Newark in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Warner & Taylor Awards

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1. Warner & Taylor Awards Marker

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Warner and Taylor Awards. . , The Emalea Pusey Warner and Alexander J. Taylor Sr. Awards honor an outstanding woman and man, respectively, of the senior class. Recipients demonstrate leadership, academic success and community service as exemplified by Mrs. Warner and Mr. Taylor., Emalea Pusey Warner Award Recipients , Emalea Pusey Warner (1853-1948) is best remembered on the University of Delaware campus as a champion of education. In 1914, she was appointed chairperson of the Advisory Council of the Women's College and later became the first woman member of the Delaware College Board of Trustees., 1950 Margaret Brosius Jones '50 '70M '47PhD . 1951 Lois Deiss Davidheiser '51 . 1951 M. Jane Kitchen Tyanan '51 . 1952 Ann B. Catts '52 . 1953 Doris Simon Ritchie '53 . 1953 Sabina Fawcett Sanderson '53 . 1954 Mary Ann Lindale Hall '54 '94M . 1955 Virginia Larson Appleby '55 . 1956 Joan Russell Metz '56 . 1957 Loretta Wagner Smith '57 '68M . 1958 Jean Ashe Crompton '58 . 1959 Katherine Hammond Lewis '59 . 1960 Amy McNulty Hiller '60 '65M . 1961 Patricia A. Craven '61 . 1962 Thelma Baldwin Zener '62 . 1963 Jacqueline Harding Van Grofski '63 . 1964 Carol McNamara Bartlett '64 . 1965 Patricia Bedwell Kuswa '65 . 1966 Patricia Macky Fisher '66 . 1967 Paula Lance Gavin '67 . 1968 Patricia Tate Quinn '68 . 1969 Dee Lafferty Pugh '69 . 1970 M. Kathleen Trickey '70 . 1971 Susan Ross Cover '71 . 1972 Renee Rochelle Weer '72 . 1973 Charis Dunlap Dike '73 . 1974 Catharine Marshall Lemieux '74 . 1975 Barbara E. Verble '75 . 1976 Amy Gier Boyd '76 '83 '92M . 1977 Margaret Lee Pickering '77 . 1978 Lynn Frankel Thompson '78 . 1979 Stephanie Bonino Weidman '79 . 1980 Susan Scott Ashman '80 '81M . 1981 Margaret M. Phelan '81 . 1982 Allyson Blaine Haenlein '82 . 1983 Sheila McLoughlin Lam '83 . 1984 Carol Renfrew Haft '84 . 1985 Suzanne S. McGovern '85 . 1986 Alison Farrance Del Rossi '86 . 1987 Carol Lanning Crispin '87 . 1988 Anne E. Beall '88 . 1989 Heather Bell Margolin '89 . 1990 Colleen O'Neill Van Dyke '90 . 1991 April M. Jackson-James '91 . 1992 Kieran Gorgonne Poquette '92 . 1992 Diane Swartwood Griffiths '92 . 1993 Kathleen P. Makowski '93 . 1994 Jennifer A. Johnson '94 . 1995 Heather Patton-Graham '95 . 1996 Gretchen Kohl Shahan '96 '01M . 1996 Emily Rome Welter '96 . 1997 Katherine W. Lee '97 . 1998 Nicole Desanctis Forry '98 . 1999 Katherine Wong Kaukeinen '99 '9M '20DPT . 1999 Traci Feit Love '99 . 2000 Jillian M. Licata '00 . 2001 Sherri Freeman Fentress '01 . 2002 Monica L. Marchetta '02 . 2002 Natalie J. Miller '02 . 2003 Julia I. Kohen '03 03M . 