Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 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 |
Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby.
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