{"id":3918,"date":"2020-07-15T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/2020-afe-internship-awards-and-placements"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:45:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:45:45","slug":"2020-afe-internship-awards-and-placements","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/2020-afe-internship-awards-and-placements","title":{"rendered":"2020 AFE Internship Awards and Placements"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Internship-Collage-min-1080x675.png\" alt=\"2020 AFE Internship Awards and Placements\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">AFE congratulates and celebrates the eight students recently awarded an internship through the <span style=\"color: #b01371;\"><strong>Vic &amp; Margaret Ball Internship Program<\/strong><\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #b01371;\"><strong>Mosmiller Internship program<\/strong><\/span>.&nbsp; Each will receive scholarships after successfully completing their paid internships, lasting between three to six months.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It\u2019s a win-win for the industry \u2013 students can apply their knowledge, while industry organizations bring top talent and fresh thinking to their operation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #b01371;\"><strong>Vic &amp; Margaret Ball Internship Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <span style=\"color: #b01371;\"><strong>Vic &amp; Margaret Ball Internship Program<\/strong><\/span> provides students the opportunity to gain practical floriculture\/horticulture experience while training at a commercial production greenhouse or nursery. Students will intern away from home for three, four, or six-month periods, and upon completion of their paid internship, they will receive a scholarship in the amount of <strong>$1,500<\/strong> (tres meses), <strong>$4,000<\/strong> (four months), or <strong>$6,000<\/strong> (seis meses).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Cole-Bieker-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12584\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><\/strong><span style=\"color: #b01371;\"><strong>Cole Bieker<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Completing a six-month internship. Internship Placement: Green Circle Growers, OH in January 2021. Scholarship Award: $6,000.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bieker is in his third year at Kansas State University where he is pursuing his career in Horticulture Production.&nbsp; He is excited to look toward the future and explore the various avenues of horticulture.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/William-Billmeyer-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12585\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b01371;\">William Billmeyer<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Completing a six-month internship. Internship Placement: Intern location is pending with a start date of December 2021. Scholarship Award: $6,000 scholarship<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Billmeyer studies Horticulture and Landscape while at Kirkwood Community College. He has been interested in plant propagation and breeding since an incredibly young age.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Jacob-Brasseur.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12587\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b01371;\">Jacob Brasseur<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Completing a six-month internship. Internship Placement: Intern location pending.&nbsp;Scholarship Award: $6,000.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brasseur is currently a student at Purdue University studying Horticulture Production and Marketing. His dream is to one day start his own cannabis growing operation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Cora-Rost.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12588\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b01371;\">Cora Marie Rost<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Completing a three-month internship.&nbsp; Internship Placement: Intern location pending. Scholarship Award: $1,500.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rost is currently a student at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities studying Plant Science. After graduation, she would like to work in a greenhouse and eventually become a greenhouse manager. She enjoys working with annuals, perennials, bulbs, and houseplants.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Patrick-Youds-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12589\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b01371;\">Patrick Younds<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Completing a six-month internship. Internship Placement: Neal Mast Greenhouses, Grand Rapids, MI. Scholarship Award: $6,000<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Younds is majoring in Horticulture at Iowa State University. He has always had an interest in biology and believes that the plant kingdom is the most interesting form of life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Andrew-Wiens-Photo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12590\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b01371;\">Andrew Wiens<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Completing a six-month internship. Internship Placement: Neal Mast Greenhouses, Grand Rapids, MI. Scholarship Award: $6,000<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wiens attends University of Minnesota \u2013 Twin Cities. Wiens has always enjoyed working in greenhouses.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #b01371;\"><strong>Mosmiller Internship Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <span style=\"color: #b01371;\"><strong>Programa de Pasant\u00edas Mosmiller<\/strong><\/span> allows students to train at a leading retail, wholesale, or allied trade operation for a period of 10-16 weeks, getting valuable on-the-job work experience. Upon the successful completion of their paid internship, interns will receive a scholarship in the amount of $2,000.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Hannah-Brendzen-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12591\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b01371;\">Hannah Brendzen<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Internship Placement: Intern location pending. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brendzen is an Environmental Plant Science Horticulture student at Missouri State University. She finds flowers to be the most amazing structures on the planet. While she is trying to figure out her career goal, she is hoping that this internship experience will help her narrow down a future path and open doors for her in the floriculture industry.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Reiss_Katelyn-Photo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12592\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b01371;\">Katelyn Reiss<\/span> \u2013 <\/strong>Internship Placement: Tiger Garden in Columbia, Missouri. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reiss is majoring in Agricultural Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She had the opportunity to take a floral design class while there and she fell in love with the freedom and creativity of designing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/pasantias\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/2019-Internship-Poster-Screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"452\"><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #b01371;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Students have a second opportunity to apply in 2020. The deadline for the next cycle of applications is&nbsp;October 1, 2020. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #b01371;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learn more at<\/span>&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #b01371; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/pasantias\/\">endowment.org\/internships\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The health and safety of our interns is a top priority.&nbsp; While we continue to encourage students to apply for these internships, we are continuously evaluating the timing of internships and will grant extensions as needed to ensure the safety of our host employers, their staff, and the interns. &nbsp;If your business is looking for interns or you\u2019d like to sign up to be a host, please contact Candice at AFE <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #b01371;\"><a style=\"color: #b01371; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:cmusgrove@afeendowment.org\">cmusgrove@afeendowment.org<\/a><\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:cmusgrove@afeendowment.org\">.<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[50,31,29,44],"class_list":["post-3918","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-internship","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news","news-categories-student"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2020 AFE Internship Awards and Placements - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"AFE congratulates and celebrates the eight students recently awarded an internship through the Vic &amp; Margaret Ball Internship Program and the Mosmiller Internship program. 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