various field in engineering for over 30 years. Aimee received her degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Business Administration from Ohio State. She began her career as a packaging equipment engineer at Procter and Gamble, then moved to Anheuser-Busch where she worked for over 27 years. She worked as project manager, engineering manager, utility manager, maintenance manager, and finally as the Resident Engineer managing all technical areas of the facility. During her tenure, the brewery saw dramatic increases in productivity improvement, increased use of automation systems, and significant cost reductions in all areas including utilities where they received the internal award for having the best utility
,andprovideacompetitiveinternsummerwage.Sponsor funding for professional development of EMIX interns is calculated by theuniversityteamtobeaflatfeeperstudentintern.Corporatesponsorshipsupportsweeklyprofessional development, intern and chaperone travel to the sponsor site, funding forstudent internship academic credit, and project administration. Notably, each corporatesponsoridentifiesthenumberofEMIXinternstobesponsored,minimallystipulatedtobethree engineering undergraduates to one location; several corporate sponsors elect tosponsorfiveinternseachsummer.Former Penn State EMIX interns serve as mentors to incoming students, and showcaseprofessional experiences at College of Engineering networking events and diversityretention initiatives. Ultimately, the EMIX initiative provides