Archived News at Madison

Madison alumnus Dayne Walling (SR ’96) is Flint’s new mayor.  Walling, a Rhodes Scholar, and spouse of Madison alumna Carrie Booth Walling (IR/PTCD ’97), will be the mayor of Michigan’s fourth largest city. [video]

Madison students, Megan O'Brien (SRP /Urban Planning senior) and Jennifer White (SRP/PTCD junior), won MSU Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum Awards; Megan for her oral presentation, “Squatter Settlements in Latin America: Santa Elena, Venezuela and Lima, Peru,” and Jennifer for her oral presentation, “Assessing the Access to Healthcare: The African-American Infant Mortality Rate.” Professor Louise Jezierski is their advisor. 

Alumnus Dayne Walling (SR ’96) won big in a six-way primary race to be Flint's next mayor, getting 44 percent of the vote, securing a spot on the August ballot.

Alumnus Michael McConnell (JMCD ’76), a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and well-known constitutional law scholar, will step down from his role on the bench to rejoin the legal academy and direct the Stanford Constitutional Law Center at the Stanford Law School. 

Madison alumnus Wallace Jefferson (PTCD ’85), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, received an honorary doctor of laws degree during MSU’s undergraduate convocation. [video]

Mark Steven Dobson, II (PTCD/Spanish '09) will represent MSU's Class of 2009 as the student speaker at the Undergraduate Convocation at the Breslin Center on Friday May 8 at 1pm.

Professor Curtis Stokes and colleagues present the Sixth Biennial Race in 21st Century America national conference, which takes place April 8-10 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. See this news story for more information, including a video interview of Professor Stokes. Vist the Race Conference Website for more details and to register.

Nada Zohdy (IR/CCP) has won (previously a finalist) the Truman Scholarship.  Zohdy is specializing in Muslim Studies.  She is a long-term volunteer with the Refugee Development Center in Lansing, helping to make refugees self-sustaining and productive members of society, and co-founded Peace over Prejudice, a coalition of student groups committed to promoting inclusiveness on the MSU campus.  Zohdy hopes to become a foreign policy advisor to help positively influence US-Muslim world relations and is interested in helping promote economic and democratic development in the Middle East. 

Madison juniors Dan Blue (IR/Economics/Muslim Studies/Arabic) and Cory Connolly (IR/Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Economic and Environmental Policy) have been appointed by the Roosevelt Institution as two of four national senior fellows for 2009.  In their role as senior fellows, these exceptional students will work on their own projects and serve as experts within their field.  The program recognizes members for their exceptional knowledge in a field of study, excellence in policy innovation, and eloquence in written and oral communication.

Four Madison students will represent the MSU Debate team at National Debate Tournament  

http://news.msu.edu/story/5990/

Garrett Abelkop (IR senior) and Carly Wunderlich (PTCD/chemistry senior) were chosen by the NDT selection committee as one of the top 16 teams during the 2008-09 debate season.  Carlos Eyzaguirre (IR junior) and Amit Bindra (IR senior) qualified by winning all eight of their debates at a district qualifying tournament held recently at Illinois State University.

James Madison and Economics Professor Lisa Cook shared her recommendations on WKAR radio regarding U.S. policy toward the World Bank and the Treasury Department's International Affairs Department.  Cook is serving on President-elect Barack Obama’s Economics and International Trade Team as World Bank Review Team leader. 

Ken Waltzer, Madison Professor and director of MSU's Jewish Studies program, was a key member of a team of that disproved a Holocaust memoir set for publication in February.  Waltzer began raising questions to the agent and publisher in November, suggesting that the story was fabricated. [ CNN Video Clip MSU News Article Lansing State Journal Article ]

Madison students Garrett Abelkop (IR senior) and Carly Wunderlich (PTCD/chemistry junior) are representing MSU’s debate team in Washington D.C. at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture on January 19.  They will tackle the Obama administration’s energy and climate priorities for its first 100 days as part of the first-ever Inauguration Debate Series to be held. The event celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day.

Professor Susan Stein-Roggenbuck is among the first group of fellows in a new MSU initiative, the Walter and Pauline Adams Academy for Instructional Excellence and Innovation, created to provide a cross-disciplinary cohort of instructors opportunities to further their development as excellent teachers whose instructional decisions are rooted in the robust research literature on effective teaching and learning.

Three Madison Juniors have been nominated for the Truman Scholarship

Dan Blue (IR/Economics) is specializing in Muslim Studies and minoring in Arabic.  He is interested in potential sources of renewable energy, sustainable economic development issues, and the intersection of Islam and modern terrorism.  Blue is the head of the Roosevelt Institution, an MSU student-run public policy research group, is a site leader for Alternative Spring Break, and is a member of the MSU Men's Ultimate Frisbee team.

Megan Kursik (SRP) is a member of the STEPPS program and is on the MSU Varsity Women's Crew team, which won the Big Ten Championship last year.  She plays basketball for fun, participated in the MSU Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum in 2007-08, and is on the Intercollegiate Athletics Honor Roll.

Nada Zohdy (IR/CCP) is specializing in Muslim Studies.  She is a long-term volunteer with the Refugee Development Center in Lansing, helping to make refugees self-sustaining and productive members of society, and co-founded Peace over Prejudice, a coalition of student groups committed to promoting inclusiveness on the MSU campus.  Zohdy hopes to become a foreign policy advisor to help positively influence US-Muslim world relations and is interested in helping promote economic and democratic development in the Middle East.

Yvette Efevbera (IR/African Studies senior) was recently nominated for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships; Tanya Rodriquez (IR/CCP senior) was nominated for a Mitchell Scho larships.  Efevbera plans to pursue a master’s degree in global health sciences or health policy, planning, and finance if awarded the Rhodes or Marshall.  If chosen as a Mitchell Scholar, Rodriguez will pursue a master’s degree in comparative ethnic conflict at Queen's University Belfast.

Madison Alumni Find Success in the Recent Election

Wallace Jefferson (Urban ’85), Chief Justice, was re-elected to the Supreme Court of Texas.

