Smart Growth evident on campus

The Robert E. '62 and Peggy Hoey '63 Warfield Tennis Courts
Credit: Derck & Edson Associates, LLP.
This new venue featuring six courts, two sets of comfortable spectator areas
and attractive landscaping is located between Bair Stadium and Main Street.

March 21, 2005

Bob Warfield '62 never played tennis in college. But wrestling and football aren't sports that age well, so he took up a racket shortly after graduation and has been a big fan of the game ever since.

The naming gift of $250,000 made by him with his wife Peggy Hoey '63 for the new six-court tennis venue is their way of encouraging members of the campus and local communities to “hit the ball around and have some fun.”

Located between Bair Stadium and Main Street on the west side of campus, the tennis venue features comfortable spectator stands and attractive landscaping. It is the latest project to be completed under McDaniel's 10-year master plan, which details a vision for the growth of the College's 160-acre campus.

New Fitness Center
Credit: Marshall Craft Associates, Inc.
The Fitness Center will be the first phase of a Gill Center expansion.
It will span two stories and features its own shower rooms and dressing
areas, as well as large glass windows overlooking playing fields.

At its February meeting, the Board of Trustees outlined two priorities for the near future: construction of a new Fitness Center and renovations to Rouzer residence hall. Immediate next steps will be to commission construction documents for the Fitness Center, a six-month process, and to begin the first phase of renovations to Rouzer this summer.

Enhancing student life is a key of the master plan. Warfield says creating high-quality athletic and recreational facilities is not just a matter of supporting good fun, but providing sound education.

Rouzer Renovation
Credit: Marshall Craft Associates, Inc.
Plans for the renovation of 40-year-old Rouzer Hall call for a new,
multi-story glass entrance tower, large student common areas with
wireless Internet on every floor and bedrooms that feature new
flooring and interior finishes. The first phase, to be completed this
summer, will create common areas that can be expanded when the
tower is constructed during the second phase of the renovation
over the summer of 2006.

“Life is all about teamwork. There are very few loners out there who have achieved very much,” says Warfield, a renowned real estate developer in Ocean City, Md., whose former company Moore, Warfield and Glick, employed 250 sales agents and 30 rental agents. Approaching his 65th birthday in May, he says being an athlete has also taught him another valuable lesson: “Just keep moving.”

Contact Peggy Fosdick, director of communications, at 410-857-2293.

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