Milkman Scandal Surprises AMRE Participants
Emily Gamber

      Well, not really. "This summer's AMRE program has been one of the most successful yet," exclaimed John Ramsay, and he couldn't have described the research program better. The Gerstenslager project, improving the inventory accuracy within the computer system, resulted in the addition of positions in the company. The Vice President of the company indicated that Gerstenslager would have happily employed Sohil Parekh ('99), Jennifer Leete ('00), or Smita Narayan ('00). To sum up the group's feelings on the summer, Sohil Parekh's comment says it all. "AMRE is great! It's wonderful! It's awesome! What else is there to say about it?" Of course, he was wearing Dr. Hartman's shoes at the time.

      The LuK Incorporated project turned out equally well. Within one week of the final presentation given by Rick Hochstetler ('99), Zeeshan Amhed ('00), and Carey McGilliard ('00), the suggested computer program was put into place. The blade specification design that the team proposed has become a model for other branches of LuK Incorporated. Rick Hochstetler is currently employed part-time with LuK. As Carey McGilliard stated, "It was really an interesting experience working with such a variety of people. We had to work together to solve the problem, using our combined talents (a CS major, an Economics major, and a Math major)."

      Another overwhelming final presentation resulted from the Bell & Howell Publications Co. team. This project was comprised of changing parts of the computer programs of some of the publication systems in order to handle various languages. A previous AMRE participant, Bell & Howell is already anticipating next summer's experience. More than fifty company executives were on hand at the concluding presentation and were amazed at the amount and quality of the work done by Francis Browne ('99), Siddhant Kaul ('00), and Robert Buckley ('00).

      The continued success of the AMRE program has brought up the possibilities for growth. Company participants have inquired about continuing education programs for their employees and providing academic credit, co-op opportunities, or internships for students during the school year. Another possible option is expanding the program to other fields, other departments within The College of Wooster. Of course, numerous details are up in the air, and nothing has been determined yet.