Last Chance to Submit Nominations for IMPACT Awards

Indiana INTERNnet, managed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, is a statewide organization focusing on talent retention through increased work-and-learn experiences. Over a decade ago, Indiana INTERNnet began the tradition of celebrating internship excellence by launching the annual IMPACT Awards program. Each year, the program continues to grow in size and success.

The IMPACT Awards, presented at an annual luncheon, honor three categories: Interns of the Year (high school, college and non-traditional), Employers of the Year (for-profit and not-for-profit) and a Career Development Professional of the Year. Indiana INTERNnet will celebrate its 11^th group of awards, nominees and winners on February 8, 2017. Registration will be open soon.

Olympic gold medalist and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Tamika Catchings will be the keynote speaker. Before finishing her final season with the Indiana Fever, Catchings interned with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in New York as part of a program that helps NBA and WNBA players plan for life after basketball. She’ll speak about her internship experience and how it will impact her future.

Nominations for IMPACT Awards are submitted by the public, and winners are chosen by a panel of impartial judges. Submit your nomination(s) in any or all of the categories by October 21.

The 2016 Intern of the Year winners are continuing to make an impact at their employers. High School Intern of the Year Salvador Espinoza is a co-op student with DEKKO (formerly Group DEKKO) in the marketing department. Espinoza is planning to graduate from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne in three years with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.

College Intern of the Year Paige Carroll is continuing her internship career with Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. After completing two summer internships in the operations department, she decided to switch to the human resources department. Carroll has accepted a full-time position with the company following her graduation from Ball State University later this year.

Non-Traditional Intern of the Year Scott Bachman is now a full-time project coordinator with Baldwin & Lyons. After he completed his project management internship, he was hired as a full-time employee in his current position. Bachman is a graduate of Indiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in information technology project management.

These IMPACT Awards winners are proven examples of talent retention and internship excellence. IMPACT Awards celebrate these interns, employers and career development professionals who are making a difference in Indiana.

View the list of previous winners.