McDaniel College

McDaniel College
Motto	E Tenebris in Lucem Voco ("I call you out of darkness into light")
Established	1867
Type	Private
President	Roger Casey
Admin. staff	103 Full-Time
Students	3,641
Location	Westminster, MD, US
Campus	Suburban 160 acres (0.65 km2)
Athletics	NCAA Division III Centennial
Colors	Green & Gold
Mascot	Green Terror
Website	www.mcdaniel.edu

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McDaniel College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Westminster, Maryland,^[1] located 30 miles (50 km) northwest of Baltimore. The college also has a satellite campus located in Budapest, Hungary. Until July 2002, it was known as Western Maryland College. As of July 2002 the school has been renamed McDaniel College in honor of an alumnus who gave a lifetime of service to the college.^[2] McDaniel College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. It also has special accreditations for its Chemistry, Social Work and Teacher Education programs. These accreditations are special and highly selective societies to gain membership in. McDaniel is also a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor society to which only 4.8% of United States colleges or universities belong.

McDaniel College is one of 40 colleges profiled in the book Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope.

History

The college was founded in 1867 as Western Maryland College, and was named for the Western Maryland Railroad because the college's first Board chairman, John Smith of Wakefield, was also the president of the railroad. (Neither the railroad nor the Methodist Protestant Church contributed funds to facilitate the establishment of the college. Some contributions, however, were received from Methodist Protestant laymen, including John Smith.) It had a voluntary fraternal affiliation with the Methodist Protestant (later United Methodist) Church from 1868 until 1974; the adjacent but separate institution, the Westminster Theological Seminary, was a principal site for training Methodist Protestant (later United Methodist) clergy in the Maryland region. The ties with the United Methodist Church were cut over a court case in which Western Maryland and other religiously affiliated schools in Maryland were being challenged over state funding received by the colleges because of their religious ties. The other schools retained their affiliations and won the case.^[3]

The college's first building went up in 1867, with an inaugural class of 37 men and women. Western Maryland was the first coeducational institution south of the Mason-Dixon Line and was among the first in the nation. The school's original charter read that the school would exist: "For the benefit of students without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national or ethnic origin ... without requiring or enforcing any sectarian, racial or civil test, and without discrimination on the basis of sex, national or ethnic origin, nor shall any prejudice be made in the choice of any officer, teacher, or other employee in the said college on account of these factors." However, Western Maryland College was primarily a school without minority race representation until the 1960s.

Baker Memorial Chapel was dedicated April 20, 1958. The chapel, was built in memory of W.G. Baker, Joseph D. Baker, Daniel Baker, and Sarah Baker. The organ in the new chapel has been given by two alumni, father and son, Roger J. Whiteford, a prominent Washington attorney and graduate in 1906, and his son Joseph S. Whiteford a graduate in 1943, president of the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company, Boston, Mass. The chapel was designed by architects Otto Eugene Adams^[4] and E.G. Riggs, of Baltimore. The Chapel steeple, 113 feet tall, is visible for miles around and was originally topped by a stainless steel cross 6 feet in height. The wood panels of the chancel have been designed to complement the antique organ console which was originally in the Bruton Parish Church, at Williamsburg, Virginia. The organ, with its 2,310 pipes, is held to be the largest in the area. The Whitefords also gave the carillon installed in the steeple.^[5]

McDaniel College Budapest (formerly known as Western Maryland College Budapest) was established in collaboration with College International Budapest in 1994. McDaniel College is also home to the summer training camp of the Baltimore Ravens NFL team. The Ravens live in the Best Western near the College Square Shopping Center during training. Newer buildings on campus include the Science Hall, gymnasium, library, and student union center. On January 11, 2002, the trustees announced their unanimous decision to change the name of the college. On July 1, 2002, WMC officially became McDaniel College, honoring alumnus William Roberts McDaniel and his 65-year association with the school. The naming process during the spring of 2002 included input from students, faculty and alumni about possible names. On January 12, 2007, the college suffered a tragic loss when its second-year men's basketball coach, Bob Flynn, died of a massive heart attack at his home in Catonsville, Maryland, at the age of 49. Flynn had guided McDaniel to a 7-6 record through the first two months of the 2006-07 season, its best start in two decades.

Presidents

President	Tenure
Reverend J. T. Ward	1867–1886
Dr. Thomas Hamilton Lewis	1886–1920
Dr. Albert Norman Ward	1920–1935
Bishop Fred G. Holloway	1935–1947
Dr. Lowell S. Ensor	1947–1972
Dr. Ralph C. John	1972–1984
Dr. Robert H. Chambers	1984–2000
Dr. Joan Develin Coley	2000–2010
Dr. Roger Casey[6]	2010–present

Academics

McDaniel College is a liberal arts school that is founded on having many majors to pick from. The administration as well as the students have worked together to create over sixty undergraduate majors^[7] and nearly twenty graduate programs.^[8] McDaniel also offers over one hundred different minors. McDaniel in 2002 created the McDaniel Plan, which was the first of its kind, and it is renowned nationally for its innovative way of grasping the students to make education their own.^[9]

The McDaniel Plan

The McDaniel Plan provides a liberal education that combines a comprehensive program of general education and a rigorous program in the major.^[10] The program is complemented by electives and a range of special opportunities, that include but are not limited to directed studies, internships, and practicums. The requirements of The McDaniel Plan applies to all first-year students who enroll in college for the Bachelor of Arts degree. The redesign of the general education curriculum, The McDaniel Plan, emphasizes intellectual skills that will be crucial to graduates. The focus of The McDaniel Plan is to make studies incorporate critical thinking, cogent writing, analytic reading, persuasive public speaking, effective collaboration, the ability to adapt to change and bridge cultural differences.^[11]

