The Delaware Diamonds Society (DDS) recognizes donors who make a leadership gift of $1,000 or more during each fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). Young alumni are recognized as Society donors at various levels based on graduation year (see below).
Annual leadership gifts provide greater and more consistent impact, ensuring UD’s people and programs have the resources needed to grow and thrive year after year.
Ready to become a leadership donor?
A special welcome to the Society
Recognition for giving milestones and anniversaries
A personalized brick on the Diamonds Walkway after five consecutive years of giving
Recognition in appropriate donor listings and publications
Invitations to unique, exclusive events
Access to the Bob Carpenter Club (BCC) hospitality area during basketball home games (for basketball ticket holders)
Communications with updates on donor impact
Direct access to the Donor Relations team. Email donor-relations@udel.edu for guidance or with any questions.
Reminder: Athletic representatives are prohibited from providing a student-athlete or a prospective student-athlete with any extra benefits. Legal guardians or relatives of student-athletes or prospective student-athletes are allowed access to the Bob Carpenter Club as Delaware Diamonds Society donors only. Legal guardians or relatives of student-athletes or prospective student-athletes are prohibited access to the Bob Carpenter Club as a guest of a Delaware Diamonds Society donor. The University of Delaware is committed to the principle of institutional control and will maintain all aspects of its intercollegiate athletics program in full accordance with all NCAA, CAA Conference and University rules.
"I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of Delaware Diamonds Society donors like you and for all that you do to support students like me. Being part of the Blue Hen community has been an amazing experience as a first-generation student, and UD has truly become my second home. The University offers countless opportunities to get involved—whether through joining organizations, participating in research projects or engaging in extracurricular activities that enhance our education. Your support provides invaluable resources, facilities and opportunities that help make these experiences possible. Thank you for your incredible generosity, it makes a real difference for students!"
- Anay M., BE27
UD student impacted by Society support
The impact of leadership support
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Delaware Diamonds Society | Alumni & Friends | University of Delaware $1,000
can fund one graduate seminar lunch and learn session
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Delaware Diamonds Society | Alumni & Friends | University of Delaware $2,500
can cover student travel costs for collaborative research initiatives
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Delaware Diamonds Society | Alumni & Friends | University of Delaware $5,000
can offer 25 students a professional readiness internship course
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Delaware Diamonds Society | Alumni & Friends | University of Delaware $10,000
can provide new technology and equipment for research
The Diamonds Walkway recognizes Delaware Diamonds Society donors who have generously contributed to UD for five consecutive years at any Society level. Donors are recognized for their leadership support with a personalized brick on campus.
Located between Main Street and Old College on the Newark campus, the Diamonds Walkway symbolizes tradition and loyalty to UD. Following our naming standards, bricks are engraved with the donor's name or to commemorate a loved one.
Donors celebrating their five-year anniversary with the Delaware Diamonds Society are notified of their brick eligibility annually. Brick installation typically occurs in the fall.
Finding Your Brick
Every brick on the Diamonds Walkway has a specific set of coordinates, containing a letter and a number. To find your brick on the Walkway or to obtain your brick coordinates, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 302-831-1943 or delawarediamonds@udel.edu.
Brick coordinates correspond to a specific paver and a specific quadrant on the Diamonds Walkway. The Walkway contains 22 gray diamond-shaped pavers. Each paver corresponds to a letter, beginning at the Walkway entrance on Main Street with the letter “A” and continuing to the steps of Old College, ending with the letter “V”. Surrounding every paver, engraved bricks are segmented into four quadrants, as shown in the diagram.
Therefore, if your coordinate is A3, your brick is located in the area to the upper left of the first diamond-shaped paver from Main Street.
Inscriptions
- Besides your name, you can honor a family member, a professor or anyone you choose on your brick.
- All inscriptions are centered on the brick. Each brick is 4”x 8” and includes space for 3 lines of copy for a maximum of 15 characters per line, including spaces and punctuation as separate characters. Symbols that appear on a keyboard and Greek letters may be used.
- Inscriptions may not include commercial messages or company names. UD reserves the right to deny any language that UD deems inappropriate.
Installation Timeline
Each year on June 30, a list of donors from the Delaware Diamonds Society eligible for bricks is generated. These names are confirmed with members by U.S. mail and email. Brick installation on the Diamonds Walkway typically occurs in September, and new bricks are available for viewing in time for Homecoming.
Bricks featuring the following recipients have been added to the walkway to honor those who have given at the Delaware Diamonds Society level for five consecutive years as of June 30, 2026.
