The Lincoln Land Community College MotorSports Club is hosting its 10th annual MotorSports Show Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at LLCC-Springfield, 5250 Shepherd Road. Registrations are being accepted now.

On Friday, June 28, a free “park ‘n’ peek” is being held from 5 to 10 p.m. The evening will feature early bird registration, food and music by Capitol Radio Group.

On Saturday, June 30, the show runs from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This year’s event features more than 35 classes, including a new semi-truck class. Awards are being given to the top three in each category. Entry fee to display a vehicle is $15; there is no fee for spectators. 

In addition to the entries on display, the event will feature food, a swap meet, vendors and a remote broadcast from COOL 101.9FM. The event is being held rain or shine.

All proceeds from the show benefit LLCC automotive technology students and MotorSports Club activities. Major sponsors for the MotorSports Show are O’Reilly’s Auto Parts and COOL 101.9FM. Other sponsors include: Bear Creek Farm and Ranch; Capital City Machine Shop; Shannon Elliott–The Goodenow Insurance Agency; Dr. Maureen Harrop; KnR Awards; Mike from M.J.F. Equipment Sales; ProStitch Auto Interiors & Upholstery, Inc.; Eric and Karen Sanders; Joe and Janet Semanik; Syntheticlubestore.com; and Zara's Collision Center.

For more information or to register, contact Dick Rogers at 786.2417, toll free at 1.800.727.4161, extension 62417 or visit www.llccfoundation.org and click on the red tab “What We Do.”

The Lincoln Land Community College Police Department will offer the women’s self-defense class RAD (Rape, Aggression, Defense) in June, with registration available now.

RAD will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings, June 10, 12, 17 and 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Trutter Center on the LLCC campus. Cost is $25 and registration is available by calling 786.2292 (course code PSC001-50) or in person at Registration Services in Menard Hall on the LLCC campus. 

Females, 11-years-old and up, are invited to learn how to protect themselves in dangerous or uncomfortable situations. Students under 18 must have a waiver signed by a legal guardian. Those under 17 must be accompanied by an adult female guardian at each class session.

The RAD program begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing to the basics of hands-on defense training. Classes, taught by RAD-certified instructors, are conducted in a safe, controlled training environment. Participants are encouraged to work at their own pace.

Participants also receive the RAD workbook/reference manual. The manual outlines the entire physical defense program for reference and continuous personal growth. Lifetime retraining is free. Previous participants are welcome to attend the courses at no cost.

More information is available by emailing rad@llcc.edu.

Lincoln Land Community College is offering several daytrips and overnight travel experiences as part of the Community Learning non-credit opportunities. Participants will meet for departure at the Trutter Center at the LLCC-Springfield campus on 5250 Shepherd Road.

Saturday, June 8 – St. Louis’ Own Best Foods and Beverages
LLCC culinary operations manager Nancy Sweet leads participants on this foodies daytrip that includes stops at Penzeys, Kakao Chocolate, Vom Fass, Salume Bedde, and Schafly and Square One breweries. 

Wednesday, Aug. 28 – River Ramblin’ on the Mississippi
This end-of-summer daytrip includes an afternoon cruise on the Spirit of Peoria, lunch at the Wittmond Hotel in Brussels and a stop at the Center for American Archeology in Kampsville.

Thursday-Saturday, June 13-15 - Wright Off the Farm in Iowa
This overnight trip takes participants to Frank Lloyd Wright sites in Iowa, including the stunningly restored Historic Park Inn in Mason City, along with other interesting locations such as the Figge Museum, Music Man Square and the Little Brown Church in the Vale. Hosts for the trip are Doug Kamholz and Sheila Walk.

Wednesday-Friday, Sept. 25-27 – World Class Art, Architecture and Fun in Arkansas
LLCC co-hosts Christina Ramirez-Campbell and Ann Kramer will lead a group in this overnight trip to the new Alice Walton-inspired Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., with a side trip to view architecture designed by one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most active students, E. Fay Jones. The trip also includes a stop to see the sights in the town of Eureka Springs, once famous for its healing baths.

LLCC also hosts trips to Belize. Two trips are planned for 2013, with one focused on Birding in Belize and the other on marine life in the oceans near Belize.

Prices vary for each trip and all are open to the public. Members of the LLCC Academy for Lifelong Learning can receive a discounted rate.

A brochure may be viewed online at www.llcc.edu/commed or requested by calling 786.2430.To register, call 786.2292 or visit www.llcc.edu/commed.

