Fordham’s president, Tania Tetlow, was recognized for her dedication to education and leadership at a Sept. 13 awards dinner held by Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR!), a Catholic nonprofit that has served aging sisters, brothers, and priests for nearly four decades. 

At the 37th annual New York awards dinner, held at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan, President Tetlow received the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, given to those who exemplify leadership, support the Catholic community, and live their faith. The award was named in honor of Saint Elizabeth Seton, a lifelong educator who is considered the founder of American Catholic schools. 

President Tetlow was recognized alongside her fellow honoree—and fellow lawyer—Sister Eileen McCann, C.S.J., a Bronx-born nun in the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood who dedicated her life to serving immigrants and the poor as a teacher, principal, and legal advocate. In attendance at the dinner were other members of the Fordham community, including Armando Nuñez, chair of Fordham’s Board of Trustees, who introduced President Tetlow for her award presentation at the dinner, and John Cecero, S.J., vice president for mission integration and ministry. 

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Taylor is a 2018 graduate of the Stony Brook University School of Communication and Journalism, where she was valedictorian of her class and garnered several awards for her reporting and writing. Now she is a senior staff writer and videographer in Fordham University's news and media relations bureau, where she writes stories; shoots photos of people and events; and films, edits, and produces short-form videos. She earned her master's degree in public media from Fordham in August 2020. Her work has appeared on NPR, NBC New York, and amNewYork METRO.