ILP Awards and Reception
Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School Celebrates the
Intern Leadership Program
ST. LOUIS, MO– Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School honored the St. Louis students and corporations participating in their innovative Intern Leadership Program (ILP) at a recent awards ceremony.
The ILP is a unique six-year internship program sponsored by Cardinal Ritter Prep. The event celebrated the first class of Cardinal Ritter Prep students who have completed all six years of the program, as well as the companies that have employed them as interns. Students are accepted into the highly competitive program at the end of their sophomore year, and begin the internship the summer after their junior year. Students continue to work the paid summer internships, often with the same company, through college.
Partnering companies include A.G. Edwards & Sons, Ameren, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Bank of America, Commerce Bank, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Laclede Gas Company, Edward D. Jones & Company, Grimco, Unigroup, Inc., Smurfit-Stone Container, Schnuck Market, Inc., US Bank, VA Medical Center and others.
Students honored at the event include:
• Helena Diane Bailey – attends Fontbonne University where she is majoring in psychology. Interned with Energizer Battery Company and Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation.
• Lauren Ashley Collins – attends Kentucky State University where she is majoring in chemistry. Interned with Commerce Bank and Edward Jones.
• Dannell Genean Gillespie – attends Saint Louis University where she is majoring in finance. Interned with Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt, Ameren UE and National City Bank.
• Tamara Lashay Rogers-Gant – attends Spelman College where she is majoring in English. Interned with Enterprise.
• Ann Marie Gordon – attends University of Missouri – St. Louis where she is majoring in pharmacy. Interned with Walgreens.
• Richard Thomas King – attends Saint Louis University where he is majoring in biology. Interned with Schnuck’s.
• Tabitha Danielle Lambert – attends Lindenwood University where she is majoring in early childhood education. Interned with Edward Jones, Commerce Bank and Hazelwood schools.
• Jessica Lynette Lane – attends University of Alabama – Huntsville. Interned with Enterprise.
• Malinda Elizabeth Rowsey – attends Harris-Stowe State Univeristy where she is majoring in early childhood education. Interned with Walgreens and Ameren.
• Kendra Latrice Smith – attends Saint Louis University where she is majoring in biology. Interned with Walgreens.
• Doretha Jeanne Taylor – attended Oakwood University in Alabama and currently attends the University of Missouri – St. Louis where she is majoring in biology. Interned with Barnes Jewish Center, Bank of America and VA Medical Center.
• Holly Lynette White – attends the University of Missouri – St. Louis where she is majoring in biology. Interned with Commerce Bank.
“The Cardinal Ritter Intern Program has been a success at Ameren,” said Sharon Harvey Davis, Manager of Diversity at Ameren Services. “The interns have been well prepared, smart, hard working and a delight to have in the office. We feel very fortunate to be able to participate in this program.”
“Laclede Gas has found being a partner in the Intern Leadership Program a very worthwhile and rewarding experience,” said Tim Golden, Senior Human Resources Generalist at Laclede Gas Company. “We have been very pleased with the quality of the interns. They are polite, professional, and hard working and we enjoy having them as part of our company each summer.”
Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School has educated students from the entire St. Louis region for more than 25 years and opened a new, state-of-the-art school in Grand Center in 2003. This year, as in years past, all Cardinal Ritter Prep seniors graduated and were accepted to college. Cardinal Ritter Prep is a coeducational high school accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information, call (314) 446-5500 or visit www.cardinalritterprep.org.
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Synergy Group • 7915 Big Bend Blvd. • St. Louis, MO 63119
314.961.9772 • 314.961.9782 (fax)
www.synergy-pr.com
Intern Leadership Program
ST. LOUIS, MO– Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School honored the St. Louis students and corporations participating in their innovative Intern Leadership Program (ILP) at a recent awards ceremony.
The ILP is a unique six-year internship program sponsored by Cardinal Ritter Prep. The event celebrated the first class of Cardinal Ritter Prep students who have completed all six years of the program, as well as the companies that have employed them as interns. Students are accepted into the highly competitive program at the end of their sophomore year, and begin the internship the summer after their junior year. Students continue to work the paid summer internships, often with the same company, through college.
Partnering companies include A.G. Edwards & Sons, Ameren, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Bank of America, Commerce Bank, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Laclede Gas Company, Edward D. Jones & Company, Grimco, Unigroup, Inc., Smurfit-Stone Container, Schnuck Market, Inc., US Bank, VA Medical Center and others.
Students honored at the event include:
• Helena Diane Bailey – attends Fontbonne University where she is majoring in psychology. Interned with Energizer Battery Company and Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation.
• Lauren Ashley Collins – attends Kentucky State University where she is majoring in chemistry. Interned with Commerce Bank and Edward Jones.
• Dannell Genean Gillespie – attends Saint Louis University where she is majoring in finance. Interned with Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt, Ameren UE and National City Bank.
• Tamara Lashay Rogers-Gant – attends Spelman College where she is majoring in English. Interned with Enterprise.
• Ann Marie Gordon – attends University of Missouri – St. Louis where she is majoring in pharmacy. Interned with Walgreens.
• Richard Thomas King – attends Saint Louis University where he is majoring in biology. Interned with Schnuck’s.
• Tabitha Danielle Lambert – attends Lindenwood University where she is majoring in early childhood education. Interned with Edward Jones, Commerce Bank and Hazelwood schools.
• Jessica Lynette Lane – attends University of Alabama – Huntsville. Interned with Enterprise.
• Malinda Elizabeth Rowsey – attends Harris-Stowe State Univeristy where she is majoring in early childhood education. Interned with Walgreens and Ameren.
• Kendra Latrice Smith – attends Saint Louis University where she is majoring in biology. Interned with Walgreens.
• Doretha Jeanne Taylor – attended Oakwood University in Alabama and currently attends the University of Missouri – St. Louis where she is majoring in biology. Interned with Barnes Jewish Center, Bank of America and VA Medical Center.
• Holly Lynette White – attends the University of Missouri – St. Louis where she is majoring in biology. Interned with Commerce Bank.
“The Cardinal Ritter Intern Program has been a success at Ameren,” said Sharon Harvey Davis, Manager of Diversity at Ameren Services. “The interns have been well prepared, smart, hard working and a delight to have in the office. We feel very fortunate to be able to participate in this program.”
“Laclede Gas has found being a partner in the Intern Leadership Program a very worthwhile and rewarding experience,” said Tim Golden, Senior Human Resources Generalist at Laclede Gas Company. “We have been very pleased with the quality of the interns. They are polite, professional, and hard working and we enjoy having them as part of our company each summer.”
Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School has educated students from the entire St. Louis region for more than 25 years and opened a new, state-of-the-art school in Grand Center in 2003. This year, as in years past, all Cardinal Ritter Prep seniors graduated and were accepted to college. Cardinal Ritter Prep is a coeducational high school accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information, call (314) 446-5500 or visit www.cardinalritterprep.org.
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Synergy Group • 7915 Big Bend Blvd. • St. Louis, MO 63119
314.961.9772 • 314.961.9782 (fax)
www.synergy-pr.com
