FSU Alums Establish New Scholarship in Memory of Their Daughter Garrett County residents who are Frostburg State University students majoring in special education and elementary education who plan to teach in Maryland can soon apply for a new scholarship to help fund...

At some point, everyone must experience that transition of being not only the children, but also the caretakers of their parents. It’s during these moments that the everyday people emerge as the ones who can help the most. Nurses are the everyday people who come to...

Younkers has spent the last 40+ years giving back to the community. During his time as a teacher in the Prince George’s County Public School System, Younkers mentored youth through coaching a variety of sports teams. The majority of Younkers’ career was spent working...

This tribute is dedicated to the Nancy Elizabeth Ginder Memorial Scholarship fund by her parents CJ and Sam Ginder and her sister Janie Ginder Allen, who created this scholarship for students interested in childhood education, particularly for those with special...

The performing arts have always made Sandi Saville’s heart race. The love affair began when Saville, a Cumberland native and graduate of Fort Hill High School, joined the school’s Ushers Committee, which gave her an opportunity to meet the visiting artists who...

After Sharon Robinson spent 40 years changing students’ lives as a professor in FSU’s Department of Accounting, her colleagues in the College of Business were not about to let her retire without a proper celebration. But preferring to avoid a big fuss in her honor,...

The Shockley Family has a long history with FSU, dating to Frostburg State Normal School and Frostburg State Teachers College. Three generations of Shockleys have attended Frostburg, including Margaret Jane Screen Shockley (Class of 1911), Dr. Robert Joseph (“Joe”)...

A group of about fifteen Sigma Taus who graduated in the 1960’s have gathered in Ocean City for a beach weekend every March for over twenty years. The brothers enjoy these annual reunions where they share the same old stories from when they were on campus at...

Several years ago, on the occasion of her graduation, the parents of one of our TRiO Student Support Services students sent us $100 as an expression of appreciation for the support and help their daughter had received from the SSS staff. That $100 gift was the seed...

My husband and I are graduates of Frostburg State University. Education is very important to us after serving 30 years as educators in Garrett and Allegany Counties. Frostburg State University provided for us the skills that guided us on a successful career path. We...

Theta Delta Pi was founded in 1964 by Paula Dixon Martinez, the first president, and 28 charter members. From its early beginnings, Theta represented top students who were dedicated to making a difference on campus. The bond of sisterhood was developed through...

My intent is that my gift to the FSU Foundation will enable a needy student who has a life-long dream of becoming an elementary school teacher. I had that dream from the time I was in first grade. My dream became a reality with a loan from the Homemaker’s Club, my...

Thomas and Paula (Dixon) ’67 Martinez are establishing this scholarship with their family. They are committed to making a difference in education. Paula was the founder and first president of Theta Delta Pi sorority. After graduating from Frostburg State College,...

It was clear early on that Laura Ann Collins was dedicated to becoming an amazing educator. She started thinking about teaching before even graduating from Brunswick High School in 2004 by joining the Future Teachers of America. Later, after earning her bachelor’s...

Alumni Cross Off Bucket List Item With Scholarship For Tyrone ’87 and Sandy Wyche ’86 Adams, establishing a scholarship at Frostburg was a way to show appreciation, give back to a place that gave them their starts and cross off an item from their collective bucket...

University Police Scholarship Fund Celebrates Legacy and Future of Law Enforcement Sometimes setting up a scholarship is as simple as looking around and recognizing that the people in your everyday world need your help. That’s what it was like for Bill Stewart, a...

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. Our local Chapter 172 takes seriously VVA’s goals, specifically to support the next...

A longtime resident of Allegany County, Zaida Pagán received both her BA in Spanish (1984) and her MA in Counseling Psychology (1986) from FSU. After obtaining her degrees, she taught psychology at both Allegany Community College and Potomac State. Zaida was a...