to 抖M女仆, which welcomed an era of unprecedented research, education and discovery at 抖M女仆鈥檚 John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.
Strul is a private equity investor who invests in companies with strong management teams, quality product lines and exceptional people. In 2017, he founded the Kelly/Strul Emerging Scholars Program with Kelly to enable qualified Florida high school graduates to attend 抖M女仆 and graduate debt-free.
Shaw is a professor emeritus of marketing at 抖M女仆 and a two-time alumnus, having received a B.B.A. with honors in 1972 and a MBA in 1973. Shaw serves on the editorial and review board of several international academic societies and associations and is a peer reviewer for several scholarly journals, academic conferences, and textbook publishers. He continues to mentor Ph.D. students and sits on several 抖M女仆 committees and journal review boards, all while still publishing research and engaging in scholarly activities.
Schmidt is the chief executive officer of Schmidt Companies, Inc., a diversified investment group. He also is the president of the Schmidt Family Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to helping people help themselves by supporting nonprofits that work to alleviate suffering and make the most of an individual鈥檚 given abilities. He received his MBA in accounting at 抖M女仆 in 1970. In addition to his many philanthropic gifts, Schmidt has given 抖M女仆 longstanding, unwavering dedication and his availability.
Kyle Prescott, D.M.A., received the Faculty Talon Award. He is the director of bands and professor of music at 抖M女仆 where he conducts the University Wind Ensemble, teaches graduate conducting, and coordinates all aspects of the University Bands program.
The Student Talon Award was presented to Cassidy Hoover, a prospective fall 2022 graduate in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. She is involved in the honors program as a lead peer academic coach and is the program board director for 抖M女仆鈥檚 student government. She is also a member of 抖M女仆鈥檚 women鈥檚 club soccer team.
For the first time, the alumni talon award was named on behalf of Schmidt, to further acknowledge all that he has done for 抖M女仆. The Richard L. Schmidt Alumni Talon Award went to Dr. Edward Fulton who attended the Harriett L. Wilkes Honors College and was a Flagler Scholar. During his time at 抖M女仆, he was involved in research relating to microtubule motors. He was also student body governor of the John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter for two years and went on to serve as student body vice president in 2009. He is now a private practice dermatopathologist in Birmingham, Alabama and teaches dermatology residents at Tulane and Louisiana State University.
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