; Whereas, in 1996, the College was among 40 institutions included in the seminal guide book Colleges That Change Lives, and has continued to be included in each subsequent edition of that book; Whereas, on July 1, 2002, Western Maryland College changed its name to McDaniel College, honoring William Roberts McDaniel, alumnus of the class of 1880, professor, Secretary of the Faculty, Vice President, Treasurer, Acting President, and member of the Board of Trustees of the College; Whereas, as of October 2017, the College serves approximately 1,600 undergraduate students and 1,400 graduate students in more than 70 undergraduate programs of study (including dual and student-designed majors) and 25 highly regarded graduate programs, and prepares those students with the skills needed to compete and succeed in a changing world; Whereas, in 2017, the College features 72 buildings on a 160-acre campus; Whereas the College continues to rank among the top liberal arts colleges in the United States and to be recognized for a commitment to access; Whereas the College awards greater than 90 percent of students some type of financial assistance, including institutional grants and scholarships and Federal and State aid; Whereas the more than 28,000 alumni of the College reside in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 75 countries; Whereas the College has a tradition of producing top educators, with 3 alumnae of the College being named Maryland Teachers of the Year since 2010; and Whereas the College continues to be committed to enhancing academic and experiential learning opportunities for students at the College, many of whom are the first in their families to attend an institution of higher education, and producing empowered critical thinkers who are well-prepared for jobs and service that strengthen the State of Maryland and the United States: Now, therefore, be it