UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 26, Page 1
April 8, 1993
Eugene du Pont distinguished scholar awards

     This year, 58 of the invited 62 high school seniors came to the
University for the final selection process of the Eugene du Pont
Distinguished Memorial Scholars. Of this group, eight women and eight men
were chosen for the scholarships, which include tuition, room and board,
fees and a book allowance of $550 per year. The scholarships are renewable
for four years as long as a student maintains at least a 3.00 cumulative
grade point average, according to Bruce Walker, associate provost of
admissions and student financial aid.
     All the invited students were highly qualified academically with an
average high school grade point index of 3.9 and combined SAT scores
averaging 1419, and even those who were not selected for the du Pont
scholarships will be offered University scholarships.
     The 16 selected as du Pont scholars have an average grade point index
of 3.97 and average combined SAT score of 1407. When the selection was
made, the committee took many factors beyond grades into consideration,
such as extracurricular interests, intellectual curiosity, a genuine
interest in learning and the potential to make contributions to society,
Walker said.
     Past du Pont scholars have been active participants in the University
community, and many have gone on to graduate schools, law schools and
medical schools, with one becoming a Rhodes Scholar.
     The program, in its 13th year, honors Eugene du Pont (1840-1902), a
native Delawarean who served as fourth president of E. I. du Pont de
Nemours & Co. from 1889 until 1902.
     The newest Eugene du Pont Distinguished Memorial Scholars and their
high schools are:

       * Audreesh Banerjee, Newark High School, Newark;
       * Douglas M. DeLorenzo, Archmere Academy, Claymont;
       * Shawn D. Fagan, McDonogh School, McDonogh, Md.;
       * Heather L. Farley, Bishop Ahr High School, Edison, N.J.;
       * Lance M. Finney, Woodbury High School, Woodbury, Minn.;
       * John M.Geremia, Smithtown High School West, Smithtown, N.Y.;
       * Leah M. Graff, Ardsley High School, Ardsley, N.Y.;
       * Lori A. Hamby, Avon Grove High School, West Grove, Pa.;
       * Peter T. Heisen, John Jay Senior High School, Katonah, N.Y.;
       * Mindy L. Magyar, Villa Walsh Academy, Morristown, N.J.;
       * David L. Margalit, Hunter College High School, New York, N.Y.;
       * Erika M. Rauer, Caesar Rodney High School, Camden-Wyoming;
       * Michael L. Rich, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics,
          Durham, N.C.;
       * Ami R. Schiess, Harpursville High School, Harpursville, N.Y.;
       * Constance V. Stockett, Watkins Mill High School, Gaithersburg,
          Md.; and
       * Kerri M. Wakefield, Garnet Valley High School, Concordville, Pa.

     Those serving on the selection committee, chaired by Walker, were
Robert B. Bennett, associate professor of English; Anne Boylan, associate
professor of history; Robert F. Brown, director of the University Honors
Program; James Butkiewicz, associate dean of the College of Business and
Economics; John A. Courtright, professor of communication; Eleanor Craig,
associate professor of economics; Sherry L. Kitto, associate professor of
plant and soil sciences; Burnaby Munson, professor of chemistry and
biochemistry; Cynthia A. Robbins, associate professor of sociology; Roland
R. Roth, associate professor of entomology and applied ecology; and Andrew
Zydney, associate professor of chemical engineering. Rosetta Lafleur,
associate professor of textiles, design and consumer economics, serves on
the committee but is on sabbatical.
                                        --Sue Swyers Moncure