University of Delaware Office of Public Relations The Messenger Vol. 5, No. 1/1995 Recognition: A Special Report Delaware Diamonds Society The Delaware Diamonds Society was established in 1991 to recognize and honor the University's most generous alumni and friends. Over 560 individuals and couples have qualified for membership through June 30, 1995, by making a gift of $5,000 or more or by pledging to make a gift of $5,000 or more over a five- year period. The three categories of membership in the Delaware Diamonds Society are: Senior Benefactors-Donors who make a gift of $25,000 or more or who pledge to make a gift of $25,000 or more over a five-year period are accorded this status for five years. Benefactors-Donors who make a gift of $10,000 or more or who pledge to make a gift of $10,000 or more over a five-year period are accorded this status for five years. Members-Donors who make a gift of $5,000 or more or who pledge to make a gift of $5,000 or more over a five-year period are accorded this status for five years. The support provided by members of the Delaware Diamonds Society is critically important, enabling the University to offer students the extra measure of excellence they deserve. Interested alumni and friends are encouraged to contact the Office of University Development at (302) 831-2104 to receive more information. Senior Benefactors Frank E. Acierno Dr. '38 & Mrs. '38 John W. Alden Charles C. Allen Jr. '40 Margaret P. Allen William C. Allen '72 Dr. Paul J. Andrisani '68 & Barbra Frank Andrisani '68 Mr. & Mrs. '55 Richard Appleby Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Appleby Adrienne Arsht Mr. S. Samuel '91H & The Hon. Roxana Cannon Arsht Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Axe Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. B. Baldwin Alston M. Barnard Rhoda Sue Weisman Bertuch '56 & Henri L. Bertuch '54 Karl W. Boer & Renate Boer Harry Bonk Mr. '91H & Mrs. J. Bruce Bredin Werner C. Brown & Isabella Tarumianz Brown Claude A. Bunnell '43 Mr. Leslie M. Burgess & Dr. Sarah R. Jastak-Burgess '63PhD Mr. '92H and Mrs. '41 John E. Burris David Byers Louis J. Capano Jr. Mr. & Mrs. '76 Keith P. Carpenter Mrs. R. R. M. Carpenter Jr. Mr. & Mrs. R. R. M. Carpenter III The Hon. '86H & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel Thomas A. Casadevall Yetta Zutz '43 Chaiken Jenny Haas Chase '60 & Arthur B. Chase '62 Harry E. Clark '51, '60MS & Marcia S. Fragner-Clark '50 Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland Mrs. David Craven Virginia R. Crocker Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Daney John D. DeMartini '73M Eugene DiSabatino '43 Paul E. '51 & Bettyann J. DiSabatino Richard P. DiSabatino Sr. '50 Mrs. Robert N. Downs III Irenee du Pont Jr. Tilghman B. Evans '88PhD Robert A. Fischer Sr. Jeanne M. Fischer Robert A. Fischer Jr. '70 & Linda M. Fischer '70 Joseph H. Fisher '66 Robert Jr. '69 & Millie '76 Fleck Herbert H. Flickinger '38 & Catherine B. Flickinger '40 Mrs. Robert B. Flint Mr. & Mrs. William A. Franta Mr. '58M & Mrs. William L. Friend P. J. Goel '95 John Goelet Genevieve W. Gore