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The President’s List at Waubonsee Community College celebrates excellence among students who achieve a 4.0 grade-point average out of a possible 4.0 while enrolled in at least six semester credit hours.

Recent Waubonsee Community College graduate, Liam Richardson, of Sugar Grove, was named the 2022 SkillsUSA National Champion in Automotive Service Technology during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held last month in Atlanta, Georgia.  

The inclusion of the phrase “sharing knowledge” in the updated mission statement for Waubonsee Community College may seem obvious for an institution of higher education. However, that concept means more to us than a traditional view of sharing knowledge through the virtual or physical classroom space. We view sharing knowledge as a mutual exchange of ideas, experiences, and perspectives where all participants are simultaneously teacher and learner.

Rebecca Oliver, Chair of the Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees, and James K. Michels, P.E., were recognized for their volunteer service by the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) at the June 10 ICCTA Annual Convention in Chicago. Oliver was recognized with a 25-Year Trustee Service Award and Michels with a 35-Year Trustee Service Award. Two notable achievements during their tenure include the development and completion of the 2020 College Master Plan and achieving a bond rating of Aa1 by Moody’s Investors Services.

Waubonsee Community College alumna Mikayla Manuel, of Aurora, was recently selected as the Chicagoland Transfer Award scholarship recipient. The award includes $12,000 for the 2022-2023 academic year at Columbia College Chicago.  

Waubonsee Community College’s updated mission statement describes how the college provides exceptional learning and is committed to enriching the lives of students, employees, and community by working together to discover new passions, share knowledge, and embrace diversity. 

Waubonsee Community College welcomes Dr. Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, of Naperville, to the position of Dean for Visual and Performing Arts, Education, and Sciences.

Waubonsee alumnus Rosa Brolley, of Montgomery, is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a passionate educator in Indian Prairie School District 204. She lives to teach students from around the world that diversity is beautiful and valuable. 

Waubonsee Community College has hired staff member Stephanie Wennmacher, of Oswego, as Executive Director of Marketing and Communications. 

Waubonsee Community College has announced the 2022 Support Staff Awards for Excellence. Awards were presented in each of three categories: Innovation and Creativity, Service and Quality, and Diversity and Inclusion.