Meet Dr. Adam McDaniel
Meet Dr. Adam McDaniel, the president of the 88th East Texas Yamboree. Dr. McDaniel was born and raised in Gilmer, Texas. He graduated from Gilmer High School in 1997 and obtained an undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Texas in Austin. He then earned a Masters in Bio-Medical Sciences and Medical degree at Nova Southeastern University, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He began his medical practice in Frisco, Texas at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center. For the past 7 years Dr. McDaniel has been working as a primary care physician in Gilmer with Diagnostic Clinic of Longview. He is also the Medical Director of Focused Care of Gilmer. Dr. McDaniel and his wife Jennifer are the proud parents of Cole and Alexandra McDaniel.
His presidency this year will make him a 3rd generation Yamboree President, following in the footsteps of his late grandfather Dr. Bob Glaze (1968) and father Dr. Randy McDaniel (1986). He is also the nephew of past president Dr. Andrew Glaze, cousin of past president Jordan Glaze, the brother of former Queen Anna McDaniel Conlan (1993) and cousin to past Queen Erin Glaze Walker. Further family Yamboree ties include his mother Jill McDaniel who was a Lady in Waiting and cousins Princess Kathryn Glaze Bowden and Lady in Waiting Addison Walker. Dr. McDaniel has been involved in the Yamboree in many different capacities since childhood. He has been on the Yamboree Board for many years and currently serves on the scholarship committee. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, fishing, sports, exercising and the occasional round of golf.
