LLCC alum David Buck was recently chosen by Schneider to drive the its newest Ride of Pride truck. David will drive the truck across the country, making appearances at military events, schools, driver recruiting events and other special occasions. The Ride of Pride is a truck series designed to be a rolling tribute to members of the United States military – past and present. A couple of the events that he will be involved with throughout the year include: “Rolling Thunder” in which he will travel with a group of veterans on motorcycles across the country, culminating in a motorcycle rally through capitol hill in Washington D.C. on Memorial Day weekend, and in December, he will be transporting a truckload of wreaths from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery in support of Wreaths Across America
Congratulations to the retirees and employees with service anniversaries recognized at the Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony May 8!
Thanks and best wishes were given to retirees Gloria Buhr, 26 years; Sharon Cheek, 22 years; Michelle Coakes, 16 years; Nancy Derrig, 7 years; Sharon Evans, 15 years; Peggy Goetsch, 25 years; David Green, 24 years; Elaine Guthals, 34 years; Dr. Wendy Howerter, 16 years; Sylvester Jones, 21 years; Jeff Mehan, 30 years; Gregory Murray, 20 years; Rhonda Phillips, 32 years; Dr. John Roberts 48 years; David Sack, 31 years; Phil Schaefer, 11 years; Cheryl Sneed, 11 years; David Sykes, 32 years; Dr. Eileen Tepatti, 22 years; and Paul VanHeuklom, 22 years.
Honored for 35 years of service was Peggy Goetsch.
Employees honored for 25 years of service were Dr. Claire Gordon, Nina Koch, Dee Krueger, Dr. Brenda Michel, Jennifer Ramm, Leanne Roseberry, Donna Satterlee and Duane Whitney.
Twenty-year service honorees were Lyn Buerkett, Shanda Byer, Lyndsey Craigmiles-Brooks, Dwayne Curry, John Paul Henry, Kevin Kirsch, Dr. Chris McDonald, Greg Murray, Junell Ransdell, Laurie Rhodes, Ben Roth and Vickie Ward.
Recognized for 15 years of service were Lisa Avendano, Craig Beckmier, Kenny Bridgeford, Dr. Victor Broderick, Dean Butzow, Sharon Evans, Mary Goldstein, Elaine Higgason, Terry Logsdon, Dr. Abbas Meigooni, Teresa Rigney, Michael Smith, Eric Stachera, Dr. Alison Stachera, Heather Voyles and Stacy Wallace.
Employees recognized for 10 years of service were Dave Bretscher, Amy Chernowsky, Esteban Cruz, Tiffany Elliot, Randall Emery, Joe Hoenes, Dr.Judy Jozaitis, Barry Lamb, Kim Lesko, Jay Logue, Brenda Loschen, Keri Mason, Rachel Patarozzi, Karrie Prescott, Ryan Roettgers, Leslie Ross, Dr. Beth Wiediger, Peggy Wisdom and John Wolf.
Five-year service honorees were Dennis Armstrong, Andrew Blaylock, David Bowman, Dawn Burch, Gaye Catlin, Brian Earley, Melissa Franzen, Sarah Goodman, William Goyke, Tameka Johnson-Tillman, Diane Liesen, David Mahan, Dorothy Marshall, Michael Meyers, Colleen Pittman, Cheri Reardon, Denese Schaljo, Dr. Colin Suchland, Anthony Tate and Jud Walker.
A retirement celebration will take place today, May 11, from 2-4 p.m. for Dave Green, Peggy Goetsch, David Sack and Dave Sykes in the Robert H. Stephens Room.
A retirement reception will be held for arts and humanities faculty Michelle Coakes, Sharon Evans, Greg Murray and Paul Van Heuklom on Tuesday, May 15 from 1-3 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room. Also at this event, we will be saying farewell to Dr. Ashley Green.
LLCC Theatre in collaboration with Cutlass Artists premieres “Revenge: Treasure Island” starting tonight! Performances are at 8 p.m. on Friday through Sunday, May 11-13, and Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20 in the lower level of Sangamon Hall South.
Tickets must be purchased in advance as no tickets will be sold at the door. Seating is extremely limited for this special event. In fact, tickets for Saturday, May 19 are already sold out. Tickets may be purchased at www.cutlassartists.com. General admission is $15, seniors are $12 and students with ID are $7.
“Revenge: Treasure Island” was written by Mark Hardiman, LLCC professor of theatre, who is also directing. This original play is the swashbuckling sequel to “Treasure Island,” a theatrical adaptation by Hardiman of the book by Robert Louis Stevenson.
The LLCC Ag Club has one 8-foot long treated wooden picnic table, built by students in the ag mechanics class, left to sell. It costs $140 and includes delivery in the Springfield area. If interested, please contact Bill Harmon at bill.harmon@llcc.edu.
