INA, Ill. (September 17, 2024)—In 2024, Rend Lake College will begin celebrating Students of the Month, a promotion that is sponsored by Banterra Bank. These students are selected based on their GPA, as well as their campus and community involvement. Please join us in celebrating the Student of the Month: Cheyenne Hess (Carterville).
Hess graduated from Carterville High School, is on track to graduate from Rend Lake College with an Associate’s Degree in Radiologic Technology.
"Cheyenne was an outstanding student that showed compassion and respect to our customers and staff," says Hess' clinical instructor, Cindy Partlow, at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. “She is professional, efficient, reliable and has a great personality.”
One of Hess' radiology professors Holly Heisner says, “Cheyenne has excelled during her time here at RLC. She is quick to answer questions in class as well as offer study tips and tricks to her fellow classmates. I am excited to see where the future takes her.”
RLC is delighted to see our student be recognized for their upstanding character not only by our faculty and staff, but also by members of our community such as CEO of Banterra Bank Jeff May.
“Banterra was happy to partner with Rend Lake College for the naming rights of an upcoming renovated sports facility, the Banterra Sports Complex, because we are two organizations that are committed to supporting Southern Illinois and our youth,” said May. “As part of that partnership, we are honored to sponsor a Student of the Month program which recognizes an outstanding RLC student each month for their achievements.”
The Game Plan is an opportunity to renovate and expand the facilities within the Waugh Gymnasium on the RLC campus. Banterra Bank acquired naming rights of the gym and will hence forth be known as The Banterra Sports Complex, which is RLC’s largest corporate naming rights agreement to date. Renovations of the Banterra Sports Complex is estimated to begin in Fall 2024.
About the Banterra Sports Complex
The planned Banterra Sports Complex at Rend Lake College will include the existing James “Hummer” Waugh Gymnasium as well as a new addition to the space. Waugh Gymnasium is one of the original buildings on the college’s campus and in 1995 was named after Waugh, a long-time coach and educator with nearly 50 combined athletic seasons to his credit when he retired. In addition to the gym, it includes athletic offices and locker rooms.