June 05, 2004
Businesses give students real-world experience
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Companies throughout Illinois and the United States participated in the 2005 Extern Program, giving Southern Illinois University Carbondale students real-world experience during spring break. More than 100 businesses participated in the program by allowing nearly 200 students to complete a week-long externship.
The Extern Program was established in 1984 by the SIU Alumni Association to help students discover more about their chosen career while working in a professional setting. Juniors and seniors are matched with alumni and friends of SIUC who work for businesses related to their majors. Through the externship, students are able to apply the skills learned in classes to a professional environment.
The extern experience also gives students the opportunity to network with successful and knowledgeable professionals with expertise in their chosen fields. More than 30 percent of the students who participate receive internship or job offers.
Companies that participate in the Extern Program include Anheuser-Bush, Boeing, Caterpillar, The Chicago Tribune, Continental Airlines, Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Yosemite National Park.
For more information about the Extern Program, contact Tuesday Ashner, director of Campus Alumni Programs at 618/453-2417.
The following list is organized alphabetically by the city in which each company's home base is located. Also listed are the students' names, academic majors and hometowns.
Illinois
Alhambra
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Tiffany Ochs; Agribusiness Economics; Olney, IL
Arlington Heights
Daily Herald
Hilary Matheson; Journalism & English; Chadwick, IL
Belleville
Ameren IP
Lucas Klein; Electrical Engineering; Cairo, IL
BRIC Partnership
Naved Siddiqui; Mechanical Engineering; Hollis, NY
Carole Hiatt
Jill Sprehe; Interior Design; New Mindon, IL
Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
Jamie Bartosik; Agricultural Information; Prairie du Roch, IL
Bement
Top Flight Grain
Chris Stinger; Agribusiness Economics; Pana, IL
Benton
Illinois' Second Judicial Circuit
Maria Guerrero; Administration of Justice; Moline, IL
Bloomington
Regent Radio Bloomington
Tara Desmond; Advertising; Bloomington, IL
State Farm Insurance
Travis Dixon; Management Information System; Benton, IL
Adrienne McPhee; Accounting; Carbondale, IL
Juanita White; Management Information System; Chicago, IL
Byron
Mary Morgan Elementary School
Jamie Eaves; Elementary Education; Anna, IL
Carbondale
A G Edwards
James Semanski; Finance; Carterville, IL
Enviro-Text
Alejandro Figueroa; Accounting; Aurora, IL
Julie Laursen; MBA; Arlington Height, IL
Mykinna Montgomery; Marketing/Advertising; Alorton, IL
David Pierce; Industrial Technology; Chicago, IL
Zhen Xu; Accounting/Finance; Carbondale, IL
Illinois Department of Transportation
Melissa Alvey; Civil Engineering; Elizabethtown, IL
Jamie Johnson; Civil Engineering; Nashville, IL
Matthew Overbey; Civil Engineering; Medora, IL
Image Architects, Inc.
David Kmetz; Architectural Studies; Streator, IL
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP
Crystal Longshore; Accounting; Coulterville, IL
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Choi Har Kwan; Food Nutrition; Carbondale, IL
New Horizons Ob-Gyn
Alicia Adams; Education; Anna, IL
Old National Bank
Alan Phelps; Finance (Financial Management); Bonnie, IL
Alexandru Nomicos; Finance; Targoviste, Romania
SIRSS
Amanda Chiavini; Psychology; Murphysboro, IL
SIU Credit Union
Adenike Alabi; Finance; Carbondale, IL
Southern Illinoisan
Medode Amoussou; Marketing; Carbondale, IL
Stephen Johnston; English – Pre-Professional; Carbondale, IL
Southern Illinois University
Aishah Abdul Karim; Psychology; Palm Bay, FL
Wemphy Hanafi; Mathematics; Carbondale, IL
Shalane McIntire; Biological Sciences; Du Quoin, IL
Erina Tanaka; Accounting; Carbondale, IL
Royal Whitaker; Public Relations; Lenexa, KS
Carterville
WSIL-TV3 ABC
Jeffery Durso; Radio – Television; Carterville, IL
Chicago
AKP Media
Andrew Leonard; Political Science; Rochester, IL
Jessica Slider; Television Production; Pewamo, MI
Art Institute of Chicago
Leigh Engel; Art History, Cinema and Photography; Palatine, IL
Bernardi Securities
Simon Martin; Finance; Pinckneyville, IL
Big Shoulders Digital Video Production
Keith Crook; TV Production; Mansfield, TX
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Theresa Bates; Paralegal Studies; Benton, IL
Broadview Media
Jennifer Willis; Cinema and Photography; Carbondale, IL
Chicago Board of Trade
Michael Pedroza; Finance; Chicago, IL
Chicago Department of Public Health
Aimee Webb; Dental Hygiene; Waterloo, IL
Ch'rewd Marketing and Promotion, Inc.;
Sydney Dillard; Advertising integrated with Marketing Communications; IN
Megan Gabby; Marketing; Johnston City, IL
Kristina Jurcevic; Music Business; Burbank, IL
Draft Worldwide
Courtney Wroblewski; Cinema & Photography, Advertising; Roselle, IL
Jennifer Wyss; Advertising/IMC; Barrington, IL
Field Museum
Carina Alcantar; Management; Chicago Height, IL
Jason Blum; Zoology; Algonquin, IL
Gensler
Alison Deany; Interior Design; Shorewood, IL
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Kristen Wells; Speech Communications; Belleville, IL
Ketchum
Tara Livesay; Marketing; Pana, IL
Landrum & Brown
Sarah Townsend; Aviation Management; Pekin, IL
Luminair Film Productions, Inc.
