MARION, Ill. (Dec. 16, 2013) - Rend Lake College graduated eight Associate Degree nursing graduates from the Southern Illinois Online Initiative program (SIONI) last Thursday, Dec. 12. The students completed their degree on Dec. 7 and the pinning ceremony was held at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Pictured is, FROM LEFT, FRONT, Holly Kania (Radom), Sissy Brown (Macedonia), and Pam Arrington (Benton); and BACK, Tammy Neumann (Benton), Jennifer Paredes (Pinckneyville), Lindsey Strobel (Mt. Vernon) and Amanda Richardson (West Frankfort). Not pictured is RLC graduate Matthew Miller (Carbondale). The SIONI program includes two other colleges, Shawnee Community College and Southeastern Illinois College, who also had students at the pinning ceremony. Click on the image for a larger view.