Bob & Sally Gore Robert W. Grimble & Shirley P. Grimble William H. Groetzinger III '51 Jean & Hudson Gruwell Mr. '60 & Mrs. Thomas L. Gutshall Major '39 & Mrs. Robert W. Hancock Mr. '30 & Mrs. Jack Handloff Charles J. Harrington Wilma M. Harrington '66PhD Harry G. Haskell Jr. Dr. '50 & Mrs. Ernest J. Henley Dr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Hershey Norman N. Hochgraf '56PhD & Gale Rudine Hochgraf Henry Ridgely Horsey & Ann Baker Horsey Carl '70PhD & Daisy Hsu Joseph Y. Jeanes Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Edward G. Jefferson Sylvia & Chuck '50 Joanedis James F. Kearns '50 & Rita L. Kearns Mrs. Caroline K. Keck Thomas Muncy Keith Esq. '22 Richard C. Kiddoo '48 & Catherine S. Kiddoo Mr. & Mrs. Andrew B. Kirkpatrick Jr. Mr. '44 & Mrs. Frederic G. Krapf Jr. Mrs. William W. Laird Jr. David M. Lank Stan & Angela Lemon Dr. & Mrs. John M. Levinson Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lickle Anne M. Magness Mrs. John M. Martin C. N. Masten '50 Mr. & Mrs. Ellice McDonald Jr. Jonnie & Don '48 McLellan Ruth McLuckie Mr. & Mrs. Earl Mitchell Lois Mae Tomhave Moody '45 Harvey C. '38 & Sarah Moore Dr. Burnaby Munson Mr. & Mrs. John M. Murray II William A. Newcomb MD & Nanci M. Newcomb Dr. & Mrs. Brent Noyes Isabel F. Okie Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Papen Mr. & Mrs. W. Charles Paradee Sr. Elizabeth Hellen Pattison '40 '77 The Hon. '88H & Mrs. G. Burton Pearson Jr. Miles Powell Jr. '50 Horace G. Prall '49 Dick & Gloria Prettyman '50 William Prickett Esq. Dr. Donald J. Puglisi George Richards Mrs. Edgar P. Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Rider Louise & David Roselle Elizabeth G. Rosenberg Betty W. Rosenberger Dr. '64 & Mrs. John K. Rosenberger Wilhelmina du Pont Ross Fred P. Rullo Jr. '63 & Madeleine D. Rullo Carl K. Rust, Edgar L. Rust & Fred A. Rust William M. Ryan C. Porter Schutt & Greta Layton Schutt Mr. '58 & Mrs. '58 Stephen A. Scone III William A. N. Severance & Sibyl L. Severance '76PhD Mr. & Mrs. Bayard Sharp Mr. & Mrs. William M. W. Sharp Mr. & Mrs. William E. Shone Jr. Mrs. John Sloan E. Newbold Smith Mrs. J. Henry Smith '28 Betty '69 & Ritchie '69 Snyder David T. Sowa MD & Karen L. Homza Sowa '77 Mr. '89 & Mrs. Albert G. Spivey Jr. James C. '38 & Susan M. Stewart Prof. & Mrs. Alvin B. Stiles George Strawbridge Jr. Marvin B. Sussman PhD Mr. '38 & Mrs. William W. Swayze III Drs. Douglass F. & Susan Buhler '91PhD Taber Sam Talucci '51 & Louise Dougherty Talucci '49 Ellis D. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Teeven James A. Tevebaugh Lloyd L. Thoms Jr. Mr. '69 & Mrs. P. Coleman Townsend Jr. Mrs. Preston C. Townsend Sherman & Elaine '66 Townsend Mason E. Turner Jr. Esq. Dr. & Mrs. Chaplin Tyler Robert R. Vennum '33 Robert C. Vose Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Weikart Mrs. George T. Weymouth Maynard P. White Jr. '75PhD Jean Boyd Whyte '37 & Isaac H. Whyte Jr. Walter F. '51 & Joan Carey Williams Elbert Carey Wisner '52 & Lillette Jenkins-Wisner Virginia M. Zabriskie Mrs. Tessim Zorach Anonymous (6) Benefactors Kurt B. Akeley '80 Syd Arak '67 