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Board Announces New Appointments
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The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following appointments:
Rodney A. Lambert, Jr. to President & CEO and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lambert joined Woodlawn in 2003 as the Controller and most recently, has served as Vice President of Finance. Before joining Woodlawn, Mr. Lambert served as Controller for Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. in Wilmington, Delaware, where he worked for 10 years. He earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from West Chester University and received his Certified Public Accountant designation from the State of Pennsylvania in 1994.
Vernon J. Green to Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Real Estate. Working in the real estate industry since 1984, as a real estate broker with B. Gary Scott and Prudential Preferred Realty, Mr. Green joined Woodlawn in 1992 as the Contract and Rental Manager and most recently, has served as Vice President of Operations. He attended the University of Delaware and Florida International University majoring in Business.
Mr. Lambert and Mr. Green will assume their new positions effective January 1, 2010.
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New Pedestrian Bridge
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A Short Version of Woodlawn Trustees’ Efforts Regarding the 9th Street Pedestrian Bridge:
In 1911, William P. Bancroft, the founder of Woodlawn Trustees, had a plan prepared showing a parkway accross the western part of the City of Wilmington linking Rockford Park with Canby Park. By 1928, the parkway was completed except for a diagonal bridge over the railroad at 9th Street. By the end of the 1930’s, the state highway department wanted this site for a motor vehicle inspection station. As payment for the land, the state was committed to build the diagonal bridge, when the war in Europe and a shortage of steel delayed the bridge. The state built the motor vehicle inspection station on the site.
A new opportunity for a diagonal crossing as originally planned came with the building of this new library. To complete the parkway connection as envisioned by Mr. Bancroft 95 years ago, Woodlawn Trustees had a prefabricated bridge built which is scheduled to be set in place on April 17, 2006. The bridge walkway will begin at the corner lot at 9th Street and the bridge will extend over the CSX railroad and join a promenade walkway passing through the library site to the corner of 8th and Bancroft Parkway. When completed, Woodlawn intends to hand over title to the bridge and corner lot to the City. The City has agreed to maintain the bridge and walkway as part of Bancroft Parkway. The City has received a $250,000 grant from the State Land and Water Conservation Trust Fund to offset part of the construction costs. The pedestrian bridge will become a vital link in this segment of the Delaware greenway system and provide safe access to the new library for adjoining neighborhood residents.
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