Margaret Davis Del Fabbro, William J. Farrell, and William D. Provine will be inducted into the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame on Oct. 26 at the JA Campus in Wilmington.
They join the ranks of seventy-three Hall of Fame laureates inducted since the program got underway in 1990.
Del Fabbro is CEO of M. Davis & Sons; Farrell is CEO of Wilmington Trust Company and executive vice president of M&T Bank’s Management Group; Provine is founder and CEO of the Delaware Innovation Space near Wilmington.
The purpose of the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame is to honor leaders of business, industry, academia, and community, who serve as successful adult role models.
“Like the amazing inductees that came before them,” says Junior Achievement of Delaware president Rob Eppes, “these three Hall of Fame laureates are exemplary role models to the thousands of students served by Junior Achievement of Delaware each year.”
Ticket and sponsor information on the 2022 Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame Networking Reception and Induction Ceremonies is available here:
Inductees
Margaret Davis “Peggy” Del Fabbro is CEO of M. Davis & Sons, an industrial contractor and fabricator, and Certified Woman Owned Business. Peggy is the fifth Davis family member to lead the company, which celebrated 150 years in business in 2020. M. Davis offers products and services ranging from modular fabrication projects to mechanical and electrical services to power distribution products. Peggy has been CEO for 35 years. The company has locations in Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic and is headquarted in Kennett Square, PA.
Dr. William D. Provine is CEO of the Delaware Innovation Space where Bill is presently on loan from DuPont. The Innovation Space is a non-profit organization formed in 2017 via a public-private partnership with DuPont, University of Delaware, and the State of Delaware to incubate and accelerate science-based startups. In its first five years of operation, The Innovation Space has supported over 80 startups that have raised over $800 million in funding and have supported hundreds of local jobs.
William J. Farrell is an executive vice president and a member of M&T Bank’s Management Group, Bill has overall responsibility for Institutional Client Services Division, which includes the Global Capital Markets, and Retirement Services businesses, Product Strategy along M&T Insurance Agency, and ICS Risk Management. Bill has been CEO of Wilmington Trust Company since 2011 and CEO and President of Wilmington Trust NA since 2020. Bill joined Wilmington Trust in 1976 and has held a number of senior management positions across the organization in retail banking, investment accounting, accounting operations, trust operations, and technology.
The hall of fame was originally created in partnership with Hagley Museum & Librar to honor historical and retired industry leaders. The hall of fame was later a partner with Accolade Alliance and began to include retired small business owners/entrepreneurs. More recently, M&T Bank led the transition to include current and contemporary leaders who serve as role models to Junior Achievement students. A more diverse and inclusive selection process led to five Laureates of Color being inducted in 2020 and 2021.
Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame past laureates
1990: P.S. du Pont, Crawford Greenewalt, Joseph Tatnall
1991: Oliver Evans, Wilbert & Genevieve Gore
1992: Alexander F. Giacco, George Lobdell
1993: Joseph Bancroft, Irving S. Shapiro
1994: Jack Burris, Arthur S. Carota, E.I. du Pont
1995: Joshua & Thomas Gilpin, Edward Goett
1996: Walter S. Carpenter, David Wakefield
1997: Joshua Heald, Edgar S. Woolard, Jr.
1998: Carolyn S. Burger, Harry Levin
1999: Frederick G. Krapf, Jr., Bernard J. Taylor II
2000: Charles M. Cawley, John A. Krol
2001: Werner C. Brown, John W. Rollins, Sr.
2002: T. Coleman du Pont, Robert W. Gore
2003: John B. Campbell, Sally Hawkins
2004: Leon N. Weiner, Marvin N. (Skip) Schoenhals
2005: Leonard W. Quill, Leon F. Slocomb, Jr.
2006: Murray Berstein, Foster Friess
2007: Alan B. Levin
2008: Frank J..McIntosh
2009: Craig A. Rogerson, Dian C. Taylor
2010: Carol A. Ammon, Mark A. Suwyn
2011: Alan R. Burkhard, James A. Wolfe
2012: Arkadi Kuhlmann, Jim Kelly
2013: Daniel R. Butler, Peter Minuit
2014: Robert Laskowski, Verino Pettinaro
2015: Rob Buccini, Peter Morrow, Gary Stockbridge
2016: Ellen Kullman, Allen Fasnacht, Fred Sears, Paul McConnell
2017: Ernie Dianastasis, Rob Siegfried
2018: J.MichaelBowman, Robert W.Perkins, Terry A. Strine
2019: Sam & Mariah Calagione, Thomas H. Draper, Calvert A. Morgan, Jr.
2020: Devona Williams, William (Bill) Allen, Jr., Dana Herbert
2021: Vandell Hampton, Jr., Logan Herring
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