The Lincoln Land Community College Quiz Bowl Team outscored teams from five colleges and universities to place second in the invitational tournament sponsored by the Academic Competition Organization of Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo. April 6.

First place in the tourney went to Washington University, St. Louis. LLCC was the only community college in the competition and outscored teams from Beloit College (Wisc.), Harding University (Ark.), Kansas State University, Truman State and the University of Missouri. LLCC bested Mizzou by 75 points in the playoff for second place.
 
LLCC team member Aaron Staley, an online student from Bloomington, Ind.(formerly of Loami), finished second individually at the tournament. Other team members participating were Captain Brett Davis of Auburn, Lieutenant Captain Clark Johnson of Farmersville, Chelsea Domescik of Auburn and Jonathan Jones of Auburn. The team is coached by Eve Fischberg, professor in the LLCC Occupational Therapy Assistant program.

LLCC’s Quiz Bowl Team, in its second competitive season, placed third earlier this year at the sectional tournament in Louisville, Ky. sponsored by National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT), which qualified the team for the national tournament.

Pictured L-R: Clark Johnson, Aaron Staley, Chelsea Domescik, Jonathan Jones and Brett Davis

Lincoln Land Community College’s Veterans Club is sponsoring the sixth annual Brian McMillen Memorial Run/Walk Saturday, May 25. The event begins at 8 a.m. on the LLCC-Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road.
 
The event offers a 5K run/1-mile walk and a 10K run. Participants may register online for the Run/Walk at http://getmeregistered.com/BMcMVeterans5k through Thursday, May 23.  Registrations also will be accepted the day of the event.  T-shirts are guaranteed to participants who are registered by Monday, May 13.  Cost for the 5K run/1-mile walk is $20, $25 on race day; 10K run is $30, $35 on race day.  Awards will be presented in several categories. 

The Run/Walk raises funds in support of the LLCC Brian McMillen Veterans Scholarship and other charities. Major sponsor for the event is ISPFCU-Your Law Enforcement Credit Union. Run/Walk participants can also support their local high school athletic program through the Brian’s Challenge Grant. The $500 grant is given to the athletic department of the high school that has the highest number of runners/walkers participating in the Run/Walk.  Participants do not need to be athletes.

McMillen, an LLCC alum and Illinois State Trooper, served as a Technical Sergeant in the Air National Guard and spent two years of active duty with the Air Force in Saudi Arabia and Romania.  He worked in the LLCC Veterans Office as a student, then went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois-Springfield. He was pursuing a master’s degree when he lost his life at age 24 in the line of duty with the Illinois State Police. 

The LLCC Veterans Club was established to engage students and community members in service activities supporting veterans.  Services include supporting troops overseas, performing local volunteer work, raising money to fund scholarships and assisting veterans in need. The Veterans Club established the Brian McMillen Scholarship to provide financial support to veterans attending LLCC. 
 
More information about the Run/Walk is available by emailing llccveteransclub@yahoo.com or visiting www.facebook.com/bmcmrun.

The editors of "Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature"  have listed John Paul Jaramillo, associate professor of English at Lincoln Land Community College, as one of the 2013 top 10 new Latino authors in the U.S. to watch and read.

About Jaramillo’s new book, “The House of Order,” the editors write:  “If you like writing that is unpredictable and makes you think, this collection is for you. These short stories have characters with complex, sometimes depressing, but always fascinating lives.” Click HERE (LatinoStories.com) to see the entire list of up-and-coming Latino authors.

“The House of Order” is available at the LLCC Bookstore, located in the lower level of Menard Hall. 

Jaramillo joined the LLCC faculty in 2005. He holds a master of fine arts degree from Oregon State University and a bachelor of arts from the University of Southern Colorado. 

The Lincoln Land Community College Livestock Judging Team recently completed its most successful fall season ever. 

LLCC Animal Evaluation Club members participating on the livestock judging team finished as a top five team at two national contests this fall. Team members include: Cody Zeeck, Havana; Bailey McClelland, Bowen; Sarah Moore, Jerseyville; Sam Brumleve, Leroy; Seely Sayre, Arenzville; Mark Degolyer and Nicole Worley, Lafayette, Ind.; and Andrew Sloan, Shelby, Ohio.

“Within the past three years the LLCC livestock judging team has been able to establish itself as a top ten national program. The 2011-2012 team finished sixth at three national contests and seventh at the fourth contest. The top five had been within reach, but seemed somewhat elusive for our program. The 2012-2013 team came together at the right time in preparation for the two national contests this fall to finish in the top five,” stated Craig Beckmier, LLCC associate professor of agriculture and Animal Evaluation Club advisor.

