Becky Martin, a 1980 alumna of McDaniel College and for nearly four decades coach of the Green Terror women's basketball team, died Tuesday, June 8 after a long illness. She was 62. A stand-out student athlete in both volleyball and basketball, Becky took over the reins of the women's basketball program in 1981, just a year after graduating from the college, and was a staple on the Green Terror sidelines for 37 seasons prior to her medical leave in 2018. With her career 554-369 record, she is the winningest coach in Centennial Conference history.
Adam Hertz, who has served as McDaniel College’s Interim Director of Athletics since Mar. 10, has been appointed as Director of Athletics, current McDaniel Provost and incoming 10th President Julia Jasken has announced. Hertz came to McDaniel after nearly two decades at fellow Centennial Conference member Swarthmore. He most recently managed operations and logistics for 122 Consulting Group in Philadelphia, a national consulting group based in Philadelphia that specializes in Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JDEI) work.
Senior Kinesiology major Marlowe Embry, a member of the McDaniel volleyball team, has been honored by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as part of its annual Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholars Award.
McDaniel College seniors were honored with academic, activity and leadership awards during their 2020 Celebration on May 23. The awards ceremonies were held virtually with Provost Julia Jasken presenting academic awards and Dean of Students Liz Towle presenting activity and leadership awards.
Women's soccer team took the trip of a lifetime to Bavaria in Germany and on to Switzerland and its majestic Alps to visit picture-postcard villages, tour castles older than the U.S. and compete on soccer fields tucked into hillsides rimmed by snow-capped peaks.
There’s not much McDaniel College alumna Emma Ardolino ‘10 enjoys more than watching patients in her physical therapy practice achieve their goals and get back to their pre-injury function.
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