INA, Ill. (March 10, 2022)
We Are Warriors grants have become a tradition at Rend Lake College spring in-service trainings. The program, spearheaded by RLC Foundation CEO Kay Zibby-Damron, invigorates employee giving by using the funds for equipment and project needs identified by college faculty and staff. Over the past four years, employees have given well over $50,000 to the Foundation.
Last week, at the annual spring in-service, Zibby-Damron announced the winning projects submitted this year
more than $15,000 worth.
Group photo of those receiving We Are Warriors grants at the spring 2022 in-service in the theater
We Are Warriors Grants
Nursing (Nursing Instructor Denise Griffith)
Instructional items in classrooms & labs. Laerdal NG tube & Trach Care Trainer, Life/form Pitting Edema Trainer, Advanced Venipuncture
$1,693.00
Radiology (Radiologic Technology Program Director Holly Heisner)
Fluoroscopy: The Series - learning tool for the classroom & staff training. Includes six courses/trainings
$500.00
Ag Mechanics / Heavy Equipment / Diesel Tech (Heavy Equipment Technology Associate Professor Zack Vahlkamp)
Milwaukee Annular Cutter Set, 1000 lb Capacity Hydraulic Table, 2 Ton Capacity Foldable Shop Crane, 3 Ton Long Reach Low Profile Professional Rapid Pump Floor Jack, 2000 lb Capacity Foldable Engine Stand, & 4 Ton Professional Rapid Pump Floor Jack
$2,251.00
Automotive (Auto Tech Professor Nigel Thompson) Klutch Anvil Set for the Heavy-Duty English Wheel. Central Forge 4-inch Mountable Throaless Shear for Street Rodding Class
$420.00
Welding (Welding Associate Professor Pete Wilce)
New MIG Machine for Flux Core Arc Welding class (FCAW - WELD 2276)
$2,493.00
Bookstore (Manager of Bookstore & Copy Center
Casey Rhine & Assistant Manager of the Bookstore and Copy Center Hannah Webb)
Window decals for Bookstore renovation. 9 decals
$1,800.00
RLCF Children's Center (Director of RLC Foundation Children's Center Christy Jean)
Creative Curriculum for Preschool (Insect Study & Buildings Study x2, & the Balls Study), Mighty Minutes for Infants, Toddlers, & Twos Cards, Sensory Processing Support Kit, & Mini Hourglass Liquid Motion Timers
$1,423.00
Culinary Arts (Dean of Community & Corporate Education Margo Wagner)
Table coverings & napkins to use for the PDA, Banquet Management Class, & the Culinary Showcase.
$500.00
Cosmetology (Cosmetology Professor Daphne Mitchell)
New stacked washer & dryer - washer for Studio RLC
$1,282.00
Slankard Learning Resource Center (Reference Librarian Angelina Mabrey)
Jigsaw puzzles, Rubik's Cubes, murder mystery cases to solve, color pens, adult coloring books, Jenga, What do you Meme?, Escape Room in a Box, Family Feud Board Game, The Hygge Game, Taco vs. Burrito, chess set, checker set, dominoes, mancala, Yahtzee, Exploding Kittens, Uno, Monopoly, Battleship, Catan, Life, Scrabble, Trouble, Connect 4, Guess Who, Clue
$750.00
Retention & Career Services (Retention & Career Services Specialist Reece Rutland)
Snow Cone Machine for future students events such as Fun Fest & Lunch on the Lake
$1,060.00
Academic Advisement (Dean of Enrollment Services Jena Jensik)
Yard signs to direct students to registration & publicize advisement dates
$400.00
First Year Experience (Academic Advisor Jessica Bertolozzi)
10 Dry Erase Whiteboards with markers
$300.00
Testing Center (Testing & Placement Specialist Beth Stevens)
Magnetic dry-erase whiteboard, 20-pack of magnetic hooks
$50.00
Wayne Arnold Recreation Center (Fitness Center Lab Assistant Larry Williams)
Basketballs, footballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, air pump compressor, barbell plate racks
$731.00
Years of Giving
In addition to the We Are Warriors grants, Zibby-Damron and RLCF Board of Directors Member Tony Wielt awarded several staff members for 10, 20 & 30 milestone years of giving.
30 years of giving - Vice President of Finance and Administration Angie Kistner
30 years of giving - Administrative Assistant for Athletics Julie Oxford
20 years of giving - Dean of Facilities Management & Campus Operations Donnie Millenbine
20 years of giving - Director of Human Resources Kim Rogers
10 years of giving - Director of Institutional Compliance and Research Amy Epplin
10 years of giving - Director of Marketing & Communications Nathan Wheeler
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