William DeLauder
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 On
July 1, 2003 Dr. William B. DeLauder completed sixteen years as
President of Delaware State University. During his tenure on the
Dover campus, Dr. DeLauder centered his efforts on quality
academic programs and enhancement of the institution's growth
and development.
Before his
appointment at Delaware State University, Dr. DeLauder was Dean
of the College of Arts and Sciences at North Carolina A&T State
University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Prior to his
appointment as Dean in 1981, he served as professor and chair of
the Department of Chemistry at N.C. A&T. Dr. DeLauder served as
an officer (highest rank was Captain) in the U.S. Army for about
four and one-half years.
Dr. DeLauder is a
member of the Board for International Food and Agriculture
Development (BIFAD), the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty
in Africa, the Advisory Committee of the Association Liaison
Office (ALO) for University Cooperation in Development, a member
of the Advisory Committee for the Education and Human Resources
Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Senior
Council of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, the Board of
Directors of United Way of Delaware, and numerous other civic
and social organizations. He currently chairs a NASULGC Task
Force on International Education.
Dr. DeLauder
previously served on the North Carolina Board of Science and
Technology; the MARC Review Committee and the National Advisory
Council of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of
NIH; the Board on Agriculture of the National Research Council,
the Board of Directors of the National Association of State
Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC); the Board of
Directors of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA);
member, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education of the
Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (served two
years as chair), the USDA/1890 Task Force (served as chair for
several years), and has been a member of numerous other
committees or commissions of higher education associations.
In March 1994, Dr.
DeLauder was the recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Award for
outstanding contributions to the higher education of African
Americans. The editors of Jet and Ebony Magazines presented this
award at a nationally televised Black Achievement Award Program.
In 1995, the Delaware Chapter of the National Conference of
Christians and Jews honored him. In 1999, he was awarded the
Educational Leadership Award of the Thurgood Marshall
Scholarship Fund. Governor Ruth Ann Minner (State of Delaware)
presented Dr. DeLauder with the Order of the First State Award
on November 22, 2002. He has an honorary doctorate degree from
Kent State University and numerous other awards and honors.
Dr. DeLauder
earned the BS degree in chemistry from Morgan State College (now
University) and the Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from
Wayne State University. He did post-doctorate research in
physical biochemistry at Centre de Biophysique Moleculaire du
C.N.R.S. in Orleans-La Source, France.
Dr. DeLauder is
married to the former Vermell Faulk and they are the parents of
a son William, Jr. and a daughter, Ellen and have three
grandchildren.
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