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 LLCC 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, LLCC-Taylorville
Twenty-five-year service honorees:
Blue Mound: Darla Cochran, workforce enrollment specialist
Elkhart: Laurie Rhodes, director, LLCC 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, LLCC Workforce Institute
Rochester: Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science
Springfield: Ben Roth, director, IT systems
White Hall: Lyndsey Craigmiles-Brooks, administrative assistant, LLCC-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
