Celebrating the promotions of Professors Perez, Friedman, and Bell at the 2018 College of Arts & Sciences Alumni & Faculty Awards Event, 2018.

​"The Outstanding Alumni Awards are presented annually to an alumnus and alumna in recognition of their exemplary work on behalf of UD and/or the UDAA. This year’s recipients are Mary Ann Hangen Blair and Kenneth C. Jones.

Blair earned her bachelor’s degree in 1966 and a master’s degree in business in 1982 from UD. She is retired from her position as director and owner of Financial House, a financial planning firm located in Centerville, Delaware, where she worked since 1990. Blair was an inaugural member of the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council, serving for two full terms from 2009 to 2013, and she returned to the council in 2017 for another term. From 2007 to 2010, she served as a board member on the UD Alumni Association.

Kenneth C. Jones earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1980 from UD and went on to earn a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Northern Colorado. Jones has been a financial adviser with Morgan Stanley since 2008 and was previously with Merrill Lynch. He is retired from the Delaware Army National Guard and was a pilot in the U.S. Army from 1983-87. Jones volunteered with the Lerner Alumni Association and as a member of the UD Alumni Association from 2013-17, serving as president from 2013-15." - exercpt from the UDaily Article - read more here!