Mandel-Palagye Scholarship Fund and Support for Faculty

Stacy and Keith Palagye (P ’07, ’14, ’21, ’27)

Stacy and Keith Palagye have once again demonstrated their commitment to PBDA and its Strategic Plan through their support of the Second Century Campaign across all three of the campaign’s pillars. Their long-standing commitment to PBDA’s faculty, students, and facilities extends back to 1997 with the enrollment of Stacy’s sons Wilson Petricig ’07, followed by Jack Petricig ’14. More recently, the Palagye’s daughters Lilian ’21 and Olivia ’27 have been students on both the Flagler and Seaview Campuses.

In 2018, as a result of a generous, restricted gift from the Palagyes and Stacy’s parents, Mort and Barbara Mandel, PBDA opened the doors of the Mandel-Palagye Education Center—the centerpiece of our newly renovated Lower School campus for primary and elementary students on Flagler Drive. As loyal Pelicans, the Palagyes have supported the Annual Fund each year with unrestricted gifts that have allowed PBDA to undertake capital projects and support student and faculty growth. As a Trustee of the Mandel Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach, Stacy has also facilitated further support for PBDA through their fund. Due to their impressive and repeated gifts to PBDA, the Palagye and Mandel families are one of the biggest benefactors to PBDA in the school’s 103-year history. 

As for this campaign, half of the Palagye’s most recent donation will augment the existing "Endowed Fund for Faculty,” which funds salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities for PBDA's faculty and staff. Financial support like that of the Palagyes’ is critical to the school's ability to attract, retain, and develop the most talented educators possible. The other half of their donation will be used to establish the Mandel-Palagye Scholarship Fund, which will support financial assistance for deserving students to attend PBDA in perpetuity.