In the news

LLCC Baseball Coach and Athletic Director Ron Riggle talked with Sports Radio 1450 about his 700th win and upcoming retirement.

English Professor John Paul Jaramillo was a guest judge for the Springfield  Area Arts Council’s Poetry Out Loud competition.

In this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column for the Springfield State Journal-Register, Jay Kitterman, culinary consultant, unpacks the benefits of tuna.

LLCC welcomes new dean of English and humanities

Dr. Corrinne HintonDr. Corrine Hinton has joined LLCC as dean of English and humanities. She began her new duties Jan. 2.

Dr. Hinton comes to LLCC after spending 10 years at Texas A&M University–Texarkana as an assistant, and then associate, professor of English as well as department chair of arts, communication, media and English for three of those years. She taught courses in rhetoric, writing studies and humanities as well as graduate courses in research methods and the teaching of writing.

Her recent honors include university awards for Distinguished Faculty of the Year and Teaching Excellence in Undergraduate Mentorship, inductee into the Texas A&M System Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators and an Excellence in Teaching award from the National Society of Leadership and Success. Also, a notable scholar in the interdisciplinary field of veterans studies and veterans advocate, Hinton has published and presented research on the transitional experiences of student veterans into colleges and universities.

“We are excited to welcome Dr. Hinton back to Illinois. She brings valuable classroom and administrative experience and has a passion for student success, helping students to build confidence and see growth in themselves,” said Jason Dockter, Ph.D., vice president of academic services at LLCC.

Hinton is originally from Belleville. She earned a Ph.D. in English with an emphasis in rhetoric and composition from Saint Louis University. She attended the University of Missouri–St. Louis for her master’s, with a concentration in 20th century American literature, and bachelor’s degrees in English.

LLCC student wins journalism awards

The Illinois Community College Journalism Association recently awarded Carmen Dillman first place in Page Design and Front Page Design for the April 2022 issue of The Lamp. She also won third place in Multimedia Story. The ICCJA awards for work produced in 2022 were given April 14, 2023, at the spring convention held at the College of DuPage.