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| Vol. 16, No. 37 | July 24, 1997 |
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| Vol. 16, No. 37 | July 24, 1997 |
Five University of Delaware alumni were inducted into the University's Wall of Fame at a spring ceremony in Newark. Those honored for professional excellence for 1997 include Donald R. Brunner and Richard T. Collins, both of Wilmington; Jeanne Watson Driscoll of Boston; James L. Ford Jr. of Dover; and Julie Moyer Knowles of Hockessin.
Marian B. Peavey, development and alumni relations, welcomed guests to the ceremony. Remarks were given by Barbara Jenkinson Owens, a member of the Class of 1958 and president of the alumni association, and Carol Hoffecker, Delaware '60 and Richards Professor of History. University President David P. Roselle and Owens presented the certificates.
He received a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1966 from the College of Business and Economics.
Brunner, who joined Price Waterhouse immediately after graduation in 1972, worked for Morgan as an accounting officer in the comptroller's department of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. Over the next 13 years, his assignments included deputy comptroller of Morgan Guaranty International Finance Corp. and comptroller of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., with responsibility for Morgan's international offices. In 1985, he was named senior vice president.
He is a member of the Executive Board of the Del-Mar-Va Council Boy Scouts of America and a member of the Board of the Delaware Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the UD Board of Trustees and chairs the College of Business and Economics Visiting Committee. In 1993, he received the College of Business and Economics Alumni Award of Excellence.
He is a 1971 graduate of the College of Arts and Science in political science.
In 1974, at the age of 28, he was elected state auditor, becoming the youngest statewide elected official in Delaware history. After three terms as auditor, he was elected county executive of New Castle County. He left public office in 1984 to become senior vice president and director of external affairs for Citibank of Delaware.
In 1978, Collins was elected the Delaware Jaycees' Outstanding Young Man of the Year. Two years later, he was selected by the American Council of Young Political Leaders for a diplomatic mission to the People's Republic of China. He currently serves on the state boards of the Leukemia Society, the American Red Cross, the American Lung Association, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Delaware Bankers Association and the State Chamber of Commerce.
She is cofounder and principal of Hestia Institute: Center for Women and Families in Wellesley, Mass., and cofounder of her own company, Lifecycle Productions Inc. She has published numerous important works in the field of maternal-child care, including Taking Care of Your New Baby: A guide to infant care. Her contributions to her field include textbooks, video productions and public service presentations.
Among her numerous awards and honors are listings in Who's Who in American Nursing, Who's Who in Professional Nursing and Who's Who in the World. Recent awards include the 1993 Award for Excellence in Education from the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses and the Sigma Theta Tau region five international award in the public electronic category for "Parenting Tips by Nurse Jeanne" and "Success by Six Campaign." which ran on WCVB-TV in Boston.
In 1973, he became superintendent of the state police. While holding that post, he was instrumental in increasing education requirements for recruits to two years of college education. As director of training for the state police, he created Trooper Youth Week, a program designed to expose young people to police work and to encourage them to continue their educations. Recently, a satellite State Police center was named for him, a first in state police history.
His other contributions to law enforcement include serving as the chair of the Council on Police Training and as the governor's appointee to the Sentencing Accountability Commission since 1981.
Ford is an adjunct instructor in Wilmington College's criminal justice program in Georgetown. He has been president of two youth organizations, the Quarterback Club of Kent County and the Lower Delaware Gridiron Club. Currently, he serves on the executive board of the Boy Scouts of America for Delaware.
Knowles graduated from the University of Delaware in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in physical therapy and certification in athletic training. She earned a master's degree in sports medicine in 1983 from the United States Sports Academy. She received her doctorate in education (vocational rehabilitation) from Temple University in 1986.
Knowles has served as a physical therapist/athletic trainer for the Olympic-related activities, including the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, and in the 1996 games in Atlanta. She was vice chair of the United States Olympic Committee's Sports Medicine Society and serves on the board for the Olympic's SportsMedicine 2000 Council. She also serves as coordinator of sports medicine services for several national sports federations, such as the U.S. Fencing Association.
She voluntarily participates in local sports and other community activities, including the annual Blue-Gold Game, a charitable football camp and game benefiting the Delaware Foundation for Retarded Children. Additional contributions in her field include academic appointments at Thomas Jefferson University and at UD; numerous presentations and lectures; and committee appointments including the UD Athletic Fund. She also is a founding member of the Delaware Women's Alliance for Sports & Fitness.
The University and its alumni association established the Wall of Fame in 1984 in recognition of the many notable achievements of UD alumni. Since the initial ceremony, 156 alumni have been inducted in recognition of their professional and public service excellence. Among the inductees are Revolutionary War heroes and signers of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, as well as physicians, engineers and authors. Others are recognized for their achievements in business, law, education, the creative and performing arts, athletics, religion, politics and medicine.
Annual selections are made by the alumni association awards committee. The Wall of Fame is located in the Alumni Room of the Perkins Student Center.
| --Barbara Garrison |
