INA, Ill. (May 11, 2024) — More than 850 degrees and certificates were conferred at the 57th Annual Rend Lake College Commencement held Saturday in Waugh Gymnasium.
Two ceremonies were held where 484 students graduated on Saturday with 869 occupational certificates and associate degrees. Board of Trustees Chair Larry Manning and Vice Chair Brian Dorris had the honor of presenting the students their degrees and certificates. They were flanked by fellow board members Jeff Jones, Ron Daniels, Joe Coy and Tony Wielt; Student Trustee Wyatt Hamson; President Terry Wilkerson; and Executive Vice President/President Designee Lori Ragland. Academic Council Chair and Business Associate Professor Mark Jornd announced the graduates.
Rend Lake College students in the Class of 2024 during the National Anthem at Saturday's 57th Commencement ceremonies.
GRADUATES
Abbotsford: Hunter G. MacLeod
Albion: Tara Michels
Altamont: Ella Ruffner
Ava: Gabriele Keller
Aviston: Reagan Oster
Barrie, Ontario: Colby Maurice William Guy
Belle Rive: Christina Cross, Eddie House, Sumner Johnson, LaRissa Rapp
Belleville: Jacob Grommet, Justin King, Dalton Woodcock
Benton: Emma Banks, Ronald Baumgarte, Jeremy Cheely, Macie Jane Cockrum, Jacob Cook, Korben Nathaniel Cox, Adrian Crow, Alice Donaldson, Kaelynn Bethanie Dunford, Selina Franklin, Lucas Holman, Ryley House, Kamree Koester, Aydin Logsdon, Taylor Luthy, Henry Meinert, Emily Jo Melvin, Jace Melvin, Deanna Miller, Brogan New, Ashley Diane Reich, Sammi-Jo Reiger, Morgan Reno, Ashley Roberts, Zachary Sears, Jayla Shelton, Haley Stroud, Kaylee Swigonski, Makenzee Tate, Marissa Taylor, Jasmine Thompson, Layne Tindle, Arica Tucker, Melissa Wade, Gabrielle Webb, Natalie Whaley, Noah Wilkerson, Kadinz Wilson, Kylie Wyant
Bluford: Katie Barnard, David Brant, Miranda Buchanan, Emeline Caronongan, Ken Gartin, Nathaniel Groff, Jessica Hargrove, Chonda Hirons, Hailey Nichole Schultz, Ireland Spiller, Tiffany Ann Wright
Bonnie: Katie Bach, Ryleigh Melvin, Tony Tepovich
Boonville, Ind.: Justin Jared Stimpson
Brookport: Hailey Edwards
Buckner: Seth Kent Edwards, Caleb Helfrich
Campbell Hill: Ryleigh Sue Richelman
Carbondale: Chelsea Brown, Nicole Rich, Tiffany Rogers
Cardigan, Wales: Marni Copeland
Carmi: Drake Barnett, Kristi Dawn Braden, Mariah Newman
Carrier Mills: Hayleigh Marie Vinson
Carterville: Charlotte Lynn Graves, Carson M. Harris, Amber O'Herron, Shane Sizemore, Noah M. Tabor
Centralia: Kara Black, Brendan Franklin, Camillah Harper, Lillian M. Seavers, Alyssa Smith
Chester: Brock Vasquez
Christopher: Bethany Flowers, Bobbi Jo Gilbert, Carrie Glidewell, Kassandra O'Bryan, Adrian Ratajczyk, Mahmoud Salama
Coello: Grace Gossett
Colp: Halle Vaughn
Columbia: Aaron T. Kronenberger
Crawfordsville, Ark.: Luke Bullins
Crofton, Ky.: Timothy Cansler
Cutler: Ronald Kinkade
Dahlgren: Sydney Downen, Maddie Karcher, Grady Lueke, Kaleb Middendorf, Clayton R. Murphy, Alexis Neal, Dalton Nichols, Jayce Caraline Wellen, Rebecca A. Winemiller
Dix: Shymeer Harris, Macy Mount, Cassidy Walton
Du Quoin: Douglas Cash, Jonas Huntley, Richard K. Johnson, Matthew Worthington
Effingham: Nathan Thompson
Eldorado: Caleb Boulds, Gage Heath, Albert J. Lenkaitis, Cassidy Patton, Zachary Evan Stanford
Elkville: Sandra Ruiz-Santiago
