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title: RLC Holds Pinning Ceremony for 35 LPN Graduates
description:  INA, Ill. (July 11, 2022) Rend Lake College held a pinning ceremony on June 29 to celebrate the successful completion of the Practical Nursing (LPN) progr
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# [RLC Holds Pinning Ceremony for 35 LPN Graduates](https://rlc.edu/news/rlc-holds-pinning-ceremony-for-35-lpn-graduates)

 Written by [Jonathon Walters](https://rlc.edu/news/author/jonathon-walters) | Jul 27, 2022 5:00:00 AM

 INA, Ill. (July 11, 2022)  
Rend Lake College held a pinning ceremony on June 29 to celebrate the successful completion of the Practical Nursing (LPN) program. Thirty-five graduates, along with their friends and family, gathered in the RLC theater to celebrate their accomplishments. 

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Rend Lake College awards 35 students in LPN pinning ceremony. (Click for Printable Photo)

###### Front Row (L-R) Bobbi Bass (Makanda), Presley Allsopp (Whittington), Faith Sanders (Christopher), Destiny Boswell (Mulkeytown), Madison Lane (Mt. Vernon), Billee Olberding (McLeansboro), Casslyn Pedigo (Sesser), Haley Sharp (Bonnie), Jaeda Willis (Johnston City), Hailey Timmons (Mulkeytown).  Second Row (L-R) Nursing Instructors - Dr. Tracey Smith & Sarah Hopfinger Third Row (L-R) Taylor Walden (Macedonia), Jordan Scoville (West Frankfort), Courtney Lingle (West Frankfort), Emily Cox (McLeansboro), Shaffire Clark (Mt. Vernon), Amanda Cooksey (Thompsonville), Amber OHerron (Carterville), Heather Myers (Benton), Mareesa Ratajczyk (Christopher), Christopher Starr (Mt. Vernon).  Fourth Row (L-R) Ronnie Curry (Christopher), Joycelynn Cox (Ewing), Caitlyn Anderson (Pinckneyville), Kaylee Stewart (McLeansboro), Lauren Little (Mt. Vernon), Teresa Nolen (Thompsonville), Olivia Legrand (Woodlawn), Chloe Ragland (Sesser), Mason Hopp (Pinckneyville) Top Row (L-R) Hailey Bybee (Scheller), Kelsey Beal (Mt. Vernon), Katlyn Ivey (Dahlgren), Alyssa Karcher (Dahlgren), Zach Hicks (Benton), Zackarie Webb (McLeansboro)

## If you are interested in learning more about the nursing program

## at Rend Lake College visit us online at [rlc.edu/nursing.](https://rlc.edu/nursing)

 

## Photo Gallery

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4725-1.jpg>**Bobbi Bass**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4740-1.jpg>**Joycelynn Cox**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4729-1.jpg>**Destiny Boswell**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4736-2.jpg>**Amanda Cooksey**

###### **<https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4733-1.jpg>Shaffire Clark**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4723-2.jpg>**Caitlyn Anderson**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4792-2.jpg>**Christopher Starr**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4798-1.jpg>Taylor Walden

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4731-2.jpg>**Hailey Bybee**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4760-1.jpg>Courtney Lingle

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4743-2.jpg>**Zach Hicks**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4747-2.jpg>**Katlyn Ivey**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4741-2.jpg>**Ronnie Curry**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4756-1.jpg>**Madison Lane**

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4781-1.jpg>**Mareesa Ratajczyk**

###### **<https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4745-2.jpg>**Mason Hopp

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4721-2.jpg>Presley Allsopp

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4737-2.jpg>Emily Cox

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4727-1.jpg>Kelsey Beal

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4750-2.jpg>Alyssa Karcher

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4783-1.jpg>Faith Sanders

###### **<https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4774-1.jpg>**Billee Olberding

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4788-2.jpg>Haley Sharp

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4779-2.jpg>Chloe Ragland

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4758-2.jpg>Olivia Legrand

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4787-2.jpg>Jordan Scoville

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4804-1.jpg>Jaeda Willis

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4776-2.jpg>Casslyn Pedigo

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4794-1.jpg>Kaylee Stewart

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4797-1.jpg>Hailey Timmons

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4767-1.jpg>Heather Myers

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4802-2.jpg>Zackarie Webb

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4772-1.jpg>Amber OHerron

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4770-2.jpg>Teresa Nolen

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4765-1.jpg>Lauren Little

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4708-2.jpg>

###### (L-R) Dr. Susan Wiley, Director of Nursing Program, Denise Griffith, Nursing Instructor, Sarah Hopfinger, Nursing Instructor

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4807-2.jpg>Students Recite Nightingale Pledge

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4844-1.jpg>Courtney Lingle and her daughter

###### <https://rlc.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC_4838-2.jpg>Mareesa Ratajczyk with her daughter

## YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE.

 

 

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