INA, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2016) - Rend Lake College announced the 2016 Homecoming King and Queen tonight during halftime of the Warriors basketball game tonight against John A. Logan College. Ryan Bushur of Carbondale and LeAnn Aaron of West Frankfort, both representing the Culinary Arts program, were crowned King and Queen.
Bushur is the son of Robin Buck and Tim Bushur. He graduated from Carbondale Community High School and attends RLC’s Culinary Arts program. The culinary arts management major said his future plans are to open a break-dancing bakery.
Aaron is the daughter of Ken and Sharon Bowers who attended Frankfort Community High School. She represents RLC’s Culinary Arts Club and is working on her baking certificate. In the future, Aaron said she hopes to open a bakery with her daughter.
Runners-up for the evening were Christopher Richard of Christopher representing STARS and Mikaela Matthews of Wayne City representing the Student Ambassadors.
Richard is the son of Scott and Angela Richard of Christopher. He graduated from Christopher Community High School and is a structural engineering major at RLC. The STARS King candidate plans to move to Florida after graduating from RLC to work with his family.
Matthews is the daughter of Brian and Jackie Matthews. She graduated from Wayne City High School and represents the Student Ambassadors at RLC. The mechanical engineering major said she hopes to work in robotics and make a difference in people’s lives in the future.
Other King candidates included Drake Carter of Enfield, Jonathan Dauby of Springerton, Brandon Meyer of Benton, and Nathan Williams of Paducah, Ky.
Carter is the son of Craig and Kendra Carter of Enfield. He attended Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School and represents the Student Ambassadors at RLC. The chemistry major plans to transfer to a four-year institution to complete an undergraduate degree before transferring to medical school.
Dauby is the son of Tim and Jonda Dauby of Springerton. He attended Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School and is a member of the RLC Thespians. As an instrumental music performance major at RLC, Dauby plans to graduate and take one year off to practice and prepare to continue his education at a university.
Meyer is the son of Sonia Pulliam and Raymond Meyer. He attended Benton Consolidated High School and is an automotive technology student at RLC. He represents the Automotive Technology program on campus. After graduating from RLC, Meyer plans to transfer to Murray State University to continue his education.
Williams of Paducah, Ky. is the son of Sam and Cindy Williams. He attended McCracken County High School and is an engineering technology major at RLC. Representing the Warriors Baseball team, Williams plants to graduate from RLC and transfer to a four-year institution.
The other Queen candidates included Bethaney Brown of Mt. Vernon, Lexi Hammerton of Peoria, and Brittany Knapp of Tamaroa.
Brown is the daughter of Jim Brown and Teresa Davis-Brown of Mt. Vernon. She graduated from Mt. Vernon Township High School and represents the RLC Thespians. The music education major plants to finish her degree at a four-year institution and begin her career in education.
Hammerton is the daughter of Thomas Hammerton. She attended Dunlap High School in Peoria and is a physician’s assistant major at RLC, who represents the Lady Warriors Golf team. Her future plans are to transfer to a Division I school to play golf and continue her education.
Knapp is the daughter of Kenneth and Karen Knapp. She hails from Tamaroa and attended Pinckneyville Community High School. The undecided major represents the STARS program on campus. Her future plans include becoming a licensed massage therapist, cosmetologist, or esthetician, and traveling the world.