Year Honored: 2011
Birth: 1932
Biography
Audrey Doberstein received a Bachelor of Science from East Stroudsburg State College in 1953, a Master of Education from the University of Delaware in 1957, and a Doctor of Education from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982. She worked in several educational roles from 1965 to 1979, including Executive Director of Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act and as an associate professor at Cheyney State College. In 1979, she became the first woman to head a four-year institute of higher education in Delaware as President of Wilmington University, a role she’d hold for 26 years.
As President of Wilmington University her leadership abilities and commitment to the vision of providing high quality higher education opportunities to students who might not have otherwise had an opportunity, helped to advance Wilmington College from its humble beginnings to a University with over 10,000 students and 9 locations.
Doberstein has also served as a member of the board of directors for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, Conectiv, Inc. and Mellon Bank.
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Sources and Additional Readings
Audrey Doberstein-Wilmington College (1994). (n.d.). Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www1.udel.edu/PR/Messenger/95/1/5.html
Audrey K. Doberstein and Jack P. Varsalona, Wilmington University. Delaware Today. (2019, November 9). Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://delawaretoday.com/uncategorized/audrey-k-doberstein-and-jack-p-varsalona-wilmington-university/
Audrey K. Doberstein. prabook.com. (n.d.). Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://prabook.com/web/audrey_k.doberstein/807969
