Daniel R. Mackesey
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Daniel R. Mackesey was born July 14, 1954 in Ithaca, New York
and attended Cornell University
where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger
society and graduated cum laude in 1977.
While at Cornell, Mackesey played on the lacrosse team
with distinction. He was an integral member of Cornell’s national championship teams in 1976 and 1977. He was a first team All-American
both of those seasons as well as winning All-Ivy honors. Cornell won the Ivy League championship in each of Mackesey’s three seasons on the varsity roster. Awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 1978, Mackesey was the recipient of the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award
as the nation’s outstanding goaltender and a recipient of the NCAA Top Five Award in 1978.
After Cornell, Mackesey played for the 1978 U.S. National Team, helping the team to a silver medal in the World Games. Mackesey has been inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame and is a member of the class of 2006 inductees to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
.
Mackesey graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law
and practices law today with the law firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
in its Tysons Corner, Virginia
office.
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
and attended Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger is a senior honor society at Cornell University. It is often recognized as one of the most prominent collegiate societies of its type, along with Skull and Bones of Yale University...
society and graduated cum laude in 1977.
While at Cornell, Mackesey played on the lacrosse team
Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse
The Cornell Big Red Men's Lacrosse team represents Cornell University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. Cornell competes as a member of the Ivy League, of which they have won 23 conference championships. The Big Red have appeared in the NCAA tournament 22...
with distinction. He was an integral member of Cornell’s national championship teams in 1976 and 1977. He was a first team All-American
USILA All-American Team
The USILA All-American Team is an honor given annually to the best American men's college lacrosse players at their respective positions by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The term All-American is derived from the same practice in American college football, in which the...
both of those seasons as well as winning All-Ivy honors. Cornell won the Ivy League championship in each of Mackesey’s three seasons on the varsity roster. Awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 1978, Mackesey was the recipient of the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award
Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award
The Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award is presented annually by the USILA to the top college goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III. Johns Hopkins has won the most awards, with 14. Starting in 1990, the award has also been presented to the top women's goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II & III....
as the nation’s outstanding goaltender and a recipient of the NCAA Top Five Award in 1978.
After Cornell, Mackesey played for the 1978 U.S. National Team, helping the team to a silver medal in the World Games. Mackesey has been inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame and is a member of the class of 2006 inductees to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
The US Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, located in Baltimore, Maryland, on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, is operated by US Lacrosse...
.
Mackesey graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. The law school maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program...
and practices law today with the law firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, established in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1876, is one of the largest business law firms in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States...
in its Tysons Corner, Virginia
Tysons Corner, Virginia
Tysons Corner is an unincorporated census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Part of the Washington Metropolitan Area located in Northern Virginia, Tysons Corner lies between the community of McLean and the town of Vienna along the Capital Beltway . The population was...
office.
See also
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame