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Barlow and Rose honored at UD

10 Friday Apr 2026

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graphic for the announcement of the Barlow-Rose Center for Anatomy and Physiology Education

CRR Dave Barlow and CRR Bill Rose were feted last night during a ceremony at the STAR Tower atrium on the University of Delaware (UD) campus. The two retired professors were honored by having a new UD center named for them—the Barlow-Rose Center for Anatomy and Physiology Education.

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Bill Farquhar talking about the honorees

Among the attendees and UD dignitaries were about a dozen Creek Road Runners, who came to help honor Barlow and Rose.

The event’s emcee was CRR Dave Edwards, who introduced UD interim provost CRR Bill Farquhar. Farquhar, one of Rose’s running partners when Rose was teaching at UD, presented a brief synopsis of the impact that Barlow and Rose’s teaching have had in the academic areas for which the center has been named. During their careers (Barlow’s having spanned 50 years!), each honoree at one time had been named as UD’s prestigious Teacher of the Year awardee.

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Bill Rose and David Barlow

Rose and Barlow then spoke in turn, talking about the honor, what it meant to them, and how important the education of students in the field of anatomy and physiology had been to them in their respective careers at UD. Barlow stressed that the importance that UD has placed on this field of research and education has placed it “on the map” with respect to other institutions nationwide.

Congratulations to both of you for this well-deserved honor!

Castagno: a 2026 Hall of Fame Inductee

10 Friday Apr 2026

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Salesianum School and University of Delaware standout and longtime award-winning Tatnall School track and cross-country coach Pat Castagno will be among ten inductees into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame (HOF) this spring. An excerpt from the HOF announcement follows:

For 25 years, Patrick Castagno has coached Tatnall School track and field and cross-country teams to statewide dominance and national prominence.

Castagno joined the Tatnall faculty in 2001 and reinvigorated the cross country and track programs. Since then, the Hornets have won 62 state championships, with 273 individual and relay titles. Eight Hornets teams and five individual runners have qualified for the Nike Cross Country Nationals.

Castagno has been named U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association Coach of the Year five times and Delaware Coach of the Year 15 times.

Nearly 80 of his athletes have competed at the college level, including an NCAA champion and [fellow HOF] inductee, Juliet Bottorff.

One of Castagno’s former Tatnall great runners, CRR Sam Parsons, who also had a successful runner career both in college at North Carolina State and then on the pro circuit, went on to become Delaware’s first sub-four miler and the first person to break the four-minute-mile barrier on Delaware soil.

A successful college runner himself, Castagno was coached at the University of Delaware by another Delaware Sports Hall of Famer, CRR Jim Fischer.

Still competing…for his health

26 Tuesday Sep 2023

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Here’s a 27-year-old flashback look at University of Delaware (UD) faculty retiree CRR Larry Cogburn, who recently touched base with a brief update.

photo of Larry Cogburn in mountains of France in 1996

Cogburn has been a Creek Road Runner very nearly since its inception in the 1980s, and it’s clear that he’s enjoyed the affiliation. Here’s what he had to say.

I have bought many Creek Road Runners tank-tops, T-shirts, and sweatshirts over my years at UD and have worn them proudly locally, nationally, and internationally [as evidenced in the photo].

I served as a US. Army combat medic in the Second Indochina War (a.k.a. Vietnam War) 1968-1969, arriving in that country days before the TET Offensive. Afterwards, I completed my higher education (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) under the VA’s G.I. Bill while maintaining physical fitness and enjoying years of mountaineering. 

I joined the UD Animal Science Faculty in 1979, developed a robust research program in Molecular Endocrinology and Functional Genomics, and taught advanced animal physiology to Pre-Vet majors until my retirement in 2017. During my early days, I ran 40-50 miles per week and worked out in [UD’s employee fitness center].

My running declined after I reached 50 years old, but I have walked more and worked out regularly in the [fitness center].

And Cogburn is still working out each week. Kudos, and thanks for your service.

An authentic “‘Goody’ two shoes”

19 Wednesday Jul 2023

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CRR Steve Goodwin has been a fixture on Creek Road during his 30-year tenure at the University of Delaware.

Not that he’s looking for publicity or anything like that, but when Goodwin (known to many friends, colleagues, and former students as “Goody”) retired this month, it was wholly appropriate that someone document in writing a summary of the true good that he did during in his teaching/mentoring career at UD. Here’s an excerpt from that article:

Goodwin, an associate professor of health behavior and nutrition sciences, who’s retiring after 30 years, was inspired to start [a class about happiness] about halfway into his career at UD after re-reading The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama.

“I want my students to be better people,” Goodwin said. “Being a better person can take on a lot of different aspects of their life, and certainly being healthier is being better in some ways, but I’ve always felt it was really important to affect them in the way they interact with others and treat others with respect. If you can help people do that, they’re a better person.”

Steve, Creek Road Runners wish you happiness always, both on and off Creek Road.

> See full UD article

Kauffman honored

18 Wednesday May 2022

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A genuine environmental advocate for Creek Road and its environs has received a recent public-service honor at the University of Delaware (UD).

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CRR Jerry Kauffman was one of two individuals at UD to be honored with the 2021 Ratledge Family Award for Delaware Public Service.

Kauffman is the director of the UD Water Resources Center in the Institute for Public Administration at the Biden School. He also holds secondary faculty appointments in the Biden School and in the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences.

A longtime Creek Road Runner, for years Kauffman has been a champion for protection of water quality and improvement of conditions for wildlife within area watersheds, including the White Clay Creek, along which Creek Road runs north from Newark.

Established by the Ratledge family, the Ratledge Family Award for Delaware Public Service reflects the family’s long-standing commitment to both the state of Delaware and UD. The award recognizes contributions of UD faculty, staff, and students who exemplify excellence in public service to the citizens of the state of Delaware.

Congratulations, Jerry, and thank you for your work.