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Bobcat Giving Day 2025
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#BobcatGivingDay 2025 is now complete!!!!

Thank You, Bobcats! 🐾❤️

 We did it! Congratulations on making our 4th #BobcatGivingDay a success. Together, 1,635 donors raised $206,415 for your favorite FSU funds!

🎉 The winner of the $5,000 Challenge by the FSU Foundation Board of Directors (for the most donors) is awarded to Athletics Softball from the Athletics category with a total of 245 donors.

 

🏆 Earning the $2,000 first-place prize in the remaining four categories: McGreevy Family Visual Arts Scholarship, FSU Chapter of the American Marketing Association, Children's Literature Outreach and Staffing Fund (CLC), and PAWS Food Pantry.

🎁The surprise second-place prize recipients of $500 include: Athletics Baseball, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences, FSU C.A.N.O.E. (Center for Advancement of Natural and Outdoor Experiences), Frances Ann Shaw Memorial Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers, Ronald H. Nowaczyk Scholarship.

 

Thanks to your generosity, we’re making a difference for our students, programs, and the future of Frostburg State! Stay tuned to see the incredible ways your gifts will help.

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, April 1, 2026, when #BobcatGivingDay will return with new goals, prizes, and surprises. 

507 days ago by Stephanie Loar
Social Share Challenge Winners

Congratulations to our winners, Kayla Casey and Matthew Crawford!

The FSU Foundation Board of Directors has added $250 to the Chemistry and Physics Fund and the FSU CANOE Fund!

507 days ago by Stephanie Loar
Crunch Time Challenge⏳🚀

It's Crunch Time! We have 2 hours to go!! The FSU Foundation Board of Directors have issued a Crunch Time Challenge and will add $50 to each gift, only for the next 40 gifts!


507 days ago by Stephanie Loar
Early Bird Match 🐦☀️☕

The Frostburg State University Foundation Board of Directors have issued a challenge for all of you early risers! If you're up this morning and thinking of making a gift, now is the time. Our FSU Foundation Board of Directors will add $50 to each of the NEXT 20 GIFTS until 9a.m this morning!


507 days ago by Stephanie Loar
Night Owls Match 🌙🦉

Calling all Night Owls! Anyone who makes a gift from 9pm to 4 am, the FSU Foundation Board of Directors has issued a match and will add $40 but only for the next 25 gifts!


507 days ago by Stephanie Loar
🐾 Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat!

🐾 Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat! Check out the special #BobcatGivingDay video from the Mayor of Frostburg, Todd Logsdon, Class of 2013. FSU grads are making a difference everywhere.

Watch Video Here!

507 days ago by Stephanie Loar
Surprise Reveal! 🎉🎉

THIS JUST IN: The FSU Foundation Board of Directors has announced that the SECOND PLACE Funds across all five categories (with the MOST DONORS) will be awarded an additional $500 each. So be sure to keep giving and sharing your support on social media!

508 days ago by Stephanie Loar
FSU Bobcat Suncatcher Match! ☀️

FSU Engineering student Robert Moffett '26 has created a Bobcat Suncatcher!! For a gift of $75 or more you can receive a  limited edition Bobcat suncatcher while supplies last. The FSU Foundation Board will add $75 to each gift that comes in for the next hour but only for the next 20 gifts!

508 days ago by Stephanie Loar
Who is in the Lead? Challenge WINNERS!

It's officially #BobcatGivingDay!!!

The FSU Foundation Board of Directors Who is in the Lead? Challenge is COMPLETE!!!

Congratulations to the Athletics Softball for winning the challenge with the most overall donors! They had 55 donors at the start of Giving Day

Softball will be awarded $1,000 from the FSU Foundation Board of Directors. 

Congratulations to the top funds in the remaining four categories who will each receive $250 from the FSU Foundation Board of Directors: 

McGreevy Family Visual Arts Scholarship

FSU Chapter of the American Marketing Association

Children's Literature Outreach and Staffing Fund (CLC)

Black Student Alliance (BSA) Mr. and Mrs. William "Bill" and Pansye S. Atkinson Legacy Scholarship

Stay tuned for more matches & challenges throughout the day!

508 days ago by Stephanie Loar
It's #BobcatGivingDay! Video from FSU Students!

