McDaniel College

McDaniel College announces its spring 2026 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.

McDaniel College awarded 388 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 23.

McDaniel College awarded 332 master's degrees conferred from 17 programs during the college's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 23.

McDaniel College awarded 332 master's degrees conferred from 17 programs during the college's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 23.

McDaniel College celebrated members of the Class of 2026 during the college's 156th Commencement on May 23.

McDaniel College celebrated members of the Class of 2026 during the college's 156th Commencement on May 23.

Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2030. This list includes students who have deposited as of June 1, 2026.

Peter Balding III of Vancouver 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 23.

Transfer students have enrolled at McDaniel College. This list includes students who have deposited as of June 1, 2026.

McDaniel College students received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 22.

McDaniel College awarded 388 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.

Marina Jean Ferriola of Garnet Valley was one of four recipients of The Argonaut Award for the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) during their entire completed course of study.

Sarah Grace Kreh of Frederick graduates from McDaniel College and receives The Argonaut Award and Mary Ward Lewis Prize.

McDaniel College awarded 388 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 23. Four undergraduates earned The Argonaut Award for the highest cumulative GPA during their entire completed courses of study.

Sylvan Sialis Eichenlaub graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from McDaniel College on May 23. Eichenlaub was awarded The Bates Prize as the outstanding member of the graduating class during McDaniel College's Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 22.

Josephine M. Otremba of Bel Air, Maryland, who graduated Magna Cum Laude with departmental honors in History, was the recipient of The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award. Otremba won the top writing award for the research paper titled "Christian Violence in Europe During the Black Death: A Product of Religious Tension and Economic Opportunism."

Jodi Popielaski of Bishopville, Maryland, earned a master's degree in Reading Specialist: Literacy Leadership and received The Joan Develin Coley Award for Excellence in Education during McDaniel College's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 23.

McDaniel College awarded 388 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.

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

McDaniel College senior Anna Kale, a Biology and Environmental Studies major, earned the "Best Student Poster Presentation" at the 2026 Benthic Ecology Meeting held in March in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Seniors were inducted into the Maryland Pi Chapter of the Chi Alpha Sigma national scholar-athlete honor society at McDaniel College during the McDaniel Athletics Senior Celebration on May 20.

McDaniel College senior Kaitlyn Braun, a Biology major, showcased her undergraduate research at the 2026 Benthic Ecology Meeting held in March in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

McDaniel College students participated in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) 2026 conference in New York City, held April 6-10. A delegation of nine students represented Ireland across seven UN committees, addressing a range of international and policy issues.

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

Transfer students have enrolled at McDaniel College. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 7, 2026.

Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2030. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 7, 2026.

Incoming students have enrolled at McDaniel College as members of the Class of 2030. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 7, 2026.

Students were inducted into the Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society at McDaniel College.

Students were inducted into the Psi Chi international honor society in psychology at McDaniel College.

Students were inducted April 2 into the Lambda Pi Eta international honor society in communication at McDaniel College.