UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 24, Page 10
March 19, 1992
Alison Scholars select Burger

     Former chief justice of the U. S. Supreme Court Warren E. Burger will
receive the Common Wealth Award in government at a ceremony to be held on
April 25 at the Hotel du Pont, after being nominated for the award by the
University of Delaware.
     Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service are prestigious
recognitions of achievement worldwide in literature, public service, science,
invention, sociology, government, dramatic arts and mass communications.
     Nominations for the award were made by the University's Francis Alison
Scholars, who have worked in conjunction with the Common Wealth Trust in
establishing criteria and making nominations in the fields of government and
public service for several years.
     The Common Wealth Awards are administered by the Bank of Delaware, as
designated by the will of Ralph Hayes, creator of the awards. Hayes was a
director of Coca-Cola International and demonstrated a strong interest in
public service.
     In the field of government, the University has previously nominated
George P. Shultz and Paul A. Volcker; in the field of public service; Candy
Lightner, founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD); the Rev. Leon H.
Sullivan, author of "The Sullivan Principles"; N.T. "Pete" Shields, handgun
control advocate; and educator Jaime Escalante.
     In addition to Burger, other 1992 honorees are Ted Turner, for mass
communications; James A. Michener, for literature; Arthur Miller, for
dramatic arts; and Susan Solomon, for science and invention.
     The Francis Alison Scholars are recipients of the University's Francis
Alison Award, given annually in recognition of scholarship, professional
achievements and dedication.
     Current Francis Alison Scholars are Roberta F. Colman, professor of
chemistry and biochemistry; E. Wayne Craven, H. F. du Pont Professor of Art
History; Julio da Cunha, professor emeritus of art and the University Honors
Program; William I. Homer, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Art History; Carroll
E. Izard, Unidel Professor of Psychology; John C. Kraft, H. Fletcher Brown
Professor of Geology; Gerard Mangone, research professor of marine studies;
John R. Mather, professor of geography; Arthur Metzner, H. Fletcher Brown
Professor of Chemical Engineering; John H. Munroe, H. Rodney Sharp Professor
Emeritus of History; T. W. Fraser Russell, Allan Colburn Professor of
Chemical Engineering and director of the Institute of Energy Conversion; and
Harry L. Shipman, professor of physics and astronomy.