Enfield: Danyon S. Farris, Joseph Kilmer, Miranda Sexton
Ewing: Logen Erthall, Briana Friar, Zane Harmon, Patrick Ryan Wyatt Shelton, Richard L. Simms, Grace Webb
Fairfield: Jaxon Combs, Marty Ewing, Katlyn Ivey
Farina: Brady Ingram
Florissant, Mo.: Shamica Tucker
Fort Collins, Colo.: Blake Templeton, William J. Togher
Freeburg: Jason Kinzinger
Galatia: Paige Sumner
Harrisburg: Aliyah Brown, Tylar Jade Duffee, Caitlin Rheude
Haymarket, Va.: Seth Grantham Allen
Herrick: Paige Elizabeth McKittrick
Herrin: Phillip Colombo, Amber Easton, Clayton Lacy, Kelsey Lentz, Jack McCarty, Zachary Yeager
Hopkinsville, Ky.: Jacob Christopher Dilday
Ina: Dana Barnum, Shadoe Edwards, Abby Hammerberg, Kaylee Pyszka, Sean Landon Riley, Asher Lane Russell, Luke Smith, Braden Watts
Iuka: Josh Smith
Johnston City: Jaxon Darnell, Harley Dunning, Melanie Micheletto
Keenes: Jovi Horton, Mason Kelly, Clay Reed
Kissimmee, Fla.: Eric Hernandez
Logan: Ashley Wright
Macedonia: Cambri Lynn Dean, Junior A. Dial, Ayden Hicks, Kennedy Kimmel
Makanda: Bobbi Bass
Marion: Jimmy DePew, Danielle Elizabeth Doss, Candice Lannom, Carson Montgomery, Amber Pape, John R. Sullivan
Marissa: Elizabeth Root
McLeansboro: Dawson Abbott, Isaiah Bassinger, Carson Biggerstaff, William Marshall Thomas Bowers, Wyatt Brown, Curtis Heath Davis, Erica Desch, Emma Erwin, Audrey Hammond, Lane Harrelson, Daniel Austin Irvin, Edgar Irvin, Haylie Ledendecker, Caroline Lueke, Liam McPeak, Sara Mitchell, Kennedy Moles, Billee Olberding, Roger Scroggins, Remington Stevens, Malese Thomas, Brady Thrane, Aaron T. White, Audera Willis, Jaden York
Metropolis: Graycee Deckard
Morris: Julia Stramaglia
Mount Vernon: Alexis Allen, Nolan Armstrong, Rylee Arnett, Ellyn Ashby, Riley Marie Bevis, Aden Boone, Autumn Braddy, Brylie Brands, Katlyn Brown, Madison Burkett, Katherine Caldwell, Chase Cariens, Ashlyn Childers, Jadyn Cole, Parker Cotton, Joey Crosno, Chance Cruise, Mackenzie Deloch, Allen E. Dennis, Champagne Dunn, Madison Durham, Jady Echols, Brad Eldridge, Anna Ellis, Kelley Michelle Flanigan, Lejla Frank, Zackary Fuller, Alexandria Marie Ellis, Irin English, Brianna Garney, Clinton Garren, Cristian Gonzalez, Hunter Gray, Blaze Greathouse, Silas Greever, Emily Hayes, Cooper Hemby, Andrea Henry, Ashley Henry, Kaitlyn Hentis, Chelsea Hilliard, Brock Holloway, Alexis Hurst, Carolyn Hutcherson, Cheyenne Elizabeth Ilbery, Joshua R. James, Parker Jennings, Courtney Jones, Kaleb Jones, Elaina Kirkpatrick, Jacob Kueker, Calleigh Lambert, Madison Lane, DeShawna Alize Corteon Lee, Christine Lewis, Jaylee E. Lisenby, Meghan Marrs, Everett Mathus, Darnell Maxie, Erin J. Mays, Alexia McGuire, Giovanna Meirelles, Sadie Mellott, Lillian Morgan, Kelsey Morris, Quinton Mullinax, Keagan Myers, Madyson Odle, Kennedi Odum, Rory Ogle, Makayla Oliver, Rayleigh Overbey, Kaitlyn Mckenzie Palmer, Zeel Mitalkumar Patel, Sydney RaeAnn Peterson, Blake N. Pierce, Katherine Pittman, Kyle Prince, Diamond Rice, Nicholas Rivera, Tristan Rivera, Cassidy Robinson, Seyah Schernekau, McKenzie Sellers, Javonte Settles, Tori Shaw, Madison Shepard, Tomasa Short, Noah Smith, Olivia Smith, Joseph Lorenzo Spadaccini, Gabriel Taylor, Emily Threlkeld, Blair Upchurch, Alec Valentine, Tarazz Watkins, Kathryn Webster, Aidan Weems, Patricia K. Weichinger, Cole Wells, Justin Werner, Emily Wheeler, Zada Wilkey, Carson Williams, Kolby Dylan Willis, Dazha Woods, Sophia Ziegler
