Two annual fellowship programs—the Benjamin Franklin Fellows and the Hutchison Center for Commerce and Freedom Fellows, and a post-doctoral fellow—will allow Hillsdale College students to gain additional learning and experience by supporting the Center for Commerce and Freedom.
Twenty Benjamin Franklin Fellows will take part in the annual conference, and, throughout the school year, a series of seminars held at Hillsdale exploring questions of freedom in the historical and philosophical economic traditions as well as issues of current and future interest. The fellowship will culminate in a trip to New York City, where fellows will engage in a multi-day seminar and visit and connect with the major centers of commerce and finance in America.
Eight Hutchison Center for Commerce and Freedom Fellows will work to assist the Center’s operations as well as the planning and execution of the annual conference. In return, they will receive annual scholarships of $5,000. While both fellowship programs will accept only the most exemplary applicants, they will be kept open to undergraduates of all majors, not only economics and business. This will foster the integration of Hillsdale’s liberal arts education with the study of business.
CHARLES N. STEELE
DIRECTOR OF THE Hutchison Center for Commerce and Freedom
csteele@hillsdale.edu
Charles Steele has taught economics at the graduate and undergraduate levels in China, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, and has also worked in private consulting. At Hillsdale College, he teaches a variety of upper division economics courses, among them a two-semester sequence in History of Economic Thought, Environmental and Resource Economics, Mathematical Economics, and Austrian Economics II. His research interests include environmental and resource economics, economics of space development, and economics of institutions and institutional change. Outside of economics, his interests include trail running and running ultramarathons, mountaineering, and other outdoor activities.
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DAVID DANFORD
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
ddanford@hillsdale.edu
(517) 607-2682
David Danford served for over 15 years in the U.S. military and, along the way, was blessed to attend Hillsdale College for graduate school. David and his wife fell in love with the place and the College, and wanted to return and raise their family and help Hillsdale in any way they could. David now works to build up Hillsdale’s network in the world of business and industry to advance the mission of the College.