Thomas Boyd (MM ’85) was re-elected as judge of the 55th District Court in Ingham County, MI

Richard Cordray (JMCD ’81) was elected as Attorney General of Ohio.  He currently serves as the Treasurer of the State of Ohio and on the JMC Board of Visitors.

Mark Grebner (Urban ’81) was re-elected as Ingham County (MI) Commissioner

Curtis Hertel, Jr. (SR ’00) was re-elected Ingham County (MI) Commissioner

Chuck Moss (JMCD ’75) was re-elected to the Michigan House of Representatives for the 40th District.

Eric Schertzing (JMCD ’85) was re-elected Ingham County (MI) Treasurer

Mark Somers (IR ’80) was re-elected Judge of the 19th District Court, Dearborn, MI.

Madison Professor Dan Kramer, along with other MSU colleagues, will receive a 5 year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for just over $1 million.  Dan Kramer and Jerry Urquhart (Lyman Briggs) will lead the project, “Globalization and the Connection of Remote Communities: Environmental Implications” which addresses the impacts on human and natural systems in remote human settlements due to connection to global market, migration, and technology networks.

Madison students and alumni are active in campaigns this election season.  In addition to those below in leadership roles or running their own campaigns, many others are involved as volunteers in campaigns.

Brad Dennis (IR, sophomore) is running for Ingham County Commissioner against JMC alumnus and incumbent Mark Grebner (Urban ’81)

Andrew Gerlach (PTCD/IR, junior), Ingham County field director for Bob Alexander

Georg Schuttler (PTCD, senior), Chair of College Democrats

Carrie White (PTCD, senior), Chair of MSU Students for McCain

Tom Boyd (MM ’85) incumbent running for re-election as judge of the 55th District Court in Ingham County, MI

Richard Cordray (JMCD ’81), currently State Treasurer of Ohio, running for Attorney General

Curtis Hertel, Jr. (SR ’00) incumbent running for Ingham County Commissioner

Eric Schertzing (JMCD ’85) incumbent running for Ingham County (MI) Treasurer

Peter Spadafore (SRP ’07), running for Ingham County Commissioner

A debate organized by the Madison Student Senate and moderated by JMC Professor Ben Kleinerman, attracted over 60 students in the Wonders Hall Kiva October 22 to hear representatives from three campus political groups defend their presidential candidates.

Madison Professor Dan Kramer, along with other MSU colleagues, will receive a 5 year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for just over $1 million.  Dan Kramer and Jerry Urquhart (Lyman Briggs) will lead the project, “Globalization and the Connection of Remote Communities: Environmental Implications” which addresses the impacts on human and natural systems in remote human settlements due to connection to global market, migration, and technology networks.

Madison Alumnus Thomas Furtaw (Urban ’87) died suddenly Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, while performing with his band, the Spitting Nickels, at the Rockin' on the Riverfront event in downtown Detroit. He leaves behind his wife, Alison, and three young children. He was the section head of the Detroit crime division in the Michigan Attorney General's Office. Two of his sisters, Jennifer and Julia, were also Madison grads.

Madison seniors Yvette Efevbera (IR/African Studies) and Brittanie Johnson (IR/Business) were selected to MSU Homecoming Court. Members, nominated by an individual or an organization, were selected based on leadership, community involvement, academic excellence and Spartan pride.

Senior John Hudson (IR) (with Nana Naskidashvili) wrote the story "There was so much blood spilled" for Salon.com.  He is completing a Field Experience internship as a journalist with Radio GIPA in Tbilisi, Georgia, an affiliate of the Georgian Institute for Public Affairs.  Hudson is currently awaiting evacuation from Tbilisi on a State Department convoy to Armenia.

Richard Cordray (JMCD ’81) was nominated on June 21st by the Ohio Democratic Party as their candidate for Ohio Attorney General.  He currently serves as the Treasurer of the State of Ohio.  Cordray is a Marshall scholar, a five-time Jeopardy Champion, and a member of Madison’s Board of Visitors.

Read 2008 Madison graduate Kristin Sulewski's commencement speech. See the Spring 2008 Graduation Video.

The Madison community was saddened by the untimely death of alumnus Matt Lash (SR 04) who passed away April 30, 2008 after a 7 1/2 year hard-fought and inspiring battle with cancer.

Ten Madison students participated in MSU’s University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) on April 11.  Kelly Savel (SRP senior) presented on “The Changing Face of the U.S. Border Patrol”; Nada Zohdy (IR/Muslim Studies junior) presented "Muslim American Identity;" Yvette Efevbera (IR senior) presented “Allah, ABC, and HIVAIDS: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Religion in Uganda and Senegal”; Allison Campbell (IR senior) presented "Public-Private Partnerships at the Base of the Pyramid: From Buzzwords to Results;" Emily Adama (SRP senior) presented “Using Relationships to Fight Poverty”; Nicholas Micinski (IR senior) presented “Civil Society Organizations in Muslim Minority Communities:  A Comparison”; Debrah Lee (PTCD senior) presented “Government Receptiveness to Demands for Sanitation in Rural Bangladesh”; and, Brett Staron (IR senior) presented “Development as Empowerment.” Kyle Mays (SRP ’08) (“Structural Racism: A Perpetuation of Black Degradation”) and AJ Rice (IR ’08) (“The ‘Fair’ Trade Question: A Case Study on West Africa Cotton Farmers”) presented their research projects to state legislators and aides at the Michigan Undergraduate Research Forum in Lansing on May 20, 2008.  Professors Louise Jezierski and Rita Kiki Edozie were their faculty mentors, respectively. The UURAF is an opportunity for highly motivated students to showcase their scholarship and creative activity to the university community. 

Madison College was well represented at this year’s 5th Annual Undergraduate Student Conference sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) held April 16 and 17.  JMC students who presented papers were:  Lauren Tomaszczyk (IR senior), Cora Bebiak IR senior), Ann Marie Gordenier (IR/SRP senior), Allison Horowski (IR senior), Jessica Wayne (IR senior) Angela Nurse (SRP senior), Cory Connolly (IR junior), Lauren Verbiscus (IR/CCP junior), Kelly Steffen (IR junior), and Jennifer Seager (IR junior).

