MSU senior Colin Reese is among nine students and three alumni nominated by Michigan State University for the Marshall Scholarship, which provides support to approximately 50 of the most outstanding undergraduates in the country to study at any university in the United Kingdom. MSU has produced 20 Marshall Scholars to date.
Reese is a fourth-year student majoring in comparative cultures and politics through James Madison College, and interdisciplinary studies in social science through the College of Social Science. He is from Victor, Idaho, and attended Jackson Hole High School.
“The Marshall Scholarship aligns closely with both my academic and personal goals,” said Reese. “Academically, it would allow me to deepen my understanding of socioenvironmental governance in an international context, connecting my interests in climate risk, water management, and the relationship between nature and society with frameworks developed in the UK. Personally, the chance to live and study abroad fulfills my long-standing drive to explore new places, broaden my worldview, and bring those perspectives back to the U.S. to inform future environmental governance work.”
“My time at MSU has prepared me well for this next step. I’ve been trained to think across disciplines, to value both quantitative and qualitative evidence, and to connect environmental challenges with broader political and cultural contexts.”
The results of this competition will be determined in the coming months. MSU’s full list of nominees for the Marshall Scholarship are:
- Kaylin Casper, an Honors College fourth-year student majoring in sociology through the College of Social Science, and humanities pre-law through the College of Arts and Letters. Casper is from Burbank, California, and attended John Burroughs High School.
- Erik Brodsky, an Honors College fourth-year student majoring in advanced mathematics and computational mathematics through the College of Natural Science. Brodsky is from Cortlandt Manor, New York, and was homeschooled for high school.
- Abigail Carvey, a 2025 alumna who majored in neuroscience through Lyman Briggs College and current master’s student majoring in pharmacology and toxicology through the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Carvey is from Farmington, Michigan, and attended Farmington High School.
- William Castanier, an Honors College fourth-year student majoring in international relations through James Madison College, and Arabic in the College of Arts and Letters. Castanier is from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and attended Pioneer High School.
- Zachary Christiansen, a fourth-year student majoring in materials science and engineering with a manufacturing concentration through the College of Engineering. Christiansen is from Ypsilanti, Michigan, and attended Skyline High School.
- Andre Edmond, a 2025 alumnus who majored in psychology through the College of Social Science. Edmond is from Grand Haven, Michigan, and attended Grand Haven High School.
- George (Truman) Forbes, a 2024 Honors College alumnus who majored in environmental studies and sustainability through the College of Agriculture and Natural Science, and comparative cultures and politics through James Madison College. Forbes is from Bradford, Pa., and attended Bradford Area High School.
- Elena Forman, an Honors College fourth-year student majoring in arts and humanities through the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities and digital storytelling through the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Forman is from East Lansing, Michigan, and attended East Lansing High School.
- Kierra Jursch, an Honors College fourth-year student majoring in biology through Lyman Briggs College, and psychology in the College of Social Science. Jursch is from Gladstone, Michigan, and attended Gladstone Area High School.
- Julia Preservati, an Honors College fourth-year student majoring in environmental studies and sustainability through the College of Agriculture and Natural Science, and zoology through the College of Natural Science. Preservati is from Huntington, West Virginia, and attended Saint Joseph Catholic High School.
- Isabelle Radakovich, an Honors College fourth-year student majoring in international relations as well as political theory and constitutional democracy in James Madison College, and French through the College of Arts and Letters. Radakovich is from Cody, Wyoming, and attended Cody High School.
- Colin Reese, a fourth-year student majoring in comparative cultures and politics through James Madison College, and interdisciplinary studies in social science through the College of Social Science. Colin is from Victor, Idaho, and attended Jackson Hole High School.
This story originally appeared on the Honors College website.