Mount Zion: Ethan Benjamin Hamrick
Mulkeytown: Carson Dale Bushong, Walter Coogan, Andrea Douglas, Ellyana Fitzpatrick, Brittany Flood, Larry A. Flowers, Grant Gordon, Tearra Hampton, Ashlee Hendrickson, Brett Janello, Lainey Morris, Andrea Profitt, Brenden Rogers, Makayla Sisney, Gannon Smith-Dollins, William Colin Sveda, Kaitlin Willis, William Gavin Withrow
Murphysboro: Robert Scott Baker, Darren H. Beard, Grant Hine, Braydan Reames, Logan Vestal
Murray, Ky.: Matthew Ray
Nashville: Esdon Bartling, Blake Greenwalt, Jacob Piasecki, Hunter Rheinecker
New Burnside: Cory Alan Bloodworth
Norris City: Brooke Healy, Logan Hylton, Joseph G. Melton, Morgan Pearce, Hallie Roper, Stone Windle
Oakdale: Patrick Gill, Brandon Wisely
Odin: Jason T. Wilson
Opdyke: Emerie Marlow, Sarah Myers-O'Dell
Pinckneyville: Adam Bochantin, Barrett Michael Denny, Portia Marie Dunn, Matthew Flowers, Mason Joel Hopp, Hunter Jones, Landon Leeper, Andrea Lewis, Victoria Loos, Quinton D. Naugle, Evin William Olson, Jordan Otto, Duke Riggins, Dre' Lamar Scott, Tre' Scott, Aubrey Speers, Sherry Lynn Stevers, Alexia Makenzee Warden, Lathan Wright
Pittsburg: Lynda Lou Fairleigh
Red Bud: Kaleb Barriger
Richland, Ind.: Holton Compton, Houston Compton
Rosedale, Ind.: Derek James Lebron
Royalton: Melissa Walter, Cera Rita Wilson
Salem: Austin Crouse, Natasha Lewis
Scheller: Samantha Baumgarte, Macey Bizaillion, Quinn Gajewski, Allen Ray Heck II, Hannah Miller, Hattie Rulevish, Sophie Trader, Alexis Zemla
Sesser: Asher Bates, Makenna Ezell, Jaslyn Gunter, Kelsey Hamm, Jaden Lance, Patrick T. Mellott, Levi Mitchell, Corey Pedigo, Blanca Karina Yaneth Renteria-Ruiz, Dayle Ruffino, Derek Sample, Maggie Stacey, Jacob Storey, Emma Sweely, Alexis Swift
Shiloh: Keyontae Holmon
Sparta: Riley Biermann, Kody L. Kempfer, Dauntay Merideth
Springerton: Sarah Michelle Wimer
St Louis, Mo.: Mason Ribble
Steeleville: Avery Hamilton, Ashlee Nicole Lingle
Tamaroa: Benton Bates, Madelyn Bearden, Julie A. Bieser, Juanita Jacy Crews, Madysen Hicks, Collier Hunt-Bernaix, Cody Jones, Jason Niedbalski, Carter Tripp
Texico: Abigail Scott, Gaige Sisney
Thebes: Maisie Sitton
Thompsonville: Madison Caraker, Devin Carlile, Addison Clayton, Alethia Kimble, Brandon T. Kindelspire, Hannah Melvin, Madison Morris, Rebecca Schroeder, Lane Smith, Heidi Sniderwin, Connor Terry, Jamie Walden, Faith Wilburn
Valier: Madisyn Rose Melton, Catrina Russell
Vergennes: Trenton Klump, Jordan Sarensen
Vienna: Summer Myers, Emily Smith
Waltonville: Rylee Breeze, Ryder Bushong, Treya Fassett, Ashlynn Heavrin, Jadyn Hoppa, Asa Newell, Micah Reynolds, Peyton Williams
Wayne City: Shiann Austin, Trevor Bailey, Taylor Catron, Brianna Rainwater, Dacey Webb, Josilyn Wheat
West Frankfort: Edward Allen, Grace McClement Engler, Micah Johnson, Alexander Lee, Alexandria Munks, Ben Wyant
Whitesville, Ky.: Cassidy Morris
Woodlawn: Isabell Frick, Jadyn Griffin, Payton Loss, Morgan McMahon, Bailey Morton, Aumalie Murdock, Taylor Poorman, Gracey Sharpe, Carolyn Wallace, Aryka Warren
Zeigler: Isabella Bate, Lauren Bush, Logan Howell, Rylee William Walker
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