Three MSU PLS students nominated for Marshall Scholarship

September 26, 2024

Michigan State University has nominated six undergraduate students and two alumni for the Marshall Scholarship, including three Political Science majors. The Marshall Scholarship provides support to approximately 50 of the most outstanding undergraduates in the country to study at any university in the United Kingdom. MSU has produced 20 Marshall Scholars to date.


Among the nominees are Jerome Hamilton Jr., an Honors College senior majoring in Political Science in the College of Social Science.  

Headshot of Jerome Hamilton Jr. in a light blue polo, standing in front of wooden double doors.Hamilton was a finalist for the Harry S Truman Scholarship this spring. From Baltimore, Maryland, Hamilton is a Pre-Law student with a minor in Environmental Social Science.

 

 

 

 

Headshot of Belma Hodžić in a black blazer, with greenery and a red brick building in the background.Also nominated was Belma Hodžić, an Honors College senior majoring in Comparative Cultures and Politics in James Madison College, and World Politics in the College of Social Science. 

 

 

 

 

Headshot of Abigail Rodriguez in a light pink collared shirt and black blazer. The background is a red brick wall.Abigail Rodriguez, an Honors College senior majoring in Art and Humanities in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, and Political Science Pre-Law in the College of Social Science, is the third PLS nominee.  She is also a PLS Scholar who is minoring in Chicano/Latino Studies.

“Political Science is so proud of Abigail, Belma, and Jerome, and wish them luck at the next stage of the Marshall Scholarship process. We’re also so excited that half of this year’s seniors nominated from MSU are majors from our department!” said Political Science Chair Dr. Jeff Conroy-Krutz.

Previous Marshall finalists include PLS alumna Jasmine Jordan who was also a finalist for the U.S. Rhodes Scholarship.  Jordan was named a Gates-Cambridge Scholar in 2021. 


The results of this competition will be determined in the coming months. MSU’s other nominees for the Marshall Scholarship are: 

  • Caroline Downes, a 2024 Honors College graduate with majors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Lyman Briggs College, and Anthropology in the College of Social Science.
  • Sydney Logsdon, an Honors College senior majoring in English in the College of Arts & Letters, and Environmental Studies and Sustainability in the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. 

  • Mariam Sayed, a 2022 Honors College graduate with majors in Physiology in the College of Natural Science, and French in the College of Arts & Letters. 

  • Rachel Schenck, an Honors College senior majoring in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering.  

  • Grace Urban, an Honors College senior majoring in Genomics and Molecular Genetics in Lyman Briggs College.