Homecoming 2025 included cheering for the Green Terror while tailgating during Saturday's home football game. The official dedication and ribbon-cutting of the Dr. Richard A. Clower '50 Track, as well as the presentation of the Homecoming Court, awarding the James Brant Memorial Cup, and naming the winners of the Letters on the Hill contest, took place prior to kickoff.
Works by recent Art alums EJ Lee ’15, Sarah Méndez ’24, Quyen Nguyen ’21, and Brenay Spencer ’24 are exhibited in “Four Alumnae, Four Paths,” which runs through Friday, Dec. 12. An opening reception takes place Thursday, Oct. 23, 5:30–7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.
Alumni, students, families, and community members celebrate Homecoming 2025 on Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25, with Homecoming traditions, including tailgating at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium while Green Terror football takes on Dickinson College. Additionally, the annual Green & Gold Challenge, a weeklong competition to support McDaniel's student-athletes, runs Oct. 22-29.
Brett Foelber ’08 is an assistant vice president for marketing at St. John Properties, where he has worked since 2021 and previously served as director of marketing. Foelber and his fellow 40 Under 40 honorees were selected by the Baltimore Business Journal for their significant contributions to not only their workplaces but also within their communities.
McDaniel College has announced an approximately $15 million bequest, the largest gift in the college's history, along with the public launch of a $50 million comprehensive campaign entitled “Reaching New Heights: The Campaign for McDaniel College.” Learn more at campaign.mcdaniel.edu.
Lucero Espinal '20 of Westminster, Maryland, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a minor in Education with a PreK-12 specialization, and Tim McLister '13 of Leesburg, Virginia, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics, have been appointed as recent alumni trustees on the McDaniel College Board of Trustees. They are the first alumni to hold the position.
Kristi Thayer Yowell ’00, M.S. ’05, coordinator of McDaniel College’s graduate program in Human Resources Management, was recently recognized with the Distinguished Service Award from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, in recognition of her distinguished leadership and service with the organization.
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.
Alumni are invited back to campus Friday, June 6-Sunday, June 8 for a weekend of engaging activities to reconnect and reminisce. Special milestone Reunion events take place for classes ending in zero and five. More information is available at www.mcdaniel.edu/alumniweekend.
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