HAPPY #BOBCATGIVINGDAY!

Check out this video of Antonio Rainey '25 as he goes all over campus to find out what FSU students and staff know about #BobcatGivingDay—spoiler alert: enjoy a few laughs! 😂🐾

Click HERE to watch.

508 days ago by Stephanie Loar
ONE DAY AWAY FROM #BOBCATGIVINGDAY

Join us to celebrate #BobcatGivingDay! Tomorrow, April 1st, we will be hosting a kick-off event on the second floor of the Lane University Center from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Enjoy snacks, cupcakes, games, prizes, and more! We can't wait to see you there.  
Click the link to hear from Main Street Books owner Jennifer Porter '02 and why #BobcatGivingDay matters to her:

WATCH VIDEO HERE!

509 days ago by Stephanie Loar

Watch as our FSU Foundation Board President, Pat Friel '88 explains the impact of Giving Day on FSU!

WATCH VIDEO HERE!

512 days ago by Stephanie Loar
Less than 1 month away!

Hi Bobcats!

We are less than a month to #BobcatGivingDay! You can make your gift early by clicking HERE.

The FSU Foundation will be awarding over $13,000 in prizes. The fund that receives the MOST DONORS (not dollars) will receive the grand prize, and there are more chances for your favorite fund to win!

There are five categories eligible for prizes:

  • Athletics
  • College of Arts, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • College of Business, Engineering, and Computational & Mathematical Sciences
  • College of Education and Health & Natural Sciences
  • Other University Initiatives

The fund with the MOST DONORS will receive the grand prize of $5,000. Every other category's first-place fund will receive $2,000 each.

Also new this year, the FSU Foundation Board is announcing a Who is in the Lead? Challenge.

If you want to make your gift early, those funds are counted in Giving Day totals. At 12 noon EST on April 1st, the leaderboard will be revealed. The fund that has the MOST donors (not dollars) at the start of Giving Day will earn an additional $1,000 (and $250 will be awarded to the top fund in each of the remaining four categories). 

