INA, Ill. (May 7, 2013) - Rend Lake College took time to honor its own Thursday night, May 2, at the 2013 RLC Board, Faculty, Staff Recognition.
President Terry Wilkerson welcomed those in attendance at the Rend Lake Resort and Conference Center Great Room. He started by presenting awards for years of service to the college.
Receiving five-year awards: Brian Clark, Joe Ervin, Christina Hutcheson, Ron Murray, Kristina Shelton, Damon Sims, Leah Stallman, Rachel Sveda and Pete Wilce.
Receiving 10-year awards: Chad Copple, Kathy Craig, Leslie Harmon-McKenzie, Gary McGill, Kay Shaw, Rodney Summers and Arvella Waugh.
Receiving 15-year awards: Nicki Bowlin, Kathy Byars, Kelly Eubanks, Brenda Heinzmann, Trinda Heitmeyer, Frank Hughey, Glenna Maxwell, Ricky Robinson, Sue Scattone and Tracey Webb.
 Recipients of 10-year awards at the 2013 Rend Lake College Board, Faculty, Staff Dinner are pictured above. FROM LEFT; Leslie Harmon-McKenzie, Chad Copple and Kathy Craig. |
Recipients of 15-year awards at the 2013 Rend Lake College Board, Faculty, Staff Dinner are pictured above. FROM LEFT are; Tracey Webb, Trinda Heitmeyer, Sue Scattone, Kathy Byars, Nicki Bowlin and Glenna Maxwell. |
Receiving 20-year awards: Rob Little.
Receiving 25-year awards: Bob Carlock, Dr. Linda Denton, Martha McCreery, Paula Myers and Dave Warner.
Receiving 30-year awards: Cathy Cross.
| English Professor Rob Little received an award for 20 years at the 2013 Rend Lake College Board, Faculty, Staff Dinner. |
Land of Lincoln Southern 7 AmeriCorps Director Dave Warner is presented a 25-year award at the 2013 Rend Lake College Board, Faculty, Staff Recognition. Also pictured is RLC Foundation CEO Shawna Manion. |
Community and Corporate Education Specialist Paula Myers (RIGHT) is presented a 25-year award at the 2013 Rend Lake College Board, Faculty, Staff Recognition. Also pictured is RLC Foundation CEO Shawna Manion. |
| Computer Networking Professor Martha McCreery (RIGHT) is presented a 25-year award at the 2013 Rend Lake College Board, Faculty, Staff Recognition. Also pictured is RLC Foundation CEO Shawna Manion. |
Cathy Cross received a 30-year award at the 2013 Rend Lake College Board, Faculty, Staff Dinner. Cross (LEFT) is pictured with RLC Foundation CEO Shawna Manion. |
Wilkerson announced the 2012-13 retirees next. Those retiring include Bob Carlock (25 years), Clay Holman (12 years), Sharon Richardson (24 years), Dave Warner (25 years) and Sam Whisenhunt (8 years).
| Bob Carlock is presented a retirement award by Rend Lake College President Terry Wilkerson during the 2013 RLC Board, Faculty, Staff Recognition. Carlock started at the college in 1986 as the Director of the Center for Business Services and retires this year after 21 years as the Vice President of Finance and Administration. |
Dave Warner (LEFT) is handed a retirement award by Rend Lake College President Terry Wilkerson at the 2013 RLC Board, Faculty, Staff Recognition. Warner worked about half of his 25 years at the college as a grant coordinator and the latter half directing the Land of Lincoln Southern 7 AmeriCorps program. |
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Vice President of Academic Instruction Chris Kuberski announced this year's Assessment Award winner, Speech Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Bailey-Smith.
Speech Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Bailey-Smith (LEFT) is presented the 2013 Assessment Award at the annual Rend Lake College Board, Faculty, Staff Recognition. Also pictured is Vice President of Academic Instruction Chris Kuberski.
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Kuberski then announced the winner of the 2013 Outstanding Faculty Award, Early Childhood Education Professor Tina Grounds.
Early Childhood Education Professor Tina Grounds (RIGHT) accepts the 2013 Rend Lake College Outstanding Faculty Award at the annual RLC Board, Faculty, Staff Dinner. Handing Grounds the award is Vice President of Academic Instruction Chris Kuberski.
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The Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award went to the late Jim King, who taught in RLC's Mining Technology Program before passing away on April 27, less than a week before the ceremony. Visitation was held May 2 at Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home in Benton with masonic rites and a memorial service immediately following. In lieu of flowers, King's family requested memorial contributions be made to the Jim King Memorial Scholarship through the Rend Lake College Foundation.
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The final award presented was the 2013 Outstanding Staff Award. Vice President of Career-Technical Instruction Lisa Payne announced Allied Health Division Adminstrative Assistant Beth Stevens as the winner. Stevens started out as a student worker at the college. In 1995, she was hired to a full-time position and later moved to the Allied Health Division.
Allied Health Administrative Assistant Beth Stevens receives the 2013 Rend Lake College Outstanding Staff Award from RLC Foundation CEO Shawna Manion during the Board, Faculty, Staff Recognition.
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