AROUND THE ACADEMY
2021 TAYLOR AWARDS TO FUND THREE KEY RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION INITIATIVES Six Holy Family University professors are
The 2021 Taylor Awards were awarded
recipients of the 2021 Ray and Mildred Taylor
for the following proposals:
Awards to fund three important research and publication initiatives. This year’s honorees will
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF
pursue research initiatives in the areas of providing
A REMOTELY-DELIVERED POSTPARTUM
postpartum psychosocial support, developing
PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM
strategic plans for the School of Business
Alexa Bonacquisti, Ph.D., School
Administration, and creating early childhood
of Arts & Sciences
education mentorship programs. The award program was established through
RESEARCH ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING
an endowment created by Carol Taylor ’75, RN,
PROCESS IN BUSINESS SCHOOLS
Ph.D., a former University faculty member who
AND PROGRAMS
served from 1979-1987 and 1995-1997 in the
Bernice M. Purcell ’85, DBA; Donald Goeltz,
School of Nursing & Health Sciences. Taylor and
DPS, MBA, MS; and Luanne Amato, MBA,
her family created the award to honor her parents:
Ed.D.; School of Business Administration
Ray and Mildred Taylor. Carol Taylor was honored by the School of Nursing & Health Sciences
ESTABLISHING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD
in October 2012 with its highest award, the
EDUCATION MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award.
Trish Joergensen, Ed.D. and Kim Heuschkel,
The Ray and Mildred Taylor Awards provide
Ed.D., School of Education
funding to faculty who have completed at least two years of full-time teaching at Holy Family.
The committee members on the 2021 Taylor Grant
Requests are made in the form of formal proposals
Award Committee Members were Maria Agnew
to the Ray and Mildred Taylor Committee, with
’90, Ph.D., Chair (School of Education), Samantha
priority given to those projects that advance faculty
Cepparulo ’12 ’13, MHSc (School of Nursing &
research and scholarship.
Health Sciences), Elizabeth Jones, Ph.D. (School of Education), Karl Malaszczyk, Esq. (School of Business Administration), Jaclyn Myers, Ph.D. (School of Arts & Sciences), and Melissa Rampelli, Ph.D. (School of Arts & Sciences).
12
FA L L 2 0 2 1
