The Delaware Diamonds Society recognizes donors who make a leadership gift of $1,000 or more during each fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). Young alumni are recognized as Society donors at various levels based on graduation year (see below).
Annual leadership gifts provide greater and more consistent impact, ensuring UD’s people and programs have the resources needed to grow and thrive year after year.
Recognition is based on gifts made during a fiscal year, July 1 to June 30.
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Special recognition for giving milestones and anniversaries
Recognition in appropriate donor listings and publications
Exclusive 10% discount at UD’s Barnes and Noble Bookstore and Vita Nova
Inclusion in the VIP program at the Courtyard Marriott
Invitations to unique, exclusive events
Special entrance to Delaware Stadium located at the Spartin Family Gate
Exclusive access to the Bob Carpenter Club during UD basketball home games
Personalized brick on campus after five consecutive years of leadership support
Communications with updates on donor impact
Reminder: Athletic representatives are prohibited from providing a student-athlete or a prospective student-athlete with any extra benefits. Legal guardians or relatives of student-athletes or prospective student-athletes are allowed access to the Bob Carpenter Club as Delaware Diamonds Society donors only. Legal guardians or relatives of student-athletes or prospective student-athletes are prohibited access to the Bob Carpenter Club as a guest of a Delaware Diamonds Society donor. The University of Delaware is committed to the principle of institutional control and will maintain all aspects of its intercollegiate athletics program in full accordance with all NCAA, CAA Conference and University rules.
"Thanks to the generosity of Delaware Diamonds Society donors like you, I have taken advantage of many great opportunities that have enriched my experience at UD. I am involved in a lab where we are working with various plastic degrading enzymes to find solutions to decrease plastic waste in the environment. Through my work in the lab, I have discovered my passion for biochemistry research and plan to continue my education so that I can become a professor and help others find their passion for making the world a better place. Thank you for your generosity that supports and inspires students like me!"
– Megan T., EG25
UD student impacted by Society support
The impact of leadership support
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Delaware Diamonds Society | Alumni & Friends | University of Delaware $1,000
can fund one graduate seminar lunch and learn session
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Delaware Diamonds Society | Alumni & Friends | University of Delaware $2,500
can cover student travel costs for collaborative research initiatives
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Delaware Diamonds Society | Alumni & Friends | University of Delaware $5,000
can offer 25 students a professional readiness internship course
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Delaware Diamonds Society | Alumni & Friends | University of Delaware $10,000
can provide new technology and equipment for research
The Diamonds Walkway
The Diamonds Walkway recognizes Delaware Diamonds Society donors who have generously contributed to UD for five consecutive years at any Society level. Donors are recognized for their leadership support with a personalized brick on campus.
Located between Main Street and Old College on the Newark campus, the Diamonds Walkway symbolizes tradition and loyalty to UD. Following our naming standards, bricks are engraved with the donor's name or to commemorate a loved one.
Donors celebrating their five-year anniversary with the Delaware Diamonds Society are notified of their brick eligibility annually. Brick installation typically occurs in the fall.
Finding Your Brick
Every brick on the Diamonds Walkway has a specific set of coordinates, containing a letter and a number. To find your brick on the Walkway or to obtain your brick coordinates, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 302-831-1943 or delawarediamonds@udel.edu.
Brick coordinates correspond to a specific paver and a specific quadrant on the Diamonds Walkway. The Walkway contains 22 gray diamond-shaped pavers. Each paver corresponds to a letter, beginning at the Walkway entrance on Main Street with the letter “A” and continuing to the steps of Old College, ending with the letter “V”. Surrounding every paver, engraved bricks are segmented into four quadrants, as shown in the diagram.
Therefore, if your coordinate is A3, your brick is located in the area to the upper left of the first diamond-shaped paver from Main Street.
Inscriptions
- Besides your name, you can honor a family member, a professor or anyone you choose on your brick.
- All inscriptions are centered on the brick. Each brick is 4”x 8” and includes space for 3 lines of copy for a maximum of 15 characters per line, including spaces and punctuation as separate characters. Symbols that appear on a keyboard and Greek letters may be used.
- Inscriptions may not include commercial messages or company names. UD reserves the right to deny any language that UD deems inappropriate.
