Two Clemson engineering students selected for Washington internships

Published: April 24, 2012

By Evan Lybrand

CLEMSON — Clemson University students Ross Beppler and Kate Gasparro have been selected to participate in the summer internship program WISE (Washington Internships for Students of Engineering) in Washington, D.C. Both are students in Clemson’s Calhoun Honors College. 

Beppler is a senior from Johns Creek, Ga., majoring in electrical engineering. He plans to attend law school to study policy or intellectual property law. He is a National Scholar, president of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor society and a member of undergraduate student government’s research and development committee.

Beppler is an active member of Engineers Without Borders and has led a group of students on a trip to Nicaragua. He is a participant in Creative Inquiry research and has received a $5,000 grant to start a business initiative to reduce college recruitment mail. Beppler’s internship is sponsored by the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

Gasparro is a senior from Fountain Valley, Calif., majoring in civil engineering. She is one of 12 Dixon Global Policy Scholars. She is a Coca-Cola Scholar and a member of the Clemson University Student Alumni Council and the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Fraternity. She is treasurer and Latin American project leader for Engineers Without Borders and vice president of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. Gasparro’s internship is sponsored by ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) International.

The WISE program is a paid 10-week summer internship in Washington, D.C. Participants are third- and fourth-year engineering students selected from a nationwide competition. During the program, interns get a chance to observe the public policy process and see how engineers can be involved in making policies.

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