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			<![CDATA[Brandon Jones, EO ’94M, ’03PhD“Ihadmanyopportunitiesingraduateschool thathaveservedmewellinmycareer, includingparticipatingintworesearchcruises. Inmydoctoralresearchonbluecrabs, IworkedwithCharlesEpifanio[Harrington ProfessorofMarineBiosciencesandassociate deanoftheCollegeofEarth,Ocean,and Environment],whoisnotonlyatop-caliber researcherbutalsoanexcellentmentor,anBrandon Jones is a marine biologist who joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Research in 2003 and now is the team leader for the agency’s STAR (Science to Achieve Results) fellowship program. The highly competitive STAR fellowships support promising students nationwide earning advanced degrees in fields related to environmental science. In addition to his EPAwork, Jones serves as a mentor with programs that encourage students from underrepresented communities to pursue careers in Earth and aquatic sciences. He also has been an adjunct professor of environmental science at Trinity University in Washington.excellenteducator,anexcellentadviseranda lifelongfriend.Graduateschoolischallenging, anditisn’tforeveryone,butforthosewho wanttotakefulladvantageofthemany offeringsavailable,Idefinitelyrecommend theUniversityofDelaware.”covers17#3.indd	411/11/0910:51 AMPhoto by kathy f. atkiinson]]>
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			<![CDATA[iN This issueVolume 17 • Number 3 feATuReD sTORiesThese books are letter perfect	4 T is for treasure trove, and that’s a good description of what visitors to the UD Library and its Special Collections section can find. A recent exhibit in Morris Library highlighted the many creative ways the alphabet has been presented in print, from children’s primers to typography guides for printers to handwriting manuals designed to teach perfect penmanship.sharing the bounty	14 Take an unused plot of land, enthusiastic students and administrators, dedicated volunteers and a partnership with a community service agency, and what do you get? A way for the University to grow some 2 tons of fresh produce this year—all of it donated to individuals and families in need.All aboard for research	28 A group of high school kids with an interest in marine science set sail on a demonstration research cruise this summer, exploring the creatures found near the Delaware coast. They were just some of the most recent—and youngest—investigators to make use of the equipment on board the Research Vessel Hugh R. Sharp, UD’s floating state-of-the-art laboratory.more than a game	40 From the grounds crew to the student-athletes, UD Marching Band musicians to parking lot attendants, a home football game involves a lot of work, fun and a level of excitement that pervades the campus and the town about a half-dozen times each fall. Here, photographers capture just some of what makes up a day of Blue Hen football.On the cover:Main photo by Evan KrapePhoto of Cheerleader Adriana Rodriguez by Kathy F. AtkinsonDepARTmeNTsOn The GreenNews from the campus................................................... 7 Research......................................................................... 30 Athletics ......................................................................... 40 Alumni............................................................................. 44 Class notes .....................................................................64WhAT’s hAppeNiNG iN yOuR life?Whether it’s a change of address, marriage, a new job or promotion, an addition to your family, a new degree or an award, please keep us posted. Fill out the web form at www. UDconnection.com or send e-mail to alumnet@udel.edu.If you’re submitting a photo for possible inclusion in the UD Messenger, please note these specifications: We can accept only digital, color photos in which the original image is a high-quality jpeg, at least 300 dpi and 3-by-5 inches for a group photo or 2-by-2.5 for an individual or couple. Photos of babies must show them in UD or Blue Hen attire.Send letters to TheMessenger@udel.edu.Contents&Letters.indd111/11/0910:56 AMEvan KrapE]]>
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			<![CDATA[LettersFrom our presidentOn Aug. 31, the University of Delaware greeted the largest freshman class in its history—3,839 talented students, eager to begin their Blue Hen years.It was an auspicious start to a great semester, one that saw UD grow bigger in more ways than one. In October, the University signed a purchase agreement for 272 acres of land west of South College Avenue, property formerly occupied by theChrysler Assembly Plant. The size of the property and its proximity to UD make it the perfect siteon which to grow the University for years to come. The acquisition gives us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enhance the education we provide students and to significantly expand applied research in areas like health sciences and alternative energy technologies. We’re excited to develop the property and continue powering Delaware’s economic development.Today, of course, growing bigger means growing globally. This fall, we established the Institute for Global Studies to extend UD’s international reach and amplify its impact by building and strengthening global partnerships. UD’s presence and prominence abroad are rising rapidly. In October, I visited Songdo, South Korea, a modern, vibrant city where the University is exploring establishing a campus. The campus would allow us to offer a UD education to a truly global group of students—students not only from Korea but from throughout Asia, Europe and North America.When I left Songdo, I headed to Seoul for UD’s first-ever international alumni reception. The turnout was fantastic: We welcomed more than 100 alums, English Language Institute graduates, visiting scholars and friends of the University. It was great to be on the other side of the world and yet find myself among so many people with an abiding connection to Delaware.There’s so much going on at UD, more than I have space to recount. You’ll read about some of our big projects in this edition of the UD Messenger. Don’t miss the stories about the Delaware Environmental Institute (page 8) and the planned interdisciplinary science and engineering building that will house it (page 12). You’ll also see several profiles of UD alumni making a real and significant difference in the world. Each is an inspiration and the best motivation I can think of to keep UD growing—growing bigger and better.S1incerely,Patrick T. Harker President, University of Delawareto our editorsEditor:Our copy of the July Messenger arrived, and Eleanor [EP ’44] and I had the pleasure of browsing, cover to cover, and then reading (about a dozen times) the fine article Sue Moncure wrote on the 50th anniversary of our advertising agency.The story noted our relationship 50 years ago to the Pensacola [Fla.] Quadricentennial and this year’s 450- year celebration. Right now, I find myself in the midst of a related project. Our local cable operator, Cox Cable, became interested in preserving many of our stories that relate to four and one-half centuries. Thus, I’ve become a video storyteller. There will be about 90 15-minute episodes, which will deal with everything from early explorers and settlers to the evolution of governments, education and culture. New chapters will be introduced weekly through the year, beginning in mid-August. All will appear as free “Films on Demand” and will be produced as DVDs and made available to schools and others.Through each step, I thank my University of Delaware historyfaculty who further generated myinterest in such things.John Appleyard, AS ’47Contents&Letters.indd	211/11/0910:56 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Editor:My father, Daniel R. Morgan [BE ’74], played football and wrestled at UD from 1969-73. In the July issue, the article “Outstanding SeniorsEarn Applause” states that Kheon Hendricks, the 2009 winner of the Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award, was the 40th football player to earn that award but the first offensive lineman since Hank Vollendorf in 1969. Dan Morgan, an offensive lineman for the Hens, won theaward in 1973. Although my father would never write requesting this correction, I’m sure he secretly wishes for the record to be set straight.Julia Morgan, AS ’04Editor’s note: Dan Morgan was indeed named UD’s Outstanding Senior Male Athlete in 1973. We regret the error.Editor:The article “First-Class Glass” in your last issue brought to my attention my own experience as a ChE graduate student.During my experimental work, near disaster struck in the form of a brick, which fell from above during construction of a building, crashing through a window and taking a good portion of my nearly completed glass apparatus with it! This is when Prof. Robert L. Pigford came to my rescue, demonstrating his skill in working glass by replacing the broken Pyrex joints and allowing my work to proceed.John J. Keyes Jr., AS ’52PhDFrom our alumni associationAs you read this letter, the Fightin’ Blue Hens have completed their regular season football schedule and the UD Alumni Association (UDAA) Board of Directors has begun a major strategic planning initiative to help ensure that our objectives, programs, awards, scholarships and mission statement all align with UD’s Path to ProminenceTM. I’ll share more details about the specifics of the planin my next letter. One priority of the UDAA is to encourage enthusiastic Blue Hensto get involved and support the Alumni Association and the University. Consider volunteering yourself or nominating a UD friend to serve on the UDAA Board of Directors, or submit a nomination for the Outstanding Alumni Award or the Alumni Wall of Fame. Other volunteer options include serving on the board for your regional alumni club or volunteering on the committee for your fifth, 10th, 25th or 50th reunion being held during Forum and Reunion Weekend in June. More information about all these volunteer opportunities can be found by visiting the alumni Web site, www.UDconnection.com.I encourage all alumni to register for UDconnection.com, the University of Delaware online alumni community. Establishing your free membership allows you to find classmates and UD friends, post class notes and pictures, register for events and network with other alums—all on a password-protected site. Since the online community was launched in May 2008, more than 13,200 Blue Hens have registered for the community. The Alumni Association is proud to provide the financial support to make this service available to all alumni.This fiscal year, one of our goals is to add at least three new services or benefits for alumni to our existing affinity programs like the discounted auto, home and personal property insurance offered through UDAA partner Liberty Mutual. To make the Association better for our Blue Hen family, I encourage you to make suggestions about additional programs and benefits you’d like us to offer. Perhaps family members or friends have a benefit or service through their alma mater that you’d like as well. Please send your ideas to AlumNet@udel.edu and put “UDAA Idea” in the subject line. Information about the current benefits and services offered to alumni is at UDconnection.com.Sincerely, Alan L. Brayman ’73 BE President, UD Alumni AssociationContents&Letters.indd	311/11/0910:56 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[THESEis for Special Collections at the UniversityBOOKS LETTERLibrary, where a recent exhibitshowcases the alphabet andthe many ways it has been PERFECTpresented for audiences ofchildren, adult readers, skilled craftspeople and artists.The alphabet, the basic written symbols of language, has been used for many purposes, according to Iris Snyder, associate librarian and the curator of “ABC: An Alphabet Exhibition,” which features books from UD Special Collections that highlight some of these varied uses. The display focuses on four main categories: calligraphy and handwriting manuals, primers and otherchildren’s books, typography and the printing craft, and the alphabet as art in fine press and artists’ books.In early America, children learned to read using primers, small books that linked a letter with a picture and a short verse to memorize. In the 18th century, these verses were religious in nature and quite somber, but became more lighthearted during the 19th century, Snyder says.4University of Delaware Messengeralphabet.indd	211/11/0911:07 AMARE]]>
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			<![CDATA[The exhibition includes a copy of the New England Primer, the most popular early primer, as well as many later reading books. Alphabet books for children’s amusement also are on view, including the complex pop-up books of contemporary paper engineer Robert Sabuda, and books by such well-known children’s authors as Chris Van Allsburg, Maurice Sendak and Dr. Seuss.Also on display are handwriting manuals from the 17th to the 19th centuries, when penmanship was an important part of an education.Special Collections holds a large number of manuals and advertising materials for typographers and printers that display a wide variety of alphabets showing a company’s selection of printing fonts. The “ABC” exhibition includes samples of these.The fine press publications on display demonstrate that the alphabet has been used as a theme by many artists and writers. Works with illustrations by such artists as Leonard Baskin, Barry Moser and David Hockney are among those.Artists’ books that pop and turn, are very large or very small, serious or amusing show the wide variety of approaches by contemporary book artists. Marion Bataille’s ABC3D is full of surprises, and Warner Pfeiffer’s Abracadabra invites the involvement of the reader. For adult readers, selections include Edward Gorey’s macabre alphabet book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and Bertrand Russell’s political satire, The Good Citizen’s Alphabet.Overall, the exhibition highlights the wide range and depth of Special Collections holdings in the history of books and printing. UD Special Collections complement the Library’s general collections with particular strengths in the subject areas of the arts; English, Irish and American literature; history and Delawareana; horticulture; and the history of science and technology.Special Collections is on the second floor of Morris Library on UD’s Newark campus. The “ABC” exhibition opened in August and continues through Dec. 18. Visit www.lib.udel.edu/ud/ spec for more information. zalphabet.indd	3Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	5 11/11/0911:08 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREENReseaRch campus pRoposed foR foRmeR chRysleR siteThe University has signed a purchase agreement for the 272-acre site of the former Chrysler Assembly Plant in Newark, an acquisition that President Patrick Harker says “will allow for the expansion of UD’s educational and research opportunities for all our students and the University community” far into the future.The agreement, with a purchase price of $24.25 million, was approved on Nov. 12 by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, where the automaker filed for bankruptcy protection in April. Chrysler had closed its Newark Assembly Plant the previous December.Harker says the purchase offers numerous potential benefits. “In addition to enabling us to dramatically reshape the gateway to the University campus from the south, it provides us with a wealth of options as we move UD forward on our Path to Prominence,TM” he says.“We see great potential economic development and community infrastructure enhancement initiatives that will have a tremendously positive impact on the city, the state and the region.”In announcing the purchase agreement in October, Harker said the acquisition of the property is critical to UD’s mission of being a driver of economic growth for the state.The Chrysler site presents a variety of unique advantages for economic growth and development, he said, including its physical location within the region, access to transportation systems and road networks and its proximity to University programs, technical support and intellectual resources.“We see the possibility of using the property to build upon the type of partnership activities supported by our Office of Economic Innovation and Partnershipsthat will stimulate the state economy through employee recruitment, undergraduate programs, graduate education programs and research collaborations,” Harker said.The initial objective for development at the site will be to create a research and technology campus. Because the site is adjacent to the University, faculty will be able to meet their teaching and basic research responsibilities whilesimultaneously utilizing their intellectual property to the benefit of the citizens of the state and the University, Harker said. Similarly, participation in faculty research and creation of businesses promote an entrepreneurial undergraduate and graduate student experience that will further foster economic growth.The University’s preliminary analysis suggests the likely candidates for early inclusion in the park are UD’s emerging research partnerships with the Army, the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance and several University research centers and institutes.Additional benefits of the acquisition include enhancing public transportation in and around Newark through transit-oriented development, especially given the location of the Amtrak train station adjacent to the property.“We plan to work with the Delaware Department of Transportation, the city of Newark, our congressional delegation and others to craft solutions to current parking and train transportation issues, in order to make this a pleasant and convenient commuter location,” Harker said.Last spring, the University’s Board of Trustees authorized the purchase of the property. Since then, UD officials have been working to finalize the purchase, which will mark the single largest addition to the Newark campus in UD history. zVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	7 11/12/09OTG.indd712:04 PM]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREEN New eNterprise to focus oN eNviroNmeNtThe University has launched the Delaware Environmental Institute, a multidisciplinary initiative focused on providing solutions to global environmental challenges through knowledge- based partnerships that integrate environmental science, engineering and policy.Known as DENIN, the institute will be closely allied with the colleges at UD and other educational institutions in the state. Institute research initially will focus on three areas: Processes at the air, land and sea interface; environmental forecasting and restoration; and ecosystem health and sustainability.Donald L. Sparks, S. Hallock du Pont Chair in soil and environmental chemistry at the University, has been appointed director of DENIN, which was officially opened at an Oct. 23 celebration on campus. The event drew more than 200 people, including a cadre of elementary and high school students who contributed posters on topics ranging from the benefits of trees to the problems associated with invasive species.Speakers at the ceremony included Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, UD President Patrick Harker and Provost Tom Apple, Sparks, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin O’Mara and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator William Early.In addition, two prominent scientists—Francois Morel, a geosciences professor at Princeton University, and William Schlesinger, president of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies—delivered technical talks focusing on environmental issues.Sparks acknowledged that Delaware faces several significant environmental challenges, including a fragile coastal ecosystem, a history of industrial productionand agricultural land that is under pressure from increasing residential and commercial development.“At the same time, Delaware is in an ideal position to pilot research strategies to address these issues,” he said. “TheDELAWAREENVIRONMENTALINSTITUTEFrancois Morel: “We all know about greenhouse gases in the atmosphere but there’s another change, and that’s in the oceans.”William Schlesinger: “It doesn’t take big changes through human activities to have a major effect on ecosystems.”First State has a track record of effectively identifying, prioritizing and acting on difficult issues and valuable opportunities. Delaware’s smallsize enables effective communication and issue resolution among key stakeholders.”O’Mara said that addressing environmental issues is “not a one-discipline challenge” but will require scientists, engineers, policymakers and social scientists to come together.Harker cited three academic majors—a bachelor of science in energy and environmental policy, a bachelor of science in environmental science and a bachelor of arts in environmental studies—that collectively provide UD students with a range of options encompassing policy analysis, economics, social and natural sciences and engineering.A new endowed chair in the environment, named for former Board of Trustees chairman Howard E. Cosgrove and funded by the Unidel Foundation, will help to “make UD a true hub of cutting-edge environmental study,” Harker said.DENIN’s goals are to initiate interdisciplinary research projects that integrate environmental science, engineering and policy; support interdisciplinary academic programs; forge partnerships among government agencies, nonprofits, industry, policymakers and the public to address environmental challenges; and coordinate and sponsor University-based interdisciplinary initiatives. z—Diane Kukich , AS ’73, ’84M8	University of Delaware MessengerOTG.indd811/11/0911:11 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREEN A government role in corporAte governAnce?The financial crisis that led to the economic recession of 2008 was caused by a combination of factors and exacerbated by poor corporate oversight structures and congressional action in 1993, according to Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of UD’s John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance.Elson, who has been widely quoted on the topic by leading U.S. and international news organizations during the past year, warns against government interference in corporate governance and says that the only way to protect shareholders’ interests is through transparency and real competition in corporate board elections.“The problem is that the federal approach would ultimately create a bureaucratized compensation process, which would ultimately diminish the authority of the board, which would ultimately reduce effective monitoring,” he says. “I don’t think anyone’s really thought this thing out.”Elson says the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002, which was enacted as the government’s response to massive accounting scandals at Enron and Worldcom with power to oversee financial practice and corporate governance, is a good example of the bureaucratization of corporate oversight responsibility, which fell short amid the weakening of the financial positions of major companies in 2008.“It was imposed from the top down, and any time you do that people act because someone is telling them to do it, to be a legal requirement, and it’s never going to be all that effective,” he says.Corporate governance may have been a factor in the market meltdown of 2008, Elson says: “Had you had better boards, would this have been as severe? I don’t know, no one really knows, but in most of those large financial institutions, no one believes that those boards were particularly strong counterweights to corporate management, and that was a problem.”Additionally, he says the widespread use of stock options, which was the result of congressional efforts to rein in executive compensation, “resulted, unfortunately,in the compensation nightmare we’re dealing with now. Congress, in the early 1990s, adopted amendments which enabled the options explosion that created this mess.”Elson, who at that time wrote that the measures could have unintended consequences, says Congress in effect limited pay unless it was incentive-based, and corporations began using options in heavy doses as a way to meet the new requirements.“The overuse of options created a tremendous increase in executive pay and led to the incentive for the manipulation of financial statements that we’ve seen in the last couple of years,” he says.