In Memoriam
Jacqueline “Jackie” Brown Hering ’51 died on May 11, 2024, in Westminster, Maryland. Until her death, Hering was still serving as the class reporter for her graduating class, a volunteer position she started in 2001. For 23 years, she kept her classmates connected to the college while gathering updates on their lives to publish in her regular class column in The Hill. In addition, she received the College Service Award in 1987 for her dedication to serving on various committees over the years and was named Alum of the Year in 2003. We thank Jackie for her dedication to her class and to The Hill over more than two decades.
Assistant Professor Emerita of Exercise Science and Physical Education Joan Rita Weyers of Baltimore passed away on April 14, 2024, at the age of 85.
Weyers joined the faculty in 1963, retired as an assistant professor in 1999, and returned to teach as a graduate adjunct lecturer from 2001-04 for a total of 39 years at the college. She taught physical activity courses as well as Adapted Physical Education, a class that partnered with the inaugural Tournament of Champions, forming a tradition that continues today.
A beloved multi-sport coach, she championed women’s athletics on the Hill, earning her a place on the Wall of Fame. She coached the college’s first women’s soccer team from 1987-90, women’s tennis from 1970-83 and 1984-90, field hockey from 1967-82, and women’s basketball from 1964-65.
She also coached off campus, including “beep ball” with blind and visually impaired athletes at Westminster High School, and hosted wheelchair basketball games on the Hill for 15 years.
A high-achieving athlete, Weyers ranked among the best amateur women tennis and badminton players in the State of Maryland. After her retirement, she earned numerous medals in the Senior Olympics.
Weyers graduated from Phillips High School in Wisconsin in 1956 and earned a B.S. in Physical Education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1961. She earned an M.Ed. in Physical Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1963, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University in 1976.
She is survived by her significant other, Willam Pollard; brother, Daniel Weyers; sister, Pauline Warzyn; and five nephews, three nieces, five grandnieces, four grandnephews, and two great-grandnieces.
Weyers’ family wishes for donations in her name to be made to the McDaniel College Green and Gold fund.