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Welcome to the end of the Fall Spring semester and the beginning of the summer semester!

I was talking with a community member at our commencement ceremony and was asked if we now could take it easy and relax a bit going into the summer. I told her that we would, of course, take the weekend off and not start our summer classes till Monday. 

Congratulations to Dr. Linda Moore and the staff members that made an outstanding Honors Convocation and Commencement Ceremony. So much planning and work by so many people goes toward ensuring that it is all it is supposed to be. Well done to all.

We have some special graduates of our own this year:

• Pam Lytel in Financial Aid
• Eleni Kametas in Fine and Applied Arts
• Carolyn Ragsdale in Health Professions
• Peg Boyce in Health Professions
• Myriah Fillenwarth in the Adult Re-Entry Center
• Vance Martin in Social Sciences

Congratulations to each of you on completing your degrees. We are proud of your accomplishments.

While we are in a congratulatory mood, Parkland College's 15th Leadership Class spent last week in Pana, Illinois. We spent three days learning about the community college movement, Parkland's early days, planning, and our individual leadership styles to name just a few of the highlights. It was truly great class and I enjoyed getting to know each of you.

Class #15 included:

Administration

Mark Combs – Engineering Science

Patty Lehn – Marketing

Cathy Robinson – Disability Services

Public Safety

Matthew Kopmann

Faculty

Dennis Cockrum – Counseling

Gina Mason – Health Professions

Kendra McClure – Fine & Applied Arts

Judy Smith – Business & Ag Industries

Michele Spading – Health Professions

Professional Support

Raymond Bielert – Print Shop

Paul Bover – Business Training

Lisa Brantley – Library

Kate Burner – Marketing

Jill Garner – Grants

Alison Groot – Research

Beth Hewing – Assessment

Nathan Mast – Athletics

Mark Saint-McDowell

Gaetano Minneci – Center for Academic Success

Joyce Morefield – Physical Plant

Antwanette Newton -  Computer Science
Deb Shonkwiler – Community Ed.

Gwen Smith  - Math

Ronnie Turner-Winston – Human Resources

Whatever your plans are this summer, I hope you get a little bit of time to recharge and renew yourselves. It has been a busy year and much has been accomplished. 

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