Messenger - Vol. 4, No. 1, Page 10
1994
Influence of a University education

     In the last issue of The Messenger, two college presidents with a
University of Delaware background were featured: Jane O'Brien,
president of Hollins College, and Mary Patterson McPherson, president
of Bryn Mawr College. As part of a continuing series, five presidents
are featured in this issue. Whether they learned how to think
critically, act independently, resolve problems, communicate
effectively or simply listen, all credit their University years with
giving them the necessary tools to build careers in higher education.
Today, all five serve as college presidents , themselves passing on
the University's tradition of excellence in education. WILLIAM R.
BALDT, who earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1957 and a
master's degree in counseling and guidance from Delaware in 1967, is
president of Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Del. ELLIOT COLLINS,
who earned a bachelor of arts degree in history in 1966, leads Passaic
County Community College in Paterson, N.J. AUDREY DOBERSTEIN, who
received her master's in education in 1957, is at the helm of
Wilmington College in New Castle, Del. LINDA JOLLY, who received her
master of science degree in child development in 1973, is president of
Salem Community College in Carney's Point, N.J. RICHARD SCHNEIDER, who
was awarded a doctorate from the College of Urban Affairs and Public
Policy in 1986, is president of Norwich University in Northfield, Vt.
                                                   -Sue Swyers Moncure