The livestock judging team started off the fall by attending the National Barrow Show in Austin, Minn. The National Barrow Show (NBS), a single species swine contest, has the reputation of attracting top level teams from across the country.  The Loggers finished sixth, only slightly behind the fifth place team. The team then went on to compete at the Stockman in Dekalb, Ind., placing fourth.  There Bailey McClelland led the team with a top 10 individual finish in beef cattle judging, oral reasons and overall.  Nicole Worley finished second on the team by earning the top 10 in sheep judging.

The American Royal contest held in Kansas City, Mo., was a monumental day in the history of the LLCC program as the team placed seventh in sheep and reasons, fifth in swine and cattle judging, and earned fifth in the overall contest. Team member Mark Degolyer finished with a top 10 individual performance and fifth in sheep judging. Andrew Sloan placed 16th overall and Bailey McClelland finished in the top 10 in beef cattle judging. 

The team ended the fall season competing at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) in Louisville, Ky.  At the NAILE, the team placed first in sheep judging, which marked the first time a Loggers team has won top place in a specific species at the national level. Andrew Sloan received sixth high individual in sheep judging and the team placed seventh in swine judging and oral reasons. Andrew Sloan and Bailey McClelland finished seventh and 14th in reasons respectively. The team captured fourth place honors in beef cattle judging, with Sloan receiving another seventh place honors.  For the first time at the NAILE, the team combined for a second top five finish of the season by placing fourth.  Andrew Sloan led the way for the Loggers, with a third place overall individual performance while Bailey McClelland finished in 14th place. 

The LLCC Livestock Judging Team is preparing to solidify its program as one of the top five teams nationally when it competes in the spring at Denver, Colo. and Houston, Texas.

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Front left to right: Mark Degolyer, Lafayette, Ind.; Bailey McClelland, Bowen; Nicole Worley, Lafayette, Ind.; Andrew Sloan, Shelby, Ohio; Seeley Sayre, Arenzville.
Back left to right: Larry Wilson, NAILE junior college livestock judging contest superintendent; Craig Beckmier, LLCC associate professor of agriculture; Sarah Moore, Jerseyville; Cody Zeeck, Havana; Sam Brumleve, Leroy; Tom Stoutenborough, NAILE junior college livestock judging contest assistant superintendent.

A one-kilowatt, 80-foot wind turbine just erected on the Lincoln Land Community College campus will enhance the college’s renewable and green energies training programs.
 
The American-made Bergey Windpower turbine sits atop a custom built pole behind the college’s new Workforce Careers Center. The turbine was installed by B and B Electric of Springfield and was funded through a Department of Education grant.
 
Students can raise and lower the turbine as part of hands-on training in installation and maintenance. They will also be able to power pieces of equipment by connecting them to the turbine, according to Dr. Judy Jozaitis, LLCC vice president of workforce development and community education.  
 
“This hands-on experience is invaluable for students seeking careers in wind and green energies,” said Dr. Jozaitis. “Students will first practice on small trainers in the classroom and then move outside to work on an actual, working wind turbine.”
 
LLCC plans short-term training programs in wind, solar, solar photovoltaic and biodiesel energies this spring and is preparing curriculum for certificate programs to be offered in the fall of 2013.
 
Students interested in more information on the spring short-term training programs may call 217.786.4616. 

The Lincoln Land Community College Foundation recently awarded 123 scholarships totaling more than $156,000 to students who will be attending LLCC in 2012-2013.  Scholarship recipients are listed in hometown order followed by the scholarship they received.

Auburn
Brett Davis, Springfield Coca-Cola Enterprises Scholarship; Laurel Marques, AFSCME Local 805 Scholarship; Russell Michelich, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship; Corey Spruce, LLCC Foundation Scholarship

Beardstown
Desiree Brown, Vincent Beggs Scholarship; Julius Sorrells, LLCC Foundation Scholarship; Megan Stocker, Henry & Margaret Kirschner Scholarship; Casandra Troxell, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship

Chandlerville
Zachary Parrish, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship; Morgan Wessel, William R. Craig Scholarship

Chatham
Jessica Akers, Barbara C. Rawlings Memorial Scholarship; Benjamin Heshmat, LLCC Student Trustee Scholarship; Ashley McAvoy, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship; Spencer Miller, Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Springfield, Illinois Chapter Hospitality Management Scholarship; India Myerscough, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship; Richard Reimann, Jake Lessen Firefighter Memorial Scholarship

