Adam Engle of Decatur and Ethan Johnson of Hartselle will receive hands-on educational experience this summer through the University of Alabama’s Cooperative Education Program.
— Nearly 250 University of Alabama students are receiving hands-on educational experience with dozens of companies and organizations across the United States through UA’s Cooperative Education Program for summer 2018. Among the students:
Brookwood: Timothy Killian at Robins & Morton in Birmingham.
Cottondale: John Snow at Brasfield & Gorrie in Birmingham.
Demopolis: Katie Lambert at Rheem Water Heaters in Montgomery; Garrett Miller at Shaw Floors in Dalton, GA.
Gallion: Michael Brooker at Brasfield & Gorrie in Birmingham.
McCalla: Thomas Mercier at Johnson Controls Inc. (Ruskin/Reliable Louvers) in Geneva.
Moundville: Logan Laird at WestRock-Stevenson in Stevenson.
Northport: Meredith Bush at International Paper-Selma in Selma; Jessica Bynum at Georgia-Pacific – Pennington in Pennington; Jake Colburn at Cherokee Nitrogen in Cherokee; Joseph Daidone at Hoar Program Management in Birmingham; Jacob Elrod at Shaw Floors in Dalton, Ga.; Madison Giddiens at Brasfield & Gorrie in Birmingham; Zachary Howton at Fluid Engineering Inc., in Birmingham; Nicholas Lemley at Mercedes Benz in Tuscaloosa; Gerardo Maldonado-Martinez at Shaw Floors in Dalton, Ga.; Andrew McDonald at Alabama Power in Birmingham.
Tuscaloosa: Colby Chambers at Michelin North America in Greenville, S.C.; Cody Colclough at IERUS Technologies in Huntsville; Houston Davis at SABIC in Burkville; Joshua Evans at Jordan & Skala-Austin in Austin, TX; Randall Ferguson at Turner Construction Company in Brentwood, TN; James Frederick at Hunt Refining Company in Tuscaloosa; Kyle Gaddis at GE Appliances-Louisville in Louisville, KY.; Bryan Givhan at SABIC in Burkville; Griffin Horowitz at Eaton Aerospace in Jackson, MS; Joshua Horton at Brasfield & Gorrie in Birmingham; Matthew McKeague at ESG Heil Environmental in Fort Payne; Kraigen Smalley at Mercedes Benz in Tuscaloosa; James Thompson at Eaton Aerospace in Jackson, MS; Merry Tye at The Walsh Group in Chicago, IL.
In the Cooperative Education Program, students alternate periods of full-time study with periods of full-time employment. This program offers work related to the academic major or career interests of each student, experience that enhances the students’ employment prospects after graduation. Sources: Decatur Daily, Tuscaloosa News, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Cullman Sense, Marietta Daily Journal, Meridian Star