English Language Institute
2004 Newsletter
From the director's desk .
  ELI celebrates 25 years in Newark -- photo history  
  Teachers from Jordan and Morocco train at ELI  
  Scholarships for peace  
  CAP program continues  
  School of Ed graduates four MA TESL students  
  Ruth Jackson exits the ELI
stage
 
  PreMBA program adds two new courses  
  ALLEI attracts a variety of participants  
  ELI legal studies conference in Ecuador  
  Incheon teachers  
  ELI corporate training program grows  
  Special programs  
  ELI alumni -- then and now  
  ELI grad reaches high  
  The ELI T-shirt story  
  Christina ELI program  
  Personnel notes  
  Professional activities of faculty and staff  
  Algerian teachers gain skills  
  Classroom notes  
  Faculty profile  
  Homestay families  
  A sampler of 2004 graduates  
  Attention ELI grads: Continue your education back home  
  Greetings to our alumni  
  Japan/Delaware alumni association  
  Alumni news  

Greetings to our alumni

Barbara Gillette: gillette@udel.edu
Have a happy and healthy new year, full of peace and love.

Barbara Morris: bmorris@udel.edu
This year I traveled to Miami, my daughter to Costa Rica for research, but the best part of 2004 was catching up with old friends and former students––it’s such a thrill to see you and hear from you. Peace!

Bonnie Dawson: Bddurh@aol.com
Hi to all my friends/former students in distant parts of our world! I think of you often and still appreciate the time we spent learning together. Happy holidays to all.

Deb Detzel: debdetzl@udel.edu
The year has flown by and with so many happy memories created with new and old friends. I hope this new year brings good things for you and yours! Love and peace to you.

Dolly Desiderio: ddesi@udel.edu
In this holiday season, we all share the same night sky. Look up at the North Star. I send peace, love and hugs!

Dorothy Leyman: dwlehman@english.udel.edu
May this holiday season and new year bring peace and joy to you wherever you are. And may it bring to all our nations the wisdom to live together in harmony.

Grant Wolf: gwolf19@yahoo.com
Happiest holiday greetings from Japan, where Debbie and I are teaching at Kobe Shoin Women’s University. We are learning so much about living in a foreign country and gaining new respect for ELI students who master English. Wishing you all a happy, successful and peaceful year.

Isabel Whitaker: isabelwh@delaware.net
I hope all of you have had an opportunity to see and learn new and exciting things. Come visit us at ELI when you can. Holiday greetings and love to all of you.

Janet Louise: jlouise@udel.edu
Happy holidays to all of you. May love and peace come to us all.

Jo Gielow: jogielow@udel.edu
Wishing you all love, health and peace —now and always.

Joe Matterer: jwm@udel.edu
Holiday greetings to our ELI friends. Best wishes for a peaceful new year.

June Quigley: juneq@delanet.com
Dear ELI students (present and former), I want to wish you ALL a very peaceful, successful and lucrative holiday season and a great 2005 to you wherever you are. Please keep in touch.

Kathy Schneider: kss@udel.edu
Best wishes to all ELI alumni for a safe and prosperous 2005.

Kathy Vodvarka: kathleen.vodvarka@verizon.net
Best wishes to all students past and present! May you have a new year filled with joy, love and peace.

Kelly Galvin: ud-eli@udel.edu
May love and laughter light your way this holiday season. From everyone in the admissions office - Kelly, Laurie, Geralyn and Gina.

Ken Cranker: kjcranker@yahoo.com
I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Enjoy the vacation, and keep enjoying English!

Lee Horzempa: lhorzempa@can-connect.org
Holiday greetings to all our former students, wherever you are. Hope you are well and happy and are speaking English. Wishing you happy holidays and peace and good health in the coming year.

Leslie Criston: greece@udel.edu
Another year filled with great students, lots of fun and lots of learning! I had visits from many former students from many years ago! Stay in touch and have a blessed holiday and new year.

Lisa Grimsley: grimsley@udel.edu
I remembered many wonderful times with you while looking through my ELI photos taken over the past 11 years. Best wishes and blessings for the new year!

Lowell Riethmuller: lowell@udel.edu
“ Reason’s greetings” to everyone. Please send us letters. In September of this year, I spent two weeks traveling through Nevada and Arizona with my new Canon Digital Rebel camera.

Mary Beth Worrilow: worrilow@udel.edu
Wishing you peace, love and God’s blessings in 2005! I miss you! Don’t forget T.G.I.F.! and T.G.I.M.?

Mary Long: elephan1t@hotmail.com
Happy holidays! I hope your holidays bring you the joy that you have brought to my life.

Olive Yazid: olive@udel.edu
We’ve survived hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and presidential elections. Let’s hope things calm down in 2005. Best wishes to all!

Patrick S. J. Ruffin: pruffin@udel.edu
May 2005 be a year of fulfillment of ambitions, happiness in relationships, and serenity from both of those for you.

Patrick (Whitey) White: pjwhite@udel.edu
Former students, please have a safe and interesting holiday.

Russ Mason: rmason@udel.edu
As we give thanks for the blessings of 2004, I remember my dear friends scattered all over the globe. May your hearts be warmed by the love we share this holiday season and always.

Ruth Bailis: rabo@comcast.net
Hello and happy holidays! I hope all is well.

Ruth Jackson: RUTHJ455@aol.com
My dear students, on September 26, 2004, my beloved mother passed away. Some of you met her, so you know what a vibrant and vital person she was. I am going to miss her terribly. Also, as of June 30, 2005, I am retiring from full-time teaching. My final official day in the classroom will be December 16, 2004. I will be on sabbatical leave from January through June 2005. Dr. Stevens has invited me to return from time to time to teach a course at ELI, which I hope to do. Thank you for the wonderful memories you have given me! I will carry those moments and your faces in my heart forever. Love and warmest wishes for peace and happiness all the rest of your lives.

Sarah Petersen: gerald.petersen@verizon.net
I miss you all! May your new year be filled with good things.

Susan Coakley: scoakley@udel.edu
Hope 2004 was another great year. 2005 will be even better! Happy New Year!

Walt Babich: wcbabich@udel.edu
Rosaline and I hope that you will have an excellent 2005. God bless you.

Wendy Bulkowski: delwindo@yahoo.com
Happy New Year again from Japan! Teaching here has been rewarding in many ways. I’ve also been able to travel to Australia and Hawaii, and before I leave I plan to visit Cambodia and China. Keep in touch.