The Political Science department is always pleased to promote and underwrite the Dr. Michael N. Compton Public Affairs Essay Contest.
Dedicated to “helping good young men become better young men,” Dr. Compton served as an alum in residence helping Sigma Pi re-charter at MSU during the fall of 2012. He was founder of the nonprofit organization, IDEAL-Institute for Development of Ethics and Leadership. He was committed to having IDEAL support the MSU Public Affairs mission and envisioned an essay contest as one of the vehicles for achieving that support. Having passed in November of 2014, his legacy lives on through his family, friends, and fellow brothers of the Alpha Rho Chapter.