GROWMARK Welcomes 95 Summer Interns

The GROWMARK System will welcome a new class of 95 interns for the summer of 2024 starting on May 13. Interns were selected during a competitive application process for placement in two different internship programs within the GROWMARK System.

The Exploring Agriculture Internship Program welcomes 44 students whose internship will be focused on operations, equipment and technology for scouting, facilities, maintenance and repair, and learning about the GROWMARK System. This program is designed for first or second-year college students who are seeking to explore the field of agriculture as a potential career path.

The GROWMARK Internship Program welcomes 51 students whose internships will be business-focused, with opportunities for networking and development throughout the summer. The GROWMARK intern class allows students to gain exposure in areas such as business, marketing, recruiting, accounting, IT innovation, and product and service-related activities.

“We’re eager to welcome our new class of interns and provide them with a unique, hands-on experience to learn about agriculture and what it means to be a cooperative,” said Student Recruiting Manager Madison Kimpling. “Both programs will help give students more clarity on what they want to do after they graduate and the career paths available to them in the agriculture industry.”

GROWMARK’s Internship Program is celebrating its 65^th anniversary while the Exploring Ag program is in its 11^th year.

GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by member cooperatives. More information is available at GROWMARK.com.

CONTACT:
Sabrina Burkiewicz
External Communications Manager
GROWMARK
309-557-6184
[email protected]

GROWMARK Internship Program Participants:

Blackhawk Technical College

• Emma Haag
• Jadah Wegmuller

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)

• Travis Herndon

Grace College

• Riley Owens

Illinois State University

• Ethan Robson
• Derek Jennings
• Lucas Simpson
• Nathan Whitney
• Quinn Pulley
• Avery  Mowen
• Evan Kraft
• Kyle Wilmot

Illinois Wesleyan University

• Lainey Scher

Iowa State University

• Colin LeMaire
• Raif Axmear
• Robert Schaefer
• Kendall Hawbaker

Lincoln Land Community College

• Jhia Walker

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

• Sarah Bash

Murray State University

• Lucy Peterson

Northern Illinois University

• Valerie Baie

Ohio State University ATI

• Candace Bouillon

Penn State University

• Alexander Lord
• Jett Kelly

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

• Braden Baldauf

• Sophia Biehl

University of Guelph

• Korina Velema
• Shawna Terpstra
• Jill Ohm

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Jaton Shaffer
• Destiny Williamson
• Katie Landers
• Cal Larson
• Emily Krawcyk
• Ethan Davis
• Logan Bend
• Nathan Scranton
• Sydney Casey
• Alyssa Hamilton
• Emilie Hickenbottom

University of Louisville

• Victor Mullen

University of Missouri – Columbia

• Emma Roth

University of South Dakota

• Jacob Salmen

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Madalyn Leary

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

• Isaac Ward
• Sydney Rider

Wartburg College

• Ty Ready

West Virginia University

• Sarah Scheponik

Western Illinois University

• Jaelyn Eilers
• Makenna LeFebvre
• Wyatt Petersen

Exploring Agriculture Internship Program Participants:

Black Hawk College

• Hannah Maher
• Sandra Avila

Clemson University

• AJ Schlactus
• Thomas Goley
• Zack Arrington

College of Lake County

• Taetum Hoesly

Ellsworth Community College

• Erin Hassebrock
• Mason Nikkel

Fox Valley Technical College

• Alexa Kuhn

Hawkeye Community College

• Gabriel  Hoodjer

Highland Community College

• Kayden Clark

Iowa State University

• Jordan Johnson
• Marissa Duffy
• Tim Moon

Kirkwood Community College

• Cody Fett
• Trey Brady
• Garrett  Mosier

Millersville University

• Alysa Faulkner

Montana State University

• Reece Payne

Murray State University

• Colton Stelling
• Elizabeth Hiter

North Central Technical College

• Jenna Zahn
• Tyler Tryba

Northeast Iowa Community College

• Ellyce Walsh

Northwest Missouri State University

• Kaitlyn Ballard

Ohio State University ATI

• Rosie Berger

Penn State University

• Jordan Ruffing

Southeast Missouri State University

• Jacob Kapp

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

• Hayden Locke
• Lydia Lutman

SUNY Morrisville

• Julia McCann

University of Findlay

• Tia Poole

University of Guelph - Ridgetown Campus

• Louis (Luke) Gyurom
• Melyse  Renwick

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Lucas Wiesbrock
• Drew Martin

University of Wisconsin- Platteville

• Caden Vaassen
• Blake Radtke
• Jo Gerbitz

Upper Iowa University

• Colter Bye

Virginia Tech

• Rheannon Fultz
• Trenton Johnson

Wabash Valley Community College

• Alec Kocher
• Hayden Travis