Senior AJ Rice (IR) has been accepted into the Political Science program at the New School in New York City.  He was awarded a fellowship.

Senior Kyle Mays (SRP) has been accepted into the Ph.D. degree program in African American and African Studies at Michigan State University for the fall of '08.

Alumnus Paul J. D’Anieri (IR ‘86) has been selected as the dean of the University of Florida’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  He was formerly the associate dean of humanities at the University of Kansas.

Two of MSU's top debaters, Madison students Garrett Abelkop (IR senior) and Carly Wunderlich (PTCD junior) took on a debate team from Wake Forest University for “eco-friendly water wars” debate on Earth Day at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Amy Bucknell (SRP ’08) has been accepted into the Educational Policy Doctoral Program at MSU's College of Education for fall 2008.  She has been named a Dean’s Scholar, a four-year commitment that provides each year a waiver of tuition, a combination of graduate assistantship and fellowship stipends and health care coverage.  Bucknell plans to pursue international educational policy with a view to working with ministries or NGOs in Arabic-speaking countries, with a focus on gender equity.

Alex Hill (IR junior) won a Homer Higbee International Education Award for his work as executive director of SCOUT BANANA, a non-profit organization that supports health-related projects in Africa.  

Samantha Mills (IR senior), an intern in the office of Michigan Rep. Robert B. Jones, won the 2008 Daniel Rosenthal Legislative Intern Award.  The Rosenthal Award was established by the family of the late Daniel Rosenthal, an MSU student who died in 1977. He was one of the first to take part in the MSU’s Legislative Student Intern Program.  After graduation, Mills will depart for Latin America with the Peace Corps.

For the first time in years, James Madison College won against Lyman Briggs School in the annual Madison/Briggs Olympics on Friday, April 11.  Madison won in basketball and dodge ball but lost in volleyball. 

Nick Micinski(IR/PTCD/Muslim Studies, senior) is the recipient of the Richard Lee Featherstone Endowed Prize at MSU.  The prize for $2000.00 is awarded to the most outstanding graduating senior, based on a variety of criteria, including exhibiting an open, curious, creative approach to education and ideas and demonstrating exceptional character and leadership in enriching the lives of others, especially in intellectual and international dimensions.

Adam Wagner (IR/Muslim Studies, senior) has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship for the Intensive Summer Institute sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.  This highly selective scholarship will pay all his expenses to study intermediate level Arabic in Salalah, Oman during the summer 2008. 

Madison alumnus, Peter Spadafore (SRP ’07) is the recipient of the prestigious political leadership fellowship awarded in February by MSU’s Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP). Spadafore is the Associate Director for the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association.  As a student, he served as the president of the JMC Student Senate. 

Senior Monica Mukerjee (IR/Psychology) has been selected to receive the Outstanding Community Impact Award by the Michigan Campus Compact. This award is given to five undergraduate students and one graduate student from the state of Michigan for their dedication to community service and civic engagement, from a nomination pool of nearly 600 students.  She will receive the award on April 5, 2008. 

Madison freshman, Bethany Lumbert, has been volunteering with Hillary Rodham Clinton's Democratic presidential campaign during recent months.   She spent winter break with a small group of college volunteers campaigning in Iowa.

Madison Sophomore Steven Book (CCP) has been selected by Coca-Cola as one of four finalists for the Coke Zero Ultimate Dream Job.  Steven will attend and write in an official NCAA blog about the 2008 NCAA Men’s Final Four games in San Antonio, TX from March 16 until April 8.  He was selected from hundreds of applicants by displaying passion and dedication to Spartan basketball.

Madison students in MC 499, Applied Public Policy Research Seminar:  Michigan Futures in the Global Economy, are holding Inventors Day on Friday, April 11, 2008, 9 am - 2 pm at the Henry Center for Executive Development, MSU.  This is a forum for graduate and undergraduate student inventors and researchers to meet with acknowledged experts and prominent business professionals in the renewable energy and biofuels industries to foster university-industry relationships.

AJ Rice (IR, senior) is presenting his research The “Fair” Trade Question: A Case Study on West African Cotton Farmers at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research conference at Salisbury University in Maryland in April 2008.  Professor Edozie is his mentor.

MSU Debaters take home Big Ten Debate title in Evanston, IL.  The Midwest’s finest debate programs gathered in Evanston, Illinois the last weekend of January for the Owen L. Coon “Big Ten” Debate Championships. Michigan State outpaced the host -- Northwestern University – to receive top honors in the Big Ten.  After Madison seniors Abby Schirmer (IR, senior) and Jeremy Hammond (IR, senior) defeated Northwestern on a 3-0 decision, the Spartans were the last Big Ten School standing. 

The Madison community was deeply saddened by the untimely death of junior Rylan Cotter on January 7, 2008.  Cotter was a junior in International Relations with a focus on African politics and was employed at MSU's English Language Center.  She was to intern at the Mandela Peace Center in South Africa next year.  Friends painted the Rock by the Red Cedar River and held a vigil in her memory.

Professor Mohammed Ayoob has been in the news this past week discussing his new book The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion and Politics in the Muslim World published by the University of Michigan Press in December 2007. [LSJ Article - WKAR Interview - MSU News Bulletin]

Professor Jonas Zoninsein will be awarded the MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Award, which carries a $2,000 stipend at the MSU Awards Convocation on February 12, 2008.  The award recognizes two MSU individuals for quality teaching and substantial continuing involvement in undergraduate education.

Madison students Nada Zohdy (IR junior) and Matthew Thomas (IR senior) have been awarded the first Gliozzo scholarships for Muslim Studies.  Each will receive $700.  The endowment from which the scholarship is derived was established by Dr. Charles A. and Marjorie A. Gliozzo to "provide undergraduate students with opportunities to pursue Muslim studies and to enhance their facility in the Arabic language" and act "as a start up to produce specialists in Muslim studies."

Nick Micinski (IR/PTCD/Muslim Studies, senior) is featured on an MSU website for research he conducted for his senior thesis.  He received a grant to travel to seven countries on four continents during the summer of 2007.

