8:11 a.m., Oct. 8, 2009----Maxine Colm, director of the University of Delaware Associate in Arts Program and former vice president for administration, was honored by the University of Delaware Association of Retired Faculty (UDARF) at its Oct. 6 luncheon in Clayton Hall.

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UDARF President Carol Hoffecker thanked Colm for her past support of UDARF and said how important she had been to the organization, which is now associated with the Office of the Provost.

Hoffecker presented Colm with two historical Wedgwood plates, featuring Old College and Memorial Hall, ordered by the last Women's College class for alumnae in the 1940s.

Colm talked about the Associate in Arts Program, which is located in Wilmington, Dover and Georgetown. There are currently 464 students at the Wilmington campus, she said.

Students at all three locations take the same classes as students on the Newark campus, and 90 percent graduate with associate of arts degrees and can then come to the Newark campus.

“You would be amazed at the level of education in the program, and the students are terrific,” Colm said. The program is housed within UD's College of Arts and Sciences, which is led by Interim Dean George Watson.

Other announcements were made at the Oct. 6 meeting. Clella Murray and Ulrike Diedenhofen have formed a group to welcome and help partners of new faculty as they relocate in Newark, and they asked for volunteers.

Ted Braun announced that a room with a computer and other equipment is now available for the use of retired faculty on the lower level of Morris Library (Room 040D). A key is available at the main desk.

The speaker originally scheduled for the meeting, Wunyabari Maloba, was unable to attend.

Article by Sue Moncure
Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson