Three top student awards, the Argonaut Award for achieving the highest cumulative grade-point average, the Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award, and the B. Jill Brooks Hodge Professional Development Award, were presented May 22 at McDaniel College’s 151st Commencement.
A year after they were supposed to cross the stage, the McDaniel College Class of 2020 was invited back to the Hill on Saturday, May 22, for a special Commencement ceremony honoring 325 bachelor’s and 230 master’s graduates. The 555 graduates, who were honored last spring with a virtual celebration due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were welcomed back to campus for their hard-earned day in the spotlight.
Jacob E. Fine, a Music major from Lambertville, N.J., and Priscilla Owusu, a Chemistry major from Bowie, Md., were honored as the outstanding male and female members of the Class of 2021 during the May 21 virtual senior awards ceremony for activity and leadership awards.
McDaniel College seniors in the Class of 2021 were honored during two virtual award ceremonies on May 21. Provost Julia Jasken presented academic awards and Dean of Students Liz Towle presented activity and leadership awards.
Four McDaniel graduating seniors, who served as members of the Green Terror Battalion, were commissioned as Army officers on May 21. Maj. Gen. Clement S. Coward, director of the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, served as the keynote speaker
Here’s to McDaniel’s Class of 2021. All 587 of them. A diverse group, they have 55 different majors and traveled from nine countries and 25 states and D.C. to study on the Hill. Want to know more? Top majors? Where they studied abroad? How many are College Scholars? Read on!
Here’s to McDaniel’s Class of 2021. They are distinctively McDaniel. Confident. Committed. Innovative. Curious. Genuine. Dynamic. Enthusiastic. World changing. Kind. 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.
Adam Hertz, who has served as McDaniel College’s Interim Director of Athletics since Mar. 10, has been appointed as Director of Athletics, current McDaniel Provost and incoming 10th President Julia Jasken has announced. Hertz came to McDaniel after nearly two decades at fellow Centennial Conference member Swarthmore. He most recently managed operations and logistics for 122 Consulting Group in Philadelphia, a national consulting group based in Philadelphia that specializes in Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JDEI) work.
Tina Bjarekull, president emerita of the Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA), was conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by McDaniel College’s Board of Trustees. The presentation took place May 15 during the board’s annual spring meeting.
Eight senior Cinema majors premiered more than their original films during the McDaniel Cinema Showcase on May 6. Their capstone creations showcased a piece of themselves on the big screen in Decker Auditorium, Lewis Hall of Science. Each film was written, directed, produced, and edited by a Cinema major as a portfolio of their work.
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