INA, Ill. (May 17, 2025) — Rend Lake College is proud to share that more than 650 degrees and certificates were conferred at the 58th Annual Commencement Ceremony held on the RLC track.
Two ceremonies were held where 387 students graduated on Saturday with 665 occupational certificates and associate degrees. Board of Trustees Chair Larry Manning and Vice Chair Brian Dorris had the honor of presenting the students their degrees and certificates. They were flanked by fellow board members Jeff Jones, Ron Daniels, Joe Coy and Tony Wielt; Student Trustee Henry Meinert; President Terry Wilkerson; and Executive Vice President/President Designee Lori Ragland. Academic Council Chair and Philosophy Professor Dr. Jared Kemling announced the graduates.
Graduates
* Denotes honors student
AVA: Madilyn Kuehne, Timber Lepper*
BARTELSO: Brady R. Moore*
BELLE RIVE: Wyatt Hamson*, Wyatt Pilson, Elaina N. Wilson*, Myla B. Wilson
BENTON: Emma Bacon, Trevor Barciszewski*, Bo Brockett*, Cole Buchanan*, Nathan Colvin*, Sadie Fletcher*, Gunnar Funkhouser*, Adriana Garcia, Darien Garrett, Ava Marie Groves, Rylin Dawn Leigh Huie*, Parker Johnson*, Brandon Joiner*, Angela Jean Kahl*, Bella Kettleman, Ray A. Koppin, Ashlyn Lee*, Emma McDonald, Jace Melvin*, Kinley Milligan, Maya M. Mumbower*, Colin L. Mungovan, Joselyn Pace, Seba Pennell, Dayton Sanchez, Lucas Gregory Sloan, Beckett Wilder, Caitlin Williford, Quenton P. Wingo*
BLUFORD: Miranda Chambliss, Jaxon Dalby, Kyle Hails*, Laney Hails, Alexis Legg*, Benjamin Elam Lequerica*, Taylor M. Nowitzke, Hunter B. Shoenrock, McKenzie L. Sellers, Hallie Sledge, Madalyn Sneed*
BONNIE: Ella Bequette*, Landon Robert Dent, James Dudley, Lucas Lynch*, La'Riaha F. Patterson*, Kailee N. Pierce*
BOWLING GREEN, KY.: Dominic Davis
BROUGHTON: Madeline Douglass
CALVERT CITY, KY.: Ethan A. Landis*
CAMBRIA: Zoey D. Finney*
CARBONDALE: Charles David Angell*, Carolyn A. Hutcherson, Da'Quarii Mathis
CARMI: Cameron Lee Johnson
CARRIER MILLS: Jessica D. Goodman*
CARTERVILLE: Cheyenne C. Hess*, Avigayle Tomas
CAVE-IN-ROCK: Kylie A. Mosby
CENTRALIA: Tiesha D. Matthews
CHESAPEAKE, VA.: Eric Bergquist
CHESTER: Nathaniel Robert Welge Heuer, Jacob Rock*
CHRISTOPHER: Logan Clay Beaty, Savanah Cobin, Bethany M. Flowers, Arynn P. Studer*
COELLO: Joseph Korben Monteggia, Delphine Vanfossan
COULTERVILLE: Chase D. Heinemeyer*, Bryan Hirte*
CREAL SPRINGS: Mikaela M. Robbins*
CULTER: Logan Shaw
DAHLGREN: Mallorie Millenbine, Madison Reyling*
DAVIS JUNCTION: Owen Dunseth
DESOTO: Danielle Dennis*
DIX: Becker Elm Andrews, Kaylee Down*, Reese Johnson, Miranda Maldonado, Ashlin Brooke McGovern*, Alisa Pak
DOWELL: Richard Carlo, Chad E. Kirby*
DU QUOIN: Chrichelle E. Edward, Kent Andrew Fisher, Jena Holden, Kathryn A. Jackson*, Landon Kern*, Chelsey L. Lee*, Sharon R. Scarber, Chasey Weber*, Denise R. White
DU BOIS: Alexis Heape