Chris LaGarce; Cinematography; Murphysboro, IL
Marc Hauser Portraits
Lauren King; Photography; Crystal Lake, IL
Morrow Design
Floria Jhang; Industrial Design; Hoffman Estate, IL
SolidLine Media
Hideki Yamauchi; Radio and Television; Carbondale, IL
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Tacarra Birmingham; Financial Management; Chicago, IL
VOA Associates
Samantha Cook; Interior Design; Crete, IL
WJMK Oldies 103.3
Candice Hickman; Radio/Television and Public Relations; Chicago, IL
Danville
Vermilion County Conservation District
Joshua Carron; Forestry; Fenton, MO
Jeremy Parish; Forestry; Catlin, IL
Decatur
BLDD Architects Inc.
David Lee; Architecture; Decatur, IL
Angel Valtierra; Architectural Studies; St. Charles, IL
Rebecca Weege; Architectural Studies; Urbana, IL\
Downers Grove
Ford Motor Company
David Montelongo; Automotive Technology; Chicago, IL
Matthew Morton; Automotive Technology; O'Fallon, IL
Sentinel Technologies
Crystal McClendon; Information Systems Technology; Makanda, IL
Kofi Mensah; Information Systems Technology; Bolingbrook, IL
Dwight
Aldi
Erica Dumas; Management; Pulaski, IL
East Alton
Jeffrey A. Colligan, D.M.D., M.S.D.
Kerry Koskie; Biological Sciences; Granite City, IL
Effingham
St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
Megan McCallister; Dietetics; Charleston, IL
Freeport
Honeywell
Matthew Shaw; Electrical Engineering Technology; Amboy, IL
Glen Ellyn
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Jessica Reed; Accounting; Madison, WI
Jessica Roth; Marketing; Chester, IL
Herrin
Herrin Elementary School
Christina Dawson; Elementary Education; Carbondale, IL
Maytag Herrin Laundry Products
Gabriel Smith; Industrial Technology; Murphysboro, IL
Hinsdale
General Motors
Casey Carnes; Automotive Technology
Itasca
Prism Retail Services
Christina Schumacher; Marketing; Effingham, IL
Joliet
Stromsland & DeYoung Architects
Brian Kraft, Architectural Studies; Shorewood, IL
Jonesboro
USDA – Forest Service Shawnee National Forest
Michael Petersen; Forestry; Murphysboro, IL
Andrew Wilson; Forestry: Outdoor Recreation; Ava, IL
Lake Forest
Lake Forest Hospital
Lindsey Campos; Business Administration; Bloomington, IL
Ingrid Vogt; Psychology; Crystal Lake, IL
Jamese Wilson; Accounting; Waukegan, IL
Paul Wright Jr.; MIS; Cincinnati, OH
W. W. Grainger
Megan Tarrolly; MBA; Mequon, WI
Lincoln
Precision Products, Inc.
