Hometown Hillsdale: Ron Budd, '82

Hometown Hillsdale: Ron Budd, '82

Written by Stephanie Gordon Ron Budd, ’82, enjoyed growing up in small-town Hillsdale, Michigan. The born-and-raised Hillsdalian came to Hillsdale College on the Bernard L. Davis Scholarship—a scholarship offered to Hillsdale High School graduates. Not having a connection to the College while growing up, Ron said the school has become near and dear to him. Ron’s father worked at Hillsdale Tool for nearly 50 years, and his mother was a part-time …