Truman Students Selected for Missouri Government Internship
Pictured are interns (seated, left to right) Emily Kiddoo, Michelle Landers, Elizabeth Bonanno, Stephanie Vandas, Leigh Wickell, Nicole Rust and Casey Sharp; (standing, left to right) Robert Ritchie, Courtney Robbins, Elizabeth Andrew, Lucas Pendry, Sylwia Dabrowska, University President Barbara Dixon, Kristin Jacobs, Taylor Burks, Sarah Felts, Elisha Redel and Brian Johnson. Andrea Cosgrove, Nicole Ray, Jeff Spahr and Cara Willoughby are not pictured.
Twenty-one Truman State University students will begin legislative internships at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City next semester as part of the Missouri Government Internship program.
The internship provides an inside look at state government. While in Jefferson City, the interns will be assigned to public officials based on compatibility and interests. The interns work with their legislator and his/her staff on a variety of jobs and tasks. The Truman interns will begin working with state representatives, legislators and in statewide offices with the start of the session Jan. 9.
The spring interns are Elizabeth Andrew, a junior political science major from Warrensburg, Mo.; Elizabeth Bonanno, a junior political science and Spanish double major from Columbia, Mo.; Taylor Burks, a senior justice systems major from Neosho, Mo.; Andrea Cosgrove, a history major from St. Peters, Mo.; Sylwia Dabrowska, a junior political science and history double major from Des Moines, Iowa; Sarah Felts, a junior political science and communication double major from St. Louis, Mo.; Kristin Jacobs, a junior justice systems major from Kirksville, Mo.; Brian Johnson, a junior political science major from Fenton, Mo.; Emily Kiddoo, a senior political science major from Memphis, Mo.; Michelle Landers, a sophomore political science major from Weldon Springs, Mo; Lucas Pendry, a junior political science major from Galesburg, Ill.; Nicole Ray, a junior English and pre-education major from Coffey, Mo.; Elisha Redel, a junior justice systems major from Eureka, Mo.; Robert Ritchie, a junior political science and history double major from Warrenton, Mo.; Courtney Robbins, a junior political science major from Lee’s Summit, Mo.; Nicole Rust, a junior political science major from Manchester, Mo.; Casey Sharp, a junior political science and justice systems double major from St. Joseph, Mo.; Jeff Spahr, a senior political science and history double major from Overland Park, Kan.; Stephanie Vandas, a junior political science major from Ballwin, Mo.; Leigh Wickell a junior English major from Springfield, Mo.; and Cara Willoughby, a junior biology major from Owensville, Mo.
