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Board of Trustees Special Meeting - April 25, 2023
Meeting Highlights
Daniels, Coy seated as new Trustees; Dorris to serve another term
Ron Daniels (Belle Rive) and Joseph Coy (Wayne City) were seated as new members of the Board of Trustees. Daniels and Coy, along with current member Brian Dorris (Sesser), were each elected to a six-year term on April 4. Trustees Randy Rubenacker and John Kabat chose not to seek another term and were each honored for 12 years of service at the April 11 board meeting.
Ron DanielsDaniels, 58, is a retired educator of 30 years — most recently for a decade as the Regional Superintendent of Schools for Clinton, Jefferson, Marion and Washington counties. He was also principal at Mt. Vernon Township High School, as well as principal and superintendent at Waltonville schools. In retirement Daniels operates a livestock farm with his family in Belle Rive where he served as deacon and song leader at Belle Rive Baptist Church. He and his wife, Delores, were married for 35 years before she passed away in 2021. They raised two children — a daughter who is a veterinarian for The Maschhoffs and a son who works for Hamson Agriculture as a chemical applicator.
Daniels is following in the footsteps of his father-in-law, the late Marvin Scott, who served on the RLC Board of Trustees for 36 years.
"I know education. I know leadership. I know the importance of community college to our area," Daniels said. "It gives opportunities to our kids and our families to really get a step up and get ahead. Whether it's from a certificate or on up to that associate degree, I think it really makes a difference. And with my background in education I know I can bring a lot of understanding of what's already going on and what needs to continue to be available to our kids."
Joe CoyCoy, 35, is a former student at RLC who now helps run the family farm in Wayne County where they grow wheat, corn, beans and milo. He recently started working with former RLC Student Trustee Colt Henson on new technology that uses drones to apply chemicals. Coy said he likes to be involved in things that affect his community and family, and saw the RLC Board as another way to do be involved and make a difference. He and his wife, Whitney, are raising three daughters, ranging from first through eighth grade at Wayne City Schools where Whitney works as a special education aide. Coy has served eight years — four as chair — on the Board for Wayne City K-12 Schools. He's been a volunteer firefighter for 16 years, and served on the Wayne County Board and 911 Board.
New Officers Elected
Members voted to elect Larry Manning as Chairman, Dorris as Vice Chairman, Jeff Jones as Secretary, John Gulley as Treasurer, and Daniels as Illinois Community College Trustees Association Representative.
Under New Business, the Board:
- approved new courses and changed existing curriculum, and authorized their submission to the Illinois Community College Board.
New Courses, Effective 5/1/2023 - WELD 1201 Oxy-Acetylene Welding
- WELD 1202 Structural Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- WELD 1203 Gas Metal Arc Welding
- WELD 1204 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- IST 1201 Industrial Tools and Fabrication
Changes to Existing Curriculum, Effective 6/1/2023 - Certified Production Technician Occupational Certificate
The four-credit-hour technical elective will be replaced with the three-credit-hour IST 1201 and the one-credit-hour BUSI 1202, giving the certificate a new focus for the manufacturing academy.
Mark Your Calendars:
Wednesday, April 26, 2023; 1pm
Baseball Tailgating
Baseball Field
Thursday & Friday, April 27 & 28, 2023; 10am and 1pm
Flummoxed Fairy Tails
Theater
Thursday, April 27, 2023; 9:30am-noon
Children’s Health Fair
Rec Center and Track
Friday, April 28, 2023; 9:30am-noon
Kindergarten Day
Event Center, Gym, Student Center, North Oasis
Saturday, April 29, 2023; 5:30pm
RLC Sports Hall of Fame Induction
Event Center
Monday, May 1, 2023; 9:30am-2:30pm
ARC Blood Drive
North Oasis
Wednesday, May 3, 2023; 11am
STARS Student Appreciation Day
PDA
Wednesday & Thursday, May 3 & 4; 11am-2pm
RLC Student Appreciation Days
Warrior Way
Thursday, May 4, 2023; 7pm
Spring Concert with SIC
Theater
Thursday, May 4, 2023; 4pm
Faculty and Staff Awards
Event Center
Tuesday, May 9, 2023; 6:30pm
Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Center
Thursday, May 11, 2023; 1pm
Rad Tech Pinning
Theater
Thursday, May 11, 2023; 6pm
ADN Nursing Pinning
Theater
Friday, May 12, 2023; 10am
PreK Graduation
Theater
Saturday, May 13, 2023; 8:30am & 11am
55th Annual RLC Commencement
Track (weather permitting) or Gym
Thursday, May 18, 2023; 6:30pm
Adult Education Graduation
Event Center
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