{"id":453,"date":"2017-09-29T12:58:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T12:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/?p=453"},"modified":"2023-04-12T19:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T19:12:26","slug":"st-marys-college-receives-new-rowing-shell-named-president-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/2017\/09\/st-marys-college-receives-new-rowing-shell-named-president-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Mary\u2019s College Receives New Rowing Shell Named After President Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With a ceremonial champagne pour, the St. Mary\u2019s College rowing team, now in its second year as a varsity sport, today christened the newest addition to its fleet.<\/p>\n

Donated to the team by friend of the College and former Foundation Board of Directors member Dr. William \u201cBill\u201d Seale, this eight-person rowing shell, named \u201cPresident Tuajuanda C. Jordan,\u201d is slated to be the top boat for the women\u2019s team. The eight fastest women on the team will crew this new vessel.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be an honor for crew members named to this new shell for race day,\u201d said coach Daniel Hagelberg.<\/p>\n

The shell gifted to the College from Bill Seale will go a long way in helping the growing team. In its two years as a varsity sport, the rowing team has grown from 25 to nearly 50 athletes. Hagelberg thanked all those who have had a hand, including athletes, in embracing the vision he has had for rowing at St. Mary\u2019s College being among the best.<\/p>\n

This gift to the Seahawk rowing program is not the first in generous gestures from Seale and is certainly not the first gift to impact the waterfront.\u00a0 Several years ago, he donated the sailboat \u201cRiptide\u201d to the waterfront program. He also ignited the College\u2019s $2.5M Capital Campaign Challenge with the first gift, provided support for the St. Mary\u2019s Undergraduate Research Fellows program, and established the William Seale Teaching and Learning Fund.<\/p>\n

Hagelberg said Seale\u2019s gift represents more than just a boat as it ensures the team has top equipment in which to compete and seats for all who want to row at the College.\u00a0\u201cThis new boat is going to live in our boathouse, but it will be woven into the experience of rowers on this team for many, many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education through 2024-2025. St. Mary\u2019s College, designated the Maryland state honors college in 1992, is ranked one of the best public liberal arts schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Approximately 1,600 students attend the college, nestled on the St. Mary\u2019s River in Southern Maryland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With a ceremonial champagne pour, the St. Mary\u2019s College rowing team, now in its second year as a varsity sport, today christened the newest addition to its fleet. Donated to the team by friend of the College and former Foundation Board of Directors member Dr. William \u201cBill\u201d Seale, this eight-person rowing shell, named \u201cPresident Tuajuanda Find out more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-453","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-announcements","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}