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Vice President of Finance and-Administration Steps down Mter 20 Years
LAUREN MURRAY pus construction and renovation, management of the tion of Merritt Hall, MerrittFitness Center, the North
College's endowment.and operations including campus Village complex, and the Kenneth R. Gill Stadium.
Editor-in-Chief . improvements and maintenance, human resources,
for-profit rentals and contractual agreements, and the "Approximately 26 years ago, I met Dr. Sei.del as
Ethan Seidel, Vice President of Finance and Adminis- WMC Development Corporation. a Professor teaching Statistics. My first impression
-tration since 1993, has announced that he is stepping was that he was incredibly patient and he managed to
down from his position to-return to the faculty to teach "Always the professor, Dr. Seidel has taught me so
and chair the Department of Economics and Business much and has always been there to support and-guide "'I've enjoyed
Administration at the end of the academic year. me. McDaniel students - you are so lucky to h~vehim!
Take advantage of all he has to offer," said Kim Seely, being-an
"I'm looking forward to getting back ~to the Director of Financial Planning and Budget.
classroom. I've enjoyed being an administrator, but administrator,
it just feels like now is a good time to return to my As chief financial officer for 20 years, Seidel's ac-
faculty ~oots. I've been fortunate to be able to have. complishments include expanding McDaruel College's
two careers in the same place, and both have been very endowment to over $100 million, renovating almost
rewarding," he said. every academic building on campus, and the construe-
Seidel currently oversees the operating budget, cam-'
but it just feels
litkr.me enotwo. is a good
return to
myfaculty roots."ยท
help all students understand adifficult topic. His calm
manner and ability to provide concrete examples were ~
valued by any struggling student," said Payroll and Ac-
counts Payable Manager Barbara Kashen.
Seidel began his career teaching at Western Mary-
.land College in 1969. Since, he has been selected twice
by students for he Distinguished Teaching Award and
wag one of the 20 economists nationwide in 1982 to
receive the Leavy Award for Excellence in Free Enter-
prise Education. Seidel also serves as the advisor to the
college'S chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national
honor society for academic leadership. In 2009, Board .
Chair Martin K.P. Hill and his wife established an en-
dowed chair on the Board of Trustees in Seidel's honor,
The College is currently searching for a replacement
Seidel. in his conference room, showing off the plans fo~the new signage on campus. for Seidel to start at the begmping of me 2014-15
Image by Lauren Murray
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