LLCC employees received 13 first place ribbons: Deanna M. Blackwell, Esteban Cruz, Misty Hagstrom, Tricia Hardway, Judy Jozaitis, Tricia Kujawa, Ryan Roberts, Jan Szoke, Greg Walbert and Gary L. Wendt. These first-place pieces have now moved on to the On My Own Time city-wide exhibit/competition at the Springfield Art Association (SAA), 700 N. Fourth St., Springfield. The city-wide awards, as well as the best of show award, will be announced at a reception at SAA today, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Awards will be presented at 6:15 p.m. The OMOT city-wide exhibit will continue at SAA through Oct. 30.

The artwork will return to the “Inspired” exhibit at the LLCC Trutter Museum on Oct. 31, where it will remain on display through Dec. 7.

Misty Hagstrom, 786-2466, misty.hagstrom@llcc.edu
Judy Jozaitis, 786-2420, judy.jozaitis@llcc.edu
Janet Semanik, 786-2217, janet.semanik@llcc.edu

Print by Ellen Price

The James S. Murray Gallery is featuring the art exhibit, “Nexus: Drawing in Printmaking,” a portfolio invitational curated by Micah Zavacky Oct. 23-Nov. 16. The exhibit is open for viewing Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The gallery is located on the upper level of Menard Hall.

The invitational portfolio is comprised of 19 artists that view printmaking as an extension of drawing. All prints were completed in 2016.

“A ‘nexus’ is defined as a connection or series of connections that link people, places and/or things,” explains Zavacky, MFA printmaking candidate at Illinois State University. “This portfolio is an intersection of various drawing vocabularies, printmaking processes and subject matter. The artists are innovative, yet are attuned with tradition, thoughtful and committed to the syntax of printmaking.”

LLCC’s surgical technology program received a national merit award for achieving a 100 percent pass rate on the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam during the 2016-17 academic year from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. The award recognizes LLCC’s role as a leader in the field of surgical technology education.

The CST is widely recognized in the health care community as the foremost credential for surgical technologists in the nation. Graduates obtaining national certification as a CST have demonstrated understanding of the competencies for safe patient care in the operating room. The CST is required for employment within many local, state and national health care organizations.

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Paula Luebbert, assistant vice president, corporate/government training and economic development, was honored at the weTRaIN Fall 2017 Conference Oct. 19 with the Joan Simon Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognizes an outstanding weTRaIN member who has exhibited exemplary lifetime achievements in the community college business and industry profession either at the state or local level. weTRaIN is the Illinois Community College Training Resource and Information Network.

Thanks to Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science, for sharing photos of a misty day around Lake Macoupin as fall colors just started to show on the LLCC-Springfield campus.