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Established in 1983 by the University of Delaware’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.
1991
Thurman G. Adams Jr. ’50, Delaware state senator and president of Harrington Raceway and T.G. Adams & Sons
Lozelle Elizabeth Jenkins De Luz ’85 PhD, president of De Luz Management Consultants and vice president of Research for Better Schools
William L. Friend ’58M, president of Bechtel National
Carol O’Neill Mayhew ’64, ’71M, ’78M, ’84 EdD, state director of instruction of the Delaware Department of Instruction
Joseph E. McDade ’65M, ’67 PhD, associate director for laboratory science, Center for Infectious Diseases of the Centers for Disease Control
Mary Patterson McPherson ’60M, president of Bryn Mawr College
Leonard W. Quill ’58 ’66M, president and chief operating officer of Wilmington Trust Co.
Nancy Churchman Sawin ’40M, retired headmistress of Sanford School, artist and author
1992
Januar D. Bove Jr. ’41, Delaware attorney general from 1959-63
C. Wayne Callaway ’63, doctor with a practice in internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolism and clinical nutrition
Robert W. Gore ’59, president of W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.
Peyton Blanche Hudson ’57, associate professor of textile and apparel management at North Carolina State University
Bruce E. Jarrell ’69, chairperson of the department of surgery at the University of Arizona
1993
John L. Anderson ’67, professor and head of the chemical engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University
William R. Baldt ’57, ’67M, president of Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington
J. Edward Legates ’43, William Neal Professor at North Carolina State University and dean of the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences from 1971-86
LaVerna Lyn Leonard ’71, ’78M, senior vice president for corporate affairs with the Home Builders Institute
Susan P. Stroman ’76, Tony Award-winning choreographer
1994
Howard E. Cosgrove ’70M, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Delmarva Power & Light Co.
John N. McDowell ’31, first full-time executive secretary of the Alumni Association and secretary of the state of Delaware from 1953-58
Jane Margaret O’Brien ’81PhD, president of Hollins College
Reed E. Pyeritz ’68, leader of the research team at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that discovered the cause of, and pioneered life-saving treatment for, Marfan syndrome
Sue Lewis Robinson ’74, district judge in the U.S. District Court for Delaware
1995
William B. Chandler III ’73, vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery
Donald F. Crossan ’50, professor emeritus and former dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Jack L. Messman ’62, president and chief executive officer of Union Pacific Resources Co. in Fort Worth
Lorraine Waxman Pearce ’58M, owner, consultant and art teacher at Getty House Antiques in Washington, D.C.
Jane G. Pepper ’77, ’78M, president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and manager of the Philadelphia Flower Show
1996
M. Jane Brady ’73, attorney general of the state of Delaware
Edward E. Butler ’43, professor emeritus of plant pathology at the University of California at Davis
Yvette L. Freeman ’72, Broadway and television actress
Ronald H. Haines ’56, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, D.C.
David R. Hoyer ’53, retired president of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
1997
Donald R. Brunner ’66, senior vice president of J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc.
Richard T. Collins ’71, president of Citicorp Banking Corp. and Citibank’s senior officer in Delaware
Jeanne Watson Driscoll ’71, nurse psychologist, consultant and internationally known speaker
Col. James L. Ford Jr. ’73, retired superintendent and colonel of the Delaware State Police
Dr. Julie Moyer Knowles ’82, partner in and administrator of HealthSouth Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington
1998
William C. Allen ’72, architectural historian for the Architect of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Edward J. Bennett ’59, president of Bennett Security Service and Delaware legislator from 1976-94
Paula L. Gavin ’67, president and chief executive officer of the YMCA of Greater New York, the largest YMCA in the country
Robert V. A. Harra Jr. ’71, president and chief operating officer of Wilmington Trust Co.
Everett Clarence Johnson 1899 (awarded posthumously), founder of The Newark Post and the Press of Kells and a lifetime trustee of the University
Jane E. Mitchell ’63, retired registered nurse who was the first African-American registered nurse employed in a hospital in the state of Delaware and the first nurse to be appointed director of psychiatric nursing services at Delaware State Hospital
1999
Paul J. Andrisani ’68, ’70M, professor of management and director of the Center for Labor and Human Resources Studies and co-director of the Privatization Research Center at Temple University
Karen Emas Borbee ’85, associate professor of physical education and a head coach of the women’s field hockey and lacrosse teams at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she also has served as head coach for women’s soccer and basketball.
