McDaniel students participate at Maryland Honors Conference

Four students from the McDaniel Honors Program were selected to present at the Maryland Collegiate Honors Conference, held March 1–2 at Morgan State University. Presentation topics were inspired by individual students’ interests and concentration.

The students included:

• Shannon Bernier of Ijamsville, Md., whose poster presentation was titled "Thermochemical Analysis of Fuel Blends Using the Laser-Driven Thermal Reactor.” She was the winner for the best poster presentation at the conference.
• Cari Witherow of Camp Hill, Pa., whose poster presentation was titled "The Impacts of Deer Population on Smaller Communities."
• Atticus Rice of Portland, Ore., who had a paper accepted, but was unable to attend the conference.

In addition, Daniel Smith of Lancaster, Pa., was named a finalist for the Portz Award for an Outstanding Honors Student at a four-year college in Maryland.

Bryn Upton, History professor and Director of the Honors Program, gave the keynote address. He is president of the Maryland Collegiate Honors Council.

Established in 1986, the Honors Program at McDaniel offers academic enrichment to students in the program who became part of a community of scholars. Admission is highly selective and is based on students’ academic records, test scores and leadership potential.