Adam Wagner (IR junior) is featured in the MSU University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) forum.   His research detailed the work of a government-sponsored technical assistance project that sought to improve the police and securities capabilities in South Vietnam before major U.S. involvement.  To shed light on a neglected chapter in MSU history, he closely examined the MSU Vietnam Advisory Group that trained Vietnamese Police in the late 1950s. He is mentored by Madison Professor Rod Phillips.

Nick Micinski (IR/PTCD/Muslim Studies, senior) is the recipient of the John S. Habib Scholarship in Muslim Studies. Recipients are selected based on their professional goals involving Muslim studies, academic achievement and/or financial need. The scholarship was created by Dr. John S. Habib, a Diplomat in Residence at James Madison College and the College of Social Science for 2005-06, to encourage students to advance their knowledge of other cultures and international studies at Michigan State University.

Madison Student Recognized for Academic Achievement.  Matthew Hasho (PTCD/SRP, senior), of Okemos, was one of six MSU students recognized with an MSU Board of Trustees Award for having the highest scholastic averages at the close of their last semester in attendance.  A member of the Honors College, Hasho has a 3.9805 grade point average.

Professor Anna Pegler-Gordon has been awarded MSU's Teacher-Scholar Award.  These awards are made to six members of the faculty from the ranks of instructor, assistant professor and associate professor who early in their careers have earned the respect of students and colleagues for their devotion to and skill in teaching.

Madison senior Monica Mukerjee (IR/psychology) is the recipient of the Marshall Scholarship.  She joins about 40 college graduates and upper-level undergraduates throughout the United States in receiving the scholarship for two years of study in the United Kingdom. The scholarship covers university fees, cost-of-living expenses, research and travel grants, and fares to and from the United States.  Mukerjee is also a 2007 Truman Scholar, and the recipient of a Spartan Scholarship, among others.

Madison seniors Ted Madsen (IR), from Anchorage AK, and Yvette Efevbera (IR), from Big Rapids MI, have been selected by MSU’s nominating committee as Truman Scholar nominees for the 2008 competition.  The Truman Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships for college students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or elsewhere in public services.  Finalists will be announced February 19, 2008.

Madison alumnus Nathan Triplett (PTCD/SR '06) won a seat on the East Lansing City Council November 6 and will be sworn in November 14.

Madison Professor Rita Kiki Edozie is the recipient of an MSU Lilly Teaching Fellowship for 2007-2008. Her fellowship project is titled: "Politics & Prose: Reading Across the Curriculum and Teaching in the Public and International Affairs Classroom." The MSU Lilly Teaching Fellows Program is intended to advance MSU's continuing efforts to support excellence in teaching and learning through a series of activities designed to focus attention on the art and skills of teaching both generally and in the particular disciplines of a diverse group of faculty.

Congratulations to Monica Mukerjee (IR/psychology senior) who has been nominated for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships and to Nick Micinski (IR/PTCD senior) for his nomination for the Mitchell scholarship. Good luck, Monica and Nick!

Madison Students Have Success at Debate Tournament. The MSU Debate Team, which included 9 Madison students out of 10 MSU students total, enjoyed success at the debate season opener September 21 at Georgia State University, traditionally considered one of the major tournaments of the debate season.

Four Madison Students Selected to MSU Homecoming Court. Members, nominated by an individual or an organization, were selected based on leadership, community involvement, academic excellence and Spartan pride.

Professor Anna Pegler-Gordon's essay "Chinese Exclusion, Photography, and the Development of U.S. Immigration Policy" was selected for inclusion in the Organization of American Historian's upcoming book, The Best American History Essays 2008, to be published later this year by Palgrave Macmillan. The editorial board of 9 historians read hundreds of articles published in 2006/2007 and pared the list down to 36 finalists from which the 10 best were selected for inclusion.

Madison alumnus, Wallace Jefferson (Urban '85), is the recipient of the MSU Distinguished Alumnus Award. Wallace is the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, the first African American to be elected to that court. The award is given annually to MSU alumni who have distinguished themselves by obtaining the highest level of professional accomplishments and who possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of MSU. Wallace was the recipient of the JMC Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2001.

Alumnus, Jon Hoadley (SR '06) was named Executive Director of the National Stonewall Democrats Board of Directors. Jon formerly worked at Gill Action, an issue advocacy organization working to secure equal rights regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression.

James Madison College included in U.S. News rankings as one of three 'stellar' MSU programs. James Madison, Lyman Briggs, and the new Residential College for Arts and Humanities that U.S. News & World Report says are "linked to student success" were listed among the magazine's "Programs to Look For" in its recent rankings of America's best colleges

Madison alumnus Alberto Nickerson (PTCD '03) has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship to Nicaragua in Cultural and Intellectual History, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently. Nickerson is one of over 1,300 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2007-2008 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Kenneth Waltzer is celebrating 35 years at James Madison College and MSU. Alumni, students and faculty share their thoughts of his teaching and work.

Madison staffer (information technology) Peter Murray is quoted in a June 12, 2007 New York Times article titled "The Inevitability of Bumps." He has created a website TurbulenceForecast.com to help nervous flyers avoid airplane turbulence.

Madison alumnus Ronald Tenpas (IR '85) will be nominated by President George W. Bush to be Assistant Attorney General (Environment and Natural Resources Division) at the Department of Justice. Tenpas currently serves as Associate Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice and previously served as US Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.

Madison senior, Lauren Beach (SR, microbiology/molecular genetics) collegiate and future plans reflect MSUs core values.

Sophomore Nick Sucharski (IR) is a member of the MSU NCAA Hockey Championship team. In the semifinal game against Maine, after Sucharski scored the third goal, MSU took the first lead of the game.

James Madison students in Madison's Michigan Futures in the Global Economy research seminar will unveil policy solutions for Michigans economy at the capitol. The students were interviewed on Michigan Radio.

Madison senior Nick Micinski (IR) was awarded an $8,000 Around the World grant from the Michigan Circumnavigators' Foundation to travel and study Muslim "Diaspora, or dispersion, and minority communities around the world. The summer project will take him to seven countries on four continents to study.

