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About Echelon | News, Events & Press ReleasesThree new trustees join UD boardUniversity of Delaware
1:44 p.m., June 21, 2005--Three new trustees recently attended special orientation sessions as they join the University’s Board of Trustees. Chelina Tirrell, who graduated from the University with a bachelor’s degree in biology on May 28, was elected to a one-year term as the recent graduate trustee, and Christopher H. Schell, president of Schell Brothers, a construction company that specializes in custom residential and commercial construction, was elected to a six-year term, both at the board’s semiannual meeting in May. Scott A. Green, a senior executive vice president of MBNA America, is a gubernatorial appointee, who also recently began a six-year term. When she was a student, Tirrell was a resident assistant and was an active member of several student organizations. A Blue Hen Ambassador and a Spirit Ambassador, she was a member of the NUCLEUS, an academic program for minority students who want to pursue careers in the sciences. Tirrell, of Millsboro, graduated from Sussex Central High School in 2001. She won much recognition at UD, including the Mountaire Farms Scholarship, NUCLEUS Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, UD Academic Scholarship and African American Students of Distinction honors. Tirrell, who plans to attend dental school, will complete an orthodontic internship over the next year.
Schell graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and minor in business administration. After graduation, he developed automated computer trading systems for the commodity markets while working with commodity trader Marty Schwartz. Schell later became a registered commodity-trading adviser and started his own company, Schell Systems LLC. Schell completed his MBA at Harvard Business School in 2002. He later sold his company and founded his own construction company. Schell lives in Lewes with his wife, the former Lori Wachter, a 1997 UD graduate, and their two children. Green, who is currently serving as the managing director of national sales for MBNA, graduated from UD in 1977 with a degree in international relations and holds a law degree from American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. Green, of Wilmington, is a member of the Delaware Stadium Corp. and of the Delaware Compensation Commission. He also serves as a cochairperson of a task force studying revisions to the city of Wilmington’s financial structure. Article by Martin Mbugua
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