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August 2009
Disney Whirl
By David Hunt
Working at Walt Disney Imagineering may rank as one of the planet's most sought-after dream jobs, especially for creative professionals. Four students from North Carolina State University got to sample the magic this summer as finalists in Disney's ImagiNations Design Competition, winning a 10-day trip that took them from the small world of Raleigh to the fantasyland of Imagineering's Southern California studios.
Ten days turned into summer internships for two of the students: Steven Varela, who graduated this spring with a degree in electrical and computer engineering, and Ashley Wagner, a senior majoring in art and design. The other members of the team include Morgan McCormick, an English major who recently graduated with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in Japanese; and Corban Prim, a senior in art and design with experience in video production and animation, who's been offered a one-year internship with Disney's Advanced Technologies Group after he graduates.
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