INA – Rend Lake College conferred 1,133 associate degrees (693) and certificates (440) upon 632 students within 74 different disciplines Friday night, May 11, during the college’s annual commencement ceremony.
The graduation setting had a new look this year – complete with a brand-new, 40th Anniversary banner and a video stream displayed on large monitors which chronicled the college’s four decades of operation in Ina.
The keynote speaker this year was Hank Eisenga, Continental Tire North America Mt. Vernon Plant Manager. He said two of the plant’s newest employees were among the graduates that night.
Eisenga said he was “extremely honored” to speak to the students, whom he called “future leaders of the community and, possibly, the country.”
He told them, “Do what you love and explore your strengths ... Commit yourself to a cause greater than yourself ... Don’t be afraid to try and don’t be afraid to fail ... and maintain your integrity and be a leader in all aspects of life, not only in the community, but at home.”
He said, “Clearly, you are all a bunch of overachievers and winners, so keep it up. You make us all proud.”
Many of the 632 students who moved on from RLC were awarded more than one certificate or diploma.
The 2007 graduates, by city, are:
AKIN
Kerry Jo Pham
ANDERSON, IN
Carly Clendenen
ASHLEY
Vickie J. Kurwicki
Gary A. Remer
Martin L. Schindelar
AVA
Dustin Gregersen Heiple
BELLE RIVE
Tyler James Akin
Rodney Bernard
Emily R. Gowler
Shawn Hoang
Todd Mauser
Andrea Jane Oliger
Braden Thomas Rapp
Jordan W. Rapp
Freda Satterfield
Leslie Anne Thierry
Denise L Tice
BENTON
James Anthony Baine
Michael Barkley
Brandon Kingsley Bennett
Ryan Anthony Bleichner
Amanda Jane Bowers
Ami Lee Bowlin
William G. Britton
Amy Lee Bruce
Derek Alexander Burgess
Christopher Clark
Tina Marie Clark
Tina Clark
Kady Madeline Clem
Robert John Czuprynski
Tyler Lee Harpe Davis
Laura Ann Davison
Jessica Jean Dawson
Nathan Desett
Nathaniel Dill
Cellie Dunford
Betsey Emerick
Tzena M. Finney
Ryan Anthony Fraulini
Emily Renee Hackleman
Brandi Hansen
Jennifer Carolyn Head
Mikah Marie Heise
Alexander B. Henson
DeeDee Hiller
Michael Hosick
Megan Danyelle House
Amanda Hutchcraft
Jeremy Jennings
Corey Vincent Kelley
Jennifer J. Kelly
Jill A. Lampley
Doug Lenard
Jerrod Elliot Lollis
Dustin Martin
Eric Bryan McCollum
Jonathan David McCoy
Andrea Dawn McGhee
Stephanie K. McGrew
Cynthia JoEllen McMahon
Mallory Mendenall
Heather Renée Mitchell
Danielle Lynn Moore
Robert E. Morrison III
Jason Scott Ozbourn
Anitra L. Parrish
Rachel Kathleen Prince
Alyssa Danae Reed
Stephen M. Reed
Deidra Sanchez
David Eric Sanders
Nathaniel Sanders
Wesley G. Sargent
Alter Sawyer
Ashley Shaw
Matt Snow
Rhonda Leigh Spencer
Kathie Steffens
Timothy E. Temple
Janae Elizabeth Tennant
Robert E. Tiberend
Robert E. Tritsch
Mandy Tutt
Jessica Wheatley
Jared Whitehead
Cathi Williams
Steven D. Williams
Beverly Dawn Wyant
Shanon Zinzilieta
BETHALTO
Ryan Daniel Payne
BLUFORD
Cory W. Arnett
Andrea M. Bruce
Jennifer Ann Bruce
Amber Jackson
Sean Langa
Peggy Manning
Paula R. Morgan
Gregory W. Murdach
Ashley Nichole Riley
Jordan L. Schmutz
Antoinette Irene Smith
Sarah Renee Sneed
BONNIE
Anna Marie Adams
Sara Adams
Luther Eugene Bean
Chelsi E. Fowler
Chasity Nicole Hall
Amanda Renee Hampton
Thomas W. Hefner
Brion Hopson
Katherine Teresa Jenkins
Chad E. Morgan
Lindsay Peas
BRAZIL, IN
Brittney M. Cheek
BROOKFIELD
Melissa Kay Galvão
BROOKLYN, NY
Kiechen Smith
BROUGHTON
Trenton Hughes
Clara Ann Trout
BUCKNER
Pari Jane Crawford
Brittany Gowers
Sherry D. Grizzell
Tiffanie Howland
Mary Myers
Jason Patrick Rice
Melanie D. Turner
Kenneth Casey Lee
CARBONDALE
Jeremy Ward Broombaugh
Joseph Anthony Cuvo
Tommy Holder
Katherine Hudson Smith
Matthew Sommer
Hannah Jo Thompson
CARMI
Matthew Lyle Hetzel
Holly Nicole Renshaw
Tiffany Hicks
CENTRALIA
Jan Meier
Kathy Lee Reynolds
Dennis Riley Jr.
CHATHAM
Steve Bryant
CHESTER
Chase Michael Caron
Zachary Grau
CHRISTOPHER
Jennifer Brown
Tina Corbitt
Jaron W. Hubbard
Gilbert Craig Johnson
Monica D. Lawrence
Lacy Lyn McGuire
Brian A. Minton
Matt Morgan
Darci Evelyn Newsom
Jennifer L. Overturf
Jesse LeAnn Reed
Jessica Ann Rolla
Molly M. Tate
Stefanie Jo Trogolo
Amanda Anne Brittany Ziems-Evans
COELLO
Kenneth Shawn Chapman
COLLINSVILLE
Krista Renee Cawvey
COULTERVILLE
Susan D. Graul
Ashley Megan Hood
Bethany A. McIntyre
Gina V. Risley
Shamelah Rahkell Jones
CROFTON, KY
Nathan Ryan Owen
DAHLGREN
Ashley Allen
Jacquelyn L. Anselment
Bobbie Barmes
Randy Camden
Deanna L. French
Jordan Elizabeth Frey
Destinee Grimmett
Jonathan Richard Hamson
Alex John Rawls
Lori Marie Reyling
Stacy Richards
Christina Dawn Uselton
DAMIANSVILLE
Keith David Albers
DECATUR
Adam Seth Major
DIX
Nicole D. Marlow
Sarah Annette Mooney
Talon N Prosise
Ryan Scott
Coleman Riley Vizcarra
DUBOIS
Brittany Laine Pestka
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