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The Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program at Gonzaga University is pleased to announce the recipients of the Richard B. Taylor II Family Scholarships for the 2006-07 academic year, which begins this coming fall.

Richard B. Taylor II Family Scholarships
1. Julia Esser (Moscow, Idaho) – Freshman business major, $1,000.
2. Kevin Barnes (Olympia, Wash.) – Sophomore business major, $1,000.
3. Brian Vogel (Englewood, Colo.) – Junior accounting and business major, $1,000.
4. Kari Callahan (Kent, Wash.) – Junior business major, $500.
5. Sinead Harris-Jones (Everett, Wash.) – Senior public relations major, $500.
6. Milo Smith (Makawao, Hawaii) – Senior engineering major, $500.
7. Areli Nathanson (Anchorage, Alaska) – Senior art major, $500.

Megan (Taylor) Schindler (’02) and Sarah Taylor (’04) Scholarships
1. Kelsey Dunn (Kenai, Alaska) – Sophomore business major, $500.
2. Melisa Ziegler (Tacoma, Wash.) – Senior business major, $500.

Richard and Barbara Taylor of Redmond, Wash., established the Richard B. Taylor II Family Scholarships in the spring of 2004 to assist students in the Hogan Program. This scholarship fund was created in honor of Elizabeth L. Taylor and in memory of R.B. Taylor, Charles W. and Louise Taylor, and Peter E. and Margaret Fluor. The scholarships are based on academic merit and financial need and are renewable based on the students’ performance.

Richard and Barbara Taylor also established the Megan (Taylor) Schindler and Sarah Taylor Scholarships in the name of their two daughters who are Gonzaga University alumnae. These scholarships are based on merit and financial need and are for female business students. Megan (Taylor) Schindler, a 2002 alumna, majored in business administration with concentrations in finance and women’s studies. She is director of membership and special events at the Zino Society in Seattle. Sarah Taylor, a 2004 Gonzaga alumna, also majored in business administration with concentrations in marketing, human resource management, and entrepreneurial leadership. She was a member of the first graduating class of the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program and was part of the winning team in the 2004 Business Plan Competition. She is an account coordinator at Desautel Hege Communications in Spokane.

The Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program at Gonzaga University is a four-year undergraduate concentration founded on the Jesuit philosophy of educating the whole person. It prepares students to create new ventures that make a positive difference in society. This student-centered Program is designed for promising individuals who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, creativity, and a commitment to serve others. The Program embraces students from all academic majors, tailors the entrepreneurial curriculum and co-curriculum to complement the students’ major fields of study, and provides them with the concepts, tools, and experiences to responsibly create successful new commercial and social enterprises.
For more information, contact Paul Buller at (509) 323-3438 or via e-mail at buller@jepson.gonzaga.edu or visit the Program Web site at www.gonzaga.edu/entrepreneur.