Two Lincoln Land Community College students in the associate degree radiography program were winners in the research paper and presentation competition at the Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual Conference April 23-25 in Peoria.

Brittney Maus of Chestnut placed second for “Anencephaly” and third place was awarded to Mindy Himes of Pawnee for “Ovarian Cancer.” Both students received a certificate and monetary recognition.

Over 240 second year radiography students from Illinois attended the conference. Out of the papers submitted, two of the three students chosen to present were from LLCC.

Eleven second-year nursing students at Lincoln Land Community College were inducted April 17 into the first class of the new LLCC Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Delta Nu, national nursing honor society.  Click HERE to read more!

Top L-R:  Instructor, Cindy Krieg; Instructor, Carolyn VanBebber; Instructor, Peggy Wisdom; Brandi Moore

Middle L-R:  Riley Jones, Angela Surratt, Heidi Johnston, Jennifer Gregory

Front L-R:  Gayle Strohecker, Justine Nevius, Kailin Hill, Kelsey Jackson, Elizabeth Winters, Michelle York, Kelsey Valentine

Cynthia Maskey, R.N., Ph.D., dean of Health Professions, penned this essay for the State Journal-Register Jan. 5, outlining the many career options available in the health professions.

On Nov. 20, the ADN hybrid nursing students received their American Red Cross Student Nursing pin in recognition of 10+ hours of community service and specialized training.  This is the first time a nursing school in central Illinois has partnered with the Red Cross to complete the Red Cross Disaster Health and Sheltering training. This course introduced the nursing students to how they could help in a disaster response and involved them in a tabletop exercise facilitated by Dr. Pam Bradley, professor of nursing, and the Illinois State Lead Nurse, Elizabeth Dady.   Read more…

Ruth Bixby, director, Occupational Therapy Assistant program, received the Award of Merit (Historian’s Award) from the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association.  The award goes to “a member of the association whose actions have shaped the course of occupational therapy and thus contributed significantly to its growth and development in the state of Illinois.”

Ruth is the 12th recipient since 1980 to receive the award, which was presented at the ILOTA Annual State Conference in Peoria Oct. 26.

Bill Callaway, director of the Associate Degree Radiography Program, was the featured speaker last week at the Tennessee Society of Radiologic Technologists (TSRT) annual conference in Memphis, TN. Bill spoke on “Preparing for the Certification Exam,” “Radiography Physics Review,” and “A Fresh Perspective on Patient Care.”

At the conclusion of the conference, Bill was named the 2013 recipient of the Dr. Laverne Gurley Award. Dr. Gurley, a long-time radiography educator in Tennessee, gives the award annually to an individual for outstanding contributions to the imaging profession.

Congratulations!

Diane Liesen, director of the Neurodiagnostic Technology (NDT) Program, recently passed the exam of the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET) for Certification in (neurophysiologic) Long-Term Monitoring (CLTM). This adds to Diane’s specialty credentials in Electroencephalography (EEG) and Evoked Potential (EP) studies.

Students of Professor Pam Bradley’s hybrid nursing class participated Wednesday, Oct. 2  in a disaster simulation held at the Illinois Air National Guard facilities as members of the Red Cross response team. Some students worked at the simulation site, assessing injuries and prescribing treatment, while others treated those with minor wounds at an off-site triage center set up at the local Salvation Army.

Former Associate Degree Nursing faculty Jean Fukimo McAuliffe passed away at her home in Narragansett, Rhode Island on July 12, 2013. Our belated sympathy to her family and friends.