Spoon River College held an appreciation event May 1 at the Macomb Campus and May 8 at the Canton Campus to recognize employees for their years of service. Faculty awards were also presented, with President of Spoon River College Dr. Curt Oldfield presiding over the events.
Honored for five years were:
- Lucas Buchen (Coordinator, Instructional Research & Analytics Specialist)
- Lori Eddy (Office Assistant, Student Services)
Honored for 15 years were:
- Ellen Armstrong (Office Assistant, Macomb Campus)
- Andrea Barbknecht (Director, Canton Outreach Center)
- Kim Donnelly (Office Assistant, Student Services)
- Holly Norton (Vice President, Educational/Student Services)
- Bobby Winters (Unix Administrator)
Honored for 20 years were:
- Kristy Boggs (Biology Faculty)
- Jo Branson (Assistant Dean, Student Services)
- Sarah Dalpiaz (Mathematics Faculty)
- Chase Lockard (Coordinator, Network & Security)
Honored for 25 years was:
- Raj Siddaraju, Chief Information Officer
Retirees honored were:
- Kim Donnelly (Office Assistant, Student Services)
- Bob Emme (Mathematics Faculty)
- Michael Maher (Sociology Faculty)
- Sally Shields (Coordinator, Public Information)
- Todd Thompson (Diesel & Power System Technology Faculty)
- Bob Walter (Coordinator, Commercial Driver Training)
- Vicky Walter (Commercial Driver Training Faculty)
Todd Thompson (Diesel & Power System Technology Faculty), was recognized as SRC’s Illinois Community College Trustees Association Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member award nominee. This award is presented to faculty who display teaching excellence, have an ability to take a personal interest in students, and inspire enthusiasm through teaching techniques.
Amy Rutledge (Science Faculty), was the recipient of the H. Truman Standard Award, presented each year to a faculty member for teaching excellence, meritorious service to the institution, and displaying the Spoon River College Core Values of Caring, Respect, Integrity, Fairness, and Responsibility.
Faculty award recipients will also be recognized at the commencement to be held Thursday, May 14 at the Canton Campus.
Spoon River College is a two-year, public community college in West Central Illinois, with campuses and Community Outreach Centers in Canton and Macomb, and Learning Centers in Havana and Rushville.