538 days ago by Stephanie Loar

Other University Initiatives
Other University Initiatives Leaderboard DonorsRaised ($)
Phillip Charles Lee '01 Scholarship0$0
Clulee Endowed Book Fund0$0
Michael L. Mackereth '78 Scholarship0$0
Frank and Margaret Farano Scholarship0$0
Garden Club of Cumberland Scholarship0$0
University Provost Fund0$0
MD Division of the Izaak Walton League of America Environmental Scholarship0$0
Westvaco Academic Equipment Fund0$0
Gene H. Mumper Memorial Scholarship0$0
Catherine R. Gira Campus to Community Fund0$0
Elisabeth Hitchins Memorial Scholarship0$0
R. Samuel and Pam Griffith Endowment0$0
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Scholarship0$0
Alice B. and Charles H. Manns, Jr. Scholarship for Student Success1$100
Bobcats Beyond Borders Study Abroad Scholarship0$0
Faculty Research Fund4$1,230
Collegiate Percussive Arts Society0$0
Dr. Nelson P. Guild and Maggie G. Guild Senior Honors Scholarship Award0$0
Larry D. Boggs Family Endowment0$0
Ruth A. Wallinger Leadership Studies Scholarship0$0
Dr. David A. Ruth Math Education Scholarship0$0
Dr. Albert M. Crall Alpha Phi Omega Founders Scholarship0$0
James A. Jeffries WFWM Endowment0$0
Cultural Events Series Maryland Symphony Orchestra (CES MSO)0$0
Dr. David D. Heavner '79 Scholarship0$0
Kim and Marion Leonard Leadership of Self & Others Experiential Learning Fund0$0
David Craig Memorial Scholarship0$0
Emeriti of Frostburg State University Scholarship0$0
Dr. Alice R. Manicur Study Abroad Scholarship0$0
WFWM Radio Fund6$500
Col. Ronald G. Forrester, USAF, Ret. '67 & Dianna Calhoun Forrester '67 Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Dr. Sean McCagh Hooley Plunge Special Education Scholarship0$0
STEM Festival1$10
Hagerstown Center Endowed Scholarship0$0
Cultural Events Series (CES)5$475
Cumberland Times-News Endowed Fund0$0
Cobey/Lane/Footen Leadership Award0$0
Student and Community Involvement Development Fund0$0
Gary D. and Janet S. Cook Endowment for Radio WFWM0$0
A. P. Boxley, III Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Frostburg State University Alumni Association Scholarship0$0
Experiential Learning and Career Readiness Fund0$0
Alternative Break Fund6$400
Lewis J. Ort Endowed Regional Science Scholarship Award0$0
Dr. Richard C. Sloop Student Leadership Fund1$25
Alpha Xi Delta Scholarship (AZD)13$2,210
Graduate Student Association0$0
Gary O. Wolz Endowment for WFWM10$1,100
Library Development Fund5$505
Veterans Center Endowment0$0
Filer Family Scholarship4$717
American Association of University Women Frostburg Scholarship0$0
Parents Association Scholarship0$0
Tam Student Science Research Award0$0
Elliot Weiner '65 Scholarship for Service to Animal Welfare0$0
Allegany County Opportunity Scholarship Endowment1$25
F. Perry Smith, Jr. Endowed Fund0$0
Lane Center Development Fund7$600
Student Development Fund0$0
Richard H. Sauer Scholarship0$0
Race to the Finish Scholarship0$0
Center for Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion1$80
Student Success Crisis Emergency Fund4$250
Mary Larkin Main Scholarship0$0
Class of 1964 Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
FSU Network for Intersectional Feminism (FNIF)0$0
Bill Miller Equipment Sales, Inc. Scholarship0$0
Counseling and Psychological Services Development Fund3$180
Office of Information Technology Development Fund1$25
Kathy A. and Earl S. Boykins, Sr. Scholarship2$150
The Honorable Gene W. Counihan '63 Scholarship0$0
Residence Life Endowment0$0
McElfish Family Scholarship0$0
Mary E. Clapsaddle Merit Scholarship6$2,665
LaVale Century Club Scholarship Award0$0
Bowling Family Global Citizen Fund0$0
Col. Lukas E. Hoska, Jr. and Florence Knettle Hoska Library Endowment0$0
Joan K. and Robert S. Selby Scholarship0$0
Walter and Annette Brock Environmental Studies Scholarship0$0
Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center Endowment0$0
Student Support Services TRIO Scholarship (SSS)1$100
Frostburg State University Foundation Presidential Merit Scholarship1$25
Office of Information Technology Team Building Fund9$396
Harold R. Rowe International Fund1$50
National Society of Leadership & Success - FSU Chapter3$1,275
Upward Bound Program1$150
Veterans Center5$425
Allegany County Association for Family and Community Education Endowed Scholarship0$0
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 239 Scholarship0$0
Annual Fund22$1,436
GEP Textbook Reserves Fund10$780
David Sanford Endowed Graduate Scholarship0$0
Giving Day Challenge Fund0$0
PAWS Food Pantry39$6,480
Beautify the Burg0$0
Diversity in the Arts Endowment1$25
Brooke R. Kirchner Student Alumni Engagement Scholarship19$1,630
