For nearly six decades, James Madison College at MSU has cultivated a tradition of academic excellence in interdisciplinary public affairs education. Our innovative approach to interdisciplinary education in public affairs has produced remarkable achievements among both our distinguished faculty and exceptional students.
Our students have earned prestigious national and international recognition, including Rhodes Scholarships, Marshall Scholarships and Truman Scholarships, while taking leadership roles in student government and earning membership in Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society and the MSU Honors College.
Our faculty members equally excel in their fields, with recognition that reflects our commitment to innovative scholarship in public affairs and transformative teaching that prepares globally competent graduates.
Excellence at a Glance:
The awards and recognitions listed below represent the ongoing commitment of our inclusive, undergraduate residential learning community to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement with both domestic and global public affairs. These achievements reflect our dedication to nurturing cross-culturally sensitive graduates who make meaningful contributions to civic life and public service around the world.
Four James Madison College graduates received 2026-27 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant awards and will teach abroad in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Taiwan and Brazil.
JMC student Ashlin Stover has been named MSU's first Voyager Scholarship recipient, earning up to $50,000 in financial aid and a summer work-travel stipend.
Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Amber DeJohn |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Eleanor Pugh |
| 2016 | Landon Fortenberry |
| 2014 | Mykala Ford |
| 2014 | Alexis Pierce |
| 2014 | Elizabeth Dunham (declined) |
| 2013 | Elena Herfi |
| 2012 | Reid Holzbauer |
| 2010 | Nada Zohdy |
| 2010 | Melissa Crawford |
| 2010 | Eric Branoff |
| 2004 | Jaron Vogelsang |
| 2003 | Sara Brinegar |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Varsha Koduvayur |
| 2001 | Andrew Krepps |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Mary (Norton) McConnell |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Natalie Harmon |
| 2026 | Belma Hozdic |
| 2026 | Hannah Faye Nassar |
| 2026 | David Rabinkov |
| 2025 | Recipient chose to remain anonymous |
| 2024 | Liam Donahue |
| 2024 | Truman Forbes |
| 2024 | Nolan Rachocki |
| 2022 | Emily McHarg |
| 2022 | Solomon Kronberg |
| 2021 | Andrew N. Carpenter |
| 2020 | Andrew N. Carpenter |
| 2020 | Leo Baldiga |
| 2016 | James Millar |
| 2012 | Scott Osdas |
| 2012 | Melissa Perry |
| 2011 | Alyssa Meyer |
| 2009 | Ann E. Deluca |
| 2009 | Monica Evans |
| 2009 | Ann DeLuca |
| 2009 | Monica Evans |
| 2008 | Daniel P. Coyle |
| 2005 | Michael W. Stone |
| 2005 | Alexander S. Novak |
| 2004 | Tanya K. Palit |
| 2003 | Julie Bashkin |
| 2000 | Mark Holbert |
| 2000 | Mark-Andre Timinsky |
| 1995 | George Menz |
| 1993 | Bradley Deacon |
| 1989 | Joan Wolf |
| 1987 | Paula Spencer |
| 1985 | Maxwell Selz |
| 1983 | Laura Calkins |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Vishnu Kannan |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Courtney Trezise |
| 2006 | Allison Campbell |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Caleb Rose |
| 2024 | Sam Edwards |
| 2023 | Jack M. Carlson |
| 2022 | Jacob Hall |
| 2021 | Christopher R. Tyson |
| 2021 | Benjamin Schwabe |
| 2020 | Jasen V. Erbeznik |
| 2019 | Rory F. Womack |
| 2018 | Nicole C. Schilling |
| 2017 | Raziel Lavalais |
| 2016 | Ian J. S. Berkelaar |
| 2015 | Brittany Zwierzchowski |
| 2014 | Cory Carone |
| 2014 | Emily Cracolici |
| 2013 | Monika Kothari |
| 2012 | Alexander J. Barton |
| 2011 | Brian P. Palmiter |
| 2010 | Brianne M. Walsh |
| 2009 | Meagan T. Montez |
| 2008 | Matthew Hasho |
| 2007 | Megan M. Hard |
| 2007 | Thomas F. Nehil |
| 2006 | Bradley G. Wilson |
| 2005 | Justin J. Gengler |
| 2004 | Patrick M. Harvey |
| 2003 | Katherine Robiadek |
