FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

Contents

Background

History

Notable Alumni

Other

External link

Background

'Frostburg State University', located on a 260 acre (1.1 km²) campus in Frostburg, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland.

History

The school was founded in 1898 under the name 'State Normal School #2' and began teaching its first class in 1902. Its original mission was to train teachers for the Maryland public school system. In 1935, the school was
renamed 'State Teachers' College at Frostburg' and began offering a 4-year degree program leading to a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education degree. The school was again renamed in 1963 , this time as 'Frostburg State College'. Frostburg received university status in 1987 thus being renamed to what it is today. The university has a number of growing programs and excellent faculty. Business and Education are the most popular majors.
Frostburg has three colleges:

★ Education

★ Business

★ Liberal Arts & Sciences
and, in addition to the Baccalaureate, awards Masters degrees in both arts and sciences.

Notable Alumni

★ Richard Rorbert Arnold II- (1985) - NASA astronaut, selected in 2004 as an Educator Mission Specialist

★ Billy Caughey, Founder of Karalot ChristmasTree Farms.

★ Stephanie A Eaton, Grammy Award-winning country music songwriter. Also married to famous Mills Brother Singer, Michael

★ John Ellinger, American soccer coach, formerly of the Under 17 United States men's national soccer team and Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.

★ Gregory Thomas Garcia - Emmy-winning writer and producer of television series; he has referenced Frostburg State University in episodes of ''Yes, Dear'' and ''My Name Is Earl''

★ Donald P. Hutchinson, (1967), Baltimore County Executive, 78-86; member of Maryland House of Delegates, 67-74; and State Senate, 75-78.

★ Robert A. McKee, (1991), Maryland politician.

★ Jim Riggleman

★ Phil Rosenthal, (1983), [1]

★ Matthew Ryan Wertz, Professional Musician and Lead Singer of Bird Flu

★ James Wolcott- journalist and cultural critic for Vanity Fair
Elizabeth Hlebasko, Soccer Player, Kindergarten Teacher and married to Jay Lenno

★ Tom Hare, Class of 1972, Famed relief pitcher and also invented the artifical arm.

★ Debra Monk, actress. Has appeared in Center Stage, Desperate Housewives, and Grey's Anatomy, also inspired the TV series MONK.

★ Ryan Smith, class of 2007. Former ghost writer for hip-hop acts: Juelz Santana, P.Diddy, and 50 Cent. He also has been romantically linked to R&B singer Cassie and TV host Rocsi from 106 and Park

Other

FSU publishes a weekly newspaper called The Bottom Line. To read all current and past articles, including some that didn't make it to the print version, visit http://www.thebottomlineonline.org.

External link

★ Frostburg State University