[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 117 (Thursday, July 30, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8549-S8550]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         STENNIS CENTER PROGRAM

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, for 7 years now, the John C. Stennis Center 
for Public Service Leadership has conducted a program for summer 
interns working in congressional offices. This 6-week program is 
designed to enhance their internship experience by giving them an 
inside view of how Congress really works. It also provides an 
opportunity for them to meet with senior congressional staff and other 
experts to discuss issues ranging from the legislative process to the 
influence of the media and lobbyists on Congress.
  The program is a joint effort of the Stennis Center and a number of 
current and former senior congressional staff who have completed the 
Stennis Congressional Staff Fellows leadership program. These Stennis 
Senior Fellows use their experience and expertise to design the program 
and to participate in each of the interactive sessions and panel 
discussions.
  Interns are selected for this program based on their college record, 
community service background, and interest in a career in public 
service. This year, 21 outstanding interns, most of them juniors and 
seniors in college, who are working for Democrats and Republicans in 
both the House and Senate, participated.
  I congratulate the interns for their participation in this valuable 
program, and I thank the Stennis Center and the Senior Stennis Fellows 
for providing such a unique experience for these interns and for 
encouraging them to consider a future career in public service.
  I ask unanimous consent to have a list of 2009 Stennis congressional 
interns and the offices in which they work be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

       Matthew Blake, attending the University of South Dakota, 
     interning in the office of Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, 
     Jennifer Brody, attending the University of Wisconsin-
     Madison, interning in the office of Sen. Herb Kohl, Benjamin 
     Eachus, attending Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges, 
     interning in the House Committee on Science and Technology, 
     Tyler Ernst, attending Michigan State University, interning 
     in the office of Sen. John Barrasso, Susan Gleiser, attending 
     Vanderbilt University, interning

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     in the House Committee on Science and Technology, Zack 
     Hester, attending North Carolina State University, interning 
     in the House Committee on Science and Technology, Ashley 
     McCabe, attending Florida State University, interning in the 
     office of Sen. Robert Menendez, Chase Neely, attending George 
     Mason University, interning in the office of Rep. Sam Farr, 
     Christopher Neuman, attending the University of Pennsylvania, 
     interning in the office of Rep. Robert A. Brady, Dwayne 
     Petersen, attending the University of the Virgin Islands, 
     interning in the office of Rep. Donna Christensen, Beersheba, 
     Philippe, attending Boston University, interning in the 
     office of Rep. Donald Payne, Jeleesa Randolph, attending 
     Morgan State University, interning in the office of Rep. 
     Donna Christensen, Ted Ratchford, attending Tulane 
     University, interning in the office of Rep. Michael N. 
     Castle, George Read, attending Amherst College, interning in 
     the office of Sen. John Barrasso, Tyler Roth, attending the 
     University of Wisconsin-Madison, interning in the office of 
     Sen. Herb Kohl, Twaun Samuel, attending the University of 
     Mississippi, interning in the office of Rep. Maxine Waters, 
     Mary Lynn Seery, attending the Catholic University of 
     America, interning in the office of Rep. Donald Payne, Niki 
     Shah, attending Rutgers University, interning in the office 
     of Rep. Donald Payne, Ken Story, attending Minot State 
     University, interning in the office of Sen. Kent Conrad, 
     Zachary Wittchow, attending Northwestern University, 
     interning in the office of Rep. Thomas E. Petri, Alina Zarr, 
     attending the University of Texas, interning in the office of 
     Rep. Lynn Woolsey.

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