The James P. Muldoon River Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland was formally dedicated on a chilly Saturday, Dec. 6, and received a warm reception from a crowd of alumni, students and friends of the college.
Muldoon, SMCM Board of Trustees member since 2000 and chair since 2003, is a major sponsor and advocate of the River Center, which is the first privately funded building on campus.
The River Center, named by the SMCM Board of Trustees and approved by Gov. Martin O’Malley, houses a marine biology laboratory classroom, a seminar room, boat repair facilities, a safety monitor station, water sports equipment storage, small locker rooms, offices for waterfront staff and biology faculty, a multi-purpose room, instructional space for water-based activities and a deck that overlooks the waterfront basin and Horseshoe Bend on the St. Mary’s River.
