UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 39, Page 1
August 17, 1995
Donors have long-standing connection

     A 1959 University alumnus, Robert W. Gore is president of W.L.
Gore & Associates Inc., international, high-technology manufacturers
of electronic, medical, industrial and fabrics products. Gore patented
a method of insulating electronic cable when he was an engineering
student at UD.
     His parents, Genevieve W. and the late Wilbert L. Gore, co-
founded the family's business in the basement of their home, a
business in which Vieve Gore continues to be active. Bob went on to
discover a method of expanding the polymer PTFE, which led to GORE-
TEX(r) products.
     Bill and Vieve Gore were awarded University of Delaware Medals of
Distinction in 1983, at a ceremony where then Vice President George
Bush also was honored.
     A member of the UD Alumni Wall of Fame, Bob Gore has served on
the University's Board of Trustees since 1992, and is a past member of
the Board of Directors of the University of Delaware Research
Foundation. His wife, Sarah I. (Sally) Gore, received a master's
degree in education from UD in 1976, and three of their children are
UD graduates.
     Previously, family members have made substantial gifts across
three of the University's colleges, as well as to the University of
Delaware Research Foundation. Gifts have included support for the
Colburn Laboratory Campaign, the Gore Entrepreneurial Scholarships in
the College of Business and Economics, the College of Human Resources,
various departments in the College of Engineering and fellowship and
scholarship programs.