“The option is supposed to link your interest to the shareholders, but if you exercise the option and sell, you’re no longer linked. And if you can, let’s say, prop up a company’s numbers, exercise and get out before bad news comes out, it runs completely contrary to shareholders.”Elson predicts that the financial crisis will eventually work itself out but says the world is still struggling for long-term solutions. He insists that the answer lies in more focus on boards, their composition and the election process.A recent change in Delaware corporate law that requires more open elections for directors is a good example of effective measures tostimulate reforms in corporate governance and put more focus on investors, he says, adding, “Some of those changes came out of some of the discussions that we’ve had here at the Weinberg Center over the years.”The Weinberg Center plays an important part in the Lerner College’s undergraduate experience through a course on advanced corporate governance, which is taught by Elson and features panel discussions by some of the nation’s leading executives, lawyers, academics, journalists and judges.This fall, the course, Seminar in Corporate Governance, drew a record 50 students. Scheduled topics included “TARP and Government Ownership of Publicly Traded Companies” and “Federal vs. State Corporate Governance Standards.” z—Martin A. Mbugua, BE ’09M | LERNER COLLEGE Of BusiNEss & ECONOmiCs | 11Charles Elson is a corporate governance expert.OTG.indd1111/11/0911:12 AMkathy f. atkinson]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREEN Building enthusiasm for science, engineeringIn 1810, German educator and philosopher Wilhelm von Humboldt wrote, in his now-famous prescription for the future University of Berlin, that “universities should treat learning as not yet wholly solved problems and hence always in research mode.”If Humboldt were still alive, he would undoubtedly be pleased with the plans for the new interdisciplinary science and engineering building that will be constructed at UD with donor support. With a goal of engaging students and stimulating excitement about science and engineering, the new building is being designed to be dynamic, dramatic and distinctive, while providing badly needed classroom and lab space for a growing number of engineering students.The 194,000-square- foot facility will be a place where teaching, learning and research come together in an integrated way, with the research providing content for the curriculum and with students learning through exploration of real-world problems, according to architects Ayers/Saint/Gross of Baltimore.“our hope is that the Building will Be a social and intellectual huB. we want everyone to come in here and get excited aBout science and engineering.”Cosgrove says that it is “key to attracting the most talented new students, supporting research and fostering the scientific innovation that is needed by our state and our nation.“By enhancing our strengths in renewable energy and environmental research, and by encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration, this new lab is vital to the University’s future,” Cosgrove says.The building’s design reflects the University’s vision for its use. “A great deal of this building is about engagement—of diverse ideas and a variety of disciplines,” says Michael Chajes, dean of the College of Engineering. “And, when you look at the floor plans and how the building is situated on the site, you can see these obvious opportunitiesfor collaboration.” In newly structuredscience classes, students will learn fundamental scientific principles in broad-based courses that encompass biology, chemistry and physics. They will then apply those principles to solve problems in such areas as renewable energy and stewardship of the natural environment.“The space is meant to blur the lines between disciplines,” Harker says, “and to tear down the walls—literally and—george watsonarchItect’s renderIngs courtesy of ayers/saInt/grossTo be located at Lovett Avenue and Academy Street, the building will include classrooms and teaching laboratories, core research facilities for teams of researchers and space for the University of Delaware Energy Institute and the Delaware Environmental Institute (See page 8).University President Patrick Harker has referred to the planned facility as “our most critical need,” while former UD Board of Trustees chairman Howard12	University of Delaware Messenger 12metaphorically—between instruction and research, so that the research being conducted in one lab provides the content for the curriculum being taught next door.”George Watson, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Unidel Professor of PhysicsOTG.indd11/11/0911:12 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREENand Astronomy, says the University wants “to elevate the level of discovery--be it in research or in teaching.” He sees problem-based learning (PBL) as an effective route to that goal and the new building as providing the perfect environment for implementing an integrated science curriculum using PBL.With classrooms and instructional laboratories side- by-side in the facility, students will move freely back and forth between the classroom and the lab in small groups, Watson says, leaving behind a world where lectures are delivered in large auditoriums and where lecture content and lab work are sometimes out of synch.“PBL is about the real world,” he says. “The problems that need to be solved don’t fall into neat disciplinary areas, nor do students think that way.”In a PBL approach, students are presented with a problem and then work toward a solution withtheir colleagues, potentially stimulating debate and enriching their view of the concepts and issues involved.Watson and Chajes emphasize the importance of integrating policy into both instruction and research on energy and the environment. “If students are to makeinformed decisions about the applications of science and engineering, they need to do it from a position where they’re informed about the social, economic and political implications of those decisions,” Chajes says.Another novel aspect of the building is that several classrooms will be dedicated for use in teaching courses not related to science or engineering.“Our hope is that the building will be a social and intellectual hub,” Watson says. “We want everyone to come in here and get excited about science and engineering.” z—Diane Kukich , AS ’73, ’84MVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	13 11/11/09OTG.indd1311:12 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Over the course of the growing season, the renamed Garden for the Community produced some 2 tons of fresh vegetables and fruits, all of which were donated to the Food Bank of Delaware to help families in need. The garden, a partnership of the college, the Master Gardeners program, the state Department of Agriculture and others in the community, relied on volunteers ranging from novices to expert home gardeners, schoolchildren to senior citizens.Alyssa Collins, AG ’06PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in plant pathology who coordinated the garden project, says surplus from the former graduate student garden always was donated to the Food Bank. But this year, she says, Tom Sims, associatedean of the college, proposed dedicating the garden’s full production to the nonprofit that supplies food to those in need.“We decided this was a much more efficient way to help address hunger in Delaware,” Collins says. From spring planting to the end of harvesting in the fall, she oversaw a contingent of volunteers from throughout the University and the community, who benefited from the advice and assistance of the Master Gardeners program run by Cooperative Extension.The 15,000-square-foot plot was planted in tomatoes, peppers, beans, okra, pumpkins and squash, among other crops. In addition to the many donated plants, some “volunteer” tomatoes and watermelons sprouted on their own. Those were holdovers from previous years, Collins says, adding, “This gardenis full of volunteers—plants and people.” The Food Bank, which traditionally relieson donations of canned goods and other nonperishable items, welcomed the addition of more homegrown produce to distribute.“Fresh food is natural and nutritious,” Collins says. “We think that’s especially important for children, and we understand that 30 percent of the Food Bank’s clients are children.”University students who volunteered in the garden came from a variety of colleges and programs. Elizabeth Kelley, who was out weeding between the rows of fledgling plants one hot July Saturday, calls the work “a nice change of pace” from her chemical engineering doctoral studies. “It’s neat to plant something and then come back and see it growing,” she said during a break that day. “And it’s for such a good cause.”When the garden initially was planned this year, organizers hoped to be able to donate 3,000 pounds of produce. By the time a celebratory “Evening in the Garden” fundraiser was held in mid-August, netting about $4,000 for the Food Bank, the amount of donated produce had topped 3,275 pounds, with more to come during the rest of summer and into the fall.Overall, Sims says, the Garden for the Community “represents the core mission of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources—helping to feed the world in a sustainable manner.” z| College of AgriCulture & NAturAl resourCes |OTG.indd	1511/11/0911:12 AMPHOTOS BY DANIELLE QUIGLEY]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREEN Accomplished group joins student bodyThe 3,800 members of the Class of 2013 were welcomed to the University in ways both formal and fun during New Student Convocation in late August.“You’re a remarkable group,” Provost Tom Apple told the freshman class. “You have remarkable talents and a great deal of energy and intellect.”As an alumnus who received his doctorate in physical chemistry from UD in 1982, Apple went on to say that UD transformed him. His goal for the class, he said, is “to make sure that you are transformed here by your experience” as well.“Today is the beginning of something great,” President Patrick Harker told the new students. “Life doesn’t offer many moments like this—times of such clear and profound transition or, as your provost might say, transformation.”As the largest entering class in University history, the Class of 2013 is full of individual talents and remarkable accomplishments, Harker noted.“We invited you here for a reason, but today individual accomplishment joins collective potential because today you are part of a class of 3,800,” he said. “Today you become part of a worldwide family of Blue Hens, 140,000 strong.”In a second Convocation ceremony at the start of the academic year, the University also welcomed its newestgraduate students to campus. The 1,300 such students were selected from about 7,000 applicants, including a 37 percent increase in applications from international students.Harker said the goal of the University as reflected in its strategic plan is to continue to grow an already formidable research presence and to build on the excellence of the newest graduate students through a multidisciplinary effort involving game-changing work in agriculture, marine science, the life sciences and the further development of alternative energies such as solar, wind and catalytic technologies.	znew institute to enhAnce globAl educAtionThe University offers more than 80 study-abroad programs in over 45 countries, has won awards for innovation in international education and in 2008 was ranked among the top doctoral research institutions nationwide for study-abroad programs.Now, UD has established the Institute for Global Studies (IGS) to further expand its global reach and impact and to build and strengthen international partnerships for education and research. The institute moved into its home in historic Elliott Hall, on Main Street, Nov. 1.“The Institute for Global Studies will serve as a central unit for international activities and will administer key initiatives aimed at increasing the visibility and prominence of the University of Delaware on a global scale,” UD President Patrick Harker says.“Global experience, on our campus and beyond, will be critical to the success of our students and the University community at large. The Institute for Global Studies is a major step forward in our Global Initiative, a key milestone in the University’s Path to Prominence. I thank the task force for their leadership and hard work on this exciting advance.”16	University of Delaware Messenger 16Deputy Provost Havidán Rodríguez led the planning of the IGS, working with a University-wide task force co-chaired by Lesa Griffiths, director of the Center for International Studies, which now is part of the institute.“The IGS will lead the University’s efforts to educate engaged, global citizens by enhancing and supporting faculty research and student education in international and transnational issues,” Rodríguez says.The institute will develop and sustain strong partnerships and ongoing collaborative initiatives with the Area Studies programs at UD and with the English Language Institute, among others. Its building includes meeting rooms that are available for visiting scholars.Rodríguez notes that the IGS also will “build bridges and strategic partnerships with the academic colleges and other units across campus,” facilitate the development of new global studies programs in underrepresented regions of the world and expand UD’s more than 125 active institutional and strategic agreements/partnerships with institutions of higher education and other agencies throughout the globe.	zOTG.indd11/11/0911:13 AMaMbre alexanDer]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREEN ExpandEd campus dEdicatEd to childrEnThe University’s Early Learning Center (ELC) now has company at its location on Wyoming Road in Newark, Del.Starting this school year, the center has become part of a critical mass of academic activities focused on children and families that involves several hundred UD students and dozens of faculty from a range of disciplines. Joining the ELC at the complex, which has been informally dubbed the “Children’s Campus,” are two other longstanding University programs— The College School and the UD Laboratory Preschool.“There are a number of reasons this campus is so special to the University of Delaware, none of them more important than the 400 children—infants to teenagers—to whom we dedicate it,” President Patrick Harker said at the dedication ceremony in October.Nearly 300 people of all ages gathered for the grand opening, watching as Harker lifted a pair of golden scissors, along with 20 children sporting blue plastic ones. But instead of the traditional red ribbon, these scissors sliced through a blue-and-gold paper chain created by students and families at the Laboratory Preschool and The College School. Each link was inscribed with a wish for the schools in their new home, designed expressly to meet their programming needs.Harker cited the on-location training of aspiring teachers and the research in human development, educational strategies and assistive and instructional technologies that takes place at the Children’s Campus. “This campus is a living laboratory, where research, training and service align, and I can’t imagine a more fertile environment for exceptional teaching and learning,” he said.Construction of the new 19,000-square-foot facility was completed in August, just in time for the new schoolyear. The two schools, formerly located in Alison Hall classrooms adapted for their use, now have room to expand in their new space.The space has allowed The College School, which serves children in first through eighth grades who have been diagnosed with a variety of learning differences, to grow from six classroomsto nine, accommodating just over 100 students. The Lab Preschool, which serves 60-70 children, has expanded from two classrooms to three, sothat the 4-year-olds no longer have to share a classroom with the 2- and 3-year-olds.The latest in educational technology has been integrated into the new facility. Teachers, researchers, UD studentsand parents can observe Lab Preschool classes from booths equipped with controls for operating cameras and microphones located unobtrusively in the classrooms.Classrooms in The College School feature interactive whiteboards, called SmartBoards, a technology that combines the capabilities of a whiteboard, overhead projector, computer monitor and audiovisual screen, all under the control of the teacher’s laptop. The school also has a computer for each child in every classroom.The ELC, which opened in 2004 in an extensively remodeled 27,000-square-foot building, serves 240 children from infancy through age 12.“We are proud to be able to provide such a solid foundation for children and families in our area and serve as a model for other schools, preschools and child care centers nationwide,” said Michael Gamel-McCormick, dean of the College of Education and Public Policy, which operates the three Children’s Campus centers. He noted that together these centers form one of the largest and best-equipped facilities devoted to studying children and families in the country. z—Beth Chajes | COllEGE Of EduCaTiON & publiC pOliCy |	17President Patrick Harker cuts a paper chain of wishes to dedicate the campus.OTG.indd1711/11/0911:13 AMambre alexandereVan KraPe]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREENWhat the doctor ordered 10 things to knoW about your medical lab testsMary Ann McLane, professor of medical technology and of biological sciences and a certified medical laboratory scientist, is the 2009-10 president of the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS), which represents more than 10,000 clinical lab professionals in the United States.She says her goal as president of the organization— the first ever from Delaware—is to encourage members to communicate more about the profession and its key role in patient care. Clinical laboratory professionals design, perform and interpret the results of the billions of clinical lab tests conducted in the U.S. each year.“It’s not the doctor or the nurse doing the test that will provide important objective data used in diagnostic and treatment decisions; it’s the clinical laboratory professional,” McLane says. “But because we work behind the scenes, the public isn’t usually aware of what we do.”McLane has long been involved in outreach and public education. Among other activities, she makes presentations to help consumers understand their test results and is among a group of professionals who volunteer their time to answer patients’ questions individually and confidentially through an ASCLS Web page. Here is some advice from her and her colleagues.Before the test 1. Ask your healthcare provider to explain, in termsyou can understand, what laboratory tests are being ordered and how the results will help him or her make a diagnosis and decide on possible treatment.2. Read the order for the lab tests before you leave your healthcare provider’s office and make sure you can read the writing. If you cannot, ask the office to write it more clearly.3. Make sure the order explains any special instructions you must follow, such as fasting for a certain number of hours before the test or avoiding specific types of foods, and be very careful to follow those directions. If no instructions are listed, ask if any special preparations are needed.During the test 4. Laboratory professionals should always ask you toverify your identity. Watch your specimens beinglabeled before you leave the lab. 5. Healthcare professionals must either wash theirhands or use a bacterial hand cleaner between patients, and they must put on fresh gloves. If you do not see these precautions, ask if they have been taken.18	| COllEGE Of HEalTH sCiENCEs | 18mary ann mclane offers advice to patients about laboratory tests.6. If you have not followed all the directions you were given, such as fasting overnight, alert the person collecting the sample and explain exactly how you deviated from the instructions.After the test 7. When your healthcare provider explains the testresults, inform him or her of any medications, including vitamins and supplements, you are taking, especially those you took the day before the test. This information will be useful if your doctor has any questions about the test results.8. The medical lab will send test results to your healthcare provider, not directly to you, but you can ask your doctor for a copy and keep it for your records. On the printed copy, the column of numbers to the right of your results will list the “reference range”—the results expected for most people taking that particular test and using the same laboratory—for that test.9. If you have additional questions about medical laboratory tests and procedures, visit www. labtestsonline.org for information from laboratory professionals. For confidential, information about your own test results, provided by volunteers from the ASCLS, visit www.ascls.org/labtesting.At all times 10. If you have any questions or concerns, speak up. zOTG.indd11/11/09	11:13 AMambre alexander]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREENThree disTincTive programs, one desTinaTionChina has become an increasingly popular location for study abroad programs and for a variety of student, faculty and research partnerships with the University. Even as travel to that nation becomes more common, UD’s programs there offer uncommon opportunities.Three exceptional programs occurred during summer 2009, bringing students of all ages to China for a wide range of educational experiences.In June, about 60 members of the award-winning UD Chorale under the direction of Paul Head, chairperson of the Department of Music, performed at three leading Chinese universities. Xiang Gao, professor of music, helped organize the trip along with his wife Renee Dong, Chinese language instructor.“It was an amazing experience for everyone,” Gao says. “The UD students shared the stage with Chinese students, and they sang such songs as Danny Boy together. When the UD Chorale sang Usuli Boat in Mandarin Chinese, it brought the house down at all three concerts.”Head says the experience allowed his students the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge both of a country that’s of growing importance in the world and also of their Chinese peers.“Part of the process of becoming a musician is to study and share the human experience and to learn about all of the things that make us human,” Head says. “It’s also really valuable for our students to grow personally by meeting students from other countries.”A much smaller group of students from the Longwood Graduate Program in public horticulture also toured parts of China during the summer, visiting such sites as botanical gardens and meeting with Chinese plant scientists and landscape professionals.“We got to visit a wide variety of public horticulture institutions from contemporary display gardens and scientific collections to the traditional landscape design of Suzhou’s Classical Gardens,” says Daniel Stern, the graduate student who helped lead the group of five first-year fellows, joined by two representatives from Longwood Gardens. “The opportunity to interact with the staff at each enabled us to compare and contrast their differing missions, funding structures andLongwood Graduate Program fellows tour the South China Botanical Garden (above). At left, a young fan greets the UD Chorale at the Shanghai Museum of History.operations. These experiences provided the Longwood Graduate Fellows with a fantastic opportunity to learn about the rich history and culture of China.”The group’s itinerary featured visits to such sites as a Beijing flower market, a tropical botanical garden in the rainforest, medicinal plants gardens and a garden of rare and endangered plants.Also during the summer, UD was selected by the U.S. State Department to host the National Security Language Initiative for Youth Summer Institute in Shanghai. The highly competitive program, co-directed by Jianguo Chen, associate professor of Chinese studies, and Maria Tu, assistant professor of Chinese, immersed 24 academically talented high-school students from across the United States in the language and culture of China through an intensive six-week program.“The ultimate goal of the program is to encourage young Americans to learn about Chinese language and culture, to inspire future generations to be active participants in the international community and foster the development of future diplomats,” says Chen, who secured the grant. The program will be offered again next summer.The students, ages 16-18, lived with Chinese families in Shanghai, received intensive Chinese language instruction and attended guest lectures at East China Normal University, a UD partner institution.“These young American ‘ambassadors’ have obtained a better understanding of the Chinese society and people,” Chen says.	zVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	19 11/11/09OTG.indd1911:13 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREEN Presidential honors for teachers, mentorAprofessor, who also is a member of the UD Board of Trustees, and three alumni have been honored by President Barack Obama for excellence in science, math and engineering teaching and mentoring.Patricia DeLeon, Trustees Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences and a board member, received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. The award is presented each year to individuals or organizations in recognitionof the crucial role that mentoring plays in the academic and personal development of students studying science or engineering and who belong to minorities that are underrepresented in those fields.Stacie Broden, EP ’96, Jo Anne Deshon, EP ’80, and Karen Fredricks, EP ’75, received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, which is awarded annually to the best pre-college-level science and math teachers from across the country.DeLeon, who was nominated by UD Provost Tom Apple in his previous position as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, says she is blessed to have chosen a career that has exposed her to generations of bright students.