SPRINGFIELD – The Lincoln Land Community College Board of Trustees elected Craig Findley of Jacksonville as its new chair on Wednesday, April 23, 2015.
It also elected Jerry Wesley of Witt as vice chair and Dennis Shackelford of Rochester as board secretary.
Findley, Wesley and Shackelford will serve two-year terms.
Findley, who served as chair in 1997-1998 and 2003-2005, replaces retiring chair Justin Reichert of Springfield. Reichart remains on the board as trustee.
Findley thanked Reichert for his “exceptional leadership.”
The board also seated a new student trustee.
Madison Baker of Hillsboro was elected by LLCC students to represent them on the board. She will serve a one-year term and replaces retiring student trustee Jefferson Gentry of Springfield.
He was honored for his year of service and student leadership. He was also honored for his year of service and student leadership.
Trustees were introduced to newly-elected Student Government Association officers:
- President Nathan Bauser, New Berlin
- Vice President Alyssa Boyd, Athens
- Treasurer Robert Bentley, Jacksonville
- Secretary Emily Tomlin, Cantrall
- Business and Technologies Representative Katie Robinson, Jacksonville
- Social Sciences Representative Carrie Darr, Springfield
- Representative-at-Large Katarina Shelton of Pawnee.
The board heard first reading of a policy change that would bring the college into compliance with the new Illinois Smoke Free Campus Act. It takes effect July 1 of this year.
Smoking and use of tobacco products will be prohibited on any college-owned or operated property. Except when an individual is traveling through or parked on campus in a personal vehicle.
