57 college students are beginning summer internships with GROWMARK.  Participants will learn accounting, marketing, communications, and product and service-related activities at cooperatives in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ontario.  Orientation was held in May, June will mark a business tour, and project presentations will take place in August.

The interns hail from:

Delaware Valley College
Illinois State University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Monmouth University
Northwest Missouri State University
Pennsylvania State University
Siena Heights University
Southern Illinois University
University of Guelph
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Wisconsin – Madison
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Western Illinois University
Willamette University

“We are excited to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the GROWMARK internship program!” said Allison Stephey, GROWMARK university relations manager. “The program continues to be a key component in identifying and retaining top talent into the GROWMARK System. Students engage with industry professionals on important projects and have the opportunity to clarify career goals; while we get exposed to the most talented university students.”

The program began in 1959 with three participants.  Currently over 1,000 students have taken part in the internship.