UD Alumni Association
The UD Alumni Association (UDAA) is led by a board of volunteers who are proud to engage our entire alumni community through programming and events, awards, benefits and more.
The UDAA partners with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations to fulfill its vision and mission, and to execute its strategies, programs and outreach. Both groups have the same end goal—to ensure that all current and future alumni have a fulfilling, lifelong relationship with our great University.
Mission: The University of Delaware Alumni Association is dedicated to building pride and lifelong loyalty in our Blue Hen community guided by our shared values to meaningfully Connect, Inspire, Serve and Celebrate all alumni worldwide.
Dear Alumni,
It is my great honor and pleasure to serve as the President of your University of Delaware Alumni Association.
Your UDAA Board is keenly focused on fulfilling its mission. Our shared values of “Connect, Inspire, Serve and Celebrate” form the foundation of that work. I am especially passionate about building on the value of “Connect”. Meaningful connections of Blue Hens with each other and with our university can benefit all of us in many ways personally and professionally. And, at the same time, we are strengthening and energizing our Blue Hen community. All of the alumni volunteers who serve on the UDAA Board of Directors are focused on providing, encouraging and developing opportunities for meaningful connections. We want to be sure we offer you plenty of opportunities with other Blue Hens and UD through events, career and professional development possibilities, and other resources you value.
The UDAA is proud to offer information, tools and discounts for financial wellness, lifelong learning and demonstrating your Blue Hen pride. Check out all these resources for alumni, with more to come!
If you have any questions or feedback for me or for the Board, please don’t hesitate to email alumni-association@udel.edu. I hope to see you on campus, or at an event around the country, soon!
Let’s celebrate our connectedness as we are all part of the vibrant Blue Hen community!
Blue Hens Forever,
Bill Luzier, AS78, BE84M
2024-2025 UDAA Board Members
2024-2025 Alumni Association Officers
Bill Luzier, AS78, BE84M, President |
Amy Levitz Grundy, EHD90, Vice President |
Bill Michalcewiz, EG91, BE96M, Treasurer |
Stephen Shallo, AS07, Secretary |
Kerry Orendorf Halbedl, BE02, Immediate Past President |
David Alick, AS94
Pat Tucci Cannon, EG89
Gayle McVey Davis, AS81
Chris Dohl, BE95
Timothy R. English, AS11
Jennifer L. Ferris-Crisafulli, AS13, AS15M
Tamika Harvey, AS05
Robert J. Healy, EG77
Nancy Beltz Lomax, AS71
John Martin, EG84
Jen Padinske O'Pake, AS90
Dustin Ramsdell, AS12
Zakia Reaves-Johnson, AS03, EHD05M
Michael F. Scerbo, BE91
Michelle Mahaney Scott, EHD90
Lisa Daniel Sparks, AS90
Lindsay Thrasher-Yoder, EHD07
Erica Santos Walsh, AS14, BE21M
Lisa Wallace Weisser, BE88
Teresa E. Gerberg Windisch, AS93
Reggie Brown, HS88, HS93M
Tammy Good, AS00
Jim Grimes, AS80, AS93M
Tiffany Johnson Hanson, EHD05
Ray Petrucci, EG71
Eric Rosen, BE11
Mark Seifert, AS85
Diane Stephens, EHD78
Kyle Van Riper, EG99, BE04M
In 1957 the Alumni Associations of Delaware College and the Women's College merged to form the current Alumni Association.
2021-2023: Kerry Orendorf Halbedl, BE02 |
2019-2021: Linda Justice Myrick, EG77 |
2017-2019: Steven Beattie, BE87 |
2015-2017: Anne Giacoma Barretta, AS83 |
2013-2015: Kenneth Jones, BE80 |
2011-2013: Darelle Lake Riabov, AS73 |
2009-2011: Alan Brayman, BE73 |
2007-2009: Shanté Stargell Hastings, EG00 |
2006-2007: Leonard P. Stark, AS91, BE91, 91M |
2003-2006: Julie Moyer Knowles, HS82 |
2001-2003: R. Thorpe Moeckel, AS79 |
1999-2001: Charlotte W. Brown, AS81 |
1997-1999: Richard J. Mroz, AS83 |
1995-1997: Barbara J. Owens, HS58 |
1993-1995: Steven V. Bonine, EG78 |
1991-1993: Barbara H. Stratton, AS78 |
1989-1991: Robert V. A. Harra Jr., BE71 |
1987-1989: Barbra Frank Andrisani, EHD68 |
1985-1987: Lawrence R. Valencourt, EG70 |
1983-1985: Ross Ann Jenny Craig, EHD67 |
1981-1983: Paul C. Seitz, BE71 |
1979-1981: Patricia Murphy O'Flynn, AS49 |
1977-1979: C. Jackson Levis, EG50 |
1975-1977: Catherine Burke Flickinger, EHD40 |
1973-1975: Wayne J. Pollari, AS50 |
1971-1973: Gertrude B. Draper, AS37 |
1969-1971: John W. Alden Jr., AS38 |
1967-1969: Dorothy M. Welsh, AS44 |
1965-1967: Robert F. Siemen, AS43, 55M, BE64M |
1963-1965: Frances Malcolm Patnovic, AS28 |
1961-1963: George W. Thompson, BE34 |
1959-1961: Mina Press Thompson, AS41, EHD57M |
1957-1959: John E. Healy II, EG39 |
The Women's College Alumnae Association was established immediately following graduation of the first class in 1918.