2004 Patricia Cordes McClatin '04 . 2005 Samantha Foy Bordonaro '05 . 2006 Dalit Gulak Wolfe '06 . 2007 Kathryn S. Laprad '07 '10M . 2008 Carol Cipriani Kangas '08 . 2009 Cassandra Patriarco Styons '09 . 2010 Alyson M. Cavanaugh '10 . 2011 Sarah E. Lafave '11 . 2012 Gealina O. Dun-Melli '12 . 2013 Melanie R. Allen '13 . 2014 Brielle Gerry '14 . 2015 Elizabeth Quartararo '15 . 2016 Rebecca K. Jaeger '16 . 2017 Linda E. Halfacre '17 . 2018 Laura K. Donohue '18 . 2019 Bailey A.T. Weatherbee '19 . 2020 Bianca Z. Mers '20 . 2021 Jessica Harding '21 '22M . 2021 Miriam-Helene Rudd '21 '22M . 2022 Valerie B. Light '22 . 2023 Aniya M.L. Brown '23, Alexander J. Taylor Sr. Award Recipients , Alexander J. Taylor Sr. '93 '96M (1875-11940) entered Delaware College in 1889 and was one of 13 who graduated four years later. Class valedictorian, with a baccalaureate degree in civil engineering, he was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1927, reelected in 1932 and again in 1938., 1968 Reed E. Pyeritz '68 . 1969 David H. Bent '69 . 1970 Robert J. Halstead '70 . 1971 David W. Baldt '71 . 1972 John L. Digges '72 . 1973 Robert A. Depew '72 . 1974 James J. Skedzielewski '74 . 1975 R. Paul Grossmann '76 '78M . 1976 John C. Siegle Jr. '76 '78M . 1977 Thomas F. Bongiorno '77 . 1978 Mark S. Stewart '78 . 1979 Michael T. Gamel-McCormick '79 . 1980 Peter J. Morton '80 . 1981 Andrew A. Williamson '81 . 1982 William H. Clark Jr. '82 '94M . 1983 John M. Abel '83 . 1984 Robert M. Budlow '84 . 1985 Steven J. Morris '85 . 1986 David C. Beaudoin '86 . 1987 Steven C. Beattie '87 . 1988 Joseph C. Schoell '88 . 1989 Jonathan H. Bubzy '89 '91M . 1990 Theodore D. Spiker '90 . 1991 Leonard P. Stark '91 '91M . 1992 Brian E. Thorpe '92 '94M . 1993 Travis R. Longcore '93 . 1994 Joseph D. Thompson Jr. '94 . 1995 Eric A. Nauman '95 . 1995 Joseph M. Salvatore Jr. '95 . 1996 Guillermo A. Navarro '96 . 1996 Michael J. Skinner '96 . 1997 Larry Boehm '97 . 1998 Mauro de Lorenzo '98 '99M . 1999 Philip J. Torina Jr. '99 . 2000 Daniel R. Dries '00 . 2000 Michael A. Pegues '00 . 2001 Thomas M. Pellathy '00 '00M . 2001 Matthew T. Schwartz '01 . 2002 David A. Kovara '02 '02M . 2003 Michael Bogucki '03 . 2004 Charles T. Collins-Chase '04 . 2005 William A. Tisdale III '05 . 2006 Thomas W. Isherwood '06 '06M . 2007 Joseph A. D'Agostino '07 . 2008 Zachary B. Schafer '08 '12M . 2009 Teagan J. Gregory '09 . 2010 Christopher O. Lang '10 . 2011 Matthew T. Watters '11 . 2012 Robert F. Pagels '12 . 2013 Max L. Kramer '13 . 2014 Ryan S. Leonard '14 . 2015 Mark A. Rucci '15 '15M . 2016 Jonathan H. Galarraga '16 . 2017 Micah D. Petersen '17 '17M . 2018 Zachary A. Sexton '18 . 2019 Nicholas J. Konzelman '19 '19M . 2020 Arnav N. Prazad '20 '20M . 2021 Nishant R. Chintala '21 . 2022 Jonathan L. Martin '22 . 2023 Brenden M. Swanik '23

