Top UD Senior Is From
College Of Agriculture
And Natural Resources
NEWARK, Del, Jillian
Licata, a senior animal science
major in the College of Agricul
ture and Natural Resources, re
ceived the University of
Delaware’s prestigious Em
malea Pusey Warner Award for
top female student at Honors
Day ceremonies May 5-
Licata, daughter of Judy and
John Licata of Holtsville, N.Y.,
is the first student from the col
lege to receive the Warner
Award, which is presented an
nually to the most outstanding
woman in the university’s gra
duating class.
Recipients must demonstrate
exceptional qualities of leader
ship, citizenship and character
exemplified by Mrs. Warner,
who was instrumental in the es
tablishment of Delaware
Women’s College. Nominations
are made by faculty based on the
nominee’s academic excellence
and active involvement in com
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According to Karen R. Aniu
nas, assistant dean for student
services in the College of Agri
culture and Natural Resources,
Licata’s academic achievements
are impressive.
“Her grade point averages,
4.0 in her major and 3.90 over
all, are in a class by themselves,”
Aniunas said. Her exceptional
abilities earned her an appoint
ment as a teaching assistant in
the biology department. She has
the academic prowess of a grad
uate student.
“It’s a great honor for. this col
lege to have Jill receive the
Warner Award,” Aniunas said.
‘‘Four of the five finalists this
year were from the College of
Agriculture and Natural Re
sources, which is a considerable
testament to the quality of our
students.”
Licata’s accomplishments in
clude conducting undergraduate
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research, which has led to her
candidacy for a degree with dis
tinction. She services as an ag
ambassador, one of a select
group of students who assist the
college with recruitment. In ad
dition, she is chancellor of Alpha
Zeta (AZ), the honor society of
the College of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, and is a
member of the Animal Science
Club.
For two years, Licata has been
an ambulance attendant with
the UD Emergency Care Unit,
responding to 911 calls on
campus and providing patient
care during transport. She is
also a volunteer at a local veteri
nary clinic.
She plans to pursue a career
in research following graduate
studies.
As a Warner Award recipient,
Licata will receive a $l,OOO U.S.
Savings Bond and will have her
name engraved on plaques in
the Perkins Student Center and
in Alumni Hall. She will also
have the honor of leading the
university’s alumni delegates in
procession into Delaware Sta
dium at the start of the 2000
Commencement ceremonies
May 27.
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Growing Numbers
NEWARK, Del. Enroll
ment of women in the Univer
sity of Delaware College of
Agriculture and Natural Re
sources is on the rise.
According to Dr. John Nye,
dean of the college, the increase
follows a national trend that
shows a shift in the percentages
of women pursuing careers of
fered in the fields of agriculture
and natural resources.
“When I first arrived at this
college in 1991, the majority of
students were male,” said Nye.
“Numbers have shifted ever
since. For fall semester 1999,
women accounted for 62 percent
of our total enrollment.
“In our animal science major,
which includes preveterinary
medicine, 230 of the 280 stu
dents are women,’’ he said.
“These numbers correspond to a
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national trend in veterinary
school enrollment.”
Women are signing up in
greater numbers in all the col
lege’s majors across the board,
Nye said. He expects total fall
2000 enrollment will be between
65 to 75 percent women.
Nye reasons that as women
become aware that most majors
in agricultural sciences and nat
ural resources do not center on
actual production agriculture,
career options they had not con
sidered emerge.
Nye recalls an encounter with
a high school senior this spring
at UD’s annual Decision Day
event. She told him she was con
sidering a major in political sci
ence.
“I mentioned that the College
of Agriculture and Natural Re
sources offers an interdiscipli
nary major that might interest
her natural resource manage
ment,” he said. Both the student
and her parents wanted to know
if other women were enrolled in
the college. Their guess was per
haps ten percent. They were sur
prised to learn that women
make up well over half of our
student body.”
Studies in the College of Agri
culture and Natural Resources
can lay the groundwork for ca
reers in such diverse areas as
composite materials develop
ment, environment consulting,
securities marketing, wildlife
management, food packaging,
and biotechnology research in
both industry and at universi
ties.
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