ELIZABETHTOWN: Briley B. Blair
ELKVILLE: Kaitlin Maxine Henderson, Darin Olmsted, Olivia Raelynn Pfeaster*, Ashlyn Stayton*
ENFIELD: Shay D. Steele, Libby Thomas*
EVANSVILLE, IND.: Pierce Herrenbruck, Mason Wargel
EWING: Kaitlyn Bennett, Payton Heater, Nicholas Houseworth
FAIRFIELD: Omar O. Rivera Quiles*
FREDERICKTOWN, MO.: Ryleigh Gresham
GALATIA: Paige Sumner*
HARRISBURG: Austyn K. Holland*
HAZELWOOD, MO.: Jayla A. Kirksey
HEBRON, KY.: Davis Gregory Beale
HERRIN: Addison Anastasi*, Cody Boker*, Tristan E. Holbrook, Breana H. Jilek, Kaitlyn Suzanne Koerner*, Carter Sprague*
INA: Greg Cole, Hayden Dubach, Caleb S. Duncan, Nathan S. York
JASPER, IND.: Drew D. Bradley*
JOHNSTON CITY: Gabrielle T. Overturf*, William Stewart, Addyson Trout, Audrey C. Turner*
KEENES: Kylee Breeze*, Rylee Breeze*
LOGAN: Jacob Kinsman
LOUISVILLE, ILL.: Courtney Hybarger*
MACEDONIA: Makenna Hamson*, Brianna Rexing, Jeremy Smith*, Jordan Stanley
MARBLE HILL, MO.: Chloe Suzanne Goodwin
MARION: Jimmy DePew*, Sidney Follis, Sandy Perez*, Ashtyn Sturgeon*, Danajua D. Thomas*, Laurie M. Thomas
MARISSA: Landon Luthy
MASCOUTAH: Haley C. Friederich*
MATTOON: Kelsey Whitehead*
MCLEANSBORO: Richard E. Bassinger*, Emily Brown*, Camron Browning, Creed Browning, Ellie Deen*, Jacob Deen, Julia Dunlap*, Shyla Hernandez*, Josie L. Jackson, Jaelynn Keener, Tyler Lasater, Sean Michael May, Isaac Middendorf, Hannah Moore*, Breanna Jeannine Osinski*, Marshall David Schuster, Randy M. Smith, Shelly R. Smith, Lili J. Toms, Maizy Grace Nicole Wallace, Aaron Ray Webb, Rachel Ann Noel Wuebbels*
METROPOLIS: Monique Hart*, Josie Reese Walker*
MT. VERNON: Barbara Appleby*, Liam Asbery*, Cameron Ashlock, Sierra Bird-Horton*, DeVonna Boyd, Kaytlan R. Branch*, Ayden Buchanan, Jobani Bustamante, Emijha T. Butler*, Sarah Butler, Natalie Callahan*, QwyMann Q. Cantley, Hayli M. Charron*, Tristan D. Clontz, Beau Cooper*, Talliyah Craig, Shailyn R. Cummings, Georgia M. Davenport, Jessica Decker*, Karimee Ann Delorme*, Andrew Diekemper*, Sydney M. Durham, Emily L. Elliott*, Tierra N. Ellis, Marshay Gilker, Jessica S. Green, Lacey Haile, Amanda Headen, Jamera Cheyanne Hubbard, McKenzie Hughes*, Nicholas Jeffers, Brendan Kelly, Chris King Jr., Emmalee Kroeschen*, Jade Kuhn*, Ceirra Lane*, Emma Grace Martin, Malakai Mays*, Colin Tyler McClure*, Adelya McKelvy, Tayva Mellott*, Morgan Leigh Moschino*, Jaden A. Nichols*, R-rielle Oats, Lacy Renee' Oliver*, Daven Ort, Rudra Patel, Rushi Patel, Tristan Chase Penrod, Austin Pinner, Joshua Stephen Rhoades*, Shaylee Richardson, Carletta Ewellene Roberts*, Bradley Rodriguez*, Zaid Rueda, Khloe Rushing, Blake Sanders*, Scott Shaw*, Allison Jean Shook*, Noah M. Smith, Makayla Storment*, Djimon R. Stuckey, Jackson Swan, Conner Teriet, Brynlee Thomason, Kaley Madison Treffert, Alayna Ulrich*, Donat Washington, Marissa Waters, Laneta Wells, Ava Wheeler, Jayla C. Wilford, Hunter Williams, Jacqueline Kate Wilson*
