Messenger - Vol. 1, No. 3, Page 14
Spring 1992
Outstanding alumni honored with new award

     Outstanding alumni, all of whom graduated within the last 20
years, were honored April 2 with the new Presidential Citation for
Outstanding Achievement. Seated, from left, are Cari De Santis Tull
'78 of Wilmington, Del., vice president for corporate development, St.
Francis Hospital; Carol A. Randolph '73 of Silver Spring, Md., founder
and executive director, New Beginnings Inc.; Lisa Eline Best '80, '86M
of Lewes, Del., teacher at Ross Elementary School and 1990 Delaware
Teacher of the Year; Katharine Holderness Cole '76 of Dayton, Md.,
researcher, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health;
Laurie Blom Gil '73, '77M of Newark, Del., technical sales
representative of GORE-TEX, medical products division, W.L. Gore &
Associates; David S. Kohut '73 of Brick, N.J., program director, drug
and alcohol services, Life Guidance Services Inc.; Patricia E.
Abernethy '75, '76M of Cherry Hill, N.J., superintendent of the city
of Burlington (N.J.) Public Schools; Keith R. Booker '78 of
Wilmington, Del., director of community services, Kingswood Community
Center and president, Wilmington branch, NAACP; and H. Raye Jones '77
of Wilmington, Del., executive director, Christina Cultural Arts
Center. Standing, from left, are Diana L. Klug '86 Ph.D. of
Wilmington, Del., development supervisor, CFC Alternatives, Du Pont
Co.; Peter C. Johnson '72 of Shaker Heights, Ohio, senior
corporate vice president, International Management Co.; William J.
Wade '73 of Centreville, Del., partner, Richards, Layton and Finger
law firm; J. Everett Moore Jr. '72 of Georgetown, Del., partner, Moore
& Ruit law firm; Mark W. Hopkins '80 of Newark, Del., senior research
engineer, Du Pont Co.; Marc L. Greenberg '86 of Oxford, Pa., president
and co-owner, Small Systems Management Corp.; Steven J. Mosteller '76
of Metuchen, N.J., assistant conductor, New York City Opera and music
director, Berks Grand Opera Co.; Stephen E. Hammond '85 of Baltimore,
Md., associate principal/interior designer, Duvall Hendricks Inc.; and
Robert S. Mayer '75 of Hilliard, Ohio, personnel/public relations
manager, Nationwide Insurance Companies. Not pictured are Robert E.
Dickerson '73 of Selbyville, Del., president and chief executive
officer, Baltimore Trust Co., and president, Delaware Bankers
Association; Brian T. Downie '78 of Gaithersburg, Md., director,
Western Development Corp.; Richard J. Gannon '87 of Eden Prairie,
Minn., quarterback, Minnesota Vikings; John A. Howell III '73 of
Newport, R.I., commander, U.S. Navy; Robert E. Palmer '80 Ph.D. of
Arlington, Va., senior policy coordinator, Committee on Science, Space
& Technology, U.S. House of Representatives; and Jacqueline
Richter-Menge '79, '82M of Plainfield, Ohio, research civil engineer,
U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.