I would like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who offered support to me and my family following the fire in our home. The outpouring of generosity from my LLCC family was unimaginable.
Thank you! These two words cannot fully express how grateful my family and I are for your kind thoughts, prayers, and donations. We will remain forever grateful.
Karla J. Martin
Tuesday, Dec. 9: Ceramics Club holiday sale of student pottery, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons.
Wednesday, Dec. 10: Ceramics Club holiday sale of student pottery, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons.
SGA and Veterans Club angel tree donations due in Student Life.
A few openings are still available for the culinary scholarship dinner, with seatings at 6 p.m. and 6:30 pm. Reservations are required; contact Nancy Sweet at nancy.sweet@llcc.edu or 217.786.4613. Menu: Scholarship Dinner Menu
Thursday, Dec. 11: Register and Relax jeans day Enrollment Services invites everyone to participate in support of the Register & Relax campaign. Help create a “relaxing” atmosphere Thursday. It is too cold to show your support by wearing your beach wear, but break out your Hawaiian shirts. It’s a casual day (jeans), so think sunshine, warm weather, beaches and dress accordingly. Most importantly, please use this opportunity to encourage students to register so they can relax and enjoy their break!
Retirement reception for Jay Kitterman, 2-4 p.m. in Bistro Verde, Workforce Careers Center.
Friday, Dec. 12: Strategy Forum feedback survey due. Grade changes due for Incomplete grades assigned in spring and summer 2014.
Nominations of faculty members for the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award are being accepted. This award recognizes faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching and leadership at LLCC.
Students, staff, and faculty may submit nominations. Consider nominating a faculty member whom you feel exhibits excellence in teaching and leadership and any other qualities that set him or her apart. The nomination does not have to be lengthy; however, it should contain an explanation of why you are nominating the faculty member, including examples of excellence in teaching and leadership. Nominations (form below) should be sent to Leslie Rios, chair of the Faculty Development and Recognition Committee of the Faculty Senate either via email (Leslie.Rios@llcc.edu) or paper. The deadline for submitting nominations is Monday, Dec. 15.
Friday, Dec. 5; Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7: LLCC Theatre “The Shadows of Edgar Allan Poe” at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. Sunday’s performance is at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the Hoogland, 420 South 6th St., by calling 217-523-2787 or online at www.hcfta.org.
Following Sunday’s performance will be a panel discussion with English faculty members Marlene Emmons and Eric Stachera, theatre professor and play director Mark Hardiman and James Seay, teacher, actor and dramaturg for the production.
Sunday, Dec. 7: LLCC Recital Series with Flute Chamber Music featuring Dr. Abigail Walsh. The free performance begins at 4 p.m. in the Trutter Center.
Thanks to everyone for the cards, kind words and expressions of concern on the passing of my dad. A special thanks to the Athletic Office for the beautiful flowers. I am very appreciative. Dad was a very special guy!
Teresa Rigney
Karla Martin, the 2014 LLCC Outstanding Graduate and part-time 
employee in Admission, Records and Registration, was the victim of a devastating fire last weekend. She and her children lost beds, Christmas presents, food and clothing, and were displaced from their home. The Admission, Records and Registration staff is collecting grocery cards/gift cards/money for Karla. Contributions may be dropped off to Shawn Allen, Shanda Byer or Susan Mendenhall.
Children of all ages were delighted by the Christmas display that filled the auditorium at LLCC-Litchfield Nov. 21-23, for the 12th annual City of Litchfield Festival of Trees. Approximately 1,000 guests visited this year’s activities, which brought in $3,500 for local charities.
This year’s event included 50 entries of Christmas trees, wreaths, holiday 
centerpieces and a new category this year, gingerbread houses. The event also included live entertainment by a barbershop quartet, Jim Lutz, Lynne and Thomas Taylor, Mark York, the Rafferty family, the Zion Lutheran Church hand bell choir and the Lincolnwood High School choir. Volunteers from the Elizabeth Ann Seton program and the Litchfield High School FCCLA chapter manned the Little Elves workshop, where children decorated gingerbread cookies and visited with Santa Claus. There was also a display of Christmas trees in the hallway with handmade ornaments by Litchfield students in grades pre-K through three. Visitors had the chance to vote for their favorite tree, with the winning class given a prize.
LLCC also participated in the 25th annual Memorial Medical Center Foundation Festival of Trees by decorating a 7-foot tree. LLCC staff decorators were: Barbara Eades, Colleen Pittman, Rose Raikes and Diane Clark.
Brenda McGuire is the new site coordinator at LLCC-Beardstown. She 
can be reached at 323.1782 or brenda.mcguire@llcc.edu. Welcome to LLCC!
For the second day in a row, the LLCC Foundation has announced a major gift to fund student scholarships. The gift of $1.5 million from the estate of Howard P. Million will be used to establish the Howard and Vera Million Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Mr. Million, formerly of Roodhouse, farmed his entire life in the Greene, Scott and Morgan County areas. He also was the founder and president of the former Roodhouse Savings & Loan Association. Mr. Million died in October at the age of 102.
LLCC President Charlotte Warren, Ph.D., stated, “Mr. Million’s legacy of giving and generosity, along with his belief in the value of education will benefit Lincoln Land Community College students for years to come. This gift creates opportunities for LLCC students to further their education, pursue their dreams and enhance their lives.”
According to Karen Sanders, LLCC Foundation executive director, “Mr. Million always wanted to attend college, but did not have the opportunity.”
Only the annual interest earned will be used to fund scholarships. It is anticipated that scholarships will be awarded beginning in the 2015-2016 academic year. First-time LLCC students who are residents of Morgan, Scott or Greene County and demonstrate financial need are eligible. Students also must be enrolled full time in a transfer program.
“We find it especially fitting that the Foundation received this gift during this special season of giving,” stated Ms. Sanders. “We are honored to be a recipient of the Million’s generosity, and our students today, and in the future, will be the true beneficiaries.”
LLCC kicked off an initiative yesterday to encourage all students to complete their degrees and certificates. Sponsored by the LLCC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) international honor society, the Community College Completion Corps (C4) encourages students to sign a pledge card which signifies their commitment to complete their degree or certificate. Students can also sign a banner, which will be prominently displayed.
Claire Gordon, Ph.D., professor of speech and advisor to LLCC’s PTK chapter, introduced LLCC President Charlotte Warren at the ceremony, who spoke on the importance of completion. “LLCC students who complete their degree can expect to earn $843,000 more in their lifetime. Unemployment for community college graduates is 30 percent lower than for high school grads. Make a commitment to complete your degree. We are beside you all the way!”
LLCC faculty and staff were also encouraged to support students’ efforts to complete their degree or certificate. Employees become a “Completion Champion” when they sign an employee pledge card and the “Completion Champions” banner.
Representatives of PTK will also be in A. Lincoln Commons Dec. 3-5 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. to allow students, faculty and staff to sign pledge cards and banners. More information is available at www.cccompletioncorps.org