UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 11, Page 1                       
November 12, 1992                                      
Dallas Green's achievement recognized with U.D. medal  
                                                       
     Former Phillies manager Dallas Green would not have been able to
attend college were it not for one man, R.R.M. (Bob) Carpenter II. And
on Tuesday, as part of a ceremony dedicating the University's new 
sports/ convocation facility named in Carpenter's honor, Green himself
received one of his alma mater's highest honors, the Medal of
Distinction.                                                 
     At the afternoon ceremony, J. Bruce Bredin, former chairman of
the University's Board of Trustees, presented the Medal of Distinction
to Green, Delaware '56, who was a member of the steering committee of
the fundraising campaign. He also chairs the Bob Carpenter Club,
housed in the center's concourse lounge providing views into the
Acierno Arena and Delaware Stadium.                          
     The Medal of Distinction is given to citizens of the state and
region who have contributed greatly in the areas of professional
achievements or public service of national or international  
significance.                                                
     "It is a fitting tribute that today we present the Medal of
Distinction to you, Dallas, in the building which you have helped to
shape and build," Bredin said. "As we present this medal to you today,
we are reminded of your long-standing commitment to the University of
Delaware and most particularly to the Bob Carpenter Center." 
     Green attended the University on a basketball scholarship,
lettered in basketball and baseball and was co-captain of the 1955
basketball team. After his junior year, he joined the Philadelphia
Phillies as a pitcher, later joining the Washington Senators and the
New York Mets, before retiring from pitching in 1967, Bredin said.
     Green joined Phillies management in 1968 and was manager during
their 1980 World Series season. In 1981, he returned to the University
to complete his bachelor's degree.                           
     Green went on to become general manager and president of the 
Chicago Cubs and later served as manager of the Yankees. His numerous
honors include induction into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.
     "Dallas Green, for these and other achievements and for your
commitment to improving the quality of life for those around you, I
salute you and present to you, on behalf of the University of Delaware
Board of Trustees, the Medal of Distinction," Bredin said.   
     As Bredin presented Green with the award, the audience in the
Carpenter Center rose to give him a standing ovation.        
     "The primary reason I am able to receive an award like this and
even be an alumnus of the University of Delaware is due to one very
special man in my life and three University of Delaware friends who
pestered and pestered me to get my degree," Green said.      
     He would not have been able to enroll at the University if it
were not for Bob Carpenter, he said, adding, "Mr. Carpenter's
dedication to Delaware and its athletes is unexcelled in my lifetime.
I was just one of his flock, but he put hundreds of kids through this
school with his money and his caring ways. His love for the University
was constant and unparalleled during his 50 years' association with
Delaware. That's why it's fitting that this building is dedicated to
his memory.... There will never be another Bob Carpenter, but he'll
never be forgotten as long as this building is standing."    
     Green said when he went into baseball management he put the idea
of finishing his degree behind him, but "Dr. Charles Lanier, head of
the economics department when I went to school, Dr. Art Sloane, who
taught labor relations during that time, and Dorothy McNeal, who was
in charge of admissions and records then, kept after me to finish what
I had started, and 29 years after entering Delaware, I got my degree
in business administration.                                  
     "These four people are as responsible as anyone for me receiving
this award tonight, and my memories of my times with them are very
special, and I thank them for being caring people."          
     Green also thanked members of his family, saying that they shared
the award with him.                                          
     "In 38 years of baseball, I've received lots of awards in my 
chosen profession, but none can top tonight's award, in my mind," 
Green said. "It comes from the University I respect a great deal, 
backed by the memory of a man I love, Bob Carpenter, in a building
built in his honor, in front of my family and many of my closest
friends.                                                     
     "I accept this Medal of Distinction very humbly, very proudly, on
behalf of the all the people in my life who helped me achieve the 
successes I've had," Green said. "Thank you very much."