Scholarships Bring Frostburg State University Professor Phipps Full Circle [Published March 2011] When Dr. Tyra Phipps, a professor in the Frostburg State University Department of Mass Communication and a member of the class of ’71, decided to establish scholarships...

Looking for a way to honor their mother and memorialize their father in the region where they lived and taught, the children of Jack and Lois Elliott recently established the Jack and Lois Elliott Scholarship. “My parents believed in the importance of education;...

*Scholarship Supports Friends of the Four-Legged * By Ty DeMartino Whenever Elliot Weiner ’65 moves to a new city, he knows how to make new friends — of the four-legged kind. “The first thing I do is go to the local Humane Society,” said Weiner, who is now retired...

In a Middle States Periodic Review Survey, our faculty, staff and students identified making greater efforts to recruit more high academic achievers as the highest priority for the institution. To answer then President Jonathan C. Gibralter’s call of boosting...

Estelle Martin ’77 was born and raised in Hagerstown, MD. She came from a working class family. Both of her parents worked when she and her older brother were in middle and high school. Her dad was a maintenance man, and her mother was a bookkeeper for a local CPA....

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a professional honor society for women educators with more than 83,000 members. Established in 17 member countries around the world, the Society defines its mission as promoting professional and personal growth of women...

Scholarship Recognizes Value of Veterans, Leadership Sometimes the act of leadership can be as simple as asking people about their lives and taking time to listen. That was one of the things Dr. Evan Offstein noticed – and appreciated – about Del Perdew after he...

Theatre Scholarship Memorializes Alum Who “Walked Without Borders” [Published October 2015] “There are some students you have in your life … you never feel like they’re younger than you or less worldly than you. They feel more like friends,” said professor of Theatre...

The family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Megan Bradley and Dr. Jason Edwards have established a scholarship to honor their memory. Megan and Jason were both professors of Psychology at FSU, and were close colleagues. Great losses were suffered by many when they...

Legacy of Love, Brotherhood Reflected in New FSU Scholarship Fund [Published January 26, 2009] Before Frostburg State University alumnus Michael Schrodel died of cancer in August 2001, he wrote a letter to his friends and family that included a special section to his...

My father, Morris, dedicated so much of his time to helping people reach their academic goals. Even at home, he created an environment where learning was part of daily life. He instilled in my sister and me the importance of being a committed student. I recently...

Family and friends established the Ruth A. Wallinger Leadership Studies Scholarship to honor her thirty-five years of service to Frostburg State University students. In many ways her life reflected her commitment to the “servant leader” model. We can think of no...

Perfect Legacy for a Renaissance Woman [Published July 2015] The late Enid Musser Kennedy was only a teenager when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, but she pledged her service as soon as she graduated from high school, entering the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps to serve...

The family of the late Mary T. (Teddie) Slider and the Western Maryland Reading Council have established an endowed scholarship fund for students in the FSU graduate education program. Prior to her premature death last spring at age 45, Mrs. Slider was a reading...

The Filer family is honored to establish this scholarship to benefit other local students of the Frostburg area. Ellwood L. Filer, Jr., Barbara A. Filer (’10), Kevin F. Filer (’04), Laurie E. Filer, Dr. Daniel “Danny” M. Filer (’04, ’06, ’08), and Tricia R. Filer...

Dr. Alice R. Manicur Study Abroad Scholarship The close friends, former students, and colleagues of Dr. Alice R. Manicur have created a memorial scholarship in tribute to Dr. Manicur’s passion for travel and the impact it has on one’s life experience through study...

In the fall of 2020, a group of close friends of Donesha Chew came together to start a scholarship in her memory… Donesha “Nesh” Floraine Chew was born November 30, 1998 in Leonardtown, Maryland to the late Katina Monique Yates and Donald Chew. Following the passing...

A dedicated group of alumni, organized by Gladys Faherty (class of ’55), have established the Lillian Compton Scholarship Fund through the FSU Foundation. The award will benefit upper division educational professions majors during the student teaching sequence of...

Thanks to a generous gift from the Howard and Audrey Naylor Family Trust, Frostburg State University is making it possible for more graduate students in its education program to get the preparation they need to work with special needs children in the Appalachian...

I have always been interested in the arts. While I do not play any instruments, music in almost any form is close to my heart. I attend many of the student recitals. Both of my daughters spent time at FSU, so it seemed to me a natural fit to set up a music...

The Hubbards have established two scholarships to help future students secure the same educational benefits that Sherry received from the faculty and staff while attending Frostburg. Sherry (’63) will never forget the artistic ability which her twin sister exhibited...

James W. Shelley Amvets Post 11 Cresaptown established the first endowed scholarship fund specifically to honor Vietnam veterans at the university. Mr. Barton died Sept. 16, 1988, of Agent Orange-related cancer. A 1966 graduate of Allegany High School, he was a...

I established an endowed scholarship in memory of my aunt, Mabel E. Myers ’13. She was among the first graduates of Frostburg Teachers College. She had a passion for teaching young children the fun and beauty of music. Her profession for many years was as a...

Looking at the picture of Jeff and myself from our May 1976 graduation from Frostburg, it never would have occurred to me at that time that we would one day establish the Carol Anne and Jeffrey Paul Fegan Presidential Scholarship. Here is the story of how a...

As St. Mary’s County schoolteachers, Jim and Mary Hollis often spent their summers off taking Jimmy and his sister, Colleen, camping, hunting, hiking and fishing around their cabin in Western Maryland, an area Jimmy would continue to enjoy years later as a student at...

John is a 1973 graduate and four-year varsity baseball participant. Jane, although not a graduate, was an avid supporter of the baseball program in several capacities. This scholarship is intended to aid a student/baseball member. FSU gave John a direction and...

[Photo: Diana L. James ‘74] If you are lucky, you’ll make a lifelong friend during your student days at Frostburg State University. Diana James was Lisa Caplan’s R. A.in Cumberland Hall. With a shared love of horses and hiking, Diana and Lisa braved the deep...

Reflecting on one’s life, most people identify a handful of pivotal moments defining it. My most vivid moments involve Frostburg State University. Fall 2000- I embarked on a life-altering semester of study abroad to Australia. It was an experience that continues...

Joseph Maley ’50 grew up in Frostburg, but even though Frostburg State Teachers College was right in his backyard, nothing in his background or his schooling made him think that college was for him. “I didn’t have any idea what I was going to do. I never thought I...

*BOYKINS CREATES SCHOLARSHIP FOR THOSE “COMING BEHIND HER” * Even though Kathy Nicholas Boykins ’80 did not receive a scholarship when she attended Frostburg State, she knows that someone, somewhere invested in her education. “We have all benefitted from someone’s...