Two of Maryland’s top teachers for the 2025-26 school year have ties to McDaniel College’s Graduate and Professional Studies programs. Calvert County Teacher of the Year William Voshell holds a master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), while Carroll County Teacher of the Year Amy Glascock achieved National Board Certification through McDaniel’s first cohort of a three-semester graduate course sequence and is currently teaching as an online adjunct lecturer in the program.
During the spring 2025 semester, McDaniel College students immersed themselves in another country through their study abroad experiences in Budapest, Hungary, Malaga, Spain, Bradford, United Kingdom, Seoul, South Korea, Athens, Greece, and Florence, Italy.
McDaniel Nursing Program Director Heather Gable was awarded $5,000 for achieving the National League for Nursing’s Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) credential. In addition, the college received a more than $40,000 grant to support professional development opportunities for McDaniel’s nurse educators.
Common Ground on the Hill returns to McDaniel's campus for its Traditions Weeks from July 6-11 and July 13-18. This annual summer series includes workshops in music, visual arts, dance, film, and more, plus evening concerts, gallery talks, keynote lectures, and late-night jams.
Kendall Luy has been hired as the new head cross country and track & field coach at McDaniel College. She comes to McDaniel from Fairleigh Dickinson University's (FDU) Florham campus, where she was the first head coach for men’s and women’s track & field in school history.
McDaniel President Julia Jasken was named to The Daily Record's Top 100 Women list for the second time and was honored during the award's 30th anniversary celebration on May 5, alongside Psychology major Janiah Fields, a 2025 graduate, who was the winner of the 2025 Top 100 Women Scholarship.
McDaniel was awarded nearly $100,000 from the Maryland Higher Education Commission for the “Transition to Teach” project, which will address teacher shortages, while supporting new career paths.
McDaniel College announces its spring 2025 dean's list, recognizing full-time undergraduate students for outstanding academic achievement. Highest honors are earned for a semester grade point average of 3.90 or higher, high honors for a grade point average of 3.70-3.89, and honors for a 3.50-3.69 grade point average.
Abigail Walker, who graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors in History and a minor in Secondary Education, was named a Distinguished Teacher Candidate by the Maryland Association of Teacher Educators and plans to continue to teach for Carroll County Public Schools. Additionally, seven Education graduates were named Teachers of Promise by the Maryland State Department of Education.
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