04.28.16

David Western named 2016 Outstanding Graduate

David WesternLincoln Land Community College named David Western of Rochester its 2016 Outstanding Graduate at the annual Student Recognition Ceremony April 26.

David Western was honored as Outstanding Graduate based on grade point average, leadership, motivation, service and ability to overcome obstacles.  He is graduating from LLCC with an associate degree in engineering science. He was named LLCC’s 2016 Outstanding Graduate and serves as president of the Alpha Epsilon Kappa chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and the Robotics Club. In addition, he is a member of the LLCC Honors Program and is active in the Chemistry Club.

04.28.16

LLCC will host veterans suicide task force hearing on May 2

Lincoln Land Community College will host a Veterans’ Suicide Task Force Hearing, an initiative lead by State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, and State Senator Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, on Monday, May 2 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Trutter Center, Springfield campus.

The Task Force will gather information from veterans, organizations and companies on how the state can more effectively meet the needs of the veteran community. This includes focusing on all aspects of a veteran’s support network, employment, and support for the family of veterans, in addition to their time spent in combat. The hearings scheduled to take place across the State will focus on the mental health challenges facing veterans from all eras of service.

Learn more about the task force.

04.27.16

Radiography students attend annual conference

The LLCC Radiography Program class of 2016 recently attended the Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists (ISSSRT) Annual Conference in Peoria, IL.  This was the 81st conference in the history of the ISSRT and is an important event for the radiography students.  While at the 2 ½ day conference they were educated via various formats including; nationally known guest speakers and experts in their fields, an 11 team scholar bowl competition, and students submissions of papers and electronic posters.  Congratulations to Courtney Gingrey, who won second place for her electronic poster illustrating “Glioblastoma Multiforme.”

RAD Conference 2016

(L-R) Professor Sharon Cheek, LLCC Radiography class of 2016: Conor Coyle, Cody Tomaw, Samantha Jordan, Maggie Birks, Courtney Gingrey, Allie Boll, Aspa Kavafis, Erik Elliott.

Courtney Gingrey

Courtney Gingrey, 2nd place winner for electronic poster illustration.

04.27.16

In the News

Maryjane Million, operations analyst, LLCC-Jacksonville and Beardstown was interviewed on WLDS radio April 25 regarding summer and fall credit classes, and community education classes.

Marnie Record, workforce specialist, is this week’s author of the SJ-R’s Epicuriosity 101 column with “Herbs: Then and Now”

04.27.16

In the community

Members of the Illinois State Historical Society gathered in Springfield on April 23 at the Old State Capitol to to recognize this year’s Annual Award recipients.

As co-chair of the Awards Committee, Dr. Chris McDonald, professor, political science, announced and handed out awards, one of which he earned! Dr. McDonald received a Certificate of Excellence for the scholarly book: “‘Three Lying or Four Sitting’ from the Front in a Ford: The WWI Letters of Kent Dunlap Hagler”
Remarks on the book stated, “A great addition to Illinois’s role in WWI. These letters are astonishing in their detail, colorfully written, and hard to put down. What I marvel at is the maturity of Hagler’s writing, the absence of his own narrative in deference to the random horrors and absurdities surrounding him, and the clarity of his memory amidst the hurly-burly of war.”

Also, at the ISHS meeting following the awards luncheon, Dr. McDonald gave a presentation about plans for LLCC to host the 2017 Illinois History Symposium in April.