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Vol 23 NO 1 FAll 2010 The Frostburg State University Magazineprofile Separate files provided for back cover High Flying CEO Jeff Fegan’76 keeps one of world’s largest airports soaring Wellness Inside & Out 20 | Staking Our Claim 10 | Leadership & Homecoming Weekend 28 From the President irst of all, I want to thank That plan is now in place, and its the many alumni who positive impact is being felt across supported their alma ma- all areas of the University, broken ter after the tragedy of down into the strategic themes of Fthis past semester that took from us sustainability, engagement, academ- our student, Brandon Carroll. While ics and leadership. The plan calls for Brandon will never be forgotten and greater transparency and engagement his impact on FSU will always be felt, from the broader campus commu- through our grief we learned that the nity with enhanced communication foundation of caring and concern throughout. that has long been a hallmark of Because FSU’s strategic plan is a this institution is still strong. I am living document that must continue Junior Brandon Carroll was killed, and another so grateful to the alumni who sent student, Ellis Hartridge, was seriously injured to guide our planning and develop- in a shooting incident in Frostburg in April. The CES ad page: files sent separately supportive messages in the form of outpouring of support from alumni was a source ment in the coming years, the Stra- letters, e-mails and postings on Face- of comfort for a grieving campus. tegic Planning Committee has been book. They reinforced my resolve that reformed with a new structure this and allocates its resources. “Where are this awful incident would not define summer, with the charge of continu- you going?” has been a question posed Frostburg State University. ing to refine our direction and drive to students with our hope that FSU What does define us in the most the next few years, building on the would be their answer. The charge fundamental sense has been the topic structure already in place. to this team was to answer the larger of study and reflection of a broad- You can read more about the stra- questions about FSU: “Where are WE based team from the FSU community. tegic planning process at FSU at going, and how do we decide what is This team began work in 2007 on www.frostburg.edu/splanning. In most important to our future?” creating a comprehensive strategic this and future issues of Profile, you These actions are necessary because, plan that would guide the University will learn some of the ways that our like the world around it, Frostburg as it makes decisions for the future institution, our students, our faculty State University is experiencing a and staff and our graduates are meet- period of rapid and consequential ing these goals and bringing the plan’s change. In order to meet the de- principles to life. mands placed on a 21st-century university, effective, thoughtful and Sincerely, data-informed decision-making must be connected to a planning process that helps us, as a community, retain our focus on our institutional goals and vision. This University, with its Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter rich history and exciting future, will President President Gibralter participates in FSU’s annual Relay for Life benefit from a plan grounded in our fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. (See story on page 9.) shared vision. contents profileVol. 23 No. 1 Fall 2010 Departments 2 News MBA Now Available Online MBA Collaboration in India Engineering Offered in Anne Arundel Singh Associate Dean Graves, Oldham Honored Faculty, Staff Honored by USM NASPA Honors Ketterman Wynder “Living Legend” Faculty Achievement Awards CGI U and FSU Relay: FSU Fights Cancer 10 Staking Our Claim Strongest Year of Campaign Kennedy Awarded Pinnacle Thomases Nurture Leaders High Flying CEO Wellness Inside and Out Cooley Joins FSUF Board 24 They say everything is big in Texas, and FSU’s 16 Alumni who are health and wellness Willey Family Celebrates Morris alum who heads up the Dallas/Fort Worth professionals know that their care can International Airport is really big in the world make it possible for people to deal with Honoring Beloved Accompanist of aviation. life-changing situations in powerful and 28 ClassNotes/Alumni proactive ways. Leadership and Homecoming Weekend Schedule ClassNotes One Smaller Carbon Footprint Golden Anniversary 20 at a Time Honorary Bobcats Going green isn’t easy, but FSU has been Alumni Calendar making steady progress toward its goal of Milestones being an environmental leader. In Memoriam 36 Sports Digging His New Job Correction The World at Her Fingertips Because of an editor’s error, a photo Five Join Hall of Fame Dr. Alecia Eubanks ’04 has followed her in the Spring 2010 issue of Profile was 31 Student Spotlight incorrectly identified as Stevenson passion for community service and global Winter/Spring Wrap-up University Head Football Coach Ed Hottle development to South Africa, Thailand and ’99/M’01. The photo pictured another Costa Rica, and she’s only just begun. 