Faculty and Staff Honored at Employee Recognition Event
Published on March 27, 2026
Lake Land College recently held its annual employee recognition event to honor staff and faculty for their outstanding service to students and the community.
During the event, Lake Land College President Josh Bullock recognized employees who will be retiring this year, those who have achieved years of service milestones, faculty award winners and peer-nominated Shine award nominees.
The following 2026 Lake Land College retirees were honored during the employee recognition banquet: Academic Counselor Bryan Burrell, 32 years of service; Physical Therapist Assistant Instructor/Director of Physical Therapist & Massage Therapy Programs Martha Mioux, 30 years of service; Print and Mail Services Supervisor Dave Earp, 30 years of service; Business Instructor/Program Coordinator Desktop Publishing/Graphic Design Marcy Satterwhite, 29 years of service; Automotive Technology Instructor Kevin Miller, 29 years of service; IDOT QMTP Instructor/Program Coordinator Lori Long, 29 years of service; and Ag Power Technology Instructor Woody Reinhart, 12 years of service.
Pictured front row (from left to right): Physical Therapist Assistant Instructor/Director of Physical Therapist & Massage Therapy Programs Martha Mioux, Print and Mail Services Supervisor Dave Earp and Business Instructor/Program Coordinator Desktop Publishing/Graphic Design Marcy Satterwhite.
Pictured back row (from left to right): Academic Counselor Bryan Burrell, Automotive Technology Instructor Kevin Miller and Ag Power Technology Instructor Woody Reinhart.
Not pictured: IDOT QMTP Instructor/Program Coordinator Lori Long.
Two employees were also recognized for reaching the 35-year milestone of service at Lake Land College: Adult Education Instructor Dianna Hammond and Director of Data Analytics Lisa Cole.
Mechanical/Electrical Technology Instructor/Program Coordinator Dion Buzzard, Earp and Mioux were recognized for 30 years of service.
Those honored for 25 years of service were Workforce Solutions Specialist April Byard, Biological Science Instructor Brenda Hunzinger, Health and Physical Education Instructor Dave Johnson and Financial Analyst Krista Pickering.
Pictured front row (left to right): Director of Data Analytics Lisa Cole, Financial Analyst Krista Pickering, Adult Education Instructor Diana Hammond and Biological Science Instructor Brenda Hunzinger.
Pictured back row (left to right): Physical Therapist Assistant Instructor/Director of Physical Therapist Assistant & Massage Therapy Programs Martha Mioux, Print and Mail Services Supervisor Dave Earp, Mechanical/Electrical Technology Instructor/Program Coordinator Dion Buzzard and Health and Physical Education Instructor Dave Johnson.
The employees honored for 20 years of service were Horticulture Instructor Dyke Barkley, Academic Counselor Andrea Bright, Nursing Instructor Tisha Goad, Senior Designer & Brand Coordinator Megan Nelson, Vice President for Student Services Heather Nohren, Vice President for Academic Services Ike Nwosu, Nursing Instructor Cassie Porter, Speech Communication/Broadcasting Instructor Greg Powers, Director of Student Life Lisa Shumard-Shelton and Division Chair Allied Health/Nursing Instructor Erin Swingler.
Pictured front row (left to right): Nursing Instructor/Director of Nursing Programs Cassandra Porter, Vice President for Student Services Heather Nohren, Senior Designer & Brand Coordinator Megan Nelson, and Nursing Instructor Tisha Goad.
Pictured back row (left to right): Vice President for Academic Services Ike Nwosu, Director of Student Life Lisa Shumard-Shelton, Division Chair Allied Health/Nursing Instructor Erin Swingler and Horticulture Instructor Dyke Barkley.
The employees honored for reaching the 15-year milestone were Art Instructor Ben Cohan, Nursing Instructor Maria Nohren, Division Chair Agriculture/Agriculture Instructor Ryan Orrick, Assistant Director of Physical Plant Operations Scott Rawlings, Spanish/English Instructor Casey Reynolds and Program Manager Nate Westendorf.
Allied Health Specialist Hilary Donley, Nursing Instructor Tarah Haskenherm, Adult Education Advisor Jani Merryman, and Director of Human Resources Dustha Wahls were recognized for 10 years of service.
Pictured front row (left to right): Nursing Instructor Maria Nohren, Allied Health Specialist Hilary Donley, Adult Education Advisor Jani Merryman and Program Manager Nathan Westendorf.
Pictured back row (left to right); Spanish/English Instructor Casey Reynolds, Art Instructor Ben Cohan, Director of Human Resources Dustha Wahls and Division Chair Agriculture/Agriculture Instructor Ryan Orrick.
