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Paula Luebbert, assistant vice president, corporate/government training and economic development, was interviewed Jan. 6 on WTAX regarding the name change of the Capital City Training Center to LLCC-Medical District.

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Charlotte Warren, Ph.D., LLCC president, was interviewed Dec. 23 on Sports Radio 1450 about scholarships, the spring semester and workforce programs at the college.

David Pietrzak, program director, aviation, was interviewed by WICS on Dec. 18 about the recent donation of a Piper Cherokee aircraft to LLCC’s aviation program. Dr. Thomas Carey Jr. donated his late father’s plane to LLCC’s program where it is being used for hands-on training experiences in aviation mechanics.

Jolene Lamb, coordinator, LLCC Culinary Institute, wrote the Dec. 23 Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Cold Days, Hot Cocoa.”

Sean Keeley, culinary specialist, is the author of the Dec. 30 Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Gluten-free 2021.”

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Ron Riggle, athletic director, discussed the esports team and national championship during this interview on the WTAX Morning Newswatch Dec. 17. Esports is currently recruiting students for play this spring.

Patrick Moore, director of concurrent enrollment, and Aden Woods, Southeast High School and LLCC student, were interviewed by WICS Dec. 17 on the Teacher Education Pipeline, a partnership of LLCC and Springfield School District 186.

Ellie Whalen, LLCC nursing student, was interviewed by the State Journal-Register Dec. 17 regarding LLCC’s nursing program expansion.

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LLCC’s nursing expansion through the Nursing Education Partnership with Memorial Health System was the topic of this story on WICS/WRSP TV and WLDS/WEAI radio yesterday, based on this press release. WICS/WRSP interviewed Dr. Sonja Harvey, associate dean of nursing, and both TV and radio interviewed LLCC nursing student Ellie Whalen. 

Karen Sanders, vice president of advancement and executive director of the LLCC Foundation, was interviewed on WTAX and WMAY radio stations along with Neil Williamson, LLCC alum and former Sangamon County Sheriff, regarding the scholarship he has established for criminal justice students.