Paige J. Alderson-Smith '09
Mark N. Aronson '87M
Michael P. '87 and Rachel K. Barton
Andrea Klein Behm '79 and Frank J. Behm
Kim and Thomas Bellairs
Richard A. Black '78 and Amelia Schechinger Black '80
Rudolf A. Bless '82
J.D. Bowers
Ondraya LeBoutillier Brancato '00 and Matthew C. Brancato
Denise L. Bridgens
R. Craig Brosi
C. Kelsey '66 and Susan H. Brown
Eugene H. and Lorin D. Buck
Matthew A. Burlew '88 '06M and Jennifer Buck Burlew '93
James L. and Mary Ellen Butkiewicz
A. Hays and Judith A. Butler
A. Gene Carlisle '61 '68M
Thomas R. '75M '08H and Martha S. Carper
Ryan D. Carty '06
Ya Chen '00M
Tricia Heeger Cherubini '96 and James C. Cherubini '94
Mary T. Chlebowski '73
William H. Jr. '82 '94M and Jennie C. Clark
David A. Conklin '87 and Elizabeth McKay Conklin '90
Michael C. Cox '71 and Connie Crossan Cox '93
Robert P. '73 and Patricia Cox
Debra Jay '73 '78M '97 and Frederick J. Crowley Jr. '79 '88
Andrew G. '88 and Mary Dakos
Barbara Snapp Danberg '87 and Carl C. Danberg '87
Murphy L. Dichiaro '20
Nicole M. Donofrio and Terry Meade
Christopher L. Elliott '01 '03M
Stephen P. Fitzpatrick '89 and Jill Brandt Fitzpatrick
Laura L. Fontana and Steven W. Zorrer '84
Jane Roe Fox '71M '85M
Mary A. Francis
Ann Harwood Gatz '58
Shomari Gilyard '04M and Robyn Lazarick Gilyard '04M
Marielena Andalora Glassman '85 and Leonard Glassman
Kelvin Glymph '83
Thomas J. and Jennifer D. Goldbach
David M. Goldberg '73
James F. Harker
Annette Adams Harrison '61
Mary Lou Budischak Hawkins '68
Mary F. Holahan '74M '78PhD and Luigi Caporaso
Suzanne Lechthaler Hood '72 and Richard L. Hood
Airelle O. Hunter-Giordano '03M and Joseph A. Giordano '94
Stephen '11PhD and Jennifer M. Hwang
Carolyn Bockius Jackson '96
Terri Krzykowski Jeffries '82 and William T. Jeffries
William T. Jr. '71 and Carol W. Jones
Neil S. and Joanie E. Kalin
Teresa Plumley Karjala '92PhD
Kristi L. Kiick '89 and Frederick L. Beyer III
Justin P. and Mary W. Klein
Kent S. '78M '80PhD and Pamela K. Knaebel
David M. Lukoff '68
Steven D. Mayer '83 and Carol Traynor-Mayer '83
Deirdre O'Shea McCartney '98
William S. Metzker '75 and Lucy E. Hornstein
Julie B. Mitchell '90 '97M
Ronald E. '69 and Janis L. Morgan
Jeremy A. Moskowitz '94 and Laura Rubinstein
Rachel Strickland Mroz '92 '04M '23EdD
Katherine Connare Murray '90 and Timothy D. Murray
Carol Palermo
Spencer C. Payne '97
Sharon Ball Pelletier '74 '78M and Laurence Pelletier '73
Mark V. Purpura and Matthew Adams
H. Earl '62 and Brookie K. Ritchie
Stacie L. Roberts
Louis F. and Tammy A. Rossi
Jennifer Davie Rowland '90 and Kevin G. Boisvert
Christopher M. Sammelwitz '84
Shelly and Pete Santoro
Brent H. '09 '11M and Heather Schrader
Hannah E. Schur '18
Timothy A. '92PhD and Pamela H. Sherwood
Erin Ford Sicuranza '95 '99M and Michael J. Sicuranza '95
Eden J. Siff '97
Eve S. Slap
Elizabeth Overman Smith '71
Suzanne M. Souder '75 and Glenn D. Rill
Robert W. Stewart '06
Terry L. Struve '83
Molly Sullivan Donnelly '12 and Neil R. Donnelly '12
Joseph B. Thomas
David A. Vaughan '66 '74M and Deborah Marshall Vaughan '78 '79
Keith M. and Susan B. Walter
Eileen Fleck Warwick '81 and Steven D. Warwick '80
Katherine J.L. and James Williams
Lynn Dockety Wilson '63
Stacy Shulley Ziegler '94 '96M and Warren K. Ziegler
