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Blue Hens Forever
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is proud of its more than 10,000 alumni—past and present—who leveraged their UD education to impact the world.
Our alumni are family—forever part of the fiber of the college—committed to carrying out our mission to feed the world and protect the planet.
We want to hear your stories—your successes and lessons learned. Please keep in touch by sending updates to canr-alumni@udel.edu.
We hope to see you on campus or in your area soon!
Make a difference: I Heart UD Giving DAY
Get ready for the University of Delaware's I Heart UD Giving Day on April 30, 2025. We are excited to unveil new fundraising projects that support our programs, units, and students across our college. Stay tuned for the 2025 project announcements as we approach April!
Alumni Engagement Opportunities
We welcome our alumni to “come home to CANR” at any time. Below are just a few of the ways you can stay connected to your alma mater.
Bring your family to Ag Day
Represent your company at CANR Career Day
Share your career path with a class
Hire a student intern
Visit the UDairy Creamery Cafe on Main Street
Speak at a club meeting
Make nominations for CANR Alumni Awards
Attend the CANR Research Symposium
Take a tour of today’s CANR
Bring a prospective student to visit
Join the Friends of the UDBG
Order UDairy Ice Cream and Cheese online

For more information on these or other options, please write to canr-alumni@udel.edu.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
We are proud to recognize and honor our alumni with annual awards. Winners are recognized each April at our Alumni Achievement Awards event the Friday before Ag Day.
Alumni of any year or any CANR program are eligible to be nominated. To suggest a nominee, please submit this form. For more information, write to canr-alumni@udel.edu.
To suggest an alumni for either award, please submit this short form if you are external to UD. If you are a UD employee, please use this form.
Distinguished Alumni Award
This award recognizes alumni who demonstrate outstanding achievement, service and leadership in their professions. Nominations are accepted year round, with selection in March by the CANR leadership team.
George M. Worrilow Award
This award is named for a former dean and UD leader who had steadfast respect for the Delaware farmer and a commitment to the future of agriculture. A committee of former Worrilow Award recipients selects each year’s awardee, a graduate of the college who has exhibited outstanding service to agriculture and natural resources. Nominations are accepted year round, with selection happening in December.
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Veterinary director
February 19, 2025 | Written by: Nya WynnAlumna Jennifer Puttress ascended from the UD animal science major to become the medical director at Lyons Veterinary Clinic. Her rigorous, hands-on UD coursework prepared Puttress for a seamless transition to veterinary school. Puttress emphasizes how her well-rounded UD experience prepared her for the challenges that accompany being a veterinarian, blending technical expertise with essential soft skills. -
UD agriculture and natural resources students are sought-after talents for a national agricultural powerhouse
February 04, 2025 | Written by Michele WalfredHelena AGRI-Enterprises, a national agricultural company has placed the University of Delaware on their radar as a mecca for motivated and talented students. The recent success rate of UD student interns who move into full-time employment has cemented UD as the go to place to recruit students into careers in the field of agriculture. -
In memoriam: William J. Benton
December 18, 2024 | Written by Dante LaPentaRetired faculty member and alumnus William J. Benton passed away on Dec. 10. The University, former colleagues and his students remember the impact of his career.

2024 Winner
