Jenni Buckley

Class:
Senior
High School:
Dickinson
Hometown:
Wilmington, Del.

University of Delaware
Athletics Hall of Fame
Class of 2017

The first-ever rower to be inducted into the University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame, Dr. Jenni Buckley joined the squad during its second year of existence and was an immediate standout on the water for the Blue Hens.

A native of Wilmington, Del., she was a member of the novice heavyweight eights boat in 2000 and led a crew that captured first place in every event it competed in during the spring, including the top finish at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta where she helped lead the overall team to a runner-up finish for head coach Amanda Kukla.

As a senior in 2001, Jenni was named the team’s UD Alumni Association Team Most Valuable Player as a member of the lightweight varsity eights crew that won the Dad Vail title and helped the team capture the overall regatta crown from among 150 schools.

An outstanding student in mechanical engineering, she recorded a perfect 4.0 grade point average and earned her degree from UD in 2001. She later earned her master’s (2004) and doctorate (2006) degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Jenni served as an associate professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware beginning in 2011 and was presented the Trabant Award for Women’s Equity at UD in 2016.