Coffeen
Kayla Ulrici, Rosemary and Peter Patton Scholarship

Concord
Kaleb Miller, Focus On Your Future Scholarship (Springfield Chamber)

Dawson
Katie Price, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship

Decatur
Evan Leeper, William R. Craig Scholarship

Divernon
Ashley Lewis, LLCC First Generation College Student Scholarship; Lacey Luke, Pampered Pet Center Veterinarian Scholarship

Edinburg
Heather Schroeder, Wilfred and Esther Lam and Family Scholarship

Farmersville
Clark Johnson, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship

Glenarm
Patrick Abler, L. Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Health Care Scholarship; Lauren Cannedy, Gordon R. Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Goshen, Indiana
Ashley Leer, John A. and Joanne E. Marshall Memorial Scholarship, LLCC Livestock Judging Team

Greenview
Caleb Whitcomb, Gordon R. Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Hillsboro
Adam Fath, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship; Liam Gonzalez, Chelsey Jeffers, Taylor Luck and Dylan Perkins, Rosemary and Peter Patton Scholarship; Taylor Webster, Leland W. and Ruth Busby Memorial Scholarship

Irving
Ashley Newberry, Hillsboro Kiwanis Scholarship

Jacksonville
Andrew Miller, Illinois Health Improvement Association Scholarship; Rachel Moore, Mary Ann Burnett Memorial Scholarship; Susannah Oettle, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship; Bethany Owens, Orthopedic Center of Illinois Foundation Scholarship; Katelin Pattie, TRN Club (Television, Radio and Newspaper Club) Scholarship; Samantha Pinkerton, Sylvia Chaudoin Evans Memorial Scholarship; Nathan Ring, Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship; Elias Trace, L. Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Health Care Scholarship; Ellen West, Kiwanis Club of Jacksonville Scholarship

Kincaid
Kyle Durbin, Henry & Margaret Kirschner Scholarship; Kyle Enlow, Lella M. Schaaf Memorial Scholarship; Jordan Gibson, LLCC Foundation Scholarship, Michelle Watson, Marilyn Casey Scholarship

Lincoln
Abigail Neece, John Giavaras Scholarship

Litchfield       
Evan Foster, LLCC First Generation College Student Scholarship; Misty Green, LLCC Adult Education/GED Scholarship; Stephanie Luttrell, Springfield Coca-Cola Enterprises Scholarship

Mason City
Lindsey Carter, Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Springfield, Illinois Chapter Hospitality Management Scholarship

Mt. Olive
Brandie Carroll, Marion J. Bernardi Memorial Scholarship; Ashley DeVries, L. Philip Trutter Nursing Scholarship

Mt. Zion
Max Reh, Springfield Air Rendezvous Aviation Scholarship

Nokomis
Tori Jonas, L. Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Health Care Scholarship; Mariah Stevens, L. Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Health Care Scholarship

Palmyra
Elizabeth Fraley, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship

Pawnee
Jennifer Stevens, LLCC Foundation Scholarship

Petersburg
Brittany Heyen, Greg Gowin Memorial Scholarship, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 137; Mason Martin, Art and Marthann Sescleifer Memorial Scholarship

Pleasant Plains
Nathan Mahoney, J. Kennedy Kincaid Jr. Memorial Scholarship; Jennifer Pankey, Gladys L. Gunderson Nursing Scholarship

Raymond
Marlie Bloome, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship; Katelyn Maxwell, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship

Riverton
Ashley Glasscock, “Caitie Girl” Caitie Barker Memorial Scholarship; Brooke Kulek, Barbara Klespitz Wright Scholarship

Rochester
Annisa Kumerow and Abigail Olmsted, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship; Annie Pickett, Esther Jorgensen/Springfield Women of Today Scholarship