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond K. Arzinger Marion G. Babcock Francis W. Barkley '26 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph K. Baron Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Biederman Kip Kelso Boden '72 William A. Bours III Jorge A. Brathwaite Mr. '62 & Mrs. '63 Richard A. Broadbent William F. Brooks Jr. Margaret A. Butler '54 AlGene P. Caraulia Sr. & James Dersch Robert C. Carter & Mae R. Carter David R. C. Chang Norma Towne '69M, 82MBA & John M. Clayton Jr. William B. Clements '44, '50 & Kiran G. Clements Jessie Cocks Maxine & Howard Colm Palmer & Nanette Corey William E. '52 & Marjorie M. Covey Brian D. Curry PE '71 Prof. Julio Alejandro da Cunha Eva M. Daicar Dr. & Mrs. Alexander R. Doberenz William K. Doppstadt '54 & Jo Anne Wood Doppstadt '55 Katharine Reeve Draper H. K. Dugdale William K. du Pont Joyce Blair Eagle '56 John R. Eagle '56 Richard E. '54PhD & Marilyn Marner '75 Emmert Donald L. Ewing '44 Allan R. Ferguson '65 & Myra Campbell Ferguson '66 Debra A. Fischer Donna Fischer-Scrivo Richard S. Fischer '70 Daniel J. '55 & Jo Anne Reeger '56 Ford Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Friswell Elaine '68 & Vance '65 Funk Ann Nields Garstin Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmill Sarah J. Gillette Mr. & Mrs. Marvin S. Gilman James D. Glaze Jr. John C. Grant III '55 Mike '70 '74M & Kathy Peebles '70 Green Sylvia T. Green '60 & G. Dallas Green '56 W. Humes '23 & Mary B. '25 Grier I. Davidson Griffith Stephen M. Grimble '66 Frank Gyetvan '55 Richard C. '57 & Janet M. Haines Mr. & Mrs. Willis F. Harrington Jr. Pete & Tina '74 Hayward John E. Healy II '39 & Margaret Healy Sally Heinel Higgins '48 Mr. '53 & Mrs. David R. Hoyer Howard E. Jr. '63 & Patricia Coyne '63 Hudson Sharon Hall Hudson '67 E. Douglas Huggard '55 Robert H. C. Irwin '51 Margaret C. Johnson '41 Dr. James C. & Theresa Kakavas Bruce E. Kamerer '79 Dr. '55 & Mrs. '56 William B. Keene Frederick A. Keidel Mr. William H. Knowles Jr. '71 & Dr. Julie Moyer Knowles '82 Prof. John C. Kraft Earl D. Krapf '36 Dr. '66PhD & Mrs. Bernhard J. Kraus Mr. & Mrs. Bangalore T. '71M Lakshman Edward K. Lefren Dr. & Mrs. Charles Levy Henry J. Lewis Esq. Art Mahaffey Patricia Lecrone Mall '54 Vincent L. Mayer '33 & Jean L. Mayer '58M Michael McCabe Albert G. McCauley Jr. '50 Mildred M. Meredith Jack L. '62 & Ellen Stiggins '64 Messman Robert E. '52 & Carol R. Millar Dr. Freeman Miller Joseph Y. Miller '50 & Nancy M. Miller '49 Ralph M. Newman Jr. '44 & Sarah J. Newman Sandro Oramas James E. Jr. '49 & Bettye Barton '45 Orr Mr. & Mrs. Reese Palley Jayson D. Pankin Charles P. '69 & E. Joy '72 Pinto Mrs. Margaret L. Plank '85 '89M Burt C. Pratt Edward C. Ratledge '71 Mr. '42 & Mrs. '40 Edward L. Ratledge Robert J. Redden '53 Eugene A. Renna Richard C. Rhodes Jr. '50 Dr. Robert L. Richards Jr. '50 & Joyce H. Richards '51 Ruthie & Gary Rollins Nina M. Roscher '60 Dr. C. Roy & Renee Rylander Louis M. Sala '50 Kevin M. Scanlon '71 Mel & Ginny Schiavelli Ruth Schnepfe Schlinsock '44 Eugene I. Schuster James A. '70 & Suzanne M. '78 Sears Mr. & Mrs. John