Two WVU P.I. Reed School of Journalism students have been selected for the prestigious GolinHarris Mountaineer in DC Internship program for the 2007 summer and fall sessions.
Briana Warner of Scott Depot, W.Va., and Elizabeth Brandt of Hollidaysburg, Pa., will each receive a $2,500 stipend and a weekly salary to work at GolinHarris, one of the world’s leading public relations firms, during the summer and fall semesters, respectively.
GolinHarris’unique internship program provides two public relations students the opportunity to work in Washington, D.C., and receive valuable public relations and marketing experience. The program began in summer 2004.
“The Mountaineer in DC program continues to be one of the School of Journalism’s premier internships,” said Maryanne Reed, Dean of the School of Journalism. “It gives students the opportunity to learn professional skills in one of the top public relations firms in the nation.”
Warner graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English: Media Studies from High Point University (N.C.) in May 2006. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in journalism with a concentration in public relations at the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism.
Brandt is a public relations junior with a business minor. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Brandt is a student employee at WVU Sports Information and News.
“Having top students from WVU working alongside our account teams provides new thinking, energy and enthusiasm for our veteran communicators and public affairs professions,” said Lane Bailey, Regional Managing Director of GolinHarris. “Our interns continue to amaze us and prove that the future of public relations is in great hands.”
Bailey, a Princeton, W.Va., native, and Michael Fulton, a 1979 SOJ graduate and GolinHarris’ executive vice president, worked with the School of Journalism to develop and fund the internship.
GolinHarris is a leading public relations agency offering a distinctive combination of global resources and personalized service in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. Clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Dow Chemical Company, McDonald’s Corporation, Nintendo of America Inc., Orange, Texas Instruments and Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. GolinHarris celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006, and is proud to have been selected as 2007 Large PR Agency of the Year in the PRWeek Awards, PRWeek Magazine’s 2007 Editors’ Choice and Large Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report. The agency is headquartered in Chicago and is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit www.golinharris.com or to join GolinHarris’ discussion on the future of public relations, visit www.NextFiftyYears.com.