McDaniel College is a private college of the liberal arts and sciences in Westminster, near Baltimore, Maryland, USA with a branch college in Budapest, Hungary

Number of students

As of 2004 there are 1,600 students from 23 states and 19 countries; 45 percent are men, 55 percent are women. The average class size is fewer than 20 students.

History

• Founded in 1867 as Western Maryland College
• Voluntary fraternal affiliation with the United Methodist Church from 1868 until 1974. Ties 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.
• McDaniel College Budapest (formerly known as Western Maryland College Budapest) was established in collaboration with College International Budapest and International Studies, Inc. in 1994
• 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. The new name honors William Roberts McDaniel , honoring his 65-year association with the school. The process did not include input from students, alumni, or community leaders about whether or not a name change was actually necessary.
• The original name, Western Maryland College, derives from the Western Maryland Railroad, who contributed a substantial amount to its founding.
• A large number of alumni have cut ties with the institution in protest of the name change.

Presidents

• 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-present)

External links

• Official homepage of the college
• Official homepage of the Budapest branch