“Prof. DeLeon has transformed the lives of many young scientists, both undergraduate and graduate students who worked in her laboratory and young faculty members here at UD and elsewhere,” Apple says.DeLeon has mentored more than 100 trainees, including undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists from around the world, as well as young faculty in the early stages of their careers. A large majority of her undergraduate mentees are women, and about one-third of them are minorities. She also has served as chairperson of Women in Science and Engineering and on the President’s Commission of the Status of Women at UD.“While the true honor has been partnering with students as they create and build their scientific careers, I am thrilled to be a recipient of this tremendous award, which recognizes the importance of women and minorities in scientific, mathematic and engineering fields,” DeLeon says.20	University of Delaware Messenger 20Patricia Deleon has mentored more than 100 young scientists.OTG.inddShe received her doctorate from the University of Western Ontario in 1972 and did postdoctoral studies at McGill University in Montreal until 1975. She has been a visiting scientist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and she was an adjunct professor at Penn State University College of Medicine.DeLeon was the keynote speaker at the inaugural Mentoring Symposium of the American Society of Andrology in 2006 and at the Mentoring Symposium of the Society for the Study of Reproduction in 2008.A 1996 nominee for the Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Award, she has three patents issued or pending, and her research has been supported by both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health. She has received many honorsand awards, including the NSF Career Advancement Award and the Medical Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship.A 1992 gubernatorial appointee to the UD Board of Trustees, DeLeon was re-appointed in 2005. She is a member of the Academic Affairs Trustee Committee.Deshon is a first-grade teacher at John R. Downes Elementary School, and Fredricks teaches fourth grade at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, both in Newark, Del., and Broden is a second-grade teacher at Pomperaug Elementary School in Southbury, Conn. z11/11/0911:13 AMtyler jacobson]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREEN chemical engineer earns prestigioUs awardThomas H. Epps, III, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been selected to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.“These extraordinarily gifted young scientists and engineers represent the best in our country,” President Barack Obama said in announcing the awards. “With their talent, creativity and dedication, I am confident that they will lead their fields in new breakthroughs and discoveries and help us use science and technology to lift up our nation and our world.”The awards are coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Awardees are selected on the basis of two criteria: pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology and a commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education or community outreach. Winning scientists and engineers receive up to a five-year research grant to further their study in support of critical government missions.Epps’ research targets materials design and fabrication to create conducting membranes for current and next-generation energy generation and storage devices, such as batteries, fuel cells and solar cells. zthomas h. Epps, iii, has received a Presidential award.University gains recognition for qUalityThe University regularly is recognized as a top institution in national comparisons, and this year has been no exception, with high ratings by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and the highly competitive Marshall Scholars program.In the 2010 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News Media Group, published in the September issue of the magazine, UD ranked 28th among the nation’s top public universities, up from 30th in last year’s edition. The publication, which ranks more than 1,400 schools nationwide, lists UD as tied for No. 68 when compared with all U.S. universities, both public and private. Delaware also is highlighted for its undergraduate engineering, First-Year Experience and Learning Communities programs.Another recent assessment, this one by Forbes.com, the online publication of the business magazine Forbes, ranks UD 31st among the 100 top public colleges and universities in the U.S.In compiling its second annual “America’s Best Colleges” guide, Forbes.com worked with the Center for College Affordability and Productivity to rank 600 undergraduate institutions. The rankings were determined by a combination of such factors as student evaluations of courses and faculty, the success of a school’s graduates, the amount of debt students incur and the institution’s graduation rates.Also, a report issued by the Marshall Scholars program recognizes schools that have had at least one such scholar in the past four years. UD, which had three students selected in that time frame, “is in some nice company,” says Katharine Kerrane, senior associate director of the UD Honors Program. Other schools cited for having three scholars in four years include Brown, Columbia, Cornell and Michigan State universities.Marshall Scholarships finance American students “of high ability” to study in the United Kingdom. zVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	21 11/11/09OTG.indd2111:14 AMkathy f. atkiNsoN]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREENStudying biology by the numberSAs scientists first began tackling the mystery of swine flu last year, hoping to predict how dangerous and how contagious this new H1N1 strain of influenza might be, one thing was clear, biologist David Usher says: They weren’t going to solve the puzzle without math.“Mathematical modeling is absolutely essential in systems biology, to explain such things as the transmission of a disease and how a disease—from swine flu to cancer—operates in a population,” says Usher, professor of biological sciences and one of the founders of UD’s new quantitative biology (QBIO) program. Students in the interdisciplinary program take the same biology courses as other majors in the field but add a heavy loadof math courses, some of them specifically designed to focus on life-sciences applications, and earn a bachelor of science degree in quantitative biology.Quantitative biology students Zariel Johnson (left) and kelly Pippins conduct undergraduate research on competition between bird species.OTG.indd“Because mathematicians speak one language and biologists speak another, communication between the two can be a major problem” in research that requires expertise in both disciplines, Usher says. “By training someone in quantitative biology, now you have someone who speaks both languages.”QBIO is housed in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, where Associate Prof. Gilberto Schleiniger is the lead faculty member for the new major. He says the idea for establishing the program began with a 2002 report from the National Research Council, BIO 2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists, which cited a need for biologists to have stronger math skills. The report also noted that students with an interest in and talent for math often overlook biology as a field of study in favor of a science with more emphasis on math.In early discussions among faculty about the BIO 2010 recommendations, “We realized that a typical biology major probably isn’t going to add a lot of math to their coursework, so we thought that the solution would be to create a new, interdisciplinary major,” Schleiniger says.“We also realized that the University of Delaware is an especially good fit for this type of program because we have a math department that focuses on applied math and a biology department that is very enthusiastic about incorporating more math.”22	| COllEGE Of ARTs & sCiENCEs | 22He describes the QBIO curriculum as “very challenging,” saying it includes more math courses than engineering majors are required to take, as well as some chemistry and physics courses in addition to the emphasis on biology. Some new sections of courses have been created, as well. A side effect of the new program, Schleiniger adds, is that it has sparked more collaborative research among faculty in the two departments.The program has attracted national attention, the coordinators say, because—although other institutions also are putting more emphasis on incorporating math into biology—most are doing so at the graduate level, creating master’s and doctoral programs in systems biology, for example. By contrast, Usher says, UD’s undergraduate program is “creating a pipeline to help produce the next generation of really good scientists.”About 15 students, most of them interested in graduate school and careers in research, have chosen QBIO to date.One of them, Kelly Pippins, originally majored in biology with a minor in math. But when she learned about QBIO, she says, she decided it would help her apply math to biology, “instead of just learning math and bio separately.” Because she is considering graduate school in ecology or conservation biology, she says QBIO “is the perfect background for study in population dynamics and other ecology topics.”Visit www.udel.edu/qbio for more information. z —Ann Manser, AS ’7311/11/0911:14 AMkathy f. atkinson]]>
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			<![CDATA[ON THE GREENCihan Cobanoglu, associate professor of hospitality information technology and management information systems, received the John Wiley & Sons Award for Innovation in Teaching from the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education in recognition of his innovative, creative and effective teaching techniques.george C. hsiao, Carl Rees Professor of Mathematics who is internationally known for his pioneering contributions to the analysis of boundary integral equations, was recognized by a conference held in his honor at UD in August, which was attended by some 50 mathematicians from across the U.S. and around the world.Clinton “skip” White Jr., professor of accounting and management information systems, received the 2009 Outstanding Educator Award from the Strategic and Emerging Technologies Section of the American Accounting Association, which cited him for “outstanding leadership in the application of technology to accounting education.”robin Morgan, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and professor of molecular biology, was awarded the Delmarva Poultry Industry (DPI) medal in recognition of her two dozen years of support for the industry as a teacher, disease researcher and administrator at UD. She is a national leader in Marek’s disease virus, which affects chickens, and has provided direction for a research program exploring the use of solar energy on chicken farms.Xing Chen, a physics graduate student with a pending patent in nanomaterials fabrication, is one of the winners of the 24th International Young Artist Piano Competition. He was invited to play a 30-minute program in the State of the Arts Cultural Series at the Dean Acheson Auditorium of the U.S. Department of State in August.JeroMe r. leWis, director of UD’s Institute for Public Administration (IPA) and associate professor of urban affairs and public policy, was honored by the Delaware General Assembly for his “40 years of distinguished service to the University and to the citizens of the First State.” Lewis founded what is now the 36-year-old IPA and also created—in cooperation with the General Assembly—the Legislative Fellows Program.Mike niChols, a custodial manager who serves the Rodney, Dickinson and Independence residence hall complexes, received the Excellence in Service to Residence Life Award from the American College Personnel Association, the nation’s leading comprehensive student affairs organization.DaviD pong, professor of history and director of the University’s East Asian Studies Program, has received a 2009-10 Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he also will serve as a consultant for the reform of the higher education system.thoMas k. gaisser, the Martin A. Pomerantz Chair of Physics and Astronomy, has received Germany’s Humboldt Research Award in recognition of lifetime achievements in research. Gaisser is leading the UD team from Bartol Research Institute in the Department of Physics and Astronomy that is building “IceTop,”a surface array of detectors for the world’s largest neutrino telescope, being constructed deep in the Antarctic ice by an international research team.kelvin lee, Gore Professor of Chemical Engineering and director of the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, was the inaugural recipient of the Biochemical Engineering Journal Young Investigator Award. This biennial award recognizes excellence in research and practice that contributed to the field of biochemical engineering.MaDeline laMbreCht, professor of nursing and former director of the College of Health Sciences Division of Special Programs, was selected as a Delaware finalist for the 2009 Jefferson Award for Public Service. She was cited for her work with programs to train Delaware healthcare professionals, social workers, pastors and psychologists to improve end-of-life care.liMin kung Jr., professor of ruminant nutrition and microbiology, received the American Feed Industry Association Award, which recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to research of dairy cattle nutrition.tsu-Wei Chou, Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Engineering, received the 2009 Medal of Excellence in Composite Materials, which was established in 1984 to mark the decennial celebration of UD’s Center for Composite Materials and has since been awarded to 29 individuals internationally.	zVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	23 11/11/09OTG.indd2311:14 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[“No matter how much confidence you have in someone, you don’t know—until you actually see them under that kind of relentless pressure—how they’ll handle it. Little by	whole little it became very, very clear that he had“Thepresidential qualities to him, because every time we were at our worst moments,he was at his best.”point is that this notion of an etiquette- free society had been taught to a generation, and they were not happy. Not only were they not getting what they wanted, they were outraged at the way other people were treating them.”JUDITH MARTIN, aka “Miss Manners,” whose etiquette column appears in more than 200 newspapers worldwide, speaking at the annual dinner of the UD Library AssociatesDAVID AXELROD, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, reflecting on the presidential campaign for which he was chief strategist“None of you will ever get the word ‘race’ out of your head. We have been learning this for 600 years. We have been taught this so that it makes it easier to kill each other.”EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, noted actor and humanitarian, in a keynote speech for Latino Heritage Month on campus26OTG.indd	2611/11/0911:15 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[“Politicians can start and stop wars, but it is education that brings peace.”GREG MORTENSON, author of the best- selling book Three Cups of Tea and co-founder of the Central Asia Institute, which builds schools in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan“The media does play a role in socializing our culture and in the American culture they show who is considered part of our culture and who is considered an outsider. In the media context, we need to consider how they determine who is partof our culture and how these roles are being processed.”KAL PENN, actor and now associate director of the White House Office of Public Liaison, speaking on “Changing the Racial Landscape” during Asian Heritage Month in May“It’s easy to dismiss people or not pay attention to them when you don’t know anything about them. If you don’t know themin any way, you don’t have a stake in them.”ANNETTE GORDON-REED, professor of law at New York Law School, professor of history at Rutgers University, and winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for her book The Hemingses of Monticello: An American FamilyThe University community regularly has the opportunity to hear from prominent guest speakers whose talks often are open to the public. In recent months, such visitors have included policymakers, actors, authors, political activists and academics. Here is a small sampling of what some of them had to say.Visit www.udel.edu/VIPvoices for future updates about special guests.27OTG.indd	2711/11/0911:15 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[When a group of 10 high school students came to the University last summer to take an in-depth look at the Delaware Bay, the aspiring marine scientists were able to make use of state-of-the-art research facilities—including one that floats.28University of Delaware Messengership.indd	2811/11/0911:21 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[The teens, who attended a two-week camp hosted by the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment and Delaware Sea Grant College Program, conducted research that included a trip aboard the University’s Research Vessel Hugh R. Sharp. The 146-foot ship was christened in mid-2005 and arrived in Delaware in early 2006 after a series of sea trials and a voyage from the Pacific Northwest shipyard where it was built.The Hugh R. Sharp, which can stay at sea for about 18 days, is used by UD and other researchers primarily to explore the Delaware and Chesapeake bays and adjacent coastal waters, with occasional work as far north asthe Gulf of Maine and as far south as Florida. With its clean, quiet, energy-efficient operation and cutting-edge technology on board, the ship replaced UD’s flagship R/V Cape Henlopen, which had been in continuous service since 1976, averaging 180 days a year at sea.College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Dean Nancy Targett has called the Sharp “a remarkable addition to the U.S. oceanographic research fleet [and] a state-of-the-art platform for exploring and sampling the coastal ocean.” The ship is a member of the U.S. academic research fleet, operating through the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System, a consortium of academic institutions and national research labs.For scientists and students, the research vessel has modern laboratories on board and the capability to carry two additional portable labs. Thanks to its modular design, it is capable of supporting a wide range of marine disciplines, including chemical, geological, physical and biological sciences, as well as acoustics, fisheries and marine mammal research. When it sets sail, it generally carries a crew of six and a technician, in addition to the research team of up to 20 scientists.The high school campers who set sail during the summer wereable to see the equipment and take part in some research. For one project, they helped Doug Miller, associate professor of oceanography, dredgeChristopher Englert (above) examines a horseshoe crab on board the ship, while art trembanis (below, left) shows students an autonomous underwater vehicle.the ocean floor and got to meet all the creatures once the net came to the surface. “We saw a ton of horseshoe crabs,” saidcamper Jason Truong of Philadelphia. The students also learned about the University’sautonomous underwater vehicle, a piece of equipment operated by Art Trembanis, assistant professor of geology, which glides underwater and gathers such information as water quality data. Before the research cruise, the campers had worked in groups to build their own remotely operated vehicles that could use an underwater video camera to study life on the ocean floor.“We learned how sophisticated and really cool all the technology is behind all the science,” said Connor Armstrong. This year was the second time the camp has been offered. z| College of earth, oCean, and environment |	29 11/11/09ship.indd2911:21 AMPhotos by Evan KraPE]]>
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			<![CDATA[A loss for wordsGraduate student works to save endangered languageTimothy McKinnon would cross an ocean, trek through a jungle and climb a mountain to save an endangered language. In fact, that’s what the doctoral student has been doing on Sumatra, the largest island in Indonesia.McKinnon, the recent recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Student Award, is working to document the Malay dialect known as Kerinci (“cur-in-chee”), which is spoken near the foot of Mount Kerinci, an active volcano that is the highest peak in Sumatra.Nearly every village in this remote region has its own variation of Kerinci even though only a rice field may separate the communities. “It really is a mystery as to why their languages are so different,” McKinnon says.The Fulbright award will enable him to expand his dissertation research on Kerinci to document, describe and compare key grammatical properties of the language and its many variations. It’s been estimated that Kerinci could have as many as 100 unique dialects.The work is being conducted in affiliation with Atma Jaya University in Jakarta and in consultation with Profs. Gabriella Hermon and Peter Cole, experts on Malay and comparative syntax at UD, and Prof. Uri Tadmor, an expert on Malay and historical phonology at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Atma Jaya University. Tadmor also is an adjunct professor at UD.Of the more than 6,500 languages in the world, half are on the verge of extinction, according to the National Science Foundation, which helped fund McKinnon’s dissertation research.By the end of this century, it is predicted that 90 percent of the world’s languages will be gone. Kerinci increasingly will be threatened, McKinnon says, as transportation to the region improves and speakers come in contact with “high prestige” languages such as standard Indonesian and the trade language of Minangkabau, and as taboos restricting inter- village marriage begin to disappear and traditional dialects are no longer taught to children.30	University of Delaware Messenger research.indd	30UD grad student Tim McKinnon joins in the feasting right after the Muslim holiday of Ramadan during his first visit to Sumatra.Below: McKinnon works with Aridem Vintoni on the Tanjung Pauh dialect of Kerinci, a language with as many as 100 unique dialects.“Many languages will disappear inevitably,” McKinnon says. “I think documenting oral literature, having a cultural record, is important. Linguistics looks at these dialects and how they are structured, giving a richer picture of human language and how it works.”McKinnon has long been intrigued by language. He studied Navajo in high schoolin Arizona and Polish at the University of Wisconsin. The quality of the linguistics program at UD lured him to graduate school in Delaware, he says.Getting to his field research location took six hours by bus from Jambi City, then a couple of hours “off the beaten path” on a motorcycle taxi to the village of Sarolangun.McKinnon worked with native speakers to record villagers’ jokes and stories and found “incredible differences” in the way speakers form words from sounds and form sentences from words.To get a clear sense of the variations, McKinnon and Heri Mudra, a student at Jambi University, developed an alphabet for the language and transcribed villagers’ stories into a database atthe Max Planck Institute’s Jakarta Field Station, which was developed in part by UD. Access to the database will be made available to local schools and universities, as well as scholars worldwide. z—Tracey Bryant11/12/099:12 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Around the world, one math class at a timeWith numerous studies showing U.S. students lagging behind their international counterparts in math and science achievement, James Hiebert set out to learn why.Hiebert, Robert J. Barkley Professor of Education, decided to explore whether the way math is taught in the United States is somehow less effective than the methods teachers in other countries use. To find out if that was the case, he took a close look inside classrooms around the world where students perform well.The result was a five-year study led by Hiebert to observe different teaching styles in eighth-grade math classrooms in the United States, Australia, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Japan and Switzerland. Those countries were selected by the National Center for Education Statistics to represent high student performance in various regions, Hiebert says.The information was collected from 1999 to 2004 and is continuing to yield results as it is studied. Eighth grade was selected for the study because it is the oldest age achievement marker across the worldon which all countries are comparable, Hiebert says. In addition to learningabout different methods of teaching used around the world, he says one of the most useful aspects of conducting an international study is that he was able to use comparisons to learn more about what teachers in the United States do.“I think one of the most valuable things about doing cross-cultural studies is that it helps you see your own culture more clearly,” Hiebert says. “There are certain things we do when we teach mathematicsresearch.indd	31that we just do routinely; we don’t even question them. But when you see another country teaching in a different way, you say, ‘Oh, wow, maybe we don’t have to do it exactly our way.’”Teachers were randomly selected and told to teach their usual lessons on the day a film crew came into their classrooms to get a national picture of how math instruction looked in each country. The goal was to describe the learning experiences of most students on an average day.The study identified 75 variables in which there were differences in teaching patterns among the seven countries, but Hiebert says two of those stood out as the most common in the highest-achieving countries,“Ithinkoneofthemost valuablethingsabout doingcross-cultural studiesisthatithelpsyouseeyourown culturemoreclearly.”but nearly absent in the United States. Both those features are significant because they have been shown to help students understand the content taught in math classrooms, he says.The first feature isthat at some point during the lesson, either the teacher orthe students make public, and very explicit, what the important mathematical relationships are that provide the focus for that lesson. The second feature that was observed is that at some point, students are asked to wrestle withan important mathematical idea; they are given a problem to solve for which they do not knowthe answer, or they are posed a question that doesn’t have an immediately clear answer.Hiebert says that while there are aspects of American teaching techniques that could bemodified as a result of the study, people should be cautious about assuming that importing anew method of teaching learned from the study into the United States will be successful.“There are many other cultural factors that affect achievement,” he says.“Teaching is just one of them.”	z —Jon Bleiweis, AS ’10Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	31 11/12/099:12 AMKathy F. atKiNsoN]]>
