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This Year’s 15 Steele Interns

Arrive Today At Hall of Fame

Front row, from left: Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, Elyse Bennett, Mackenzie Brennan, Matthew Struckle, Christian Stegall, Steele Internship Program Founder Peggy Steele; Second row, from left: Emily Bayci, Kristen Gowdy, Peter Stein, Molly Becker, Sarah Harris; Back row, from left: Kenneth Roussey, Ross Insana, Christopher Doctor, Matthew Humerick, Corbin Gapski, Kevin Drislane. (Photo by Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame)
Front row, from left: Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, Elyse Bennett, Mackenzie Brennan, Matthew Struckle, Christian Stegall, Steele Internship Program Founder Peggy Steele; Second row, from left: Emily Bayci, Kristen Gowdy, Peter Stein, Molly Becker, Sarah Harris; Back row, from left: Kenneth Roussey, Ross Insana, Christopher Doctor, Matthew Humerick, Corbin Gapski, Kevin Drislane. (Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame)

COOPERSTOWN – Fifteen college students, the 2014 Frank and Peggy Steele interns, arrived in Cooperstown today to begin 10 weeks of study at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, through Aug. 8.

The 15 include Sarah Harris, a Hartwick College student from the Capitol District.

Now in its 14th year, the Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development offers undergrads and graduate students an opportunity to work alongside HoF staff in fields that match the interns’ majors, to attend career seminars, participate in public speaking, and research topics related to the Hall’s mission.

The students, from 14 universities, will intern in all departments, from education, to membership, to sales and licensing. More than 600 students applied for the slots; more than 290 have participated this since the program began in 2001.

The interns are:

  • Emily Bayci, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (library-research)
  • Molly Becker, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (education-public programs)
  • Elyse Bennett, University of North Carolina-Greensboro (education-public programs)
  • Mackenzie Brennan, Villanova University (special events)
  • Christopher Doctor, Cal State University-Northridge (library-research)
  • Kevin Drislane, University of Massachusetts-Amherst (membership)
  • Corbin Gapski, Fairleigh Dickinson University (membership)
  • Kristen Gowdy, Ithaca College (public relations)
  • Sarah Harris, Hartwick College (manuscript archives)
  • Matthew Humerick, Western New England College (sales and licensing)
  • Ross Insana, Penn State University (multimedia)
  • Kenneth Roussey, University of Maryland (photo archives)
  • Christian Stegall, Morehouse College (education-public programs)
  • Peter Stein, Boston College (education-public programs)
  • Matthew Struckle, SUNY Brockport (membership).

Applications for the 2015 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program will be due on January 31, 2015 and will be available beginning this fall at www.baseballhall.org/education

 

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