Griffin Student Awards

Students receive 2007 Griffin prize

Two Central Michigan University graduates recently were awarded the Robert P. and Marjorie Griffin Prize chosen by Bill Ballenger, the retiring Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government.

Heather Chiarello of Stevensville and Robert Avers of Kimball are the first recipients of the newly created award. They were among nearly 200 students who took part in the two seminar courses on Michigan politics and government taught by Ballenger during the past four years. <Read more>

Award-winning student papers

Bill Ballenger's Students (2003-2007)