McDaniel College

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.

Select McDaniel College alumni who majored in Elementary Education or minored in PreK-12 or Secondary Education were named Teachers of Promise by the Maryland State Department of Education. Nominations were based on GPA, service, leadership, and their performance during their student teaching semester. Teachers of Promise were matched with a veteran teacher to mentor and guide them through their transition from college to the classroom.

Recent McDaniel College graduate Abigail Walker was named a Distinguished Teacher Candidate by the Maryland Association of Teacher Educators (MATE).

Transfer students have enrolled at McDaniel College. This list includes students who have deposited as of June 5, 2025.

Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2029. This list includes students who have deposited as of June 5, 2025.

McDaniel College awarded 380 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 23.

Harrison Booth and Kaitlyn Herde were among those who received academic, activity and leadership awards at McDaniel College's Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 22.

Jennifer Christine Madison, a Writing & Publishing major from Reisterstown (21136), was among select seniors who received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 22.

McDaniel College awarded 380 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 23. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 22.

Mackenzie R. McCarter of Hagerstown, Maryland, who graduated Summa Cum Laude with departmental honors in Biology and a specialization in Molecular Biology, was the recipient of The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award. Her research paper titled "Effect of malathion on development of Cassiopea xamachana" won the top writing award.

Margaret A. Riekenberg graduated Summa Cum Laude with majors in Theatre Arts and English from McDaniel College on May 23. She was awarded The Mary Ward Lewis Prize as the outstanding member of the graduating class during McDaniel College's Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 22.

Rebekah Faith Garrett of Pasadena graduates from McDaniel College and receives The Argonaut Award and Bates Prize.

McDaniel College awarded 380 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 23. The Argonaut Award for the highest cumulative GPA during their entire completed courses of study was given to five undergraduates: Rebekah Faith Garrett of Pasadena, Maryland, Jolie A. Gray of Crownsville, Maryland, Jacqueline E. Kuzma of Stafford, Virginia, Elana Kara Petrone of Colonial Heights, Virginia, and Olivia Kathleen Shores of Frederick, Maryland.

Five undergraduate students earned The Argonaut Award for the highest cumulative GPA during their entire completed courses of study, including: Jolie A. Gray of Crownsville, Maryland, who graduates summa cum laude with departmental honors in Business Administration and a minor in Sociology. A member of the Green Terror Battalion, Gray received a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during McDaniel's May 22 Commissioning Ceremony and was recognized with the Lieutenant General (R) Otto Guenther Leadership Award, which annually goes to the commissioning cadet who best exemplifies the character, morals, leadership, and lifelong dedication, both to the U.S. Army and to their alma mater. She also received The Maria Leonard Senior Book Award at the May 22 Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation. She will serve in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Military Intelligence Officer, assigned to the 741st Military Intelligence Battalion at Fort Meade, Maryland. Elana Kara Petrone of Colonial Heights, Virginia, who graduates summa cum laude with departmental honors in English. A College Scholar and member of Phi Beta Kappa, Petrone was a member of the Green Terror Battalion and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during McDaniel's May 22 Commissioning Ceremony. Petrone also received The Makosky Award for Excellence in English at the May 22 Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation. Petrone, a three-year Advanced Designee Scholarship cadet, will serve in an active-duty position as an Adjutant General Officer after completing the Adjutant General Basic Officer Leader Course in Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

Seven McDaniel College graduates received commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army on May 22.

Rahmel X. Bellebranche of Westminster (21158) was one of seven McDaniel College graduates commissioned May 22 as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Megan Elizabeth Barksdale of Kansas City (64118) earned a master's degree in Education of the Deaf and received The B. Jill Brooks Hodge Professional Development Award during McDaniel College's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 17.

McDaniel College awarded 283 master's degrees conferred from 22 programs during the college's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 17.

Transfer students have enrolled at McDaniel College. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 15, 2025.

Seniors were inducted into the Maryland Pi Chapter of the Chi Alpha Sigma national scholar-athlete honor society at McDaniel College during McDaniel Athletics Senior Celebration on May 21.

Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2029. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 15, 2025.

Seven McDaniel College seniors were invited to present at the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference held April 12.

McDaniel College selects students into the college's Global Fellows program. The Global Fellows program is designed to enhance students' understanding of global issues, develop heightened intercultural competency, and cultivate the skills and attitudes important to leading successful lives in a global context. Students earn a Global Fellow designation on their transcript upon completion of the program.

Cinema majors at McDaniel College premiered their original student-produced narrative and documentary films during the annual McDaniel Cinema Showcase. The students wrote, directed, produced, and edited films as the culminating project for their senior capstone. Screenings took place Wednesday, May 7, and Thursday, May 8, at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland.

McDaniel College students were recognized at the April 23 Impact Awards. The event highlighted McDaniel students, faculty, and staff for their exemplary efforts and impact on McDaniel's campus outside of the classroom. It was hosted by the Office of Student Engagement as part of the college's Excellence in Leadership Program.

McDaniel College's daylong Academic Symposium on Monday, May 5, showcased the original research, scholarship, and creative achievements of McDaniel students, faculty, and staff.

Students were inducted into the Lambda Pi Eta international honor society in communication at McDaniel College.

Works by Art majors at McDaniel College were highlighted in the first of two capstone exhibitions from April 15-25 in McDaniel's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall.

Works by Art majors at McDaniel College are highlighted in the second of two capstone exhibitions. The exhibition runs Tuesday, April 29-Friday, May 9, in McDaniel's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall.

On March 30, students were inducted into McDaniel College's Delta of Maryland Chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa national honor society. Founded in 1776, the Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation's oldest academic honor society.