Hillsdale PRESIDENT’S REPORT |2017-2018

SUMMER 2018 | V93 N2 Ronald Trzcinski Message from the President

Hillsdale College was founded by men and women “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings” of “civil and religious liberty and intelligent piety in the land.” They saw that four things were necessary to preserve these blessings—character, learning, faith, and freedom—and that these things were at the heart of America’s Founding. Out of dedication to these purposes and out of love for our nation, they established Hillsdale College. For nearly 175 years, the College has remained steadfast in its commitment to its old mission. Its BOARD OF TRUSTEES endurance is a testament to the strength and beauty of that mission, In May, Hillsdale College welcomed and to a nation whose founding principles established a government Ronald Trzcinski to its Board of Trustees. sufficiently strong to secure its people’s safety, and at the same time Trzcinski founded The Original Mattress strictly limited to protect the people’s liberties. Company in 1990 after serving as These principles are today commonly called into question. We have president of Ohio Sealy. He retired in seen the consequences in the expansion of a bureaucratic state, in a 2017 and now serves as president of weakening of the rule of law, in the impoverishment of education, and the Trzcinski Foundation. At our May in a broken consensus on morality. All of this we may account to a Commencement ceremony, we presented loss of the sort of learning the Founders knew to be necessary to free Ronald and his wife, Patricia, with government. honorary doctor of business degrees. In 2012, Hillsdale College launched its Rebirth of Liberty and Learning The board also granted emeritus status Campaign to fortify and expand its educational mission in opposition to Charles Luellen at its May meeting. to these trends and in defense of liberty. Having reached the end of the Charles joined the board in 2008. We campaign, we are moved by the generous support of so many that has are grateful for his wise counsel and helped us achieve the goals set at the beginning of the campaign. dedicated service over the past decade and wish him the best. The work of Hillsdale College is vital to the continuation of the blessings of liberty we enjoy as a free people. We vow to continue in our mission, with your help. And we remain ever grateful.

Warm regards,

Larry P. Arnn President

Hillsdale Volume 93 | Number 2 President’s Report 2018

President Larry P. Arnn Vice President for External Affairs Douglas A. Jeffrey Editor and Director of Publications Monica Reeves VanDerWeide, ’95 Art Director Shanna Cote Production Manager Lucinda Grimm Writers Brendan Clarey, ’18 Hannah Niemeier, ’18 Monica Reeves VanDerWeide, ’95 Design Intern Zane Miller, ’19 Photographers Madeline Barry, ’19 Douglas Coon Elena Creed, ’18 Deanna Ducher, ’95 Scott Galvin/Galvin Photo, LLC Ethan Greb, ‘19 Joseph Harvey, ’21 Robert Hasler, ‘15 Hannah Hayes, ‘19 Asa Hoffman, ‘21 Ethan Lehman, ’21 Jennifer Lessnau, ’20 Zane Miller, ’19 Brad Monastiere Kyle Niermann Rachael Reynolds, ’18 Hannah Strickland Rozsa, ‘14 Assistant Robin Curtis Director of Alumni Relations Grigor “Scot” Hasted, ’74 Sports Information Director Brad Monastiere

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1 HILLSDALE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES William J. Brodbeck, ’66, Michigan CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Patrick L. Sajak, California VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

TRUSTEES Larry P. Arnn, Michigan Patrick H. Flannery, Michigan Daniel S. Peters, Ohio (EX-OFFICIO) PRESIDENT (EX-OFFICIO TREASURER OF THE BOARD) VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE Richard P. Péwé Jr. ’88, Michigan William S. Atherton, Oklahoma (EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY OF THE BOARD) William L. Fraim, Ohio CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Christopher F. Bachelder, Georgia Stephen S. Higley, ’66, Alabama J. Eric Plym, ’63, Florida Stephen M. Barney, Florida Richard E. Hunter, Washington Thomas T. Rogers, Wisconsin David L. Belew, Ohio Mark L. Johnson, Texas Bruce C. Sanborn, Minnesota Tobias W. Buck, Indiana Thomas N. Jordan Jr., California Jean Schiavone, Florida Fred M. Butler, Nevada S. Gunnar Klarr, ’75, Michigan Gregory C. Schuler, Ohio Chris Chocola, ’84, Florida Charles S. McIntyre III, Michigan Jackson T. Stephens Jr., Arkansas Jeffrey H. Coors, Colorado Nena C. Moss, Texas Ronald E. Trzcinski, Ohio Cleves R. Delp, ’86, Ohio Wayne R. Nelson, Florida Stephen A. Van Andel, ’78, Michigan Thomas A. Duke Jr., Michigan Ronald C. Nolan, Kansas David A. Durell, Ohio Kay A. Orr, Nebraska

TRUSTEES EMERITI Arthur J. Decio, Indiana William E. LaMothe, Florida Frank Shakespeare, Wisconsin Harvey C. Fruehauf Jr., ’51, Florida Charles J. Luellen, Texas D. Curtis Shaneour, Michigan William C. Killgallon, Ohio John E. Pearson, Michigan Duane Stranahan Jr., Florida Robert F. Kizer, ’59, Texas Lawrence O. Selhorst, Florida Frank A. Vite, Indiana

2 Professor of Biology Anthony Swinehart with “Bingo,” an oreodont skeleton.

3 P.L., and Armitage, A.J. 2018. “Updated checklist of Natural Sciences the Michigan (USA) caddisflies, with regional and habitat affinities” inZooKeys • Houghton, D.C. “When to sample adult caddisflies: data from a five-year study of a first-order Michigan BIOLOGY (USA) stream” in Journal of Freshwater Ecology After 20 years of teaching Genetics and • Houghton, D.C., Albers, B.A., Fitch, W.T., Smith, E.G., Developmental Biology and the core Biology 101 course, Smith, M.C., Steger, E.M. 2018. “Serial discontinuity as well as supervising undergraduate research projects, in naturally alternating forest and floodplain Professor Robert Miller retired at the end of the habitats of a Michigan (USA) stream based on academic year. He has been the most prolific biology physicochemistry, benthic metabolism, and faculty member in terms of faculty/student research organismal assemblages” in Journal of Freshwater publications (over 20 while at Hillsdale). Replacing Ecology Miller will be Dr. Sang-Chul Nam, also a developmental Houghton had a Faculty Summer Leave Grant in biologist. He and his family come to Hillsdale from summer 2017 to study aquatic insects in pristine glacial Laredo, Texas, where he has taught at Texas A & M lakes in southeastern Alaska. He may have discovered International University. a new species of caddisfly.The Collegian published Professor and Director of Slayton Arboretum an article about his research: hillsdalecollegian. Ranessa Cooper, who held the Board of Women com/2017/10/houghton-possibly-discovers-new- Commissioners Chair in Botany, is leaving the caddisfly-species/ department after 16 years to assume the chairmanship Houghton also attended the 54th Annual Meeting of of the biology department at Western Illinois University. the Michigan Entomological Society in June in Midland, Many significant changes to the “Arb” have been Michigan, and brought three student presenters: implemented under her watch, including the restoration • Aubrey Brown, ’19: “Lethal and sublethal heat of the waterfall and dredging of the ponds, and the stress in the common house spider”—1st place, creation of the Children’s Garden in conjunction with student award competition community members. • Erin Flaherty, ’19: “Changes in food availability William and Berniece Grewcock Professor of and invertebrate trophic composition in forest and Natural Sciences Frank Steiner is stepping down as meadow habitats of a first-order Michigan stream”— chairman of the Biology Department, a position he has 2nd place, student award competition held for the past 15 years, prior to which he also served as dean of the Division of Natural Sciences for many • Matt Moskowitz, ’19: “Effects of stream and years. His colleague David Houghton will assume the laboratory acclimation in the thermal tolerance of chairmanship. Pychopsyche guttifera” A notable biology graduate among the Class of 2018 This fall, Houghton will assume the chairmanship of was Alexis Millisor Zeiler, who first matriculated the Biology Department. to Hillsdale in 1998. She left in 2001 but returned to Frank Steiner co-authored the following posters: complete her degree in 2014. In 2016, she lost her • Chiara, G. and Steiner, F.X.; Analysis of Conserved husband and gave birth to their first child all within the Proteins Using Phage Display in Staphylococcus same week. Yet Zeiler persevered and completed her aureus Biofilms on Glucose-supplemented Media; degree, all while working full time and raising young WMRUGS Conference Poster Charlie. • Miller, M. and Steiner, F.X.; Live/Dead Staining and Professor David Houghton had four scientific Effects of Acyl-Homoserine Lactone on Rhodobacter articles published, which include eight Hillsdale College sphaeroides and Biofilm Growth. WMRUGS student co-authors: Conference Poster • Zemel, R.S., and Houghton, D.C. “The Ability of • Petkova, B. and Steiner, F.X.; Analysis of the Specific-wavelength LED Lights in Attracting Night- Amylase-Binding-Protein A (AbpA) Activity via flying Insects” inThe Great Lakes Entomologist Phage Display. WMRUGS Conference Poster • Houghton, D.C., DeWalt, R.E., Pytel, A.J., Brandin, C.M., Rogers, S.E., Ruiter, D.E., Bright, E., Hudson, Steiner worked with the following students on these research projects:

4 Hillsdale alumni Tyler and Caitlin Horning, both 2006 graduates, donated a triceratops dinosaur skeleton to the Fisk Museum.

• Michaela Miller, ’18—The Effect of Acyl- including a large collection of fossils from paleontology Homoserine Lactone upon Rhodobacter sphaeroides’ graduate students at Wright State University, a biofilms magnificent skeleton of a Cretaceous fish from Brazil by • Genevieve Chiara, ’19—Investigation of Extracellular Randi Block, ’18, and her parents Jeff and Tori Gillesse, Matrix Proteins in Staphylococus aureus’ biofilms via and several Cambrian trilobites and an Oligocene tortoise Phage Display egg from a gentleman in Illinois. In addition to the many • Lydia Seipel, ’18—Sensitivity of Pseudomonas daily visitors to the Museum, several groups scheduled aeruginosa’ biofilms to Blue Light tours including the Hillsdale Preparatory School, the • Monicah Wanjiru, ’18—Investigation of Hillsdale Garden Club, and the Hillsdale Academy. The Desmutagenic and Promutagenic Effects of number of catalogued specimens in the Museum is now Voacamine 6,048, with approximately 2,000-4,000 specimens yet to • Steve Sartore, ’18—Assessment or Promutagenic/ be catalogued. Antioxidant Activity of Manuka Honey via the SOS Swinehart oversaw the completion of a senior thesis Chromotest conducted by Doug Phillips, ’18, and Alex Walts, ’18, titled • Alexis Zeiler, ’18—Attenuated Biofilm Viability in “Species assemblages, richness, abundance, and spatial Staphylococcus aureus Treated with Triclosan distribution of freshwater gastropods in Hillsdale County Professor and Curator of the D. M. Fisk Museum (MI) lakes.” of Natural History Anthony L. Swinehart oversaw Swinehart taught the 18th annual Marine Biology continuing improvements to the Museum. On January course in the Florida Keys. He also taught a new course, 18, he unveiled the Fisk Museum’s second dinosaur—a “Museum Techniques for Natural History Collections.” 20-foot-long nearly complete Triceratops skeleton Swinehart administered the “Rocks and Minerals” to crowd of nearly 200 students, faculty, staff, and activity and examination for the Science Olympiad held community members. The event was also shown live at Hillsdale College, identified numerous specimens for via Skype to grade school students in a classroom in community members, and gave interpretive talks in the Rockford, Illinois. The dinosaur was generously donated Museum. by Hillsdale College graduates Tyler and Caitlin Horning, ’06, ’06. Swinehart and Matt Hoenig, ’17, Lily Carville, Professor Dan York taught overloads of his Anatomy ’17, and Randall Rush, ’17, helped excavate the dinosaur and Physiology courses and also restructured many of in North Dakota in 2016. Hillsdale College is one of only his lectures. three places in the state of Michigan where one can see a real-bone dinosaur skeleton on display. Swinehart also CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY embarked on several fossil collecting trips on behalf of CLASS OF 2018 the Museum, including to Nebraska, Ohio, and Indiana. The Nebraska expedition recovered a very large fossil • 2 biochemistry graduates in December tortoise shell and a partial skeleton of an early mammal • 27 chemistry and biochemistry graduates in May called an Oreodont. In addition to the dinosaur, the Museum received several other valuable donations

5 ANIKA ELLINGSON, ’19 LITCHFIELD, MINNESOTA JOHN RUSSELL WILLIAMS, PH.D. AND HELLEN KNIERIM WILLIAMS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Anika Ellingson, a biology major and chemistry minor from Litchfield, Minnesota, chose Hillsdale as a school where she could pursue two of her great loves: swimming and biology. Hillsdale, as a Division II school, has allowed her to be captain of the swim team (where she made it to nationals two years in a row) while researching cryogenics, working in the biology lab, and joining the American Chemical Society and other science-focused groups. “I wanted to be challenged in both my athletics and my academics,” she says. Ellingson says her love for science may be hereditary. “I come from a half-accounting, half- medical type of family, and my family has always been outdoors-oriented,” Ellingson says. “I have a passion for science. There’s so much left to discover. You can go into medical research, you can go into engineering, you can go into astrophysics or you could be an oceanographer or marine biologist. There are just so many different facets that are mysteries.” At Hillsdale, her favorite topics have coalesced around two main interests: developmental biology and environmental conservation. Ellingson says her dream job is to work for the United Nations in one of those fields, because “Every Hillsdale student is motivated to change the world in one way or another.” To that end, she plans to attend graduate school after Hillsdale. Ellingson says the Williams Biology Scholarship has motivated her to work and compete harder. “That scholarship has really helped in terms of knowing that I was chosen for it and someone is looking out for my education,” Ellingson says. “It almost feels like they’re taking a personal investment in me, which makes me proud. I’m serious about this school, and someone is investing in me and saying that they believe that I’m serious about this. It’s very inspiring and encouraging.”

6 • Among May graduates were class valedictorian Anna professional development seminars. Meckel, class salutatorian Delaney Lehmann, and Courtney Meyet gave two presentations at the 2018 Outstanding Senior Woman and top ten graduate Fall National Meeting and Exposition of the American Madison Frame Chemical Society: “Cultivating graduate student thinking • 14 biochemistry and chemistry majors graduated with in an undergraduate environment” and “Choose your own departmental honors adventure: Three-component copper chemistry reveals FACULTY HONORS AND MILESTONES exclusive routes to either allene or propargylamine.” Meyet also attended the Midwestern Association of Assistant Professor Courtney Meyet was awarded Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges 2017 meeting the Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence at at Monmouth College, where she served as the Michigan Fall Convocation, and in the spring Dean of Natural state representative. Sciences and Professor Christopher VanOrman Faculty from Michigan State University and the was nominated by the senior class for “Professor of the University of Toledo visited the Chemistry Department to Year.” Christopher Hamilton was promoted to full give research presentations. professor of chemistry. Visiting Assistant Professor Mardi Billman joined the department to teach general Vincent and Anneliese Savona Professor of the chemistry lectures and labs. She implemented new Natural Sciences and Professor of Chemistry Lee experiments for her courses and developed new in-class Baron served as the head teacher for the chemistry demonstrations for the department. portion of the Summer Science Camp. Every faculty member in the Chemistry Department The Hillsdale College student chapter of the American participated in the LAUREATES summer research Chemical Society was recognized as a commendable program and advised the completion of multiple senior chapter for their wide variety of activities during the year. thesis projects. There were 24 chemistry/biochemistry Students and faculty members presented chemistry students on campus for independent research projects last demonstrations at several local elementary and middle summer. Many of these students presented posters at the schools. Students also traveled to Adrian College to assist 7th Undergraduate Science Research Symposium, held with a Science Olympiad regional tournament. during Spring Parents Weekend. Senior chemistry major Sigrid Kiledal presented a poster at the Central Regional Christopher Hamilton served on the board of the Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Central Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. Professor Mark Nussbaum, who holds the Joseph H. Moss Endowed Chair in Chemistry in Honor of MATHEMATICS Margaret Thatcher, took a sabbatical during the fall CLASS OF 2018 semester. He spent the time at Colorado State University • 12 graduates in mathematics doing microfluidics research and learning more about bioanalytical chemistry. Nussbaum has co-authored a • 9 graduates in applied mathematics review article that has been submitted for publication. • Madeline Greb, ’18, received this year’s Taylor Award Assistant Professor Kelli Kazmier co-authored for the highest grade-point average in mathematics a paper, “Conformational transitions of the sodium- courses dependent sugar transporter, vSGLT,” published in the • Justin Rogers and Kirk Williams graduated Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. with departmental honors. Rogers’ honors thesis, Chairman and Associate Professor Matthew Young “Harmonic, Statistical, and Topological Methods gave a presentation at the Central Regional Meeting of for Audio Classification,” was supervised by Dr. the American Chemical Society titled “Surface-Enhanced Mark Panaggio. Williams’ honor thesis, “Logistic Raman Spectroscopy Investigation of a Plasmon- Regression Markov methods for ranking and Catalyzed Reaction on Ag Nanoparticle Surfaces.” Young prediction in NCAA basketball,” was supervised by also gave a public presentation on campus titled “Fides Dr. Thomas Treloar. Quaerens Intellectum: The Role of Personal Beliefs in • Gary Dunkerley, ’18, gave a research talk the Natural Sciences” as part of the graduate program’s on campus, “In Search of an Equivariant Doctoral Humanities Seminar. Young and Christopher Characterization of the Tropical Grassmannian Hamilton both gave presentations to K-12 teachers as Gtr(2,4),” that was supervised by Dr. David Murphy. part of the Barney Charter School Initiative on-campus

7 Chairman and Professor Thomas Treloar’s variety of extracurricular activities for students including research paper, “A network diffusion ranking family that a trip with students to the 2018 Tri-Section Meeting of includes the methods of Markov, Massey, and Colley,” the Mathematical Association of America and advisor of (co-authored with Dr. Stephen Devlin, University of San the Applied Mathematics Club. Panaggio co-organized Francisco) was accepted for publication in the Journal the Mathematics Department colloquium series and of Quantitative Analysis in Sports and will appear this the Applied Mathematics Club speaker series, and gave summer. He also gave a presentation on this research presentations on math graduate school and non-academic project for the Applied Mathematics Club. Treloar math careers as part of those series. continues to serve as a mathematics advisor on teacher The Mathematics Department will welcome Dr. Kevin training and curriculum development for the Barney Gerstle (Ph.D., University of Iowa) to the department this Charter School Initiative (BCSI). He gave a talk, “A stroll fall. His research areas include the simulation of Brownian through sports analytics: random walks and sports motion, harmonic analysis, and Hopf algebras. rankings,” for BCSI during the summer teacher training seminars. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Associate Professor Sam Webster delivered a Justin Rogers, ’18, and Thomas Reusser, ’19, were the lecture to the undergraduate mathematics honorary, inaugural recipients of the Ruth Schulz Memorial Award in Kappa Mu Epsilon, titled “Euler, Infinite Series, and Mathematics. the Basel Problem.” In spring, he attended the Joint The Hillsdale Problem-Solving Seminar met weekly in Mathematics Meetings in San Diego, California. the fall semester to study techniques of mathematical Associate Professor David Murphy, past recipient problem-solving and to prepare for mathematical of the Michigan Mathematical Association of America competitions. Four students competed in the Michigan teaching award, gave an invited talk, “It takes a Autumn Take-Home Challenge, with a team placing community,” at the 2017 Michigan Sectional Meeting of 9th out of 73. Three students competed in the William the Mathematical Association meeting at Ferris State Lowell Putnam Mathematics Examination, with University. He also gave a talk, “Mathematical Puzzles freshman Ben Becker setting a school record with an for the High School Classroom,” for the Barney Charter impressive 18 points. This spring, Hillsdale hosted the School Initiative summer teacher training seminars. He annual Lower Michigan Mathematics Competition. co-organized the Mathematics Department colloquium Eight Hillsdale students competed, along with 59 other series and gave an invited talk to the Collegiate students from around the state; one of Hillsdale’s teams Scholars program, “Exploring the Bottomless Night: The placed 3rd out of 26. Significance of Non-Euclidean Geometry” during the The Applied Mathematics Club debuted on campus. fall. He co-taught the mathematics section of the Summer The club’s weekly meetings provide a forum for students Science Camp, covering the topics of group theory, graph to investigate topics in math modeling, programming, theory, and topology. and data analytics. The club hosted external speakers Assistant Professor David Gaebler advises Kappa from Ally Financial, John Hopkins Applied Physics Mu Epsilon mathematics honorary and administers the Laboratory, and the NSA, as well as lectures by Dr. department’s Problem of the Month. In the spring, he Patricia Bart (English) and Dr. Thomas Treloar (Math). attended the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego, Nine club members participated in the Mathematical California, and the Tri-Section Meeting of the Mathematical Contest in Modeling, an intensive, 96-hour, international Association of American in Valparaiso, Indiana. He gave competition in which students use mathematical tools to a talk, “Beauty as Evidence and Cause: Mathematical formulate a solution to a real-world problem. Aesthetics in the Works of Copernicus and Kepler,” to the Hillsdale Collegiate Scholars and a colloquium talk, PHYSICS “Integration in Finite Terms: Possible, Impossible, and How Assistant Professor Timothy Dolch competitively We Know,” at Hope College. He co-taught the mathematics applied for and received observing time at two world- section of the Summer Science Camp, covering the topics of class observatories: Palomar Observatory in California group theory, graph theory, and topology. and Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. The Kitt Peak observations were co-conducted with a physics Assistant Professor Mark Panaggio’s paper, “Chaos in student for a senior thesis. While there, Dolch gave an Kuramoto oscillator networks” (co-authored with Christian invited talk. Later, he traveled to Palomar to collect two Bick and Erik A. Martens), was submitted and is under nights of images for future senior theses. Throughout review for publication. He was involved in organizing a

