08/28/2026
We were honored to welcome U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, state legislators, and southern Illinois community college leaders to John A. Logan College for a discussion on legislative priorities and the future of community college education in our region Friday.
Senator Duckworth also toured renovations underway in our Nursing Department, supported by a $1.2 million federal investment secured by Senators Duckworth and Durbin.
Left to right: Dr. Melanie Pecord, Interim President of Shawnee Community College; Andrea Witthoft, Shawnee Community College Trustee; Farris McEvoy, John A. Logan College Student Trustee; Nancy Holt, Shawnee Community College Trustee; Jake Rendleman, Vice Chair of the John A. Logan College Board of Trustees; Dr. Lorie Ragland, President of Rend Lake College; Dr. Kirk Overstreet, President of John A. Logan College; U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth; U.S. Senator Dick Durbin; Mandy Little, John A. Logan College Trustee; George Evans, President of Kaskaskia College; Dr. Karen Weiss, President of Southeastern Illinois College; Aaron R. Smith, Chair of the John A. Logan College Board of Trustees; and Dr. Brent Clark, John A. Logan College Trustee