FSU Sophomore Earns USM Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarship

Jun 10, 2024 8:00 AM

Frostburg State University sophomore, Emilia Germain, was among twelve students across the University System of Maryland (USM) to receive a 2024 USM Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarship in the Academics, Scholarship and Research category.

This award, which comes with a $2,000 scholarship provided by USM and the USM Foundation, is the highest honor the Board of Regents bestows to recognize exemplary student achievement.

“I am incredibly honored to have been recognized by the Maryland Board of Regents for my academic achievements,” said Germain. “Even more so, I am forever grateful to the Frostburg State University Mathematics and Sociology Departments, especially Dr. Justin Dunmyre and Dr. Angela Luvara, for providing continuous support and encouragement even when I have struggled.” She continued, “I have been so lucky to have such wonderful professors behind me to act as friends, advisors and mentors. I credit them with everything I have been able to accomplish, and I hope to represent FSU well in my future academic pursuits.”

Germain, of Oakland, Md., is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and is a member of FSU’s Honor Society and the Maryland Delta chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon. She also tutors students in various math courses from statistics to linear algebra and serves as a camp counselor for the week-long TECH Camp.

Last summer, Germain attended a research experience for undergraduates at Youngstown State University, and her research on the statistical concept of permutations and cycles, was selected to be presented at the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics and at the Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Conference. Germain’s work is also being peer reviewed for publication in undergraduate journals.

Germain uses her expertise in statistics to conduct analyses with important impacts. She is currently conducting research at FSU on the statistics of police brutality and its relation to police spending throughout Appalachia.

“I often find myself in awe of our students,” said USM Chancellor Jay A. Perman. “The curiosity they bring to their work, the brilliance and creativity that animate it, the dedication they show to making a real and meaningful difference in the world – all of it inspires me. And I know it inspires their professors, too. It’s a pleasure to pay tribute to them.”

Germain and her fellow scholarship recipients were honored at a private ceremony on May 19.

Pictured above with Germain is USM Board of Regents Chair, Linda Gooden; FSU President, Dr. Ron Nowaczyk; and Chancellor of the USM, Dr. Jay Perman.