8 the year he attended and spoke at three other national ripples in spacetime predicted by Einstein in 1916 and conferences with students, who at the American Physical first detected in September 2015. For this discovery, three Society meeting presented posters. Dolch also gave LIGO pioneers were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in talks at the International Pulsar Timing Array Meeting Physics. In 2017, LIGO detected four new gravitational- in France and the Amaldi Conference on Gravitational wave signals, including the first produced by the merger Waves at Caltech. From campus, he remotely used the of two neutron stars, exotic dense objects left behind radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory with students for after supernova explosions. This event also produced several projects, including one pulsar search for which light across the electromagnetic spectrum, from he is the principal investigator. He served as a referee for gamma-rays to radio. The joint detections were named the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Breakthrough of the Year by the journal Science. and also joined the Society of Catholic Scientists. He was In October, Lang attended the announcement press awarded a 2018 Summer Leave grant for conferences and conference held by the National Science Foundation at astronomical observing. He advised one LAUREATES and the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Lang was a two summer research projects. During the last year he key author on another LIGO paper studying the potential produced six refereed publications—one first-author and detection of large black-hole mergers and is currently five second-author—one of which included two students working with Jadon Lippincott, ’19, on the follow-up as co-authors. He took the Society of Physics Students to that paper. He also attended the Midwest Relativity to the solar eclipse and to Green Bank Observatory in Meeting at the University of Michigan, the spring LIGO West Virginia. Finally, he gave informal astronomy meeting at Sonoma State University, and the American presentations to elementary students using the StarLab Physical Society April Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. planetarium, to a Kiwanis telescope night for adults with Professor James Peters taught Solid State Physics, disabilities, and to teachers from the Barney charter the area of his graduate training, and added lecture notes schools. on the elastic properties and elastic waves in crystals of Associate Professor Paul Hosmer presented different symmetry. He modified the third experiment in a talk, “Physics in a Classical Education,” at the part of the lab course on crystallography. This will shift Spring 2017 Meeting of the Michigan Section of the the emphasis of the course and simplify and improve the American Association of Physics Teachers at Lawrence teaching of the theory and practice of x-ray diffraction as Technological University in Southfield, Michigan. a tool for understanding and identifying crystal structure. Hosmer was a co-author of an article in the May 2017 Peters attended the Sigma Zeta science and mathematics edition of Physical Review C titled “Low-lying level honorary national convention at Evangel University in structure of 56Cu and its implications for the rp-process.” Springfield, Missouri, in March along with five students. He attended the American Association of Physics Three of the students presented their chemical or Teachers (AAPT) 2017 Summer Meeting in Cincinnati, biological research in oral or poster presentations. Last Ohio. Hosmer wrote about his experience observing summer, he reviewed four text books and picked the one the “Great American Eclipse” of 2017 in an essay for the used for the College Physics sequence. Hillsdale Forum titled “82.3% Eclipse of the Heart.” Along Chairman and Professor Kenneth Hayes gave three with Dr. Ken Hayes, Hosmer led the physics portion campus presentations during the fall. In October, he gave of Summer Science Camp. He gave a presentation, a presentation to the Hillsdale College Democrats titled, “Communicating with the Universe,” for the Collegiate “The Physics of Climate Change” and gave a presentation Scholars Program annual retreat. Through the year, titled, “An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics” at the Hosmer facilitated two weekly physics discussion groups Collegiate Scholars Dessert during Parents Weekend. In with students: Physics News Lunch and Physics Journal November, he gave a presentation to the Hillsdale College Club. As a panel member at the spring 2018 Liberal Arts Conservation Club titled, “The Reality of Renewable Friday Forum, Hosmer presented a short talk on modern Energy.” Although Hayes retired from the Particle Data technology and the human mind. He also spoke to a local Group after 32 years of service in 2016, new articles based high school physics class and presented a talk titled in part on his work continue to be published. In August, “Great Principles of Physics.” a review article on tau lepton branching ratios was Assistant Professor Ryan Lang successfully applied published on the PDG website with Hayes as one of the for Hillsdale College’s admission into the LIGO Scientific authors. Collaboration, a collection of over 1,200 scientists from more than 100 institutions and 18 countries. These scientists search for gravitational waves, which are

9 KONRAD LUDWIG, ’21 OXNARD, CALIFORNIA BRICE HOLLAND/HARRY FIELDS ENDOWED MILITARY SCHOLARSHIP After Konrad Ludwig, ’21, fought in a major battle of the Iraq War, won a NASA software competition, and wrote a book, he took the next logical step — getting a great books education at Hillsdale College. The Army veteran, author, and software developer plans to graduate in five years with a double major in applied mathematics and physics. Ludwig says his military scholarship, as part of the Veterans’ Freedom Fund, has made it possible for him to attend Hillsdale, which does not accept funds from the GI Bill. “The donors have been incredibly generous. They paid for my tuition, and I have a food and housing stipend,” Ludwig says. The academic atmosphere at Hillsdale, particularly its focus on history and the classics, is what intrigued Ludwig—with his interests in Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and software development—about a classical education. Ludwig tested out of high school and joined the Army in 2005 at age 17, where he served in an infantry unit that specialized in urban combat and was on the front lines of the 2008 Battle of Sadr City in Iraq. He was medically discharged in 2010, and returned to write a book, Stryker, about the battle as seen from the ground. Next, he returned to California to pursue a career in software development. He and a few engineering friends won a competition hosted by NASA for the best use of data and earned a four-month fellowship at the Supplyframe lab in Pasadena, California, to develop his project. Why would a veteran interested in computer science choose Hillsdale? “Hillsdale was attractive to me because it offers the opportunity to take technical knowledge and combine it with a deeper connection to historical thought in the Western tradition,” Ludwig says. “I think it’s important, and I don’t think a lot of software engineers get that experience.” When he graduates, Ludwig plans to pursue a law degree in intellectual property rights and neural networking. For now, he focuses on promoting an understanding of Hillsdale’s fidelity not only to its intellectual tradition, but also to the College’s history of military service. As president of the Veterans’ Society, he hopes to encourage people to think more deeply about the way a Hillsdale education can inform the choice to serve in the military, as it did for him. “Hillsdale has a very deep tradition of military service and of national service in general, and we want to make sure that’s something that’s emphasized at the school,” Ludwig says. “So we’re trying to raise that profile, to say, look, your country needs you.”

10 Devon Poage, ’19, performs with the Hillsdale College Big Band.

11 into the Ninth Annual National Figurative Drawing and Humanities Painting Competition at the Lore Degenstein Gallery at Susquehanna University. She had two paintings in the juried Midwest Museum of American Art annual show and also gave a gallery talk there, and she had ART three pieces juried into the Hillsdale College Art Alumni Invitational. New-hire Assistant Professor Julio Suarez started the year off strong as his painting was awarded Professor Emeritus Sam Knecht was a co-curator of “Best in Show” at the 56th annual Greater Michigan Art “Portraits in Michigan” at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts; Exhibition at the Dow Museum of Art. Suarez also had Tony Frudakis, Julio Suarez, and Katharine Taylor also his paintings included in juried shows at the Manifest had works in the show. Knecht gave a two-day portrait Gallery in Cincinnati and Blue Mountain Gallery in New workshop and a public lecture on the Cecilia Beaux York. He also participated in the group show “Small portrait (given to the College in 2015) as part of this show. Talk” at the Painting Center Gallery in New York and will STUDENT AND ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS participate in the “Portraits in Michigan” show at the The department recognized three students at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts this summer. Suarez also won a Honors Assembly this year: Summer Leave Grant to study at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City, where he will participate in a workshop • Heidi Yacoubian, ’21, and Abigail Teska, ’20, titled “The Structure of the Human Body: A Drawing received the Hozian Scholarship Award Workshop” taught by Colleen Barry. • Paige Vanderwall, ’19, received the Fourshé Art Associate Professor Tony Frudakis won the first- Award in Graphic Design place cash award in the Manhattan Arts International Three Art Department alumni distinguished Exhibition “Healing Power of Art” as well as the themselves during the year: “Featured Artist” award for his works Towers Angel and • Nell O’Leary, ’12, was one of three artists teaching Restoration. He also won the Who’s Who Marquis Lifetime at Studio Incamminati, Philadelphia, who took part Achievement Award. in an online, live-feed six-hour portrait painting Professor and Chairwoman Barbara Bushey won event. O’Leary’s artwork has been featured in a Summer Leave Grant for travel to participate in the several recent publications Incamminati has Council of Independent Colleges “Teaching European Art produced. in Context: Landscape and Identity in Britain and the • Anna Holsclaw Bain, ’07, was awarded Signature United States” held at Yale University. Only 25 faculty Status by the Portrait Society and had a self- from across the country are chosen to participate in this portrait painting awarded Certificate of Excellence seminar. Bushey also had several works in the “Chasing ranking in the Portrait Society’s 2018 International the Running Stitch” show at the Charlevoix Circle of Competition. She was a demonstrating artist and Arts. She presented on Islamic art and architecture at panelist at the conference. the Lifelong Learning Seminar, “Islam and the West.” She gave a lecture on the history of photography and • Aaron Zenz, ’98, along with art faculty Sam the photography of history at Hillsdale Academy, and Knecht and Doug Coon, exhibited in the 2017 accompanied the Collegiate Scholars to Greece in 2017 ArtPrize event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. and 2018. The Alpha Rho Tau art honorary sponsored Sketchy Artist/Teacher Bryan Springer won a summer leave Sessions (open studio hours with models), as well as grant to study typography and font design at the School Drink and Draw and Drink and Blackout Poetry at Rough of Visual Arts in New York City. Springer developed a Draft, and assisted with field trips to ArtPrize and to 19th-century-inspired font titled “Courbell.” He continues Signal Return, a print shop in Detroit. his work with the Marketing Department to design elegant premium packaging for the DVD sets for each CLASSICS new online course offering. He also taught a class for the Hillsdale Learning Cooperative. Chairman and Professor Joseph Garnjobst received a summer leave grant for the Paideia Institute’s Lecturer Katharine Taylor held a solo show of summer Living Greek in Greece program last summer. her thesis project paintings. Her work was also juried

12 Associate Professor Eric Hutchinson was on Professor Gavin Weaire was on sabbatical for the sabbatical for the academic year. He presented a paper on spring semester. Philip Melanchthon at the Sixteenth Century Society and Professor Grace West was on sabbatical during the Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also published academic year. She presented two academic papers: several essays: • “The Penelopiad: Homer’s Case against the Maids,” • “Written Monuments: Beza’s Icones as Testament at the Southwest Popular/American Culture to and Program for Reformist Humanism,” in Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Beyond Calvin: Essays on the Diversity of the Mexico Reformed Tradition (W. Bradford Littlejohn and Jonathan Tomes, editors) • “Homer on Trial: Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad,” at the Association for Core Texts • “Excursus: What Is the ‘Church’? Etymology and and Courses Annual Conference in Framingham, Concept in Classical Antiquity, the LXX, and the Massachusetts New Testament,” in People of the Promise: A Mere Protestant Ecclesiology (Joseph Minich, editor) Visiting Assistant Professor Carl (Tripp) Young delivered a paper, “Who is the Athenian Stranger?” at the • “Melanchthon’s Unintended Reformation? The Classical Association of the Middle West and South 2018 Case of the Missing Doctrine of God,” in God of Our annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also Fathers: Classical Theism for the Contemporary had an article titled “Plato’s Concept of Liberty in the Church (W. Bradford Littlejohn, editor) Laws” accepted for the forthcoming edition of History of • “Nature and the Wound of Nature: A Pauline Political Thought. View of the Testimony of the Ancients in Niels STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Hemmingsen’s De lege naturae apodictica methodus (1562), in Ad Fontes Witebergenses: In translation contests sponsored by the Classical Select Proceedings of Lutheranism and the Association of the Middle West and South, Mary Classics III: Lutherans Read History (James A. Margaret Ryland, ’21, and Natasha de Virgilio, ’21, Kellerman, E.J. Hutchinson, and Joshua J. Hayes, were Book Award Winners for their performance in the editors), a book he also co-edited top 10 percent of those participating in the Intermediate Latin contest. In the Advanced Latin contest, Emma • “The Poets as Philosophers of Practical Action: Clifton, ’20, was also a Book Award Winner for her top Sophocles and Ovid in Niels Hemmingsen’s De lege 10 percent performance, and Emma Frank, ’20, received naturae apodictica methodus,” in Acta Conventus a Certificate of Commendation for her top 25 percent Neo-Latini Vindobonensis (Astrid Steiner-Weber performance. and Franz Römer, editors) Seniors Emily Barnum and Shea Whitmore Lecturer Scott Lepisto participated in one panel presented papers at the undergraduate panel at the on The Online Public Classics Archive: Classics in the Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting in Boston, Press and presented another paper, “Enlisting the Voice, Massachusetts. Emily’s paper was titled “Language as Engaging the Soul: Seneca’s Eighty-Fourth Epistle,” at an Indicator of Cultural Identity in Herodotus’ Histories,” the annual Society for Classical Studies convention and Shea’s paper was titled “Penelope’s Recognition of in Boston, Massachusetts. In April, he also delivered a Odysseus: The Importance of Simile in Odyssey 23.” paper at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South in Albuquerque, New At the annual convention of Eta Sigma Phi held in Mexico: “Ruebel (and Others) Join the Corps,” A Panel in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, senior John James and junior Honor of James Sherman Ruebel (1945-2016). Later in Katie Hillery presented papers. James’ paper was titled, April he presented a talk at the University of Michigan “Emotional Evocation and the Psychology of Sign: Gorgias’ titled, “Principles of Charity: A Literary Interpretation of Response to Questions of Communication in Helen or: Seneca’s De Beneficiis.” How Logos Works in Gorgias’ Helen,” and Hillery’s paper was titled, “Advancing an Eschatological Conversation: Laury Ward associate professor was promoted to . An Interpretation of Via Latina’s ‘Hercules Cycle’ She delivered a paper, “Unpacking the Internal and through the Eyes of the Late Antique Roman Viewer.” External Functions of Ancient Medical Texts,” at the At the convention, Hillery also received the H.R. Butts annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle Archaeology Scholarship for her work this summer on a West and South in Albuquerque, New Mexico. survey and excavation in the region of Achaia in Greece.

13 Professor of English John Somerville directs the Visiting Writers Program.

Assistant Professor of English Kelly Franklin gives a presentation on bookbinding.

The Classics Department also received recognition Woolf and Gerard Manley Hopkins for a forthcoming from the Classical Association of the Middle West and edited volume on Woolf and Spirituality. South Award for Outstanding Promotional Activity in Professor John Somerville hosted visits by two the Schools for the Latin Teacher Program at Hillsdale writers in the fall. Novelist and short story writer Joy Preparatory School. Williams, author of The Visiting Privilege and 99 Stories of God, came to campus for two days in September, ENGLISH during which time she gave a reading from her work and delivered a lecture titled “Why I Write.” Poet Ellen Bryant Professor Michael Jordan presented a paper, Voigt spent two days in Hillsdale in early November. “Russell Kirk: The Northern Agrarian” for the Russell Kirk Author of eight volumes of poetry and recipient of in Context Colloquium held at the Russell Kirk Center for numerous awards, Voigt also gave a public reading and a Cultural Renewal in Mecosta, Michigan. In September, lecture, “Lost and Found: On Randall Jarrell and the Use he participated in a Liberty Fund Colloquium in Tucson, of Repetition.” Arizona, focusing on “The Place of Liberty in C.S. Lewis’s Political Thought.” Working with the History Department, Professor Justin Jackson published an essay, the Catholic Society, and Students for Life, Jordan “Christological Meditations in the Works of the Pearl- invited Dr. Allan Carlson to present a public lecture at the Poet,” in Approaches to Teaching the Pearl-Poet. He also College: “On the Amazingly Bright Future of the American reviewed Curtis A. Gruenler’s Piers Plowman and the Family(?): An Historical Consideration.” Poetics of Enigma: Riddles, Rhetoric, and Theology for The Bulletin of the Colloquium on Violence & Religion. Associate Professor Dutton Kearney presented He was interviewed by John Miller on The Brothers a lecture on James Joyce’s Ulysses (“The Annoying Karamazov for National Review Online’s great books Persistence of Tradition: Modernity and Joyce’s Ulysses”) podcast in December. for the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship in September. During his fall semester sabbatical, he worked Associate Professor Patricia Bart delivered several on projects ranging from a writing manual for students to public lectures on campus, including “Doing Math on preparation for a new class on theological aesthetics. English: Scribal Profiling in a 600-year-old Cold Case,” for Mossey Library’s faculty research series and “Doing Math Associate Professor Dwight Lindley completed an on English II: The Technical Aspects,” for the Applied article on “Gift and Mediation at the Heart of Poetry” for Mathematics Club. the journal Communio. He reviewed Jesse Rosenthal’s Good Form: The Ethical Experience of the Victorian She served on the CCA II “Markets and Policy” faculty Novel for Christianity and Literature, and he finished an roundtable in November, and she was interviewed about article titled “A Likely Story: Character and Probability Beowulf in September by National Review Online. She in Jane Austen and John Henry Newman,” forthcoming advises both SHALOM and the Omicron Delta Kappa in the journal Studies in the Literary Imagination. Over national leadership honorary. the summer, he is completing a book chapter on Virginia

14 German scholarship recipients with Assistant Professor of German Stephen Naumann.

Assistant Professor Benedict Whalen published an for Kids: Walt Whitman, also for Whitman Quarterly. He essay, “The Context of Sin and Rebellion in John Donne’s also published The Shattered Fountain: Selected Tales Holy Sonnet XIV,” in Critical Insights: Rebellion. He also of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and wrote a “Masterpieces” delivered lectures on Mark Twain for the College’s recent column for the Wall Street Journal in August. He online course: “Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry delivered lectures for Hillsdale’s new online course Finn, and Selected Short Stories.” He was interviewed on Mark Twain, and he was interviewed about Walt about Huckleberry Finn and Merchant of Venice for the Whitman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry David National Review Online podcast series. Thoreau for the National Review Online podcast series on the great books. This summer he won a fellowship to Provost David Whalen served as faculty retreat co- attend “The Civil War in American Memory,” a national leader at St. Gregory’s University, Oklahoma, in August, seminar sponsored by the Council for Independent where he led discussions of “John Senior and the Colleges held at Yale University. Restoration of Realism” by Fr. Francis Bethel, OSB. He was an invited roundtable discussant for “A Conversation Associate Professor Lorraine Murphy delivered on the Good, the True, and the Beautiful” sponsored by five lectures for “The Young Jane Austen:Northanger Authenticum at Sacred Heart Parish in Grand Rapids, Abbey” for the College’s new online class on Austen. She Michigan, in October. He presented two lectures enjoyed sabbatical leave during the spring semester. on “Classical Epic Poetry” for the Hillsdale College Chairman and Professor Stephen Smith, who Freedom Forum in Prescott, Arizona, and he was the holds the Temple Family Chair in English Literature, commencement speaker at Founders Classical Academy completed his work as co-editor of the Essential Works of Leander, Texas, in May. of Sir Thomas More, to be published by Yale University Assistant Professor Kelly Franklin published a Press in 2019. Modeled on the Oxford Shakespeare, the scholarly essay, “A Translation of Whitman Discovered Essential Works is the first all-in-one edition of More’s in the 1912 Spanish Periodical Prometeo,” in Walt writings (in both Latin and English) to be published since Whitman Quarterly Review 35, and he reviewed Poetry the folio editions of his English and Latin works in the

