University & Whist Club 
805 North Broom Street
Wilmington, DE 19806

Dinner Meeting Schedule

5:30 p.m. Cocktails  ▪  6:30 p.m. Dinner  ▪  7:15 p.m. Program

Member Reception Locations TBA

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, except the Annual Auction (first Wednesday of December) and the Annual BBQ (third Monday of June).

No meetings in July and August.

2020 - 2021 Past Speakers/Events

March 16, 2021 -Guest Speaker Patrick Callahan, CEO, CompassRed; Chair, Science & Tech Advisors
March 10, 2021 - Virtual Lab Roundtable: Update on Increasing Lab Space in Delaware
February 16, 2021- Guest Speaker U.S. Senator Chris Coons
January 19, 2021 - Guest Speaker DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 48th Annual Auction - Virtual
Tuesday, November 17 - Virtual Meeting-Election Recap & Legislative Session Preview
October 20, 2020 - Oktoberfest Member Reception
October 7, 2020  - Virtual Roundtable: Increasing Graduate Lab Space Capacity in Delaware
September 17, 2020 - Virtual NCC@2050 Workshop
September 15, 2020 - Virtual Meeting with DOE Secretary Bunting & OWBL Director Bryan Horsey
July 21, 2020 - Annual BBQ
June 16, 2020 - Virtual Meeting with New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer
May 19, 2020 - Virtual Meeting & Scholarship Presentation with Governor John Carney
April 21, 2020 - Member Reception canceled due to pandemic
March 17, 2020 - Dinner Meeting canceled due to pandemic
February 18, 2020 - Member Reception @ Hyatt Place Wilmington Riverfront
January 21, 2020 - Dinner Meeting with Eric Casey, CEO, GT USA Wilmington

December 4, 2019 - 47th Annual Auction @ The Hotel du Pont Gold Ballroom
November 19, 2019 -  Dinner Meeting with Wilmington Mayor Michael Purzycki
October 15, 2019 - Member Reception @ Food Bank of Delaware
September 17, 2019 - Dinner Meeting with New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer
June 17, 2019 - Annual June BBQ/Paul Morrill's Retirement Celebration
May 21, 2019 -  Member Reception & Scholarship Award @ Wilmington University Brandywine
April 16, 2019 - Dinner Meeting with Secretary Jennifer Cohan, Delaware Department of Transportation
March 19, 2019 - Dinner Meeting with Michael Quaranta, President of DE State Chamber of Commerce
February 25, 2019 - Workshop: Opportunity Zones in Delaware
February 19, 2019 - Member Reception @ Junior Achievement of Delaware
January 15, 2019 - Dinner Meeting with Kurt Foreman, CEO of Delaware Prosperity Partnership 

December 5, 2018  -46th Annual Auction  @ The Hotel du Pont Gold Ballroom
November 20, 2018 - Dinner Meeting with U.S. Senator Christopher Coons
October 16, 2018 - Member Reception @ Tower at STAR
September 18, 2018 - Dinner Meeting with Governor John C. Carney, Jr.
June 18, 2018 - Annual June BBQ
May 15, 2018 - Dinner Meeting & Scholarship Presentation with Rick Gessner, Chair of Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank & Kevin Smith, CEO, Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County 
April 17, 2018 - Member Reception & Annual Members Meeting @ Incyte
March 20, 2018 - Dinner Meeting with DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker, Christiana Care CEO Dr. Janice Nevin, and Mr. Timothy Constantine, President of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware 
February 20, 2018 - Member Reception @ CSC
January 16, 2018 - Dinner Meeting with State Treasurer Ken Simpler

December 6, 2017; 45th Annual Auction @ The Hotel du Pont Gold Ballroom
November 21, 2017;  Dinner Meeting with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester
October 17, 2017; Member Reception
September 19, 2017; 50th Anniversary Dinner with Land Use Panel
June 19, 2017; Annual June BBQ
May 16, 2017;  Dinner Meeting with Governor John C. Carney, Jr.
April 18, 2017;  Dinner Meeting with Mayor Michael Purzycki, City of Wilmington  
March 21, 2017; Member Reception
February 21, 2017;  Dinner Meeting with New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer
January 17, 2017;  Member Reception