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			<![CDATA[Dye analysis gets to the point of artworkEven before they began working with decorative glass beads, early Native Americans used the dyed quills of porcupines to create intricate, colorful designs for stoles, bags, cradleboards, moccasins, wall hangings and other objects. And yet, the dyes used in such quillwork have never been scientifically studied.When Christina Cole, a doctoral student in preservation studies, learned about that lack of analysis, a research project was launched.“It was a case of a chemist looking for a project and a project looking for a chemist,” she says.Cole recalls when she first became aware of quillwork while working at the Freer/Sackler Galleries and analyzing pigments and dyes in Chinese art. She met a Lakota traditional arts instructor through the National Museum of the American Indian, who commented that no one had analyzed the quill dyes that Native Americans used.Unfamiliar with the subject, Cole visited the McCord Museum in Montreal for her first look at quillwork. Her reaction? “Wow!” she says.“I was surprised, enchanted and astonished, and it took me a while to start examining quillwork from a clinical point of view.”Cole, who is an analytical chemist and conservation scientist, was recently awarded a dissertation fellowship for her work by the American Association of University Women’s (AAUW) Educational Foundation. Fellows are “exceptional women whose work promises to enhance such diverse disciplines as biology, philosophy and anthropology,” according to AAUW. Cole also is a Coremans Endowment fellow, which funds doctoral students in art preservation.Although she is studying quillwork predating the 1850s, the art continues today. One source of quills unfortunately is road kill, Cole says, with the porcupines dying from salt on the roads, “or you can throw a blanket over a porcupine and then remove the quills from the blanket.” Porcupines do not throw quills but they are easily detached, and the animals grow new ones.The quills are sorted by size and then dyed and folded to make quillwork.There have been studies of what dyes may have been used but none that completely eliminated uncertainty by examining the quillwork itself, Cole says. Thanks to modern technology and herchemist and conservation scientist christina cole works to identify the dyes used in porcupine quills that make up decorative items.research, many of the dyes now can be accurately pinpointed. Most of her work is carried out at theNational Gallery of Art, where she uses a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry instrument to analyze the dyes of quillwork from several collections.“My goal is to be as non- invasive as possible, using swabs, for instance, to gather the materialand to develop non-destructive methods of analysis,” Cole says.She will be able to confirm that some black dyes are from walnut treesor from tannin, some blues from indigo or wild grapes, some yellows from goldenrod,and red-orange dyes from bloodroots. Even poison ivy may have been used as a dye.By identifying the dyes, researchers can make better-informed decisions about how to preserve and interpret quillwork, as wellas giving information on the materials to Native American communities, Cole says. z—Sue Moncure Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	33research.indd	3311/12/099:13 AMquill image courtesy oF the mccord museumKathy F. atKiNsoN]]>
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			<![CDATA[Kids’ body image, motor skills affect obesityTwo faculty members who are investigating very different aspects of the complex and growing problem of childhood obesity in America are working with youngsters on the UD campus to conduct their research.Preschoolers at the University’s Early Learning Center and the first- through eighth-graders who attend The College School are part of a “living laboratory” that researchers Nancy Getchell and Jaehee Jung are using to gather data. Getchell is studying the relationship between motor competency and physical fitness in preschoolers, while Jung is exploring body dissatisfaction and patterns of media use among preadolescents.lower proficiency and an increased risk of obesity. The relationship becomes stronger as kids get older.”As her work continues, Getchell is planning a series of studies during a sabbatical in the spring, which she will spend at the University of Otago in New Zealand, where she hopes to learn more about “physical factors and obesity across the lifespan,” she says.While Getchell’s overall research interests center on the development of motor“There’s a general assumption that very young children get all the exercise they need by just running around,” says Getchell, who is an associate professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences. “But this turns out not to be true. What we’ve found is that they do much better with structured physical activity.”Getchell and Sam Logan, who completed a master’s degree in exercise science in 2008, administered a motor proficiency test to a group of preschoolers and measured their body compositionto determine whether there was a relationship between the two factors.skills, Jung’s interests focus on the psychological, social and cultural issues associated with obesity. An associate professor of fashion and apparel studies, Jung recently studied a group of 50 boys and girls, ages 8-11, to determine their level of satisfaction with their own bodies as well as their media consumption and image perception patterns.The results of the study, carried out in collaboration with Michael Peterson, professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, were reported in Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal.The children’s height and weight were measured to determine their body mass index, and they were interviewed about their media consumption behaviors—that is, frequency, content and preferences for a variety of media including TV, magazines and video games.“We found marked differences between boys and girls in their ideal body preferences,” Jung says. “The boys chose the larger images as ideals, showing a preference for body types like the figures they see in video games and action toys. On the other hand, the girls wanted to be thinner than their perceived actual body size.”Jung notes that there is “a huge discrepancy” between what is seen as idealand the average person. “Kids have a hard time understanding that the images they see in the media represent only a very small percentage of people in America,” she says. z—Diane Kukich, AS ’73, ’84M11/12/09nancy Getchell, above, and her students prepare a child from the University’s early Learning Center for an exercise to measure motor competency.While they found that the relationship was not statistically significant when the data were analyzed for the entire subject pool, it was significant when the children were broken down into groups. “What we discovered was that the group with the highest body fat had the lowest level of motor proficiency,” Getchell says.“What we’re concerned about is the spiraling effect. Children who don’t develop early motor competency tend to become less active over time, resulting in even34	University of Delaware Messenger research.indd	34Jaehee Jung, top photo, looks at images in magazines with children to learn their preferences.9:13 AMDUane Perry	kathy F. atkinson]]>
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			<![CDATA[Recognition for future academic leadersTwo assistant professors are among the researchers most recently named to receive prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Awards. The highly competitive award is bestowed on researchers expectedincorporated into a new course on pathogenomics, which Boyd says will provide more depth and hands- on experience in the subject than a traditional microbiology course includes. And, she says, sheplans to bring advanced-placement high school students into her lab.“I want to teach microbiology as it is practiced,” Boyd says, “to prepare students in the field for a lifetime of scientific inquiry through research.”Puleo received his NSF award to study sediment transport in the so-called swash zone—the area near the shoreline where waves wash up and down the beach face. His research is aimed at developing a broader understanding of the physics of coastal sediment transport in this area, which could lead to significant improvement in the ability to predict such coastal phenomena as beach erosion.“My interests are shoreline changes, how the sand moves and how beaches erode and are nourished,” says Puleo, who uses video-based remote sensing to understand these processes. He has organized workshops on swash zone processes at UD and in Honolulu and Lisbon and has used video cameras in Rehoboth Beach, Del., to take hourly images.With much of the population living near the coastline and with global sea levels rising and sandy coastlines eroding, there is a critical need for better understanding of sediment transport processes in the swash zone, Puleo says. He will carry out both laboratory and field studies using a novel sensor to measure sediment transport.As part of his educational outreach, Puleo plans to initiate a “beach in a classroom” program for high school students and for teacher training workshops, using a 16-foot portable wave flume. He also plans to develop a summer internship program for underrepresented students in the fields of coastal engineering and oceanography. z—Diane Kukich, AS ’73, ’84M Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	35to become academic leaders. E. Fidelma Boyd, biological sciences,and Jack Puleo, civil and environmental engineering, join three other assistant professors—Matthew Doty in materials science and engineering, Christopher Meehan in civil and environmental engineering and Jingyi Yuin computer and information sciences—whose NSF Early Career Awards were announced earlier this year. In addition, Joshua Zide, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, received an Office of Naval ResearchYoung Investigator Award. Boyd’s grant supports her studyof pathogenic strains of microbes. She will develop Vibrio vulnificus, an important bacterial component of the aquatic coastal ecosystem, as a model organism for understanding the emergence of pathogenic microbes and the role of global environmental change. Many Vibrio species thrive in warmer waters, and both their local abundanceand their geographic range have expanded in the past decade as ocean temperatures have increased.“My research interests include understanding how and why certain isolates of a particular bacterial species make us ill while others do not,” Boyd says. “V. vulnificus is an organism that can cause septicemia and wound infection with verye. Fidelma boydJack puleohigh mortality rates in susceptible individuals.” It also causes significant economic lossesin the eel aquaculture and occurs in high numbers in oysters and other mollusks.Boyd plans to integrate her research and teaching by offering summer research and honor’s thesis opportunities to undergraduates, as well as training for graduate students. The research will also beresearch.indd	3511/12/099:13 AMduANe perry	Ambre AlexANder]]>
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			<![CDATA[Taking a (really) quick look at contaminantsAchemical reaction can occur in the blink of an eye. Now, researchers are using a new analytical method to pinpoint, at the millisecond level, what happens as harmful environmental contaminants such as arsenic begin to react with soil and water under various conditions.Quantifying the initial rates of such reactions is essential for modeling how contaminants are transported in the environment and for predicting risks.The research method, which uses an analytical technique known as quick-scanning X-ray absorption spectroscopy, was developed by a research team led by Donald Sparks, S. Hallock du Pont Chair of Plant and Soil Sciences and director of the Delaware Environmental Institute at UD. The work was reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in September.Matthew Ginder-Vogel (left) and Donald sparks use a new method to follow extremely rapid chemical reactions.Postdoctoral researcher Matthew Ginder-Vogel is the first author of the study, which also involved UD doctoral student Gautier Landrot and Jason Fischel, an undergraduate at Juniata College who has interned in Sparks’ lab during the past three summers.The research method was developed using equipment at the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y. The36	University of Delaware Messenger research.indd	36facility is operated by the U.S. Department of Energy. “This method is a significant advance in elucidatingmechanisms of important geochemical processes and is the first application, at millisecond time scales, to determine in real time the molecular scale reactions at the mineral/water interface,” Sparks says. “It has tremendous applications to many important environmental processes including sorption, redox and precipitation.“My group and I have been conducting kinetics studies on soils and soil minerals for 30 years. Since the beginning, I have been hopeful that someday we could follow extremely rapid reaction processes and simultaneously collect mechanistic information.”X-ray spectroscopy was invented years ago to illuminate structures and materials at the atomic level.The technique has been commonly used by physicists, chemists, materials scientists and engineers, but only recently by environmental scientists.“In studying soil kinetics, we want to know how fast a contaminant begins to stick to a mineral,” Ginder-Vogel says. “In general, these reactions are very rapid—90 percent of the reaction is over in the first 10 seconds. Now we can measure the first few seconds of these reactions that couldn’t be measured before. We can now look at things as they happen versus attempting to freeze time after the fact.”Contamination of drinking water supplies by arsenic is a serious health concern in the United States and abroad. The poisonous element occurs naturally in rocks and minerals and is also used in a wide range of products, from wood preservatives and insecticides to poultry feed.“Our technique is important for looking at groundwater flowing through minerals,” Ginder-Vogel notes. “Welook at it as a very early tool that can be incorporated into predictive modeling for the environment.”He says one of the best things about the current research is its interdisciplinary nature.“What’s novel about soil chemistry is that we can take bits of pieces from different fields—civil and environmental engineering, materials science, chemistry and biochemistry— and apply it in unique ways,” he says. z—Tracey Bryant11/12/099:13 AMKathy F. atKinson]]>
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			<![CDATA[Adoptiveparentsmay need tointerveneChildren who live in orphanages or other institutions without a primary caregiver don’t have the opportunity to form an attachment to one person—a particular individual they can count on and who is engaged in their social, emotional, cognitive and physical development. When those children are adopted internationally, the task for their parents is especially challenging.That’s the assessment of Mary Dozier, Amy E. du Pont Chair of Child Development in the Department of Psychology, who says such children often have problems paying attention, maintaining self control and developing bonds of trust with their new families. All these difficulties require intervention in order to avoid major behavioral problems as they grow up, she says.Dozier, who is conducting a five-year investigation of the effectiveness of intervention, says her 15-year study of the development of young children in foster care and children who are maltreated but remain with birth parents showed that children often adapt in ways that help them cope. But, she says, those adaptations can have their own problematic consequences for relationships.“We became interested in children who are adopted following institutional care because they have typically experienced more extreme conditions than children in foster care and in maltreating birth homes,”Dozier says. “The age at which children are being adopted is becoming later, and children have adapted in ways that make it harder for them to change.”She says infants and toddlers are “designed” to have primary caregivers on whom they can rely.Amy Lynch, who earned a doctorate in biomechanics and movement studies at UD this year, says her adoption of an 18-month-old boy, Aslan, from Russia, gave her firsthand experience of the challenges of international adoption.“Adoption is a big life stress, and interventions are a way to help proactively,” says Lynch, who is working with Dozier for her postdoctoral studies. “From a parent’s perspective, I can clearly see what families face. I am very excited about the study. This is needed, and I am looking forward to getting the outcomes so we can distribute them and let families know.”Mary Dozier, left, and amy Lynch with Lynch’s son, aslan, who was adopted from Russia when he was 18 months old.She says interventions would help the parents and the child develop a relationship that is shaped around the child and the parents and not only on the parents’ expectations.“Many families go into adoption expecting a lot of things out of children, and it leads to a sort of disconnection between what they expect and what they experience,” Lynch says. “A lot of families really struggle with their 18-month-old child who does not seem to love the parents the way they expected.”Dozier, whose previous studies have included designing training programs to help foster parents and birth parents repair the damage, said the proposed intervention is a 10-session parent training program. The program is designed to enhance children’s ability to develop secure, organized attachments to their parents. The study, funded by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, will examine the effectiveness of the intervention. About 220 young children who have lived in institutional care prior to adoption will be enrolled.The children’s parents will be provided with one of two forms of intervention, which are focused on either boosting motor and cognitive development or promoting biobehavioral modification by helping parents become more sensitive to children’s cues, especially when children are distressed. Children will be assessed in various contexts annually until they are 4 years old.Dozier says the study also needs children between 6-18 months who have been adopted in the U.S. and live near Newark, Del. Families who would like to participate can contact her at mdozier@udel.edu. z—Martin A. Mbugua, BE ’09M Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	37research.indd	3711/12/099:14 AMKathy F. atKiNsoN]]>
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			<![CDATA[Real-world projects draw students to composites centerThe University campus bustles each summer with undergraduates conducting research in a wide range of disciplines.Summer 2009 saw plenty of activity and one of the busiest spots was the Center for Composite Materials (CCM), where almost 50 students arrived in June to gain valuable hands-on experience in its state-of-the-art composites fabrication, characterization and testing facilities. It was a record number for the 35-year-old center.“We typically have 30 or 35 students, but the success CCM is enjoying in terms of research funding enabled us to make offers to more students this year,” says Jack Gillespie, Donald C. Phillips Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the center’s director. The students came not only from UD but also from Winona (Minn.) State and Tuskegee (Ala.) universities in the United States, as well as the Ecole Polytechnique in France.The popularity of CCM’s undergraduate research program, which was established in 1981, is due in part to the multidisciplinary, real-world38	| College of engineering | research.indd	38emory Head, foreground, and other Tuskegee students work in the CCM lab.projects the center offers, says Gillespie, who has a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.“The work here complements what the students learn in the classroom and exposes them to ideas they won’t see in textbooks,” he says. “For example, our Advanced Materials Intelligent Processing Center, a designated center of excellence funded by the Office of Naval Research, provides students with the opportunity to design, fabricate and work with state-of-the-art automated liquid composite molding systems.“Similarly, in our two Army centers of excellence, students work with CCM and Army Research Laboratory researchers on characterization of lightweight composites for vehicle and soldier protection, multifunctional hybrid composites and nanomagnetic composites.”In some cases, a summer research project at CCM grows into a senior thesis. Jeff Knopf, who earned an honors degree with distinction in chemical engineering through the University Honors Program in 2009, began working at the center as a sophomore. He completed a senior thesis focused on electrospinning, a fiber production technique that uses electric fields to generate continuous polymer nanofibers.While Knopf has spent a significant amount of time in CCM’s research labs, most of the summer students were new to the center. Senior John Zerhusen, for example, learned about CCM through his major in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.“I found out that it’s one of the leading facilities in the country for this kind of research,” Zerhusen says. “It seemed like the perfect opportunity for me, as an undergraduate with little real-world experience, to be able to work here. I want to learn as much as I can about the field of composites manufacturing in general.”Another first-time summer intern, Emory Head, a Tuskegee University senior, worked on a CCM project with shear-thickening fluid, which hardens on impact and has the potential to improve body armor and other protective clothing.“This summer research opportunity has been a great experience,” Head said while working in a CCM lab. “The work I do is hands-on and has great depth, and the learning opportunities are endless. UD has truly done a great job with this program, and I am extremely grateful to be a part of it.”In the 28 years of the program, the center has hosted more than 1,000 undergraduates, Gillespie notes. “Although CCM doesn’t grant degrees, the education of students at all levels is a critical component of our mission,” he says. z—Diane Kukich , AS ’73, ’84M11/12/099:14 AMDawn fiore]]>
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			<![CDATA[t happens only a half-dozen or so times a year, but when it does, the UD campus seems transformed by enthusiastic crowds and an atmosphere that exudes an extra measure of fun, noise and energy.From tailgaters and tuba players to ticket takers and—of course—the team itself, there’s nothing like a home football game to generate its own brand of excitement. While the contest on the field may be over in a few short hours, the preparations surrounding it begin long before and continue long after the game itself.Grounds crew members work long and hard preparing Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium. The 22,000-seat stadium, one of the largest in the nation in Division 1-AA football, was erected in 1952 and enlarged several times.sports.indd	4011/12/09	9:22 AMphotography by: ambre alexander, doug baker, mark Campbell and Jon Cox]]>