15 16th century. He also delivered public lectures on campus title of her talk was “‘Do as I say, not as I do’: Exemplary and around the country on literature, liberal education, Speakers in Charles Sorel’s Histoires comiques.” She also and the indispensable nature of the humanities. presented her intermediate French textbook, Textures: Pour approfondir la communication orale et écrite, at the annual convention of the American Council of FRENCH Teaching of Foreign Languages in Nashville, Tennessee, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS in November with her co-authors, Elizabeth Berglund The following students will study in Tours, France, this Hall and Mark Hall. The book was published by Yale summer: University Press and available for adoption by French programs throughout the country. • Kathleen Hancock, ’20 Assistant Professor Sherri Rose assisted Dr. • Anne Buzzell, ’19 Morellec with the Hillsdale study-abroad program in • Emily Southgate, ’19 Tours, France, last summer while also teaching a six- • Cameron Maxwell, ’19 week course on French composition in Lyon, France, through the University of Virginia. In November, Rose • Mayim Stith, ’20 presented a paper titled “From Flanders to Paris and • Erin Szews, ’20 back again: Symbolist style as cultural reflection” at the Nineteenth-Century French Studies conference in Three of them will benefit from the Lilian Libby Rick Charlottesville, Virginia. During the spring semester, Scholarship for their study in France. Chairwoman and Rose attended a French and Francophone roundtable at Professor of French Marie-Claire Morellec will Michigan State University aiming to foster open dialogue meet all of the students in Paris where they will spend between French professors at universities and colleges three days together visiting monuments and museums, across Michigan. including an exceptional exhibit at the Musée Marmottan Moner: Corot, the painter and his models. Senior Elizabeth Garner was recognized as the GERMAN outstanding French graduate by the Kate King Bostwick To the existing German Study Abroad Scholarship French prize. Elizabeth spent last summer at the Institut and Lilian “Libby” Rick Scholarship for Foreign Study, de Touraine in Tours thanks to the Cecile Frazier Smith the German Department added two new scholarships Scholarship. Christine Frazier Smith’s generosity will intended to help students who seek a degree in the field. help four more students this coming year: Erin Szews Both the German Major Scholarship and the German and Emily Southgate (summer 2018), Jemima Ruth Department Freshman Scholarship benefit from the Gapuz, ’19 (spring 2018), and Laurel Armes, ’19 (spring generosity of Mr. Lucas Wegmann of Rhode Island. The 2019). Ms. Smith’s gifts to the French Department in following students were granted German scholarships honor of her mother, Cécile Frazier Smith, significantly in support of their studies at Hillsdale or abroad: Peter help students to participate in a study-abroad program Partoll, ’20; Lydia Reyes, ’19; Christa Lavoie, ’20; in France, and, this year, it also helped the French Katarina Bradford, ’19; Elizabeth Lozowski, ’19; Department bring Dr. Ullrich Langer, Professor of French Bryna Schroeder, ’21; and Emma Eisenman, ’21. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, renowned for Assistant Professor Stephen Naumann led and his expertise in French Renaissance poetry, to campus. organized Hillsdale’s Würzburg Study Abroad program His presentation was titled “Aristotle, Jesus, and French in Germany last July. He co-delivered (with Rick Renaissance Lyric.” Chamberlain) a paper titled “Developing Global Learning Pi Delta Phi French honorary members enjoyed a in a Home-Grown Short-Term Program Abroad: A Case production of a play in French by Albert Camus, State of Study in Germany” at the 15th Annual Southeast Coastal Siege (Etat de Siège) at the Power Center (University of Conference on Languages and Literatures in Savannah, Michigan). This outing, organized by Morellec, promotes Georgia, in April. On campus, he served on two panels: an appreciation for French culture and would not be the Faculty Roundtable for the “Soviet Communism” possible without the wonderful generosity of Ms. Smith. CCA, and the Alexander Hamilton Society’s panel on Anne Theobald was promoted to associate “The German Elections: How Do They Shape Europe’s professor. She presented at the annual meeting of Future?” Naumann taught a new Collegiate Scholars the Society for Interdisciplinary Seventeenth-Century Seminar titled “Introduction to Polish History and Culture French Studies in Oakland, California, in November. The through Text and Film” and continued the organization

16 and hosting of the Slavic Film Series on campus (with Dr. • Sydney Orndorff, ’19: 3rd place, Classical James Brandon of the Theatre Department). Women Under Associate Professor Fred Yaniga’s tutelage, • Julia Salloum, ’21: 3rd place in both Musical the Iota Nu chapter of Delta Phi Alpha national German Theater and Classical Women honorary hosted academic and social activities including • Zsanna Bodor, ’21: 1st place for both monthly film screenings, the annual Oktoberfest, Freshman College Women and Classical “Adventsingen,” and a “Grillabend” on Baw Beese Lake. Women; she performed on the final winners’ In December, 12 members traveled to Chicago for the recital at the end of the competition. annual Christkindlmarkt and a German dinner at Weiss Gasthaus in South Bend, Indiana. With 11 new members • Taylor Flowers, ’16, has been accepted to joining this year, Delta Phi Alpha counted 53 active the Collaborative Piano Doctoral Program members this spring. At commencement, 16 Hillsdale at the University of Michigan to study with College students graduated wearing the traditional black, Martin Katz. In May, Taylor graduated with a red, and gold honor cords. Yaniga gave a luncheon talk in master’s degree in Collaborative Piano from April for Lyceum students titled “Immigrants in Germany: the Cleveland Institute of Music. The Syria Crisis and Beyond.” PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS • Over 115 public performances MUSIC • Jonathan Henreckson, ’18, directed three STUDENT/ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS performances of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance for the annual Opera Workshop in • Seven music majors presented senior degree November, featuring a cast of 24 music/voice recitals: students. • Susena Finegan, soprano • In March, seven different student chamber • Micah Heinz, piano ensembles provided live music for the annual • Jonathan Henreckson, tenor Tower Dancers Concert. • Quentin Herman, piano • Brendan King, tenor • In collaboration with the President’s Office, the Music • Rebekah Roundey, viola Department hosted the Harry James Orchestra, • Sarah Schutte, soprano under the director of Fred Radke, for a special performance in the Searle Center. Two student jazz • 2018 Student Concerto/Aria Competition winners: combos performed for the social hour preceding • Tova Forman, ’19, violin, and Clara Fishlock, the concert. Hillsdale College Director of Jazz Chris ’19, flute; both performed on the March McCourry was invited to the stage to solo with the orchestra concert ensemble, trading trumpet riffs with Radke. • Keely Rendle, ’20, violin; Thomas Ryskamp, PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS SERIES GUEST MUSICIANS ’19, piano; and Susena Finegan, ’18; all • String Quartet: Ethel with Robert Mirabal, Native performed on the May orchestra concert American flute player and vocalist,The River • Thomas Ryskamp, ’19, is attending the Brevard • Guest Cello/Piano Recital: Hannah Holman, Summer Music Festival in North Carolina as a cello (New York City Ballet Orchestra), and Rene student of its Collaborative Piano Program. Lecuona, (piano faculty, University of Iowa) • Twenty voice students competed in the National • Ralph Votapek, piano Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Great Lakes Regional Solo Voice Competition at • Lorelei: professional nine-voice female a cappella Michigan State University. Artist/Teacher of ensemble Voice Melissa Osmond, along with music faculty • Masterclass session with Simon James, Assistant members Debbi Wyse, Dr. Katherine Rick, James Concert Master, Seattle Symphony Orchestra Holleman, and student accompanist Samuel HILLSDALE COLLEGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Musser, ’20, traveled with the students. The following students received awards: Professor James A. Holleman, Music Director • Glynis Gilio, ’18: 2nd place, Musical Theater • In February, Hillsdale’s orchestra was named as a semi-finalist for the American Prize in Orchestral

17 Student Concerto/Aria Competition winner Thomas Ryskamp, ’19, performs with the Hillsdale Symphony Orchestra.

Performance in the College Division. In May, the • In April, the College Choir and Chamber Choir orchestra was named as a Finalist, and in July, the recorded multiple a cappella pieces for a new CD orchestra was awarded second place. that will be released this fall and available for purchase through the College Bookstore. • The orchestra presented four concert cycles during the academic year, two of which featured • The Chamber Choir performed at various college Student Concerto/Aria Competition winners. The functions including Freshman Convocation, Fall Fall Parents Weekend Concert featured Adjunct Convocation, Spring Parents Luncheon, Spring Instructor of Voice Kristi Matson, soprano, Convocation, President’s Club Breakfast, and performing Samuel Barber’s Knoxville Summer Spring Commencement. of 1915 with the orchestra. Also on the program was Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 Reformation, in recognition of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. HILLSDALE COLLEGE CHOIR AND CHAMBER CHOIR The Music Department received two Professor James A. Holleman, Music Director separate, generous donations of Artist/Teacher of Music Debbi Wyse, Accompanist/ Assistant Conductor trumpets, mouthpieces, and trumpet • The Hillsdale College Choir and Chamber Choir music from the personal collections of performed two major concerts. The December concert featured sacred and secular music Roger Sies of Scottsdale, Arizona, and of Christmas. The April concert featured Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo for Choir and Chamber Dan Kuehn of Buena Vista, Colorado. Orchestra and also featured the recognition of graduating choir seniors.

18 HILLSDALE COLLEGE JAZZ ENSEMBLES • The Frühe Neuzeit Interdisziplinär International • The Hillcats Faculty Jazz Ensemble released Conference in St. Louis, Missouri its new CD, Lean On It, in September with a CD • The “Thirty Years of War: Henrich Schütz and release concert. The CD features vocalist Gianna Music in Protestant Germany” conference at Marchese, ’17, and is available for purchase Boston University through the College Bookstore. In September, Stauff was invited to present a lecture • The November Hillcats Concert featured the at Anderson University School of Music, Theatre, and music of Woody Shaw with guest artist Dan Miller, Dance titled “Hearing the Politics of the Thirty Years’ trumpet. War through the Psalms.” He published an edition of • In December, the Hillsdale College Jazz Big Band seventeenth-century music: Samuel Michael, Psalmodia was invited to perform at the Zal Gaz Grotto Club in Regia (Leipzig, 1632), Recent Researches in the Music Ann Arbor, Michigan. of the Baroque. With Stephen A. Crist, he also revised the article on Johann Sebastian Bach for Oxford • The Hillcats added two new adjunct music faculty Bibliographies Online. On campus, Stauff presented members to the ensemble for the spring semester seminars on The L’homme armé Mass Tradition at the concerts: vocalist Ashley Daneman and Rob Killips, Sistine Chapel and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. trombone, were featured during the February Cole Porter concert. The April concert, the Electric Associate Professor Daniel Tacke completed Music of Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis, also and published symbolum: palilogia—a new work added percussion instructor Stacey Jones-Garrison commissioned by the string trio Chartreuse. This piece and guitar instructor Daniel Palmer along with will be premiered by Chartreuse at Hillsdale College student violinists Keely Rendle, ’21, Eleanor in November. His new forthcoming composition, ohne Fishlock, ’21, and David Schwartzman, ’18, with thema, was commissioned by the “gnarwhallaby” Shadrach Strehle, ’19, performing an original rap ensemble. with the ensemble. Performances of Tacke’s works this past year included: • The Hillsdale College Big Band Spring Concert • abend—University of California at San Diego— featured returning guest drummer Jim Rupp for Lauren Jones, soprano, and Sean Dowgray, two performances. percussion Professor Melissa Knecht presented a lecture, • ohne thema—American Composers Forum: “Developing Your Musical Mental Map,” at the Interlochen “Tuesdays @ Monk Space,” Los Angeles—premiere Arts Academy. She served as an adjudicator for the performance by the “gnarwhallaby” ensemble Michigan Music Teachers Association at Eastern Tacke performed Bach’s Concerto nach Italienischem Michigan University, and as presenter and coordinator Gusto on a Hillsdale Faculty Recital in September. at the Michigan chapter of the American String Teachers Association Solo Competition Performance at the Chairman and Professor James A. Holleman Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. was named as a semifinalist for The American Prize By invitation, she was featured on the SHAR Music in Orchestral Performance in the College Division. In website’s blog with a post titled “Developing Your Musical late May he was named a finalist. Holleman was an Mental Map.” Knecht performed as a member of the invited guest judge for the Eastern Michigan University viola sections of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. In February, he attended the and the Michigan Sinfonietta, and she coordinated and National College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) performed a faculty recital with guest violinist Kirk Conference in Southern California. He is an appointed Toth, adjunct faculty member David Peshlakai, cello, and member of CODA’s National Executive Board. Tova Forman, ’19, violin. Finally, Knecht directed the Artist/Teacher of Music Brad Blackham, Piano/ Hillsdale Community Music Program, coordinating and Collaborative Piano, performed, in collaboration supervising eight Hillsdale College students who teach with several Hillsdale College faculty members, on four approximately 40 young children weekly. recitals: Assistant Professor Derek Stauff presented papers • September, with Dr. Melissa Knecht, viola; Dr. at three different conferences: Katherine Rick, piano; and David Peshlakai, cello • The Madrigal Studies Symposium in Bloomington, • October, with Stacey Jones-Garrison, percussion; Indiana Dr. Katherine Rick, piano; and guest percussionist

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Distinguished Associate Professor Associate Professor of of History Darryl Hart Classics Eric Hutchinson

THE REFORMATION AT 500 In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Several preeminent scholars also enhanced the discussion: Protestant Reformation, the College hosted a lecture series, • Dr. Ryan Reeves, assistant professor of historical “This Far by Faith: The Reformation at 500,” sponsored theology and dean of the Jacksonville, Florida, by the Chaplain’s Office, the Philosophy and Religion campus at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Department, the President’s Office, and various student faith delivered a lecture on Luther’s pastoral understanding groups, chiefly: the Catholic Society, InterVarsity Christian of justification by grace alone through faith alone Fellowship, the Lutheran Society, and Aletheia. The lectures looked at some of the major points of disagreement at the • Dr. Bradford Littlejohn, founder and president of the time of the Reformation from a historical and theological Davenant Institute, delivered a lecture on the Real perspective. Bringing together both Protestant and Roman Presence of Christ in Holy Communion according to Catholic members of the faculty, the sponsors wanted to the Reformed tradition encourage an honest, critical, and civil discussion about • Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer, research professor of systematic issues that matter to Hillsdale’s ecumenically diverse theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, student body, faculty, and staff. The series featured nine delivered a lecture on the Reformation doctrine of lectures and three faculty panels during the fall covering Sola Scriptura the topics of Justification and Salvation, Christian Life and • Dr. Peter Leithart, ’81, nationally recognized Piety, and Scripture and Church Authority. theologian and Hillsdale alumnus, gave a lecture in Faculty contributors included Eric Hutchinson, Tom Burke, the spring semester on the successes and failures of Don Westblade, Matthew Gaetano, Korey Maas, Jordan the Protestant Reformation after 500 years Wales, Ian Church, Nathan Schlueter, Darryl Hart, and All of the fall lectures and panels can be found at: Chaplain Adam Rick. hillsdale.edu/live/reformation-at-500/

20 Mark Douglass performing George Crumb’s PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION MAKROKOSMOS— Music for a Summer’s Evening CLASS OF 2018 HIGHLIGHTS for Amplified Pianos and Percussion • Amalia Hansen will teach elementary school at • January, with Chris McCourry, trumpet Benjamin Franklin Charter School in Phoenix, • April, with Kristi Matson, soprano, and guest cellist Arizona David Alan Harrell of the Cleveland Orchestra. • Nathan Steinmeyer will attend The Hebrew Featured on the program was John Corigliano’s Mr. University of Jerusalem, pursuing an M.A. in “The Tambourine Man, Seven Poems of Bob Dylan, for Bible and Ancient Near East” voice and piano • Andrea Bodary will be working toward an M.A. Artist/Teacher of Music Chris McCourry, in theology as part of the Echo program at Notre trumpet/jazz, presented a faculty recital in Dame collaboration with colleagues Brad Blackham, piano; Stacey Jones, percussion; and the Faculty Woodwind • Taimur Khan will pursue an M.A. in biblical Quintet. The program was a tribute to McCourry’s teacher counseling at Southern Baptist Theological and trumpet legend, Armando Ghitalla. In January, Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky McCourry traveled to Danville, Kentucky, for two days of • Hannah McIntyre will be volunteering at Urban study with internationally acclaimed trumpet virtuoso Peak in Denver, Colorado, with the Colorado Vince DiMartino. In May, McCourry was a featured guest Vincentian Volunteers artist at the Hanover-Horton High School Annual Jazz The Gershom Lectures were given by Dr. Faydra Bash. Shapiro, director of the Israel Center for Jewish-Christian Artist/Teacher of Music Debra Wyse, Piano/Choirs, Relations. Visiting Professor of Classics Joshua served as a guest adjudicator for the Ohio Teachers Fincher taught the spring semester Gershom Course: Association’s Piano and Harp Festival. She was a guest “Introduction to Rabbinic Literature.” pianist for two performances of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors in Archbold, Ohio. Wyse and local pianist J. P. Moreland, distinguished professor of philosophy at Kristi Gautsche celebrated 33 years as a piano duo, Talbot Theological Seminary, gave this year’s Faith in Life presenting two recitals titled “Child’s Play: A Journey for Lectures: All Ages,” in February. • “How Christians Lost Their Minds” • “A Case for the Existence of God” Artist/Teacher of Music Stacey Jones-Garrison, • “Moving from Monotheism to Christianity” Percussion, participated in a music faculty recital with Brad Blackham and Dr. Katherine Rick, piano; along Eleonore Stump gave two lectures for the Philosophy with guest percussionist Mark Douglass, performing Lecture Series: one on guilt and forgiveness and another George Crumb’s MAKROKOSMOS— Music for a Summer’s on the problem of suffering. She also spoke to Blake Evening for Amplified Pianos and Percussion. She McAllister’s Collegiate Scholars Program students who attended the Percussive Arts Society International read her book, Wandering in Darkness. Convention in November in Indianapolis, Indiana. Trevor Anderson, ’12, presented a paper, “Socrates Jones-Garrison directed the Annual Hillsdale College and Saying What You Believe.” Percussion Ensemble Concert featuring a tribute to the The department, along with the Catholic Society, Blue Man Group. She arranged four original Blue Man hosted Dr. Peter Kreeft from Boston College, who spoke Group compositions in collaboration with Blue Man Group on traditional verses modern logic. Chicago, including building tubulum-pipe percussion instruments for the performance. Also on the program Chairman and Professor Thomas Burke, the was a performance of Minoru Miki’s Marimba Spiritual, William and Berniece Grewcock Professor of with Jones-Garrison as soloist. In her role as Music Humanities, spent the year on sabbatical, researching, Department Admissions Coordinator, Jones-Garrison primarily, on contemporary issues on the doctrine of the organized, in collaboration with the departments of Trinity. He gave the following presentations: Theatre, Art, Music, and Admissions, an Admissions Fine • “Transforming Christian Piety: How Protestant Arts Day. Prospective students with an interest in the fine Dogma Affected the Life of Faith,” presented for the arts came to campus in September for a day of attending second series in Hillsdale’s “This Far by Faith: The performances and lectures. Work has already begun for a Reformation at 500” conferences Second Annual Fine Arts Day this fall.

