BY DEBBIE DALE SEIDEL ’84 & ETHAN SEIDEL
We have both been connected to McDaniel College for decades — Ethan beginning in 1969 and Debbie in 1980. Throughout this time, we have seen McDaniel grow and evolve in so many ways.
Yet at its core, the essence that is McDaniel remains unchanged: The one constant over the decades has been the focus on our students.
As co-chairs of Reaching New Heights: The Campaign for McDaniel College, we are asking you to join us in helping to provide new generations of students with even more opportunities to succeed.
Over the years, we have had the great fortune to interact with McDaniel students in a multitude of settings — as advisors to student organizations, sororities, and fraternities; as coaches; as participants in the college band; and as career advisors, mentors, teachers, and more. We have learned firsthand how special McDaniel students are and how much higher our students can climb with the right support.
The impact we each have when we invest in the college goes far beyond providing a particular building, classroom, or laboratory. These gifts of time and treasure make the entire enterprise possible. Tuition alone cannot provide all the resources needed to deliver a top-quality, accessible education.
Your philanthropy and volunteerism are essential for McDaniel College to continue to thrive and be recognized for the variety and excellence of its programs and its ability to change the lives of its students — whether through experiential learning, supporting our distinguished faculty and staff, academic support services, intercollegiate athletics, or the vibrant extracurricular programming that makes students’ time on the Hill so special.
Each of us can do so many things during this campaign to support McDaniel. Whether that’s through philanthropy or volunteerism, we ask our community of alumni and friends to re-engage with McDaniel and provide the critical support needed for the college to reach new heights together.
As co-chairs of Reaching New Heights: The Campaign for McDaniel College, we are asking you to join us in helping to provide new generations of students with even more opportunities to succeed.
DEBBIE DALE SEIDEL ’84 & ETHAN SEIDEL
Co-Chairs of Reaching New Heights: The Campaign for McDaniel College
So many of our memories on the Hill revolve around the time we spent and the people we met here. The Alma Mater says it, but it’s true: “College ties can ne’er be broken.” The memories and relationships made in college stay with us forever. We are confident the Reaching New Heights campaign will help not only financially strengthen the college but also refresh and deepen these memories and relationships — and secure them for future generations of McDaniel students.
Debbie Dale Seidel ’84 And Ethan Seidel are the co-chairs of Reaching New Heights: The Campaign for McDaniel College. Debbie has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2023 and was president of the Alumni Council from 2017-19. She was honored with the College Service Award in 2024. Ethan began working at McDaniel in 1969 as a professor and administrator before retiring in August 2021 as Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business Administration.