Three new named professors announced
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Charles Link
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Jeffrey Raffel
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John Rosenberger
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Three new named professors announced
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Charles Link
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Jeffrey Raffel
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John Rosenberger
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Three new named professors have been appointed, all effective July 1. Charles R. Link has been named MBNA Professor of Business, Jeffrey A. Raffel has been named the Charles P. Messick Chair of Public Administration and John K. Robsenberger has been named Alumni Distinguished Professor of Animal and Food Sciences.
Link, who joined the UD faculty in 1970, has been recognized for outstanding scholarship, teaching and service to the University, Acting Provost Dan Rich said.
His fields of specialization include labor and health economics, the economics of education, of professional baseball, health economics and health labor markets.
Link, who is the only full professor to have received both research and teaching awards from UD's Center for Advanced Study, has received both the economics department's and the University's outstanding teaching awards. He was in the first group of UD faculty to teach in Bulgaria, initiated and developed the economics department's London-Europe program and is developing a Winter Session program for Australia/New Zealand for next year. He has been the major adviser to more than 25 master's degree students.
Link has received numerous grants and published several articles in refereed journals. He originated Microeconomics, a multimedia CD published by McGraw Hill, and has made several presentations at UD on use of multimedia in the classroom. In addition, he has made professional presentations and also has given speeches to community groups on education, nursing and the economics of baseball and has served on local and national advisory and planning committees.
Link received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin.
This professorship honors MBNA America, which has been a generous supporter of the University in many areas, including MBNA America Hall, which, with Purnell Hall, houses the College of Business and Economics.
Raffel, director of the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy since 1997, is recognized for his distinguished record as a leader in public administration and as a scholar of public administration and public policy and for his outstanding service to the University and public service contributions to the community, according to Rich.
Joining the UD faculty in 1971 with a joint appointment in the then Division of Urban Affairs and the Department of Political Science, Raffel served as director of the Master of Public Administration program from 1980-86 and again from 1994-97. He also chaired the public management faculty and was director of the Delaware Academy for School Leadership from 1999-2001.
Raffel was selected as the first University of Delaware Public Service Fellow in 1979 when he served as a special assistant to Delaware Gov. Pierre S. du Pont IV for intergovernmental relations. He received a 1983 Public Service Award from the Delaware Association for Public Administration and was selected as Outstanding Young Man of America by the U.S. Jaycees in 1980 and 1981. He is secretary of the American Civil Liberties Union and served on the Education of the States/Governors Sponsor Group on Education Accountability.
Among his books, Raffel has written Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation: The American Experience; Selling Cities: Attracting Homebuyers Through School and Housing Programs and Politics of School Desegregation: The Metropolitan Remedy in Delaware. He also has written articles, made presentations and written reports and monographs for state agencies and organizations in the fields of education and health care.
A graduate of the University of Rochester, Raffel received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in political science.
His named professorship honors Charles Messick, who graduated from Delaware College in 1907, served as head of the New Jersey civil service and endowed the professorship in public administration.
Rosenberger has served as chairperson of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences since 1981. He has been recognized for his "notable record as a scholar and a teacher, distinguished service to the state and University and many contributions to the education and success of UD alumni in Delaware and beyond," Rich said.
His research, which involves avian health, poultry disease prevention and control, has been important to the Delmarva broiler industry. Among his accomplishments, he developed and introduced a vaccine for a variant form of infectious bursal disease. He recognized the potential of biotechnology in poultry disease research and is known for the practical applications of his work.
Rosenberger has published extensively in refereed journals and the public press and has given invited presentations of his work in the U.S., Europe, South America, Egypt, Thailand, China, Mexico and Australia.
His honors include the Delmarva Poultry Medal of Achievement, the National Broiler Council Distinguished Research Award, the George M. Worrilow Award for Outstanding Service to Agriculture, the Delmarva Poultry Industry Special Service Award, the F.D. Chester Distinguished Performance Award, the Upjohn Achievement Award from the American Assn. of Avian Pathologists/ American Veterinarian Assoc. and the USDA Superior Performance Award. At UD, he received the Francis Alison Award as an outstanding member of the faculty and the E. Arthur Trabant Institutional Award for Women's Equity.
Rosenberger received his bachelor's and master's degrees from UD and his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin.
The Alumni Distinguished Professorship reflects alumni interest in the undergraduate educational experience at UD and recognizes exemplary teaching and service.
SUE MONCURE