21 • “Why Christianity Is Essential for a Free Society” at “The Body of Christ and the Public Square Conference” at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Hartland, Michigan • Spoke on Radio Free Hillsdale about skepticism • Lecturer in Lifelong Learning Seminar: “Modern Relevance of Ancient Traditions” • Participated in two panel discussions for Hillsdale’s Reformation Lecture Series • Gave two lectures in the College’s online course on the Western Theological Tradition Assistant Professor of Theology Jordan Wales lectures for an online course. Assistant Professor of Philosophy Ian Church received two grants:

• Problem of Evil and Experimental Philosophy Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California of Religion” (principal investigator), The John • “Giving Up on Gettier” at the 91st Joint Session of Templeton Foundation ($244,000), 2018-2020 the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association, • “Plantinga Reading Group” (principal investigator), University of Edinburgh, Scotland The Society of Christian Philosophers ($3,000), • “Science and the Birth of Modern Philosophy”— 2017-2018 Collegiate Scholars Program Annual Retreat, Church gave three conference presentations and spoke Hillsdale at several campus events: • “Should CSR Give Atheists Epistemic Assurance?” • “Online Learning, The Problem of Disagreement, Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society, and ‘Fake News’” at the Online Pedagogy Hillsdale Conference, University of Edinburgh, Scotland • “Disagreement and the Reformation” for “This Far • “Intellectual Humility and Religious Disagreement” by Faith: The Reformation at 500” lecture series at the Analytic Theology Speaker Series, Fuller Church has two edited volumes that will be submitted for publication this summer: • The Routledge Handbook of Theories of Luck (co-edited with Robert Hartman) • Special issue of The Journal of Theology and Psychology on the theme, “Intellectual Humility and Religious Commitments” Church led a reading group on Alvin Plantinga’s Warranted Christian Belief. Over 55 students were involved with the reading group over the course of the year, but an average meeting had around 25 students in attendance. Lee Cole was promoted to associate professor of philosophy. He participated in two colloquia: one organized by the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education, and one titled “Person, Soul, and Consciousness,” hosted by the Dominican School for Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, California. In October, he organized an outing to South Bend on the Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence occasion of the annual McMahon Aquinas Lecture recipient Nathan Schlueter with Don in Philosophy. This year’s lecturer, Dave O’Connor, Westblade and President Arnn. presented a paper titled “Love More Than You Can

22 Know: The Tao of Thomas Aquinas.” Eight students, along (October 19). A week later, he participated in a debate with two other faculty members, attended this event. on the same book at Hampden-Sydney College. Cole presented a paper, “What are ‘Persons’?: • Two invited lectures: “Why is Religious Liberty Philosophical Reflections Old and New,” at the World the First Liberty?” at the First Liberty Institute Youth Alliance Conference on The Modern Identity Crisis Fellowship seminar in Washington, D.C., in held on campus. In April, he participated in a Career November, and “The Catholic Option: The Services webinar, “Surviving the First Day of Teaching.” Reclamation of Catholic Social Teaching” for Cole is working on a book titled Aquinas at the Limits of Lumen Veritatis, in February. Realism: Being, Knowing, Singularity. • Hillsdale College hosted a World Alliance Youth Two of Cole’s students presented papers at philosophy Conference Bioethics Conference on February conferences: 16-17, 2018. Schlueter served as advisor to the conference and also gave a talk on “Sex, Gender • Gill West, ’19—“Soul and Body: Somehow One, and Identity” for one of the sessions. Somehow Separable” at the GVSU-Calvin College 6th Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference • A talk on “The Dissolution of Marriage” for a in April College Republicans Panel in January. In February, he participated in a radio broadcast: “The Romance • Sarah Becker, ’20—“The Return of Relationality: of Domesticity.” Aquinas’ Account of Intellectual Action and Personhood” at the Eastern Michigan University Additionally, Schlueter had a publication in Undergraduate Conference in Philosophy in March symposium: “No, But Classical Liberalism Can” in Law Assistant Professor of Philosophy Blake and Liberty. McAllister wrote the following articles: Professor of Philosophy James Stephens gave • “The Perspective of Faith: How Faith Can Alter an invited address to the students in the Collegiate Scholars Program on (the development of) the “classical” the Evidence”—American Catholic Philosophical worldview. Quarterly Lecturer in Religion John Studebaker gave two • A Return to Common Sense: Restorationism and talks: Common Sense Epistemology” in Restoration & Philosophy, edited by J. Caleb Clanton • The Biblical Concept of Divine Calling—Hillsdale Area Ministerial Alliance • Forthcoming (with Trent Dougherty): “Reforming Reformed Epistemology: A New Take on the Sensus • Reflecting God—Hillsdale Ladies Society Divinitatis”—Religious Studies Assistant Professor of Theology Jordan Wales • Forthcoming (with Trent Dougherty): “Belief in God had four articles published or accepted this year: Requires Evidence” in Contemporary Debates in • “Contemplative Compassion: Gregory the Great’s Religious Epistemology Development of Augustine on Love of Neighbor and McAllister gave the following presentations: Likeness to God” in Augustinian Studies 49:2 • “Faith and the Justification of Christian Belief”— • “La teología narrada de la stabilitas, en La vida de Society of Christian Philosophers Eastern Regional san Benito de San Gregorio Magno” in Cuadernos Meeting, Asbury University Monásticos (forthcoming) • “Perspectives on the Problem of Evil: The Need • “Who Are You? Alt-Right ‘Identitarianism,’ for Theodicy” and participant on a panel on Violence, and the Intellectual Roots of Western Philosophy and the Church—Christian Scholars Civilization” in The Public Discourse: The Online Conference, Lipscomb University Journal of the Witherspoon Institute Professor of Philosophy Nathan Schlueter • “Theology and the Liberal Arts” in Hillsdale received a fellowship offer from the Institute for the Study Magazine of Liberal Democracy for the 2018-2019 academic year. He Wales has two books under contract with Ave Maria gave several talks and presentations to various groups: Press of Notre Dame: • A Liberty Law Talk podcast interview on his book, • Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies. Edited by Selfish Libertarians and Socialist Conservatives: The Jordan Joseph Wales. Introduction by John C. Foundations of the Libertarian-Conservative Debate

23 DANIEL CODY, ’18 MCPHERSON, KANSAS GEORGE C. KAPNICK SCHOLARSHIP When Daniel Cody visited Hillsdale College as a prospective student, he was impressed by his tour guides and the professors he met. But what really struck him were his interactions with students not “assigned” to guide him. “I was blown away by the intelligence, talent, and ambition of students I met,” he says. “I knew that if I came here, my peers would push me to work hard.” Cody has challenged himself at Hillsdale, choosing a major and activities that would prepare him for the rigors of law school. He decided to major in English after taking his first Great Books course with Dr. Justin Jackson. “I realized that by concentrating in English, I would not only learn how to read analytically and write well, but I would also by extension learn about all of the humanities,” he says. This past semester, Cody took on another challenge—competing for the Edward Everett Prize in Oratory for the first time. The $3,000 grand prize offered another carrot: “I was planning to propose to my girlfriend, so I could really use the money,” he recalls. Cody’s speech, delivered before an audience of CCA guests and the judging panel in March, won the grand prize. And what of his proposal? She said “yes”! Cody has gained other valuable experiences in preparation for a career in law. He spent a semester of his junior year conducting legal research at the Competitive Enterprise Institute through the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. For the past year-and-a-half, he has worked as a legal intern in the College’s General Counsel Office. “This job has been a wonderful opportunity and solidified my desire to pursue a law career,” he says. This fall, Cody and his fiancée, Callista Ring, ’18, will both begin law school at the University of Virginia—he with an eye toward corporate law, she with a focus on public interest law. “I can’t imagine being this prepared after going to any other school,” he says. “I’ve learned to see the world more broadly and to understand my place in it.”

24 Cavadini and translated by Alexander Roberts • Interviewee: Faculty Spotlight, Radio Free Hillsdale (revised) • Lecturer in the Lifelong Learning Seminars: • Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation Ancient World; Islam and Other Writings on Christ. Edited by Jordan • He also was a panelist for two faculty roundtables Joseph Wales. Introduction by Brian E. Daley and at Hillsdale’s Reformation lecture series. translated by John Henry Newman (revised) Locally, Westblade spoke at the Exchange Club Annual Wales gave presentations at the following conferences: Community Prayer Breakfast in November and gave a • “Artifices of Identity: The Human Person in an Age speech, “Reformation: Baptist History,” at Trinity Lutheran of Artificial Intelligence”—The Future of Science, Church in Hillsdale. He advises a number of campus Technology, and the Human Person at the 41st religious organizations and helps coordinate Hillsdale’s Convention of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars annual winter trip to Israel through Passages. at Benedictine College • “Visionary Empathy: Gregory the Great on RHETORIC AND PUBLIC ADDRESS Compassio as Human Participation in the Life The Rhetoric and Public Address Department of God”—Open Call Session: “Emotion in Ancient presents students with a major as well as three minors Christianity” at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the spanning the field of communication: organizational North American Patristics Society in Chicago communication, mass communication, and rhetoric. On campus, Wales gave the following presentations: Under the leadership of Dr. Kirstin Kiledal, the • “Me, Myself, and i: Modern Technology and the department is also responsible for the coordination of Human Mind”—Liberal Arts Friday Forum (with the all-campus oratory competition and a nationally Professors Paul Hosmer and Ethan Stoneman) for successful competitive speaking program. the Hillsdale Lyceum Dr. Ethan Stoneman joined the departmental • “Artifices of Identity: The Human in an Age of faculty at the rank of assistant professor. In his first Artificial Intelligence” for The Modern Identity year, he has served as an invited panel member for Crisis: World Youth Alliance Conference campus discussion groups, a reader and respondent for a Collegiate Scholars Program thesis, and a judge for • “Science and Ethics: Artificial Intelligence”— events including a tournament hosted for the Michigan interviewee on Radio Free Hillsdale Intercollegiate Speech League (MISL), Hillsdale’s • “Grace and the Spiritual Life Before Luther”—This invitational debate tournament, and the preliminaries Far by Faith: The Reformation at 500. Additionally, of the Everett competition. In addition to his campus Wales was a panelist for two faculty roundtables at service, Stoneman is an active scholar, with his co- the Reformation conference. authored work A Feeling of Wrongness: Pessimistic Assistant Professor of Religion Don Westblade Rhetoric on the Cult Fringes of Pop Culture (PSU Press) had an article, “The New Christian Zionism: A Review forthcoming in November. He is also completing an Essay,” in American Affairs. He presented two papers article on Schopenhauer for Epoche, A Journal for the at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological History of Philosophy, and presented a paper at the Society in Providence, Rhode Island: “Is the Reformation Rhetoric Society of America in June. Over? The Human Heart and the Enduring Need for Assistant Professor and Director of Debate Reformation,” and “J. M. Yeats on the Gentrification of Matthew Doggett will serve this summer as an American Religion.” instructor for the Capitol University Debate Camp Westblade gave the following on-campus program in addition to providing instruction and serving presentations: as assistant director for the Lafayette College Debate Cooperative. He serves as a member of the committee for • Spring Faculty Luncheon Colloquium: “Israel, ethics of the National Forensics Association and engages Zionism, and America at the Balfour Centennial” in political consulting with the Friends for Summerfield • GOAL Leadership Program: “Inspiration for organization. Leadership as Service” The Edward Everett Prize in Oratory was held at • Ancient Christianity class: “Christianity and both the College and Academy under the direction of Platonism in Corinth” Chairwoman and Professor Kirstin Kiledal. The

25 invitational season, winning one tournament and taking second place in another. Additionally, the team was invited to the prestigious Yale University invitational, at which Konrad Ludwig, ’21, received a Witness Award and Natalie Taylor, ’19, earned an Attorney prize. Both the A and B teams competed well at Regionals (Joliet, Illinois), the first level of the AMTA national tournament series in the spring. Lucas O’Hanian, ’20, received a Witness Award. The B team earned a bid to the second level Senior Jacob Weaver won second place in the Everett competition, ORCs (Opening Round Competitions), held Prize in Oratory competition. in Hamilton, Ohio. Two team members received Attorney Awards: Mason Aberle, ’21, and Andrew Shaffer, ’21. At the request of Dr. Michael Sweeney (EBA) and the Accounting Club, team members presented the transcript topic for the all-College event was “National Security and of an actual case heard by the Joint Trial Board for Privacy: Principles for Achieving a Just Balance.” Senior Member Ethics Violations of the American Institute of English major Daniel Cody won the event and an award Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) with the assistance of $3,000. The Everett Prize is endowed by the Saul N. of the former Chairman of that Board, Dan Nemes. Silbert Charitable Trust. Two competitions were also held at Hillsdale Academy. Seventh and eighth grade students competed in a recitation and declamation tournament SPANISH while the Upper School students completed rhetorical CLASS OF 2018 analyses of literary works in addition to providing short recitations of passages key to their arguments. • 11 Spanish majors and 1 International Studies in Business and Spanish major The Hillsdale debate team continues to build its national presence, winning the Gorlock Invitational, • Laurel Nitzel received departmental honors the largest non-national invitational tournament in the • Maria Grinis and Laurel Nitzel received the country. The team also had significant success at the Melendy-Dow Prize for outstanding Spanish National Forensics Association national tournament held students in Wisconsin. The team traveled with 10 debaters, two Chairwoman and Professor Sandra Puvogel was of whom also competed in Individual Events. After five on sabbatical for the spring semester. She undertook a days of intense competition from a field of 94 debaters reading and research project to further her knowledge and several hundred students competing in individual of her field of 20th-century Spanish literature, and a events, Hillsdale College was awarded 7th place overall course to advise the Spanish honorary, Sigma Delta Pi. in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Freshman Jadon Buzzard Senior María Grinis served as the honorary president finished in the top 16. As Professor Doggett reported, with the support of her three officers:L aurel Nitzel, ’18, these accomplishments are made more special because David Stone, ’18, and Colleen Prince, ’19. In the fall, the at the start of the year, the team was comprised of officers organized a dinner for the honorary members three seniors, no juniors, five sophomores, and “a lot of and the Spanish professors so that the students could freshmen (too many to count).” This young team won meet the two new members of the Spanish faculty—Dr. four national qualifying tournaments and countless Katia Sherman and Dr. Todd Mack. Spring semester awards. The students would also point out that they activities included a campus-wide showing of the did this while keeping up in some of the best and most movie Coco and a cooking demonstration of a Hispanic demanding classes in the nation. dish by Dr. Carmen Wyatt-Hayes. In April, the honorary Under the leadership of Hillsdale County Prosecutor welcomed nine new members and elected a new Neal Brady and with the able assistance of Jon and executive board. Lindsey Church (2017 graduates and former team The following Spanish Department students received members themselves), the Mock Trial program fields the Lilian Libby Rick Foreign Study Scholarship: multiple teams competing through the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA). This year’s team was • Shelby Bargenquast, ’19—Seville, Summer 2018 comprised of 60 percent freshmen. Divided into two • Jillian Riegle, ’20—Seville, Spring 2019 competitive units, the team competed well in the fall • Sofia Krusmark, ’21—Seville, Spring 2019

26 The Olga Muñiz Scholarship was established this year In September, Todd Mack’s article, “El arte de Lágrimas to provide financial help to deserving Spanish majors and en la Lluvia,” was published in Alambique. His translation minors. This year’s recipients were juniors Jenna Wiita, of “Manuscript of a Sage or a Fool” was accepted for Katherine O’Neal, and Kathryn Bassette. publication in Revista Hélice. In the fall, Mack gave a María Grinis and Shelby Bargenquast organized and guest lecture in Dr. David Stewart’s Spanish History facilitated the weekly Spanish conversation hour in course, in which he discussed his dissertation research the cafeteria. Seniors Laurel Nitzel, Madeline Conover, and the current political situation in Spain. In an article and Kacey Reeves also lent their tutoring talents to the in the student newspaper, The Collegian, titled “Catalonia department to help first- and second-year students. Through the Eyes of Hillsdale Professors,” he was interviewed with respect to his experiences in Catalonia Study-Abroad Programs, Dr. Kevin Teegarden, and his perception of the vote for independence in this Director autonomous region of Spain. Mack also gave a Lyceum Summer 2017 lunch presentation titled “What Is Mormonism?” • Sarah Borger, ’18—Seville This spring, Kátia Sherman had two article reviews • John Dugan Delp, ’18—Seville published in Bulletin of Spanish Studies: “PEDRO • Allison Dewire, ’19—Seville CALDERÓN DE LA BARCA, El Laberinto Del Mundo” and • Abraham Ourth, ’18—Seville “No Hay Con Amor Competencias. Fiesta Teatral a Las • Julia Wacker, ’20—Universitat de Pompeu Fabra Bodas De Carlos II y Mariana De Neoburgo.” In October, in Barcelona her article, “Skepticism and the Humanist Tradition: Spring 2018 Cervantes’ ‘La gitanilla’ and Montaigne’s ‘Apologie • Kevin Curby, ’19—Seville de Raimond Sebond,’” was accepted for publication • Elise Clines, ’18—Seville in Bulletin of Hispanic Studies. This June, Sherman • Tavia Vitkauskas, ’19—Seville taught two workshops for Hillsdale College’s Barney • Rose Schweizer, ’19—Seville Charter School Initiative: “Culture Beyond the Basics: A Humanistic Approach” and “Foreign-Language Literacy Professor Carmen Wyatt-Hayes was the subject of Through Composition: Making it Stick.” In her first a Faculty Feature Video on the college website in the semester, Sherman created and implemented a new fall. She attended the 53rd International Congress on student-based initiative called “Talking Buddies.” In Medieval Studies in May. Together with Dr. Sherri Rose this program, any student who wants extra oral practice of the French Department, she advises the International outside of the classroom is paired with another student Club. The club’s activities began last August with with a similar level of proficiency. “Welcome to Hillsdale,” an orientation program for first- year international students. This informational meeting, the brainchild of club members Esther Ritah Ogayo, THEATRE AND DANCE ’20, and Ema Karakoleva, ’18, included a PowerPoint Professor of Theatre George Angell retired after presentation on frequent difficulties international a long and distinguished career of teaching, service, and students face, and a talk by Brock Lutz, director of Health directing that began at Hillsdale in 1984. In addition to and Wellness, on the particular mental health challenges his regular teaching and directing duties, Angell served they may experience and the on-campus resources as chairman of the department for 20 years, and was available to them. In November, Nour Ben Hmieida, instrumental in the development of both the Computer ’19, presented “Women of Islam” on topics related to Graphics Lab and the Tower Dancers. His final year saw feminism in the Muslim community; a lively Q&A session him direct four plays: Shakespeare’s All’s Well That followed. In February, the club held a screening of the Ends Well, a staged reading of Caryl Churchill’s Love and Iranian film,The Salesman, and offered free baklava Information, and two student-written one-act plays: The and Turkish coffee. The last activity of the year was a Life and Death of George Washington by Austin Benson, magnificent dinner, with food and beverages from many ’19, and Take it to the Mountains by Brooke Benson, ’18. corners of the globe, prepared and hosted by Mrs. Amira Angell is staying in Hillsdale and will continue to Ismaeel for the club members on April 10. teach in the department as needed, beginning with an The Spanish Department welcomed two new advanced course in playwriting this fall. colleagues this year: Dr. Todd Mack, who has a Ph.D. Chairman and Professor of Theatre James M. from Stanford University, and Dr. Katia Sherman, who Brandon received the “Distinguished Achievement completed her doctoral work at the University of Virginia. Award for Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Performance”

27 by the Theatre, Film, and New Multi-Media Division of Theatre and Dance to present seven dances performed the National Communication Association (NCA). He to live music. Additionally, the Tower Dancers presented received the award at the NCA National Convention in a re-staging of the historic “Water Study” originally Dallas, Texas, in November. He was also elected into the choreographed by Doris Humphrey in 1929. leadership structure of the division, and will plan its Production Manager and Lighting Designer conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2019. Brandon also Michael Beyer worked professionally as a guest presented research at both NCA and the Association for designer throughout the state of Michigan this past Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE). He was appointed year. In addition to his many duties on campus, Beyer to serve on the Professional Development Committee for designed lights, installations, and worked crew for a ATHE, and he co-chairs the sub-committee for Pedagogy. variety of theatre, dance, and music festivals. Some On campus, Brandon directed The Seagull by Anton highlights include: Lansing Children’s Ballet, Electric Chekhov. Forest Music Festival, Faster Horses Music Festival, Assistant Professor and Director of Dance Hoxeyville Music Festival, Lansing Community College, Holly Hobbs attended the Summer Dance Institute in and the Sutton Foster Ovation Awards at the Wharton Seattle, Washington, with renowned dance educator Center. Beyer also designed and arranged lighting for Anne Green Gilbert. The Dance Institute provided every performance in the Fine Arts building, and he valuable information regarding creative dance education, directed Proof by David Auburn. the body/mind connection, dance methodology, and Lecturer in Costume Design Bryan Simmons anatomy. The workshop served as a wonderful resource continued his fine work in the Costume Shop with for the development of a new Methods for Teaching costumes, hair, and makeup. He spent the year designing, Dance course that was implemented last fall. The dance fitting, arranging, building, altering, and working the program produced two informal showings this year: crew for the 13 plays and dance events sponsored by the a guest artist residency with “Inlet Dance Theatre” of department, as well as four more events from groups Ohio, and the 15th Annual Tower Dancers Concert. This outside of the department. Simmons also joined with concert, involving over 60 faculty and students, featured Professors Brandon, Hobbs, Springer (Art), Blackham collaboration between the Departments of Music and (Music) and Jones-Garrison (Music) to represent the

28 The Tower Players present All’s Well That Ends Well.

fine and performing arts for the Hillsdale County-based Theatre Festival in Indianapolis, Indianapolis. Payback for Education program. Later that semester, he was the sole winner of ACTF’s National Undergraduate Theatre Scholar Departmental Scenic Designer and Technical Award. His paper, “Anglo-Saxon Oral Poetry and Director Donald Fox began his first year at Hillsdale, Early Medieval Liturgical Drama in England,” was overseeing more than 20 performing arts groups and originally written for Dr. Brandon’s Theatre History more than 40 nights of performances. He participated I course. Benson received a cash award and a trip in two online master classes: “Scene Design for Young to the ACTF National Festival in Washington, D.C. Audiences” and “Ken Billington on Lighting Design.” He also joined Professors Angell and Brandon as a • Three other students from Dr. Brandon’s course— production respondent to the American College Theatre Katherine Buursma, ’19, Nikolai Dignoti, Festival, and also served as a respondent, along with ’18, and John Rohman, ’19—had their papers Professors Angell and Beyer, for the Region III Design competitively selected for presentation at the Exhibition. DePauw Undergraduate Honors Conference in STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Communication and Theatre. In April, the students travelled to Greencastle, Indiana, where they The following theatre students were recognized for worked with both top scholars and peer groups their scholarship and artistry in a number of venues: from around the country to hone their research • Junior theatre and English major Austin Benson and presentation skills. received two honors in 2018. In January, his • Senior theatre and English major Elena Creed lighting design project received an Honorable directed An Italian Straw Hat in April and Mention at Region III of the American College graduated with departmental honors in theatre.