Matthew Swank; Mechanical Engineering; Mapleton, IL
Daniel Wear; Mechanical Engineering; East Peoria, IL
Lombard
Stevens & Tate Marketing
Paul Rasmussen; Marketing; Nashville, TN
Marion
Ameren CIPS
Mylon Hulsey; Electrical/Computer; Metropolis, IL
Clear Channel Radio
Julie Hoscheidt; Advertising; Aledo, IL
VA Medical Center
Clinton Lashbrook; Information Systems Technologies; Carterville, IL
Ashley Melvin; IST; Macomb, IL
Atsushi Watanabe; Business; Carbondale, IL
Mattoon
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System
Jairon Downs; Biological Science; Arcola, IL
Mossville
Caterpillar
Maria Matthews; Accounting; Cairo, IL
Mount Pulaski
Cross Brothers Implement Inc.
John Klemm; Agriculture Systems Technology; Waynesville, IL
Murphysboro
Clarke CPA & Consulting, Ltd.
Stephanie Polete; Accounting; Murphysboro, IL
Penn Aluminum International, Inc.
Aaron Mach; Mechanical Engineering; Carbondale, IL
Naperville
Wachovia Securities
Brett Conley; Finance; Makanda, IL
Mark Dormire; Finance; Mt. Sterling, IL
Northbrook
Design Construction Concepts, LTD.
Lilia Angel; Architecture; Carbondale, IL
Sporting News
Ramzi Abu-Threde; Management Information Systems; German Town, MD
Joel Blamey; Accounting/Management; Carbondale, IL
Thomas Gonzalez; Business and Administration; Carbondale, IL
Oak Brook
McDonalds Corporations
David Rudolph; Mechanical Engineering; Chicago, IL
Oakbrook Terr.
Whitney, Inc.
Melissa Anderson; Interior Design; Yorkville, IL
Olney
Southeastern Illinois Counseling Centers, Inc.
William Radcliffe; Psychology; Centralia, IL
Olympia Fields
North American Insights, LLC
Bethany Larsen; Marketing; Carol Stream, IL
Rosemont
Banco Popular
Alex Slobodnik; Business Economics; Lake Zurich, IL
MB Financial
Kelli Bachmann; Marketing; Murphysboro, IL
Paul Mooney; Marketing; Lansing, IL
Diane Urbonas; Marketing; Lombard, IL
Jared Wright; Finance; Murphysboro, IL
Schaumburg
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America
Nicholas Hettel; Automotive Technology; Ottawa, IL
Geoffrey Lonberger; Automotive Technology; Richmond, IL
Sesser
Family Video
Evangeline Buchanan; Marketing; Johnston City, IL
Jason Holt; Management; Tolono, IL
Abbey Jones; Business and Administration; Stewardson, IL
Simpson
Dixon Springs Agricultural Center – UIUC Extension
Amanda Kroeschel; Animal Science: Pre-Veterinary; Lee, IL
Sparta
Randolph Country Farm Bureau
Emika Anaza; Management; Carbondale, IL
Springfield
Hanson Professional Services
Brock Navarro; Interior Design; DuQuoin, IL
Illinois Attorney General's Office
Patrick Sears; Management Information Systems; Bethalto, IL
Sarah Spillman; Radio Television; Olney, IL
Illinois Department of Human Services
Mary Hacker; Food and Nutrition – Dietetics; Tunnel Hill, IL
Illinois Department of Public Health
Kacie Taylor; Dietetics; DuQuoin, IL
Illinois Department of Transportation
Douglas Gibbs; Aviation Flight and Management; Princeville, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Kathleen Kendrick; Marketing and Spanish; Makanda, IL
Natasha Schnarre; Music Business; Farina, IL
Marine Bank
Stefan Jabkiewicz; Finance; Greenfield, WI
Springfield Clinic Eye Institute
Ashley Pinkerton; Biological Science; Pleasant Plains, IL
USDA-Farm Service Agency
Craig Frankford; Agribusiness Economics; Carlinville, IL
Urbana
Nutrition on the Move
Shinji Ogita; Food and Nutrition (Dietetics); Carbondale, IL
Wheaton
Lowell Elementary School
Kortni Leifheit; Elementary Education; DeKalb, IL
Wheeling
M.V. Kuper PC
Robert Alcala Jr.; Accounting; Elmwood Park, IL
Out of State
Denver, CO
Denver International Airport
Conor Devine; Aviation Management; Durango, CO
Brian Freeburg; Aviation Management; O'Fallon, IL
Gensler
Jane Anderson; Interior Design; Concord, IL