A. Seeger Arthur & Phyllis Lain Seibel Mr. & Mrs. Ted M. Seldin William H. Severns Jr. '50PhD & Jacqueline S. Severns Dr. C. Robert Shertzer '65PhD Mr. & Mrs. Philip B. Shevlin Mr. '40 & Mrs. '40 O. Lloyd Shorter Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Howard E. Simmons Jr. E. Naudain & Wanda Simons Jane H. Sinclair '42 Mr. '58 & Mrs. W. Alvon Sparks Jr. Mr. '75 & Mrs. David L. Specht Dr. & Mrs. E. Kent St. Pierre J. Rodman Steele Jr. Esq. '63 Stephen E. '68 & Patricia T. '68 Stockwell Dale F. Taylor Irvin S. Taylor '30 & Florence M. Taylor Mr. '34 & Mrs. '35 George W. Thompson H. Buck Thompson '50 & Joan M. Thompson '49 Stanley L. Thompson '49 Mr. '25 & Mrs. '28 Cornelius A. Tilghman Sr. Norm & Suzy Veasey Howard N. Viden '40 & Ellen S. Viden '40 Richard H. Walker Esq. R. J. Walton III '44 David L. Warnock & Deidre A. Bosley Dr. & Mrs. D. Allan Waterfield Dr. & Mrs. Jack Weaver William S. Webb '52 David A. Willis '71 & Wells Rusteberg Willis '71 Robert V. Witsil '48 Jean G. Witsil Anonymous (3) Members Leon W. Adams '41 & Theresa C. Adams '40 The Hon. Thurman G. Adams Jr. '50 & Hilda McCabe Adams '53 Albert & Ann Albano Dr. & Mrs. Robert T. Allen Dr. Margaret L. Andersen & Richard M. Rosenfeld '66 John L. '67 & Patricia Siemen '67 Anderson Deborah C. Andrews Frank G. Andrusko '59 Rick & Susan Armitage Dr. & Mrs. Charles H. Arrington Jr. Roger & Carol Austin Byron D. Babcock '52 Mr. & Mrs. J. Raymond Baker Jr. Dr. Vincent E. Baldino Drs. Glen and Geraldine Barbaras Paula W. Baron Mr. '54 & Mrs. '56 Ralph W. Barrow Jr. John S. Barry '62 & Patricia F. Barry '64 Dr. Mark A. Barteau & Dr. Diane V. Jorgensen Mrs. June M. Beal '57 Jeffrey D. '75M & Elizabeth Townsend '68 Beck C. Eugene & Edna P. Bennett Hon. & Mrs. Edward J. Bennett Dr. Antony N. & M. Deborah Beris Catherine '56M & Homer L. Bieber Robert P. Billingsley Louis B. Bloom Hal Bodley '59 & Patricia H. Bodley Virginia Chipman Boyer '26 & James B. Boyer Margaretta '71 & Tom '73 Brokaw John & Katherine Brook Mr. '49 & Mrs. William R. Brown Jr. Susan Brynteson Dr. and Mrs. John L. Burmeister Dr. Brian W. Bussey '66PhD Dr. Jeanne K. Buxbaum '74M John D. '50 & Helen Martin Byam Brian M. Cann Mr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Carota David H. C. Carpenter '90 Mr. & Mrs. Edmund N. Carpenter II R. R. M. Carpenter IV Roger L. '77M & June M. Cason Mr. & Mrs. Drake M. Cattermole Dr. & Mrs. John C. Cavanaugh George M. Chamberlain Jr. '69 Steven P. Chambers '85 & Mary Z. Chambers '85 Drs. Evelyn & Tin-Ho Chiu Christopher J. '84 & Mary Pat '85 Christie Marjorie Churchill Girard S. Clothier '67 & Sharon Riggs Clothier '69 Dr. Arthur W. Colbourn '69 & Mary A. Colbourn '69 Fletcher H. Condit Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Stuart L. Cooper Joseph J. Coughlan Palmer M. Craig '27 Dr. Franklin C. Daiber Gary F. Dalton Esq. '72 Robert R. '71 & Mary Wolcott '73 Davis Marla H. Dean '82 Dr. Lozelle J. DeLuz '75PhD Drs. Costel D. & Carol Reiter '85PhD Denson Richard H. & Norma Lee Burton '65 Derrickson Dr. & Mrs. Frank B. Dilley Francis J. Donohoe '29 Eugene P. '50 Dougherty Len, Les & Alan