Rend Lake College Pins Radiology Graduates
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Rend Lake College Pins Radiology Graduates

May 13, 2022

INA, Ill. (May 12, 2022) — Family and friends came together today at the Rend Lake College Theater to watch the pinning of 17 students who have completed the radiologic technology program.


RAD Pinning 2022 -5074Pictured above are Rend Lake College's 2022 Radiologic Technology Program graduates. (L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Madelyn Barker, Kaitlyn Dickey, Keely Reed, Courtney Shadowens, Chloe Mays, Martina Skorch, Summer Hobson, Danielle Bieber, Cole Hutchens, Morgan Epplin, Jerri Shepard, Jacob Wawczak, Sydney Wright, Ryan Vaupel, Haden Harmon, Joseph Sample, Crystal Strauch, Rachael Smith - Clinical Coordinator.

Holly Heisner, Radiologic Technology Program Director, began the ceremony by thanking the students, staff, and families for their flexibility and dedication in overcoming the global pandemic’s challenges to learning.

The graduates had many accomplishments that led to their Associate in Applied Science degrees. These achievements include 69.5 credit hours, 62 clinical competencies, and 167 clinical days logging 1,336 hours. Heisner applauded the students for accomplishing these tasks while balancing their studies, jobs, and family time.

RAD Pinning 2022 -5000Program Director, Holly Heisner, delivers words of encouragement to the radiologist technology graduates. 

“My pride in them goes beyond the academic level,” Heisner said. “They came into this program when COVID was new and uncertain. We didn’t know what school or clinicals would look like, but the students were ready to face whatever came their way, which meant a lot.” 

Pinned Graduates Include:

Madelyn Barker* (McLeansboro)

Danielle Bieber* (Tower Hill)

Kaitlyn Dickey (Equality)

Morgan Epplin* (Pinckneyville)

Haden Harmon* (Sesser)

Summer Hobson* (Mount Vernon)

Cole Hutchens* (Ewing)

Chloe Mays* (Thompsonville)

Keely Reed* (Harrisburg)

Joseph Sample (Benton)

Courtney Shadowens (Marion)

Jerri Shepard* (Opdyke)

Martina Skorch* (Scheller)

Crystal Strauch* (Whittington)

Ryan Vaupel (Marion)

Jacob Wawczak* (Christopher)

Sydney Wright (Pinckneyville)

*Member of Lambda Nu Honor Society


The following students received special awards during the ceremony:

 

Perfect Class Attendance

Madelyn Barker, Cole Hutchens, Chloe Mays

RAD Pinning 2022 -5024(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Madelyn Barker (Mcleansboro)
RAD Pinning 2022 -5025(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Cole Hutchens (Ewing)
RAD Pinning 2022 -5026(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Chloe Mays (Thompsonville)

Perfect Clinical Attendance

Kaitlyn Dickey, Jacob Wawczak

RAD Pinning 2022 -5027(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Kaitlyn Dickey ( Equality)
RAD Pinning 2022 -5028(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Jacob Wawczak ( Christopher)

Perfect Class and Clinical Attendance

Martina Skorch

RAD Pinning 2022 -5029(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Martina Skorch (Scheller)

Most Improved Radiological Technology Student

Hayden Harmon

RAD Pinning 2022 -5035(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Haden Harmon (Sesser)

Most Outstanding Radiologic Technology Student

Martina Skorch

RAD Pinning 2022 -5037(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Martina Skorch (Scheller)

 

Individual Pinnings

RAD Pinning 2022 -5040(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator, Madelyn Barker (McLeansboro)
RAD Pinning 2022 -5041(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Danielle Bieber (Tower Hill), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5043(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Kaitlyn Dickey (Equality), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5044(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Morgan Epplin (Pinckneyville), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5045(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Haden Harmon (Sesser), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5046(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Summer Hobson (Mount Vernon), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5047(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Cole Hutchens (Ewing), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5048(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Chloe Mays (Thompsonville), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5049(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Keely Reed (Harrisburg), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5050(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Joseph Sample (Benton), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5051(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Courtney Shadowens (Marion), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5052(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Jerri Shepard (Opdyke), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5053(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Martina Skorch (Scheller), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5054(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Crystal Strauch (Whittington), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5055(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Ryan Vaupel (Marion), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5056(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Jacob Wawczak (Christopher), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator
RAD Pinning 2022 -5057(L-R) Holly Heisner - Program Director, Sydney Wright (Pinckneyville), Racheal Smith - Clinical Coordinator

For more information regarding Rend Lake College’s Radiologic Technology Program, please visit online at www.rlc.edu/allied-health/radiology-tech.

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