Michael Costa

Catch up with Fordies and learn about recent accomplishments, moves, and babies!

This year, State & Hill has unfolded a bit differently—literally and figuratively! 
While our fall issue adopted a compact, fold-out design to highlight impact, 
our spring magazine returns to our full format, offering the space to dive deeper into t...

Catch up with Fordies and learn about recent accomplishments, moves, and babies!

Frank Spence (MPA '60) was elected president of the Port of Astoria Commission, the only deep water port in Oregon to accommodate Alaskan cruise ships.  Kaoru Mamiya (MPA '73) celebrated his 77th birthday on September 3, 2020, a very special age beca...

First gathering The Ford School Committee began to meet regularly in 1991. Known then as the Committee for IPPS (the Institute for Public Policy Studies, or IPPS, was the predecessor to the Ford School), the goal was to promote, and increase priva...

The Ford School Committee Founded in 1991 to promote and increase private support for the Ford School's students, research, and policy engagement, the Committee for the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is comprised of leaders from the public an...