Dukart Bob Dukes '50 & Peggy Dukes '50 Mr. & Mrs. Henry E. I. du Pont James L. Everett '63 Paul R. Fine '60 Dr. Richard B. & Claudia G. Fischer Janet W. Flenner '58 John V. Jr. '64 & Mary Lou Lobaccaro '64 Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Forbes Col. '73 & Mrs. James L. Ford Jr. Howard A. Forster '52 Susan J. Foster Neil W. Fowser '59 Peter R. Frorer Dr. Jean H. Futrell & Prof. Anne K. Graham Douglas D. '71 & Susan L. '72 Gallagher Richard J. Gannon '87 Larry D. '68 & Joan Carota Gehrke Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Gianni J. S. Gilmore Howard Greenberg David E. '76 & Wendy Bugher '80 Greenley Daniel '70 & Patricia Grim Mr. & Mrs. Anton W. Guitano Thelma West Hadley '40 Mr. & Mrs. '62M John T. Hall Jr. Mr. '78 & Mrs. '78M Thomas E. Hall Frank M. Hallman '43 & Virginia J. Hallman William T. Harper '60M Robert V. A. Harra Jr. '71 & Linda Brinton Harra '71 Robert V. A. Harra Sr. '40 & Anne M. Harra Clinton B. Harris '49 J. Robert R. Harrison '94 & Margaret O'Neill Harrison '76 Gladys Steele Helm '41 '64MS Kenneth Henriques Jill Tate Higgins Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Hindes Fred & Laura Hofstetter David E. Hollowell & Kathleen A. Hollowell Dr. Robert D. Hooper '56 & Carolyn D. Hooper Robert B. '55 & Marilyn Smith '55 Horne Richard I. Hough '50 William E. Houle Jr. '68 Mr. '52 & Mrs. '52 Harry S. Hughes Jr. Richard F. Humphreys '60 Mr. & Mrs. William G. Hyncik Sr. William H. '65 & Kay R. '65 Iredale M. Martin Isaacs Jr. '49 & Susanne P. Isaacs '49 Lynn Benoliel Jacobson Edgar & Karen Johnson Robert F. Johnson DMD '60 Dr. & Mrs. Eric W. Kaler James Kalil Sr. Martin Kaminsky James Kania '82 W. Oliver Jr. & Margaret Scott '62, '68M Kincannon Robert Kirkland Jr. '50 Ray '60 & Dorothea '60 Klapinsky Kenneth Klein Dr. Michael T. '77 & Elizabeth Klein Dr. Dene Klinzing & Dr. Dennis Klinzing W. Robert Knechel '77 Dr. Hiram N. Lasher Sally M. '84M & William R. Latham III Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Laub Mr. & Mrs. William D. Lawson Bruce E. Lee '76 Susan B. Lee '72 Mr. & Mrs. Edmund A. LeFevre Roscoe M. Lewis Jr. '50 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Lickle Robert J. Lipstein '77 & Francine Lipstein Alan Lipton Michael Lipton Robert A. Locke '68 Dr. Arno III '64 '70 & Mary Loessner Dr. Kenneth M. '71M & Nancy B. '71 Lomax Clyde '57 & Lois Rodichok Louth Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lowndes Jean Meredith Lynch '50 & Donald J. Lynch '50 Dr. Garrett B. & Mary Jane Horty '56 Lyons Gilbert P. '60 & Elaine K. '82 Mahla Mark D. Mankin Carl J. Martin '77 Don R. Martin '52 Mr. '67 & Mrs. '67 Daniel R. Masten Evelyn M. Maurmeyer '78PhD Mrs. Ernest N. May Sr. John M. '66, Thomas J. '74 & Frank Mayer Jerry & Elaine McCleskey Dr. Donald R. McCoy '75 M. Jacqueline McCurdy John D. & Katharine S. Meakin Ron Melk Joseph A. Mendenhall '40 Jack Messick '48 & Eunice Messick Ernie Mettenet '49 Dr. & Mrs. '87M Mark James Miller Jean Milo Matthew C. III '68 & Carol Minker Bob & Joanne Mitchell Joan & Stacey Mobley Calvert A. Morgan Jr. '70 & Gaye W. Morgan '70 John A. '36 & Dorothy Levis '46M Munroe Mr. '64 & Mrs. '64 Richard G. Murphy Dr. & Mrs. Frank Murray Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Murray Mr. & Mrs. William G. Murray Jr. '50 Elizabeth E. Neary Joseph C. Neel '59 Mrs. David M. Nelson David L. Neylan '69 Frank H. Jr. '55 & Maryella Betty '57 Nickel John & Gloria Nye Dr. Jon H. Olson Dr. James B. & Jacqueline O'Neill John J. '69 & Eileen Lewis '76 O'Neill Robert W. Osborn '77 Robert H. Papy Jr. '47 & Marion D. Papy Mr. & Mrs. Noel Perry Dr. & Mrs. R. Byron Pipes Dr. Carlos Plata-Salaman John W. Ponton Jr. '52 Michael A. Poppiti Esq. '41 Roger A. Jr. '73 & Deborah Lynn Post Sharon '71 & Joseph '71 Purzycki Mr. '67 & Mrs. Michael S. Purzycki Mrs. Russell J. Quandt Leonard W. Quill '58 James J. Quinn Jr. '44 William R. Ratledge '38 Charles T. Rau BChE '71 David G. Raymond '79 Harold R. Raymond '65M Mr. '60 & Mrs. '59 Homer D. Reihm Jr. Daniel & Nancy Rich Don Richards Dr. Mary P. Richards & Mr. Robert Netherland Robert H. Richards III Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Sanford L. Robbins Diana Dukes Rollins The Hon. & Mrs. John W. Rollins Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Edward H. Rosenberry TWF & Shirley A. Russell Dr. John N. Russo James R. Sanderson Jr. '69 Stanley I. & Judith K. Sandler Elizabeth Snedeker Scheuerman '33 & John P. Scheuerman III Dr. '70PhD & Mrs. '69M Gary W. Schmelz Joseph R. Schmuckler '82 Charles F. Seitz '70 George H. III '68 & Kathleen C.'67 Seitz Paul Collins Seitz '71 & Joanne Hammerer Seitz '78 Harry L. Shipman Richard T. Shortess Jr. '76 Robert F. Siemen '43 '55 '64 Florence L. Siemen '61 Dennis E. Silicato '75 & Lynn E.Silicato '74 Mr. '70 & Mrs. Walter Silowka Buck Simpers '73 Kenneth C. Smeltz '51PhD Harold D. Smith II '64 & Barbara Kelly Smith '64 James '67M & Evelyn Smith Scott & Mimi Somerville Roger Somville Donald L. and Joy G. '73 Sparks Mr. & Mrs. W. Laird Stabler Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Walter Stark Ethan '57 & Tish '58 Stenger Jerry H. Stoller Jack '62 & Susan L. Stoltz Dr. Edmond B. '54 & Sylvia Field '56 Stout Dr. Joseph J. '54 & Joanna Z. Stout William J. Stout '57M Dr. Mary Jane Strattner-Gregory & Arthur J. Gregory Daniel B. Strickberger '78 Andras & Mary Szeri C. Robert Taylor Dr. '56 & Mrs. Richard B. Taylor Robert W. Taylor '52 Wilhelmina Press Thompson '41 Drs. John A. '65 & Carolyn A. '65 Thoroughgood Ruth '53 & Jay W. Toor Dr. Raymond L. Torgerson '65M '67PhD Anthony J. Toto Jr. '58 Dr. & Mrs. '80M E. Arthur Trabant Emalea Warner Trentman Mr. '50 & Mrs. David C. Trimble Earl B. '51 & Betty Boyce '52 Tull Thomas F. Vacha Thomas W. '66 '68M & Jacqueline Harding '63 Van Grofski Richard & Mildred '74M Volungis Robert C. Vose III Rodman & Susan H. '79 Ward Dr. & Mrs. J.W. Weaver Mrs. G. Cuthbert Webber David F. Weikart '75 Dr. Richard W. Whealey '56 Fred & Mary Wick Ralph O. & Bernice Williams Caroline & Paul E. Wise Gov. & Mrs. Dale E. Wolf Mr. '56 & Mrs. '58 Davis H. Wood Dr. Thomas K. Wood Theodore W. Youngling '50 & Corinne R. Youngling '50 Dr. '60PhD & Mrs. Edmund A. Zavaglia Richard A. Zipser Anonymous (8)