Fabio Bassil honored at Ohio Statehouse for Ohio Export Internship Program

2016 Aug 29

Youngstown State University student Fabio Bassil of Youngstown, Ohio, recently completed a full-time, paid exporting internship as part of the Ohio Export Internship Program.

The program is offered through the YSU Williamson College of Business Administration in partnership with the Ohio Development Services Agency and The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.

Bassil, a junior International Business major, was employed at Millco Corporation in Salem, Ohio. Millco is a provider of modernized plastic pulverizer machine, which has a capacity of production that exceeds the industry average by four folds. Bassil will relocate to Germany for one year, were he will continue to promote Millco in Germany and Europe.

All participating students were honored at a special ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus.

Students were welcomed by David Goodman, director, and Daryl Hennesey, assistant chief, business service division, of the Ohio Development Services Agency. Other speakers included YSU President Jim Tressel and WCBA Dean, Betty Jo Licata. Mousa Kassis, director of the WCBA Ohio Export Internship Program, presented each of the students.