29 A gift of faith that keeps on giving.

Dr. Tom Burke first felt the call to ministry after attending a Billy Graham crusade as a youth. In his graduate studies, he discovered a passion for the academic side of Christian faith. For 40 years, he has shared that interest and ministered to Hillsdale College and the community in many ways, starting in 1978 as the pastor of College Baptist Church and co-creator of the College’s Christian Studies pro- gram. Currently, he holds the William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Humanities and is a professor in the Philosophy and Religion Department. He has chaired the department for over 30 years and also served as Dean of Humanities for 27 years. He also ministers part time at First Congregational Church of Hudson.

“I BELIEVE IN HILLSDALE COLLEGE,” Burke says. “IT IS ONE OF THE FEW COLLEGES THAT OFFERS A TRUE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION WHILE ADHERING TO ITS MISSION.” Because he wanted to support Hillsdale and Chris- tian ministry, Burke established a gift annuity with the College. He receives a lifetime income stream from the College while the gift portion of his annuity supports an area of his choosing—Christ Chapel. His thoughtful gift will perpetuate the “immemorial teachings and practices of the Christian faith” that have formed the cornerstone of his career. “It’s exciting to go to work for a good cause,” Burke says.

30 Association of Private Enterprise Education conferences. Social Sciences Clark oversaw student trips to both the Public Choice and Association of Private Enterprise Education conferences, where he also presented two papers on Adam Smith. His student research assistant co-presented a paper on ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS Adam Smith and Behavioral Political Economy at the Private Enterprise conference. Clark has been a speaker ADMINISTRATION for the Center for the Study of Liberty, the Foundation for Economic Education, and the Charles Koch Foundation. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Professor of Marketing Susan King traveled in Class of 2018—Economics and Political Economy and around Southern Utah and Western Colorado last • 13 will attend graduate school summer securing marketing research projects for the senior capstone Marketing Research class required of • 4 pursuing Ph.D.s in economics marketing/management majors. Through these efforts, • 4 attending law school she secured three research studies for the 2017-2018 • 6 recent graduates from previous years are academic year. The Marketing Research class requires matriculating to graduate programs in economics, students to complete a research project during the finance, and computer science semester for a business client. Students are charged with designing a survey and gathering, recording, and • Graduate programs accepting Hillsdale graduates analyzing data about various components such as include: George Mason University, University of customers, competitors, or perceptions of the market. Wisconsin-Madison, Arizona State University, From the data analysis results, the student team makes Notre Dame, Barcelona Graduate School of recommendations to the business client. The purpose Economics, University of Chile, American of market research is to help companies make better University, and Troy University business decisions about the development and marketing For the third year in a row, a Hillsdale economics of their services while providing aspiring marketing student was selected as an American Enterprise Institute majors the opportunity to apply their knowledge. Values and Capitalism Scholar. Senior Duncan Voyles King and Nichaya Suntornpithug presented at two researched the effects of regulation on American conferences last summer: agriculture. Hillsdale is the only college to have had three AEI V and C Scholars. • “Green Marketing: Millennials’ Perceptions of Environmentally Friendly Consumer Packaged Senior Abraham Ourth was selected for the Dunn Goods Products,” International Academy Fellowship, a highly competitive one-year policy of Science, Technology, Engineering and research fellowship with the Office of the Governor of the Management 206th International Conference on State of Illinois. Economics and Business Management, Proceeding Senior David Van Note won the Twardzik Scholarship and Conference Presentation worth one semester’s tuition for the business plan he • “Empirical Insights into What Attracts the created during a seminar titled “How to Start and Manage Millennials to the Environmentally Friendly a Small Business.” Consumer Packaged Goods,” 2017 International Freshman Sam Swayze was awarded $7,500 through Conference on Literature, History, Humanities and the Independent Innovator Scholarship program from Interdisciplinary Studies, Abstract in Proceeding the Michigan Colleges Alliance (MCA) for his business and Conference Presentation idea. This is the first time a freshman has received the Assistant Professor of Economics Christopher top score of all proposals submitted (25 from 11 member Martin gave a presentation, “A Smithian Constitution campuses). Proposals are judged by a panel of business of Liberty: F.A. Hayek and the Theories of Government leaders and MCA faculty. This year, six winners were Interference in Adam Smith,” at the Association for selected, with awards ranging from $2,500 to $7,500. Private Enterprise Education conference in Las Vegas, Associate Professor of Economics Michael Clark Nevada, in April. He led a discussion—“Entrepreneurship, took a sabbatical this spring and advanced a book Prosperity, and Culture”—with a group of business school project and completed two research papers. He attended students from prestigious MBA programs including the Clute International Education, Public Choice, and Harvard and the Wharton School for the Center for the

31 Study of Liberty in Laguna Niguel, California, in February. actually determined the fate of the CPA in question. Nemes served as chairman of the Joint Trial Board when Martin collaborated with the Institute for Humane this case was heard. He provided introductory remarks Studies, a think tank in Arlington, Virginia, to organize and answered questions at the end. an on-campus conference, “Immigration in a Free Economy,” in November. Students prepared for the all-day William E. Simon Professor in Economics and conference with about 150 pages of advance scholarly Public Policy Gary Wolfram was interviewed more reading. Martin also helped to organize a January than two dozen times on national and regional radio scholarly conference on Adam Smith held in Viña del programs, had numerous opinion editorials published Mar, Chile, as part of his volunteer role as the Secretary- in national and regional publications, and spoke at a Treasurer of the International Adam Smith Society. dozen programs around the country. He also testified at hearings in the Michigan Senate and House. William E. Hibbs/Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics Ivan Pongracic gave a one-hour Associate Professor of Management Doug presentation titled “Entrepreneurship” at the Foundation Johnson’s paper, “Are First Mover Advantages Worth for Economic Education’s FEECon conference in Atlanta, More Under Uncertainty?: Strategic Growth Options Georgia, last June. He also attended the Southern Reconsidered,” has been accepted for presentation at the Economic Association Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, Annual Meeting of the Strategic Management Society in in November. Paris, France, this coming September. Chairman and Associate Professor of Economics Students teams participating in the project Charles Steele, who holds the Herman A. and Suzanne management course taught by Johnson won awards S. Dettwiler Chair in Economics, attended the Heartland for the best presentation and best Q&A in the annual Institute’s first annual “‘America First’ Energy Policy competition sponsored by the Western Michigan Chapter Conference” in Houston, Texas, as an invited scholar. of the Project Management Institute. In April, Steele was tasked by the Heartland Institute Associate Professor of Economics Roger Butters to provide extensive commentary to the media on lectured at the following events: ideas for improving health care. Steele worked with the Department of Economics at Aquinas College • Hillsdale Gift and Estate Planning luncheons in (Grand Rapids, Michigan) to help develop standards Massachusetts and California for assessment and accreditation. The chairman of • Freedom Forum in Waukesha, Wisconsin economics at Aquinas, Dr. David Hebert, is a 2009 • Entrepreneurship event at Farmington Hills graduate of Hillsdale College. Steele also developed a High School set of protocols for establishing student groups for the national Citizens for Self Government (CSG) organization. • Weeklong economics/leadership seminar for Hillsdale boasts the first college CSG group in the nation teachers and student at Oberlin College and has hosted speakers such as former U.S. Senator Jim Butters’ online economics program, Version 2.0 of DeMint. Asarta/Butters Principles of Economics, will be released Evert McCabe/UPS Memorial Professor of this summer. This product is used by over 30,000 Economics, Business and Accounting Michael students throughout the nation. Sweeney coordinated a presentation by the Mock Trial team in conjunction with the Accounting Club featuring EDUCATION special guest Dan Nemes, CPA. The Accounting Club obtained a copy of the transcript of an actual case that Chairman and Professor of Education Daniel was heard by the Joint Trial Board for Member Ethics Coupland published an article titled “The Pity Pitfall” Violations of the American Institute of Certified Public in the winter 2018 issue of The Journal of the Society Accountants. Mock Trial presented the case with various for Classical Learning. He also continued to develop and members reading from the script. At the end of the initial revise an elementary-level English grammar curriculum presentation, students from the Principles of Auditing titled Well-Ordered Language: The Curious Child’s Class met briefly to determine what, if any, sanctions Guide to Grammar published by Classical Academic should be imposed on the defendant. Members of Press. In June, Coupland gave multiple presentations the audience were also invited to give their opinions. for the Barney Charter School Initiative’s summer Next, the Mock Trial students read the transcript of the teacher training. He delivered two lectures at the CiRCE Executive Session during which the Joint Trial Board Institute’s Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. He gave

32 Mary-Grace Alles, ’19, interacts with a student at Hillsdale Preparatory School through the Latin Teacher Program.

an evening lecture to parents and conducted a day-long MARY RANDALL PRESCHOOL teacher training at Dominion Christian School in Reston, Mary Randall Preschool educates 48 children and Virginia. Coupland delivered a lecture titled “Able and also serves as a training facility for college students Willing: Hillsdale College’s Commitment to Classical K-12 interested in teaching elementary students and studying Education” at the College’s 2018 Spring Convocation. human growth and development. This year, 120 college Assistant Professor Benjamin V. Beier penned a students worked a total of 1,037 hours at the preschool, forthcoming essay titled “Shakespearean Judgments” for helping the head teachers implement the daily planned Moreana. He reviewed Fr. Francis Bethel’s John Senior curriculum. and the Restoration of Realism in St. Austin Review. Preschool students, staff, and families celebrated the Beier participated in a conference on “Early Modern 50th anniversary of the Mary Proctor Randall Preschool Thomas More(s)” and contributed a paper to the event building during the annual Christmas program. The titled “Shakespeare’s More: An Attempt.” He published Hillsdale College Board of Women Commissioners an original poem, “Splendor without Spectacle,” in The generously provided a dessert reception for all the Hillsdale Forum and gave a presentation, “Is Western families and guests who attended the morning and Liberal Education Possible in the East or Desirable for It?” afternoon programs. Additionally, they commissioned as part of a Liberal Arts Friday Forum on “After Athens artist Gudrun Wittgen Gilbert to create a Scherenschnitte and Jerusalem: Can Classical Education Accommodate a (scissor silhouette cutting) of the preschool building. She Multicultural Society?” and her husband, Arlan Gilbert, attended the program The Education Department co-sponsored (with and presented Sonja Bindus, director of Mary Randall Hillsdale Academy) two lectures from Dr. Kevin Clark, Preschool, with the gift. academic dean of the Geneva School in Winter Park, The Preschool held its 70th graduation on May 4, 2018. Florida, titled, “Arts at the Heart, or the Place of the Eighteen preschoolers presented the “Caps for Sale” play Liberal Arts in Classical Education” and “Joining (based on a classic children’s book), sang their favorite Reason to Imitation, or the Role of the Liberal Arts in the songs, and then received their diplomas. Classical Classroom.”

33 HISTORY Under the leadership and instruction of Professor William P. Harris Professor of Military History David Stewart, numerous history students have become Thomas Conner joined President Arnn in a two- active in coursework and internships dealing with public day seminar at the Kirby Center last November on history and museum studies. “Churchill and the Two World Wars.” Two group trips— one to France led by Victor Davis Hanson, the other to This year, senior Hans Noyes designed and installed London, Normandy, and Paris under the auspices of the an exhibition in Mossey Library addressing Hillsdale Hillsdale Summer Study Abroad Program for high school College’s history as a Christian school. In addition, students—are on tap this summer. His manuscript on the several students from the museum studies course history of the American Battle Monuments Commission cooperated to create an exhibition on the history of board is currently in production with the University Press of games, on display in the Dow Center Lobby. Museum Kentucky and scheduled for release to the public this studies students also worked on a variety of projects October. throughout the Hillsdale area—at the Grosvenor House, with the Hillsdale Historical Society, and on campus. This Russell Amos Kirk Professor in American Studies summer, they’ll be interning at institutions including and Professor of History Bradley J. Birzer wrote the Lotz House in Nashville, the Holiday-Dorsey-Fife pieces for The Imaginative Conservative, Catholic World Museum in Fayetteville, Georgia, and the Smithsonian’s Report, Law and Liberty, and the University Bookman. He Museum Conservation Institute, where they’ll undertake also completed two books, In Defense of Andrew Jackson a variety of responsibilities, including education, (September 2018) and Beyond Tenebrae: A Christian archiving, research, curation, and exhibition design. Humanist Examination of the Last 100 Years (early 2019). Currently, he is writing books on the Oxford literary Associate Professor Korey Maas was published society, The Inklings, and a biography of social theorist in Ad Fontes Witebergenses, the Dictionary of Luther Robert Nisbet. Birzer also served as the interim president and the Lutheran Traditions, Public Discourse, The of The American Conservative. Federalist, and The Christian Post, and spoke at multiple conferences commemorating the 500th anniversary Charles O. Lee, Jr. and Louise K. Lee Professor in of the Reformation. On campus, he served as chapter the Western Heritage Paul Rahe published one article president of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and in The American Journal of Jurisprudence and another received the Curtis A. Seichter Endowed History Award. in Academic Questions. Yale University Press agreed to publish two books he has drafted. The first,Sparta’s First Dean of Social Sciences and Professor Paul Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478-446 Moreno, who holds the William and Berniece BC, will appear in September 2019. The second, Sparta’s Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History, gave Second Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, a talk on his new book, The Bureaucrat Kings, at the 446-418 BC, will appear in September 2020. Constitution Day Celebration in Washington, D.C. He also lectured on the history of baseball and participated Associate Professor Matthew Gaetano’s article, in a Liberty Fund conference in Washington, D.C. He “The studia humanitatis and Renaissance Thomism at published, with co-author Joseph Postell, an article on the University of Padua,” was published in the Italian the nondelegation doctrine in Constitutional Studies journal Divus Thomas. Last fall, he gave a lecture, and reviewed books for the Review of Politics, Claremont “Beyond Pelagius: Luther and Trent on Justification,” Review of Books, American Nineteenth-Century History, at the Center for Evangelical Catholicism’s conference and the Journal of American History. about the Reformation and ecumenical dialogue: 500 Years Later. At Hillsdale College’s conference, “This Far Chairman and Professor Mark Kalthoff, who by Faith: The Reformation at 500,” Gaetano delivered a holds the Henry Salvatori Chair in History and talk titled “Successor of the Fisherman or Antichrist: The Traditional Values, served as discussion leader for the Pope in Post-Reformation Controversy.” In the spring, Liberty Fund Colloquium “Liberty, Responsibility, and the Gaetano lectured on Friedrich Schlegel, Platonism, and Forgotten Founding Fathers.” He also delivered public early Romanticism for the Van Andel Graduate School of lectures at several venues on the history of science and Statesmanship. its cultural connections. These included talks on the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century; the relations Anna Margaret Ross Alexander Professor of between the Protestant Reformation and the rise of History Richard M. Gamble spent the fall semester on modern science; and the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. sabbatical leave continuing work on his forthcoming book for Cornell University Press. He also conducted

34 Dr. Bradley Birzer, the Russell Amos Kirk Professor of American Studies

research in Maine and Manhattan for an intellectual included a talk on “The Inward Turn of Protestantism biography of Julia Ward Howe. He continued to publish After the Reformation” for the Hillsdale College series on book reviews, book chapters, and essays, and to serve the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. He on the editorial boards of Modern Age, Humanitas, and also organized and moderated a panel on the Vietnam The American Conservative. He serves on the regional War with reflections by veterans for the Foreign Policy selection committee for the Truman Foundation Research Institute (FRPI). He did so in his new position at Scholarship. FRPI as the Michael and Phebe Novakovic Fellow for the Center for the Study of America and the West. In January, Distinguished Associate Professor Darryl Hart’s Hart contributed to the faculty panel of Hillsdale College’s latest book, Damning Words: The Life and Religious CCA on The Sixties. He continues to be active in the local Times of H. L. Mencken (2016) was partly responsible and national affairs of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. for his delivering the annual Mencken Day lecture last September, “When America Was Great and Baltimore John Anthony Halter Professor in American Knew Better,” at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in History, the Constitution, and the Second Baltimore. Hart was named president of the Mencken Amendment David Raney published articles in The Society, an organization on which he has served in a Hill and the Washington Examiner outlining the ancient director’s capacity for eight years. He also completed rights and responsibilities of owning and bearing arms final revisions on a study of post-World War II Roman in free societies. Raney also spoke on behalf of the Catholics and American exceptionalism, Between Heresy College at two Gift and Estate Planning luncheons last and Exceptionalism, for Cornell University Press. Hart fall, addressing the subject of immigration, citizenship, published two book reviews in the Wall Street Journal: and the Fourteenth Amendment. Last July, he served as Thomas Albert Howard, The Pope and the Professor: a discussion leader for a joint Liberty Fund/Bill of Rights Pius IX, Ignaz von Dollinger, and the Quandary of the Institute conference on “Manifest Destiny” in American Modern Age (August 2017); and Heather Curtis, Holy history. Additionally, Raney lectured for the “Roots and Humanitarians: American Evangelicals and Global Aid History of American Liberty” High School Summer Study (April 2018). His review of Turning Points in the History Program last summer, and he was also a featured speaker of American Evangelicalism appeared in the Journal of at two Lifelong Learning Seminars. AmericanDEACON AARON History FRIAR (June 2018). Hart’s public speaking

35 RAZI LANE, ’18 TYNER, NORTH CAROLINA CHARLES O. LEE, JR. AND LOUISE K. LEE SCHOLARSHIP IN HISTORY In a time when political harmony may seem out of reach, senior Razi Lane sees optimism. Lane first encountered this optimism at Hillsdale when he picked up an Imprimis issue a decade ago. After participating in the College’s high school study-abroad program on the Roots and History of American Liberty and visiting campus, Lane says he wanted to further his understanding of America at Hillsdale. Lane double-majored in politics and history in order to understand statesmanship and the historical context of the American regime. He says the guidance of Hillsdale’s faculty in helping him grasp those concepts was invaluable. He credits Ken Calvert and Burt Folsom of the History Department and his advisor, Kevin Slack of the Politics Department, for their willingness to “go above and beyond” in helping him achieve his goals. “So much of the education at Hillsdale happens outside of the classroom,” Lane says. “My professors would talk to me for hours in their offices or invite me to their homes for dinner.” Lane enjoyed seeing campus from many angles. As senior class president, he recommended potential Commencement speakers to the President’s Office. “The senior class was very honored to share the stage with Vice President Mike Pence,” he says. As a resident assistant in The Suites, Lane mentored underclassmen, referring many to internships and helping them in whatever way he could. Additionally, he participated on the mock trial team, the debate team, and belonged to Young Americans for Freedom. During his junior year, he spent a semester in Washington as an intern with the House Armed Services Committee, researching and writing on military readiness. Coming from a military family, Lane wants to continue that tradition by serving in the Judge Advocate General’s Corp. He will begin his law studies this fall at the University of Notre Dame. Of his scholarship support, Lane says he is forever grateful. “It’s very humbling that so many people have faith in supporting the next generation of patriots,” he says.

