For the Record, Oct. 23, 2026
Photo by Evan Krape October 23, 2026
University of Delaware community reports new presentations and honors
For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Recent presentations and honors include the following:
Presentations
Leslie F Goldstein, Judge Hugh M. Morris Professor Emerita of Political Science, gave a presentation at the Florida State University School of Law, Tallahassee, at a conference on the Declaration of Independence, Feb. 15-16, 2006, entitled "The Declaration of Independence and the Women's Movement."
Katherin Rogers, professor of philosophy, was recently interviewed on The Prometheans YouTube show about whether God's foreknowledge is incompatible with human free will.
Cyndi Connelly, associate director, Payroll, was a speaker at the 2026 Educational Institutions Payroll Conference, held Oct. 18-21, in Columbus, Ohio. She spoke in sessions on W-4s and on managing multiple garnishments.
Rudi Matthee, John and Dorothy Munroe Distinguished Professor of History, presented “Shah ‘Abbas I and Wine, and Wine: Between Indulgence, Repentance and Proscription,” at the University of Vienna, Austria, as part of a lecture series on Tasting EurAsia: Food, Drink and Transformation across Connected Worlds, Oct. 24, 2026, via Zoom.
Honors
On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, WVUD, the University’s nonprofit educational radio station, was inducted into the Delaware Rock and Roll Society (formerly the Delaware Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) in an event at the Grand Opera House's Baby Grand Theatre in Wilmington. WVUD, one of six new inductees for 2026, was recognized for a six decade commitment to local music and programming. Accepting the honor on behalf of WVUD were Station Manager Steve Kramarck, WVUD student General Manager Sophia Shull and WVUD Community DJ Jerry Grant. The WVUD portion of the ceremony came directly after a performance by Club Phred, with backing by members of the Blues Brothers and CBS Orchestra horn section (featuring Tom 'Bones' Malone).
Through the Alpha Zeta Foundation, UD Class of 2027 pre-veterinary medicine major and Alpha Zeta service chair Abigail Urbanavage was awarded a Clifford L. and Linda B. Bampton Scholarship. Alpha Zeta is a coed agricultural fraternity. The Bampton Scholarships were established in 2024 through an endowment by Clifford Bampton, a Connecticut Chapter alumnus, and his wife, Linda. Bampton had a distinguished career in wildlife management with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Ducks Unlimited.
Jesus Beltran, assistant professor of plant and synthetic biology, was inducted into Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society. The international honor society of science and engineering is one of the world’s oldest and largest scientific organizations, with nearly 100,000 members. It was founded in 1886.
Diane Oliver, food safety agent and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) coordinator with UD Cooperative Extension, as well as Health and Wellbeing extension agents Sarah Goldring and Alyssa Whitaker, received a third-place national award for Excellence in Multistate Collaboration from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS). The team was recognized for the development of a handbook for the Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching and Engagement Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EXCITE EFNEP). The team also received recognition as first-place Eastern Region winner.
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