1986 Miracle Yearbook

Duties of Student Internship S cott Zimpfer extended his learning experience beyond the classroom. He participated in an internship with Congressman Jack Kemp's staff in Buffalo, NY,and in Washington D.C.for several weeks. Writing daily news summaries which were distributed among the various Washington staff members took most of his time. However, working with Congressman Kemp's speech writer was the highlight of his two weeks there. Most of the internship occurred within a four week period in Buffalo. Being one of several staff office people meant having certain duties and unexpected privileges. His major assign- ment was to handle various types of problems from the New York constituency. These problems required his corresponding with each person and deciding which government agency would help in solving it. In addi- tion to this assignment, he re- searched current issues and re- ported his findings to the staff. A privilege came when he was invited to attend a dinner where William F. Buckley, Jr., spoke. That privilege made him feel very much like a member of Congressman Kemp's staff. After attending law school, Scott plans to pursue his goal of becoming a press secretary or a campaign manager for some for- tunate United States Congress- man. a