5/7/97

Contacts:
Paul Brackelsberg, Animal Science, 515/294-7235
Susan Anderson, Agriculture Information, 515/294-0705

ISU STUDENTS TO THAILAND FOR INTERNSHIPS

AMES, Iowa -- Four Iowa State University students leave May 21 for Thailand. The four, who are majoring in animal science, will complete a two-month internship with the C.P. Group, the largest multinational and widely diversified group of businesses in Thailand.

The students are Kristin Sieren of Keota, Jennifer Shannon of Miles, Kieran Carter of Bellevue and Kendra Larson of Forest City. The first few days in Thailand will be spent in Bangkok, studying the language and culture. The students will then be assigned to work on a pig or poultry production or processing unit.

During the final few weeks, the students will observe major agricultural development projects throughout Thailand with Dr. Chainarong, animal science professor and head of research and development at Kasetsart University. The modern agricultural production projects that will be visited are joint ventures of Kasetsart University, the C.P. Group and the Thailand government.

ISU animal science professor Paul Brackelsberg is assisting the students. "These are highly regarded competitive internships," he says. This is the first time ISU students have been chosen for these internships. Brackelsberg credits the leadership of David Topel, dean of the ISU College of Agriculture, and Thomas Yu of the C.P. Group, for getting the internship program started.

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