Contact: Sammy McDavid
Six Mississippi State seniors currently are engaged in specialized out-of-class training in locales as close as Greenwood and as far away as Great Britain.
They are enrolled in the university's six-year academic program in international business. Before graduating, each student must complete a business internship.
The latest group of interns includes Chad Gober of Belmont, Olivia J. Hartley of Ridgeland, Bryan Haynes of Olive Branch, Aimee A. Richerson of Hattiesburg, Lara J. Ruth of Huntsville, Ala., and Monica A. Ruvinsky of Jackson.
The I.B. curriculum culminates with a double degree, one in a foreign language from the College of Arts and Sciences and the other in a College of Business and Industry major.
Gober, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gober and a 1998 Belmont High School graduate, is a finance and French major working in Miami, Fla., with the Latin America/Caribbean division of FedEx, the international express delivery service. He is the former student body president of Northeast Mississippi Community College and former national vice president of Future Business Leaders of America.
Hartley, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hartley and a 1998 Madison Central High School graduate, is a marketing and Spanish major also with FedEx in Miami. She is a President's List Scholar who has been awarded the James K. Ashford and International Business scholarships. She is vice president of the campus International Business Club and a member of the College of Business and Industry Ambassadors and Mortar Board leadership honor society.
Haynes, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Haynes, is a business information systems and French major working in Bracknell, England, with Siemens Corp., a major international e-business company specializing in electrical engineering and electronics. He is a 1997 graduate of the Southern Baptist Education Center and holds a certificate in international business from the Ecole Superieur de Commerce in France. At MSU, he is a member of the International Business and Financial Management clubs and Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity.
Richerson is a 1997 Oak Grove High School graduate and the daughter of Annie Richerson and Robert Richerson. A marketing and Spanish major, she is working in Greenwood with the international operations division of Viking Range Corp., a manufacturing leader in commercial-quality kitchen appliances. At MSU, she is a member of Golden Key and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies, and Kappa Delta social sorority.
Ruth, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ruth [2607 Gawain, 35803] and a 1997 Grissom High School graduate, is a marketing and Spanish major working in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., with the Latin American division of Citigroup, an international provider of diversified business services. She is an MSU President's Scholar and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Golden Key honor societies. She also is a member of the International Business Club and a former member of the highly selective Roadrunner student recruiting team.
Ruvinsky, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Marcelo Ruvinsky [25 St. Andrew, 39211] and a 1998 Jackson Academy graduate, is a marketing and Spanish major also in Miami with FedEx. A President's Scholar attending MSU on academic and international business scholarships, she is a member of Chi Omega social sorority and, like Ruth, a former Roadrunner member.