INA, Ill. (April 3, 2023) - Outstanding students were recognized Thursday during Rend Lake College's Agriculture Banquet. Faculty, staff, family and friends celebrated these students and another successful year in the Agricultural and Mechanics program areas.
With past banquets unable to be held due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was also time to honor some outstanding students from the 2020 and 2021 classes. Overall, seven program-specific outstanding student awards and four overall outstanding student awards were given.
Pictured above are, FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT; Instructor Kathy Helmers, Jakara Greenwalt, Austin Schuster, Anna Kistner, Chasidy Greenwalt, and Jakob Korte. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT; Jake Newbury, Josh Smith, Tyler Davis, Drew Diesen, Rhett Timmermann, Tyler Jones, Instructor Zack Vahlkamp, and Instructor Colin Jones. (Photo: Dayle Ruffino, RLC Marketing & Communications)
| AWARD | RECIPIENT | HOMETOWN |
| 2020 Outstanding Ag Student of the Year | Jakob Korte | Belknap |
| 2021 Outstanding Ag Student of the Year | Chasidy Greenwalt | Johnsonville |
| 2021 Outstanding Ag Student of the Year | Tyler Jones | Thompsonville |
| 2023 Outstanding Ag Student of the Year | Austin Schuster | Wayne City |
| Outstanding Ag Business | Jakara Greenwalt | Johnsonville |
| Outstanding Ag Business | Jake Newbury | Sesser |
| Outstanding Ag Mechanics | Rhett Timmermann | Carlyle |
| Outstanding Ag Production Student | Anna Kistner | Scheller |
| Outstanding Diesel Technology | Josh Smith | Iuka |
| Outstanding Heavy Equipment | Tyler Davis | Opdyke |
| Outstanding Heavy Equipment | Drew Diesen | Carlyle |