By Daily Press staff
Four Santa Monica College students have been selected for the prestigious Dale Ride Internship program and will serve in the U.S. Congress this summer.
Danielle Gregg of Los Angeles will work in the office of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and in the lobbying firm of Cassidy & Associates.
Hee-Jung Kim of Woodland Hills will work in U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer’s office (D-Calif.). Wendy Monteon of Los Angeles will serve in the office on the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Allison Sandera will work in the office of Sen. John Kerry, (D-Mass.) and presidential candidate.
The interns leave for the eight-week program on May 25. All interns received stipends to cover transportation, housing and other expenses.
The program has sent 67 students to the White House, Congress and other agencies over 11 years. The program is underwritten by St. John’s Health Center, Stratton-Petit Foundation, US Bank and Verizon. Contributors include the Dale Ride Family Fund, SMC Foundation President’s Circle and SMC Associates.
The program was established in 1991 in the memory of a man who had a long and distinguished career as an educator, administrator and public servant. Ride taught political science and served in administrative posts at SMC for 33 years until his death in September 1989 at the age of 67.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 6, 2003. Read the original PDF.