The Daily Bulletin

The Bengal Internship Award (BIA) recipients were recognized on May 9 during the Career and Professional Education End-of-Year Ceremony. The BIA was created to help offset some of the financial burden placed on students who complete unpaid or underpaid internships. The summer 2024 recipients are as follows:

• Ion Croitor, Political Science Major
  Internship: Orchard Park Town Justice Court, Orchard Park, New York
• Vu Do, Art Conservation Major
  Internship: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, D.C.
• L. Daniela González-Pruitt, Art Conservation Major
  Internship: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
• Evelyn Grapes, Dietetics Major
  Internship: Buffalo General Medical Center, Buffalo, New York
• Sophia Houston, Public Relations Major
  Internship: 26Shirts, Buffalo, New York
• Gabrielle Jansen, Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration Major
  Internship: International Education Office, SUNY Buffalo State University
• Paul Land, Public Administration in Public and Nonprofit Management Major
  Internship: Zion Dominion Global Ministries, Williamsville, New York
• Franjeline Madera, Dietetics Major
  Internship: Fresenius Kidney Care Kenmore Artificial Kidney Center, Kenmore, New York
• Nicholas Marrara, Dietetics Major
  Internship: DeGraff Memorial Hospital Wellness Center, North Tonawanda, New York
• Haley Mazgaj, Dietetics Major
  Internship: Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Williamsville, New York
• Rachel Orton, Africana Studies Major
  Internship: Dr. Katherine S. Conway-Turner Civic and Community Engagement Office, SUNY Buffalo State University
• Hannah Schmidt, Dietetics Major
  Internship: Seneca Nation Health System
• Skylar Stychalska, Special Education and Childhood Education Major
  Internship: Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Program, SUNY Buffalo State University
• Paola Valentin, Art Conservation Major
  Internship: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Madison Whitesell, Art Conservation Major
  Internship: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
• Lauren Young, Dietetics Major
  Internship: Buffalo VA Medical Center, Buffalo, New York

Thank you to M&T Bank and Enterprise Mobility, who have been generous donors to the BIA Fund. Additionally, thank you to the many faculty and staff members who have also donated to the BIA Fund. You can donate online to the Bengal Internship Award Fund to support future students.