UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 34, Page 1
June 10, 1993
Class of '93 represents wide diversity of cultures, interests

     The members of the Class of 1993 received their degrees under sunny
skies on Saturday, May 29.
     More than 18,000 persons assembled in Delaware Stadium for the morning
ceremony that initially looked like it might be a damp affair. But with the
beginning of the ceremony, the clouds scattered and umbrellas were folded.
     University President David P. Roselle welcomed the University's newest
alumni, members of their families, their friends and other guests by noting
that many of the graduates had already worked to make the world a better
place.
     "Among those of you graduating today is a different kind of student
body, a diversity greater than any before in the history of this
institution," he said, noting that they came from 34 states and 33
countries, ranged in age from 20 to 57.
     "You represent a diversity of culture, of race, of lifestyle entering
the world of instantaneous global communication that ensures that the
graduating Class of 1993 really is possessed of the ability to affect the
lives of more people than any class ever graduated by our institution," he
said.
     Roselle highlighted the achievements of several graduates, including
members of the Blue Hen men's basketball team who appeared twice on
national television as NCAA basketball championship contenders; Travis
Longcore, a Rhodes Scholar semifinalist and National Science Foundation
fellow; Deborah Foster, a Truman Scholar; Wendy White, who participated in
the Russian Student Relief Project and helped deliver 17 tons of food to
Moscow, more than one ton of which was collected from U.D. students; and
Allyson Green, a nursing graduate who recently helped save the life of a
neighbor burned in a household fire.
     "To those of you who have jumped, sang, vaulted, danced, dribbled,
acted, competed and excelled as representatives of the University of
Dealware, we say thank you," Roselle said.
     "You set forth today on a challenge even more remarkable than the one
that brought you here to the University," he said. "I have heard many
speakers observe to students that there are no exams in real life; I would
correct that just a little bit. There is, in fact, one exam, and you may be
relieved to know that it is multiple choice. Your challenge as graduates
will be to meet these choices, to weigh them as your University of Delaware
education has equipped you to do and to make better lives for yourselves
and for the people of our world."