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			<![CDATA[press box at delaware stadiumBefore the start of the 2000 season, eight poles of permanent broadcast-quality lights were installed and the South End Zone bleachers were replaced. The Blue Hen team now enters the stadium from a brick runway underneath the stands directly behind the goalposts.When fans flock to the stadium for a home football game, they know they will also be treated to performances by the UD Marching Band—with 334 musicians this year, it’s among the largest in University history—and the award-winning cheerleaders, dance teams and mascots.Of course, all the tailgating, performances and other entertainment that score points with fans are secondary to the athletic competition itself. A highlight of the 2009 season, drawing a spirited crowd of 20,585 to the Delaware Stadium, was the first-ever regular-season matchup between Delaware and Delaware State University. With a 27-17 victory over their in-state rivals, the Blue Hens claimed the inaugural First State Cup.university media services at work41sports.indd	4111/12/099:23 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[SPORTS PAGES Women’s season opens with road tripsThe Delaware women, under the direction of head coach Tina Martin in her 14th season at UD, will open their basketball conference play on Jan. 3 at 2 p.m., when they host CAA powerhouse Old Dominion at the Bob Carpenter Center.With 13 home games this season, the team already has opened regular season play with seven back-to-back road games, including a Nov. 21 contest at Princeton—the first such matchup since the Hens traveled there during the 2000-01 season— and a trip to the Colorado State Tournament on Nov. 27-28.After a mid-December break, UD plays host to Buffalo on Dec. 22 and Massachusetts on Dec. 30.Following the Old Dominion home game, the Hens travel to George Mason on Jan. 7 and head to Boston forTesia Harris was a top scorer last season.a Jan. 10 game at Northeastern. They return home to welcome the University of North Carolina Wilmington on Jan. 14 and the defending CAA champions, Drexel, on Jan. 17.The Blue Hens will again face the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs on Feb. 11 in Norfolk, Va. At home on Feb. 14, they will take on Georgia State for the first and only time during regular season play.As the season winds down in February, the Hens welcome Northeastern on Feb. 25 and trek to Towson on Feb. 28, before wrapping up regular season play when they host Hofstra on March 3. The CAA Championships will be held March 11-14 at James Madison University Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Va.Visit www.bluehens.com for a full schedule and more information. z15 home games highlight men’s playThe men’s basketball team will play its first Colonial Athletic Association home game Jan. 2, against longtime rival Drexel, at 2 p.m.In all, the season that began in November features 15 home games and contests against Atlantic 10, Big East and Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. Delaware and Delaware State renewed their rivalry with a Dec. 1 game at DSU, the first time since the 2000-01 season the in- state teams faced each other.After a mid-December break for final exams, the Hens go on the road for a game at former America East Conference opponent Vermont on Dec. 20. They then will face their toughest test of the season on Dec. 23, taking on 2009 Final Four participant Villanova at The Pavilion. Delaware wraps42	University of Delaware Messenger 42up the calendar year Dec. 29 when the Hens host Lafayette.In addition to the Drexel contest, January will include a home game with William & Mary on Jan. 6 and a three-game home stand against Towson that opens Jan. 16. The Blue Hens welcome Old Dominion on Jan. 20 and Georgia State on Jan. 23, as UD goes 13 days between road games.The home season will wrap up with a game in the ESPNU BracketBusters on Feb. 20 and a final home game against George Mason on Feb. 24. After a final regular season contest Feb. 27 at Towson, the Hens will compete in the CAA Championships, March 5-8, at Richmond (Va.) Coliseum.Alphonso Dawson, the leading returning rebounderVisit www.bluehens.com for a full schedule and more information. zsports.indd11/12/099:18 AMMArk cAMpbellMArk cAMpbell]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWSLeaders share skills across tScott Beale was working for the U.S. State Department in India when he saw firsthand that many American companies were making use of the skilled workers in that country by outsourcing jobs there. He wondered: Why aren’t nonprofits doing something similar?Now, thanks to his efforts as what The Washington Post recently called a successful “nonprofit entrepreneur,” there’s an organization doing just that. In 2006, Beale, EP ’08M, founded Atlas Service Corps, a rapidly expanding enterprise based in Washington, D.C., that brings highly skilled professionals to the United States for a year to assist nonprofits here.The “fellows” are matched with an agency that needs their particular talents and are paid a stipend to cover their living expenses. Most of the cost is paid by the hostagency, a system that keeps Atlas’ expenses and need for fundraising relatively low, and both the fellows and the nonprofits learn and benefit from sharing expertise, Beale says.“We have this notion that a nonprofit professional from the United States can go abroad and help solve the world’s problems but that the reverse can’t happen,” says Beale, who completed his master’s degree in public administration at UD after returning from stints living and working abroad with his wife, a Foreign Services officer. “The private sector has given up that attitude—that professionals from other countries don’t have skills to offer the U.S.—and nonprofits should, too.”He founded Atlas while living in Colombia and envisioned it as a kind of “reverse Peace Corps,” although he says he stopped using that term when someone misunderstood the shorthand description of the organization and asked him why Atlas was opposed to peace. Now he classifies it as an international exchange and management development program for nonprofits.In its first year, Atlas brought a group of six fellows from India and Colombia to the U.S. to work for agencies that address issues including health, poverty and hunger. Its current class, which arrived in September, consists of 13 fellows from eight countries, who were selected from 550 applicants.“We’re growing so quickly now that we’re going to start having two classes a year,” Beale says. “Most will44	University of Delaware Messenger 44stay for a year, but some will stay for 18 months. Our fellows come from government, from U.N. agencies, from large nonprofits and from small, grass-roots agencies. What we’re looking for is smart, rising leaders who are committed to public service.”In addition to the majority of fellows, who come to the United States from other countries, a small number of Americans are sent to Colombia as fellows to work for agencies there. When Beale began Atlas, he focused on Colombia and India not only because he had lived and worked in both nations and so had contacts there but also because both have strong and active nonprofit sectors, he says. Classes so far have been highly diverse in terms of nationality, religionand race, although most fellows have been women, he says.Atlas sets minimum requirements for applicants of a college degree, three years of work experience and English fluency. A committee selects about 50 finalists and then sends two or three to a potential host agency, which makes the final selection on who best meets its needs. Sometimes, two candidates seem to be such a good fit that an agency decides to hire both, a situation Beale considers clearly a win for all involved.“We’re not talking about 18-year- olds who want to change the world right out of high school,” he says. “Instead, we bring ourhost agencies [typically] 29-year-olds with education, experience and skills.”The fellows leave their jobs behind, of course, but Beale says it’s not unlike working professionals who choose to take a break from their careers to attend graduate school and further develop their skills and expand their future opportunities. The Atlas system works, he says, because the fellows are learning U.S. nonprofit management methods while contributing to their host agencies.For Meher Rehman, an Atlas fellow from India whose work in the U.S. has been so valuable to her host agency that she was asked to extend her time for another six months, the experience has been “enriching and eye-opening,” she says. “It’s been a significant learning experience for me,” Rehman says. “Here, I’m working more on international policy issues, so it’s a very different perspective I’m getting. This fellowship has meant a lot of personal growth for me.”11/12/09Laura Lozada (left) and Meher Rehman are recent Atlas fellows.alumni.indd10:06 AMh]]>
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			<![CDATA[Empoweringpeople in AppalachiaThe Partnership for Public Service recently recognized 30 federal employees with its 2009 Service to America Medals and worked with washingtonpost.com to profile each honoree. The following is adapted from the published profile of Allan Comp, AS ’71M, ’78PhD.The most impoverished and environmentally degraded communities in America are found in the Appalachian coal country and the isolated mining communities of the Mountain West. For many, these problems are invisible. For Allan Comp, they are all-consuming.A program analyst with the federal Office of Surface Mining (OSM) at the Department of the Interior, Comp is improving these degraded environments by empowering their people.Working with few resources, he conceived and created the Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team, a partnership between OSM and VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteers who work in coal country with local citizens. Recently, at the request of Colorado officials, Comp launched a similar effort in Western mining communities.“I thought no one ever cared about us and no one wanted to do anything to clean up the water and address the poverty,” said West Virginia native April Trent, who works with Comp.“When I saw what Allan does, I was so excited. He’s passionate about getting people the help they need, and he’s providing the voice for people who live near abandoned mine sites.”These OSM/VISTA volunteers, mostly recent college graduates, work for one year helping local citizens and civic groups apply for federal grant money, organize community volunteers to conduct various cleanup initiatives, monitor water quality and conduct community education and outreach programs.Since the program was launched in 2001, Comp’s teams have helped local residents secure $11 million in funding or in-kind contributions, and some 100 volunteers have logged nearly 116,000 hours of work.They are building sewer systems, engaging high school students in community projects, leading reforestation efforts, enhancing civic engagement and returning their rivers and streams to a much-improved condition.Danny Lytton, an OSM administrator, estimates that for every dollar spent on the teams, it returns $100 for environmental cleanup.Comp said that what makes him most proud, though, is that his initiative has become a “net importer of talent to the Appalachian coal country,” and he expects the same results in the newer Western team.“More people who have worked with us have stayed in the region than have left. And that’s cool,” said Comp. “In a place where there’s a mass exodus of talent, they’re finding ways to stay and keep making a difference.”Dewey Houck, a West Virginian who started a local watershed association as a result of Comp’s efforts, added, “One thing people don’t really focus on is the young people that go through his program. These young people are gaining a better understanding of what it takes, not just to improve the environment, but to be a community leader.”Comp is now working to apply his successful model to other impoverished regions of the country. Two years ago, officials in Colorado's state mining office called Comp's boss and asked if they could have a team like the one working in Appalachia. Thus, the Western Hardrock Mining Team, described as a "coalition of change-minded community improvement groups," was born. Similar programs are under way in New Mexico and Montana.Asked to assess the impact of his work, not surprisingly, this man who is charged with cleaning the environment focused on people. “My great joy is that I can help others make a difference,” Comp said. “It’s really nice.” zalumni.indd4611/12/0910:06 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWSRestaurateur serves up successBob Ashby had it figured out. He would play sports at the University of Delaware, get his degree in business administration and return home to North Jersey to work for his dad, a plant manager.That was before a football injury changed his life.Today, Ashby, BE ’77, is a successful entrepreneur who owns the tavern—an off-campus landmark—where he met his wife while both were UD students, as well as three other Delaware restaurants.It was sports that brought Ashby to Delaware from his Clifton, N.J., high school, where he had starred in football, wrestling and gymnastics.“At first, I didn’t think I was big enough for college ball,” Ashby says of his first days at the University. “Then [Coach] Tubby Raymond walked in, and he was two inches shorter than me.” But a knee injury during spring football soon ended his athletic career.“I thought it was the end of the world,” Ashby says, until he resolved to use the experience to refocus. “I decided to get serious about school. I was majoring in management and started thinking about owning my own business.”He met his future wife, Sandra Keene Ashby, EP ’77, at the Deer Park Tavern. “I walked her home that night, and we started dating,” he says. Bob and Sandy recently celebrated their 30th anniversary.After graduation, Ashby worked for Winston’s restaurant, which he describes as having a good businessBob Ashby has extensively remodeled the 250-year-old Deer Park Tavern.model and good managers who helped him learn. In 1983, he was asked to look for a location for a new restaurant, and he suggested a site that the Winston’s owners eventually decided was too small for their needs.“I told the Realtor they weren’t interested but I was,” Ashby says. He took over the property, naming it McGlynns Pub, and flung himself into the restaurant business.One thing he says he hadn’t realized until then was that the same attitudes that defined his athletic career carried over to his business. “I’ve always been a risk taker,” he says. “I don’t know any other way.”Today, Ashby owns three McGlynns locations, as well as the Deer Park. With fond memories from his University days, he says he pounced on the opportunity several years ago to buy and extensively remodel the 250-year-old tavern, which is steeped in folklore.The key to a successful restaurant is “the returning customer,” says Ashby, who in 2005 was named Delaware’s best restaurateur by Delaware Today magazine. “The customer is the only reason we’re here. The customer is never the problem. They are never a distraction.”Other honors have included the 2007 lifetime- achievement Cornerstone Award from the Delaware Restaurant Association and the UD Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management’s Renaissance Award. z—Jack Hoban, AS ’78 Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	47alumni.indd4711/12/0910:07 AMPhoTo By KAThy F. ATKiNsoN]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWSIam a humanitarian aid worker in _______. If I fill in the blank with the name of the place where I work, and it somehow becomes known to the authorities here, I run the risk of being expelled from the country. This is often the dilemma of aid workers in the midst of an armed conflict: The reality we experience is rarely, if ever, what is presented by the media. There is so much we would like to say and we need the public to know, but most of the time we cannot tell you.There is a long-running commentary in the U.S. about liberal or conservative bias by major media outlets. Here, when journalists dare to question the policies or motivesof civilian or military authorities, they are frequently threatened, harassed, interrogated, jailed or killed with impunity; few if any of these cases are credibly investigated.Historically, humanitarian workers enjoyed a protected status under the Geneva Conventions as non-combatants whose objectives are to ensure that civilians affected by conflict have access to food and water, basic shelter and medical care. Over the past 15 to 20 years, however, humanitarian workers have increasingly become the targets of terrorist groups, militias and even governments. My current location has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the worst places in the world for both journalists and humanitarian workers. The last person who said that publicly was kicked out.On a near-daily basis, we visit some of the thousands of civilians who are suffering from the effects of the conflict here. They are citizens of this country, who have lost almost everything—their homes, their land, their means of livelihood, their loved ones. Both parties to the conflict bear responsibility for those losses. If I openly say this, I might be accused of supporting the rebels’ cause and undermining the government.Hundreds of thousands of these civilians have miraculously survived intense fighting, though they50	University of Delaware Messenger 50are physically and emotionally wounded, malnourished and traumatized. If I say that publicly, my visa could be rescinded.Now that the fighting has stopped, the civilians have been forced into barbed-wire enclosed military camps, which are far below accepted minimum standards in almost every way. If I tell you that, my organization could be denied access to the camps.These civilians have not been found guilty of any crime, nor is there any legal basis for their detention. And yet they have been deprived of their freedom, their right to family unity, adequate shelter, food, health,sanitation and their dignity. If I say this out loud, I might be expelled from the country, putting the organization’s national staff at risk and jeopardizing the possibilities for recruiting new staff.After months of advocacy with the authorities to release these people, there were signals that a large release would take place. The next day, a headline in a major newspaper read, “10,000 Refugees Freed.” In fact, it was only 1,800(not 10,000), they were not refugees (you have to cross an international border to be a refugee), and they were not freed (they were put into other camps, just a little closer to home).But I can’t tell you that.Editor’s note: This article continues a UD Messenger series called “First Person,” in which alumni share their professional or personal expertise. In this case, the writer, who earned a master’s degree at UD in international relations and who must remain anonymous in order to continue to work, has been an international aid worker for the past several years.alumni.indd11/12/0910:07 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWSHealth teacher rated first-classFor Bonnie Lane, teaching health to teenagers at Delcastle Vocational High School in northern Delaware is more than a job. It’s a mission, and she is constantly seeking and creating new ways to get the “good health is important” message across in innovative ways. Lane, who received her master’s degree in exercise physiology from UD in 1997, has been named Health Education Professional of the Year by the American Association for Health Education. It’s the top honor in her field, capping the many state and other honors she has received, including a tribute from the Delaware Senate. “I was thrilled when I was named Eastern Region Health Education Professional last year, and this was even more exciting,” Lane says. Her influence in health education is widespread, and she has been invited to make presentations in 30 states—another indication of her impact in the field. “What kids learn in my class are skills and information they can use their entire lives,” she says. “I focus not only on physical health, but also on mental, emotional and social health. I used to teach concepts and facts but have moved to a more interactive and skill- based curriculum. I am interested in the big picture of making health education relevant to my students.” Her job is a challenge, as she teaches five consecutive classes of more than 30 freshmen each day, and then, after a break, consults with seniors who are working on muscle development and strength building. Since all freshmen of varying abilities and talents must take health class, Lane offers her students different ways to communicate what they have learned other than by taking quizzes, from drawing pictures or comic strips to creating music and songs. Students team up in groups to do role- playing, write scripts, prepare PowerPoint presentations, make videos and critique one another’s work. Lane’s approach is to make her students active learners with a constant dialogue between her and the teens and an emphasis on real-life concerns from addiction to nutrition. For example, one part of the curriculum focuses on so- called “refusal skills,” including how to say no to drugs, sex, shoplifting or letting someone else drive your parents’ car. The students draw from their own experiences and lives to create situations, write scripts and present them to the class. Another area of the curriculum examines relationships, exploring what makes up a good relationship or an unhealthy, controlling or abusive relationship. Teams of two or three students act out the concepts to their classmates.Lane is available to assist students with problems by referring them to organizations that can help them. “We are against self-diagnosis in my classes. If students have health or other problems, I can tell them where to get help, how to get there, right down to the number of the bus they should take,” she says.In nominating Lane for the award, Michelle Provost- Craig, associate professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences at UD and Lane’s adviser, wrote, “She is truly a champion for her students,” adding that whenever she is out in public with Lane, former students are constantly coming up to speak to her.Lane has been on the job for 30 years, teaching at Howard High School of Technology before going to Delcastle, and estimates she has touched the lives of more than 11,000 students during her teaching career.“As well as being a teacher, I love learning, and getting my master’s degree at Delaware provided a great opportunity to learn and do research,” says Lane, whose thesis topic was HIV-positive females and resting energy expenditure. “The more I learn, the more I appreciate the miracle and intelligence of the human body.” z—Sue Moncure Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	51alumni.indd	5111/12/0910:07 AMambre alexaNder]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWSalumni.inddruth Stonesifer in UD’s Memorial Hall, which was built to honor Delaware’s war dead.Together in grief and serviceRuth Voshell Stonesifer, EP ’69, never wanted to qualify for membership in the national organization she now heads.American Gold Star Mothers Inc., a group for women who have lost sons and daughters in the service of their country, is a “wonderful organization none of us ever wanted to become eligible to join but we are grateful to have,” she wrote in a message to members after becoming the group’s president in July.“After the initial grieving period, you learn to turn an unbearable negative into a powerful positive,” she says.Stonesifer lost her son, Kris, a U.S. Army Ranger, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, on Oct. 19,52	University of Delaware Messenger 522001, in a helicopter rescue mission in Afghanistan. The Rangers sent one of their own to be with her when she was told of his death, and she has stayed in touch with the Rangers, who invite her to their Change of Command ceremony every two years at Fort Benning, Ga.“I am grateful for the amazing support from the extended Ranger community that started when the very first Ranger stood in my Pennsylvania doorway some eight years ago and simply said the only words that could have consoled me: ‘Ma’am, I knew your son,’” Stonesifer says. Over the years, she has gotten to know the young men from Kris’s company and says she now considers them all her sons.American Gold Star Mothers started after World War I when Grace Seibold, whose son was missing in action and later declared dead, volunteered at Walter Reed Hospital to help wounded servicemen. There, she found others like herself, and the organization was launched. Today, being president of the 2,000-member organization is a full-time job, but Stonesifer says she has the support of her family and “significant other,” Harvey Davis, who created and maintains the group’s Web site.