Edith J. and William H. Bullamore Endowed Scholarship1$100
Thelma B. Hadley Memorial and Bernetta M. Smouse Endowed Scholarship0$0
Dr. William A. Gracie Scholarship0$0
Theta Delta Pi Legacy Scholarship6$1,525
Administrative Development and Professional Training (ADAPTable) Program14$395
FSU National Residence Hall Honorary Endowment6$320
Human Resources and Employee Development Fund (EDLS)10$845
Fraternity and Sorority Life Fund (Greek)16$1,030
Administration and Finance Development Fund1$75
Kelly Dressler Heflin Foundation Scholarship1$50
R. Patrick and Elizabeth R. Friel Scholarship1$100
Ronald H. Nowaczyk Scholarship35$6,680
Career and Professional Development Center0$0
Black Student Alliance (BSA) Mr. and Mrs. William "Bill" and Pansye S. Atkinson Legacy Scholarship22$3,345
Loats Foundation Scholarship0$0
McGowan-Davisson Endowed Scholarship2$275
Nikki Clark Endowed Fund0$0
Jeffrey P. and Carol A. Fegan Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Al and Dale Boxley Faculty Research Award0$0
Student Government Association Scholarship (SGA)3$250
Buckheit-Ketterman Family Scholarship1$25
Student Government Association (SGA)5$1,005
Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument Fund0$0
Anton Zahn Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
J. Laron Locke, M.D. and Stephanie F. Locke, M.D. Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Bernard Wynder Legacy Fund2$525
FSU Employee Relations Fund3$155
African American Studies Development Fund0$0
Fishing Club4$190
Zaida Pagán Memorial Scholarship0$0
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #172 Endowed Scholarship0$0
Dr. Kim R. Hall '10 and Mary C. Biscoe-Hall, Esq. '12 Study Abroad Scholarship0$0
Barry J. Barton Vietnam Veterans/Agent Orange Endowed Fund1$50
FSU Employee Appreciation Fund4$700
University of Maryland Alumni Association - International, Inc. Scholarship (AA-I)0$0
Fort Cumberland Lodge #211 and Ohr Lodge #131 Scholarship0$0
Sue and Jack Ganley Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Kemp Lodge #154 Masonic Scholarship0$0
University Police Scholarship0$0
LaVale Lions Club Scholarship0$0
Brian and Connie Mattingly Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Rae and Zach Heeter Scholarship0$0
Center for International Education1$50
Sally A. Haas and Gary L. Haas Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Ivan Diehl Alumni Achievement Scholarship0$0
Western Region Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Fund0$0
Wickert Family Study Abroad Scholarship1$500
Travis L. Klingler Memorial Scholarship0$0
Jeanette and C. William Gilchrist Scholarship0$0
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - Mu Upsilon Chapter Scholarship0$0
Jonathan Gibralter Presidential Leadership Fund for Alcohol Awareness and Education0$0
Richard and Georgene McKenzie Scholarship0$0
Cumberland Lions Club Memorial Scholarship0$0
Father Ed Hendricks Leadership Award0$0
Upward Bound Math/Science Program1$100
Hillel Development Fund0$0
Judge Gary and Barbara Leasure Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Dr. J. Hopwood and Karen Wooddell Scholarship0$0
Foundation for Frostburg Scholarship1$75
Cooley-Price Library Materials Fund0$0
Forever Frostburg Scholarship2$175
Masser Family Unfinished Business Scholarship0$0
William M. and Verna (Miller) Ternent Endowed Scholarship0$0
BURG Peer Education Network Endowed Fund0$0
Morris H. Willey and Tara Willey Memorial Scholarship1$75
Residence Life Development Fund1$100
Emergency Scholarship2$600
STEM Summit5$500
Kirk-Kelly Family Scholarship0$0
University Police Fund0$0
Evelyn Bowman Endowed Fund0$0
Academic Technology Fund0$0
John C. Armor, Jr. Memorial Endowed Fund0$0
Phi Kappa Phi Development Fund0$0
Wall of Honor0$0
Quincy and Eugenia Crawford Scholarship0$0
Anthony Wai Chiu Tam Science Achievement Award0$0
David M. Gillespie Library Endowment1$25
Dr. Joan DeVee Dixon and Dr. Alvin C. Broyles Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Frostworld Exploration Scholarship0$0
Learning Green Living Green Special Events Fund0$0
Lyon Family Onward & Upward Scholarship0$0
Camp Snyder Fund0$0
Mary Stevens Scholarship0$0
Maurice J. McDonough Scholarship0$0
Derek Thomson Sheely Leadership Award0$0
Chessie Federal Credit Union Scholarship0$0
Anne E. and William B. Wallace, Jr. Endowed Scholarship0$0
J. Frederick Gibralter Regional and Cultural Arts Endowment0$0
William H. Graves '65 Scholarship1$2,500
N. Rose Atwood Scholarship0$0
Jon C. Jansen Endowment0$0
Center for Communication and Information Technology Endowment0$0
Michael Schrodel Scholarship0$0
