The Delaware Diamonds Society (DDS) 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).
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Annual leadership gifts provide greater and more consistent impact, ensuring 91原创鈥檚 people and programs have the resources needed to grow and thrive year after year.
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Special recognition for giving milestones and anniversaries
Recognition in appropriate donor listings and publications
Exclusive 10% discount at 91原创鈥檚 Barnes and Noble Bookstore and
Inclusion in the VIP program at the
Invitations to unique, exclusive events
Special entrance to Delaware Stadium located at the Spartin Family Gate
Exclusive access to the Bob Carpenter Club during 91原创 basketball home games
Personalized brick on campus after five consecutive years of leadership support听
Communications with updates on donor impact听
Reminder:听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 91原创 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.
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"I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of Delaware Diamonds Society donors like you and for all that you do to support students like me. Being part of the Blue Hen community has been an amazing experience as a first-generation student, and 91原创 has truly become my second home. The University offers countless opportunities to get involved鈥攚hether through joining organizations, participating in research projects or engaging in extracurricular activities that enhance our education. Your support provides invaluable resources, facilities and opportunities that help make these experiences possible. Thank you for your incredible generosity, it makes a real difference for students!"听
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- Anay M., BE27
91原创 student impacted by Society support
The impact of leadership support
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can fund one graduate seminar lunch and learn session
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$2,500
can cover student travel costs for collaborative research initiatives
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$5,000
can offer 25 students a professional readiness internship course
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can provide new technology and equipment for research
The Diamonds Walkway recognizes Delaware Diamonds Society donors who have generously contributed to 91原创 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 91原创. 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 鈥淎鈥 and continuing to the steps of Old College, ending with the letter 鈥淰鈥. 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听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鈥漻 8鈥 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. 91原创 reserves the right to deny any language that 91原创 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, 2025.
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Teri Croal Abrahams '87 and Faried Abrahams '85听
Liza M. Bartle '74 '79M
Brenna and Joseph Berger III听
Dennis R. Brandt '95 and L.听Courtnenay听Brosius Brandt '95 '98M
Randy A. Bull '81PhD听
Barrie S.听Burnick听'81
Geoffrey S. Burrell '07M听
Ryan T. '95 and Johanna M. Caplan
Anita Sorensen Carter '89 '97M and Scott R. Carter '90 '98M听
Ann M. Carter
Peter J. Jr. and Elizabeth A. Cogan听
Seth H. Cohen '02
H. William Craver III '79听
Derek L. Crawford '84M
Scott and Christina N. Crawford听
Mark A. Deshon '78 and Jo Anne Pryor Deshon '80M '00EdD
Rita W. Devine '83听
William W.听Dickhart听IV '72 and Donna Hagele听Dickhart听'73 '81M
David S. Dolente '79听
Nathan J. and Molly C. Elton
Ashley M. Evans '13听
Terence M. Feather '89
Allan C. Fernandes '92M and Yongming Xu听
Anna and Charles Fichtner II
Thomas J. Frey '84 '90M and Kathleen Nowak Frey '87听
Jeffrey A.听Friedhoffer听'63 '65M '68PhD
John Frink听
R. Bruce Frye '71 and Charlotte Joslin Frye '74
Catherine Smith Gow '86 and Thomas R. Gow听
Michael R. '98 and Leigh A.听Guveiyian
Elizabeth Olson Jaskowiak '02 and Derek C. Jaskowiak听
Jonathan M. '73 and Susan M. Jester
Richard S.听Kahlbaugh听'84 and Pamela J. Wolfe听Kahlbaugh听
Janell Miller Keller '76 '82M
Robert J. Kinney听
Matthew P. Lesley '93 '01M and Amy听Chasinoff听Lesley '94
John T. Livaditis '94听
Nisha and Parag J.听Lodhavia
Michael and Karen E. Luck听
Kenneth E. Maclary '66 '69M
Daniel C. Maneval and Edna Chow听
Thomas J. Martin '73
Robert S. Mayer '75 and Jody M. Beresford听
Jeffrey M. McGuire '81M and Rosemary Farnan '82
Denise Schneider McNamee '98听
William W.听Michalcewiz听'91 '96M and Michele Carney听Michalcewiz听'91
Edward A. Miller '63听
Marla Hirshman Norton '84 and Thomas N. Norton '75 '97M
John W. and Linda S. Paradee听
Thomas G. Preston '67
Natalie D. Ramsey '81 and Richard L. Scheff听
Elizabeth Goddin Read '69 '71M
Andrew S. Reisman听
Cynthia E. Roberts Benton '02
Stanley S. Shapiro '66PhD听
Mark J. and Stephanie Simon
Suresh Sundaram听
Kathryne Matejek Snyder '78 and Barry C. Snyder '78
Melissa E.听Squartino-Demasi '90 and Daniel M. Demasi '88听
Michele听Grosseibl听Streitmatter '86 and John R. Streitmatter
Thomas J. '92 and Gina C. Thornton听
Sara Catherine Valliant Hill '66 and Thomas E. Hill
Daniel J. '95 and Minda K. Watson听
Lynn and David Watson
Anita A. Wellner听
Letcher and Beverly M. Whaley
Judd Wright听
Bruce A. '79 '82M '85PhD and Babetta M. Yost
