College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Awards

Honoring our outstanding alumni

Established in 2010, the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award recognizes alumni who have outstanding professional achievements while maintaining a connection to their community and to the University. Recipients are selected from nominations made by our faculty and staff, as well as members of the larger UD community. Beginning in 2019, we established the College of Arts and Sciences Young Alumni Achievement Award to acknowledge achievements of our alumni age 40 and younger

Read about our 2019 Celebrating Achievement and Success event

The College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Achievement Award and the Young Alumni Achievement Award is presented at the annual Celebrating Achievement and Success event. The 2022 award celebration will be in May 2022 on our Newark campus. Dates and times will be posted when confirmed.

Nominations​ are accepted each year beginning in January and are due to the Office of the Dean by early March.

The awards, which were established in 2010, recognize CAS alumni who have had outstanding professional achievements while maintaining a connection to their community and to the University. 

Recipients are selected from nominations made by CAS faculty and staff, as well as members of the larger UD community, to recognize accomplished alumni.​​

Criteria for the award include:

• A College of Arts and Sciences alumnus or alumna;
• Significant contributions to further his or her profession;
• Significant career accomplishments and achievements;
• A continuing relationship with the University; and
• Community involvement.
• Consideration for the Young Alumni Achievement Award includes the above criteria but is reserved for alumni age 40 and younger.

Guidelines for nominations include:

The nominee must be a University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences alumnus/na

This is defined as completing at least 30 credit hours.

The nominee has made a significant contribution to further his/her profession.

This may include:

• Holding a leadership position within an organization,
• Proven innovation in his/her field, or
• Professional service activities the nominee has been involved with or leadership positions held. Examples include, but are not limited to, elected or appointed offices, directorships and trusteeships.

The nominee has made significant professional accomplishments and achievements.

This may include:

• Honors for his/her excellence and service through professional or civic awards and commendations or
• Reaching a pinnacle of success related to job titles and positions held.

The nominee has maintained a relationship with the University of Delaware.

This may include:

• Serving on a University of Delaware committee or board;
• Speaking on campus, providing internships or recruiting UD students;
• Attending UD campus, regional alumni club or athletic events;
• Maintaining a relationship with his/her advisor or faculty members; or
• Financially supporting the university.

The nominee is involved in his/her community.

This may include:

• Serving on a local board or as a trustee for an organization,
• Volunteering for an organization or for an event related to his/her community or a national cause, or
• Connecting his/her company to the community.

Selected award recipients must be present to receive their award in person during the induction ceremony. Individuals not selected for the first year of nomination are automatically reconsidered the following year.

To submit a nomination, please complete and return the nomina​tion form​​ to kleintop@udel.edu.

2021

Jeremie Axe '04, Drew Fennell '85, Karl Lieberman '99, Robert Wagner '72​

2019

Elizabeth Lockman '15M, H. Nichols Blake Clark '75M '82PhD, Iris C. Gibbs '90, Gregory R. Meece, Sr. '79 '89M '03M, Lisa M. Reshaur '95M '98PhD

2018

Ellen Cannon 76, Cynthia Jones 86, Ronald Kreis 69PhD, Richard Schneider 86PhD, Susan Stroman 76 '05H

2017

Ronald M. Finch '56, Michael T. Kalmbach '08M, Lisa Blunt Rochester '02M, John G. Gaul '78.

2016

Paul A. Fiorvanti Jr. '92, Carol Van Dyke Freer '68, Tyron D. Jones '92 '95M, Andrew M. Stern '70, Mark S. Stewart '78, Joan E. Wainwright '82

2015

Frank B. Wickes '59, Johanna E. Murphy '92, John R. Ewers Jr. '81, Emily Young Denney '98 '06M

2014

Susan L. Buck '91M '03PhD, Kendel Sibiski Ehrlich '83, Matthew B. Geller '78M, Guillermina Gonzalez-Sobrero '09M, Lawrence M. Principe '83

2013

Michele Hackley Johnson '75, Steven E. Linberg '73, Carol A. Nigro '97M '09PhD

2012

Deidre A. Bosley '79, Carolyn Cochrane Kent-Hale '66M, Amber Kerr-Allison '08M, David L. Warnock '80

2011

John J. Baldwin '56, Mary Ann Hangen Blair '66 '82M, Claire M. DeMatteis '87, J. Matthew O'Donnell '94

2010

William C. Allen '72, Robert L. Witt '77

We are also proud of our alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences who have been recognized as recipients of other University Alumni Awards, including the Alumni Wall of Fame, the Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement and the University of Delaware Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award. For more information about these University awards and to view a complete recipient listing, please access UD Alumni Awards.