December 2, 2015; 43rd Annual Auction @ The Hotel du Pont Gold Ballroom
November 15, 2015;  Mayor Dennis P. Williams
October 20, 2015;  1st Member Reception
September 15, 2015:  Secretary Bernice Whaley, Director, Delaware Economic Development Office
June 15, 2015;  Annual June BBQ
May 19, 2015;  Ken Simpler, State Treasurer & 2015 Academic Scholarship Presentation
April 21, 2015;  Dr. Janice Nevin, CEO Christiana Care   
March 17,  2015;  Attorney General Matthew P. Denn
February 17, 2015;  Governor Jack Markell
January 20, 2015:  Robert Gorman, Chief Portfolio Strategist at TD Wealth

December 3, 2014; 42nd Annual Auction @ The Hotel du Pont Gold Ballroom
November 18, 2014;  Representative Peter C. Schwartzkopf, Speaker of the DE House of Representatives
October 21, 2014;  Dr. Dan Freeman, Director, University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
September 16, 2014;  State Auditor Candidates' Debate: Brenda Mayrack and Tom Wagner
June 16, 2014; Annual June BBQ
May 20, 2014; Jim Kelly of Capital One 360 & 2014 Academic Scholarship Presentation
April 15, 2014;  Thomas P. Gordon, New Castle County Executive
March 18, 2014; R. Samuel Fraundorf, President Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc.
February 18, 2014:  Governor Jack Markell
January 21, 2014;  Cancelled due to inclement weather

December 5, 2012: 40th Annual Dinner Auction
November 20, 2012: Dr. Samuel Hoff, Professor of Political Science, Delaware State University
October 16, 2012: Lt. Governor Candidate Debate: Lt. Governor Matt Denn and Sher Valenzuela
September 18, 2012: Michael S. Purzycki, Executive Director, Riverfront Developement Corporation
June 18, 2012: Annual June BBQ with federal, state and local government officials
May 15, 2012: Governor Jack Markell & 2012 Academic Scholarship Presentation
April 17, 2012: United States Senator Tom Carper & The Byrd Group
March 20, 2012: The Honorable Kevin Gross, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
February 21, 2012: United States Senator Christopher Coons
January 17, 2012: Mark A. Turner, WSFS Bank, President & CEO

December 7, 2011: 39th Annual Dinner Auction
November 15, 2011: Dr. Patrick T. Harker, President, University of Delaware
October 18, 2011: Secretary Collin O'Mara, Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
September 20, 2011: David M. Culver, General Manager, NCC Department of Land Use
June 20, 2011: Annual June BBQ with federal, state and local government officials
May 17, 2011: John J. McMahon, Delaware's Secretary of Labor & 2011 Academic Scholarship Presentation
April 19, 2011: Thomas Kovach, New Castle County Council President
March 15, 2011: Darrell L. Cronk, CFA, Wells Fargo Private Bank
February 15, 2011: Mayor James M. Baker of Wilmington
January 18, 2011: Paul G. Clark, New Castle County Executive 

December 1, 2010: 38th Annual Dinner Auction
November 2010: Ron Williams, Bob Byrd, Don Mell
October 2010: Gary Martin, Executive deputy to the Commander, U.S. Army Research
September 2010: Governor Jack Markell & Alan Levin, Director, Delaware Economic Development Office
June 14, 2010: Annual June BBQ with federal, state and local government officials
May 2010: Representative Peter Schwartzkopf & 2010 Academic Scholarship Presentation
April 2010: William I. Fasy, President of Delaware Park
March 2010: Dr. Kathleen Matt, Health Science Alliance
February 2010: Chris Coons, County Executive, New Castle County
January 2010: Dr. Lillian Lowery, Secretary of Education, Delaware Department of Education

December 2, 2009:  37th Annual Dinner Auction
November 2009: Patrick T. Harker, President, University of Delaware
October 2009: Collin O'Mara, Secretary, Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
September 2009: Christopher Sheldon, Director of Investment Strategy BNY Mellon Wealth Management
May 2009: Mayor James M. Baker & 2009 Academic Scholarship Presentation
April 2009: Chris Coons, County Executive, New Castle County
March 2009: Secretary Alan Levin, Director, Delaware Economic Development Office
February 2009: Governor Jack Markell
January 2009: David M. Culver, General Manager, NCC Department of Land Use