MPP students awarded Ira Polley Scholarships

December 20, 2024

Two MSU Political Science Master of Public Policy students have been awarded Ira Polley Memorial Scholarships for their exceptional work both inside and outside the classroom.

The scholarship awards are high honors for MPP students, established in the memory of MSU Political Science Professor Emeritus Dr. Ira Polley, whose 50-year career was dedicated to education and public service. Dr. Polley also served as State Controller, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Executive Director of the Council of State College Presidents and Secretary to the Constitutional Convention Planning Commission. Dr. Polley passed away in 2005.

MPP students have been selected for this high honor for more than a decade and a half. Students performing at the highest level receive the award and scholarship dollars.

This year's award winners are Abigail Bies and Nick Hess.

Hess is an MPP student at Michigan State University. He holds a B.A. in both Economics and Political Science from Michigan State University.

 

Bies is also an Masters of Public Policy student who joined in 2023. She earned a bachelors of arts in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy & Social Relations and Policy from MSU's James Madison College in 2024.