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Alumni and Friends: La Follette Notes: Spring 2005
Lockheed Martin gift assists interns in D.C.
The cost of living in Washington, D.C., for the summer is dropping for some La Follette School students, thanks to generous support from Lockheed Martin Corp.
To aid students
For information on supporting student internships or making a donation, contact the Career Development Office, (608) 263-2409, .
The corporation has donated funds to the La Follette School to aid four students participating in internships outside of Madison.
“The internship support program is an excellent opportunity for Lockheed Martin to help students gain valuable real-world experience,” says Robert Trice Jr., Lockheed Martin senior vice president for business development and a 1974 Ph.D. in political science from UW-Madison.
Many La Follette School students take on internships during the summer between their two years at the school, says Career Development Specialist Mary Woodward. Internships outside Madison often incur extra expense: housing and transportation can cost more, and many students have to cover two rents.
“This money is a real boon to the students,” Woodward says. “It can make the difference between taking an internship and having to turn it down. La Follette funds are limited for supporting internships.”
Two students received support in 2004.
One spent the summer with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Tori Key, a second-year master of public affairs candidate, prepared a survey that the Business and Professional Women’s Foundation commissioned. The survey examined issues related to working women, work and family.
Katie Keck, a second-year master of international public affairs student, conducted research for the American Enterprise Institute that included a study of what U.S. intervention could accomplish in Sudan. She says she appreciates the assistance from Lockheed Martin.
“Life in Washington is much more expensive than in Madison, especially when you are participating in an unpaid internship program,” Keck says. “Without the money from Lockheed Martin, I wouldn’t have been able to afford to go to D.C.”
Lockheed Martin will support two students in the summer of 2005.
Trice is a member of the La Follette School’s Board of Visitors, a group shared with the Department of Political Science at UW-Madison. The board provides guidance on development and fund-raising; research; teaching; and job and internship placement for students and graduates. The board’s student committee chaired by UW-Madison alumnus Ed Behrens has assisted many students in their internship and job searches.
Trice hopes other corporations will follow Lockheed Martin’s lead and support education.
“This internship support is a good investment in the people who will guide this country’s public policy,” he says. “Lockheed Martin is gratified to expand opportunities for students to practice what they are learning.”
Index to La Follette Notes spring 2005