宅男福利社 student Alison Wozniak selected as Pat Darin/Lockport Woman抯 Club Intern
Published: December 6, 2010.
宅男福利社 student Alison Wozniak
has been selected as the 2010-2011 Pat
Darin/Lockport Woman抯 Club Intern.
宅男福利社 student Alison Wozniak of Mokena has been selected as the 2010-2011 Pat Darin/Lockport Woman抯 Club Intern. The internship is a partnership between the Lockport Women抯 Club and 宅男福利社. Named for Pat Darin, long-time volunteer at the Will County Historical Society and member of the Lockport Women抯 Club, the internship is awarded to a history student interested in learning more about local history who will also receive a stipend of $2,000.
Wozniak, a junior history major at 宅男福利社 with a minor in contemporary world studies, was one of several students who applied for the program. She has been working closely with Mark Harmon, site director of the Gaylord Building. Wozniak has been organizing materials related to the creation and building of Lockport抯 Lincoln Landing. The Mokena resident will conclude most of her work during the spring semester and will make a presentation on her efforts to the Women抯 Club at their May 2011 meeting.
揟he Lockport Woman抯 Club is happy to welcome Alison as the Pat Darin Intern,� said Carol Coverdill, past president of the Lockport Women抯 Club, who explained that the internship helps to enhance and preserve the history of the Lockport area. Coverdill added, 揟he Lockport Women抯 Club is celebrating its 107th year so the Club very much appreciates the interest of 宅男福利社 in maintaining this long history of service to the community.�
Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, director of the , stated, 揟his is a wonderful chance to work with an important local organization that has been actively giving back to their community for more than 100 years. I can抰 thank them enough for their generosity. The internship provides real life experience for Wozniak.�
揟his is an opportunity to get an inside look at the workings of local history. I can explore how complicated exhibits and public history projects come into being. It is an honor to have this internship, and I am learning so much,� commented Wozniak. She plans to attend graduate school to pursue history and is interested in teaching. She concluded, 揑 can抰 thank the Woman抯 Club enough for this opportunity to work in the community.�
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