The Muslim Studies Program is organizing a major conference on April 20-21 on "Islam and Muslim Citizenship in Non-Muslim Liberal Democracies" in the Castle Board Room of the MSU's College of Law.

Madison junior, Monica Mukerjee (IR, psychology) has been awarded a 2007 Truman Scholarship. She is one of 75 college juniors nationwide to receive the award.

What influence does hip-hop music have on American culture? How does racism affect public education? Is affirmative action reverse discrimination?

These questions and many more will be explored during the fifth biennial Race in 21st Century America national conference, April 4 to 6 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at MSU. This year’s theme is “Youth and the Future of America.”

Madison students, seniors Debbie Lai, Varsha Ramakrishnan, and Andrea Reed, and juniors Garrett Abelkop, Amit Bindra, and James Durkee, will comprise three teams who will compete in the National Debate Tournament in Dallas March 30-April 2..  MSU is the only public school nationwide to receive three invitations.  Each year, 78 two-person teams are invited to compete. 

Madison students, Peter Spadafore (senior, SRP) and Jessica Newman (junior, SRP) are members of MSU's Academic Council.

Madison International Relations students Allison Campbell and Monica Mukerjee (both third year students) have been selected as finalists for the 2007 Truman Scholarship.   They are the only MSU students to be chosen.  A total of 200 finalists from 129 institutions have been selected and will be narrowed down to 75 awardees by March 27.   The Truman Scholarship was created to find and recognize college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and to provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.

Long-time Madison Staff Member Jackie Stewart Honored with Award Jackie Stewart, secretary to Dean Garnett, won the 2007 Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award, an annual recognition of excellence given by MSU to five individuals selected from among all staff on campus who embody the highest levels of dedication and performance. This is the 30th year of the award. Jackie is celebrating her 35th anniversary with Madison College. Congratulations, Jackie!

JMC seminar focuses on Michigan's future in a global economy — How can Michigan avoid future economic decline and become more attractive to new high-tech companies? Professors and students in Michigan State University's James Madison College are looking for answers. Students in this spring's undergraduate research seminar, "Michigan Futures in the Global Economy," now in its second year, are collaborating with faculty on research to find out what it takes to foster high-tech entrepreneurialism in Michigan. 

Visiting professor and Madison alumnus Lawrence Scott Sheets published an article, "Georgia Says It Blocked Smuggling of Arms-Grade Uranium," with William Broad in the January 25, 2007 New York Times.

Professor Matt Zierler appeared on the Kathleen Dunn show on Wisconsin Public Radio on December 18, 2006 to discuss the changing course in Iraq.

Madison senior Justin Reifert (IR) is MSU's nominee for a Carnegie Endowment for Peace Junior Fellowship. Each year the Endowment offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 300 colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates.

Madison Senior Lauren Beach (SR/microbiology and molecular genetics) is in Geneva, Switzerland, and working at the World Health Organization to fight the spread of AIDS while participating in a study abroad program.  "If it's not me, then who?" says Beach, who has been an intern at the United Nations-led agency since September.

Four James Madison College students have been selected as this year's MSU Truman Scholarship nominees: Senior Ashley Dalman (IR/Muslim Studies), junior Allison Campbell (IR), junior Nick Micinski (IR/PTCD/Muslim Studies), and junior Monica Mukerjee (IR/PE). Finalists are announced in February 2007.

Ashley Dalman (IR/Muslim Studies, senior) is the recipient of the first John S. Habib Scholarship in Muslim Studies. Recipients are selected based on their professional goals involving Muslim studies, academic achievement and/or financial need. The scholarship was created by Dr. John S. Habib, a Diplomat in Residence at James Madison College and the College of Social Science for 2005-06, to encourage students to advance their knowledge of other cultures and international studies at Michigan State University.

Professor Mohammed Ayoob appears in the November 2006 issue of Research News, an MSU online publication of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, highlighting a study that sheds light on the complexities of political Islam. Ayoob, University Distinguished Professor of International Relations in JMC and the Department of Political Science, is particularly interested in political Islam, the intersection of politics and Islam in predominantly Muslim societies. He is completing a book addressing this subject, likely to be titled "The Many Faces of Political Islam." It will be published by the University of Michigan press next fall.

Madison sophomore Lauren Spencer (SR), a Green Party Candidate, ran for the MSU Board of Trustees.  George Perles and Faylene Owen were elected but Spencer received the most votes of any third party candidate. 

Madison Sophomore Alex Hill (IR/African Studies) founded the S.C.O.U.T. B.A.N.A.N.A. program, which started as his Boy Scout Eagle project.  Hill was determined to raise $50,000 to purchase an ambulance and other basic medical supplies for Uganda.

Madison junior, Allison Campbell (IR), was chosen to be the student speaker at MSU's 2006 Women's Leadership
Conference, held on November 12, 2006. 

Eric Gregory (PTCD) ... a James Madison College senior, is on the November ballot as a Democratic candidate, running against an incumbent in a traditionally Republican stronghold. ... "Originally, there was the impression that I was going to be the sacrificial lamb candidate," says Gregory, a political theory major from Troy, Mich. "Now it seems people are saying, 'Maybe we should take this guy a little more seriously.'"   This story appeared in the Associated Press, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Guardian (U.K.), Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, CBS News, ABC News, FOX News, Forbes.com, Newsday and dozens of other outlets.

Madison sophomore Rebecca Holloway (IR, Western European Studies) has been granted an "Ambassadorial Scholarship" by Rotary International. Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships, granted to further Rotary's goal of furthering world understanding and peace, are for one regular academic year, usually nine months, and can total $26,000 depending on the university attended. Holloway is targeting several universities in Germany and Switzerland as her choice to continue the fulfillment of her goals of working in the international arena either through business, government service, or non-governmental agencies.

Professor Matt Zierler spoke with Lansing's TV channel 6 about North Korea's alleged nuclear test on Monday, October 9.  

James Schneidewind (SR senior) traveled to New Orleans this summer with other MSU students, faculty, and staff to help rehabilitate schools that were damaged by Hurrican Katrina and get displaced students caught up on their academics. 

