UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 34, Page 3
June 8, 1995
Alumni recognized during Wall of Fame ceremony

     Five University alumni were inducted into the University's Alumni
Wall of Fame at a spring ceremony on campus.
     Established in 1983 by the University's Board of Trustees, the
Wall of Fame is a photographic exhibit recognizing the professional
achievements of outstanding alumni in diverse fields. Annual
selections are made by the Alumni Association Awards Committee. The
exhibit is housed in the Alumni Room of the Perkins Student Center.
     The five alumni honored at the event were William B. Chandler III
of Dagsboro, Donald F. Crossan of Newark, Jack L. Messman of Fort
Worth, Lorraine Waxman Pearce of Washington, D.C., and Jane G. Pepper
from Media, Pa..
     At the induction ceremony, Charles M. Forbes, vice president for
development and alumni relations at the University, said, "The
achievements of these individuals serves as proof that a degree from
the University of Delaware is the beginning of many wonderful
opportunities throughout one's career. Today's inductees have made
exceptional contributions in industry, academia, the justice system
and the arts."
     He added that, "The worldwide recognition that our honorees have
gained brings pride to the University of Delaware and inspires fellow
alumni and current students. Our inductees have greatly enhanced the
value of a University of Delaware diploma."


William B. Chandler III
     Chandler is vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery.
     He received a bachelor's degree in political science and
philosophy from the University in 1973, a law degree cum laude from
the University of South Carolina School of Law and a master of laws
degree from Yale University Law School.
     Chandler has taught law courses at the University of Alabama
School of Law, the Delaware Law School of Widener University and at
Delaware Technical and Community College.
     He has served as legal counsel for former Delaware Gov. Pierre S.
du Pont and as a general practitioner in private practice with the law
firm of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell. In 1985, he was appointed to
a 12-year term on the Superior Court of Sussex County, where he was
later named resident judge. In 1989, he was named vice chancellor,
only the third chancellor from Sussex County in Delaware's history.
While on the Superior Court, he was a member and chairman of the
state's Sentencing Accountability Commission. He often speaks on
equity and corporate law issues at symposia and conferences.


Donald F. Crossan
     Crossan is currently professor emeritus of plant pathology at the
University of Delaware.
     He received a bachelor's degree with distinction in entomology
and plant pathology from the University in 1950 and a master's and
doctoral degrees in plant pathology from North Carolina State College.
     Crossan began his UD career in 1954. During the next 37 years, he
served as chairperson of the then Department of Plant Sciences, vice
president for University relations and business management, dean of
the College of Agricultural Sciences and director of the Agricultural
Experiment Station.
     In 1988, Crossan received the George M. Worrilow Award for
outstanding service to agriculture by a UD alumnus. He also was the
first recipient from the College of Agricultural Sciences to receive
the University 's excellence in teaching award and the first recipient
of the E.A. Trabant Award, given by the Commission on the Status of
Women. He is the author of more than 75 scientific research papers.


Jack L. Messman
     Messman is the president and CEO of Union Pacific Resources Co.
in Fort Worth.
     He received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the
University in 1962 and a master's degree in business administration
from Harvard University in 1968.
     Messman has served as the CEO for a hazardous waste-disposal
firm, a publishing house, a computer software firm and a greeting card
company. He also has been a partner in three investment banking firms,
a high-ranking executive in a cable television company and a U.S. Army
officer.
     He is on the board of directors for Novell Inc., Union Pacific
Corp., Tandy Corp., Cambridge Technology Partners Inc., Safeguard
Scientifics Inc. and Wawa Inc.
     Messman serves on the national committee for the UD Colburn
Laboratory Campaign.


Lorraine Waxman Pearce
     Pearce is the owner, consultant and art teacher at Getty House
Antiques in Washington, D.C.
     She earned a bachelor's degree from the City University of New
York in 1955 and a master's degree from the University in 1958 in the
Winterthur Program in Early American Decorative Arts.
     She began her career as an assistant curator at Winterthur Museum
and then served as a curator at the Smithsonian Institution. In 1961,
she was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as the first White
House curator. She wrote The White House: A Historic Guide, with the
aid of Jacqueline Kennedy, and the proceeds of that book still fund
White House museum work.
     Pearce, who continues to teach and lecture on our nation's
heritage, is currently refurbishing a 19th-century logger's cabin in
Virginia.


Jane G. Pepper
     Pepper is president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
(PHS) and manager of the Philadelphia Flower Show.
     She earned a bachelor's degree in plant science and a master's
degree in ornamental horticulture from the University in 1976 and
1978, respectively. Through the continued success of the Philadelphia
Flower Show, Pepper and her staff have been able to support outreach
programs such as PHS's Philadelphia Green Neighborhood.
     She is a trustee of the Mutual Assurance Co., a member of the
Board of Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital, serves on the Board of
Directors of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and is a
director of PNC Bank. She also is a board member of the Women's
Association for Women's Alternatives and a former member of the board
of the Forum of Executive Women.
     Pepper was recognized as Citizen of the Year in 1991 by the
PENJERDEL Council; she was a 1992 recipient of the American
Horticultural Society Award; and, in 1995, she received the Paradigm
Award from the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
     Pepper is a fellow of the Garden Writers Association of America.
                                                          -Gerry Elter