Undergraduate Majors

• Accounting Economics
• Acting
• American History
• American Literature
• Art
• Art History
• Athletic Training
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Business Administration
• Business German
• Chemistry
• Classical Civilizations
• Clinical Psychology
• Communication
• Comparative Literature
• Computer Science
• Cross-Cultural Studies
• Economics

• English
• Environmental Studies
• European History
• Exercise Science & Physical Education
• Film and Video Studies
• French
• German
• Gerontology
• Graphic Design
• History
• Human Resources Development
• International Studies
• International Studies & Comparative Government
• Jazz Studies
• Journalism
• Latin
• Mathematics
• Medical/Scientific Illustration
• Military Science (ROTC)

• Music
• Outdoor Education
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science and International Studies
• Pre-Engineering
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Medical and Health Professions
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Sport Science
• Sports Coaching
• Sports Management
• Studio Art
• Teaching Certification
• Theatre Arts
• Women’s Studies
• Writing

Graduate & Professional Studies

• Business Administration
• Counseling
• Counseling Education
• Curriculum & Education
• Deaf Education
• Educational Administration
• Elementary Education

• Exercise Science
• Gerontology
• Hard-of-Hearing Management
• Human Resources Development
• Human Services
  • Management
  • Special Education

• Liberal Arts
• Physical Education
• Reading Specialist Program
• School Library Media
• Secondary Education
• Special Education
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Notable alumni

• Stephen Bainbridge (1980), William D. Warren Professor of Law at UCLA
• Harold Baines Jr., son of former MLB player Harold Baines Sr., drafted by Chicago White Sox in the 45th round of 2009 Amateur Draft^[12]
• Whittaker Chambers (1959-1961: adult student), Spy, author, journalist, editor, and central witness in the Alger Hiss Case^[13][14][15]
• Karen Clark (1979), Internationally recognized expert in the field of catastrophe risk assessment and management
• J. Allison Conley (1947), FBI deputy assistant director, supervisor in abduction cases of Barbara Jane Mackle and Patty Hearst
• Wayne K. Curry (1972), Maryland politician
• Alonzo G. Decker (trustee), Co-founder of tool manufacturer Black and Decker
• Rip Engle (1930), Head football coach at Penn State (1950–1965), member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• William F. Goodling (M1959), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1975–2001)
• Wade Kach (1970), Maryland politician
• Robert J. Kleine (1963), Treasurer of the State of Michigan
• Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. (1990), former U.S. Congressman from Maryland
• Harrison Stanford Martland (1905), Pathologist noted for discoveries regarding exposure to radiation and “punch drunk” prize fighters
• Joshua Weldon Miles (1878), U.S. Congressman from Maryland (1895–1897)
• Alan Rabinowitz (1974), Author of several books on conservation of wildlife, CEO of Panthera
• Thomas Roberts (1994), Daytime anchor and occasional prime time fill-in on MSNBC, former anchor for CNN Headline News
• Wendy Ruderman (1991), Pulitzer Prize winning journalist of the Philadelphia Daily News
• Ellen Sauerbrey (1959), former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Maryland gubernatorial candidate
• F. Mason Sones, Jr. (1940), Cardiologist, inventor of coronary angiography
• Stephen Spinelli (1977), President of Philadelphia University, Co-founder of Jiffy Lube
• Nancy R. Stocksdale (1956), Maryland politician
• Greg Street (1991), Lead game designer at Blizzard Entertainment, lead systems designer for World of Warcraft
• Joseph S. Whiteford (1943), President of the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company, Boston, Mass

See also

• Common Ground on the Hill
• Western Maryland College Historic District

Notes

1. ^ Baltimore Sun School Profile: McDaniel
2. ^ WMC becomes McDaniel College School Profile
3. ^ School History Profile
4. ^ O. E. Adams, Sr., Dies At 78; Architect's Services Today, article from The Sun, Baltimore, Wednesday Morning, January 31, 1968.
5. ^ Enoch Pratt Library vertical file Evening Sun April 2, 1958
6. ^ http://www.mcdaniel.edu/10957.htm
7. ^ Undergraduate majors and programs of study
8. ^ McDaniel College Graduate Programs
9. ^ Bold new plan for 21st century
10. ^ McDaniel College - Liberal Arts
11. ^ McDaniel A Bold New Curriculum
12. ^ Fosdick, Peggy (September 8, 2009). "Pro ball player gets back to hitting the books". McDaniel Athletics. http://www.mcdanielathletics.com/sports/bsb/spotlight/20090908_baines. 
13. ^ [|Chambers, Whittaker] (1964). Cold Friday. Random House. pp. xii, 327. ISBN 0-39441-969-3. 
14. ^ Buckley, Jr., William F. (August 6, 2001). "Remembering Whittaker Chambers on the centennial of his birth". National Review. http://old.nationalreview.com/flashback/2001200511220837.asp. 
15. ^ [|Chambers, Whittaker] (1989). Ghosts on the Roof. Regnery. p. xxxix. http://books.google.com/books?id=6Q_21PmqXM8C&lpg=PR39&dq=%22whittaker%20chambers%22%20%22western%20maryland%20college%22&pg=PR39#v=onepage&q=%22western%20maryland%20college%22&f=false. 

External links

• Official homepage of the college
• Official homepage of the Budapest branch
• School profile by the Baltimore Sun