Allison Campbell (IR junior) is the recipient of a 2006 Hollings Scholarship, awarded by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She combines her college education and work experiences with her desire to advocate for responsible and sustainable use of natural resources.

Trevor Clark (SR, senior) wrote an article for civilrights.org online publication titled: "Diversity Suffering in Washington Higher Education after Affirmative-Action Ban." He was participating in an internship through the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in Washington, DC.

Rebecca Lewis (IR, senior) has been named to MSU's 2006 Homecoming court.  After personal interviews, the seven MSU seniors selected for this year's court were chosen based on their ability to represent MSU with their “Spartan spirit,” academic standards and leadership skills.

Amber Finkbeiner (senior IR) and Katherine Hughes (junior IR) were named in Lansing State Journal and State News articles about the aftermath of the MSU/Notre Dame football game on Saturday, September 23 and their participation in the Community Relations Coalition, a nonprofit group aiming to improve relations between East Lansing residents and MSU students.  The day after the game, the Community Relations Coalition organized a cleanup for the neighborhoods north of campus.  For more information, see:  here and here.

Jim O’Leary (IR/History ’03), communications leader for Hometown Solutions, was chosen as the second-youngest member of PR News Online’s “15 to Watch” award for his work in the public relations department.  His job includes human relief, program management and communicating general information as a spokesman for the company.  Hometown Solutions, a department of Honeywell, is an international technology and manufacturing company.  O’Leary credits James Madison College, in large part, for his success. For more information, see:  here.

Recent Madison grads Keeley Reed (PTCD ’06) and Andrew Hickner (PTCD ’06) presented papers at the George Mason Summer Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economic Thought.  Professor Ross Emmett also attended the conference and presented a paper on Malthus. 

Elizabeth Lostracco (senior ‘IR) spoke about her internship experience to an audience of MSU alumni, friends, study abroad students and interns at an MSU event in London, England, hosted by Provost Kim Wilcox. 

Ashley Dalman (senior ‘IR) was quoted in the BBC’s Spanish language world news service in June.  To see the piece, click here.

Lauren Beach (senior ‘SR/Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) was awarded the 2006 Point Scholarship, which is granted to students marginalized because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.  Beach originally entered MSU with the intention of only studying social science, but soon decided to pursue an interdisciplinary education so that she could better argue against policy makers who defended prejudiced public programs too often based at least partially on “hard science” biological justifications.  While Beach hopes to work as a science-educated attorney, in the meantime she'll intern at a government agency in Geneva, Switzerland, where she'll deal with HIV issues.  For more information:  http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=19257

Matthew Clayson (IR ‘03) was featured in the April 6, 2006 issue of “Crain’s Detroit” as one of the "20 in their 20's"--20 young persons who are working to make a positive change in the Detroit Region.  Over 400 were nominated by business and government leaders from the region.

Distinguished Alumni Awards Go To Two Madisonians
JMC alumnus Judge Michael McConnell (JMCD ’76) and JMC Board of Visitors member Burton Gerber (MSU ’55) are recipients of the 2006 Michigan State University Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest recognition awarded by the MSU Alumni Association on behalf of MSU graduates.  Awardees have distinguished themselves by attaining the highest level of professional accomplishment while demonstrating exemplary voluntary service, personal integrity, and character.  McConnell serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  He received the JMC Alumni Association (JMCAA) Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1997.  Gerber is retired from a distinguished career of 39 years in the Central Intelligence Agency.  He was the recipient of the JMCAA Honorary Alumnus Award in 2003.   The awards will be presented by the MSU Alumni Association this fall. 

On their current Study Abroad trip to Israel, Professor Ken Waltzer and nine students visited Madison alumna Susan Elster (IR ’79) and her family. This visit was an example of the networking opportunities provided by the Madison community. The development office made contact recently with Susan, who had been living in Israel for three years, relocating her family from PA. Waltzer was notified of her whereabouts in advance of his Study Abroad program in Israel. He made contact with Susan and she offered to host a Shabbat meal for his entire group of students on June 30th (look for pictures on the JMC Website in the near future). The college also helped Susan re-connect with friends and alumni Libby Bishop (IR ’80) and Kim Stanton (IR ’79). See two photos of Waltzer's visit: and .

Greta Stahl (IR ’04), Madison alumna and 2004 National Debate Champion, is the new Director of Debate at MSU.   In June, she earned her Masters Degree from Oxford University in England.  She was the recipient of the Marshall Scholarship, one of the world's most prestigious scholarships for international study.   To learn more about the Debate Program:  http://debate.msu.edu/press.html

Madison Alumnus Steve Eder (PTCD '04) Honored as Pulitzer Finalist - The story began with a confidential tip about a foul state investment into a rare-coin fund in Ohio.  But after 2004 MSU graduate and State News alumnus Steve Eder and a team of six investigative reporters, began digging deeper, they uncovered one of the biggest political scandals in Ohio's history.  When the Pulitzer Prizes were revealed Monday afternoon, the reporters from The Blade in Toledo, Ohio discovered they were finalists in the public service category — just missing what is widely considered the most prestigious honor in journalism.

For the second time in three years, a team from Michigan State University has been crowned national debate champions.  Madison's top two-person debate team of Ryan Burke (senior, IR) and Casey Harrigan (senior, IR) won the 60th annual National Debate Tournament. [picture]

Madison Senior Nathan Triplett (PTCD/SR) was awarded a 2006 Michigan Political Leadership Program fellowship -- a 10-month program that incorporates personal leadership development, public policy process and analysis, effective governance and practical politics.

Madison IR Sophomore, Ian Mattoon, is running for the position of co-chairman of the Michigan Federation of College Republicans (MFCR), a statewide group supporting college Republicans. If elected on February 4, Mattoon, a Wayland native, will be responsible for maintaining and organizing fundraisers for the upcoming gubernatorial election, in addition to recruiting and educating interested individuals.  Also noted in the story is IR Senior, Stephen Purchase, the active president of MSU College Democrats.

Muslim program at MSU aims to debunk stereotypes. An article in the Lansing State Journal has the details.