Springfield
Wendy Allan, Wesley J. Vala, Sr. Memorial GED Scholarship; Jennifer Anderson, Jo Ellen Malham Memorial Nursing Scholarship; Lindsay Atkinson, Hilma Hawkins Nursing Scholarship; Amanda Aulich, Lenora Mutter Memorial Scholarship; Garrett Belville, LLCC Student Government Association President Scholarship; Lydia Bretz, LLCC Foundation Scholarship; Joshua Cleaver, Lyceum Foundation Scholarship; Stevie Cleer, Star for Education Foundation, Inc. Scholarship; Marellen Cullers, Lella M. Schaaf Leadership Scholarship; Chelsea Currie, Brown, Hay and Stephens/Springfield Urban League Scholarship; Ashley Dalby, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship; Janet Draughan, Kelly A. Grant Scholarship; Victoria Elkin, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship; John Esela and Zenia Garcia, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship; John Gentile, LLCC Foundation Scholarship; Marissa Hollis, Steven E. Bowers Memorial Scholarship; Laura Hopkins, Richard P. "Dick" Stone Memorial Scholarship; Alyssa Hughes, Crime Stoppers of Sangamon & Menard Counties Scholarship; Amy Johnson-Bima, The Kathleen Klemens American Association of University Women Scholarship; Madison Kelley, Springfield Coca-Cola Enterprises Scholarship; Nancy Kerr, Ann L. Dondanville Nursing Scholarship; Debra Kirby, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Sangamon # 6 Scholarship; Gabriel Krukowski and Rebecca Marshall, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship; Maric McLean, Mary L. Morrison Scholarship; Brenda Mendoza Cuellar, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship; David Molohon, LLCC Annuitants and Retirees Scholarship; Erin Notz, Robert H. Stephens Scholarship; Devon O'Connell and Natalie Pryor, Lyceum Foundation Scholarship; Alexandria Rockford, LD & Delores Fortner Scholarship; Laura Rosenthal, Zonta Club of Springfield Scholarship; Jessica Russell, Single Parent Scholarship; Jenna Spurlock, Sangamon County High School Principals' Association Scholarship; Benjamin Tannehill, LLCC First Generation College Student Scholarship; Ashley Taylor, Marilyn Casey Scholarship; Michelle Vannier, James A. Brady Culinary Arts Scholarship; Teneil Vaughn, LLCC Adult Education/GED Scholarship; Kaitlyn Von Behren, Mayme I. Lawrence Pre-Law Scholarship; Clayton Whitmore, LLCC First Generation College Student Scholarship; Jensine Williams, L. Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Fine Arts Scholarship; Samuel Woolsey, LLCC Trustees Honors Program Scholarship; Jeremy Zack, Sangamon County High School Principals' Association Scholarship; Joshua Zack, Dr. William H. & A. Marie McCain Memorial Scholarship

Tallula
Olivia Dudley, LLCC Adult Education/GED Scholarship

Taylorville
Kiley Adams, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship; Hayden Garner, Focus On Your Future Scholarship (Taylorville Chamber); Holly Garner, Gerald H. Schaeffer Memorial Scholarship

Virden
Mason Laughlin, LLCC First Generation College Student Scholarship

Winchester
Allison Cooper, Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust Scholarship; Brittany Krueger, LLCC Adult Education/GED Scholarship

Individuals from three states and 40 cities and towns watched as huge tile plows installed a state-of-the-art, pattern-tile drainage system Tuesday at the Lincoln Land Community College land lab outside the main entrance to the Springfield campus.

Farm Drainage Expo was sponsored by the LLCC Agriculture program in partnership with ADI (Ag Drainage, Inc.), which provided and installed the nearly 50,000 feet of sub-surface drainage lines. Approximately 250 producers, farm owners and managers, and students observed the process and learned about the latest advancements in farm drainage. 

“The event showcases our partnership with ADI and how this drainage system will improve our land lab, which provides hands-on research experience for ag students,” said Bill Harmon, LLCC professor of agronomy. “The new system will allow us to open and close valves in test plots to research best practices for managing fertilizer, soil and water quality.”

He added, “For the farmers attending today, who know the benefits of drainage, this event gives them the opportunity to discuss drainage issues such as spacing, tile diameter and other variables.”

The partnership is also valuable to ADI, said spokesman Aaron Kassing. “We’re excited that we will now have access to a research facility in which students report their findings on field nutrient and water table management along with yield and tillage comparisons.”

ADI, one of the world’s largest installers of farm drainage systems, is based in Golden, Ill.

Harmon said thanks to the ADI partnership, the college’s land lab is now a one-of-a kind teaching and research facility. He also acknowledged other industry partners including Pioneer Seed, Stine Seed, GROWMARK, Lincoln Land FS and Central Illinois Ag. “Bringing industry into our program keeps our program cutting-edge so we can produce a more prepared workforce.”

LLCC’s agriculture program prepares students for jobs in the ag industry or for transfer to four-year university ag programs. More than 130 students from 23 counties and four Midwestern states were enrolled in agriculture and horticulture studies this spring.

Photo above, left:  Aaron Kassing, ADI spokesman; Bill Harmon, LLCC professor of agronomy, Charlotte Warren, Ph.D., LLCC president; Karen Sanders, LLCC Foundation executive director; Rich Teeter, LLCC associate professor of agriculture; Kayla Newton and Sandy Fry, ADI representatives