Laker Nation News Honors Students Recognized at Banquet Posted on April 11, 2025 Lake Land College Honors students, presidential scholars and members of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honors Society were recently recognized at a banquet on campus. During the event, Deanna Clark, Bethany, was named Honors Student of the Year. Ila Richter, Lerna, and Matthias Hacker, Westfield, were also recognized during the event as nominees for the Honors Student of the Year Award. Several PTK members were also recognized as Distinguished Officers, including President Deanna Clark, Bethany; Vice President Angi Shaw, Greenup; Treasurer Ron Mason, Bethany; Secretary Eric Stanley, Charleston and Public Relations Jasmine Gast, Charleston. The following students were recognized during the event as this year’s PTK graduates: Name Hometown Duncan Besinger Sullivan Kaylee Blackford Potomac Deanna Clark Bethany Dane Durbin Mode Natasha Dziesinski Effingham Emma Fraser Neoga Adriana Gonzalez Charleston Matthias Hacker Westfield Landry Hall Sullivan Beth Johnson Pana James Kersey Effingham Kaiden Kohnert Watson Brayden Line Newton Grant Lynch Pana Rachel Mossman Teutopolis Andrew Pollock Sullivan Pam Reese Tuscola Ila Richter Lerna Raven Rogers Altamont Sydney Sanders Leesburg, Ohio Dylan Sledge Mattoon Katelynn Shirley Toledo Emma Skowronksi Sullivan Krayten Willison Oakland Whitley Wood Lerna Hannah Wooldridge Mattoon The following students were recognized during the event as this year’s Lake Land College Honors graduates: Name Hometown Kaylee Blackford Potomac Deanna Clark Bethany Matthias Hacker Westfield Alexsys Hammond Charleston Hali Mirocha Sullivan Ila Richter Lerna Deanna Clark, Bethany, was named the Honors Student of the Year at the 2025 Lake Land College Honors Banquet. Pictured is Clark. Ila Richter, Lerna, was recognized as a nominee for the Honors Student of the Year at the 2025 Lake Land College Honors Banquet. Pictured is Richter. Matthias Hacker, Westfield, was recognized as a nominee for the Honors Student of the Year at the 2025 Lake Land College Honors Banquet. Pictured is Hacker. The 2024-2025 Lake Land College Honors Student of Year Nominees.Pictured (from left to right): Ila Richter, Lerna; Deanna Clark, Bethany; Matthias Hacker, Westfield The 2024-2025 Lake Land College PTK Distinguished Officers.Pictured (from left to right): President Deanna Clark, Bethany; Public Relations Jasmine Gast, Charleston; Secretary Eric Stanley, Charleston; and Treasurer Ron Mason, Bethany.Not Pictured: Angi Shaw, Vice President -30- Read More Laker Nation News