UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 31, Page 1
May 11, 1995
Honors Day celebrates students' achievements
At Honors Day ceremonies May 5, students across the campus were
honored for their scholarship, leadership and contributions to their
respective colleges and the entire campus community.
University President and Mrs. David P. Roselle held a reception
for honored students, their families and sponsors in Clayton Hall
before the ceremonies began.
At Honors Day, four UD faculty members were presented excellence-
in-teaching awards, made available by the Christian R. and Mary F.
Lindback Foundation and the University Alumni Association.
Selection is based primarily on thoughtful evaluations written by
students who nominate faculty for this award, which honors their
mastery of their subject matters; sensitivity to the interests, needs
and concerns of students; and the ability to broaden the students'
perspectives. These faculty members effectively and enthusiastically
communicate the value and importance, as well as the substance, of
their disciplines to their students.
Honored this year with $2,500 faculty awards are Alan D. Fox,
assistant professor of philosophy; Robert L. Hampel, associate
professor of educational development; Christine Kydd, associate
professor of business administration; and Gary May, professor of
history.
Two UD faculty were presented with awards for excellence in
undergraduate academic advising. Ardeshir Faghri, assistant professor
of civil engineering, and James L. Glancey, assistant professor of
agriculture engineering, each received the $2,500 award, given to
emphasize the importance of excellent academic advising, to recognize
and reward excellent faculty advisers and to encourage faculty to
devote more time and attention to becoming more effective advisers.
Duane Milne, a graduate student in political science and
international relations, also was honored with a $1,000 award for
excellence in teaching from funds made available by the University
Alumni Association. He was selected based on letters of support from
his students.
The following list of University-wide awards includes students
with cumulative grade point indexes of 3.0 or higher.
Presentations at Honors Day also included intercollege, college
and department awards, and students who did not achieve 3.0 indexes
also were honored for their leadership and contributions.
UNIVERSITY AWARDS
Surita Rani Bhatia received the American Association of
University Women (AAUW) Delaware Division Award, as the woman with the
highest scholastic average at the close of the first semester of her
senior year.
Deanne McCredie received the AAUW Newark Branch Award, a $100
award presented to an outstanding senior woman, based on academic
achievement and leadership in service, both on the campus and in the
community.
The Alpha Lambda Delta Excellence-in-Teaching Award was presented
to Robert C. Hodson, associate professor of life and health sciences.
This award recognizes outstanding teaching of first-year students, and
the recipient is selected by the honorary's members.
Michael A. Barlow, Jennifer A. Langsdorf, Katherine Win-Yu Lee
and Trisha K. Perry received $1,000 Alumni Association scholarships,
to selected upperclass students who are the children of University
alumni.
Alumni Honors Day Book Awards, awarded to a sophomore or junior
in each college who has a sincere desire for knowledge and has
participated in extracurricular activities designed to help fellow
students achieve academic success, were presented to Heidi Ann Bamonte
(Nursing), Jennifer L. Colombo (Engineering), Lisa R. Emele
(Agricultural Sciences), Lori Ann Hamby (Arts and Science), David S.
Jenkins (Business and Economics), Joy McEnerney (Education), Jason
Merillat (Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation) and Dana Testa
(Human Resources).
Six students earned the Black Alumni Organization Book Award,
recognizing outstanding scholarship and involvement in at least one
non-athletic student organization. These $50 certificates to the
University Bookstore were awarded to Mikelle L. Drew (Human
Resources), Wendi Galloway (Physical Education, Athletics and
Recreation), Leslie McNair (Arts and Science), Chelita Kaye Norris
(Nursing), Philip C. Protho (Business and Economics) and Janell T.
White (Education).
The Mae Carter Award was given to Debra L. Dempsey, as a
returning adult woman student who has demonstrated strong commitment
to scholarship and service to women.
The Mary T. Jackley Casadevall Scholarship was awarded to Karen
A. Marshall.
Nicole M. Deveney and Chirag N. Mehta received the Chase Family
Scholarships, recognizing outstanding graduates of Delaware high
schools.
Christopher P. Beer, Vu T. Nguyen, Spencer C. Payne and Cynthia
J. Willer received $1,000 Class of 1940 scholarships.
Alexandria Ciabattoni and Robyn M. McLain received the Class of
1938 scholarships.
The Class of 1922 scholarships, were presented to Cynthia E.
Cunningham, Audra M. Jarman, Rebecca D. Parks and Reema Shaer.
The $150 Bessie Collins Award was given to Natalie A. Milstein,
as the returning adult woman student who has demonstrated future
promise, overcome special difficulties and contributed to the
University and greater communities.
Sue L. Barton, Jonathan D. Fischer, Michael L. Friedman, John A.