MSU's new Muslim Studies Program is joining the area studies centers and thematic international institutes in ISP. The program is coordinated by Mohammed Ayoob, University Distinguished Professor of International Relations in MSU's James Madison College.

Madison Alumna, Teresa Sullivan (SOCEC '70), has been appointed as  Provost at the University of Michigan.   Sullivan, currently Executive Vice Chancellor for academic Affairs for The University of Texas System, has accepted appointment to a five-year  t erm as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the U of M, pending approval by the Board of Regents.  At the University of Texas at Austin she holds appointments as professor of sociology and professor and Cox & Smith Inc. faculty fellow in law.   She received her doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1975. In the fall of 2004, she was the speaker at Madison's annual Founders Circle luncheon. More information

Madison Students help MSU Debate Team Win 2nd Place at Wake Forest Tournament

Michigan State returned Tuesday from a second place finish at the largest debate tournament of the semester. The 49 th Annual Wake Forest University Shirley Classic was held November 12-14, 2005 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. With over 70 colleges and 140 teams in attendance, success at Wake Forest is considered the capstone accomplishment of the Fall Semester.

Seniors Ryan Burke (I R ) and Casey Harrigan (IR) defeated seven teams in preliminary debates. Those teams represented colleges from all over the nation: the West (UC Berkeley), Pacific Northwest (University of Puget Sound), Northeast (Dartmouth College), South (University of Georgia, Emory University, and Liberty University), and Midwest (Wayne State University).

Madison student Anne Coburn (IR/PTCD) is one of six MSU students to win a national scholarship from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The awards are given to students pursuing degrees in engineering, math and science fields. The program encourages and supports them in developing a scientific foundation upon which technological breakthroughs resulting in improved homeland security can occur.

Ross B. Emmett, Ph.D., has completed a three-month Julian Simon Fellowship with PERC, the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. Emmett is an associate professor of political theory and constitutional democracy at James Madison College, Michigan State University. His research focuses primarily on both twentieth-century American economics and classical economic thought.
As a Julian Simon Fellow, Emmett studied the work of T. Robert Malthus, the 18th century economist known for his "population principle" -- the idea that population will overrun food production. Malthus' ideas are often viewed as a leading source for concern about population growth today. But Emmett's research indicates that Malthus is usually misunderstood. The population principle is a prelude to Malthus discussion of the way in which market-enhancing institutions such as property rights, free labor mobility, and marriage ensure that parents made fertility plans that balanced economic growth with moderate population growth
The Julian Simon Fellowship is offered each year by PERC in honor of the late Julian Simon, an economist who challenged conventional assumptions about population and natural resources. PERC is a nonprofit institute dedicated to improving environmental quality through property rights and markets.

Madison alumnus and featured Madisonian Ronald J. Tenpas was appointed to the position of U.S. Associate Deputy Attorney General, starting November 14, 2005.

Madison student Greg Stamatopoulos, a Senior in IR, designed the parade winning float with residents of his Case Hall floor in MSU's revivial of the Water Carnival for the Sesquicentennial celebration.

MSU began offering its Muslim studies specialization during the 2004-05 academic year and is in the process of introducing new courses dealing with Muslim societies and polities. The specialization came about with strong support from President Lou Anna K. Simon during her term as provost, and deans from James Madison College , International Studies and Programs, and the colleges of Social Sciences and Arts and Letters. For the complete story:  http://newsbulletin.msu.edu/sept0105/muslim_studies.html

Michael Stone (IR/East Asian Studies '05) has received a Fulbright Fellowship to work on sustainable forestry in China. He will work with Dr. Xu Jintao at the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CCAP) in Beijing, China. At MSU, he was president of the MSU Chinese Club, vice-president and president of the International Relations Organization, and a resident assistant. Stone wrote a senior thesis on "Dread and Economics" which was reviewed by Professor Bryan Ritchie. While at MSU, he never took a class in forestry. Rather, he learned forestry in the field during a National Science Foundation Research Experience (NSF REU) for undergraduates which took which took him to China to do primary research. Stone presented his research at the Joint Conference of Society of American Foresters and Canadian Forestry Association in Edmonton, Canada. He was then promoted to be the teaching assistant of that NSF REU program.  Stone, a member of the Honors College, is interested in pursuing a M.S. in Agriculture Economics, followed by a Ph.D. in International Relations. 

MSU's Study Abroad program and academic residential communities, such as James Madison College and Lyman Briggs School of Science, were cited by U.S. News & World Report in its "Best Colleges 2005" as "outstanding examples of academic programs that are believed to lead to student success." (US News and World Report)

"James Madison College, the residential liberal arts school at Michigan State University also draws praise. According to one James Madison College student, "It should be ranked in a different category from Michigan State University. It has great professors, none of the classes are taught by TA's, the faculty is always available, the classes are no more then 35 people, it's a competitive environment, and is very challenging." (The Princeton Review 2004 Edition, The Best 351 Colleges)

"With a capacity of nearly eighteen thousand, MSU's residence system is the largest of any university in the nation. Almost half of all undergrads live on campus. MSU has divided its massive college into two smaller residential college, James Madison (organized around the social sciences) and Lyman Briggs (emphasizing the natural sciences and math). Each aims to create the feeling of a small undergraduate institution." (The Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2003)

In celebration of MSU's sesquicentennial,  Professor Mohammed Ayoob will  participate in an Academic Convocation Event on Sept 9 at 8:00am, 105 Kellogg Center. His presentation "The Greater Middle East in 2025: Challenging Traditional Paradigms in US Policy" falls under the general rubric of "Challenging the Inventive Mind: Problem-solving in the 21st Century."

Terrell Frazier (SR/Journalism, senior) was accepted into the American Sociological Association Honors Program , one of 60 selected nationally.  The ASA Honors Program “provides undergraduate sociology students a rich introduction to the professional life of the discipline. Exceptional sociology students from throughout the country and the world come together for four days and experience all facets of the ASA annual meetings.”   Frazier will be sharing his research on the dynamic between Black Power and integration advocates within the Civil Rights movement at the meeting in August in Philadelphia.  Kelly Miller (SR, 03) , the first Madison participant in the ASA Honors program, is completing her first year of graduate school in Sociology at Notre Dame.

