William P. Frank was Delaware’s best-known journalist of the
20th century. His career
spanned 65 years, during which he became the state’s foremost
newspaper columnist and
radio commentator. He was a Delaware historian, a Judaic scholar,
a Shakespearean actor,
and a social activist. Although he was listened to by powerful people,
he made the concerns
of ordinary people his concerns. Mr. Frank was born in New York
City in 1905, but he grew
up in Wilmington. He died in Wilmington on August 21, 1989. Most
people knew him as
simply “Bill Frank” or as Zev Amiti, his Hebrew name.
The 2011 William P. Frank Scholarship winners are:
Marguerite O'Brien, University of Delaware
Deborah Miller, Delaware State University
Partial Scholarships are awarded to:
Krystina Muhammad, Delaware State University
Desiree Williamms, Delaware State University
Past winners of the William P. Frank Scholarship:
2011: Joy Wedge, Nancy Ryle, Zoe Read
2009: James Smith, Gregory Dale
2008: Emily Riley, Natalie Robbins
2007: Adam Asher, Danielle Scott
2006: Kimberly Dixon, Latiya Griffin
2005: Jocelyn Jones, Nathaniel Delesline III
2004: Brook Patterson, Veronia Brinney
2003: Nikki Lavoie, Angel Saunders
2002: Danielle N. McNamara, Ronisha Turner
2001: Shaun P. Gallagher, Jamar H. Jeffers
2000: Eric Townsend, Keyla DiSalvo
1999: Brian Calloway
1998: Christopher G. Yasiejko
1997: Mark Jolley
1996: Kim Walker
1995: Brian Hickey
1994: Jeff Pearlman
1993: Jonathan Thomas
1992: Gabriela Marmo
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