Kowalak, Kevin Kriebel and Michael S. Posner received Edwin G. Crocker
Scholarships.
Chelita K. Norris received the $1,000 Milton L. Draper '22
Student-Alumni Relations Scholarship, awarded to recognize outstanding
performance in student-alumni interaction.
Honors Degree Distinguished Fellows Awards of $500 are awarded to
senior honors degree candidates with the most outstanding academic
merit and research accomplishments. Fellows devote themselves to
research full time during Winter Session. Recipients are Shannon
Finch, Jennifer Liner, Craig Miller and Andreen Soley.
The Hullihen Award was presented to Sandra K. Tilford. This award
is given to seniors for meritorious leadership and service in the
college community by the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society. The
recipient's name is recorded on a plaque in the Perkins Student
Center.
The $25 George A. Johnson Award for Academic Excellence was
awarded to Jerry Dyson (Engineering), James S. Harris (Arts and
Science), Lowell C. Matthews (Business and Economics) and Jamie Wilson
(Education), by the Center for Black Culture and the Office of
Affirmative Action and Multicultural Programs.
Awards for outstanding scholarship were made to seniors chosen
for the Panel of Distinguished Seniors, representing each of the
University's undergraduate colleges: Bridget Balbirnie (Physical
Education, Athletics and Recreation), Deanne McCredie (Education),
Eric V. Mueller (Nursing), Eric A. Nauman (Engineering), Christopher
G. Randla (Agricultural Sciences), Andreen O. Soley (Human Resources),
Raymond C. Trievel (Arts and Science) and Michael Webb (Business and
Economics).
The Phi Beta Kappa Annual Clift and DeArmond Award of $100,
presented to a sophomore showing outstanding intellectual promise in
curricula that would qualify him or her for eventual election as a
member in course of Phi Beta Kappa, was awarded to Keith R.
Hornberger.
The Phi Beta Kappa Annual Herbert Ellis Newman Award, a $100
award given on the basis of outstanding intellectual promise to a
junior enrolled in curricula that would qualify him or her for
eventual election as a member in course of Phi Beta Kappa, was
presented to Vinay V. Harpalani.
Christopher J. Dillon was awarded the Richard R. Roberts Baseball
Scholarship, a $500 scholarship awarded to the junior baseball player
with the highest scholastic index.
Lori Ann Hamby was presented the George and Margaret Collins
Seitz Award, presented to a freshman or sophomore who has demonstrated
unusual traits of fine character and who is likely in succeeding years
to exert influence on others in developing the same qualities.
Jason Guarneri received the D. Kenneth Steers Memorial Award of
$100, which honors an outstanding junior track and field and/or cross
country team member who has demonstrated academic proficiency, is
dedicated to either or both of these sports, makes a significant
contribution toward the goals and objectives of the team and
demonstrates exceptional moral character.
Eric A. Nauman and Joseph M. Salvatore Jr. received the Alexander
J. Taylor Sr. Award, a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond awarded by the UD
Alumni Association to the outstanding senior men who have demonstrated
the qualities of scholarship, leadership, citizenship and character.
The recipients' names will be inscribed on a plaque located near the
Alumni Room in the Perkins Student Center.
Heather Lynn Patton was presented the Emalea P. Warner Award, a
$1,000 U.S. Savings Bond awarded by the Alumni Association to the
outstanding senior woman who has demonstrated the qualities of
scholarship, leadership, citizenship and character. The recipient's
name also will be inscribed on a plaque located near the Alumni Room
of the Perkins Student Center.
The World War IIAlumni Scholarship Fund, an endowment fund
inspired by the alumni Classes of 1942 through 1950, supports several
scholarships. Receiving scholarships were Edward G. Augustine Jr.,
Kathleen A. Denny, George N. Eriksen, Samuel T. Heverin, Faith K.
McVey, Truc T. Nguyen, Dennis S. O'Brien, Marianne T. Politowski,
Michael A. Rawlins, Brett D. Tillman, Shawn H. Vreeland, Christopher
Whitcoe, Scott R. Williams and William W. Wynne.
The Pauline A. Young Award for Academic Excellence was awarded to
Kertrina Y. Green (Nursing), Maude Esther Hinmon (Education), Mikelle
L. Drew (Human Resources), Kimberly D. Skelton (Business and
Economics), Lisa M. Wilson (Arts and Science), Lawhan Yancy
(Engineering) and Wendi D. Galloway (Physical Education, Athletics and
Recreation). The $25 award is given to an African-American female
student with a grade point average over 3.0 in each of the
undergraduate colleges, presented by the Center for Black Culture and
Office of Affirmative Action and Multicultural Programs.