Leon deValinger Jr. ’30, ’35M, ’64H, Delaware’s state archivist from 1941-72, who is credited with turning the First State’s archives into one of the nation’s finest
Wayne J. Pollari ’50, ’51M, retired teacher, department chairman, coach and high school administrator with 36 years of experience in the Mount Pleasant and Brandywine school districts in Delaware
Harold R. Raymond ’65M, UD’s head football coach since 1966
H. Albert Young ’26 (awarded posthumously), a distinguished trial lawyer for more than 20 years who won the right of women to serve on both grand and petit juries and obtained the first state Supreme Court decision permitting aggrieved employees to peacefully picket in Delaware
2000
Amelia Augustus ’59, CEO of Augustus Associates Inc. and president, director and co-founder of The Women’s Economic Round Table Inc., a nonprofit organization offering information and women experts in economic issues, to the public, policymakers and the media
Henri L. Bertuch ’54, chairman of the board of DVC Industries Inc. and Via Tech Publishing Solutions Inc.
Thomas D. Campbell ’72, president of Thomas D. Campbell Associates Inc., a government affairs firm, and chairperson of the Congressional Award Foundation, a public/private partnership through which Congress and the private sector recognize the accomplishments of young people who devote themselves to improving their lives and their communities
Frederick E. Roberts ’71M, director of Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa.
2001
Raymond Eid ’59M, retired DuPont Co. executive and recipient of the French Medal of Merit
Thomas Gutshall ’60, chairman, CEO and founding member of Cepheid, a diagnotics company that emphasizes micro-machined systems and components for use in DNA testing
Charles Lewis III ’75, founder and executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, a widely respected watchdog group in Washington, D.C.
Larry Pike ’74M, chairman, president and CEO fo Union Central Life Insurance Co. in Cincinnati
Carol Hoffecker ’60, Richards Professor of History at UD and noted Delaware historian
Richard J. Hutton ’48, chairman of the board of the Conard-Pyle Co., one of the top 25 production nurseries in the United States and home of Star Roses
Elmer Paul Catts ’52, ’57M (awarded posthumously), former member of UD’s entomology faculty, chairperson of the entomology department at Washington State University and a well-known forensic entomologist
Outstanding Alumni
Award recipients
The recognition, presented annually by the UD Alumni Association since 1952, honors service to the organization and to the University.
1991
Barbara Jenkinson Owens ’58, teacher in the Colonial School District and member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and co-chair of the 20th and 25th reunion committees, and Charles S. Joanedis ’50, retired vice president of Getty Refining & Marketing Co. who helped establish the Chemical Engineering Class of 1950 Scholarship Fund
1992
M. Jane Riley Richter ’59, owner and director of The Little School Inc., and Robert V.A. Harra Jr. ’71, then executive vice president of Wilmington Trust Co. Inc.
1993
JoAnne Collier Shaw ’60 ’75M, board member of the Human Resources Alumni Association (HRAA) for five years, and H. Wesley Towers Jr. ’64, state veterinarian for the Delaware Department of Agriculture
1994
Sally Heinel Higgins ’48, ’72M, retired director of guidance in the Seaford School District and long-time UD trustee, and Anthony DePetris ’86M, executive assistant to the president of Burlington County College and the founder of the College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy satellite alumni association
1995
Barbara Ebaugh Mouring ’58, tutor with Baltimore County Adult Education, alumni chapter leader and class representative, and William B. Clements ’44, ’50M, president of Clements Management Inc, a member of the UD Advisory Committee and a life member of the Engineering Alumni Association
1996
Frances Oliphant Allmond ’53, class representative who successfully co-chaired the 40th reunion of her class and a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and Samuel J. Talucci ’51, a retired Rohm & Haas Co. executive, co-chairperson for the 45th reunion for his class year, and a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and UD’s Athletic Fund board
1997
Joan Marshall Thompson ’49, co-coordinator for the original Sussex County chapter of the University of Delaware Alumni Association, and Lillian Marshall Burris ’41, a member of the University of Delaware alumni board and the Advisory Committee on Education of Women, as well as class agent for the Alumni Giving Program from 1960-64
1998
Joyce Hilty Richards ’51, past member of the Alumni Association Board, and William G. Murray, Jr. ’50, president of Young/Murray Realtors and a member of the UD Athletic Fund steering committee
1999
Alice M. Rhinehart ’42, a member of the Board of the Alumni Association, serving on its fundraising and travel committees and instrumental in creating the ACES (Alumni Career Employment Services) program, and Donald F. Crossan ’50, professor emeritus and former dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
2000
Robert L. Richards ’50, a member of the 50th reunion committee for the Class of 1950 and of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, serving on both its scholarship and awards committees
January 2002