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Meet McDaniel: Profiles from the Hill

Ask anyone their favorite things about McDaniel, and somewhere in a long list they’ll say, “Community.” McDaniel is defined by the scholars, mentors, and alumni who discovered a home on the Hill, so it only makes sense to meet them. Hear from graduating seniors, alumni, and faculty about how they found their place in academics, campus life, and more at McDaniel.

We are McDaniel: Class of 2026

McDaniel’s Class of 2026 is compassionate, bold, and ambitious. Through their time on the Hill, they’ve grown into confident leaders who craft their own opportunities while simultaneously guiding their peers.

Our 2026 senior profiles represent 20 undergraduate programs along with many student organizations and clubs, athletic teams, involvement opportunities, and types of experiential learning.

We’re proud to call them alumni and prouder still to share a selection of their stories here — told as only they can tell them, in their own words.

We Are McDaniel: Senior Profiles

We're proud to call these recent graduates alumni, and prouder still to share a selection of their stories here – told as only they can tell them, in their own words.

Peyton Fair
Class of 2021 / Biology, Biology - Molecular Biology

Connor Norton
Class of 2020 / Political Science, Computer Science

Sarah Méndez
Class of 2024 / Art, Secondary Education, M.S.

Gunnar Ward
Class of 2021 / Environmental Studies

McDaniel Alumni: We Are Green Terrors for Life!

Your journey doesn't end when you leave the Hill. It starts here and stays with you for life. #GreenTerror4Life

  • Cleo Braver '78
    "If we can’t get lawmakers to enact public policy that incentivizes the right things, we can act on our own as consumers. Every single human can be an active participant in changing our food systems just by voting with their fork every day.”
  • Abbi Wicklein-Bayne in her National Park Ranger uniform.
    “I think the parks are places where people can go to heal, to have fun, to spend time with their families, or just to get a break from the outside world.”
  • Vic McTeer '69 at the McTeer-Zepp fountain at McDaniel College
    Victor McTeer ’69 is a celebrated civil rights attorney and one of the first African American students to graduate from the college. He has spent his adult life engaged in professional, volunteer and philanthropic efforts to ensure that many more successful black scholars would follow in his footsteps to earn degrees at this and other fine institutions of higher learning.

Who We Are: Faculty Profiles

At McDaniel, faculty members are more than just experts. They are multidimensional people and dedicated mentors that lead by example. They are the momentum behind McDaniel. Get to know our faculty and see how faculty define a dynamic campus culture in which challenge, competitiveness, and success thrive alongside compassion and integrity.