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ESPP Specialization Student Winner of Detroit Press Club Award

April 6, 2007

Congratulations to ESPP specialization student Richard Grogan on his 2007 Michigan Excellence in Journalism award from the Detroit Press Club Foundation. Grogan won first place in the Student Expression of Opinion category for an essay he wrote entitled “Life and Times of a Biodieseler,” which chronicled his experiences as an owner of a biodiesel-fueled vehicle. His essay appeared in the fall 2006 issue of MSU's EJ Magazine and can be viewed at http://www.ejmagazine.com/2006b/biodieseler.htm.

Grogan is a Ph.D. student in the media and information studies program at MSU. He plans to focus on multiple aspects of the development of new alternative fuels.