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| Medal-winner Elbert C. Wisner with his wife, Lillette Jenkins-Wisner, and great-grand-daughter and UD alumna Shante Stargell. |
Elbert C. Wisner, a 1952 UD alumnus, was honored with the University’s Medal of Distinction at the College of Engineering Honors Day ceremony May 3 in Pearson Hall.
A retired civilian Army electronic engineer, president and senior partner of SBS Consultants and principal management specialist with SEMCOR Inc., Wisner was the first African American admitted to the undergraduate program at UD. He was inducted into the UD Alumni Asssociation Wall of Fame in 1988, and in 1989, he delivered the Winter Commencement address.
The Medal of Distinction is presented to those citizens of the state and region who have made humanitarian, cultural, intellectual or scientific contributions to society, have achieved noteworthy success in their professions or have given significant service to the University, the state or region.
In presenting the award, Howard E. Cosgrove, chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees, noted that it was fitting to make the presentation at a ceremony that pays tribute to the academic success of students in the College of Engineering since “Mr. Wisner is the embodiment of such success.”
Cosgrove said one of Wisner’s greatest gifts was serving as a good example. “You have shown that good example through your work, your friendships and your family,” he said, adding that Wisner’s great-granddaughter, Shante Stargell, continued the UD family legacy when she graduated from the University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
May 8, 2002
Photo by Eric Crossan
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