The Emalea Pusey Warner and Alexander J. Taylor Sr. Awards honor an outstanding woman and man, respectively, of the senior class. Recipients demonstrate leadership, academic success and community service as exemplified by Mrs. Warner and Mr. Taylor.

Emalea Pusey Warner Award Recipients
Emalea Pusey Warner (1853-1948) is best remembered on the University of Delaware campus as a champion of education. In 1914, she was appointed chairperson of the Advisory Council of the Women's College and later became the first woman member of the Delaware College Board of Trustees.

1950 Margaret Brosius Jones '50 '70M '47PhD • 1951 Lois Deiss Davidheiser '51 • 1951 M. Jane Kitchen Tyanan '51 • 1952 Ann B. Catts '52 • 1953 Doris Simon Ritchie '53 • 1953 Sabina Fawcett Sanderson '53 • 1954 Mary Ann Lindale Hall '54 '94M • 1955 Virginia Larson Appleby '55 • 1956 Joan Russell Metz '56 • 1957 Loretta Wagner Smith '57 '68M • 1958 Jean Ashe Crompton '58 • 1959 Katherine Hammond Lewis '59 • 1960 Amy McNulty Hiller '60 '65M • 1961 Patricia A. Craven '61 • 1962 Thelma Baldwin Zener '62 • 1963 Jacqueline Harding Van Grofski '63 • 1964 Carol McNamara Bartlett '64 • 1965 Patricia Bedwell Kuswa '65 • 1966 Patricia Macky Fisher '66 • 1967 Paula Lance Gavin '67 • 1968 Patricia

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Tate Quinn '68 • 1969 Dee Lafferty Pugh '69 • 1970 M. Kathleen Trickey '70 • 1971 Susan Ross Cover '71 • 1972 Renee Rochelle Weer '72 • 1973 Charis Dunlap Dike '73 • 1974 Catharine Marshall Lemieux '74 • 1975 Barbara E. Verble '75 • 1976 Amy Gier Boyd '76 '83 '92M • 1977 Margaret Lee Pickering '77 • 1978 Lynn Frankel Thompson '78 • 1979 Stephanie Bonino Weidman '79 • 1980 Susan Scott Ashman '80 '81M • 1981 Margaret M. Phelan '81 • 1982 Allyson Blaine Haenlein '82 • 1983 Sheila McLoughlin Lam '83 • 1984 Carol Renfrew Haft '84 • 1985 Suzanne S. McGovern '85 • 1986 Alison Farrance Del Rossi '86 • 1987 Carol Lanning Crispin '87 • 1988 Anne E. Beall '88 • 1989 Heather Bell Margolin '89 • 1990 Colleen O'Neill Van Dyke '90 • 1991 April M. Jackson-James '91 • 1992 Kieran Gorgonne Poquette '92 • 1992 Diane Swartwood Griffiths '92 • 1993 Kathleen P. Makowski '93 • 1994 Jennifer A. Johnson '94 • 1995 Heather Patton-Graham '95 • 1996 Gretchen Kohl Shahan '96 '01M • 1996 Emily Rome Welter '96 • 1997 Katherine W. Lee '97 • 1998 Nicole Desanctis Forry '98 • 1999 Katherine Wong Kaukeinen '99 '9M '20DPT • 1999 Traci Feit Love '99 • 2000 Jillian M. Licata '00 • 2001 Sherri Freeman Fentress '01 • 2002 Monica L. Marchetta '02 • 2002 Natalie J. Miller '02 • 2003 Julia I. Kohen '03 03M • 2004 Patricia Cordes McClatin '04

Amalea Pusey Warner plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 30, 2023

2. Amalea Pusey Warner plaque

• 2005 Samantha Foy Bordonaro '05 • 2006 Dalit Gulak Wolfe '06 • 2007 Kathryn S. Laprad '07 '10M • 2008 Carol Cipriani Kangas '08 • 2009 Cassandra Patriarco Styons '09 • 2010 Alyson M. Cavanaugh '10 • 2011 Sarah E. Lafave '11 • 2012 Gealina O. Dun-Melli '12 • 2013 Melanie R. Allen '13 • 2014 Brielle Gerry '14 • 2015 Elizabeth Quartararo '15 • 2016 Rebecca K. Jaeger '16 • 2017 Linda E. Halfacre '17 • 2018 Laura K. Donohue '18 • 2019 Bailey A.T. Weatherbee '19 • 2020 Bianca Z. Mers '20 • 2021 Jessica Harding '21 '22M • 2021 Miriam-Helene Rudd '21 '22M • 2022 Valerie B. Light '22 • 2023 Aniya M.L. Brown '23

Alexander J. Taylor Sr. Award Recipients
Alexander J. Taylor Sr. '93 '96M (1875-11940) entered Delaware College in 1889 and was one of 13 who graduated four years later. Class valedictorian, with a baccalaureate degree in civil engineering, he was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1927, reelected in 1932 and again in 1938.