Richard Zinman , University Distinguished Professor in James Madison College and the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Honors College Award for Distinguished Contributions to Honors Students.

Senior Katherine Pitsch (IR/Muslim Studies) is the MSU recipient of a prestigious graduate fellowship (worth $10,000) sponsored by Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR), an association of retired U.S. Foreign Service officers with offices in Washington, D.C. Pitsch has studied Arabic and Kazakh at MSU, and is also fluent in Spanish.

Heather Ricketts (SR), a senior, is serving as the facilitator of the newly formed Young Democrats of Livingston County. Ricketts says she has never seen an effective campaign that didn't have a lot of young people around. "Young people are an invaluable resource to a campaign. With their enthusiasm, they can run on a few hours of sleep and a can of Diet Coke."

Sherman Garnett (JMCD ‘77) has been reappointed as dean of James Madison College. Prior to coming back to lead his alma mater in August of 1999 he was senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he directed projects on security and national identity in the former USSR and Russian-Chinese relations. Garnett holds a master’s degree in Russian and Eastern European studies from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Russian literature from the University of Michigan.

Linda Racioppi was the recipient of the MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Award at MSU's Founder's Day celebration on February 11. The award, which carries a $2,000 stipend, is given to two individuals annually for quality teaching and substantial continuing involvement in undergraduate education.

Paige Harley (SR, senior) is among three MSU seniors selected as voting members of the curriculum team for the new residential college. Jon Hoadley (SR, senior) is a member of group of 7 additional MSU students responsible for ascertaining student interest and involvement in the creation of the new residential college.

Madison student, Kevin Roth (senior, IR), was the Region 7 champion of the College Bowl, "The Varsity Sport of the Mind." The College Bowl is the world famous game of questions and answers played by two teams of competing students and broadcast on television. College Bowl has provided the arena for the fastest minds in school to demonstrate their great skills under the fire of varsity competition.

Congratulations to Madison Debaters!

At the first annual Harvard University debate tournament, the team of juniors Ryan Burke and Casey Harrigan, both James Madison International Relations majors, advanced to the Sweet Sixteen after winning five of their preliminary debates.

At the debate tournament at Wake Forest University, one of the largest and most competitive tournaments of the entire year, with nearly 300 debaters from dozens of colleges and universities in attendance, Burke received a top-level speaking award, placing seventh among all of the debaters. Most of these debaters are seniors so this award is a major accomplishment. http://www.msutoday.msu.edu/05Jan2005-6

Madison students nominated for the Truman Scholarship

MSU has nominated three Madison students for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship: Jason Ardanowski, Jon Hoadley, and Nathan Triplett.  National finalists will be announced February 22, 2005.  The mission of the Truman Scholarship Foundation is to find and recognize college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and to provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service. 

Madison Graduate Wallace B. Jefferson (Urban '85), a descendant of slaves and the first black member of the Texas Supreme Court, became the court's first black chief justice September 2004.

Social Relations senior Heather Ricketts is the youngest member of the Michigan delegation to the Democratic National Convention and among the youngest from any state. She has been in the news this week in both the Detroit News and the Lansing State Journal. Madison alumnae Susan Corbin is also serving as a delegate.

Madison students get involved in presidential election - read about how Madison students are getting involved in politics and making a difference.

Tanya Palit (IR '03) was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study gender empowerment programs in Bangladesh during the fall 2004 academic year. She spent her final semester in the Bangladesh-BRAC internship program (formerly the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee). She has worked for the CEO/Chairman of Grand Rapids manufacturing firm Cascade Engineering since fall '03 and has been actively involved in the Grand Rapids community, especially on issues of diversity/racism. Palit intends to pursue a career in the field of gender and development, especially in South Asia, her ancestral homeland. Much of her family still resides in Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, just across the border in India.

Madison sophomore receives Governors Service Award
The Michigan Community Service Commission has awarded Nathan Triplett, The Governor's Service Award. Triplett, a member of the board of Michigan Equality, is also a youth organizer for the Democratic Party, and is active on social justice issues at Michigan State University, where he is a sophomore. Formerly he was an activist in Portage Public Schools and the Kalamazoo Against Discrimination campaign. Michigan Equality, a state-wide LGBT advocacy organization, nominated Nathan Triplet for his extensive public volunteerism, in his home town and across the state.

Two JMC Professors Honored
Two JMC professors were among 26 MSU faculty honored at the Michigan State University Awards Convocation in February 2004. MSU conferred upon Bryan Ritchie its MSU Teacher-Scholar Award, given to faculty, who, early in their careers, demonstrate devotion and skill in teaching and scholarly promise. Gene Burns received the MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Award in recognition of outstanding undergraduate teaching.

Madison Students Earn Marshall Scholarships
Two Michigan State University seniors have been recognized for their outstanding academic and civic achievements with one of the world’s most prestigious scholarships for international study – the Marshall Scholarship.

Jared English of Jackson and Greta Stahl of Shelby Township, both members of the MSU Honors College, have been named Marshall Scholars for 2003, and will use these major awards to study in the United Kingdom. They are MSU’s 9th and 10th Marshall Scholars since the Marshall Scholarships were enacted in 1953.

Madison Students Nominated for Scholarships
Madison Students Nominated for Prestigious National Scholarships All eight of MSU’s nominees for the prestigious Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarships say their MSU education has more than paved the way for their opportunities to study in institutions of higher learning in the United Kingdom.

Madison student wins Truman Scholarship
Jared S. English of Jackson, a senior at MSU, has been awarded a prestigious $30,000 Truman Scholarship for 2003. He is one of between 75 and 80 students nationwide to be named a Truman Scholar. Scholars receive $3,000 for their senior year of undergraduate education and up to $27,000 for graduate studies. English, a third-year student with senior status, is majoring in international relations and finance in MSU’s James Madison College and The Eli Broad College of Business, respectively. The son of Cheryl English, he is a 2000 graduate of Jackson High School. He plans to graduate from MSU in May 2004.