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title: Daniels, Coy Seated as new trustees — Rend Lake College Board Of Trustees Special Meeting Highlights April 25, 2023
description: Rend Lake College Board of Trustees Highlights from April 25, 2023
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# [Daniels, Coy Seated as new trustees — Rend Lake College Board Of Trustees Special Meeting Highlights April 25, 2023](https://rlc.edu/news/rend-lake-college-board-of-trustees-meeting-highlights-april-25-2023)

 Written by [Nathan Wheeler](https://rlc.edu/news/author/nathan-wheeler) | Apr 26, 2023 5:00:00 AM

  

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## Board of Trustees Special Meeting - April 25, 2023

***Meeting Highlights***

**Daniels, Coy seated as new Trustees; Dorris to serve another term**

Ron Daniels (Belle Rive) and Joseph Coy (Wayne City) were seated as new members of the Board of Trustees. Daniels and Coy, along with current member Brian Dorris (Sesser), were each elected to a six-year term on April 4. Trustees Randy Rubenacker and John Kabat chose not to seek another term and were each honored for 12 years of service at the [April 11 board meeting](https://rlc.edu/news/rend-lake-college-board-of-trustees-meeting-highlights-april-11-2023). 

[Ron Daniels](https://rlc.edu/hubfs/board%20of%20trustees/hs_ron_daniels_bot_8x10_2023.jpg)

Daniels, 58, is a retired educator of 30 years — most recently for a decade as the Regional Superintendent of Schools for Clinton, Jefferson, Marion and Washington counties. He was also principal at Mt. Vernon Township High School, as well as principal and superintendent at Waltonville schools. In retirement Daniels operates a livestock farm with his family in Belle Rive where he served as deacon and song leader at Belle Rive Baptist Church. He and his wife, Delores, were married for 35 years before she passed away in 2021. They raised two children — a daughter who is a veterinarian for The Maschhoffs and a son who works for Hamson Agriculture as a chemical applicator. 

Daniels is following in the footsteps of his father-in-law, the late Marvin Scott, who served on the RLC Board of Trustees for 36 years.  

"I know education. I know leadership. I know the importance of community college to our area," Daniels said. "It gives opportunities to our kids and our families to really get a step up and get ahead. Whether it's from a certificate or on up to that associate degree, I think it really makes a difference. And with my background in education I know I can bring a lot of understanding of what's already going on and what needs to continue to be available to our kids."

[Joe Coy](https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/hs_joe_coy_bot_8x10_2023.jpg)

Coy, 35, is a former student at RLC who now helps run the family farm in Wayne County where they grow wheat, corn, beans and milo. He recently started working with former RLC Student Trustee Colt Henson on new technology that uses drones to apply chemicals. Coy said he likes to be involved in things that affect his community and family, and saw the RLC Board as another way to do be involved and make a difference. He and his wife, Whitney, are raising three daughters, ranging from first through eighth grade at Wayne City Schools where Whitney works as a special education aide. Coy has served eight years — four as chair — on the Board for Wayne City K-12 Schools. He's been a volunteer firefighter for 16 years, and served on the Wayne County Board and 911 Board. 

**New Officers Elected**

Members voted to elect Larry Manning as Chairman, Dorris as Vice Chairman, Jeff Jones as Secretary, John Gulley as Treasurer, and Daniels as Illinois Community College Trustees Association Representative.

**Under New Business, the Board:**

- **approved new courses and changed existing curriculum, and authorized their submission to the Illinois Community College Board.  **  
  *New Courses, Effective 5/1/2023*
- WELD 1201 Oxy-Acetylene Welding
- WELD 1202 Structural Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- WELD 1203 Gas Metal Arc Welding
- WELD 1204 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- IST 1201 Industrial Tools and Fabrication
  
  *Changes to Existing Curriculum, Effective 6/1/2023*
- Certified Production Technician Occupational Certificate  
  The four-credit-hour technical elective will be replaced with the three-credit-hour IST 1201 and the one-credit-hour BUSI 1202, giving the certificate a new focus for the manufacturing academy. 

**Mark Your Calendars:**

Wednesday, April 26, 2023; 1pm  
Baseball Tailgating  
Baseball Field

Thursday & Friday, April 27 & 28, 2023; 10am and 1pm  
Flummoxed Fairy Tails  
Theater

Thursday, April 27, 2023; 9:30am-noon  
Children’s Health Fair  
Rec Center and Track

Friday, April 28, 2023;  9:30am-noon  
Kindergarten Day  
Event Center, Gym, Student Center, North Oasis

Saturday, April 29, 2023; 5:30pm  
RLC Sports Hall of Fame Induction  
Event Center

Monday, May 1, 2023; 9:30am-2:30pm  
ARC Blood Drive  
North Oasis

Wednesday, May 3, 2023; 11am  
STARS Student Appreciation Day  
PDA

Wednesday & Thursday, May 3 & 4; 11am-2pm  
RLC Student Appreciation Days  
Warrior Way

Thursday, May 4, 2023; 7pm  
Spring Concert with SIC  
Theater

Thursday, May 4, 2023; 4pm  
Faculty and Staff Awards  
Event Center

Tuesday, May 9, 2023; 6:30pm  
Board of Trustees Meeting  
Event Center

Thursday, May 11, 2023; 1pm  
Rad Tech Pinning  
Theater

Thursday, May 11, 2023; 6pm  
ADN Nursing Pinning  
Theater

Friday, May 12, 2023; 10am  
PreK Graduation  
Theater

Saturday, May 13, 2023; 8:30am & 11am  
55th Annual RLC Commencement  
Track (weather permitting) or Gym

Thursday, May 18, 2023; 6:30pm  
Adult Education Graduation  
Event Center

***Resources***

 

[Board of Trustees 2023 Packets](https://rlc.edu/downloads/category/119-2023)

 

[Board of Trustees Members](https://rlc.edu/about-rlc/board-of-trustees)

 

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