In honor of Carla Rizzo Delray’s generous and continuing support for the University,
Lecture Center 4 has been renamed the Carla Rizzo Delray Technology Center. An alumna
of the Class of 1942, Delray’s own career has been associated with the advancement of
technology.
The Technology Center has 100 computer work stations linked to the University mainframe computer and is available to undergraduate and graduate students for educational and research activities.
In addition to her support of the technological advances at the University, Delray has contributed part of the Carla Delray Fund to a series of seminars on Cyprus given by the Institute of Cypriot Studies. Faculty member and Institute Director Paul Wallace said “Carla has been a good friend to the Cypriot studies program and to the University as a whole. She has not only contributed valuable financial support to us, but she has taken a true scholarly interest in our lectures and seminars.”
Arvid J. Burke, professor emeritus, has established the Burke Fellowship in Biology and the Burke Scholarship in Education to assist students in both research and teacher-preparation.
A graduate of the Class of 1928, Burke served on the faculty of the New York State College for Teachers and then in the School of Education. During his teaching years, he was acknowledged nationally as an expert in educational finance and the author of numerous books and articles in the field.
The final and largest installment of the bequest of the late Evelyn M. Tarplee, Class of 1932, has been received and will purchase hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment for University Libraries. Tarplee, who died in 1995, was a long-time high school teacher and administrator who kept strong ties to the University.
Through a bequest of $50,000 in her will, she established the Evelyn M. Tarplee Library Technology Progress Fund. The new equipment will provide greater access for students and faculty to library resources and services.