1956-1957: Alice Sheldon Taylor, AS37 |
1954-1956: Mary J. deHan, AS32 |
1952-1954: Hester Smith Thomas, EHD39 |
1950-1952: May Thompson Keith, EHD26 |
1948-1950: A. Jeanette Thoroughgood Werntz, AS32, EHD50M |
1946-1948: Olive Murray Jones, EHD28 |
1942-1945: Frances Malcolm Patinovic, AS28 |
1940-1942: Marjorie Johnson Squire, AS28 |
1938-1940: Mary C. Dennison, AS19 |
1936-1938: Nellie P. Lawton, AS28 |
1934-1936: Anna E. Gallaher, AS18 |
1932-1934: Marion H. Steele, AS28 |
1930-1932: Anna D. Scott, AS19 |
1928-1930: Ruth Anne Russell, AS23 |
1926-1928: Mabel Smith Fraser, EHD23 |
1924-1926: Ruth Clendaniel Bausman, ANR18 |
1922-1924: Edith A. McDougle, AS18 |
1920-1922: Selma Bachrach Schafer, AS18 |
1918-1920: Elizabeth Jones Lyon, EHD18 |
The Delaware College Alumni Association was founded in 1846. Formal records dating back to 1921 show that many outstanding graduates have served the University as president of the association.
1955-1957: William R. Draper, BE30 |
1954-1955: James C. Stewart, BE38 |
1953-1954: Ernest S. Wilson, EG18, 63H |
1952-1953: J. Alex Crothers, EG16 |
1951-1952: Paul D. Lovett, AS18 |
1950-1952: Phillip H. Marvel, EG21 |
1949-1950: Victor H. Jones, EG09 |
1948-1949: Jefferson F. Pool, ANR21 |
1947-1948: Joseph M. McVey, AS04 |
1946-1947: Emery W. Loomis, EG14, 30H |
1945-1946: Joseph M. Cherpak, AS26 |
1944-1945: Harry W. Loose, EG20 |
1943-1944: A. Rae DuBell, AS12 |
1942-1943: W. Owen Sypherd, AS96, 47H |
1941-1942: John G. Leach, AS25 |
1940-1941: Warren C. Newton, ANR16, 55H |
1938-1940: Milton V. Draper, EG22 |
1937-1938: Archie H. Dean, AS14 |
1936-1937: Joseph M. McVey, AS04 |
1935-1936: John V. Postles, EG11 |
1933-1935: Harry G. Lawson, EG06 |
1932-1933: Edward R. Mullin, EG95 |
1931-1932: J. Rankin Davis, AS11 |
1930-1931: J. Alex Crothers, EG16 |
1929-1930: Clarence A. Short, EG96, 05M |
1928-1929: J. Harry Mitchell, AS03, 07M |
1927-1928: Leroy W. Hickman, EG03 |
1926-1927: Charles E. Grubb, EG14, 30H |
1925-1926: Everett C. Johnson, AS99 |
1924-1925: Alexander J. Taylor Sr., EG93, 96M |
1923-1924: George N. Davis, AS98 |
1922-1923: Harry W. Lyndall, EG05, 21M |
1921-1922: George I. Lockwood, AS03 |
The Association is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of four officers, 24 directors, members at large and the immediate past president. Six alumni are selected annually to serve four-year terms. The UDAA Constitution and Bylaws can be provided upon request.
Alumni Circle
University of Delaware Alumni Circle Unveiling: youtube.com/watch?v=su_r04Int78
Alumni who are recognized by the UDAA for their achievements and dedication to the University can see their engraved names on the stone walls of the Alumni Circle, which is a campus structure, dedicated in 2019, that graces the green space between Alumni Hall and the Little Bob, near Old College. The etched names include past UDAA presidents and the recipients of the:
- Outstanding Alumni Award
- Alumni Wall of Fame Award
- Emalea Pusey Warner Award for Outstanding Senior
- Alexander J. Taylor Sr. Award for Outstanding Senior
Get in Touch
If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors or with any programs, committees or activities, contact Lauren Simione, BE95, Associate Vice President of Alumni Engagement.
Stay engaged!
From regional events to Alumni Weekend, the University offers numerous opportunities for alumni to reunite, engage and connect.
