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Rend Lake College Fall 2016 Honors Lists

INA, Ill. (Jan. 30, 2017) - Rend Lake College is pleased to announce 362 students have made the President’s and Vice Presidents’ lists of academic honors for the Fall...

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50 Influencers: Founding of a Board

INA, Ill. (Jan. 29, 2017) - It took substantially more than a village to get the idea of Rend Lake College from concept to construction. In reality, the first major step was...

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Background check: MVPD leaders trace careers back to RLC

INA, Ill. (Jan. 28, 2017) - Honor, integrity and community are the building blocks Mt. Vernon Police Department Chief Chris Deichman and Assistant Chief Trent Page are...

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OFTC grad Domenick Bullock turns cooperative experience into a career

INA, Ill. (Jan. 23, 2017) - It’s not often new opportunities land at your feet, but for one Rend Lake College graduate, volunteering to participate in the first cooperative...

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Pupil to professor, Hollmann has history with RLC

INA, Ill. (Jan. 23, 2017) - It’s a bit of an understatement to say that Greg Hollmann, General Science Associate Professor in Rend Lake College’s Math and Sciences...

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Sophomores Carter, Hutchens nominated for Phi Theta Kappa All-USA

INA, Ill. (Jan. 17, 2017) - As if landing spots on the President’s List for their 4.0 grade point averages wasn’t enough, two Rend Lake College Student Ambassadors have...

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50 Influencers: Dr. James M. Snyder, RLC's First President

INA, Ill. (Jan. 22, 2016) - On May 16 of 1967, Rend Lake College’s newly founded Board tapped Dr. James M. Snyder of Maricopa County Junior College District in Phoenix,...

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50 Influencers: Dr. Allen Baker, Immeasurable Impact

INA, Ill. (Jan. 29, 2017) - Founding Rend Lake College Board member Dr. Allen Baker, a Pinckneyville optometrist, was elected to the first-ever Rend Lake College Board on...

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50 Influencers: Dr. Howard D. Rawlinson, The Dean

INA, Ill. (Jan. 15, 2017) - A look at the 50 most influential people in Rend Lake College history wouldn’t be complete without mentioning the man who first ran the ship....

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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees -- Jan. 10, 2017, Meeting Highlights

Marlow returns to classroom, steps down from board Board member Rick Marlow has stepped down from his seat effective Jan. 6 in order to return to the classroom on an adjunct...

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50 Influencers: Silas Echols, the man with a vision

INA, IL (Jan. 3, 2016) - As Rend Lake College nears its 50th anniversary, we take a moment to look back at 50 influencers who helped shape the face of campus. The list is...

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RLC Foundation looks back on legacy of donor Marjorie Farrar

INA, Ill. (Dec. 21, 2016) - The Diamond donor level in the Rend Lake College Foundation is reserved for those who go far above and beyond with contributions to the college....