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.
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Special recognition for giving milestones and anniversaries
Recognition in appropriate donor listings and publications
Exclusive 10% discount at UD’s Barnes and Noble Bookstore and Vita Nova
Inclusion in the VIP program at the Courtyard Marriott
Invitations to unique, exclusive events
Special entrance to Delaware Stadium located at the Spartin Family Gate
Exclusive access to the Bob Carpenter Club during UD basketball home games
Personalized brick on campus after five consecutive years of leadership support
Communications with updates on donor impact
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.
"Thanks to the generosity of Delaware Diamonds Society donors like you, I have taken advantage of many great opportunities that have enriched my experience at UD. I am involved in a lab where we are working with various plastic degrading enzymes to find solutions to decrease plastic waste in the environment. Through my work in the lab, I have discovered my passion for biochemistry research and plan to continue my education so that I can become a professor and help others find their passion for making the world a better place. Thank you for your generosity that supports and inspires students like me!"
– Megan T., EG25
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
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, 2025.
Teri Croal Abrahams '87 and Faried Abrahams '85
Liza M. Bartle '74 '79M
Brenna and Joseph Berger III
Dennis R. Brandt '95 and L. Courtnenay Brosius Brandt '95 '98M
Randy A. Bull '81PhD
Barrie S. Burnick '81
Geoffrey S. Burrell '07M
Ryan T. '95 and Johanna M. Caplan
Anita Sorensen Carter '89 '97M and Scott R. Carter '90 '98M
Ann M. Carter
Peter J. Jr. and Elizabeth A. Cogan
Seth H. Cohen '02
H. William Craver III '79
Derek L. Crawford '84M
Scott and Christina N. Crawford
Mark A. Deshon '78 and Jo Anne Pryor Deshon '80M '00EdD
Rita W. Devine '83
William W. Dickhart IV '72 and Donna Hagele Dickhart '73 '81M
David S. Dolente '79
Nathan J. and Molly C. Elton
Ashley M. Evans '13
Terence M. Feather '89
Allan C. Fernandes '92M and Yongming Xu
Anna and Charles Fichtner II
Thomas J. Frey '84 '90M and Kathleen Nowak Frey '87
Jeffrey A. Friedhoffer '63 '65M '68PhD
John Frink
R. Bruce Frye '71 and Charlotte Joslin Frye '74
Catherine Smith Gow '86 and Thomas R. Gow
Michael R. '98 and Leigh A. Guveiyian
Elizabeth Olson Jaskowiak '02 and Derek C. Jaskowiak
Jonathan M. '73 and Susan M. Jester
Richard S. Kahlbaugh '84 and Pamela J. Wolfe Kahlbaugh
Janell Miller Keller '76 '82M
Robert J. Kinney
Matthew P. Lesley '93 '01M and Amy Chasinoff Lesley '94
John T. Livaditis '94
Nisha and Parag J. Lodhavia
Michael and Karen E. Luck
Kenneth E. Maclary '66 '69M
Daniel C. Maneval and Edna Chow
Thomas J. Martin '73
Robert S. Mayer '75 and Jody M. Beresford
Jeffrey M. McGuire '81M and Rosemary Farnan '82
Denise Schneider McNamee '98
William W. Michalcewiz '91 '96M and Michele Carney Michalcewiz '91
Edward A. Miller '63
Marla Hirshman Norton '84 and Thomas N. Norton '75 '97M
John W. and Linda S. Paradee
Thomas G. Preston '67
Natalie D. Ramsey '81 and Richard L. Scheff
Elizabeth Goddin Read '69 '71M
Andrew S. Reisman
Cynthia E. Roberts Benton '02
Stanley S. Shapiro '66PhD
Mark J. and Stephanie Simon
Suresh Sundaram
Kathryne Matejek Snyder '78 and Barry C. Snyder '78
Melissa E. Squartino-Demasi '90 and Daniel M. Demasi '88
Michele Grosseibl Streitmatter '86 and John R. Streitmatter
Thomas J. '92 and Gina C. Thornton
Sara Catherine Valliant Hill '66 and Thomas E. Hill
Daniel J. '95 and Minda K. Watson
Lynn and David Watson
Anita A. Wellner
Letcher and Beverly M. Whaley
Judd Wright
Bruce A. '79 '82M '85PhD and Babetta M. Yost