The LLCC Sexual Assault and Violence Education (SAVE) Task Force would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) Day of Action Runway Show, Chris Barry (employee winner) and Nathan Ihlenfeldt (student winner). The winners were chosen for enthusiastically showing support for the event’s goals, being engaged with the educational aspect of the event and, of course, their skilled runway walk. If you see Chris or Nathan, be sure to congratulate them!
The SAVE Task Force would also like to thank everyone who supported this year’s SAAM events, including all volunteers, participants and the LLCC Foundation.
Attached is the new team structure. It is not perfect, and as a working structure will likely never be. I am sure it will require some adjustment as we “try it on” this year to see how it works.
First, I want to thank the team that worked for a number of months on putting together a plan for your feedback. Many thanks to: Karie Longhta, Leslie Ross, Jason Dockter, Colin Suchland, Chris McDonald, Tricia Kujawa, Lesley Frederick and Vern Lindquist.
Second, I want to thank the many, many of you that gave great feedback on the plan. There were a lot of comments to consider and to try to incorporate.
There are several important pieces to clarify based on your input. First, every team will be staffed with someone to assist with minutes, scheduling, etc. – just as ours are now. Second, as an additional thank you and recognition for those leading the four teams, each chair will receive $5,000 for professional development each year, and each vice-chair will receive $2,000 for professional development. You will note that our starting chairs have been identified. They have agreed to help us get underway so that work can begin more quickly. The beginning vice-chairs will be elected by the teams (and by position will also serve as members of the Quality Council).
Faculty Senate leaders, Jason Dockter and Colin Suchland, will be organizing the election for faculty members. I will work with the other employee groups for their elections.
Again, thank you for participating in this process. Your input and your patience in working through this have, and will continue to be valued and appreciated.
Dr. Carmen Allen, professor of computer programming, was named the 2018 Dr. Raymond and Ann Pearson Master Teacher at yesterday’s 24th annual Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony.
Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Rick Lashbrook, utility worker, LLCC-Jacksonville, classified staff; Dr. Jason Dockter, professor of English, faculty; Karen Sanders, executive director, LLCC Foundation, administrative staff; and Misty Hagstrom, graphic design specialist, professional staff.
Congratulations to all!
Retirees and Service Anniversaries will be featured in tomorrow’s LincIn.
KUDOS to the employees listed below for going above and beyond to assist others and for modeling LLCC’s core values! Each will receive a KUDOS certificate.
Anne Armbruster, Chris Barry, Steven Besalke, Jessie Blackburn, Dave Bretscher, Laurel Bretz, Michelle Burger, Jill Campbell, Gaye Catlin, Sharon Cheek, Shannon Chizmar, Lisa Collier, Matt Combs, Maureen Curry, Barb Eades, Aleasha Fenton, Amy Flynn, Melissa Franzen, Sharon Fritts, Anita Glydewell, Mary Goldstein, Lindee Hall, Jordan Harling, Sonja Harvey, Aliegha Heineman, Ryan Howland, Cathy Huffman, Tameka Johnson-Tillman, Jessica King, Katie LeGrant, Kim Lesko, LLCC Facilities Services, LLCC Foundation, Lara Marshall, Dr. Cynthia Maskey, Sandy Niemann, Officer Lucas Ostendorf, Colleen Pittman, Mary Beth Ponser, Jennifer Ramm, Dr. Michael Ramm, Laurie Rhodes, Joanie Rogers, Sarah Scheufele, Robert Schuerman, Candace Silas, Shelly Smothers, Joanne Thomas, Chelsea Vance, Jason Waddell, Greg Walbert, Stacy Wallace, Holly Walton, Shirley Warfield-Jones, Lynn Whalen, Amy Williams and Kimberly Young.
View May 2018 KUDOS Award Winners to read about how these faculty and staff contribute to the positive environment that is LLCC and who nominated them for this recognition.
The next KUDOS award announcement will be made during the summer session. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS. You can nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS Nomination tab in the upper-right corner of LincIn.
A retirement celebration will take place on Friday, May 11 from 2-4 p.m. for Dave Green, Peggy Goetsch, David Sack and Dave Sykes in the Robert H. Stephens Room.
A retirement reception will be held for arts and humanities faculty Michelle Coakes, Sharon Evans, Greg Murray and Paul Van Heuklom on Tuesday, May 15 from 1-3 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room. Also at this event, we will be saying farewell to Dr. Ashley Green.
LLCC alum David Buck was recently chosen by Schneider to drive the its newest Ride of Pride truck. David will drive the truck across the country, making appearances at military events, schools, driver recruiting events and other special occasions. The Ride of Pride is a truck series designed to be a rolling tribute to members of the United States military – past and present. A couple of the events that he will be involved with throughout the year include: “Rolling Thunder” in which he will travel with a group of veterans on motorcycles across the country, culminating in a motorcycle rally through capitol hill in Washington D.C. on Memorial Day weekend, and in December, he will be transporting a truckload of wreaths from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery in support of Wreaths Across America