1968 Reed E. Pyeritz '68 • 1969 David H. Bent '69 • 1970 Robert J. Halstead '70 • 1971 David W. Baldt '71 • 1972 John L. Digges '72 • 1973 Robert A. Depew '72 • 1974 James J. Skedzielewski '74 • 1975 R. Paul Grossmann '76 '78M • 1976 John C. Siegle Jr. '76 '78M • 1977 Thomas F. Bongiorno '77 • 1978 Mark S. Stewart '78 • 1979 Michael T. Gamel-McCormick '79

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, December 30, 2023

3. Warner & Taylor Awards Marker

• 1980 Peter J. Morton '80 • 1981 Andrew A. Williamson '81 • 1982 William H. Clark Jr. '82 '94M • 1983 John M. Abel '83 • 1984 Robert M. Budlow '84 • 1985 Steven J. Morris '85 • 1986 David C. Beaudoin '86 • 1987 Steven C. Beattie '87 • 1988 Joseph C. Schoell '88 • 1989 Jonathan H. Bubzy '89 '91M • 1990 Theodore D. Spiker '90 • 1991 Leonard P. Stark '91 '91M • 1992 Brian E. Thorpe '92 '94M • 1993 Travis R. Longcore '93 • 1994 Joseph D. Thompson Jr. '94 • 1995 Eric A. Nauman '95 • 1995 Joseph M. Salvatore Jr. '95 • 1996 Guillermo A. Navarro '96 • 1996 Michael J. Skinner '96 • 1997 Larry Boehm '97 • 1998 Mauro de Lorenzo '98 '99M • 1999 Philip J. Torina Jr. '99 • 2000 Daniel R. Dries '00 • 2000 Michael A. Pegues '00 • 2001 Thomas M. Pellathy '00 '00M • 2001 Matthew T. Schwartz '01 • 2002 David A. Kovara '02 '02M • 2003 Michael Bogucki '03 • 2004 Charles T. Collins-Chase '04 • 2005 William A. Tisdale III '05 • 2006 Thomas W. Isherwood '06 '06M • 2007 Joseph A. D'Agostino '07 • 2008 Zachary B. Schafer '08 '12M • 2009 Teagan J. Gregory '09 • 2010 Christopher O. Lang '10 • 2011 Matthew T. Watters '11 • 2012 Robert F. Pagels '12 • 2013 Max L. Kramer '13 • 2014 Ryan S. Leonard '14 • 2015 Mark A. Rucci '15 '15M • 2016 Jonathan H. Galarraga '16 • 2017 Micah D. Petersen '17 '17M • 2018 Zachary A. Sexton '18

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 30, 2023

4. Warner & Taylor Awards Marker

• 2019 Nicholas J. Konzelman '19 '19M • 2020 Arnav N. Prazad '20 '20M • 2021 Nishant R. Chintala '21 • 2022 Jonathan L. Martin '22 • 2023 Brenden M. Swanik '23

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 39° 41.03′ N, 75° 45.168′ W. Marker is in Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. Marker is on East Main Street east of North College Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 N College Ave, Newark DE 19711, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. University of Delaware Alumni Association (a few steps from this marker); Jastak-Burgess Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Mechanical Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Recitation Hall Annex (within shouting distance of this marker); Recitation Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Old College (within shouting distance of this marker); Alumni Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 30, 2023

5. Warner & Taylor Awards Marker

Alexander J. Taylor Sr. plaque image. Click for full size.

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6. Alexander J. Taylor Sr. plaque

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7. Warner & Taylor Awards Marker

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8. Warner & Taylor Awards Marker

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9. Warner & Taylor Awards Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 4, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 6. submitted on December 31, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 7, 8. submitted on January 4, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 9. submitted on December 31, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.