CIEE Study Abroad Awards

Eight University of Maryland Eastern Shore students were awarded the Council on Institutional Educational Exchange (CIEE) Frederick Douglass Global Scholars Grant. These awards will assist Fallon Orcurto, Nyles Burton, Jonathan Brooks, Tracy Ewli-Kwakutse, Aalayia Otis, Caleb Clark, Alexandria Camp, and Ta’nyah Washington (not pictured) with their study abroad programs in summer 2023, fall 2023, or summer 2024. Some students are considering study abroad programs in Spain, China, and Japan. Congratulations Hawks!

Co-founder of The Frozen Farmer visits UMES

Katey Evans, Co-Founder of The Frozen Farmer, visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore April 4 as the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s “Startup to Success Speaker.” Evans advised students to “never stop learning” and “always ask questions,” two things that served her well in business. She discussed the importance of networking and connecting with individuals with similar goals. In regard to marketing for business, she says it is most important to “know your audience.”

To fight food waste, Evans runs her woman-owned family business of making ice cream and frozen dairy dessert products “from fruit that’s beautiful on the inside” which comes from her family’s farm. Beginning in 2015, Evans and her product were featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank” at the start of the pandemic in 2020. Her company’s products are now available nationally in Kroger, Walmart, Giant, Stop & Shop, Baker’s, and City Market. Evans is the wife of a business owner and farmer. They have four daughters all under the age of 10 years old.