“Service is still our goal,” Stonesifer says. “Our members help support each other and new Gold Star members, volunteer to help veterans, support legislation to help servicemen and their families and sponsor events to honor those who have died in the service of their country.”Stonesifer, a home economics major at UD, was a teacher who then married and raised her two children. Attending the University was a family tradition, she says. Her brothers John and Frank Voshell attended, and her mother, Ruth Voshell, was a 1936 graduate. Kris also went to UD for two years before transferring to the University of Montana.Stonesifer likes to sew and began working for a quilting store after Kris’s death. She and other volunteers go to the store on Sundays, when it’s closed, to make Quilts of Valor featuring a patriotic motif. They have presented 500 of the quilts to wounded veterans.Because of privacy laws, Gold Star Mothers cannot get information from the government on the families of fallen service members and rely on news reports, obituaries and other sources. They attend ceremonies honoring the fallen, wearing the organization’s signature white.One memorable occasion was last Memorial Day, Stonesifer says, when she and other Gold Star Mothers were invited to breakfast with President Obama. Being active in the organization has given Stonesifer her calling, she says, and she encourages other members to find themselves by helping others.For more about Gold Star Mothers, visit www. goldstarmoms.com. z—Sue Moncure11/12/0910:08 AMaMbre alexanDer]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWSAscourge has afflicted society for far too long, and one UD alumnus has seen enough. The scourge? Increasing numbers of men across the country lacking in etiquette and any sort offashion sense. The alumnus? Michael Jones, EP ’01, whose degree is in educational studies.While assisting as a consultant with his future wife, Tynill Jarmon, on etiquette presentations in Washington, D.C., and at universities across the country, Jones says he saw an alarming number of men who had no sense of style or proper etiquette. It was those trips, back in 2004, that started him thinking about creating a specialized educational program.“While attending these presentations, I began to envision an etiquette presentation that was geared specifically toward men that included aspects of image and style,” he says.In August 2008, he founded the Gentleman’s Institute in Charlotte, N.C., “in response to an epidemic of men and young men that were showing a lack of respect for themselves and others,” Jones says. “Men were no longer aware of the damaging effects that a poor image can have on all facets of their life.”The business features several services designed to help the common man transform into a gentleman, he says: “I founded the business to include services that incorporated style, image, social etiquette, dining etiquette, professional business savvy and all things needed to become a gentleman.”One of the most popular services offered by the institute is what Jones calls the “Gentleman’s Makeover.” It’s a process, he says, that begins with “an analysis of your current wardrobe and ‘purging’ of outdated, non- functional clothing [followed by] an assessment of your physical appearance with services such as a haircuts, manicures and pedicures. After which we will have a great lunch. The consultation continues with a shopping excursion to complete your wardrobe and will conclude with a ‘putting it all together’ exercise.”Although Jones sees a large number of men lacking in the qualities that make a gentleman, he says he does have hopes for the future, noting that, “It is my belief that men can’t be held responsible for their lack of knowledge as it relates to rules and protocol of etiquette and proper social behaviors if they were never properly taught.“It is better to know the rules of etiquette and not need them than to need them and not know them.” zOn theirbestbehaviorGenAtleman...is a pleasure to be around and makes everyone around him comfortable;understands that good manners are a matter of courtesy;is always on his best behavior when he is in the presence of a woman;recognizes that his image is his most important asset and that he should protect it at all costs; andalways conducts himself with style and grace.Source: Michael Jones—Adam Thomasalumni.indd	53Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	53 11/12/0910:08 AMLashawNda becoats/Qcitymetro.com]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWS Fulbright Fellow addresses world education conferenceEmily Helmeid, AS ’07 and a graduate of the University Honors Program, a Fulbright Fellow to the United Nations Educational, Scientificand Cultural Organization (UNESCO), spoke at the organization’s World Conference on Higher Education in Paris in July.Helmeid, who was a Fulbright teaching assistant in Brazil in 2008, addressed an audience of education ministers, policymakers, university leaders, researchers and other key stakeholders in higher education. Her speech,Tumor biologist honored by national academiesRakesh Jain, EG ’74M, ’76PhD, who is the A. Werk Cook Professor of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and a member of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).With this new honor, Jain becomes only the ninth person elected to all three U.S. academies—the NAS, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).Jain was elected to the IOM in 2003 and to the NAE in 2004, which cited him for “the integration of bioengineering with tumor biology and imaging gene expression and functions in vivo for drug delivery in tumors.” In his recent election to the NAS, Jain is among 72 new members and 18 foreign associates to be recognized by the academy for their distinguished and continuing achievement in research.Jain is regarded as a pioneer in the fields of tumor biology, drug delivery, in vivo imaging and bioengineering. He is credited with fundamentally changing the thinking of scientists and clinicians about how molecularly targeted therapeutics actually work in animal models and cancer patients and how to combine them optimally to improve survival rates in cancer patients. z54	University of Delaware Messenger 54delivered during the “Voices of the Future” portion of the conference’s closing ceremony, was part of a panel about increasing access to higher education.“Education has given us a voice, and we mean to use it,” Helmeid said about her generation of college graduates. “It has empowered us so that we now have as much responsibility to work toward the common interests and overarching goals of our global community as you do.”She also referred to her experiences as a teacher at elementary schools in Brazil, Mexico and the United States. “I have witnessed the incredible impact education has upon the future of its students, beginning at the earliest levels,” she said. “The expectations of my students, most of them from lower-income families, directly mirrored the expectations of their teachers, their parents and their society.”Helmeid, whose address at the conference was featured on the State Department’s Fulbright Web site, expects to continue working with UNESCO in Paris for the rest of the year. She graduated from UD with an honors degree in international relations, Latin American studies and three languages. z11/12/09Emily Helmeid outside UNESCO headquartersalumni.indd10:08 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWS Clothing line catches a waveTwo UD alumni have turned their passion for surfing and skateboarding into a company that reflects their laid- back, fun-in-the-sun lifestyle—a clothing line known as Jetty.Jeremy DeFilippis and Skye Gibson, both BE ’01, started out as roommates in the Dickinson residence hall and, after graduation, decided to start a business together. Working with another friend, Cory Higgins, they wanted to create a clothing line that mirrored their passion for board sports.“We first started out with five partners, but it eventually wound up being the three of us,” DeFilippis says. “The idea started out with just a bunch of guys having fun and eventually grew into a business.”He says the entrepreneurs started off selling three T-shirt designs at local surf shops. After the shirts all sold out, they realized it was time to expand. They began designing new apparel and selling the products to surf shops in their hometown of Beach Haven, N.J., and in other cities.“We started with three retailers, which quickly expanded to six, then 15, and now our products are sold in stores all along the East Coast from Boston to Florida,” DeFilippis says.The line, described by Gibson as a “lifestyle apparel company,” now features both men’s and women’s apparel, including T-shirts, sweatshirts and hats.56	University of Delaware Messenger 56Jeremy DeFilippis (left) and Skye Gibson with their line of surf-inspired clothing.John Clifford, AS ’07, a graphic designer for Jetty’s print and online advertising, says the sense of connection he feels when he wears a Jetty product is what makes the brand unique. “They are a real brand, with local roots,” he says. “You are really a part of something that extends beyond a logo on a T-shirt.”Clifford, who once served as graphics editor for UD’s student newspaper The Review, says he first heard about Jetty when he began seeing the T-shirts in local surf shops in Long Beach Island, N.J., where he grew up surfing. The company’s aim to involve local communities through events emphasizes Jetty’s focus on its core audience, Clifford says.“Instead of following the traditional structure of the bigger surf and skate apparel brands, Jetty has focused on selling their products personally and getting to know the shops and people they sell to,” he says.DeFilippis and Gibson say they would love to see their line expand beyond the East Coast.“We want to see Jetty on people who get what we’re saying,” Gibson says. “It’s about going out there, being creative and doing what you’re passionate about.” z—Lindsey Spina, AS ’10This article was reprinted with permission from The Review.alumni.indd11/12/0910:08 AMaMbre alexanDer]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWSDaughter’s talent takes family to NashvilleTo any of the more than 4 million owners of Fearless, country pop star Taylor Swift’s newest album, the song “The Best Day” is just a heartfelt track, but to one UD alumnus, it holds special meaning.Scott Swift, a 1974 business graduate and father of the singer-songwriter who turns 20 this December, remembers the first time he heard the song—on Christmas Eve. Written to his wife, Andrea, as a Christmas gift, “The Best Day” also mentions Scott and Taylor’s 17-year-old brother, Austin.“It was a complete surprise, and we didn’t realize it was her song at first,” Scott says. Although the song is dedicated to Andrea, who accompanies Taylor on tour, her dad does get an honorable mention.“I have an excellent father; his strength is making me stronger,” Taylor sings on the track, which reminisces about her childhood and time spent with her mother. Fearless won Album of the Year honors from the Academy of Country Music, making Taylor the youngest artist in history to win the award.Her success, including her recent performance at the Video Music Awards and total album sales topping 10 million, has shown the worldhow talented she is, but Scott says he and his family have known about her musical gifts since his daughter was a toddler.“She was always singing music when she was 3, 5, 6, 7 years old,” he says.The family first realized her talent for writing when Taylor received an assignment in elementary school to write a two-sentence essay. Instead, she handed in a two- page composition, Scott says, and her teacher told the Swifts there was something different about Taylor that she had never seen before.“We had a kid that was really passionate about it, and when she was 13 she got a development deal at RCA,” he says. “Her writing is why she got it.”The family then moved from Pennsylvania to Nashville, Tenn., with Scott relocating his business, the Swift Group at Merrill Lynch, where he has worked for 30 years and is now a first vice president. He stays home with Austin, whotaylor swift with her dad, scott, at the ryman auditorium in Nashvillehe says is also a huge success as a photographer for Getty Images with photos in Rolling Stone and People magazines,while Andrea tours with Taylor.Scott says Taylor’s success has brought him word from many other UD alumni. To get back in touch with old friends, he says jokingly, “You can either go on classmates. com or have a daughter who sells 10 million CDs.”And, he has stayed in contact over the years with a group of his fellow Brown residence hall alumni, who still meet up once a year for a reunion.One of them, Michael DiMuzio, BE ’76, facilities manager for the Philadelphia Phillies, remains a close friend. It was DiMuzio who gave Taylor the opportunity to sing the national anthem at the 2008 World Series.Scott says his ties to UD remain as close as ever.“ I’ve heard from a lot of great alumni, and I’m convinced they live in every city, because whenever Taylor’s rolling into wherever she is, we’ll hear from them,” he says. “It’s really powerful.”	z—Erica Cohen, AS ’11 Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	57“Ihaveanexcellent father;hisstrengthis makingmestronger.”—TaylorSwiftalumni.indd5711/12/0910:08 AMphoto courtesy of scott swift, by rick DiamoND, couNtry music teleVisioN]]>
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			<![CDATA[Plan now for Reunion Weekend funForum & Reunion Weekend 2010 will be held June 4-6, so save the date now. Planning for the big event is already in full swing, and volunteers—particularly from the fifth, 10th, 25th and 50th reunion classes of 2005, 2000, 1985 and 1960—are needed.The Office of Alumni Relations encourages everyone from a reunion year to get involved and make your class reunion a highlight of the weekend. Volunteer committees will work on all aspects of reunion preparation: getting in touch with classmates, planning a class party and class gift fundraising.Reunions provide an excellent opportunity to come together with classmates and friends, expand your professional network and get the most up-to-date news on UD. For more information, visit www.UDconnection.com/ reunions and select your class year.Not your reunion year in 2010? Don’t worry because Forum & Reunion Weekend is open to all Blue Hens. If you’re interested in planning a reunion for a student organization, athletic team, major or other group, contact Tricia Fitzgerald at tfitz@ udel.edu or call (302) 831-2341. Don’t forget that UD is always looking for volunteers; visit www.UDconnection.com/get-involved to see the numerous opportunities available.And, to stay up-to-date with all the programming and registration details for Reunion Weekend, visit www.UDconnection. com/ReunionWeekend and sign up to receive exclusive e-mails. You’ll be the first to hear about special registration offers and prizes as well as the latest program information.Save the date for these upcoming regional alumni club eventsRegional alumni clubs are planning a variety of events, and all alumni are welcome. As part of the University’s sustainability efforts, only e-mail invitations will be sent, so make sure to register for the alumni online community, UDconnection.com, and update your personal profile. If the contact information in your profile is correct, you will be on the mailing list for club events in your area. Registration is free and is exclusively for UD alumni. Below are a few events to put on your calendar; more will be added, so visit www.UDconnection.com/events for updates.Dec. 10, 2009Kent & Sussex Counties Alumni Club Holiday reception Sunnybrae Mansion, MilfordJan. 13, 2010Boston Alumni Club pregame party UD men’s basketball at NortheasternJan. 23, 2010Baltimore Alumni Club Ice skating, Patterson Park Ice RinkFeb. 26, 2010New Castle County Alumni Club Young alumni party Iron Hill Brewery, NewarkThe new Young Alumni Program caters to graduates of the past 10 years. Check it out at www.UDconnection. com/youngalumnialumni.indd	5811/12/09	10:09 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Join the UD License Plate HuntOfficial UD specialty license plates are available in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The one-time cost of $75 per plate is used to cover the state registration fee and support Alumni Association scholarships and programs.The state of Delaware allows you to select up to four numbers with no leading zeros or letters permitted. To see the available numbers, e-mail UD-Plate@ udel.edu or call (302) 831-2341. Other states assign numbers sequentially.For information on the program and to apply for Delaware and Pennsylvania tags, visit www.UDconnection.com/ licenseplates. Applications for UD plates from Maryland and New Jersey must be requested through Alumni Relations; send your request and mailing address to UD-Plate@udel.edu.If you already have a UD specialty license plate, you can win a prize in the UD License Plate Hunt. Send a photo of yourself with your license plate to alumnet@udel.edu with your name and address. We’ll post your photo to the online album at www.Flickr.com/UDalumni, and you’ll receive a prize from Alumni Relations.If you have a UD-themed vanity plate, e-mail a photo of it to alumnet@udel.edu and you’ll get a prize, too.Nominations open for awardsKnow of a deserving person who should be considered for University of Delaware recognition? Please submit your suggestion along with any pertinent information about the person’s UD-related experiences and achievements as well asany professional successes. Visit www.UDconnection.com/ awards for more information and nomination forms.Annual awards include the Alumni Wall of Fame, which recognizes outstanding professional and public service achievements by UD graduates; the UD Alumni Association’s Emalea Pusey Warner and Alexander J. Taylor Sr. Awards, which honor an outstanding woman and man, respectively, in the senior class; and the Milton L. Draper Award, providing one or two scholarships each year to a sophomore or junior who exhibits outstanding performance in fostering student-alumni interaction. Deadline for the student nominations is Feb. 15.Now is also the time to volunteer or nominate someone for a term on the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, which meets quarterly on campus. Three men and three women will be selected to begin serving three-year terms on the board on July 1; nominations are due by Jan. 15. Visit www. UDconnection.com/UDAA for more information and a nomination form.Southern Delaware club cleans upMembers and friends of the Kent and Sussex Counties (Del.) Alumni Club did their bit for the environment during the state’s Delaware Coastal Clean-up event in Dewey Beach in September. The same club co-sponsored UD Day at Dewey Beach in July that attracted more than 300 partygoers. Numerous other regional alumni clubs held summer and fall events, from baseball games to happy hours to receptions that welcomed incoming freshmen to the greater UD community. To join a club or attend an event in your area, visit www.UDconnection.com/clubs for information.Many ways to keep up with alumniTo keep informed about the University and up to date with all the activities, events and services available through the Office of Alumni Relations, Blue Hens have a wealth of options.Follow Alumni Relations on the Web site www.UDconnection.com or the blog www.UDconnection. com/blog, through Facebook.com/ UDalumni, Flickr.com/UDalumni or Twitter.com/UDalumni. To network with other alumni, try www. UDconnection.com/Linkedin.Now, there’s no excuse for losing touch.Volume 17, Number 2	•	2009	59 11/12/09alumni.indd5910:09 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[ALUMNI NEWSStaff expands to enhancealumni programsThe Office of Alumni Relations has been a whirlwind of activity this year, planning the first Forum & Reunion Weekend, reorganizing and expanding the network of alumni clubs and enhancing the online community, UDconnection.com, as well as numerous other programs, benefits and opportunities offered to all Blue Hens.In the midst of all the action, the office has added four new members to its team—Christine Scheirer, AS ’09, Justine Talley-Beck, BE ’98, Kevan Turman and Patricia Fitzgerald, AS ’04.Scheirer joined Alumni Relations in June as program coordinator for reunion and student programs, responsible for coordinating Forum & Reunion Weekend and Homecoming activities, as well as working withthe student Spirit Ambassadors. As a part-time student worker in the office last year, she assisted with regional alumni clubs and Reunion Weekend.Talley-Beck began working in May as the office’s associate director of special projects and administration, where she is responsible for Alumni Relations’ strategic plan and budget, managing the administrative staff and collaborating with departments within the University to identify opportunities such as partnership programming.Turman, previously director of alumni relations for Lincoln (Pa.) University, joined UD in July as associate director of alumni clubs and young alumni. He isNew staff members (from left) are Patricia Fitzgerald, Justine Talley-beck, Kevan Turman and Christine Scheirer.responsible for recruitment, training, cultivation and solicitation of volunteers to serve on the committees or boards of each Alumni Club as well as implementing programs designed to engage young alumni.Fitzgerald began working at UD in July as the Alumni Relations Office’s associate director of reunions and student programs, developing strategies to increase participation and involvement in Forum & Reunion Weekend and other reunion events. zBlue Hens and friends gather in South Koreaalumni.inddThe University celebrated its first official international alumni event, the “UD Korea Gala,” in Seoul, South Korea, in October, with more than 110 alumni, friends of UD, faculty and staff in attendance.In addition to a delegation from UD, a number of dignitaries participated in the alumni event, including the plenary speaker, Byong Man Ahn, South Korea’s minister of education, science and technology, who has received an honorary doctorate from the University and has been a longstanding friend of the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. Other participants included Yeon Chang, who earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering at the University in 1988 and is president of the UD-Korea Alumni Association; Heeyhon Song, CEO of Asia Development Institute; John Fogarasi, minister-counselor for commercial affairs at the U.S. Embassy; and David Máthé, deputy director of international trade for the state of Delaware.University President Patrick Harker spoke at the gala, focusing on academic and research innovations61on campus, including ongoing initiatives on the environment, energy and the health sciences. He also highlighted the planning agreement that had just been signed with the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, exploring the possibility and feasibility of establishing a UD campus in Songdo, South Korea.The partnership, Harker said, could offer UD the opportunity to extend its geographic reach and develop strategic global partnerships. “A campus in Songdo would significantly raise UD’s international profile and allow us to offer an exceptional UD education to a truly global group of students from throughout Asia, Europe and North America,” he said.The Alumni Relations Office is planning more international clubs and events in various countries. Blue Hens living abroad who want to get involved in such activities should email the office at alumnet@udel.edu or visit www.UDconnection.com. zVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	61 11/12/0910:09 AMambre alexaNder]]>
