After graduation, McDaniel students are well-prepared for the next step. For many, that means graduate school. For others, it’s a terrific job doing something intriguing, and for still others, it’s a combination of both. Just take a look at what some of our recent grads are doing:

Yurendra “Yuri” Basnett ’03 is a graduate student at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies. A native of Nepal, he co-founded McDaniel’s chapter of Amnesty International while an undergrad.

Sarah Vannoy and James Lipchock ’04 are both pursuing doctorates in the sciences at Yale University. Each receives a stipend of about $25,000. They married in McDaniel’s Baker Chapel shortly after graduation.

Christine Joyce ’02 is nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital while finishing the BSN/MSN program there. Her next move: Johns Hopkins’ nurse practitioner program.

Tracey Ambrose ’01 continues to prove how flexible her biology major is.  She was an animal keeper at the Baltimore Zoo for four years before joining the four-year doctoral program at the Pennsylvania School of Audiology. When she’s done she’ll take over her father’s practice.

Russel Drake ’00 is completing his M.B.A. in technology while working full-time for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. One of his projects: the Joint Strike Fighter, a new fighter plane.

Alex McLean ’00 is an Army captain. He spent 2004 in Iraq, about 30 miles north of Baghdad. Now stateside, he serves at Fort Lewis, Washington.