UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 14, Page 2
December 10, 1992
Richard Wilson scholarship 

     A scholarship has been created at the University to honor the late
Richard A. Wilson, who became the University's first full-time black
administrator in 1967, Bruce Walker, associate provost, admissions and
student financial aid, has announced.
     The Richard A. Wilson Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to minority
students from Delaware who demonstrate academic promise. Prospective
students will be nominated by their schools based on academic potential and
volunteer service to the community.
     Mr. Wilson, who died Nov. 16, joined the University as director of the
Upward Bound program in 1967 after teaching in Delaware public schools for
10 years. At the University, he served in various capacities until his
retirement in 1991, when he was associate director of undergraduate
admissions. He received his master's degree in education from the
University in 1972 and was a founder of the Black Alumni Association.
     "During his 25 years at Delaware, Dick Wilson made enormous
contributions to diversity at the University," Walker said. "He was
passionately dedicated to the value of education for African-American youth
and personally guided them through the University of Delaware.
     "He was regularly sought out by African-American students, faculty and
administrators for guidance and support. This scholarship is a fitting
tribute to a man who made such positive contributions to the University of
Delaware and its African-American community," Walker said.
     Each scholarship award of $3,500 will be renewable for four years of
study. One scholarship will be awarded each year, with the maximum number
of scholarships not to exceed four.
     Contributions to the Richard A. Wilson Memorial Scholarship may be
sent to the Richard A. Wilson Memorial Fund, in care of the Development
Office, Academy of Newark Building.