University of Delaware
Office of Public Relations
UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 25, March 27



           E.A. Trabant to be honored with NCCJ annual award
     
     
     EA. Trabant, president emeritus, has received the 1997
award of Delaware Region, National Conference of Christians
and Jews. The annual awards banquet and presentation will be
held April 10 at the Holiday Inn Downtown, Wilmington.
     Trabant and Claire LaMar Carey, director of Workforce
Diversity, Hercules Inc., were named to receive the honor,
which is given annually to those who promote respect and
inclusion of all peoples at all levels of the community.
     The annual dinner also is a fundraising activity for
the local organization's programs, which are designed to
improve human relations, combat prejudice and foster ideals
of brotherhood and sisterhood to improve the nation's unity
and strength.
     Trabant served UD as its 22nd and 24th president. His
19-year, first term, from 1968-1987, was one of the longest
presidencies of a major university in modern times. He led
the campus through a period of tremendous growth of both the
student body and physical plant. He appointed the Commission
of the Status of Women and created the Office of Women's
Affairs. Among his many accomplishments was the creation of
the College of Marine Studies, the Winterthur/University of
Delaware Program in Art Conservation, Winter Session and the
University honors and parallel programs.
     He expanded the University's partnership with state
departments, private businesses, research interests and
overseas institutions.
     At the conclusion of his second term, in 1990, the
University Board of Trustees, "in deep appreciation and
admiration for his 21 years of service," named him
"president emeritus." The Trabant University Center is named
in his honor.
     The dinner begins at 6 p.m. For additional information,
call 655-0039.