Renovations to upgrade the Economics and Business Administration Department in Lewis Recitation Hall took place over the summer. Built in 1914, Lewis Recitation Hall was the first building constructed on campus following a plan developed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm and is named for President Thomas Hamilton Lewis, who served as the college’s president from 1886 to 1920.
“This renovation will provide our faculty and staff with a welcoming, inviting space that will truly showcase our business program and makes an incredible difference for current and future McDaniel students,” said Provost Flavius Lilly.
Funding for the over $600,000 project is entirely supported by donors, including Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business Administration Ethan Seidel and McDaniel Trustee Deborah Dale Seidel ’84; James M. Lamont ’80 and McDaniel Trustee Karen Bellamy Lamont ’81; McDaniel Trustee Walter Olson and Steve Pippin, parents of Timothy Olson ’23; Rand Blazer ’72; and the late Raymond Albert ’62 and Linda Albert.