Installation Timeline
Each year on June 30, a list of donors from the Delaware Diamonds Society eligible for bricks is generated. These names are confirmed with members by U.S. mail and email. Brick installation on the Diamonds Walkway typically occurs in September, and new bricks are available for viewing in time for Homecoming.
Bricks featuring the following recipients have been added to the walkway to honor those who have given at the Delaware Diamonds Society level for five consecutive years as of June 30, 2024.
David L. Alperson '97
Kathryn E. Bisaro
Andrea LeNoir Blankenship '73 and George P. Blankenship
Natalie Hynansky Bracaglia '83
Paul J. Bracaglia '81 '83M
Stephen L. Brown
Valann Benner Budischak '84 and Michael T. Budischak '83
Joseph O. Bunce III and Jane Dobrzynski Bunce '69 '77M
Megan and Kevin Cantalupo
Robert M. and Sheila E. Cassels
Daniel L. Chester
Justin M. Chou '13M
George A. Christensen '11M and Steven G. Kotrch
Meghan Martin Comegys '92 and Rodney Comegys
William C. Coppola '87
James H. Cox
David A. '78 and Leslie A. Denny '70
Michael M. '92 and Jacqueline Dewey
Robert D. '94 and Ashley DiGeronimo
Heiddy M. '13 '13M and Frank DiGregorio Jr.
David W. '87M and Catherine A. Drew
Maurine Verble Falcone '72 and James S. Falcone Jr. '72PhD
Maude E. Glore
Scott A. and Larissa Z. Gore
Kristian M. Graves
Marie Gibe Green '65 '70M
Brian R. Greenstein and Joanne Connors
Sheryl L. '79 and Steven L. Grogg
Marguerite M. and John L. Guglielmetti
Patrick T. and Frances A. Hart
David K. '95 and Anna D. Hohler
Duncan C. Holyoke '00 '18M
Michael F. '72 and Priscilla A. Johnson
Caitlin McEwen Jordan '14 '16M and Cameron N. Jordan '12
Ronald O. Klein '71 '76M and Darlene Reaves Klein '72
Douglas and Jenny Kleintop
Lea Hetrick Larsen '70 and Andrew J. Larsen
Brian J. Lewis '83
Kenneth A. and Anne B. Lewis
Karl E. '99 and Amy E. Lieberman
Michele Dickman Lobo '06PhD and Raul F. Lobo
Mary Hartnett Locke '85 '89M and Steven B. Locke '87
Katharine Long
Ernesto B. Lopez '02M '12EdD
Jean Jaquette Luce '60
Julie Donohue MacArthur '94 and Ryan A. MacArthur '97
Keegan D. Maguigan '07
Suzanne Lawless Marvel '75 and Stanley W. Marvel III '76
Bernd Mayer
Carol C. McCormack '70 '75M
Jennifer Cleveland McEntire '99
Jay R. '65 and Louise D. O'Donald
Gail Chetirkin Overdevest '78 and Edward J. Overdevest
Richard L. Pase '63
Kenneth S. Pawloski '84 and Angela Galla Pawloski '94
Gregory M. '24M and Fawn C. Perrine
Kari A. Peter '99
Marcia Jacobs Petters '72 and Bob M. Petters '72
Pamela Pirone-Benson '99 and Burns F. Benson '99
Kimberly E. and Gerald A. Ragan
Stephanie Seeger Rarick '93 and Tate J. Rarick '93
James W. '85 and Michele G. Renaud
Marianne Richter '90M
Camilla C. and Michael C. Riley
Matthew F. Roberts '05
Clayton S. Rowe '11
Daniel W. '96 and Amy Rowles
Michael L. '73M and Toby Salter
Jason M. and Jennifer M. Savarese
Nancy Shaffer-End '80 and David W. End
Alexandra Gawel Shekita '68
Leland A. Stanford III
David S. Swayze and Carolyn H. De Pew-Swayze
Trudie E. Thompson
Shelby Dorr Tinsley '15 '16M and David D. Tinsley '15 '16M
Christopher L. Warner '87
Eric R. '84 and Kelly R. Warner
Charles E. '67 and Beth A. Weil
Joan Facey Wells '73M and Dane T. Wells
Katharine Wiseman
Lynda D. Woolard '85
Rebecca Baker Worley '73M
Linda Hopkins Wright '82 '86M and Jeffrey W. Wright '94
Victoria Corless Yatzus '82M
