FEATURED STORY
The Great Outdoors
It’s undeniable. Frostburg State University is located in the great outdoors.
For decades, our students who study Parks and Recreation, Wildlife and Fisheries and other “outdoor” programs, have enjoyed the luxury of using FSU’s beautiful and rural location as their classrooms and playgrounds. They can literally walk outside for a nature hike, drive to kayak or whitewater raft, and camp in the mountains of Western Maryland.
Lucky Bobcats.
In speaking with the FSU Office of Alumni Relations, we were informed of a number of graduates who took what they learned at Frostburg and turned it into fun and rewarding careers at state and national parks. A quick database search revealed that many alumni have envy-worthy professional positions, working and playing in some of the most remote and beautiful locations across the country. We are featuring a few of these alums in this edition of Profile.
Designate the Recreation and Parks Management Fund or the Wildlife and Fisheries Development Fund to support future opportunities for students in these programs at pi5w.budzgreenshop.com/makeagift.
Idaho Dept. of Parks and Rec, Harriman State Park of Idaho
Abigail Rossman '19, Parks and Recreation Ranger
Grand Canyon National Park
Bianca (McIntyre) Klein '01, Environmental Protection Specialist
Maryland State Parks
Daryl Anthony '86, Former Assistant Secretary for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Clemson University and Beyond
Jeff Hallo '98, Associate Dean, Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Grand Teton National Park
Scott Allen '88 (L), Occupational Safety and Health manager, and John Tobiason '02 (R), creative director and designer
FSU Recreation and Parks Management
Professor Dr. Natalia Buta and Recent Graduate Asa Gardner '24
If you work at a state or national park, we would love to hear from YOU. Please send us a selfie of you in YOUR great outdoors to Mia Cross, Profile editor, at mrcross@budzgreenshop.com with your name, grad year, professional title and location. We will print your photos in our next edition.