McVicker Family Scholarship0$0
Honors Program Development Fund0$0
Student Accessibility Services1$50
Veterans Student Aid Fund2$350
PAWS Food Pantry Garden0$0
Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship0$0
Herold Family Scholarship0$0
Joseph M. Ellis Memorial Scholarship for Volunteerism0$0
Glenn R. Scott '78 Scholarship0$0
Emma and Paul Dailey Endowed Scholarship0$0
WCBC Radio Scholarship0$0
Edgerton and Lorian Deuel Scholarship0$0
Soroptimist International of Frostburg Jane Grindel Memorial Scholarship0$0
Library Special Collections Fund0$0
Katherine Ann Almquist Scholarship0$0
FSU Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women Fund0$0
Center for Teaching Excellence0$0
Civil Citizen Communicator Award3$305
Martha T. and Ralph M. Race Western History Scholarship0$0
Diana L. James '74 Arts Scholarship0$0
Amigos de Garcia Scholarship0$0
Dr. Jonathan C. and Ms. Laurie Gibralter Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Commissioner Charles E. Spahr Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Borden Mining Company Scholarship in Honor of Albert and Elizabeth Borden0$0
J.B. Joynt III Memorial Scholarship0$0
Paul E. and Betty J. Barry Endowed Scholarship0$0
Bobcat Pavilion Fund0$0
FSU Facilities Maintenance Fund1$100
Shayna Kramer Leadership Memorial Scholarship1$100
Beall Archives Fund0$0
Dr. Harold and Geraldine Delaney Leadership Award0$0
McKenzie Family Scholarship0$0
Tyrone Adams '87 and Sandra Wyche Adams '86 Scholarship0$0
Bobcat Innovation Launch Pad0$0
Joseph and Mary Ann Reinhard Scholarship0$0
Henrietta M. Lease Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Lead and Inspire Scholarship0$0
Lewis J. Ort Endowed Library Fund0$0
Frostburg Lions Endowment0$0
Sharon E. Irwin Scholarship0$0
Kathleen Dailey Hill Endowed Scholarship0$0
Bobcat Benevolence and Bereavement Fund0$0
Dr. Mary Mumper Service Award0$0
Black Student Alliance0$0
Ort, Inc. Technology Endowed Fund0$0
Woodward and Virginia Pealer Endowed Fund0$0
FSU Campus Tree Fund0$0
Collaborative Work/Study Spaces Fund0$0
Dr. Alice R. Manicur Endowment for Sloop Leadership Institute0$0
Lewis J. Ort Access to Education Scholarship0$0
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Scholarship (SAE)0$0
Cultural Events Series Prek-12 School Programming Fund (CES)0$0
FSU Foundation Opportunity Grants Fund0$0
Daly Computers Pass-Through Scholarship0$0
Unfinished Business Scholarship0$0
Jane H. Grindel Endowed Scholarship0$0
Office of Information Technology Student Internship Fund0$0
Dennis and Dawn Thomas Presidential Leadership Scholarship0$0
Ronald H. Nowaczyk Faculty Research Fund1$500
Undergraduate Research Symposium0$0
Lewis J. Ort Health, Physical Education and Recreation Endowed Scholarship and Equipment Fund0$0
Wensel-Faherty Endowed Scholarship0$0
Friends of the George Meyers Collection0$0
Allegany Soil Conservation District Scholarship in Honor of Supervisors Who Have Served on the Allegany Soil Conservation District Board0$0
American Legion Patriotism Scholarship0$0
Edward S. & Sarah J. Moran Presidential Merit Scholarship0$0
Alumni Association Unrestricted Fund0$0
Alpha Delta Chi Fraternity Golden Anniversary Presidential Merit Scholarship (ADX)0$0
Lawrence E. Disharoon '78 Scholarship0$0
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 239 Development Fund0$0
Delta Chi Fraternity Student Accessibility Services Scholarship0$0
Patrick McKenna Memorial Scholarship0$0
University of Maryland Alumni Association - International, Inc. Endeavor Fund (AA-I)0$0
Donahue Scholarship0$0
Lane University Center Endowment0$0
Donor Affiliations
Suitcase icon44%Faculty/Staff
Gradhat icon43%Alumni
Friends icon22%Friends
Parent icon5%Parents
Friends icon3%Foundation Board
Book icon3%Students
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Ray Nowaczyk
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James and Nicole Kirk
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Advocates

Estelle Martin

Offered a $10,000 match

Community Advocates

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FSU Foundation Board

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Edward Herold Jr

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FSU Foundation Board

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Natalia Buta Lowe

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Gave $1,000 during a Challenge!

Kaitlin Thompson

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Jennifer and Wayne Porter

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FSU Foundation Board

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