40 The Last Word member of Stevenson’s athletics staff. Ed Hottle ’99/M’01 Profile is published for alumni, parents, friends, faculty and staff of Frostburg Vice President for Contributing Writers Dr. Mary Anne Lutz State University. Editorial offices are located in 228 Hitchins, Frostburg State University Advancement Noah Becker M’06 Eric E. Manns Jr. ’10 University, 101 Braddock Rd., Frostburg, MD 21532-2303; phone 301.687.3171. B.J. Davisson, II ’81 David Driver Melissa Martz ’95 Barbara Filer Liz Douglas Medcalf Editor Frostburg State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution. Sidni Giordano ’11 Daniel Meiselman Admission as well as all policies, programs and activities of the University are deter- Liz Douglas Medcalf Shannon Gribble ’98 Becca Ramspott mined without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap. Profile Designer Candis Johnson Dave Romero FSU is committed to making all of its programs, services and activities accessible to Colleen Stump persons with disabilities. To request accommodation through the ADA Compliance Eric E. Manns Jr. ’10 Joni Smith Office, call 301.687.4102 or use a Voice Relay Operator at 1.800.735.2258. Senior Writer Mary Raskob Katie Spittler Colleen Stump Becca Ramspott Photographers Additional Design Ty DeMartino ’90 Please recycle me or pass me on to a friend! Frostburg State University is a constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. Ann Townsell ’87 Dr. Charles Ewers spring2010 1 Spot Color Versions Process Color Versions Black and White Versions Pantone 325 and Pantone 430 newsbriefs news MBA Now Available Fully Online FSU to Offer Engineering Bachelor’s in Anne Arundel County Students living in the Anne Arundel County area of Maryland will now be able to earn a bachelor’s Starting with the fall 2010 semester, students paratively less expensive than many other accredits the entire institution. FSU’s College institutions, and our courses are available of Business is also accredited by AACSB degree in engineering from Frostburg State University without having to leave home, thanks to a new everywhere will be able to earn a Master of Dr. Jason Jordan, at right, instructs FSU students on site at Finzel year-round, allowing students the flexibility International – The Association to Advance partnership between FSU and Anne Arundel Community College. Swamp. Business Administration degree through FSU, now they need to complete degree requirements in Collegiate Schools of Business, and the online a timely manner.” MBA carries the same level of recognition. that the full, AACSB-accredited program has been FSU will offer its bachelor’s degree in engineering, with a concentration in electrical engineer- FSU sought approval for this move toward ing, in collaboration with AACC through its University Consortium at the AACC Regional Visiting Professor Joins made available through online classes. a fully online program from the Middle States Higher Education Center at Arundel Mills. FSU’s program will build on AACC’s engineering Commission on Higher Education, which preparation program and offer engineering and upper-division courses through a combination Examination of Finzel Swamp For many years now, MBA students, like of methods – on site at Arundel Mills, by interactive video and online. Dr. Jason Jordan, visiting professor from the Department other FSU students, have been able to take The agreement was signed in May by President Gibralter and AACC President Martha of Geography, Environment & Disaster Management, some of the classes toward their degree fully Smith following approval from the University System of Maryland and the Maryland Higher Coventry University, United Kingdom, has been working online or in a blended format, which is Education Commission. with Dr. Phillip Allen of the Department of Geography in partially online and partially in a traditional “The partnership with Anne Arundel Community College reflects an important opportunity an ongoing effort to reconstruct the long-term environ- classroom. The final steps toward offering for students to be able to complete their bachelor’s degrees in engineering from Frostburg State mental history of Finzel Swamp. The project, in partner- the entire MBA program online were taken University while having access to the incredibly strong this past spring. ship with The Nature Conservancy, included instructing industry base of high-tech and engineering companies “Due to recent changes in and com- students on sediment coring, data collection and interpre- in that part of the state of Maryland,” Gibralter said. plexity of the global environment, the tation techniques in the field. The collaborative program will serve both the state economic, educational and social aspects of Maryland’s economic development and Anne of people’s lives have become increasingly Arundel County-area students.