36 POLITICS Historians next spring, and he is currently writing an article on Franklin’s role in the 1735 Hemphill Affair, Assistant Professor Adam Carrington published as well as another on the law of nations in Franklin’s three articles in academic journals: In Presidential Studies political thought—part of what he hopes to be a second Quarterly, he wrote an article on how the Constitution book on Benjamin Franklin. Last year Slack also views the relationship between executive officers and published two articles, one on Thomas Hobbes’ defense Congress, using Alexander Hamilton as a case study. In of liberalism and another on Benjamin Franklin’s the Journal of American Legal History, he examined the proposal for prayer at the Constitutional Convention. way Southern state courts interpreted the Emancipation He presented on 1960s progressivism this summer for Proclamation’s legality after the Civil War. In the Journal Hillsdale College’s Lifelong Learning Seminar. of Southern Legal History, he wrote about Justice Thomas Peters, an Alabama Supreme Court justice during Dr. Thomas West, the Paul Ermine Potter and Reconstruction, focusing on how he protected the legal Dawn Tibbetts Potter Professor in Politics, received rights of African-Americans. In addition, Carrington had the Salvatori Prize in the American Founding from The several op-eds that focused on a range of issues, including Claremont Institute. He gave numerous presentations on the Second Amendment, free speech, and the Electoral his book, The Political Theory of the American Founding, College, published in the Washington Examiner, Foxnews. including for the following: com, National Review Online, The Hill, and Townhall.com. • Midwest Political Science Association Carrington taught two new courses: a Collegiate • Heritage Foundation Scholars course titled Politics in the Bible, and one on the • Randy Barnett’s Georgetown Law seminar and French political thinker Montesquieu. broadcast on C-SPAN • The Claremont Institute’s Alumni Retreat in On campus, Carrington gave talks to the College Washington, D.C. Republicans, Young Americans for Freedom, and a talk on • Dinner seminar with Buckley Fellows at Yale his book at a faculty forum, and six talks to prospective University students for Admissions. Off campus, he spoke at Baylor • The American Political Science Association University in March about the Taney Supreme Court’s annual meeting distinction between executive and judicial power. He also • Hillsdale College’s Constitution Day Celebration, participated in two panels at the annual meeting of the Washington, D.C. American Political Science Association and gave a paper • Hillsdale College conference on the book for the Southern Political Science Association. He was • Two podcasts: one with Eric Claeys, Practice voted Professor of the Year by the Class of 2018. Groups Teleforum, The Federalist Society, and Associate Professor Kevin Slack published his another with Richard Reinsch, Liberty Law first book,Benjamin Franklin, Natural Right, and the Additionally, West gave the following academic Art of Virtue, with the University of Rochester Press. presentations: He has accepted an invitation to be on a Franklin panel at the annual meeting of the Organization of American • “Hobbes on Happiness”—Association for Core Texts and Courses annual conference

Dr. Mickey Craig lectured for the Lifelong Learning Seminars.

Politics professors Adam Carrington, Tom West, and Kevin Slack all published books recently. 37 Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts met with student leaders on campus.

• “The Founders on Sex and Marriage”—public LAUREATES recipient, examined the impact of listening lecture, Notre Dame University to music while studying. Colby Clark, a summer research grant recipient, researched strategies employed • “The Dissolution of Marriage”—lecture at a to learn categories of information. Collectively, these Hillsdale College Lyceum panel discussion students also completed a project examining the benefits • “The Future of Conservatism”—American Political of matching questions for learning and presented their Science Association annual meeting and broadcast work at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, on C-SPAN in Vancouver, British Columbia, last fall. • “Hobbes’s Teaching on the Reality of Felicity, or Chairwoman and Associate Professor Kari the Summum Bonum” —Republics Revisited: A McArthur accompanied three students to the Conference on the 25th Anniversary of Paul Rahe’s Midwestern Psychological Association’s annual Republics Ancient and Modern, Hillsdale College convention in Chicago, where the students presented their individual research. Mikaela Overton, ’18, a PSYCHOLOGY 2017 LAUREATES recipient supervised by McArthur, presented “The Social Evaluations of Preverbal Infants as The 2018 graduates in psychology continued the Measured by Physiological and Behavioral Responses.” tradition of posting exceptional scores on the national Lucile Townley, ’19, also a research student of McArthur, Educational Testing Service Major Fields Test, presented “Physiological Response to Wolves vs Birdsong collectively scoring at the 99th percentile as compared to Audio.” Elyse Hutcheson, ’18, a research student of graduates from 303 other colleges and universities. Barnes’, presented “Response to Punctuation Differences Collin Barnes was promoted to associate in Text-Based Communication as a Function of Recipient professor. He offered a new, junior-level course on 20th Self-Esteem.” century theories of personality, gave the Fall Convocation The department will welcome a new assistant address as 2017 Professor of the Year, and gave an professor, Dr. Benjamin Winegard, this fall. Dr. Winegard, invited lecture to high school students at The Academy who received his doctorate in developmental psychology for Classical Christian Studies. Barnes was elected to from the University of Missouri, will offer a variety of the board of the Michael Polanyi Society in November courses including Lifespan Developmental Psychology, and will present at the society’s biannual meeting this Cognitive Psychology, Research Design, and Introduction summer, as well as edit an issue of its journal, Tradition to Psychology. Prior to Hillsdale College, Dr. Winegard and Discovery, scheduled for publication in 2019. taught at Carroll College in Montana. Assistant Professor Jeri Little supervised the If you have a psychology practicum or internship 2017 summer research of three seniors whose projects opportunity for a Hillsdale College psychology student, related to the educational applications of cognitive please contact Dr. Kari McArthur at psychology. Mary Blendermann, a LAUREATES [email protected]. recipient, examined the effects of multiple-choice questions as a testing device. Giannina Imperial, also a

38 and almost 40,000 times this school year. Students Interdisciplinary also provided updated news and weather forecasts through the day and took part in behind-the- scenes editing and production. Students attended Studies the Hillsdale/Talkers Forum at the Kirby Center in December and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters conference in March. WRFH also had a spot on Radio Row at CPAC 2018, where students DOW JOURNALISM PROGRAM conducted more than 50 interviews in two days. John J. Miller, Maria Servold, and Scot Bertram • Journalism student summer internships: are pleased to report several successes for the 2017-2018 school year: • Detroit News • The Tennessean • The Collegian published 27 times and more than 70 • New York Post students wrote for it at least once. Notable stories • Washington Examiner included updates on campus construction, such • Orange County Register as Christ Chapel; the College’s reaccreditation • Santa Barbara News-Press (two students) process; the proposed college endowment tax; • Toledo Blade the City of Hillsdale’s mayoral election; and the • Carolina Journal Michigan gubernatorial candidates. • Industry Dive • Journalism scholarships will support 35 students • Our American Stories in 2018-2019, including 10 studying radio • Radio America journalism. • Salem Media • Fifteen students graduated in 2018 with a minor • Many journalism students freelanced during in journalism. Eight have secured jobs in the the school year, writing professionally for the professional media: Detroit News, The Federalist, Acculturated, Liberty • Breana Noble and Mark Naida—Detroit News Headlines, The New York Post and The College Fix. Students also completed work for Our American • Brendan Clarey—USA Today Stories and assisted in the on-campus broadcast of • Madeline Fry—D Magazine (Dallas, Texas) the Paul W. Smith Show on WJR/Detroit. • JoAnna Kroeker—The Greenwich Time • At the start of the school year, Princeton Review (Connecticut) named The Collegian the seventh-best college • Hannah Niemeier—The New Criterion newspaper in the country. In May, The Collegian received 16 awards from the Michigan Press • Katherine Scheu clarey—Industry Dive Association for the 2016-2017 school year, • Sarah Schutte—National Review including first place for Best Writer (former editor- Other graduates include Stevan Bennett (University in-chief Tom Novelly, ’17). WRFH staff members of Michigan Law School), Madeleine Jepsen (Virginia took home three awards from the Michigan Sea Grant), Scott McClallen (Open the Books), and Association of Broadcasters, including first place Lillian Quinones (World Youth Alliance). in “Daily Newscast” and “Best On-Air Personality/ Team.” WRFH also placed five finalists in the • WRFH 101.7 FM (Radio Free Hillsdale) finished national Intercollegiate Broadcasting System its second full school year on the air, with awards. programming that featured the syndicated shows of Hugh Hewitt and Dennis Prager as well as • Visiting Guest Journalists: original student content. By April, 40 students • Matthew Continetti, Washington Free Beacon— were working consistently at the station, taking fall semester Pulliam Fellow part in 21 weekly shows and nine weekly features. • Heather Mac Donald, City Journal—spring Student content made up seven to eight hours of semester Pulliam Fellow every broadcast day. Uploaded to Soundcloud and • Michael Barone, Washington Examiner distributed via iTunes and Stitcher, their programs • Lee Edwards, author have been played more than 50,000 times overall • Phil Lawler, Catholic journalist

39 CHANDLER LASCH, ’18 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA DOW JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP From an early age, Chandler Lasch knew about Hillsdale College. While in high school, she participated in Hillsdale’s Visions of Italy study-abroad program, led by Professor of Classics David Jones. The introduction she received through that program, coupled with what she knew of the College from talk radio and Imprimis, solidified her confidence, and she applied only to Hillsdale. A history major and journalism minor who intends to pursue a career in journalism, Lasch has enjoyed learning from the practicing journalists that teach on campus each semester. “Lee Habeeb taught us to look for the interesting, emotional angle in a story,” she says. “Heather Mac Donald emphasized the importance of good research and knowing your facts. Michael Continetti discussed the basics of conservative journalism and urged us to know the classics.” Last summer, Lasch interned with the Orange County Neighborhood Newspapers in California, where she wrote on topics as varied as city meetings and dog breeders. In addition to serving as an editor for the Collegian newspaper, Lasch also co- hosted the show, “Wait, What Happened?” for WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale, the campus radio station. The show won a first place Michigan Student Broadcast Award from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. She invested considerable time in the fine arts as well, acting in Tower Players productions and designing the costumes for Man of Destiny during her sophomore year. She also belonged to Sigma Alpha Iota women’s music fraternity and Alpha Psi Omega, the theatre honorary. Just as Lasch admired Hillsdale from afar as a child, she is indebted to the Hillsdale supporters who admire the College. “The fact that so many donors support Hillsdale, even when they don’t have an alumni or student connection to the school, speaks to the greatness of Hillsdale’s name,” she says. As she prepares for her career, Lasch knows that the education she has gained at Hillsdale will only increase. “Hillsdale emphasizes the importance of continuing to learn,” she says. “I appreciate all I’ve learned and look forward to rereading books and studying ideas.”

40 Phil Lawler Michael Barone Heather Mac Donald

• Hendrik Meijer, author and businessman SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL THOUGHT • James Person, author Last October, the Sociology and Social Thought Program • Dan Proft, WIND (Chicago) arranged a series of four lectures on Martin Heidegger’s • David Propson, the Wall Street Journal philosophy by Francesca Brencio. Dr. Brencio, who is • Avik Roy, Forbes originally from Italy, lives in Germany where she pursues • Sam Tanenhaus, writer research on Heidegger’s philosophical, sociological, and • Liz Essley White, ’11, the Center for Public psychological significance. Her visit was co-sponsored Integrity by the departments of English, German, Philosophy and • Miller wrote articles and recorded podcasts for Religion, Psychology, and Rhetoric and Public Address. National Review, where he remains on staff as In April, the program brought Northwestern University national correspondent. He also contributed to the Sociologist Gary Alan Fine to campus for a two-day Wall Street Journal. He continues to oversee the visit. He delivered a public lecture titled “Dust: A Study Student Free Press Association, best known for its in Sociological Miniaturism,” and also visited sociology higher-education news website, The College Fix. classes and interacted with students and faculty during • Servold wrote for the Detroit News, The American his visit. Spectator, The Heritage Foundation’s Insider Program Director and Professor of Philosophy magazine, and Faith magazine. She also appeared and Culture Peter Blum organized a conference session on the “Live with Renk” talk show, on a Battle for the annual meeting of the North Central Sociological Creek/Kalamazoo/Lansing station. Association, which took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, • Bertram guest hosted for Michael Koolidge, in April. The session was in memory of influential syndicated on radio throughout Illinois as well sociologist Peter L. Berger, who passed away in 2017. as for Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Radio As part of that session, Blum presented a paper: “Both Network. He wrote and recorded original stories Subversive and Conservative: Berger and the Politics of for the Illinois Radio Network and Illinois News Objectivity.” Network. He also hosted a weekly podcast for In February, Blum’s essay, “Language Touches Nothing National Review. but Language,” appeared at The Imaginative Conservative online.

41 Michigan, in May. Wade gave a presentation with a Mossey Library colleague from Cornerstone University titled “Welcoming Student Input: Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Communication through Student Advisory Boards.” Wade Public Services Librarians Linda Moore and was elected to the Web/User Experience Interest Group Brenna Wade offered library instruction presentations to Committee and Rumler chaired the Electronic Resources 36 Hillsdale College and local high school classes. In the Interest Group of the MI-ALA. Rumler was also the spring semester, they taught “Information Literacy and organizer of and a panelist on the MI-ALA program titled Research Skills,” a one-credit course they hope to offer “Librarians and Vendors: Colleagues in Collections.” every semester. LeAnne Rumler attended the Charleston Conference: Last summer, the Mossey Library faculty and staff Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition in Charleston, visited and toured the University of Michigan’s William South Carolina. L. Clements Library, which houses original resources Linda Moore and LeAnne Rumler represented the for the study of American history and culture from the Mossey Library faculty at the annual meeting of the 15th through the 19th century, and the University of Innovative Interfaces Inc. (III) Users Group in Orlando, Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library. Florida. Innovative Interfaces Inc. is the vendor providing The Library moved into its 17th year of hosting its “Our Mossey Library’s automated system. Faculty, After Hours” program in which faculty members Technical Services Librarian Dr. Maurine give presentations on their hobbies and activities outside McCourry attended the American Library Association’s of the classroom: annual meeting in Chicago and the mid-winter meeting • Bryan Springer, artist/teacher of art, discussed in Denver, Colorado. McCourry also taught several his involvement as a Civil War re-enactor: “Seeking webinars for the Southwest Florida Library Network. the Elephant: Re-enactment of the American Civil LIBRARY STATISTICS OF NOTE: War” in October Library Holdings 2017-2018 • Dr. Kelly Franklin, assistant professor of English, • Print volumes: 275,174 presented a program on bookbinding: “Something • AV volumes: 22,426 Besides Reading: Adventures in Bookbinding” in • Microforms: 50,950 February • Periodical subscriptions: 570 The Mossey Library continued hosting its other lecture • Database subscriptions: 235 series, “Our Faculty’s Ongoing Research,” to highlight for • E-Books: 2,033,889 Hillsdale College students the current research being • E-Journals: 112,014 conducted and written by Hillsdale College faculty: • E-Resources: 134,155 (includes e-scores, e-recordings, streamed films, etc.) • Dr. Silas Johnson, assistant professor of biology, presented “Genetic Engineering of Living Cells Use information Using CRISPR/Cas: Laboratory Tales from the Age • Highest daily gate count: 2,121 on Tuesday, of Designer Babies and WMDs” in October December 5, 2017 • Average daily academic year 2017-2018 gate count: • Dr. Patricia Bart, associate professor of English, 1,306 presented on her work with digitized resources in • 2017-2018 Inter-library loan (ILL) the humanities: “Doing Math on English: Scribal Items loaned: 1,601 Profiling in a 600-year-old Cold Case” in March Items borrowed: 606 Mossey Library hosted two book discussions during the academic year: one on Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, and the other on Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. Brenna Wade, who manages the library’s outreach programs, organized and led both book discussions. Technical Services Librarian LeAnne Rumler and Wade attended the Michigan Academic Libraries Association (MI-ALA) annual conference in Grand Rapids,

42 Outgoing Hillsdale Academy Headmaster Kenneth Calvert speaks at the Academy’s Commencement.

43 • Girls Cross-Country Conference Runner-Up Hillsdale Academy • Boys Basketball Conference Champions, District Champions, Regional Champions and Final Four Appearance at the State Semifinals at MSU’s Hillsdale Academy began its year with the important Breslin Center and school record 24-3 overall announcement that Dr. Kenneth Calvert, headmaster record of the school since 2002, would step aside at the end • Boys Golf Conference Champions and MHSAA of the academic year and return to his former duties State Finals Qualifying Team as Professor of Ancient History at Hillsdale College. • Soccer All-State Players: Spencer Moeggenberg Provost David Whalen announced in May that and Peter Kalthoff Dr. David Diener would be appointed as the new • Basketball All-State Players: Peter Kalthoff and headmaster of Hillsdale Academy. Dr. Diener arrives with Michael Craig excellent academic credentials, a significant national reputation as a scholar of classical Christian education, • Track State Champions: Peter Kalthoff (high and a strong history of administration in classical jump), Katie Van Havel (long jump), and Nick Rush, John O’Connor, Connor Oakley, and Ian Calvert schools. Dr. Diener and his wife, Brooke, who are natives (3200-meter relay) of Michigan and northern Ohio, arrived with their four children in July to begin a new chapter in the life of • Additional All-State Track Athletes: Anna Roberts, Hillsdale Academy. Anna Richards, Helen Schlueter, Makenna Banbury, Toni-Marie Gossage, Laura Jenkins, and The Academy year was filled with significant Nolan Sullivan accomplishments. In addition to a visit by Victor Davis • MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award Winner and Hanson of the Hoover Institution, students enjoyed the Hillsdale County Beach Scholar-Athlete Award: annual Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, as Peter Kalthoff well as a trip to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Senior Caroline Culjak was named a National Merit Scholarship recipient at Baylor University while Eagle Scout Nicholas Rush won National Merit commendation status. These co-valedictorians of the class of 2018 were joined in gaining National Merit status by their classmates, Elizabeth Bianchi, Michael Craig, and Leo Schlueter. Another senior, Nolan Sullivan, took the stage as Tevye in the Academy’s production of Fiddler on the Roof. In addition to six seniors entering Hillsdale College in the autumn, Academy graduates will attend the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, The boys’ basketball team won conference, district, the Webb Institute of Engineering, Drexel University, and regional championships. Benedictine College, and Taylor University—among other fine universities and colleges. The Academy’s outreach to various private schools Miss Deanna Ducher, Upper School teacher of civics across the nation continued. Academy staff also and economics, was runner-up in the Hillsdale County participated in teacher training opportunities with the “Teacher of the Year” competition. Dr. Ellen Condict, Barney Charter School Initiative. And Hillsdale Academy the Academy Upper School teacher of literature and enjoyed an excellent year of donor support, including the grammar, was also named as one of the four finalists for donation of a beautiful model ship of the sloop Columbia the prize. given by Charles and Anne Koch. The ship now graces There were many Academy athletic accomplishments the Academy’s library. in the year: Finally, the year was marked by the loss of a dear • Boys Soccer County Cup Champions, Conference friend, Mrs. Irina Pabst (1917-2018). Mrs. Pabst helped Champions, and District Champions and overall to create the school as well as to make sure that the record of 22-2-1 Hillsdale Academy library was full of the best books. The • Boys Cross-Country Conference Runner-Up and life and success of Hillsdale Academy would not have MHSAA State Finals Qualifying Team been possible without Irina Pabst.

