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| Vol. 17, No. 31 | May 14, 1998 |
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| Vol. 17, No. 31 | May 14, 1998 |
Douglas Mauro de Lorenzo and Nicole Noelle De Sanctis
The Emalea Pusey Warner Award honors a champion of women's education in the state of Delaware. The Alexander J. Taylor Sr. Award honors a graduate of the Delaware College Class of 1898, trustee and longtime University supporter. The awards are presented annually to the man and woman senior who are selected from nominations for their academic excellence, leadership and active involvement in the community and campus life.
A family and community services major, De Sanctis has maintained a 3.8 grade point average, has been a Dean's Scholar and a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, as well as a member of Kappa Omicron Nu and Golden Key national honor societies. She has served as a resident assistant, a student mentor for the Department of Individual and Family Studies and a campus tour guide. She was an undergraduate teaching assistant in child development and a research assistant in a substance abuse prevention study, carried out by Delawareans United to Prevent Child Abuse. In addition, De Sanctis volunteered extensively at the Cecil County Family Support and Education Center and for AIDS Delaware. She plans a social service career.
Named a Rhodes Scholar-the ninth in the University's history-and a member of USA Today's All-USA Academic First Team, de Lorenzo is a Dean's Scholar majoring in linguistics. He will graduate with both bachelor's and master's degrees, which he has completed in less than four years. De Lorenzo has served as an intern at the International Center for Migration Policy Development and has been actively involved in the cause of democratization globally, working with refugee populations in Europe and Africa. This summer, he will live and work at the Nyumbani Orphanage in Nairobi, the only facility in Africa whose goal is the welfare of children infected with HIV. He will attend Oxford University in October.
Each recipient received a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond, and their names will be engraved on plaques that stand near the Alumni Room in the Perkins Student Center and in Alumni Hall. On May 30, the two graduating seniors will lead the alumni delegates in procession into Delaware Stadium at the start of Commencement ceremonies.
Photo by Duane Perry
