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Dateline: 4/2/2009

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY NEWS RELEASE
Dale Goodwin, Director
Peter Tormey, Associate Director

GU, Whitworth Students Gain MarCom Internships
The Spokane MarCom Internship Committee has selected Gonzaga University junior Tyler Tullis, and Whitworth University senior Kelly MacDonald, for internships with Spokane MarCom member organization.

Tullis, a public relations and advertising major, will be paired with a MarCom association communications professional at the YMCA of the Inland Northwest. MacDonald, a communication/business major, will be paired Community Frameworks.

The interns were selected by a panel of local marketing communication and public relations professionals through a competitive process based on a number of application requirements, including portfolio examples, news-release writing skills and interview performance.

“I commend the work of John Carter and his committee in tackling the difficult task of selecting the two scholarship finalists,” said MarCom President Jeff Thomas. “They took their responsibilities seriously and the results are outstanding both for the host firms and for the interns themselves.”
In addition to their10-week internship positions, the winners will each receive a $2,500 stipend.

“This year we had an increase in the number of students applying for the MarCom scholarships as well as an increase in the number of host firm applicants,” Thomas said. “The increased stipend to $2,500 is an affirmation of our faith in the future of today's rising marketing, communications and public relations graduates.”

MarCom finances the annual program through its annual “Spark Awards” competition and other fundraising activities. The internships are open to area undergraduate college students majoring in marketing communication, public relations or related fields. These annual internships represent one way that MarCom members give back to their community and help develop the next generation of our area’s marketing communications professionals.