Susan Truehart Garey
2024 Worrilow Award Event Photos
2024 | Susan Truehart Garey '98 |
2023 | Gordon Johnson '11PhD |
2022 | William "Jay" Meany '81 |
2021 | Susan Schumacher Barton '81 ‘05PhD |
2020 | Lee W. Richardson '91 |
2019 | Steven Leath '81M |
2018 | James L. Glancey '85 |
2017 | Wayne L. Currey '65 '67M |
2016 | Charles C. Allen III '71 |
2015 | Erica Spackman '97M '01PhD |
2014 | Robin L. Talley '84 '96M |
2013 | Ronald L. Ritter '75 |
2012 | Jack Gelb Jr. '74 '76M |
2011 | Joanne Whitehead Whalen '83M |
2010 | Robert L. Baker '71 |
2009 | Willis L. Kirk '67 |
2008 | Robert P. Mulrooney '73 '74M |
2007 | H. Wallace Cook Jr. '56 |
2006 | J. Rennie Stavely '61 |
2005 | Fred W. Melchior Jr. '64 '66M |
2004 | S. Derby Walker Jr. '68 '70M |
2003 | John L. Morris '58M |
2002 | Carlton C. Fifer '62 |
2001 | Theodore A. Haas '71 |
2000 | Spangler Klopp '66 '68M |
1999 | Thomas A. Fretz '66M '70PhD |
1998 | Keith H. Carlisle '64 |
1997 | Walter C. Hopkins '70 |
1996 | George F. Haenlein '60M |
1995 | W. Edwin Kee Jr. '73 '75M '96M |
1994 | Chester T. Dickerson, Jr. '62 '64M |
1993 | Samuel J. Talucci '51 |
1992 | Henry P. Wilson '63 '65M |
1991 | J. Edward Legates '43 |
1990 | H. Wesley Towers Jr. '64 |
1989 | Donald F. Crossan '50 |
1988 | Horace E. Short Sr. '42 '52M |
1987 | John K. Rosenberger '64 '66M |
1986 | Ralph P. Barwick '50 '56M |
1985 | William J. Benton '59M '66PhD |
1984 | William N. Hopkins '42 |
1983 | John M. Curtis Sr. '41 |
1982 | David H. Woodward '55 |
1981 | F. Grove Miller '51 |
1980 | Thurman G. Adams Jr. '50 |
1979 | William R. Ratledge '38 |
1978 | J. Allen Frear Jr. '24 '92H |
1977 | Ralph J. O'Day '40 '59M |
1976 | Claude E. Phillips '21 '23M |
1975 | Preston C. Townsend Sr. '32 |
1974 | Edward H. Ralph '55 '57M |
1973 | Warren C. Newton '16 '55H |
1972 | B. Vance Carmean '31 |
1971 | J. Frank Gordy '28 |
1970 | Edward H. Schabinger '39 |
2023 Distinguished Alumni Recipients
2023 | Anna Armstrong '96 |
2023 | Ellen Lake '11PhD |
2023 | YanYan Li '14PhD |
2023 | Milos Markis '08 '10M '14PhD |
2023 | Mary Stromberger '00 PhD |
2021 | Sam Lemheney '91 |
2021 | Rodolfo Nayga Jr. '88M |
2021 | George Uetz '70M |
2020 | Patrick Carroll '88 |
2020 | Stephen Cook '96 |
2020 | Rodney Robinson '74 |
2019 | Mark Collins '80 |
2019 | Michael Graham '90M |
2019 | Wayne Lord '78M |
2019 | Robert Thompson '81 |
2017 | Robert Cohen '72 |
2017 | Ronald Ferriss '75 |
2017 | David Morris '80 |
2016 | Gary Curl '74 '76M |
2016 | W. Gary Smith '78 |
2016 | Cynthia Stewart '90 |
2015 | Mary Denigan-Macauley '88 |
2015 | Devan Mehrotra '91PhD |
2015 | Kenneth Raffa '76M |
2015 | H. Don Tilmon '67M |
2014 | Craig Clifford '93M |
2014 | Tom Fretz '66M '70PhD |
2014 | Mary Ellen Setting '75 |
2013 | John Cantello '87 '90M '96PhD |
2013 | Bernard Murphy '75 |
2012 | Bruce Cobb '84 |
2012 | Daral Jackwood '78 |
2012 | Mark Jackwood '78 '82M |
2012 | Carol Long '90 |
2011 | Steve Castorani '77 |
2011 | Rick Darke '77 |
2010 | Dennis Byrne '78 |
2010 | Steven Leath '81M |
2010 | Stewart Ramsey '85 '88M |
2009 | Roger Glendenning '87 |
2009 | Andrew Paterson '82 |
2009 | Linda Stallings '96 |
2008 | William Culp '89 '91M |
2021 | David McNear Jr. '06PhD |
2021 | Kishana Taylor '11 |
2021 | Yihuan Xu '04M |
2020 | Catherine Connelly '05 |
2020 | Kate Zook '10 |
2019 | Grace Chapman Elton '08M |
2019 | Shawn Dash '02 |
2019 | Michele Maughan '03 '07M '12PhD |
2017 | Sara-Beth Bittinger '02M |
2017 | Phung Luu '97 |
2017 | Joseph Rogerson '05 |
2016 | Andrew Short '02 |
2015 | Jared Ali '08M |
2014 | James Baxter, IV '02 |
2013 | Zaiqi Pan '07M |
2012 | Jennifer McEntire '99 |
2012 | Jennifer Walls '01 |
2011 | Goodwin Cobb '99 |
2011 | Joshua McGrath '04 PhD |
2009 | Daniel Camenga '01 '03M |
2008 | Erica Spackman '97M '01PhD |
Stay in Touch
Share your updates and ideas, plan a visit, or just stay connected!
Karen Roth Moline
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Planning
302-831-2101 or kra@udel.edu