MULKEYTOWN: Elizabeth Dawn Brace, Seth Dwayne Key*, Emma Reece Milby*, Jake Stopka, Kyra Wharry, Grace E. Williams*
MURRAY, KY.: Braden Pingel, Cadwell Turner*
NORRIS CITY: Robert W. Hansbrough, Chadessa Smith, Shelby N. Vance-Orrick, Bree Vollman*, Jaida D. Wall*
OPDYKE: Caleb Bradley, Luke A. Jaudes, Elicia Marlow*, Emma Thompson*, Hayden A. Williamson
PADUCAH, KY.: Landen Jones, Devin A. Kiebler
PARIS, ILL.: Kaitlyn J. Coombes*
PINCKNEYVILLE: Brooke N. Alspach, Christopher Dalton*, Olivia Degenhardt, Stacie Dunihoo*, Hannah Halsted*, Hunter Halsted, Casey Lynn Hawkins, Hunter M. Jones*, Promise Jones, Pearson Launius, Brayden Lowe, William Mayer, Daci Palmer, Kadie R. Ridgeway*, Annabelle Marie Suchomski
RIDGEWAY: Andrew Hubbs
ROYALTON: Tabbitha Geary*, Skylar B. Hudson, Morgan Isaacs*
SALEM: Rolen Christian Adams, Taylor L. Schaubert
SCHELLER: Gabe Gunter*, Halle R. Hamm, Allen Ray Heck II*, Isaac Coil Lewis, Roslin Shurtz*
SESSER: Sawyer D. Coffey*, Tyler Hammond*, Carson B. Hoffard*, Ava C. Hollis*, Patrice Laur*, Camille Mandrell*, Lucas N. McCubbins, Desiree Pavletich, Brooklyn Petro*, Kelly Loan Petro, Braden Pruett*, Jon Paul Stanhouse*, Joseph W. Swallers*, Kaleb L. Vaughn*, Jayden Willmore
SHELBYVILLE, KY.: John Whisman
SIMPSON: Matthew R. Johnson*, Claire A. Shires*
SPARTA: Abrhiam Cole, Alexus Williams
SPRINGERTON: Dalton Thomas
STEELEVILLE: Bradyn Michael Wilson*
STERRETT, ALA.: Kody Dwain Pemberton
STONEFORT: Sierah Ann Laree Weightman* Emeli Grace Werner*
TAMAROA: Tucker Dale Dearmond*, Lindsey M. Geffers*, Ryan James Harris*, Trinity N. Pike, Isaac Teel, Alaina Faith Travelstead
THOMPSONVILLE: Dimitrios George Bozonelos, Emma K. Carlile, Braden Clem*, Haley Cockrum*, Leah McFarland, Brockton Miller*, Emmi Miller, Jonathan Nugent, Hunter Warren*, Joseph Washburn*, Kylea Wilkerson
TILDEN: Adrianna E. Wriston
TUNNEL HILL: Kaitlyn Tosh*
VALIER: Olivia Paige Edmonds, Autum Thorpe*, Dalton Williams
VENEDY: Nathan A. Lintker*
WALTONVILLE: Ashley N. Akers, Benjamin Breeze*, Tryton Fassett*, Bridget Kash*, Richard S. Wilson*, Kaitlyn B. Wolfe*
WAYNE CITY: Madeline Grace Boyd*, Betty Jean Breeze*, Kimberly Hale, Lily Taylor*, Garin E. Winemiller*, Kelby Wood*
WEST FRANKFORT: Kaili Alexander*, Robert Beal*, Elizabeth Berthoux*, Presley Erin Dodd*, Shelley A. Dodd, Gage Engler*, Samantha Gordon*, Hadlee R. Grizzell*, Hunter Jeffrey Hancock*,Caidance O'Daniell, Drake Taylor*
WILLISVILLE: Saylor M. Griffiths
WOODLAWN: William Bullard, Caitlen England, Sarah Jeanne King*, Gracie Lowery*, Leighton Malcom, Drew G. Martin, Daylon Pollard*, Dayne Pollard*, Kaitlyn Repasky*, Alison Nicole Ross, Ethan J. Smith, Jackson Riley Tiemann, Kalli Wheeler*
ZEIGLER: Riley Giles, Liberty McGill,
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