Western Maryland College

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Merged / renamed

Now known as
McDaniel College

What happened
The institution itself was renamed, not the program. Western Maryland College officially became McDaniel College on July 1, 2002 (announced January 2002), honoring alumnus William Roberts McDaniel — the original name had caused confusion (students mistook it for a public satellite campus in rural western Maryland) and the namesake railroad had long since merged away. This predates the directory's ~2014 offline window, so the directory listing under the old name was already obsolete. As of 2026 the Art Department remains active and continues to offer metalsmithing/jewelry as a studio discipline (jewelry studio + ART 2214 course), so the metals offering was a continuation, not a closure. No metals-specific closure was found; current art chair is Steven Pearson.

Link
www.mcdaniel.edu/academics/departments/art-department/art