Those honored for 5 years of service were Financial Aid Student Scholarship Specialist Tera Arnold, Adult Education Advisor Lisa Bennett, Custodian Paul Brewer, John Deere Technology Instructor Brent Curry, Director of Adult Education Dustyn Fatheree, Application Engineer Brian Fraser, Groundskeeper Zachery Gough, Assistant Softball Coach John Henderix, Digital Communications Coordinator Kyle Jeisy, Perkins Specialist Joy Kaurin, Transportation Training Specialist Justin Lang, Nursing Instructor Lara Lash, Mathematics Instructor Cody Marlar, Test Proctor Janet Meadows, Athletic Trainer Nichole Ogilvie, Adult Education Instructor Teresa Plummer, IDOT QMTP Lab Assistant Kara Rachar, Director of Information Security Travis Rauschek, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Naomi Saxon, ISS Technical Support Technician Crystal Schoonover, Chief Information Officer David Stewart, Police Sergeant Jeffrey Suckow, Print Shop Technician Assistant Sarah Thomas, Print Shop Graphic Designer/Print Assistant David Vogel, Course Material Specialist Christina Welch, College Nurse Christina White and Adult Education Transition Coordinator Mariah White-Landrus.
Adjunct faculty members were also honored for reaching semester milestones. Sharon Brown was recognized for 70 semesters of instruction, Jerad Zimmerle was recognized for 60 semesters, Debra Denton and Holly Dust were both recognized for 40 semesters, John McDaniel was recognized for 30 semesters and Nancy Caldwell was recognized for 10 semesters.
Multiple faculty members also received awards during the event for outstanding service to the College. Librarian and Director of Library Services Sarah Hill presented the 2026 LLCFA Outstanding Service Faculty Award to Communication Studies Instructor Eva Ritchey. Meanwhile, Michael Beavers, Electronics Engineering Technology Instructor/Program Coordinator, was announced as the Lake Land College recipient of the 2026 ICCTA Outstanding Full-time Faculty Award.
President Bullock then announced the winners of the 2026 Shine Award, the most prestigious staff honor created to recognize employees who demonstrate Lake Land’s values with the highest degree of excellence. The 2026 Shine Award recipients were Christine Strohl, Dean for Workforce Solutions & Community Education, and Nelson.
All employees who were nominated for the Shine Award were recognized during the event, a group consisting of Physical Education Instructor Madison Dailey, Philosophy/English Instructor Tara Blaser, Burrell, Special Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Services Scott Rhine, Shumard-Shelton, Academic Counselor/Chair of Counseling & Student Conduct Jennifer Melton, English Instructor Matthew Landrus, Nursing Instructor Constance Rickey, Director of Financial Aid and Veteran Services Jennifer Hedges, Student Wellness Specialist Emily Reid, Instructional Design Coordinator Jessica Wohlschlaeger and Community & Professional Program Coordinator Shelly Martin.
Multiple teams were also recognized as Shine nominees, including the Student Success Renovations Transition Team of David Higgs, Janet Meadows, Kimberly Wellbaum, Michael Doty and Phillip Zike; the Lakers Work Team of Jamie Corda Hadjaoui, Jeanine Helmink, Stephanie Anderson, Timothy Stolz and Tina Moore; and the CBI/CBE Collaboration Team of Adam Carter, Beavers, Richard Hunt and Walter Robinson.
Pictured front row (from left to right): Student Life Specialist Tim Stolz, Administrative Assistant to Career Services Jeanine Helmink, Dean for Workforce Solutions & Community Education Chris Strohl, Senior Designer & Brand Coordinator Megan Nelson, Facilities Coordinator to Physical Plant Operations Kimberly Wellbaum, Technical Support Specialist Michael Doty, Technical Support Specialist II Philip Zike and Test Proctor Janet Meadows.
Pictured second row (left to right): Instructional Design Coordinator Jessica Wohlschlaeger, Academic Counselor Bryan Burrell, Community & Professional Program Coordinator Shelly Martin and CBI Training Specialist Adam Carter
Pictured third row (left to right); Dean of Enrollment & Student Success Jamie Corda Hadjaoui, Career Readiness Coordinator Stephanie Anderson, Academic Counselor/Chair
of Counseling & Student Conduct Jennifer Melton, Director of Financial Aid and Veteran Services Jennifer Hedges and Technical Training Coordinator Rick Hunt.
Director of Student Life Lisa Shumard-Shelton, Applied Engineering Technology Instructor Rob Robison, English Instructor Matt Landrus, Student Wellness Specialist Emily Reid and Special Assistant to the Vice-President for Academic Services Scott Rhine.
The Lake Land College Board of Trustees expressed congratulations and gratitude to all the employees honored at the event for their hard work and dedication in serving Lake Land students and communities.