'57 grad awarded medal at Winter Commencement

In keeping with the UD tradition of inviting a distinguished alumni to speak at Winter Commencement, Leonard P. Stark, a 1991 UD graduate and Rhodes Scholar, who is now employed as a litigation associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Wilmington, delivered the Commencement address. (Please see story on page 6.)

In an address urging the graduates to remember Delaware and all the good things about a small state, Stark said, "The opportunities available to a freshly minted University of Delaware graduate are practically unlimited."

In 1991, Stark received a bachelor's degree with honors in political science, a bachelor's degree with distinction in economics with a minor in women's studies and a master's degree in European medieval and early modern history. In his senior year at UD he became the eighth UD student to win a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, which allowed him to earn his Ph.D. at Oxford University in England.

Also during the ceremony, the Rev. Jane Nuckols Garrett, a 1957 alumna, was awarded the UD Medal of Distinction, the highest award presented by UD, given in recognition of professional achievements or public service of national or international significance.

Garrett, a senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf in New York, has edited six Pultizer Prize-winning books and four Bancroft Award winners.

In presenting the award, Howard E. Cosgrove, chair of the UD Board of Trustees, said Garrett had "been blessed by the acquaintance, experience and friendship of many individuals from diverse walks of life. In turn and in return, you have touched many by your life's work."

Garrett thanked the University for the award and said, "The education I got here- and I always considered it the equivalent of a master's degree-is what has carried me throughout my career."

University President David P. Roselle welcomed the graduates and their guests and urged the members of the Class of '99 to remember "your friends and families have opened doors for you to insure that you have had the opportunity for a college education. The faculty at the University, too, have supported and guided your education. They have opened doors in order for you to open your own doors-for yourselves and for others."

Also participating in the ceremony were Christine Kavanagh Miller of Newark, a member of the Class of 1999, who led the singing of the National Anthem and the alma mater; and Charlotte W. Brown of West Chester, Pa., a member of the class of 1981, who delivered greetings from the alumni association. The Department of Music Intermusica Ensemble provided music.

Vol. 19, No. 16

Jan. 13, 2000

Vol. 19, No. 16

Jan. 13, 2000

'57 grad awarded medal
at Winter Commencement