Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Lake Land College celebrated the Summer 2026 Medical Assistant Program graduates at an annual pinning ceremony.
During the ceremony, several graduates received awards for displaying professionalism, confidence and clinical excellence in the Medical Assistant Program.
The Clinical Excellence Award was presented to Madisyn Crafton, Sullivan.
The awards for Overall Most Improved Student were presented to Shaylee McGahey, Trilla, and Alexius Williams, Charleston.
The Outstanding Student Achievement awards were presented to Kerri Junghanel, Effingham, and Jennifer Williams, Windsor.
The following graduates received pins at the ceremony:
| Name | Hometown |
| Allison Cox | Casey |
| Madisyn Crafton | Sullivan |
| Mia Cunningham | Mattoon |
| Diane David | Oakland |
| Camryn Duncan | Effingham |
| Kayley Eastman | Charleston |
| Kenzey Eastman | Ashmore |
| Makayla Ellis | Altamont |
| Madison Hetzel | Lovington |
| Sasha Hite | Oakland |
| Kerri Junghanel | Effingham |
| Alexis Kaufman | Effingham |
| Hannah Kuhns | Toledo |
| Shaylee McGahey | Trilla |
| Audrey Prusa | Farina |
| Kylee Reynolds | Noble |
| Stacey Rollinson | Mattoon |
| Brittany Shepard | Mattoon |
| Reannan Suckley | Mattoon |
| Tessa Temples | Mattoon |
| Paris Walker | Charleston |
| Lydia Webner | Bethany |
| Alexius Williams | Charleston |
| Jennifer Williams | Windsor |
| Monica Wiltermood | Effingham |
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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