| 2002 | Molly M. Donovan |
| 2001 | Adam L. Wright |
| 2000 | Julie M. Hodges |
| 2000 | Dennis C. Rasmussen |
| 1999 | Ariel Kohen |
| 1998 | Bradley T. Smith |
| 1997 | Amanda Sloat |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Rebecca L. Farnum |
| 2008 | Monica Mukerjee |
| 2004 | Jared S. English |
| 2004 | Greta Stahl |
| 1999 | Jennifer E. Sykes |
| 1993 | Rujuta (Bhatt) Srivastava |
| 1985 | Sandra Pinnavaia |
| 1981 | Richard Cordray |
| 1979 | Stuart Rosenthal |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Rujuta (Srivastava) Bhatt |
| 1994 | Zachary Ruderman |
| 1991 | Deborah Meizlish |
| 1986 | Angela LoVasco |
| 1985 | Ronald Tenpas |
| 1985 | Sandra Pinnavaia |
| 1984 | Denise Dorigo |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Celia Hallan |
| 2017 | Joel Arnold |
| 2017 | Margaret Born |
| 2001 | Kathleen Romig Krepps |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Kathleen Luchini |
| 1984 | Brian Liker |
| 1982 | William Griffiths |
| 1977 | Mary (Norton) McConnell |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Monica Kothari |
| 2010 | Alex Barton |
| 2009 | Brian Palmiter |
| 2008 | Theodore Madsen |
| 2007 | Jessica Schoenherr |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarah Kovan |
| 1996 | Dayne Walling |
| 1993 | Rujuta (Bhatt) Srivastava |
| 1985 | Ronald Tenpas |
| 1983 | Claudena Skran |
| 1977 | Mary Norton |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Nada M. Zohdy |
| 2007 | Monica Mukerjee |
| 2003 | Jared S. English |
| 1999 | Adam Wright |
| 1998 | Jennifer Sykes |
| 1995 | Dayne Walling |
| 1992 | Rujuta (Bhatt) Srivastava |
| 1990 | Wendy (Fritzen) Hensel |
| 1988 | Benjamin Dennis |
| 1981 | Linda Ewing |
| 1979 | Steven Kautz |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Rebecca Farnum |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Ashlin Stover |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2001 | M. Richard Zinman |
| 1997 | Mohammed Ayoob |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Amanda Flaim |
| 2024 | Linda Sayed |
| 2023 | Daniel Ahlquist |
| 2022 | Amy Simon |
| 2017 | Jennifer Goett |
| 2011 | Yael Aronoff |
| 2010 | Illana Blumberg |
| 2008 | Anna Pegler-Gordon |
| 2004 | Bryan Ritchie |
| 2003 | Rodney Phillips |
| 1999 | Colleen Tremonte |
| 1998 | Julia Grant |
| 1997 | Eric Petrie |
| 1994 | Linda Racioppi |
| 1993 | Norman Graham |
| 1988 | John P. Willerton |
| 1984 | Stephen Esquith |
| 1980 | Katherine O'Sullivan See |
| 1978 | Michael G. Schechter |
| 1977 | Ronald Dorr |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Mohammed Ayoob |
| 2001 | Michael G. Schechter |
| 1997 | Katherine O’Sullivan See |
| 1995 | M. Richard Zinman |
| 1981 | John (Jack) Paynter |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Louise Ann Jezierski |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Constance Hunt |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Constance Hunt |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Constance Hunt |
| 2010 | Louise Jezierski |
| 2008 | Jonas Zoninsein |
| 2005 | Linda Racioppi |
| 2004 | Gene Burns |
| 2001 | Colleen Tremonte |
| 1998 | Kenneth Waltzer |
| 1997 | Michael G. Schechter |
| 1993 | Ronald Dorr |
| 1992 | Katherine O'Sullivan See |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Lisa Cook |
| 2021 | Amber Benton |
| 2001 | Curtis Stokes |
| 1992 | Curtis Stokes |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Ronald Dorr |
| 1991 | Curtis Stokes |
| 1986 | Michael G. Schechter |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Katherine O'Sullivan See |
| 1991 | M. Richard Zinman |
| 1991 | Curtis Stokes |
| 1990 | Michael G. Schechter |
| 1990 | Ronald Dorr |
| 1990 | Kenneth Waltzer |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Folke Lindahl |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Norm Graham |
| 2013 | Linda Racioppi |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Yael Aronoff |
| 2011 | Dan Kramer |
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Ross Emmett, Louise Jezierski, Bryan Ritchie |