Alumni Relations

Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement

The Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement honors graduates of the last 20 years who exhibit great promise in their professional career and/or public service activities.

2009 Presidential Citation Recipients

2009 Inductees

David Bullock
Bullock, who received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1990, is president and CEO of White Bullock Group, Inc., a business development firm that helps businesses increase sales through the use of various tools, including social media. He also serves as chief marketing officer at Social Media Connection. Bullock is co-author, with UD alumnus Brent Leavy, of Barack 2.0, which has been referred to as “a field manual to social media.”

Faye (Harper) Corman
Corman, who received a bachelor's degree in agriculture in 1997, serves as a global product stewardship specialist for DuPont. Responsible for following more than 200 industrial and consumer products from beginning to end to ensure that the chemicals do not harm people or the environment, Corman has worked with a pilot team for corporate regulatory social networking to get the word out on environmental stewardship.

Louis Honick
Honick, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences in 1998, co-founded HostMySite.com in 1997 as a remedy for dissatisfaction with customer service at Web hosting companies. He served as chief executive officer, until its sale to Wachovia Capital Partners in 2008. Recently, Honick founded 302 Properties LLC, a real estate investment company that buys distressed properties and renovates them for sale.

Scott Rosas
Rosas received a bachelor's degree in history, a master's degree in individual and family studies and, in 2002, a doctorate in family studies. He is a senior consultant with Concept Systems Inc., where he has a national impact on the lives of children and families. Rosas also served as an associate faculty member at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and he joined the American Evaluation Association, where he serves as a leader within its ethics committee.

Rob Van Etten
Van Etten graduated in 2003 with a double major in finance and marketing, and is now president of Brighton Cromwell. He joined the family business in 2004, when his father turned it from a consulting firm into a supply chain integrator for the defense industry. After his father's death, Van Etten took over the company and doubled its revenue within a year. Brighton Cromwell has been named the 21st fastest growing business in America, as well as the fastest growing company in New Jersey.

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  Presidential Citation For Outstanding Achievement Honorees

  A year-by-year list of the Presidential Citation honorees.