Internship Plus makes extraordinary work experiences possible

RELEASED: May 10, 2007

DANVILLE, KY—The Centre Internship Plus committee recently met and awarded 17 Centre students Internship Plus funding for their summer internships. In this extremely competitive process, these students were chosen to receive $1,500 each for extraordinary internships across the country and around the world.

"The Centre Internship Plus program, which provides matching grants for selected internships, is a great way to help Centre students afford some top-notch internships they might not otherwise be able to complete," says Deborah Jones, director of career services.

Following is a list of the Internship Plus award recipients and their sponsoring organizations:

• Ishraq Ahmed '09
  Citibank, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Sarah Baird '10
  Center for American Progress,
  Washington, D.C.

• Stephanie Beard '08
  Kentucky World Trade Center, Lexington, Ky.

• Nate Blank '08
  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Mass.

• Meredith Booth '08
  Fayette Commonwealth Attorney, Lexington, Ky.

• David Brown '08
  Berkshire Theatre Festival, Performance Training Program, Stockbridge, Mass.

• Mary Burchett '08
  National Institute of Health, Baltimore, Md.

• Bryan Fioret '08
  University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Ky.

• Laura MacDonald '08
  University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

• Chase Martin '09
  Bluegrass Trust, Lexington, Ky.

• Molly Reynolds '08
  Smithsonian Institute—American History Museum, Washington, D.C.

• Kristen Robinson '09
  Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, Mass.

• Meghan Thompson '09
  Senator Jim Bunning, Washington, D.C.

• Beth Tipton '08
  Summerbridge Louisville, Louisville, Ky.

• Marc Waldner '08
  Flame Run Gallery, Louisville, Ky.

• Amber Wood '08
  Talisman Camps, Zirconia, N.C.

• Jing Zhang '09
  CBS5/The CW Bay Area, San Francisco, Calif.

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