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Mark Sprague: Piloting an Airport’s Future

October 28, 2022
Wilmington University alumnus Mark Sprague grew up in a decidedly nautical environment. His hometown of Tuckerton, New Jersey, sits on Great Bay, 6 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The borough of about 3,300 boasts a working maritime museum and village. Tuckerton Creek flows some 1.5 miles into Little Egg Harbor. Two yacht manufacturers, Viking and Ocean, are located nearby. While young Mark loved…
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Aaron Lewis: A Love for Baseball and the Badge

October 28, 2022
Aaron Lewis enjoys both his jobs — a full-time career as a Wilmington Police officer, and a part-time role as head coach of Delaware Military Academy baseball. But one’s a profession, the other is a calling, and that becomes obvious when he discusses them. A master…
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National Honors for Two Alumnae

October 28, 2022
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest recognition that K–12 STEM teachers can receive. They are given to teachers from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories as a…
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2022 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners

October 6, 2022
The Results Are In! The Wilmington University Alumni Association announces its 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award winners and honorable mentions. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor conferred by the Wilmington University Alumni Association. The award is given to distinguished alumni who lead with compassion and positively impact their fields. The annual Wilmington University…
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A Source of Inspiration

October 4, 2022
The late U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wasn’t just an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights. She believed in equality for all, especially underrepresented and underserved members of society. Perhaps that’s why Bader Ginsburg was a…
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Stages of Achievement

July 7, 2022
College of Education grad pursues career in dance   Richy Romero’s made some noteworthy changes over the past year.  In the First State Ballet Theatre production of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” at the Grand Opera House this spring, he danced the role of Von…
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Seven Degrees of Dissertation

May 31, 2022
Story and photo courtesy of the Cape Gazette, by Ellen Driscoll Cape Henlopen School District leaders earning their doctoral degrees from Wilmington University are (l-r) Lewes Elementary Principal Kim Corbidge, Beacon Middle Assistant Principal Kathleen Sheehan, Cape High Principal Nikki Miller, Mariner Middle Assistant Principal Emily Lehne, Assistant Superintendent Jenny Nauman, Sussex…
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An Extraordinary Woman in Business

April 29, 2022
Alumna Erica Dorsett was named one of 40 Top Women in Business by Delaware Today magazine. The 2020 graduate first attended then-Wilmington College in the early 2000s, then returned to complete her bachelor’s in Marketing. “I am so proud of my time at WilmU and actively…
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Cynthia Brown: A Call to Serve

April 29, 2022
Cynthia Brown, RN, co-chairs the WilmU Alumni Association’s New Castle Chapter in order to encourage her fellow graduates to pursue opportunities, no matter their age or level of uncertainty. She knows from experience how interesting and unexpected that pursuit can be. The…
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Dr. Kelly Griffith: Maryland’s Superintendent of the Year

April 29, 2022
Steering the massive ship of a school system through the heaving seas of the last few years, including the pandemic, has required a number of unique skills and abilities that only come from years of experience and training. For Dr. Kelly Griffith, Wil-mington University alumna and superintendent of Talbot County  Schools on Maryland’s Mid Shore, this has meant using every ounce of experience…
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