Atlanta, GA
Intercontinental Hotels Group
Kelly Cody; Food & Nutrition: Hospitality & Tourism; Lombard, IL
Ejayce Fox; Hospitality & Resort Management; Memphis, TN
Jertonya Mullen; Marketing; East St. Louis, IL
Meredith Rhoads; Marketing; West Frankfort; IL
Evansville, IN
The ARS Group
Christina Evans; Marketing; Noble, IL
Princeton, IN
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana
Patrick Rotramel; Automotive Technology; Browns, IL
Valparaiso, IN
Aldi
Kimberly Rogers; Management; Cahokia, IL
Louisville, KY
Videobred
James Zorn; Cinema and Photography; Jeffersonville, IN
Flint, MI
General Motors
Carl Jones; Automotive Technology; Ellery, IL
Jeffery Thompson; Automotive Technology; Naperville, IL
Minneapolis, MN
Campbell-Mithun
Katy Ritten; Communication Design; Plymouth, MN
Clayton, MO
Merrill Lynch
Georin LaGrant; Finance; St. Louis, MO
Springfield, MO
Springfield-Greene County Health Department
Jill Shaw; Community Health Education; Jacksonville, IL
St. Louis, MO
Arcturis
Dennis Crain; Architecture; McLeansboro, IL
Melissa Roth; Interior Design; Belleville, IL
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Laura Speer; Food and Nutrition; Cobden, IL
Boeing
Stephanie Adams; Speech Communication/Public Relations; Monticello, IL
Will Alberts; Industrial/Manufacturing Technology; Huntley, IL
Brian Ardaugh; Electrical Engineering Technology; Plainfield, IL
Jeremy Coder; Aviation Management; Carbondale, IL
Matthew Collier; Aviation Management; Raleigh, IL
Katisha Crayton; Accounting; Freeport, IL
Mary DeSherlia; Accounting; Jerseyville, IL
Jenna Deutschmann; Aviation Management; Sparta, IL
Sarah Doelling; Accounting; Venedy, IL
Donald Gilmore; Electrical Engineering; Sioux Falls, SD
Michael Hummelsheim; Aviation Flight/Aviation Management; Quincy, IL
Jessica Knitter; Aviation Technologies; Lake Elsinore, CA
John McDowell; Information Systems Technologies; Pana, IL
Janee Schuster; Speech Communications; Highland Park, IL
Rachel Smith; Accounting; Moweaqua, IL
Bethany Taake; Accounting; Ullin, IL
Laura Taylor; Journalism; Anna, IL
Jared Trexler; Information Systems Technologies; Pana, IL
Eric Vinyard; Mechanical Engineering Technology; Chester, IL
Abram Weber; Aviation Management; Coal Valley, IL
Deloitte & Touche
Byford Boyd; Accounting and Management; Sesser, IL
Growing Green Inc.
Carrie Garrett; Plant and Soil Science; Elmwood, IL
Hyatt Regency
Melissa Blades; Management; Marion, IL
McCarthy Building Companies
David Jouett; Architecture; Jersyville, IL
Metaphase Design Group, Inc.
Luis Sahagun; Industrial Design; Chicago Height, IL
SmithLee Productions
Eric Skala; Radio/Television; Ingleside, IL
The Salvation Army Midland Division
Kenya Taylor; Speech Communications (Public Relations); Glen Carbon, IL
Trivers Associates
Jennifer Feucht; Architecture; Belleville, IL
Charlotte, NC
Ford Motor Company
Charles Matalonis; Automotive Technology; Libertyville, IL
Walpole, NH
Florentine Films
Jessica Wicks; Cinema & Photography and Radio & Television; Ancona, IL
Forest Hills, NY
Jet Blue
Timothy Lane; Aviation Management/Flight; Imperial, MO
Troy, OH
American Honda Motor Company
Jeremy Philippi; Automotive Technology; Elgin, IL
Jeffrey Pelch; Aviation Management; Belleville, IL
Nashville, TN
Rendy Lovelady Management
Sara Jolly; Music Business; Charleston, IL
Sony/ATV Music Pub., LLC
Geoffrey Turner; Music Business; Springfield, IL
Houston, TX
Continental Airlines
Tyler Tschopp; Accounting; Coal Valley, IL
Washington, DC
Associated Press
Joowoon Jung; Radio-Television; Logan, UT
Milwaukee, WI
Medical College of Wisconsin
Waleed Abbasi; Zoology/Physiology; Skokie, IL
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sheena Johnson; Finance; Milwaukee, WI