Press contact: Kyla Kruse
SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College honored 2023 Distinguished Service Award winners, employees with service anniversaries, retirees, faculty emeriti and those who have earned the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) – Effective Teaching Practices credential at the 91°µÍø Employee Recognition Ceremony May 10.
The college presented four Distinguished Service Awards to individuals who demonstrate exemplary leadership and service to the college community, promote a student-focused environment and exhibit a strong commitment to the college’s core values.
Distinguished Service Award recipients:
Chatham: Administrator – Dr. Joel Dykstra, interim associate vice president, academic services
Edinburg: Classified Staff – Elaine Higgason, program assistant, accessibility services (also 20-year service honoree)
Springfield: Professional Staff – Laurie Clemons, student success coach; Faculty – Rebecca Miller, professor of psychology
Thirty-year service honorees:
Litchfield: Donna Satterlee, professor of nursing (also recognized as retiree)
Springfield: Nina Koch, records specialist; Dr. Brenda Michel, professor of nursing; Jennifer Ramm, professor of chemistry (also recognized for ACUE credential); Leanne Roseberry, library acquisitions specialist
Taylorville: Dee Krueger, director, 91°µÍø-Taylorville
Twenty-five-year service honorees:
Blue Mound: Darla Cochran, workforce enrollment specialist
Elkhart: Laurie Rhodes, director, 91°µÍø Child Development Center
Loami: Shanda Byer, interim vice president, student services
New Berlin: John Paul Henry, professor of math
Pawnee: Vickie Ward, administrative assistant to the dean, 91°µÍø Workforce Institute
Rochester: Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science
Springfield: Ben Roth, director, IT systems
White Hall: Lyndsey Craigmiles-Brooks, administrative assistant, 91°µÍø-Medical District
Twenty-year service honorees:
Chatham: Dean Butzow, professor of geography (also recognized for ACUE credential)
Mechanicsburg: Dr. Mary Goldstein, professor of nursing
Morrisonville: Craig Beckmier, professor of agriculture
Pleasant Plains: Tim Humphrey, professor of political science
Springfield: Kenny Bridgeford, general maintenance technician; Dr. Abbas Meigooni, professor of math; Dr. Alison Stachera, professor of English; Eric Stachera, professor of English
Thayer: Heather Voyles, assistant to police chief/Clery compliance coordinator; Stacy Wallace, child development assistant
Virden: Lisa Avendano, writing center specialist
Retirees:
Jacksonville: Susan Rush, education services representative, 11 years
Riverton: Jan Szoke, program director, respiratory care, 10 years
Springfield: Neci Faine, duplication and mail center technician, 29 years; Donald Loftis, general maintenance technician, 23 years; Shirley Warfield-Jones, child development teacher, 22 years
Faculty Emeriti:
Chatham: David Sykes, professor of physics
Loami: Kevin Kirsch, professor of computer aided drafting
Williamsville: Peggy Goetsch, professor of biology
Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) – Effective Teaching Practices credential:
Auburn: Dr. Diana Coffman, professor of biology
Bloomington: Laurenn York, instructor of English
Forsyth: Dr. Dallas Wright, assistant professor of computer science
Palmyra: Elizabeth Conrady, instructor of agriculture
Pawnee: Derek Matlock, instructor of air conditioning, refrigeration and heating
Springfield: Laura Anderson, professor of art; Dr. Gillian Bauer, professor of English; Dr. Deborah Brothers, professor of English; Dr. Justin Cobb, assistant professor of biology; Dr. Alonzo DeCarlo, assistant professor of psychology; Angie Gum-Miller, professor of mathematics; John Paul Jaramillo, professor of English; Susan McClintock, professor of mathematics; Timothy McKenzie, professor of philosophy; Stacey Olson, associate professor of biology; Dr. David Park, assistant professor of microbiology; Cara Swafford, professor of English; Natasha Trame, professor of psychology; George Vaughn, professor of communication