Destiny Alysia Edwards of Gwynn Oak Graduates from McDaniel College and Receives Senior Award

2024 May 22

Destiny Alysia Edwards of Gwynn Oak (21207) graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from McDaniel College on May 18.

Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 17. Edwards was the recipient of The Alumni Citizenship Award to the student who has displayed a steadying loyalty to classmates and the college through active participation in campus life and contributions to the betterment of the college.

McDaniel College awarded a total of 703 master's and bachelor's degrees during the college's 154th Commencement on May 18. Commencement speaker for the undergraduate ceremony was higher education leader Freeman A. Hrabowski III. The 407 bachelor's degree recipients hailed from 15 states, plus the District of Columbia, and nine countries.

Academic honors given at graduation include summa cum laude for a cumulative grade point average of 3.9 or higher, magna cum laude for a cumulative grade point average of 3.70 to 3.89 and cum laude for a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 to 3.69.

For more information about McDaniel College, visit www.mcdaniel.edu.

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McDaniel College, founded in 1867, is a four-year, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences offering more than 70 undergraduate programs of study, including pre-professional specializations and student-designed majors, and over 20 graduate programs. One of 40 "Colleges That Change Lives," McDaniel emphasizes experiential learning and student-faculty collaboration to develop the unique potential in every student. Represented by the Green Terror, its 24 athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference. A student-centered community of 1,800 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students offers access to both Baltimore and Washington, D.C., plus a European campus in Budapest, Hungary. www.mcdaniel.edu