UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 10, Page 1
November 5, 1992
Center named in honor of longtime U.D. benefactor

     The Bob Carpenter Center is named in honor of a man who
symbolized dedication to athletic spirit and tradition at the
University of Delaware.
     R.R.M. (Bob) Carpenter Jr. (1915-1990) played football and
baseball at Tower Hill School in Wilmington, went on to earn a
football letter at Duke University, helped found the Delaware High
School All-Star football classic and was president of the Philadelphia
Phillies during the baseball team's most successful era.
     A trustee at the University of Delaware from 1945 until his
death, he supported Blue Hen athletics and Delaware students generally
for more than 50 years.
     A tribute was paid to Bob Carpenter by the late David M. Nelson,
former head football coach, athletic director and dean of the College
of Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation.
     "The continuity and consistency we've enjoyed in Delaware's
sports program have been the invaluable gifts of Bob Carpenter. He has
been the one thread woven through the fabric of Delaware
intercollegiate athletics over the last 50 years. People have come and
gone at the University- from coaches and critics to trustees and
presidents-but the one common demonimator in Delaware's athletic
tradition since 1940 has been Bob Carpenter."
     Bob Carpenter brought honor and distinction to the University of
Delaware, his adopted alma mater, for more than half a century.
     It was with pride and enthusiasm that the Board of Trustees of
the University named the "jewel in the crown of the University sports
complex" in honor of R.R.M. (Bob) Carpenter Jr.-trustee, educator,
sports enthusiast, conservationist and benefactor.