McDaniel College

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

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.

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.

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.

McDaniel College awarded 407 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18.

McDaniel College awarded 407 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 17.

McDaniel College awarded 296 master's degrees during the college's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18.

Tyra N. Pritchett graduated magna cum laude with a major in Psychology from McDaniel College on May 18. 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 17.

Kramoh T. Mansalay graduated with majors in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and Biomedical Science from McDaniel College on May 18. He was awarded The Bates Prize as the outstanding member of the graduating class and The Frank and Margaret Malone Award for Excellence in a Foreign Language during McDaniel College's Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 17.

Zachary E. Brown of Taneytown, who graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in both Biology and History, was the recipient of The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award. Brown's paper was titled "Over the Top, Under the Microscope: World War I and the Redirection of Clinical Microbiology." Additionally, at the May 17 Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation, Brown received The Class of 1938 Award for Excellence in Music and The Hugh Barnette Speir, Jr. Prize for the student showing the greatest excellence in European history.

McDaniel College awarded 407 bachelor's degrees during the college's Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18. The Argonaut Award for the highest cumulative GPA during their entire completed courses of study was given to five undergraduates: Haley E. Arnold, Kendall Rose Catlin, Signe T. Kula, Brenna R. Mayberry, and Ariana Kaylin Stormont.

Kai Christenberry of Moody earned a master's degree in Deaf Education and received The B. Jill Brooks Hodge Professional Development Award during McDaniel College's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 18.

McDaniel College awarded 368 bachelor's degrees during the college's 153rd undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 20.

Stephanie A. Eckard graduated summa cum laude from McDaniel College on May 20 with departmental honors in History. She was also the recipient of The Edith Farr Ridington Writing Award for her paper titled "The Deathless Devotion of Southern Women: How the United Daughters of the Confederacy Weaponized Monuments in the Battle for Southern Memory."

Stephani Xiomara Portillo Ordonez graduated magna cum laude from McDaniel College on May 20 with departmental honors in student-designed French Studies. She also majored in political science with a specialization in international studies and completed a minor in European Studies. She was also awarded The Mary Ward Lewis Prize as the outstanding member of the graduating class and The Frank and Margaret Malone Award for Excellence in a Foreign Language during McDaniel College's Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 19.

McDaniel College awarded 368 bachelor's degrees during the college's 153rd Commencement on May 20. The Argonaut Award for the highest cumulative GPA during their entire completed courses of study was given to six undergraduates: Kate Rebecca Cramer, Evan J. Darr, Kyra M. Greenfield, Lyra Juliet Houghton, Grace Elizabeth Maglietta, and Eleanor Vivienne Tomkins.

Dylan Elroy Hughes graduated magna cum laude with a major in Psychology and a minor in Chemistry from McDaniel College on May 20. He was also awarded The Bates Prize as the outstanding member of the graduating class during McDaniel College's Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 19.

McDaniel College awarded a total of 368 bachelor's degrees during the 153rd undergraduate Commencement on May 20. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 19.

Thirteen McDaniel College graduates were commissioned May 19 as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army and graduated from the college on May 20.

McDaniel College awarded 281 master's degrees during the college's 153rd Commencement on May 20.

Tyson Emily Kania-Lloyd of Columbia, Maryland, was awarded The Joan Develin Coley Award for Excellence in Education during McDaniel College's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 20.

Katelyn M. Miller of Spring Green, Wisconsin, was awarded The B. Jill Brooks Hodge Professional Development Award during McDaniel College's Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 20.

McDaniel College awarded 297 bachelor's degrees during the 152nd undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 21. Select graduating seniors also received academic, activity and leadership awards at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation on May 20.

McDaniel College awarded 297 bachelor's degrees during the college's 152nd undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 21.

McDaniel College awarded 209 master's degrees during the college's 152nd Commencement on May 21.