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			<![CDATA[CLASS NOTES News from our alumni1940sJohn M. Pursell ’49EG, of Seattle, whose hobby of many years has been the study of simultaneity, has published an article, “A Variant of Einstein’s Train and Lightning Bolts Scenario,” at http:// harvestblessings.com/ johnpursell/.1950sJames Horn ’57AS, of Lewes, Del., who recently was appointed to a second term as a magistrate in Sussex County, Del., participated as a presiding judge at a national high school mock trial competition in Atlanta in May.1960sKenneth J. Lutz ’64EG, of Ocean, N.J., has received a 2009 Congressional Fellowship and is spending a year in Washington advising Congress on science and technology issues.Hugh Price ’66AG, of Geneva, N.Y., professor emeritus of horticultural sciences at Cornell University, recently traveled to Malawi to assess that nation’s horticulture industry as partof a volunteer project with the nonprofit CNFA Farmer- to-Farmer program focused on empowering people and enterprises in the developing world.Gregory Bennett ’67AS, of Cary, N.C., has been named to the Board of Trustees of Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C., for a term continuing to June 2013.Nancy E. Lynch ’67AS, of Bethel, Del., won the first-place Gold Award for best regional nonfiction in the Mid-Atlantic region in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards competition for her book Vietnam Mailbag: Voices from the War, 1968-72.Greer Firestone ’69AS, of Wilmington, Del., was one of five inaugural members inducted to the WVUD Hall of Fame fortheir important contribution to the radio station known as “the voice of the University of Delaware.” He was a co-founder of the station’s predecessor, WHEN, which first went on the air in October 1968.1970sBarry A. Crozier ’71BE, of Landenberg, Pa., managing director of the Belfint, Lyons & Shuman certified public accounting and consulting firm in Wilmington, Del., received the 2009 Public Service Award from the Delaware Society of Certified Public Accountants.Robert E. James ’71AG, of Blacksburg, Va., a professor of dairy science at Virginia Tech there, was awarded the 2009 Certificate of Teaching Excellence from the university’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.Gary Brannigan ’72AS/M, ’73PhD, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., a licensed clinical psychologist, certified school psychologist andprofessor of psychology at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, operates a Web site, www.reading2008.com, and a related blog providing resources and answering specific questions about reading and learning disabilities.Stephan Lehm ’72EG, of Rehoboth Beach, Del., president of VanDemark & Lynch, a regional consulting firm in civil engineering, land planning and surveying, was named the 2009 Engineer of the Year by the Delaware Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.Frank Koe ’73EP/M, of State College, Pa., an instructor in engineering design at Penn State University there, has won the Polsky Prize Honorable Mention award for his book and DVD, Fabric for the Designed Interior.Charles T. DeTulleo ’75AS, of Kennett Square, Pa., who retired from the Delaware State Police and the military and now is an attorney in West Chester, Pa., has been elected chair of the11/12/09COLLEGE LEGENDAG—Agriculture and Natural Resources AS—Arts and Sciences BE—Lerner College of Business and Economics EG—EngineeringEO—Earth, Ocean, and Environment EP—Education and Public Policy HS—Health Sciences AA—associate of arts or science degree M—master’s degree PhD/EdD/DPT—doctoral degrees H—honorary degreeTwo of the University’s seven colleges have recently undergone name changes, and the abbreviations the UD Messenger uses to identify alumni by their graduation year and college have changed as a result. The College of Marine and Earth Studies has become the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment to better reflect its full focus. The College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy has been renamed the College of Education and Public Policy. Some departments have moved in recent months as well, including: Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management is now within the Lerner College; Physical Therapy is part of the College of Health Sciences; and Geography joins Geology in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment.64	University of Delaware Messenger classnotes v17no3.indd	649:47 AM]]>
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Honored were Jimmy Flynn ’55HS, a standout in football and track and a longtime member of the University coaching staffwho currently is president of the Blue Hen Touchdown Club; Dave Sysko ’64EG, ’76BE/M, one of the most prolific scorers in Delaware basketball history who later co-founded the Future Stars academic program for promising young basketball players in northern Delaware; and the late Mike McGlinchey ’67HS, ’72EP/M, who won numerous awards as an all-around athlete at Newark High School and UD and went on to coach college football and wrestling until his death in 1997.Five UD alumni are involved in Doane Academy, an independent college preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through 12th- grade students in Burlington, N.J., which was founded in 1837 as St. Mary’s Hall, an Episcopal boarding school. Members of theboard of trustees include Brian Kowalski ’82EG, board president; Pamela Heckert ’83HS/M, board secretary and a Doane alumna; Josh Nyikita ’96BE; and Aubrey Fenton ’92EG. Colleen McCormick ’04AS teaches math, science and social studies at the school.The Department of Mechanical Engineering has honored five graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards for 2009. They are E. Fenton Carey ’67, ’70M, who has been a national policymaker in the areas of defense, energy, transportation and the environment; John W. Gillespie Jr. ’76, ’78M, ’85PhD, who is Donald C. Phillips Professor and director of UD’s Center for Composite Materials; E. Douglas Huggard ’55, ’61M, a career engineer and executive with Atlantic Electric in southern New Jersey; James Laser ’69, who spent 28 years with Merck and now is a consultant, primarily to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries; and Eric Svendsen ’71, CEO of Foster Wheeler Energia in Spain and of Foster Wheeler Global Industrial Boilers. zPennsylvania Bar Association’s Criminal Law Section. He also teaches “Introduction to Law for Legal Assistants” at UD, where he is chair of the paralegal program.Henry Lind ’75EO/M, of North Eastham, Mass., founder and president of the Eastham Conservation Foundation, has retired as shellfish constable, conservation agent and natural resources officer for the town of Eastham, where the Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts executive director said, “No one deserves more accolades on Cape Cod for environmental protection than Henry Lind.”Vincent A. Schiavi ’75BE, of Wilmington, Del., president of the Schiavi + Dattani financial planning and investment advisory firm there, was recognized by Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services as one of America’s elite independent financial advisers.Deborah Gianoulis Heald ’76AS, of Ponte Vedra, Fla., a leader in local children’s education organizations and initiatives, was selected asa finalist for the 2009 EVE Award, a 40-year-old program established by the Jacksonville Times-Union to honorwomen who contributed to the community in education, volunteer service or employment.classnotes v17no3.indd	65Heather Smith Linton ’76AS, of Durham, N.C., the founding partner of the accounting and consulting firm Linton & Associates there, was recently named one of the “top 40 tax advisers to know during a recession” by CPA Magazine.Diane Bernhard ’77AS, of West Chester, Pa., and Germany, a financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial in West Chester, has been named to the Fidelity Investments Advisor Council, which recognizes outstanding advisers internationally.Joe Mauro ’77AS, president and CEO of the Miller Mauro Group, and Ruthea Miller ’77AS, executive vice president and chief operating officer, both of Landenberg, Pa., are marking the 25th anniversary of their marketing communications firm in Wilmington, Del., serving large companies, small businesses and nonprofit organizations.Susan Moerschel ’77AS, of Dover, Del., manager of the Park Resource Office for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, where she oversees state park planning, was appointed to the advisory council for the Capt. John Smith National Water Trail.1980sPhyllis Avolio Behrer ’80AS, of Moneta, Va., a speech-language pathologist, has been promoted to the position of clinical managerat the Center for Pediatric Therapies in Lynchburg, Va.Howard A. Frank ’81EP/M, of Hollywood, Fla., has been promoted to professor of public administration at Florida International University in Miami.Louise Masin Sattler ’81AS, of Columbia, Md., a nationally certified school psychologist with specializations in linguistics and multicultural education, operates an instructional sign language company, Signing Families.Bruce Weiner ’81HS, of Tampa, Fla., a certified registered nurse anesthetist who is a clinical instructor at the Moffitt Cancer Center there,was elected to the board of directors of the 40,000-member American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.Steven Olken ’82AS, of New York City, is a senior sales executive with the American Reprographics Co.Theodore Rich ’82EP, of Linwood, N.J., president and managing partner of Financial Options Inc., serves as presidentof Congregation Beth Israel in Northfield, N.J., and recently won a leadership award from the Seashore Gardens Living Center nursing home.Richard S. Mroz ’83AS, of Haddonfield, N.J., has been elected board chairman of Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, the greater-Philadelphia affiliate of a national, nonprofit human services organization founded in 1896.Jeffrey A. Gates ’85AS/PhD, of West Chester, Ohio, has been promoted to the newly created position of director of marketing at Syrgis Performance Products, an international group of specialty chemical manufacturers, in Covington, Ky.Cindy L. Munro ’85HS/M, of Richmond, Va., a professor of nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University, an active researcher and nurse co- editor of the American Journal of Critical Care, received the 2009 Outstanding Nurse Alumnus Award from the university’s MCV (Medical College of Virginia) Alumni Association.John Scarpa ’85EO/M, of Fort Pierce, Fla., who studies bivalve culture and breeding, has been promoted to full research professor in the Center for Aquaculture and StockVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	65 11/12/099:47 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[CLASS NOTES Enhancement at Harbor BranchOceanographic Institute of Florida Atlantic University.Edward M. McWilliams ’86AS, of Laurel, Del., is curator of exhibits for the state of Delaware museums, where he recently won the state quarterly employee award for his work, and also owns Academy Street Antiques and Academy Street Personal Property Appraisal Services.John Partilla ’86BE, of New York City, was named in June to the newly created position of executive vice president and president of global media sales for Clear Channel Communications, where he leads national business development across the company’s radio and outdoor businesses.Kevin J. Conte ’88BE, of Wilmington, Del., has been named treasurer of Wilmington Trust Co. there.Kenneth E. Barner ’89EG/M, ’92PhD, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UD who also is affiliated with theDelaware Biotechnology Institute and the multidisciplinary Biomechanics and Movement Science program, has been named chairperson of the Departmentof Electrical and Computer Engineering.Sandy Wilson ’89AG, ’93M, of Fort Pierce, Fla., is an associate professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center.1990sTimothy J. Crunk ’90HS, of Greer, S.C., the owner and physical therapist at Crunk Physical Therapy in Greenville, S.C., is a national instructor through Integrative Manual Therapy Solutions and the Institute of Physical Art and has taught orthopedic manual therapy courses for UD’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program.Dana Howard Freeman ’90AS, of Williston, Vt., is the owner of an online family vacation and tourism guide to northernVermont, www.findandgoseek. net, which was launched in March 2008.Bryan Wilkes ’90AS, of Annandale, Va., formerly director of public affairs at the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, now is director of programs and outreach at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce the global danger from nuclear, biological and chemical materials and weapons.L. Adam Mekler ’91AS, of Baltimore, has received tenure and was promoted to associate professor of English at Morgan State University there.Dawn Alexander ’93EP/M, of Wilmington, Del., a special education teacher at Southern Elementary School in New Castle, Del., was named 2010 teacher of the year for the Colonial School District.Nels Dumin ’93EG/M, of Wylie, Texas, an engineering manager at Texas Instruments,has been named a “Distinguished Toastmaster” by Toastmasters International, the organization’s highest educational award for communication, leadership and service.Warren Patterson ’93EG, of Frisco, Texas, has joined Aramark as vice president of operations for the company’s education business in Texas.Chuck Tarver ’94AS/M, of Claymont, Del., the professional station manager of UD’s campus radio station from 1985 until his retirement in 2008, was one of five inaugural members inducted to the WVUD Hall of Famefor important contributions to “the voice of the University of Delaware.”Ravi P. Dattani ’96BE, of Wilmington, Del., vice president of the Schiavi + Dattani financial planning and investment advisory firm there, was recognized by Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services as one of America’s elite independent financial advisers.11/12/0966	University of Delaware Messenger classnotes v17no3.indd	669:47 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Jennifer Bevan ’97AS, ’00M, of La Mirada, Calif., was promoted to associate professor of communication studies with tenure at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., where she also is a core faculty member in the health communication master’s degree program.Duane Duke ’97EG, of Philadelphia, who recently completed a six-year general surgery residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and was promoted to major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, is a pediatric surgery fellow at St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia.Keith R. Hornberger ’97AS, of Mount Sinai, N.Y., is a project leader in cancer chemistry at OSI Pharmaceuticals in Farmingdale, N.Y.Clay Pandorf ’97HS, of Newport Beach, Calif., a postdoctoral fellow in the University of California at Irvine’s Department of Physiology and Biophysics, received the 2009 National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s Gravitational Physiology Award for beginning investigators.Paul Leland Faulstich III ’98AS, of Miami, a professional scuba instructor, won the 2008 Go Pro Challenge, the top award from the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, for his dedication and accomplishments in diver education.Kristen Kawczynski ’98EP, of Waipahu, Hawaii, has completed a doctorate in educational administration and accepteda new position as director ofclassnotes v17no3.indd	67student conduct at Tulane University in New Orleans.2000sDeborah M. Cordivari ’00BE, of Lanoka Harbor, N.J., has received her certified public accountant designation from the New Jersey State Boardof Accountancy and has been promoted to manager at Cowan, Gunteski & Co., a diversified certified public accounting firm in Toms River, N.J.Jason Reiss ’00AS/M, ’07PhD, of Norton, Mass., who earned his doctorate in cognitive psychology with UD Prof. James E. Hoffman as his dissertation adviser, was one of three recipients of the 2008 James McKeen Cattell Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation from the psychology section of the New York Academy of Sciences.Irina Rudik Miksa ’01AS, of Doylestown, Pa., U.S. regional planning lead for Johnson & Johnson in Raritan, N.J., earned her master’s degree in business administration from Lehigh University in 2009.Cassandra Essick-Koscielski ’02HS, ran her first full marathon in May, placing 3,399th out of 14,192 finishers and 657th among 5,180 women in the Los Angeles Marathon. She lives in Thousand Oaks, Calif., with her husband, Dale Koscielski ’99HS, and their son.Alireza Pirestani ’02AS, of Wilmington, Del., graduated in May from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine with a doctor of osteopathicmedicine degree and is continuing his medical training at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill.Rebecca Sabol ’02EP, of Norwalk, Conn., a sixth-grade language arts teacher and chairperson of her school’s English department there,has received a master’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction from Fairfield (Conn.) University.Rebecca Schorn ’02AS, ’04HS, of Wilmington, Del., a nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit of Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children there, was selected as the 2009 Clinical Care Award winner for the region by the Nursing Spectrum communications company.Anthony Giacobbe ’03AS, of Hoboken, N.J., earned a master’s degree in political science from Rutgers in May and now is pursuing a master’s degreein business administration at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.Bethany Tornatore ’03AS, of Pittsford, N.Y., who earned a master of business administration degree in accounting, consulting and workforce management from the University of Buffalo in May, is a financial analyst with IBM in Somers, N.Y.Lisa Birenbaum ’04EP, of Brick, N.J., an elementary school teacher, has earned a master’s degree in reading education at Georgian Court University.William Lopez ’04AS, of North Brunswick, N.J., has beenCLASS NOTES accepted to the New York Collegeof Podiatric Medicine.Jessica Thompson Sturgis ’04AS, of Bear, Del., formerly editor of the Middletown (Del.) Transcript, now is communications director for the Delaware College of Art and Design in Wilmington.Lauren Anne Askin ’05AG, of Martinsburg, W.Va., received a doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in May.Cathy Daigle ’05AS, of Newark, Del., a biochemist with Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics there, has earned her master’s degree in clinical research organization and management from Drexel University.Daniel Egan ’05AG, of Abingdon, Md., recently completed his service in the Peace Corps, working in Senegal as an environmental educator in cooperation with local primary schoolteachers.Nicholas LoPiccolo ’05BE, of Los Angeles, has joined William Morris Endeavor Entertainment and recently signed artists Lo- Star and Lauren Mayhew to personal management contracts.Allison Matteo ’05AS, of Flanders, N.J., has been promoted to account executive at Coyne Public Relations, where she has worked for three years and played a major role in the agency’s toy and game accounts, including Crayola, Hasbro Games, and Toys “R” Us.Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	67 11/12/099:48 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Mara DiNizo ’03EP Dennis Gaudenzi ’98EG to Alison	to Chad Walsh ’03BE,	Tara Johnson ’99BE to EthanKelly, Aug. 29, 2008	June 27, 2009	Rhodes, April 18, 2009Jeremy Moskowitz ’94AS married Laura Rubinstein, May 30, 2009. Among those attending were: Brett Heller ’91AS, Chris Adams ’92AS, Lyndsy Harris ’02BE, Tom Boutell ’92AS, Morissa Sher ’95AS, Bernice (Swann) Bragg ’97HS/M, Adam Bragg ’99AS, Michele Klein ’93AS, Elizabeth Marshall ’93AS, Michele Grant ’94AS and Mary Slater ’96EP.Courtney Jones ’01BE married Jamin Elliott ’02BE, May 30, 2009, at Sandals Grande St. Lucian Spa & Resort in St. Lucia. Among those attending were: Brandy Roberson ’00BE,Tracie Purnell ’01BE, Michael Pearson ’02AS, Michael Adams ’04EP and Ricardo Walker ’03EP.classnotes v17no3.indd	69Brian Calio ’05AS married Julia Thompson ’06AS, July 4, 2008. Among those attending were, from left, front row: Brian and Julia; middle row: Liz Calio ’87BE, Edward Calio ’50AS/M, Lorrie Calio ’75EP, Kathy Spencer ’74EP, Sue Calio ’76AS, Jen Krepps ’07AS, Amanda Wright ’06EP, Hallie Bregman ’06AS and Rebecca Napp ’06AS; and back row: Brian Calio ’85BE, Edward Fahey ’51EG, Jay Calio ’76AG, Dan Calio ’04AS, Brad Crockett ’05BE, Larry Calio ’81EG, Matt Calio ’06AS, Jess Milligan ’06AS, Lisa Scofield ’06BE, Daniel E. Hanks III ’95EP/PhD, and Norma Gaines-Hanks ’74AS, ’97EP/EdD.Justine Mataleno ’51AS to Robert L. Clerc ’59AS, May 1, 2009Elizabeth Huxford Burnett ’77HS to Bruce Simonsen, July 4, 2008Tamika Brooks ’98EP to Darian Collick, Aug. 1, 2009Sarah Eggleston ’03AG to Joshua Levine ’03BE, July 12, 2008Courtney Smith ’03HS to Kenneth Wannemacher ’03HS, Oct. 11, 2008Brittany Mik '04AS to Jamie Rotonda '04HS, July 12, 2008Jamie Beck ’06EP to Jake Schmalenberger ’06EG, May 30, 2009Jenna Niemczyk ’06AS to Ronald Parker Jr., May 2, 2009 zVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	69 11/12/0911:11 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Christopher Quinn ’99AS to Margaret Haugh ’00AS, Aug. 4, 2009Barry Archambault ’04AG to Laura Raffaelli ’04EP, Nov. 7, 2008Chris Rivera ’04EG to Michele Dischler ’05AG, Oct. 4, 2008Christopher Streyle ’06EP to Erin McKenna ’07EG, Aug. 3, 2008Russell Diemer ’04BE married Elizabeth Falzarano ’05EP, Nov. 1, 2008, in Simsbury, Conn. Among those attending were, from left: Anne Ogden ’04BE, Katherine Reiner ’07HS, John McNamara ’04AS, Neil Kremer ’04AS, Lauren Skelly ’04AS, Pat Mullin ’05AG, Julia Kegelman ’03HS, ’07DPT, Brett McDowell ’05AS, Don Moyer ’03AS, Bert Diemer ’80AG, ’99PhD, Terry Rensi ’79EG/M Lori Guidone Liu ’90AS, Chris Roy ’05AS, Lindsay McDonough Spada ’05EP, Nick Spada ’03AS, Mike Oleck ’04AG, Jake Czerwin ’05AS, Sarah Hutchins Meldrum ’05EP, Sam Meldrum ’04AS and Frank Gavin ’04BE.Becky Zane ’04BE married Bryan Tingle ’06HS, Aug. 8, 2008, in Kennett Square, Pa. Among those attending were, from left, front row: Bryan and Becky; middle row: Nate Henn ’10AS, Megan Welch ’08BE, Sarah Burrows ’06HS, Colleen Reid ’06HS, Suzee Metzger (Campus Ministry), Will Metzger (Campus Ministry), Rich Boyd ’03HS and Brittany Zane ’12EP; and back row: Stefan Nicholas ’09AS, Kristin Cavaretta ’04BE, Patrice Hughes ’07BE, Jeff Thompson ’08EP, Steve Degnan ’05BE, Colleen Walsh ’08BE and Brett Wharton ’06AS.Dustin Canner ’05BE married Rhiannon Tom ’05AS, May 15, 2009. Among those attending were, from left, front row: Heather Buhmann ’05BE, Kate Gibson-Mullin ’05AS, Ryan Bonifacino ’05BE, Mary Kate Bruno ’05HS, Dawn Batesko- Roach ’05AS, Rhiannon, Karen Slachetka ’05AS, Jennifer Iarossi ’05EP and Krista Jones ’05AS; and back row: Owen Mullin ’04AS, Matthew Ritter ’04AS, Dustin, Dan Ling ’05EP, Ryan Stansbury ’05AS, Tom Sawyer ’05BE, Sandy Palacorolla ’05EP, Tom Lucchesi ’05BE, Kristen Kenny ’05AS and Vincent Taglialatela ’05AS.70	University of Delaware Messenger classnotes v17no3.indd	70	11/12/09	11:37 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Attention, newlywedsWedding announcements and photos for the UD Messenger should be submitted to the Office of Alumni Relations, alumnet@udel.edu, within one year. Please include the date of the ceremony and the full names and graduation year(s) and college(s) of the bride and groom.To be considered for publication, please note that we can accept only color, digital photos in which the original image is a high-quality jpeg, at least 300 dpi and at least 2-by-2.5 inches.The Messenger will publish as many photos of wedding couples as possible, but due to space limitations and reproduction-quality requirements, we are not able to publish every photo that is submitted. Even if we are not able to use a photo, we will announce the marriage in the “Commitments” section of Class Notes. As part of the University’s ongoing sustainability efforts, we will no longer publish group photos of wedding parties.We invite you to continue to share such photos, and others, with your fellow alumni at our online community, www.UDconnection.com.Michael Over ’02AS married Deanna Tortorello ’02AS, Jan. 17, 2009. Among those attending were, all from left, front row: Rob DeSantis	’03AS, Lauren Tracy DeSantis ’05EP, Joan McNelis Swanson ’71EP, ’78M, ’83M, Stephanie Ulbrich ’94AS, Carol Carpenter Huffman ’73AS, Deanna, Michael, Tanya Gallagher ’04AS, Shawn Gallagher ’02AS, Chris Jadach ’71EP, Beth Schealer Over ’71AS and Donna Meade Armstrong ’71EP, ’78M; middle row: Eric Townsend ’01AS, Suzy Ryder Townsend ’02EP, Barbara McGrath Dixon ’71EP, ’74M, Annika Huffman ’06BE, Jon Tracy ’02AS, Marisa Mangione ’02AS, Kathy Cowell Burns ’71EP, June Currinder Robertson ’71EP and Sandra Cooner Freed ’73HS; and back row: Brad Ulbrich ’02AS, Brendan Huffman ’02AS, Matt Bridges ’02AS, Dan Skedzielewski ’72EG, Charles Burns ’71BE, Bill Freed ’71AS, Russ Over ’71BE and Rick Armstrong ’72BE.Amanda Dente ’05EP married Mark Schopfer ’05AS, July 19, 2008, in Philadelphia. Among those attending were, from left, front row: Dan Holand ’05AS, Loren (Slater) Holand ’04EP, Kelly Sexton ’06BE, Amanda, Mark, Ryan Sellars ’04BE, Dan Walsh ’05BE, Michael Lambertson ’05AS; and back row: Michael Russo ’06AS, Adam Konopolsky ’05BE, Christine Petrongolo ’05BE, Francesca (LaPenta) Muscelli ’05AS, Karen Slachetka ’05AS, Karen (Caterina) Morvay ’99AS, Jackie Ram ’05AS, Joseph Trovarelli ’82AS, Stacy Simon ’05AS, Ashley Vallillo ’06AS, Danielle (Goldstein) Friedman ’05AS, Justin Friedman ’04BE, David Helwig ’73EG, Ryan Allen ’07HS, Connie Helwig ’73AS, Danielle (DelCielo) Allen ’07EP, Bryan Bookout ’05BE and Ann Zappaterrini ’04BE.classnotes v17no3.indd	71Ken Ernest ’05BE married Keara Tella ’05AS, Aug. 1, 2008. Among those attending were, from left: Wayne Bench ’04AS, Kelly Walsh Bench ’06AS, Amy Coran ’05EP, Derek Birkmire ’06AS, Allison Spicher ’03BE, Dave Rapaport, Alison Schum ’04AS, Keara, Ken and Joe Rozof ’06BE.Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	71 11/12/0911:38 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Abigail Steel ’04HS married Scott Conley ’07EP, Sept. 27, 2008. Among those attending were, from left: Michael Buchman '04EG, Kim Diamond Hennelly '04BE, Kristy Vodvarka ’04HS, Caitlin Moresco Lazarski ’04HS, ’07HS, Shannon White ’04HS, Scott, Abigail, George Potts ’04HS, ’08HS, Alison Ingalsbe ’05HS, Marco Kristen ’07BE, Michael Weber ’05HS, ’07EP/M, Nicole Puzzo Wray ’06HS, Jared Wray ’04EG and Brad Shushman ’05BE.Elizabeth Hahn ’04EG married Andrew Davison ’06EG, May 24, 2009, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Among those attending were, all from left, front row: Amanda Fullmer ’04AS, Elizabeth, Andrew and Kate (Manning) Edwards ’00EG; middle row: John Gephart ’00AS, Marissa (Bralczyk) Gephart ’00AS, Kris Manning ’98EG; and back row: Dan Gephart ’03BE.72	University of Delaware Messenger classnotes v17no3.indd	72Nicole Ferrari ’03EP married David Lasus ’03EP, June 6, 2009, in Bensalem,Pa. Among those attending were, all from left, front row; Denise Burke Page ’03HS, Joe Galante ’03BE, Becky McKay Galante ’03EP, Rhiannon Scott Barlow ’02EP and Steve Barlow ’03BE; middle row: Jen Troike Apfel ’03EP, David, Nicole, Susan Krause ’03HS; and back row: Fred Apfel ’03EP, Ben Carter ’03AS and Logan Thompson ’03EP.11/12/0911:38 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Kevin Anthony, born Aug. 15, 2008, to Tony Blewett ’99AS and Laura Shields ’99AS, of Lansdale, Pa., with big sister Claire.Mason Phillip, born May 14, 2008, to Jennifer Guidotti Alvarado ’94AS and Bernard Alvarado, of Riverton, N.J.Brian E., born Aug. 25, 2008, to Lisa A. Walker Bowles ’96AS and Brian Bowles, of Laytonville, Calif., with big brother Ely.Joseph (Jay), born Nov. 30, 2007, to Joseph Setting II ’89AS and Judy Landis Setting ’96HS, of Greenville, Del.Kaitlyn Elizabeth, born July 25, 2008, to Holly Bott McKenna ’99EP and Sean McKenna, of Wilmington, Del.Joseph William, born Feb. 22, 2009, to Laurie Rossi Cooney ’92HS and Kevin Cooney, of Stony Point, N.Y.Samantha Ann, born July 24, 2008, to Kerri Gallo Valentine ’99AS and Tom Valentine, of Lafayette Hill, Pa.Molly Elizabeth, born March 27, 2009, to Glenn Klein ’91AS and Melanie Klein, of Rockville Centre, N.Y.Dylan Spencer, born Oct. 29, 2008, to Sara Neiman Brown ’95HS and Richard Brown, of Owings Mills, Md.Sarah Melody, born Feb. 23, 2009, to Kathryn McKay Johnston ’95AS and Jason Johnston, of Baltimore.Alice Kay, born June 3, 2009, to Emily Raabe Irwin ’97AS and Kyle Irwin, of New Hope, Pa.Michael Francis and Davis Mitchell, born Dec. 22, 2008, to Aaron Scurto ’97EG and Stephanie Scurto, of Oskaloosa, Kan.Madeleine Grace, born July 2, 2008, to Suzanne Myers Ferreira ’00EP and Blake Ferreira ’00AS, of Bristow, Va.Mia Catherine, born May 31, 2008, to Jessica Packer Gordon ’00AS and John Gordon ’00HS, of Lewes, Del.classnotes v17no3.indd	73Daniel Nolan, born Aug. 6, 2008, to D. Raymond Poole ’94AS and Amy Poole, of Gardnerville, Nev., with big brothers Gabriel, Zachary and Noah.Davis Matthew, born Aug. 25, 2008, to Christina Sanchez Hall ’00BE and Eric Hall, of Brooklyn, N.Y.Colby Edward, born March 21, 2009, to Jennifer Waugh Whitlock ‘00HS and Brian Whitlock, of Parkville, Md.Kody Jeanne, born May 16, 2008, to Karen Anne Colantonio Buck ’97HS and Gary Buck, of West Grove, Pa., with big sister Kendyll Rose and big brother Gryffin Nash.Jedd Garrett, born May 18, 2009, to Brian Casey ’01AS/M and Karly Casey, of Fillmore, NY. zVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	73 11/12/099:52 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Dylan Michael, born Aug. 13, 2008, to Laurel Price Worth ’95EP and Michael J. Worth, of Haddonfield, N.J.Bryce Patrick, born March 16, 2008, to Gina Poltrok Bowman ’94AS and Charles Bowman, of Lancaster, Pa.Matthew Wilfred, born Nov. 5, 2008, to Jason Beaulieu ’96AS and Kathleen Kittila Beaulieu ’98AS, of Newark, Del.Connor William, born July 4, 2008, to Kimberly Ann Murtaugh ’00EP and Christopher Murtaugh ’00AS, of Bristol, Conn.Magdalena Grace, born Feb. 26, 2009, to Kristin Longo Panayoutou ’98AS and Theodore Panayoutou ’98HS, of Clark, N.J., with big sister Catherine Ryan.Allison Johanna, born March 4, 2009, to Lauren (Murray) Simione ’95BE and Steve Simione, of Newark, Del., with big sister Rachel.Jonah Wesley, born March 5, 2009, to Patrick Kent ’98BE and Rebekah Jean Crockett Kent ’00AG, of Windsor, Colo.Gavin Anthony, born April 7, 2008, to Erin Drejka Metrinko ’00EP and Peter Metrinko ’00EP, of Wilmington, Del.Ashley Marie, born Aug. 24, 2008, to Ronald Francione ’96AS and Kari Zalinkanskas Francione ’97BE, of Devon, Pa., with big sister Marisa.Reese Elizabeth, born July 2, 2008, to Victoria Wheeler Tester ’95AS and Russell Tester, of Elkton, Md.Julia Samantha, born Dec. 27, 2008, to Andrea Schenk Kornberg ’00AS and Geoff Kornberg, of West Caldwell, N.J.Ella Ruby, born April 8, 2009, to Bret Glass ’02AG and Rachel Shaya Glass ’03EP, of Cherry Hill, N.J.With the football is Riley Patrick, born Oct. 8, 2008, to Melissa Schuler Whalen ’00AS and Tim Whalen, of Lititz, Pa. Next to Riley is Preston Joshua, born June 12, 2008, to Jen Mogel Partner ’01BE, ’01EP and Josh Partner, of Wilmington, Del. With the YoUDee doll is Ashley Reese, born Oct. 27, 2008,to Jill Barclay Cilmi ’01BE and Tom Cilmi ’00EP, of Newark, Del.Summer Noelle, born Nov. 21, 2007, to Ariella Scherer Giusani ’99EP and Brian Giusani, of Leland, N.C. Next to Summer is Jason Andrew (Drew), born Jan. 10, 2008, to Mary Kay Breslin McLeod ’99AS and Jason McLeod, of Wilmington, N.C. To the far right is Avery Rose, born Oct. 25, 2007, to Elaine Manaro Madej ’99AG and Michael Madej, of Wilmington, N.C., and sitting by her side is big brother Matthew John.Delaney Lynne, born May 12, 2008, to Danielle Falkowski Cotton ’00EP and Justin Cotton, of Middletown, Del., with big brothers Brennan Harper and Harrison Callaghan.11/12/0974	University of Delaware Messenger classnotes v17no3.indd	7411:42 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Evan Roland, born May 27, 2009, to Alison Roath March ’98AS and Rob March ’98, ’99EG/M, of Bel Air, Md.Cameron Louis, born April 15, 2009, to Jaime Bender ’02AS and Jim Witters, of Daytona Beach, Fla.classnotes v17no3.indd	75Chase William, born May 27, 2009, to F. Lynn Maucher Martin ’01AS and Timothy S. Martin ’01BE, of Kennett Square, Pa., with big brother Brendan Christopher.Kyle Joseph, born April 29, 2009, to Bailey Biloon ’99HS and Joseph Biloon ’99BE, of Landenberg, Pa., with big sister Alexis Joyce.Jayden Joseph, born Jan. 8, 2009, to Randi Gilbert Tirado ’01AS and Joseph Tirado, of New Brunswick, N.J.McKenzie Ann, born May 9, 2009, to Wendy Tozer Feller ’02AS and Jason Feller ’03AS, of Rockville, Md.Attention, parentsBirth announcements and photos for the UD Messenger should be submitted to the Office of Alumni Relations, alumnet@udel.edu, within one year. Please include the birth date and the parents’ graduation year(s) and college(s).The Messenger will publish as many baby photos as possible, but due to space limitations and reproduction-quality requirements, we are not able to publish every photo that is submitted. To have your photo considered for publication, it must meet these minimum requirements:• Photos must be in color. • Photos must feature babies wearing UD or Blue Hen attire. • We can accept only digital photos. The original image file must be a high-quality jpeg, at least 300 dpi and at least 2-by-2.5 inches. If a larger file is available, please send that and we will reduce it as necessary.Even if we are unable to use a photo we receive, we will announce the new arrival in the “New Additions” section of Class Notes.Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	75 11/12/0911:42 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Pauline Thornley Guy ’30EP, of Smyrna, Del., April 6, 2009Elizabeth Sirman Gebhart ’32EP, of Smyrna, Del., March 28, 2009Pauline Dolby Sale ’33AS, of Wilmington, Del., June 3, 2009Mary S. Surratt ’36AS, of Greenville, Del., June 2, 2009Charles S. Crompton Sr. ’37HS,of Delaware City, Del., July 13, 2009Cedrick D. Justis ’37AS, of Newark, Del., Feb. 26, 2009Dorothy E. Markert ’37AS, of Newark, Del., April 25, 2009Samuel Morgan Arnold ’38BE,of Wilmington, Del., May 23, 2009Florence M. Desmond ’38EP, of Wilmington, Del., Jan. 21, 2009E. Farrell Jackson ’38EG, of Hockessin, Del., March 2, 2009Helen M. Kerrigan ’38EP, of Wilmington, Del., April 28, 2009Paul Ewing McCoy ’38AS, of Seaford, Del., June 27, 2009James Blaine Tyler II ’38HS, of Seaford, Del., Jan. 18, 2009Robert N. Hopkins ’39AS, of Milton, Del., July 29, 2009Martha Z. Kaemmerien ’39AS,of Durham, N.C., May 4, 2009Samuel E. Anderson Jr. ’40AS,of Wilmington, Del., Aug. 4, 2009Ann Carpenter ’40AS, of Claymont, Del., Jan. 11, 2009John M. Rhodes ’40EG, of Walpole, Mass., May 23, 2009Ellen Simon Viden ’40AS, of Wilmington, Del., June 9, 2009Leon W. Adams ’41AG, of Newark, Del., Aug. 11, 2009Jean M. Burns ’41AS, of Wilmington, Del., Aug. 5, 2009Edward P. Travis ’41EG, of Bonita Springs, Fla., March 9, 2009classnotes v17no3.indd	77Ruth Zebley ’41AS, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 23, 2009Frances W. Ganous ’42EP, of Lancaster, Pa., April 4, 2009Ralph Tomases ’42AS, of Wilmington, Del., Aug. 6, 2009Hugh M. Wendle ’42AG, of West Chester, Pa., April 26, 2009Jack Culver ’43AS, of Corvallis, Ore., June 14, 2009Walter J. Dougherty ’43EG, ’48M, of Houston, Texas, March 20, 3009Clara E. Hollingsworth ’43EP, of Wilmington, Del., April 2, 2009William C. Kennard ’43AG, of Storrs, Conn., Jan. 11, 2009William Edwin Bird ’44BE, of Wilmington, Del., July 17, 2009Albert A. Newcomb Jr. ’44EG,of Salisbury, Md., Jan. 30, 2009Martin T. “Marty” Pierson ’44EG, of Newark, Del., Feb. 23, 2009Nancy P. Campbell ’45AS, of Gilford, N.H., March 12, 2009Anne H. Godsey ’45AS, of Salt Lake City, June 19, 2009Lawrence Schorr ’45AS, of Los Angeles, June 1, 2009Harold G. Shaub Jr. ’45EG, of Wilmington, Del., July 22, 2009Robert Lattomus ’46EG, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Oct. 13, 2008Russell K. Legates ’46AS, of Harrington, Del., Jan. 23, 2009Winifred Nixon Ellis ’47EP, of Wilmington, Del., May 4, 2009E. Beatrice Holland ’47EP/M,of Secretary, Md., Feb. 10, 2009Marjorie Pettingill ’47EP, of Hartford, Maine, March 15, 2009Robert W. Ashworth ’48EG, of Sacramento, Calif., March 17, 2009Howard L. Binkley ’48AS, of Reston, Va., May 30, 2009Saul Galperin ’48AS, of Wilmington, Del., Jan. 16, 2009Carol Jane McCampbell ’48AS,of Corpus Christi, Texas, Feb. 16, 2009Carl Cantera ’49EG, of Wilmington, Del., April 5, 2009Helen M. Hill ’49AS, of Lansdowne, Pa., May 20, 2009Eugene “Dick” Robinson ’49AS, of Newark, Del., Jan. 31, 2009Margaret J. Seitz ’49AS, of Wilmington, Del., March 30, 2009Thomas W. Shorts ’49EG, of Newark, Del., May 23, 2009Ileana V. Reiver Somerson ’49AS, of Westport, Mass., May 20, 2009Thurman G. Adams Jr. ’50AG,of Bridgeville, Del., June 23, 2009Howard Dudley Barton ’50EG,of Wilmington, Del., June 3, 2009Anthony F. Fauerbach ’50AS, of Philadelphia, Jan. 29, 2009Bette G. James ’50EP, of Winston-Salem, N.C., July 18, 2009L. Justin Keyser ’50EG, of Hockessin, Del., May 30, 2009George A. Lindenkohl ’50EG,of Salisbury, Md., July 7, 2009Calvin J. Lowe ’50EG, of Wilmington, Del., April 11, 2009William S. Lynch Sr. ’50EG, of Ocean City, N.J., May 22, 2009Mary Grant McFaul ’50AS, of Milford, Del., June 8, 2009Wallace F. McFaul Jr. ’50EG, of Milford, Del., July 8, 2009Adelmo Romagnoli ’50BE, of Wilmington, Del., Aug. 8, 2009James C. Thompson ’50EG, of Chadds Ford, Pa., July 23, 2009Francis Walter Wasik ’50AS, of Dickson, Tenn., May 3, 2009Alfred Warner Armstrong III ’51AS, of Wilmington, Del., July 6, 2009Edward M. Clark ’51BE, of Rockville, Md., March 4, 2009John J. Donovan Sr. ’51AS, of Wilmington, Del., May 22, 2009Earl W. Favinger ’51EG, of Newark, Del., Jan. 20, 2009Maurice A. Hartnett III ’51AS,of Dover, Del., May 11, 2009Theodore J. Marshall ’52AS, of Pensacola, Fla., June 15, 2009Paul Potocki ’52AS, of Wilmington, Del., March 4, 2009Willis Budlong ’53AS/M, of Palm Harbor, Fla., April 21, 2009John Farlow Higgins ’53BE, of Seaford, Del., June 14, 2009David R. Hoyer ’53EG, of Novato, Calif., Feb. 18, 2009Helen Purdy Kunkle ’53EP, of Vancouver, Wash., July 27, 2009Richard E. Samworth ’53AS, of Bethany Beach, Del., July 2, 2009Donald J. Willenborg ’53BE, of Syracuse, N.Y., April 15, 2009Coulter J. Aubrey ’54AS, of Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 23, 2008Jane M. Cole ’54AS, of Silver Spring, Md., May 24, 2009Lucy L. Hoch ’54AS, of Honey Brook, Pa., May 10, 2009Robert E. Innis ’54EP, of Westborough, Mass., July 2, 2009Robert C. Strothman ’54AS, of Wilmington, Del., May 12, 2009Robert Coleman Cunningham ’55AS, of Glen Mills, Pa., May 10, 2009Jaqueline A. Johnson ’55AS, of Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 17, 2009Milo M. Naeve ’55AS/M, of Kennett Square, Pa., Aug. 10, 2009Earl L. Antes ’56AG/M, of Oxford, Pa., Feb. 10, 2009Mary T. Haines ’56EP, of Elkton, Md., March 5, 2009Volume 17, Number 3	•	2009	77 11/12/0910:24 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[David Lee Tait ’56BE, of Newark, Del., March 21, 2009Wilhelmina Marble Doll ’57EP,of Newark, Del., June 26, 2009G. Richard McKelvey ’57AS, of Greenfield, Mass., July 7, 2009Robert Alfred Wires ’58AS, of Bedford, Va., March 12, 2009Gerald John Bacher ’59BE, of Mission Viejo, Calif., Jan. 18, 2009Kathleen McMurray Fassig ’59EP/M, of Boise, Idaho, March 22, 2009James E. Hughes ’59EP, of Medford, Ore., May 2, 2009Everett F. Townsend ’60BE, of Atlanta, April 14, 2009Richard F. Ahem ’61AS, of Los Angeles, March 26, 2009Richard L. McCracken ’61AS,of Smyrna, Del., July 30, 2009Margaret Wolfe Stetler ’61EP/M, of Rockville, Md., July 13, 2009John F. Fanning ’62EP, ’65M, of Basking Ridge, N.J., March 30, 2009William P. “Bill” Kibler II ’62EG, of Middletown, Del., March 16, 2009Carl B. Munro ’62AS, of Jackson Springs, N.C., July 28, 2009Bruno J. Muzzi ’62EG, of Wilmington, Del., Feb. 5, 2009Ina R. Tigar ’62AS, of Brooksville, Fla., Dec. 18, 2008Vernon A. Brose ’63AG, of Shamokin Dam, Pa., July 13, 2009Richard B. Freeman ’63EG, of Cookeville, Texas, April 16, 2009Roberta B. “Bobbie” Holt ’63AS, of Chevy Chase, Md., March 15, 2009Helen J. Palmer ’63AS, of Factoryville, Pa., May 19, 2009James A. Powell ’63AS, of Wales, Ala., March 29, 2009Paul Andrew Weldin ’63AS, of Newark, Del., May 5, 2009George J. Westcott ’63AS, of Seaford, Del., Feb. 22, 2009Mildred Davis Ludwig ’64EP, of Earleville, Md., Feb. 21, 2009Lynn N. Moroz ’64AG, of Hockessin, Del., May 17, 2009William John Nalesnik ’64AS, ’67M, of Newark, Del., Feb. 13, 2009Marie Lillian Lathrop Pittenger ’64EP, of Wilmington, Del., Jan. 5, 2009Robert F. Siemen ’64BE, of Chestertown, Md., and Dewey Beach, Del., April 18, 2009Michael Tomchany ’64EG, of Lancaster, Pa., April 12, 2009Eileen C. Tonkinson ’64AS, of Ormond Beach, Fla., March 13, 2009Phyllis L. Daly ’65EP, of Reisterstown, Md., Jan. 15, 2009Mary J. Fogg ’65EP, of Wilmington, N.C., May 31, 2009Charles E. Piretti ’65EG, of Cordova, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2009James R. Stahlman ’65AS/M, of Plymouth, Wis., March 2, 2009Paul Steinmetz ’65EP/M, of Darlington, S.C., June 6, 2008Mary B. Stevens ’65AS, of Wilmington, Del., Jan. 18, 2009Nelson “Wayne” Cannon ’66AS,of Bear and Ocean View, Del., March 26, 2009Nancy Jayne Hilty Cook ’66AS,of Hockessin, Del., April 7, 2009Edna Koury Durborow ’66EP,of Wilmington, Del., July 26, 2009Gerard J. Gallucio Jr. ’66EG, of Wilmington, Del., Feb. 24, 2009Richard T. Graham ’66EP, ’68M, of Blacksburg, Va., Jan. 21, 2009Susan K. Mersic ’66EP, of Wilmington, Del., Feb. 22, 2009Anthony Colodonato ’67AG, of Westminster, Md., Feb. 18, 2009Harriett Donofrio ’67AS, ’72EP/M, of Mardela Springs, Md., Feb. 22, 200978	University of Delaware Messenger classnotes v17no3.indd	7811/12/099:54 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Roland L. Jackson ’67EP, of Newark, Del., April 1, 2009Beverly J. Manbeck ’67AS, of Cornwall, Pa., Feb. 5, 2009Celia Wittrock Mullin ’67BE,of Wilmington, Del., March 15, 2009Marian J. Robinson ’67AS, of Wilmington, Del., April 21, 2009Wilhelmus “Wim” Johan Schaffers ’67EG/PhD, of Lookout Mountain, Ga., April 20, 2009Martin Eli Weil ’67AS/M, of Los Angeles, February 2009Barbara Berry McVay ’68EP, of Claymont, Del., Aug. 2, 2009Joy L. Linn ’69EP/M, of Punta Gorda, Fla., March 24, 2009Donald F. Olsen ’69EG, ’72M,of Newark and Rehoboth Beach, Del., Jan. 15, 2009Carole Ann Patterson ’69EP, of Rio Grande, N.J., Feb. 22, 2009Jacqueline Waldron Root ’69EP, of Washington, D.C., Feb. 9, 2009Oliver King Shields ’69EP, of Laurel, Del., July 1, 2009Suzanne K. Steinmetz ’69AS, of Delaware and Indianapolis, March 5, 2009Joseph Callahan ’70BE/M, of Newark, Del., July 25 2009David M. Hartzel III ’70BE, of Middletown, Del., Aug. 5, 2009Edward A. Wesolowski Jr. ’70AS, of Raleigh, N.C., March 15, 2009Anne W. Bolduc ’71EP, of Elkton, Md., Feb. 10, 2009Jeannie Beldyk-Byers ’72EP, ’74M, of Bear, Del., April 1, 2009Walter Cloud ’72BE, of Newark, Del., Aug. 10, 2009James Michael Keesey ’72AS, of Townsend, Del., June 24, 2009Abdul K. Nisar ’72AG/M, ’80BE/M, of Elkton, Md., Aug. 1, 2009John Wheeler ’72BE, of Landenberg, Pa., March 23, 2009classnotes v17no3.indd	79Maria Beyer ’74AS, of Hockessin, Del., June 27, 2009David W. Goss ’74EP, of Smyrna, Del., Feb. 15, 2009Barbara C. Millard ‘74AS/PhD, of Doylestown, Pa., June 1, 2009William H. Cahill ’75BE, of New Orleans, March 8, 2009Paula Thurber Holm ’75EP, of Newburyport, Mass., March 21, 2009Sally A. McLaughlin ’75EP, of Wilmington, Del., March 1, 2009Marilyn Hawk Morris ’75EP, of Seaford, Del., July 19, 2009Colleen S. Smith ’75EP, of Wilmington Del., July 8, 2009Jeffrey Shawn Welch ’75BE, of Wilmington Del., July 18, 2009Christine Bove ’76EP, of Wilmington, Del., May 3, 2009Anne-Marie Gieselman ’76HS,of Virginia Beach, Va., Jan. 12, 2009Allan Wendelburg ’76AS, of Hockessin, Del., March 29, 2009Stephen Wolf ’76AS, of Scottsdale, Ariz., March 30, 2009Francis P. Kenney ’77AS, of Wilmington, Del., Feb. 14, 2009Mark J. Sloskey ’77BE, of Newark, Del., July 8, 2009David Thompson ’77EP/M, of Wilmington, Del., March 2, 2009Brenda Bruno White ’77BE, of Short Hills, N.J., June 21, 2009Steven K. McGinnis ’78AG, of Townsend, Del., Feb. 21, 2009Dorothy R. Bomar ’79AS, of Orlando, Fla., June 10, 2009Earl W. Ferguson ’79AS, of Oak Orchard, Del., May 15, 2009Steve Gooding ’79BE, of Wilmington, Del., March 4, 2009Robin C. Hudson ’79EP, of Boulder, Colo., Feb. 20, 2009Virginia Townsend Lake ’79AS,of Lakeland, Fla., May 18, 2009Mark Matushik ’79BE, of Rehoboth Beach, Del., April 29, 2009Elaine Mazanet ’79HS, of Bear, Del., March 8, 2009William John Blickley ’80EP, of Wilmington, Del., June 15, 2009William “Jeff ” Komlo, ’80HS,of Radnor, Pa., March 14, 2009Lucille Petrillo Zito ’80EP, of Kissimmee, Fla., May 30, 2009Peter James Heath ’81BE, of Cary, N.C., July 15, 2009Susan K. Lehnhardt ’81AS, of Morocco, N.J., June 30, 2009Doris Joye Gordon McGinnis ’81HS, of Newark, Del., April 6, 2009Elaine Borland Anglim ’83AS,of Unionville, Pa., April 11, 2009Robert W. Bruner II ’84BE, of Newark, Del., May 8, 2009Robert H. Dryden ’84AS, of Sterling, Va., July 24, 2009Claire Regan Blessing ’86AS, of Newark, Del., May 22, 2009Timothy W. Ryan ’86AS, of Hockessin, Del., June 3, 2009Ruth Bingham Mires ’87AS, of Georgetown, Del., Feb. 14, 2009Suzanne Ruth Winge ’87AS, of Philadelphia, March 25, 2009Cynthia L. DiPinto ’88AS, of Wilmington, Del., March 9, 2009Gunapala Edirisooriya ’88EP,of Canfield, Ohio, June 21, 2009Julia Ann Tyre ’88EP, of Dover, Del., April 17, 2009Clifford A. Armour Jr. ’89AS, of New Bern, N.C., May 12, 2009John D. Carroll ’89AS, of Brooklyn, N.Y., March 5, 2009Jeanine Eastman-Mottola ’89HS, of Tallahassee, Fla., April 21, 2009Kathleen M. Corcoran ’90HS, of Rio Grande, N.J., March 12, 2009Jeanne Marie Stulir ’92AS, of Smyrna, Del., June 21, 2009Tracy E. Hottenstein ’95AS, of Conshohocken, Pa., Feb. 15, 2009Meredith Valts ’95AS, of Warrington, Pa., May 20, 2009Florence Maher Casey ’97AS, of Brecksville, Ohio, May 13, 2009Kelly Jean Fritchman ’98HS, of Rehoboth Beach, Del., June 7, 2009Keith G. Gray ’99EG, of Dover, Del., June 28, 2009Margie L. Barrett ’00AS, of Elkton, Md., June 16, 2009Eric M. Paternoster ’00AG, of Elkton, Md., March 3, 2009Tricia J. Quillen ’02HS, of Crumpton, Md., Feb. 18, 2009Jonathan D. Cipolloni ’03AS, of Ridley Park, Pa., April 12, 2009Stone T. Weeks ’07AS, of Rockville, Md., July 23, 2009Julie Grace Gricol ’08BE, of Wilmington, Del., June 11, 2009Brian C. Poore ’09AS, of Harrington, Del., Aug. 11, 2009 zFacultyRichard P. Brown, professor of theatre from 1980 until his retirement, June 24, 2009.Charles B. Cooper, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, who retired in 1990 after 32 years of service, Aug. 15, 2008.Mary Anne Early ’59EP/M, associate professor emerita of nursing who earned an Excellence in Teaching Award in 1968 and retired in the early 1980s, Aug. 16, 2009.Charles Leslie, an influential medical anthropologist, a founder of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine and professor emeritus who formerly headed UD’s Center for Science and Culture and who retired from the University in 1991, Aug. 15, 2009.Anne McCourt-Lewis, who retired in 1994 as an associate professor of educational development in the then College of Education, Dec. 26, 2008. zVolume 17, Number 3	•	2009	79 11/12/099:54 AM]]>
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			<![CDATA[Editorial advisory board establishedThe University of Delaware Messenger has formed its first editorial advisory board. Six members have been invited to share their various perspectives and expertise in helping the Office of Communications and Marketing identify ways to enhance the magazine.The establishment of the board is the latest of several recent initiatives to better serve our readers, including a redesign of the print publication, which has a circulation of about 143,000; an expanded and more user-friendly Web site, www.udel.edu/udmessenger; and a readership survey that found a high level of satisfaction with the magazine.Members of the advisory board, who initially will serve two-year terms, are:• Meryl Gardner, associate professor of business administration, specializing in marketing and consumer behavior;• Teagan Gregory, 2009 Honors Program graduate in political science and former president of the StUDent Government Association;• Audrey Helfman, associate professor in the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, focusing on leadership and understanding consumers;• Steven Skrainar, father of a UD sophomore and a member of the University Parent Board;• Patricia Talorico, 1993 English graduate, deputy features editor for The Wilmington News Journal; and• Ben Yagoda, professor of English in the journalism program and author of numerous books and articles on writing.Vol. 17, No. 3 • December 2009 EditorsManaging Editor Senior Editor Executive EditorVice President for Communications & MarketingArt, Design andArt Director Production Online ProductionAnn Manser Neil Thomas John BrennanDavid BrondProductionMolly Chappell Daniel WrightMolly Chappell Corin LarragaPhotographySenior Photographer	Kathy F. AtkinsonAdvertisingAdvertising Manager Advertising Sales Advertising CoordinatorEric Nelson Nick Biasotto Daniel WrightThe University of Delaware community values both personal and academic freedom. All members of the campus community have the personal responsibility to promote an atmosphere of civility in which the free exchange of ideas and opinions can flourish. We do so by learning from individual and collective differences and respecting every human being.The University of Delaware Messenger (USPS 010-743) is published quarterly by the University of Delaware Office of Communications & Marketing. Annual subscriptions: For donors of at least $25 yearly to the University, $5; for parents of current students, $5 as part of student activity fee; for alumni, $5 as part of tuition and fees paid while enrolled as students; for all others, $25. To remove your name from the mailing list, please visit www.udel. edu/messengerlist. Inquiries should be addressed to Ann Manser, Managing Editor, Academy Building, 105 East Main St., Newark, DE 19716-7201, telephone (302) 831-2792, fax (302) 831-1440, e-mail to TheMessenger@udel.edu. For information on advertising, please call (302) 831-2792. Periodical postage paid at Newark, DE 19711 and at additional mailing offices.AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER—The University of Delaware is committed to assuring equal opportunity to all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, genetic information, age, religion, national origin, veteran or disability status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, activities, admissions or employment practices as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes. Inquiries concerning the above should be referred to the Office of Equity and Inclusion, (302) 831-8735, located at 305 Hullihen Hall.Check out the Messenger online at www.udel.edu/UDMessenger.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to University of Delaware Messenger, Academy Building, 105 East Main St., Newark, DE 19716.Statement of ownerShip,management and CirCulationThe University of Delaware Messenger (USPS 01-0743) is published quarterly by the Office of Communications & Marketing, University of Delaware, 105 East Main St., New Castle County, Newark, DE 19716- 7201. Publisher, David Brond, vice president; executive editor, John Brennan; senior editor, Neil Thomas; managing editor, Ann Manser, all Office of Communications & Marketing. Owner: University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.Extent/Nature of CirculationTotal number copiesPaid or requested mail subscriptionsTotal paid and/or requested circulationCopies not distributedAverage no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months140,252137,686137,6862,566Actual no. copies of single issue vol. 17 no. 2143,310140,709140,7092,601143,310100%Total 140,252Percent paid/ requested circulation	100%classnotes v17no3.indd	80	11/12/09	10:20 AM]]>
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