Alumni & Friends
Community conservation
Alumnus Brian Griffiths supports Indigenous Peruvian Amazon community goals
Helping gardens and interns grow
UD Botanic Gardens' Andrew Adams: Curator of plants and students
From Blue Hens to Marching Ravens
UD animal science alumni perform with the NFL’s largest marching band
Cultivating a legacy
Our community is strong. Our relationships sustain us. Alumni, friends, families and students of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources work together to create a lasting legacy and fulfill our land-grant mission of teaching, research and extension.
Alumni have gone on to become successful growers, agribusiness leaders, scientists and policy makers. They've conducted pioneering research that has shaped our food and our planet.
Supporters have provided the resources to get them there. With new state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities on the horizon, your gift today will impact student success for decades to come.
Be a part of our story.
Alumni in the news
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Growing resilience
February 17, 2026 | Written by Molly Schafer | Photos courtesy of Carol LongThis year, Winterthur celebrates its 75th anniversary; the estate was incorporated as a museum in 1951. The 60 acres of wild gardens were created in the early 1900s by horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont. Distinguished alumna Carol Long is the garden manager at Winterthur, where portions of the grounds are home to some of the oldest trees in Delaware. Long discusses the changes in the natural world she has observed throughout her 34-year career. -
Community conservation
January 28, 2026 | Written by by Katie Peikes | Photos courtesy of Brian Griffiths and by Dylan Francis, Elizabeth Benson and Wilfredo Martinez | Photo illustration by Katie YoungBrian Griffiths, a UD Class of 2016 alumnus with degrees in plant science and environmental engineering, has made a career out of going to the Peruvian Amazon and supporting rural and Indigenous communities with wildlife management goals. A trip to the Peruvian Amazon in his undergraduate years set him on a career path exploring conservation, and how humans are connected with their natural world. -
A 4-H Family
January 23, 2026 | Written by: Molly SchaferThe Webb Family of Greenwood, Delaware, is deeply committed to 4-H. In 2006, Double Dels Scott and Elaine (Zeitler) Webb established the Peach Blossom 4-H Club. Their children, Leslie and Leighton Webb, grew up in the club and now, as adults, volunteer alongside their parents. Leslie is also a UD alumna.
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) engages donors, alumni, friends, parents, faculty, staff and students in a lifelong relationship and fosters a tradition of philanthropy to strengthen the University of Delaware's legacy as one of the great public institutions of higher education in America.