44 Admissions INCOMING CLASS

FIELD RECRUITMENT FALL 2019 Collectively, Admissions counselors visited 676 high schools, participated in 189 college fairs, and hosted 22 2,440 receptions, making contact with over 3,000 students. Applications for Admission Counselors also conducted 692 off-campus interviews, which is a 13% increase over last year’s total. Travel also 30.13 included a two-week trip to Asia to participate in the Average ACT (First-Time Freshmen) Colleges That Change Lives International Tour, and two 29.36 tours with other colleges in Canada. Average ACT (Student-Athletes) CAMPUS RECRUITMENT 3.89 The office restructured its visit program to allow for a Average GPA (First-Time Freshmen) higher quality and more personalized experience, as well as allowing for a higher capacity of visitors. Collected 37% surveys indicate an increase in visitor satisfaction. Admit Rate The office also hosted 25 group visit events on campus 361 throughout the year, including three on-campus and one Incoming Students` off-campus scholarship competitions for top admitted students. From these competitions, 77% of the students 24% chose to attend Hillsdale—an improved rate over last Students from Michigan year. Admissions interviews of prospective students

reached an all-time high of over 1,900—a 16% increase 76% Students from out of state over last year. In total, the campus welcomed over 2,000 visitors during the year. MARKETING The team successfully executed its year-long Students gather at The Source communication plan to prospective students, parents, to learn about different campus guidance counselors, and other constituencies, organizations. which included print, e-mail, social media, and video components. One of the major successes of these efforts is a 29% increase in inquiries (about 14,000 more than the same time last year). OPERATIONS In the fall, after many months of intense inspection and review, the Admissions Office began accepting the Classic Learning Test, a standardized college entrance exam produced by Classic Learning Initiatives. In addition to the ACT and SAT, students may also submit scores from this exam that evaluates a student’s aptitude in grammar, mathematics, and verbal reasoning, and features texts and passages from the Great Books of the Western Tradition. INCOMING CLASS The total number of applications for admission hit a record high, the rate of admittance fell below 40% for the first time, and for the third consecutive year, the class will have an average ACT of 30.

45 That loss turned out to be the last loss of the season, Athletics as Hillsdale finished the 2017 campaign on a four-game winning streak. During that streak, the Chargers averaged 43.5 points per game and recorded two shutouts. The three The 2017-2018 school year was a landmark one for total shutouts recorded by the defense were its most in Hillsdale College athletics. The Chargers officially joined a season since 1995. A total of seven players—Jake Bull, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and made a big ’18, Danny Drummond, ’18, Jordon Harlamert, ’18, Zach impression in their first year as a member institution. VanValkenburg, ’20, Wyatt Batdorff, ’19, Nate Jones, A total of nine different teams captured conference 20, and Trey Brock, ’19—were named First-Team All- championships in 2017-2018, and as a result, Hillsdale Conference following the season. was awarded the G-MAC Presidents’ Cup, emblematic of across-the-board achievement in athletics. It was the most successful overall year in Hillsdale College athletic VOLLEYBALL history, one that produced a number of memorable The 2017 season represented a return to glory for head moments and record-breaking performances through all coach Chris Gravel and the Charger volleyball team. three seasons. Hillsdale rang up an overall record of 28-4, winning the G-MAC regular season and conference tournament championships. The Chargers won 22 straight FOOTBALL matches during the regular season and dominated the The Charger football team produced its most successful competition throughout, defeating Findlay 3-0 before a season in five years, finishing with a 7-4 overall record. crowd of nearly 1,000 fans in the regular season finale. In October, the team appeared on ESPN3 for the very first Juniors Paige VanderWall and Kara Vyletel time, as the national Division II Game of the Week against each earned All-American honors from the American the University of Findlay. Although the game ended in a Volleyball Coaches Association, while setter Lindsey loss, the chance to play within the ESPN platform was an Mertz earned the program’s first-ever Midwest Region experience the players will never forget. Freshman of the Year honor. Mertz was also the G-MAC Freshman of the Year, while Gravel was the Coach of the Year and VanderWall the Player of the Year.

The Charger football team recorded three shutouts this season, the most in a season since 1995.

46 Thank you for your support— for today and for the future! Hillsdale College students are grateful to our many friends for their scholarship support, which totaled $50,843,111.92 in cash gifts in 2018-2019. Over 95 percent of Hillsdale students receive financial aid from the College, all of which is privately funded. Through our Rebirth of Liberty and Learning Campaign, donors established over 300 new endowed undergraduate scholarships. Your gifts are an investment in our future, and our students thank you!

PRESIDENT’S CLUB GIFT AND ESTATE PLANNING • 3,729 memberships • Over $160 million under management • 6,085 individual members • Over 1,000 IRA charitable rollovers • Gained almost 300 new memberships in completed in fiscal year 2018 fiscal year 2018 • Hillsdale offers charitable gift annuities in • 82 current members upgraded their pledge every state except Hawaii. Annuities for to a higher level of giving in fiscal year 2018 residents of AL, AR, CA, MD, ND, NJ, NY, and WA are issued via the National Gift Annuity • Over $35 million in cash gifts received Foundation toward President’s Club memberships in fiscal year 2018 • Effective July 1, 2018, the American Council on Gift Annuities increased gift annuity • Over $21 million in new pledges payout rates for the first time in six years • Over 1,500 in-force charitable gift annuities INDEPENDENCE CLUB from 935 annuitants • Gift annuity fund valued at over $47 million • 1,191 annual members • Administered 304 charitable trusts valued • 1,941 gifts in fiscal eary 2018 totaling at $115 million; served as trustee with no $442,680.75 administrative cost to donors

47 MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY New turf was installed at Muddy In its first season as a member of the G-MAC, the Waters Field this spring. Charger men’s cross-country team placed fourth at the conference meet in October. Hillsdale produced three top-20 finishers at the meet, led by senior captain Nathan Jones, who took 14th overall. He was followed closely by Nick Fiene, ’19, and Mark Miller, ’21, to lead the men’s team.

WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY The first of nine G-MAC championships won by Hillsdale College this year came from the women’s cross-country team, who put five runners in the top 11 The team was richly rewarded for its success at the 2nd overall at the conference championships on October 21. Annual Charger ESPY Awards, getting named Team of Senior Hannah McIntyre, who has won double digit All- the Year while Fritsche was named the Coach of the Year American honors in her career, was the G-MAC runner- in the department for 2017-2018. Senior Allie Dittmer up. Maryssa Depies was the fourth-place runner at the wrapped up her career scoring her 1,000th career G-MAC meet, and as a result, was named the G-MAC point and ended as the Chargers’ fifth all-time leading Freshman of the Year. Head Coach Andrew Towne was rebounder with 835. named the G-MAC Coach of the Year as he guided along a team with a mix of youth and experience to first place in its new league. The other top-10 runners from the team SWIMMING included Christina Sawyer, ’21, and Arena Lewis, ’20. The Charger women’s swimming team enjoyed its best conference season in years, finishing as the G-MAC MEN’S BASKETBALL runner-up at February’s conference championship meet with 1,323 points. Junior Anika Ellingson secured The Charger men’s basketball team recorded a number her second-straight berth into the NCAA Division of impressive regional wins to begin the season and II championships, setting a school record in the earned its fifth berth in the NCAA Division II Midwest breaststroke event. Grace Houghton, ’19, Katherine Regional tournament in program history. The team Heeres, ’21, and Hannah Wilkens, ’21, along with advanced to the G-MAC Tournament championship Ellingson, were all named G-MAC Swimmers of the Week game, defeating Alderson Broaddus and Lake Erie in during the season. the first two rounds in March before falling to Ohio Dominican in the title game. Senior Stedman Lowry wrapped up a terrific career MEN’S TRACK by finishing in second place for career three-point field Six members of the Hillsdale College men’s track team goals made. He was named Second-Team All-Conference, attained First-Team All-Conference status following its along with junior center Nick Czarnowski. Head Coach second-place finish at the G-MAC Indoor Championships, John Tharp, with his second win of the 2017-2018 held on campus in February. The Chargers were the season, became the program’s all-time leader in victories runner-up during indoor season with 135 points. In the with 173. outdoor season, Hillsdale placed third with 109 points. Highlighting the team’s performance this year was WOMEN’S BASKETBALL sophomore Joseph Humes, who won, or was part of, four G-MAC champions between indoor and outdoor season. The Charger women’s basketball team brought in a He was part of the distance medley relay team—along new head coach, Matt Fritsche, in May 2017. Less than with senior Nathan Jones and freshmen Adam Wade one year later, the team was crowned G-MAC champion. and Konnor Maloney—that was victorious during indoor Hillsdale entered the conference tournament as the season. Humes was also the G-MAC champion in the #5 seed, but knocked off the regular season champion, 3000-meter run, one-mile run (indoor) and the 1500-meter defending champion, and conference rival Findlay to win run (outdoors). Senior David Chase capped his career by its third conference tournament title in program history.

48 Julien Clouette, ’20

MEN’S TENNIS Women’s cross-country In just its third season since returning as a varsity sport, the Hillsdale College men’s tennis team won the G-MAC regular season and tournament championships. being crowned conference champion in the indoor men’s Head Coach Keith Turner was crowned G-MAC Coach heptathlon. Fellow senior Jared Schipper was also the of the Year after leading the Chargers to an 8-0 record top pole vaulter during indoor season. G-MAC Players of in the conference and the tournament championship. the Week included Humes and Daniel Capek, ’18, who Because the G-MAC has only five participating teams in earned All-American honors in the hammer throw at the men’s tennis, the Chargers were not eligible for automatic national championships. selection to the NCAA tournament. Milan Mirkovic, ’20, was named G-MAC Player of the WOMEN’S TRACK Year after going undefeated at No. 1 singles play during The Chargers swept team championship honors the conference season. Mirkovic, Charlie Adams, ’20, during both indoor and outdoor track seasons this Dugan Delp, ’18, and Justin Hyman, ’19, combined to year. During the G-MAC indoor track championships, win seven G-MAC Player of the Week honors during the Hillsdale outscored the field by more than 100 points in season. winning the conference title. A testament to the team’s depth was shown in the fact that the Chargers won just WOMEN’S TENNIS four events—senior Hannah McIntyre (3,000-meter It was a magical year for the Hillsdale College women’s run), junior Abbie Porter (800-meter run), sophomore tennis team, who ran through the G-MAC with an Zalonya Eby (200-meter dash) and senior Chloe undefeated regular season before winning the conference Ohlgren (triple jump)—yet were indoor champions. Eby tournament title April 21. The team’s championship, was tabbed the G-MAC women’s indoor track Freshman combined with a 14-5 record, was good enough to secure of the Year while Head Coach Andrew Towne was the its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Midwest Coach of the Year. Regional Tournament. Both Eby and Towne repeated their honors during Junior Halle Hyman was named G-MAC Player of the outdoor season, a campaign that saw Hillsdale again win Year, Hannah Cimpeanu was the G-MAC Freshman of the conference title. Freshmen Carmen Botha (1st) and the Year, and coach Nikki Walbright earned the G-MAC Calli Townsend (2nd) produced an impressive 1-2 finish Coach of the Year honor. Sophomore Kamryn Matthews in the 400 hurdles, while Porter, Eby and Ohlgren doubled tied a single-season school record with 30 total wins up on their G-MAC championships from indoor season. between singles and doubles play. Three different Senior captain Rachael Tolsma put a fine cap to her players—Hyman, Cimpeanu and Madeline Bissett, ’19— career by winning the G-MAC title in the hammer throw. combined to win five G-MAC Player of the Week awards.

49 HANNAH MCINTYRE, ’18 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP Hannah McIntyre ran cross-country as well as indoor and outdoor track during her time at Hillsdale. She distinguished herself as one of the College’s finest runners ever, achieving double-digit All-American honors over the course of her four years. She credits her teammates as her biggest motivation. “My teammates were the biggest reason why I ran, and why it was doable,” McIntyre says. “Training is difficult and the competition is hard, but your teammates make it worthwhile. You really become close with people when you’re on long runs on the back roads of Hillsdale.” Besides cross-country and track, McIntyre was involved with the Hillsdale Catholic Society, serving on its board and spending time at the Grotto, an off-campus ministry house for Catholic students. She also served as secretary of Phi Sigma Tau, the philosophy honorary. McIntyre points to the influence of Professor of Philosophy Nathan Schlueter. “I like to say that I majored in philosophy and religion and I minored in Dr. Schlueter,” she says with a smile. “He was the most formative professor that I had. His ‘Theology of the Body’ course was one of my favorites because it’s so practical. He’s a wonderful man and lives out what he teaches.” She also enjoyed Professor of English Stephen Smith’s class on Thomas More because it blended history and English. Starting this summer, McIntyre will volunteer for a year in Denver for the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers where she will tutor homeless individuals working toward their General Equivalency Diploma. She is contemplating applying to graduate school next year. “The people have all been really good to me at Hillsdale,” McIntyre says about her college career. “The saying ‘It’s the People’ may be cliché, but it’s really true that the people make the difference here.”

50 Freshman Erin Hunt tied a 30-year-old school record for The Charger baseball team celebrates its pitching wins in a season. first-ever conference championship.

GOLF honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, making her just the second Division II All-American in In its inaugural season in the G-MAC, the Hillsdale program history. Kish batted .481, the second-highest College golf team finished fourth at this year’s batting average in a season in school history, and was championships held in April. Liam Purslowe, ’19, has a splendid defender in left field. Hunt and Kish were been one of the program’s most talented players since his both named First-Team All-Conference and were G-MAC arrival, and his second-place finish at this year’s G-MAC Players of the Week during the season. championships solidified that perception. Purslowe had two rounds in the 60s during the spring portion of the season, one of them in the opening round of the G-MAC BASEBALL championships. Joel Pietila, ’19, was named G-MAC A wild celebration unfolded on the Prasco Park Field Player of the Week in September. on May 13 as the Chargers won their first-ever conference tournament title, defeating Kentucky Wesleyan 15-2 in SOFTBALL the winner-take-all final game. That game featured a record-breaking performance by junior catcher Steven The Charger softball team went 4-0 during the Ring, who hit three home runs and drove in a conference conference tournament the first week of May, capturing single-game record nine runs for the Chargers. That the G-MAC championship and earning its second- win led to the second spot in the NCAA Division II ever berth in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Midwest Regional Tournament in the past three years for Tournament. The team went on to defeat Grand Hillsdale. Jake Hoover, ’20, Colin Hites, ’19, and James Valley State 1-0 in the opening round of the regional Krick, ’21, were all named First-Team All-Conference, tournament, making this softball team the only one at while Andrew Verbrugge, ’20, Will Kruse, ’18, Ring, the school to win a regional contest during the 2017-2018 and Joe Hamrick, ’20, all picked up G-MAC Player of the season. It was also the first NCAA-level game won by any Week recognition. Hillsdale team since 2012. Freshman pitcher Erin Hunt tied a 30-year-old school record for pitching wins in a season with 20. Junior outfielderK atie Kish earned Second-Team All-American

51 Graduate Programs Attended by Hillsdale Graduates Career Services • Georgetown University • Hebrew University of Jerusalem • Ohio State University College of Pharmacy • University of Michigan Law School* GRADUATE PLACEMENT DATA • University of Virginia School of Law* (CLASSES OF 2017 AND 2018) • University of Wisconsin at Madison • Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. CLASS OF 2017 FINAL DATA School of Medicine

305 total graduates *Indicates more than one Hillsdale student employed by the 97% of graduates responded to Career Services’ organization or attending graduate program graduate placement survey 98% of graduates were placed within 6 months CLASSICAL SCHOOL JOB FAIR of graduation BY-THE-NUMBERS • Working: 70% • February 22-23, 2018 • Continuing Education: 24% • Military: 2% • The Classical School Job Fair is in its 9th year • Voluntary Service: 2% • 43 schools from 17 states recruited at the fair 93% of 2017 alumni reported that their post-Hillsdale • 10 alumni returned to Hillsdale to recruit current destination is related to their career goals students to teach at their respective schools 91% of 2017 alumni anticipate using transferable skills • 37 graduates of the Class of 2018 have accepted learned in the classroom in their new position teaching positions as of June 1, 2018 Organizations Hiring Hillsdale Graduates • Acton Institute THE HILLSDALE COLLEGE • Benjamin Franklin Charter School* • Facebook CAREER NETWORK • Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond The Hillsdale College Career Network currently • Steelcase comprises almost 700 Hillsdale College alumni, parents, • The Weekly Standard and friends of the College who help current Hillsdale • United Nations students by offering: Graduate Programs Attended by Hillsdale Graduates • Informational Interviews • Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in • Job Shadows Physical Therapy • Graduate/Professional School Advice • Harvard Law School • Referring Employment Opportunities • Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the During the 2017-2018 academic year, Career Network University of Southern California members referred dozens of internship and employment • Massachusetts Institute of Technology opportunities to our office, shared their professional • University of Colorado School of Medicine history and highlights with our office, and offered over • Washington State University College of Veterinary 130 job-shadow opportunities. These opportunities cover Medicine a wide variety of career industries and job functions, • Yale University including business development, medical care, and CLASS OF 2018 PRELIMINARY DATA finance. Organizations Hiring Hillsdale Graduates Please contact Hillsdale College Career Services at (517) • General Motors 607-2468 or [email protected] for information • International Justice Mission on how to join the Career Network. • National Review Magazine • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Stryker* • The White House 52 DAVID VAN NOTE, ’19 KENT, OHIO TWARDZIK ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP David Van Note won the Twardzik Entrepreneur Scholarship this spring due for the business plan he created through the Family Business Seminar— planning a brewery in his hometown of Kent, Ohio. Nearly 15 students pitched business plans for this competitive scholarship. The work started during the three-credit, five-day Family Business Seminar held immediately after the fall semester ended in December. Instructors discuss aspects of running a business such as marketing, finance, and management. “The whole process was designed to help you structure and shape your own small business, whether it’s something you were planning on doing in the first year after graduation or ten years down the road, or just an idea you made up,” Van Note, a member of the Charger football team and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, says. “My plan was for opening a brewery in my hometown, with a menu that reflected some of the city’s characteristics, such as a beer called Black Squirrel.” While Van Note does not intend to pursue his business plan immediately, he believes that his hometown has the ingredients for success. “Kent is the third largest college town in Ohio, and I think a brewery could be extremely successful in that area.” At the end of the seminar, the professors expected students to turn in a paper with a basic overview of the business. But after Christmas break, students had to submit a more extensive plan, focusing on the little details of the business as if they were pitching the idea to investors. Faculty judged those papers and chose Van Note as the winner. “All in all, it was a really neat experience,” Van Note says. “I’m really glad I took part in it.” Van Note will graduate in December and after that hopes to work at a CPA firm. This summer, he is interning at a CPA firm and working at a summer camp in Northern Michigan.

53 Isabelle Parell, ‘19, participated in Career Services’ Interviews on Tap mock interview program.

STUDENT AND ALUMNI manufactures athletic equipment; Austin Holsinger, ’10, who created the ubiquitous “Great Lakes Proud” ENGAGEMENT merchandise; and Jeff Stone, ’95, managing director Current Hillsdale students met and were mentored at Speyside Equity. Once again, Career Services hosted by alumni through various Career Services events its annual Living and Working programs in Washington, during the 2017-2018 academic year. At the “Major D.C. and New York City. Each trip included a professional Decisions” networking hour hosted during Homecoming, development seminar, an alumni-student reception co- students spoke with alumni—who were grouped by their hosted with the Alumni Office, and site visits to places undergraduate majors—for advice on post-graduation such as the State Department, GREY Advertising, and career paths. In February, roughly 30 alumni and 40 National Review. upperclassmen participated in “Interviews on Tap,” a mock interview and cocktail hour. Students heard from a OFFICE SATISFACTION panel of four successful Hillsdale alumni at “Unleash the Entrepreneur” who shared valuable personal insight and 95% of students are likely to use Career Services again practical advice from the stories of starting their own after attending an event. businesses. The panelists included Lea Jones Hunt, ‘13, 99% of students are likely to use Career Services again an alumna who opened a successful restaurant in Detroit after meeting with a member of Career Services staff. with her husband; Brent Ogle, ’02, who runs a firm that

54 Contact Center

The Contact Center employs around 60 students each semester, maintaining a 92 percent retention rate over the year. The student interns have been involved with Over 60 students make and research to improve the efficiency of the Contact Center answer calls in Hillsdale’s and develop future projects. In 2017-2018, the Center: Contact Center. • Processed 60,000 inbound calls (includes 16,895 Imprimis calls and 5,700 Admissions inquiries) • Made 290,364 outbound calls including Phonathon campaigns (98,000), donor thank-you campaigns (142,000), and Admissions campaigns (29,000). The Contact Center also made calls for the Tele-Town Hall and event notifications. • Administered all Institutional Advancement fundraising Phonathons, a move that has helped save the College over $10,000 per campaign.

Thanks, Mom and Dad.

Parents assisted the College as follows in 2017-2018: • 25 Hillsdale families represented on Parents Association Steering Committee • 220 Parent Prayer Partners • Hosted 19 summer send-off parties in 14 states in 2017, with over 300 students and parents in attendance • Parents Phonathons brought in $651,533 in 419 gifts and pledges, including 26 new President’s Club memberships • Raised $1,799,186.17 in gifts and pledges

55 • 47 Student Activities Board events, including: Student Activities • Ski Trip • Color Run • Coffee and Canvas The Student Activities Office supports the College’s • Fall Fest mission by sponsoring activities to help students • Amazing Race participate in community with each other and to become • Trivia Nights a part of something bigger than themselves. These • Concert on the Quad include: • CHP Showdown (student bands compete for a chance to perform at Centralhallapalooza) • 122 student-run clubs and organizations • Tailgates • 5 intramural sports seasons • Taste of Manning (food event featuring dishes • 12 club sports made by students) • 22 GOAL volunteer and community service • Centralhallapalooza (end-of-the-school-year programs party) • 200 events and activities hosted by residence halls Ashlyn Landherr, ’16, serves as director of Student Activities. Recent graduate Alexandra Whitford, ’18, began her duties as assistant director this summer.

Fall Fest President’s Ball

Concert on the Quad

56 Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship

Total Graduates to Date • 2 Ph.D. degrees • 36 terminal master’s degrees • 27 master’s degrees to continuing doctoral students Graduate Student Body • 11 new master’s students in 2017-2018 Judith Finn Exemplary master’s Graduate • 6 new Ph.D. students in 2017-2018 Award recipient Sarah Onken • 59 total students projected for fall 2018 (22 M.A. and 37 Ph.D.) students reporting great satisfaction with the program, This academic year, the Graduate School implemented learning environment, and instructional support. They Graduate Research Assistantships (GRAs) as part of were also impressed that the fundraising goal was revised financial support packages. GRAs are mandatory exceeded and the library support highly rated. for all doctoral students receiving financial support. During this academic year, doctoral students presented While optional for master’s students, most choose to at least 18 papers at conferences. Two more doctoral participate. The initial review of the program’s success students successfully completed comprehensive exams, suggests that several goals for the program have officially becoming Ph.D. candidates and beginning work been met, which include a desire to provide practical on their dissertations. experience and skills while also connecting students more deeply and enduringly to the mission of the College. Among the 2018 M.A. graduates, Sarah Onken, a continuing doctoral student, received the Judith During the fall semester, the Graduate School hosted Finn Memorial Exemplary Master’s Graduate Award. a reception in the Heritage Room at the library honoring Following graduation this past December, Zachary three graduate faculty who had books recently published: Rogers completed a fellowship at the John Jay Institute Drs. Adam Carrington, Kevin Slack, and Tom West. in Philadelphia and will be teaching at a charter school Later in the semester, it hosted a conference on West’s this fall. Stevi Nichols transitioned from part-time to book, The Political Theory of the American Founding: full-time employment in the President’s Office. First Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions destinations for the six spring graduates include work at of Freedom. It was well-attended and incorporated public policy organizations, classical academies, and the outside scholars holding various positions regarding this Claremont Institute. important volume. The Graduate School underwent an “embedded monitoring” visit as part of the College’s overall BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY accreditation visit, stemming from the Program’s initial • Over 2,300 gifts from businesses, 2012 accreditation. This monitoring involved members corporations, and corporate foundations of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accreditation in fiscal year 2018, totaling $3,012,806 team meeting independently with graduate students, • 632 matching gifts from corporate faculty, and staff and reviewing reports, supporting matching gift programs, totaling documents, and master’s theses. The HLC team was quite $460,646 pleased with all they found, reporting sound assessment • Leadership lecturers included former practices in place for Hillsdale College’s graduate Popeye’s CEO Cheryl Bachelder and programs, students understanding the expectations and Moran Iron Works founder and CEO receiving the support they were promised, as well as Thomas Moran.

57 KATHLEEN THOMPSON, ’18, PH.D. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA ABRAHAM LINCOLN GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP Kathleen Thompson graduated with around 370 other Hillsdale students on May 12, but hers is the diploma that will go down in history. Thompson is one of the first two students to receive a Doctor of Philosophy in Politics degree from the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship. Thompson, a Louisiana native and graduate of the University of Dallas, is interested in practical politics; she plans to run for local or state office in her home state after graduation. The Van Andel Graduate School looks at politics with this sort of practical eye, informed by the richness of the Western philosophical and political tradition. “Hillsdale’s graduate program seemed like a marriage of the practical and the liberal arts,” Thompson says. Thompson says her favorite classes throughout the six- year program focused on modern political theory; she met Foucault, Strauss, and Heidegger. She also enjoyed studying Sectionalism and the Civil War. This marriage of the practical and political bore fruit in her thesis, a study of the progressive roots of the home economics movement. “I’m interested in the American family and how local and federal government involvement affects the family,” Thompson says. “I studied the discipline of home economics and how that came out of progressive political theory.” She looked at the books of proceedings from ten conferences from 1899 to 1908 that formed the discipline of home economics. “Women were scientifically trained to run their homes. The government became more engaged in how the family works.” Thompson found her day-to-day life informing her studies; she is a mother of two, with another on the way. With a family to take care of and a career to plan, Thompson says the Abraham Lincoln Graduate Scholarship has been invaluable. “With the Lincoln Graduate Scholarship, you get full tuition all six years, as well as a living stipend for the first four years, and additional funding available after that,” Thompson says. “I’m so grateful. We’re very lucky with the donors we have.”

58 Outreach

CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES (CCA) During the 2017-2018 academic year, over 740 off- campus guests attended four CCA programs, and more than 420 Hillsdale College students enrolled for academic Kimberley Strassel credit. CCA I—SOVIET COMMUNISM, OCTOBER 1-4, 2017 CCA II—MARKETS AND POLICY, NOVEMBER 5-8, 2017 • Mark D. Steinberg, historian and author, The Fall of the Romanovs • Grace-Marie Turner, president, Galen Institute • Arthur Herman, historian and journalist • Larry Schweikart, author, A Patriot’s History of the United States: From Columbus’s Great Discovery to • John V. Fleming, author, The Anti-Communist America’s Age of Entitlement Manifestos: Four Books That Shaped the Cold War • Lindsey Burke, Heritage Foundation • Antony Beevor, author, Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege • Rich Trzupek, author, Regulators Gone Wild: How the EPA is Ruining American Industry • Roger Kimball, editor, The New Criterion • Don Boudreaux, George Mason University • Daniel J. Mahoney, Assumption College, author, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: The Ascent from Ideology • Ian Fletcher, author, Free Trade Doesn’t Work: What Should Replace It and Why CCA III—THE SIXTIES, JANUARY 28-31, 2018 • Peter Collier, co-author, Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the Sixties • Amity Shlaes, author, The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression • Larry Elder, author, What’s Race Got to Do with It? • Homer Hickam, author, Rocket Boys • Mary Eberstadt, author, Adam and Eve After the Pill: Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution • Joseph Bottum, author, An Anxious Age: The Post- Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of America CCA IV—FILMS OF BILLY WILDER, MARCH 18-22, 2018 • Anthony Slide, editor, “It’s the Pictures that Got Small”: Charles Brackett on Billy Wilder and Hollywood’s Golden Age • Alain Silver, film producer and author,Film Noir Reader • Daniel M. Kimmel, author, I’ll Have What She’s Having: Behind the Scenes of the Great Romantic Comedies • Leonard Maltin, film critic Antony Beevor

59 Actor Gary Oldman and producer Douglas Urbanski attended a campus screening of Mollie Hemingway Darkest Hour.

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP SEMINARS whom are retired, features lectures by Hillsdale College professors on various topics. Ten seminars were held During the 2017-2018 academic year, the College held on and off campus during the 2017-2018 academic two National Leadership Seminars that addressed the year. On-campus seminar topics were: “The Modern topic, “What Is American Greatness?” The first was held Relevance of the Ancient World,” “Constitutional Issues on February 20-21, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Coconut and Controversies,” “The Great Conversation in Western Point in Bonita Springs, Florida, and the second was held Literature,” “Economic Theories and Controversies,” on April 10-11, 2018, at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, and “Islam and the West.” A family seminar, “Abraham Colorado. Lincoln and the Civil War,” was also offered on campus. The Bonita Springs seminar drew over 650 participants, Two seminars titled “Topics in Modern History” were held including four student ambassadors. Program speakers at the College’s Rockwell Lake Lodge in Luther, Michigan. included: Additionally, one seminar was held at the College’s • Kimberley Strassel, the Wall Street Journal Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C., which addressed the • Julius Krein, American Affairs topic, “Churchill and the World Wars.” A total of 350 • David P. Goldman, columnist, Asia Times guests attended one or more Lifelong Learning Seminars • Hon. Edith Jones, United States Court of Appeals during the academic year. for the Fifth Circuit The Colorado Springs seminar drew over 500 Professor of English participants, including four student ambassadors. Justin Jackson Program speakers included: • Frank Luntz, founder and chairman, Luntz Global • Sharyl Attkisson, investigative reporter • Edward J. Erler, co-author, The Founders on Citizenship and Immigration • Mollie Hemingway, senior editor, The Federalist

LIFELONG LEARNING SEMINARS Each Lifelong Learning Seminar, which is attended by friends and supporters of the College, many of

60 ASSOCIATES FREEDOM FORUMS The Hillsdale College Associates Freedom Forums are intensive two-day programs volunteer their time and energy in taught in different locations in the U.S. by three Hillsdale support of the College’s mission by College professors from the politics, economics, English, promoting the College’s programs, and history departments. Attendees are friends and introducing new readers to Imprimis, and supporters of the College, who often bring their children building the national network of Hillsdale or grandchildren. Three Freedom Forums were held friends, alumni, and potential students. during the 2017-2018 academic year, organized around An overview of this program is as follows: the topic, “Freedom and Western Civilization.” The Forums were held in Lafayette, Louisiana; Prescott, Arizona; and Waukesha, Wisconsin, and they drew over 400 total attendees. 498 176 TOTAL NUMBER OF ASSOCIATES WHO ARE EDUCATIONAL CRUISE HILLSDALE COLLEGE PARENTS OF HILLSDALE ASSOCIATES GRADUATES On July 4-16, 2017, Hillsdale College sponsored a cruise from Copenhagen to Oslo via St. Petersburg. 269 61,852 On-board cruise speakers included: ASSOCIATES WHO IMPRIMIS SUBSCRIBERS • Frank Buckley, Scalia School of Law, George Mason ARE ALSO PRESIDENT’S ADDED BY ASSOCIATES University CLUB MEMBERS • Arthur Herman, historian and journalist

• Christopher Caldwell, senior editor, Weekly 69 Standard ASSOCIATES WHO ARE ALSO ALUMNI • Roger L. Simon, screenwriter and author GEOGRAPHIC IMPRIMIS Imprimis is the national speech digest of Hillsdale COVERAGE: College, and it serves as the College’s primary outreach vehicle, reaching over 3.7 million readers each month. Featured authors during the 2017-2018 academic year 42 STATES AND were: July/August 2017 TWO FOREIGN Michael Ward Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford COUNTRIES “A Time to Scatter Stones and a Time to Gather Stones Together” Lucas E. Morel In 2018, the Associates office began Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University reaching out digitally to Hillsdale College “Frederick Douglass, American” Associates to provide more frequent Patrick L. Sajak updates on what is new with the College Vice Chairman, Hillsdale College Board of Trustees and its students. “You Are Not Generation Z” Also, Associates will be participating in September 2017 the set-up of Tele-Townhalls whereby Mollie Hemingway, senior editor, The Federalist over 7,500 constituents are reached to “Russian Collusion?” join in on discussions with Dr. Arnn on October 2017 a variety of topics, such as the Barney Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas Charter School Initiative. “Immigration in the National Interest”

61 November 2017 FREE MARKET FORUM Matthew Continetti, editor-in-chief, Washington Free Hillsdale College’s Center for the Study of Monetary Beacon Systems and Free Enterprise administers the Free “The Problem of Identity Politics and Its Solution” Market Forum series, which seeks to encourage the December 2017 study of free enterprise by bringing scholars together Larry P. Arnn, President, Hillsdale College for dynamic exchanges of ideas on topics related to free “Three Lessons of Statesmanship” market economics. The 2017 Free Market Forum was held January 2018 in The Woodlands, Texas, on October 12-14. More than Amy Wax, University of Pennsylvania Law School 170 professors and policy leaders from the U.S. and five “Are We Free to Discuss America’s Real Problems?” foreign countries attended, along with over 225 friends of Hillsdale College. February 2018 Joseph E. diGenova, Former U.S. Attorney Luncheon and dinner speakers included: “The Politicization of the FBI” • Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs • Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman March 2018 Maureen K. Ohlhausen David P. Goldman, Columnist, Asia Times • Wall Street Journal columnist Mary Anastasia “How to Meet the Strategic Challenge Posed by China” O’Grady April 2018 The Forum also featured three panels: Heather Mac Donald, Manhattan Institute • “Globalization: Pro and Con” “The Negative Impact of the #MeToo Movement” • “Education and Government” May/June 2018 • “Dodd-Frank: Repeal and Replace?” Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States The next Free Market Forum will take place in Kansas “‘Our Greatest Inheritance’—2018 Commencement City, Missouri, on October 11–13, 2018. Address” ONLINE LEARNING HILLSDALE COLLEGE PRESS Hillsdale College’s online learning program completed Hillsdale College Press (HCP) continued its work on its seventh year. Building upon the successes of the 2016- Winston Churchill’s official biography, which it has 2017 academic year, the College offered a series of courses brought back into print. All eight narrative volumes and on politics, history, and literature. Course lengths varied document volumes 1-20 (out of what will be 23 document from six weeks to eleven, and lessons included a lecture, a volumes) are available for purchase individually or as part quiz, recommended readings, and a Q&A session with the of one of three series subscriptions. The eight narrative professor. To date, over 1,700,000 students have registered volumes are also available for download in eBook editions for at least one course, all of which are archived and from Amazon.com. available at online.hillsdale.edu. There is no fee required In November 2017, HCP published Mises, Hayek, and the at registration, but there is an opportunity to make a Austrian School, Volume 45 in the Champions of Freedom tax-deductible donation to support Hillsdale’s online book series, an annual collection of presentations on education and outreach programs. economics delivered at the College’s Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series. Featured authors include: THE CHARLES R. AND KATHLEEN K. • Israel Kirzner, New York University HOOGLAND CENTER FOR TEACHER • Nicholas Wapshott, author, Keynes/Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics EXCELLENCE (CTE) • Eugen-Maria Schulak, co-author, The Austrian • 160 teachers participated in two off-campus School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, programs in Indiana and Kentucky Ambassadors, and Institutions • Seminar topics for the past academic year were • Lawrence H. White, George Mason University “Teaching the Declaration of Independence” and “Teaching Lincoln and the Civil War” • Robert P. Murphy, Texas Tech University • Peter Boettke, George Mason University

62 • Five members of the Hillsdale College faculty BCSI TRAINING lectured for CTE seminars: Emeritus Professor Will • 400 teachers and principals participated in four Morrisey, Kevin Portteus, Adam Carrington, Paul three-day professional development conferences Moreno, and Kevin Slack on campus • 110 seminars offered to teachers • Since its launch in 2001, the CTE has sponsored 75 • 20 school leaders met on campus to discuss teacher seminars with attendance totaling more management issues than 3,500 individuals from 42 states. More than • 7 new principals/administrators participated in half of the CTE participants to date teach in public two-day training session schools. • 32 school board members from 14 operating and future schools met on campus to better understand THE BARNEY CHARTER their responsibility for oversight of a public trust • 33 founding board members and potential SCHOOL INITIATIVE principal candidates attended a School Leadership In October, President Larry Arnn and radio talk “Boot Camp” to study the philosophy of classical show host Hugh Hewitt broadcasted a one-hour tele- education townhall about how the Hillsdale College Barney Charter • 70 Hillsdale alumni work as teachers or School Initiative (BCSI) is helping to return excellence administrators in BCSI schools to American K-12 education. Nearly 8,500 individuals • 15 groups are working toward opening a school participated by telephone, while over 1,000 watched the discussion online via Facebook. The hosts and Kirby Center Phillip Kilgore, director of the Barney Charter School Initiative, answered general and specific questions about education in America. The tele-townhall and other radio announcements have resulted in hundreds of inquiries to the BCSI office. BCSI SCHOOLS • 17 schools operated in 9 states • Total enrollment of 8,747 students • St. Johns Classical Academy in Fleming Island, Florida, opened its doors to 350 K-8 students • Three schools graduated their first class of seniors: • Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy, Bentonville, Arkansas (10 students) • Golden View Classical Academy, Golden, Colorado (8 students) • Mason Classical Academy, Naples, Florida THE ALLAN P. KIRBY, JR. CENTER (9 students) FOR CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES • 109 students graduated from four other BCSI schools: AND CITIZENSHIP • Founders Classical Academy of Lewisville The Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies (Texas) and Citizenship continued to strengthen the presence • Founders Classical Academy of Leander and expand the teaching mission of Hillsdale College in (Texas) Washington, D.C. This year it expanded its operations • Founders Classical Academy of Las Vegas concerning career advancement for students and alumni (Nevada) and began the process to start a Hillsdale graduate • Estancia Valley Classical Academy (Moriarty, program in Washington, D.C. New Mexico) WASHINGTON-HILLSDALE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (WHIP) • Two BCSI school graduates will matriculate to Hillsdale College this fall • 29 students participated in the fall and spring • Four BCSI schools will launch this fall semesters • WHIP had its first lacementsp at the White House

63 • Student took educational trips to Antietam, ALUMNI Mount Vernon, and Philadelphia and attended HOMECOMING—SEPTEMBER 29-30 a performance of Hamlet by the Shakespeare Theater Company • 5 alumni honored during 66th annual Alumni Awards Banquet: • Interns met with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas • Distinguished Alumni: • 30 students are interning in Washington this Ruta Sepetys, ’89 summer, two of whom are working in the White • Distinguished Alumni: House, one at the Department of Justice, and Aric Nesbett, ’01 many at various journalism outlets • Outstanding Young Alumna Award: • 15 students confirmed for the fall 2018 WHIP Jillian Melchior, ’09 Hillsdale’s James Madison Fellowship program • Tower Award: is being relaunched (and expanded) to identify and J. Duane Taylor, ’55 teach young professionals in political, policy, and • Tower Award: legal positions in Washington, D.C., about politics and Beverly Kasper Taylor, ’56 constitutional government. A cohort of congressional and administrative staff took part in a three-day retreat • Football team victory against Kentucky to Hillsdale’s main campus where they participated in Wesleyan College eight sessions featuring Hillsdale faculty. • “Major Decisions” event where alumni Kirby Center The Center hosted a private White House briefing discussed career paths for liberal arts for donors with Kellyanne Conway and Office of majors with current students Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney. • 2018 Homecoming is scheduled for Four of the speeches given at the Center through September 21-22, with the homecoming the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series this year— football game against Lake Erie College Mollie Hemingway, Amy Wax, and Joe diGenova in ALUMNI RECEPTIONS IN 19 CITIES: addition to the annual talk of Dr. Arnn—were featured in • Cincinnati, Ohio/Covington, Kentucky Imprimis. • Lansing, Michigan The Center works with Career Services and Alumni • Chicago, Illinois Relations to identify, track, place, and assist the • Detroit, Michigan advancement of Hillsdale students and alumni in • Grand Rapids, Michigan Washington, D.C. A one-year project will develop Career • Minneapolis, Minnesota Services and Alumni outreach at Kirby, including a job • Portland, Oregon and alumni portal at the Kirby website. • Seattle, Washington In the last year, the Center hosted four State Attorneys • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania General (Curtis Hill of Indiana, Ken Paxton of Texas, • Darien, Connecticut Doug Peterson of Nebraska, and Leslie Carol Rutledge of • Atlanta, Georgia Arkansas) for a public lecture and private dinner. Kirby • Ft. Myers, Florida co-hosted with RealClearPolitics an evening program to • Phoenix, Arizona mark the 25th anniversary of The New Criterion. • Newport Beach, California • Sonoma, California The Boyle Radio Studio hosted Salem Media Group • Denver, Colorado for a three-day airing featuring broadcasters Dennis • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania/Washington, Prager and Eric Metaxas. The radio studio continues D.C. (Alumni Road Trip) to host Hugh Hewitt and The Federalist radio hour podcast and has seen various smaller market talk ALUMNI GIVING show hosts broadcast from the Kirby Center. At this • 2,224 alumni made gifts totaling year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Radio $3,822,859.98 Free Hillsdale was stationed on Radio Row with three student broadcasters who conducted over 60 interviews in two days.

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