KU News Release

Three KU students spend summer as Sherwin-Williams Co. interns

Tyler Johnson, Scott Bryant and Zackary Webb

LAWRENCE — Sherwin-Williams Co. has recognized three University of Kansas students for their noteworthy work during a summer internship.

The Fortune 500 company, the largest manufacturer and seller of paint and coatings in the United States, has a paid summer internship program that has been ranked by Princeton Review as “One of the Best 100 Internships to Have.”

Scott Bryant, Leawood junior; Tyler Johnson, Leawood senior; and Zackary Webb, Kansas City, Kan., senior, were among about 250 students from across the United States selected for the eight- to 12-week program that focused on management, marketing and entrepreneurship. Only eight were from Kansas, including the three interns from KU and others from Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Washburn University and Northwest Missouri State University.

Part of their work experience included providing sales support and customer service to contractors, builders and property managers. Sherwin-Williams operates more than 3,100 stores nationwide. Johnson trained at the company’s location in Lawrence; Bryant at the Waldo-area store in south Kansas City, Mo.; and Webb at the Stanley store in south Johnson County, Kansas.

The students from KU, Northwest Missouri State and Washburn developed a marketing project during their summer work experience that placed fifth in a competition with interns from eight other states when it was presented at division headquarters Aug. 7-9 in Dallas, Texas. Sherwin-Williams’ national headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio, where it was founded in 1866.

“Currently, Sherwin-Williams is looking at taking their marketing ideas on college recruitment and disseminating them across the entire United States,” said Ann Bahe, a Sherwin-Williams recruiter based in Denver, Colo.

Bahe said the internships are considered to be highly involved and selective so students chosen can receive adequate attention from all levels of management.

For more information on Sherwin-Williams and its student internships, go to www.sherwin.com

The Sherwin-Williams interns are listed below by hometown, level in school, major, parents’ names and high schools.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Leawood 66206
Scott Bryant, junior in management, son of Martin and Rita Bryant; Shawnee Mission East High School.

Tyler Johnson, senior in finance, son of David and Rita Johnson; Shawnee Mission East High School.

WYANDOTTE COUNTY
From Kansas City 66111
Zackary Webb, senior in economics with a minor in business, son of Victor and Denise Webb; Washington High School.

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