Former CCEW Interns

Spring of 2009 Class

Intern List

Oluwatobi Aborisade

Major: Petroleum Engineering
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria

Why did you apply to CCEW?
As a CCEW intern, I look forward to a mind stretching experience in developing my interest in entrepreneurship and gain real world experience of working with creative minds from different backgrounds. CCEW also presents an opportunity to contribute to the University’s effort to attract commerce to Oklahoma by developing and marketing new ideas and technology.

Samantha Ali

Major: Psychology/Pre-Med
Hometown: Fairview, Oklahoma

Why did you apply to CCEW?
CCEW is a one-of-a-kind opportunity that allows students to make a positive real world impact. I applied to CCEW to make such an impact as well as to learn marketing and business skills.

Derek Case

Major: International and Area Studies
Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma

Why did you apply to CCEW?
I want to be a CCEW intern because CCEW works in so many interesting and diverse areas that I cannot think of a better chance to explore the possibilities and opportunities available to me locally, in my home state, and elsewhere—when I am here at OU and after I leave. I see it as a chance to learn more about the relationships between individuals, businesses, and the state.

John Gawey

Major: Letters
Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Why did you apply to CCEW?
I chose to be a CCEW intern in order to test my skills in an entrepreneurial setting an give back to the state of Oklahoma.

Jessica Haffener

Major: Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management
Hometown: Jenks, Oklahoma

Why did you apply to CCEW?
I aspire to one day own my own company and interning at CCEW will enable me to transform my ideas into a fully fledged business by giving me invaluable entrepreneurial experience, new real-world skills, and the self confidence to go after my dreams.

Hamidreza Pezeshkian

Major: Entrepreneurial and Finance
Hometown: Tehran, Iran

Why did you apply to CCEW?
I believe that entrepreneurship is more about "doing" than just "learning.” With the perfect diversity of intuitive inventors, CCEW interns have a chance to really experience the entrepreneurial journey by "doing" while collaborating with experienced mentors. This is exactly why I joined CCEW.

John Rodgers

Major: Industrial Engineering
Hometown: College Station, Texas

Why did you apply to CCEW?
I applied to CCEW because I wanted to learn the tools necessary to stimulate economic growth and fundamentally improve the lives of Oklahomans.

Brittany Ryan

Major: Entrepreneurship and Management
Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Why did you apply to CCEW?
I applied to CCEW because it creates the unique opportunity for talented students from diverse fields to collaborate with one another in order to make a significant difference in the Oklahoma community.

Lindsay Smith

Major: Entrepreneurship and Management
Hometown: Norman, Oklahoma

Why did you apply to CCEW?
I wanted to be part of CCEW to learn and understand the commercialization process that entrepreneurs and startup companies must go through to create a successful functioning business.

Austin Spires

Major: Geography
Hometown: Houston, Texas

Why did you apply to CCEW?
My geography background has allowed me to see the economic potential of Oklahoma and the surrounding region. I applied to CCEW so that I could prepare myself to create and impact change in these economies.

Blake Trippet

Major: Entrepreneurship and Finance
Hometown: Beaver, Oklahoma

Why did you apply to CCEW?
I wanted to be a CCEW intern because I believe the future of this great state depends heavily on a combination of innovation and talent and no program brings these together like CCEW.

Han Wang

Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD Candidate
Hometown: Hangzhou, China

Why did you apply to CCEW?
CCEW can provide the experience of converting technology to real world business, which will help me to successfully create my own high technology company in the future.