The following students have been named to the President’s List at Kankakee Community College for the Fall 2020 semester.
To be named to the President’s List, a student must maintain a grade point average of 3.80 or higher and be enrolled in six or more semester hours.
Bourbonnais: Cory Alford, Meghan Allen, Jade Baker, Brittaney Beck, Jenna Bennett, Dajah Bibbs, Quinlan Carrell, Mackenzie Delby, Anthony Denault, Haley Dexter, Sophia Dubravec, Jack Fetterer, McKenna Fred, Vicky Ganieany, Elizabeth Garvin, Audra Halcomb, Daniel Harris (at right), Drew Hines, Meagan Howey, Joseph Jenco, Kylie Keber, Taylor Kietzman, Andrew Kyrouac, Anna Latham, Leanna Lee, Olivia Lorenc, Kristin Lowman, Herman Martinez, Mikayla Martinez, Lenore Mason, Madelyn McIntyre, Agnes Menz, Jennifer Minor, Elizabeth Monferdini, Brandon O'Connor, Amber Ogle, Bethany Panizzi, Meghan Peterson, Nicole Pierson, Brendan Powers, Joseph Quigley, Meghan Reiniche, Alyson Sain-Combs, Elaina Sais, Brianne Settle, Brian Shapkauski, Molly Sutter, Caden Talbot, Michael Thompson, Jacqueline Valadez, Hannah Weigt, Jacob Wilken and Amy Winkle.
Kankakee: Emily Antognoli, Gizelle Avalos, Jana Bonvallet, Xavier Boudreau, Layla Boule, Annita Butler, Krista Buza, Michel Campos, Pricila Carmona, Blain Christie, Brock Dalton, Peter Dato, Erica Dennis, Danielle Denton, Ethan Dundas, Cruz Duran, Britt Ehrich, Lazarus Frerichs, Alexander Freytes Campos, Zitlali Garcia, Grant Goytia, Dylan Graham, Nichol Graham, Jacob Grant, Christy Grayling, Christian Guzman, Ava Haase, Isabel Haut, Jacqualyn Henrichsen, Zierra Hill, Sammantha Hubbard, Keanna Johnson, Kayla Karraker, Emma Koerner, Kimberly Licht, Yan Long, Itzel Lopez, Malachi Mabins, Esmeralda Martinez, Brenda Millan (at right), James Morrison, Hannah Munyon, Christine Njuguna, Janet Orozco, Nicolas Rink, Karla Rodriguez-Ramirez, Maria Shelton, Katherine Sullivan, Guadalupe Torres-Carmona, Mac Turner, Avery Turro, Anna Van Hoff, Jacquelin Villagomez, Yorelly Villagomez, Andrew Williams, Theresa Woodle and Quincy Young.The following students have been named to the Honors List at Kankakee Community College for the Fall 2020 semester.
To be named to the Honors List, a student must maintain a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.79 and be enrolled in six or more semester hours.
Kankakee: Jacob Allen, Leighann Allison, Viviana Baeza, Elizabeth Barajas, Alison Borschnack, Nathan Bowers, Bryan Carmona, Wendy Cerrato, Angela Chinn (at right), Amelia Conroy, David Denson, Olivia Dexter, Molly Ehrich, Jesus Garcia, Ethan Geisler, Katelyn Godin, Benjamin Green, Lessly Hernandez, Erik Hertzberg, Emma James, Jakob Knox, Mackenzie LaCost, Brittney Lane, Drew Lergner, Samuel Love, Cuong Luong, John Maass, Jada Mabins, Ivett Medina, Jailene Medina, Paige Medina, Grace Mendell, Neyda Molina, Peyton Mullin, Marie Pawloski, Shannon Phillips, Sacramento Pina Gutierrez, Steven Regas, Erin Reilly, Abigail Richey, Alyxandria Rink, Lucas Schejbal, Benjamin Shelton, Estefania Silva, Breana Simms, Cori Sims, Brandon Sommer, Kassy Spears, Jayce Talamantes, Stanley Turner, Liliana Velazquez, Marlesia Walker, Lauren Ware, Darby Wilkening and Betsy Zirkle.
Saint Anne: Amber Chase, Brandi Chase, Macy DeMik, Emery Galloway, Emily Glogowski, Kara Kleinert, Kenna Kleinert, Trenton Koenig, Grace Langellier, Sarah Littrell, Jaiden Longtin, Joshua Meier (at right), Augustina Rios and Cesar Salgado.
The federally-funded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) has over $75,000 in scholarships available to Kankakee County residents.
The money can be used for tuition, books, exam fees, supplies, and fuel reimbursement for traveling to classes.
The scholarship money is available through the WIOA Dislocated Worker program, which offers scholarships to individuals who have been laid off for training in in-demand occupations. Each qualified individual can receive up to $10,000 in tuition, plus up to $2,500 per year in books and supplies when they are enrolled in designated college programs.
Enrollment in WIOA as a dislocated worker does not affect unemployment benefits.
The WIOA funds are administered by Kankakee Workforce Services through Kankakee Community College. For more information, or to begin the application process, visit KCC’s workforce services webpage.
Other job search services are available to those who choose not to enroll in further training.
For assistance finding a career direction, Workforce Services offers free online questionnaires to match the person’s skills with career options. A variety of Skills and Interest Surveys are on the Illinois WorkNet website for those who create an account.
All programs/services are free under the WIOA grant. Funding is provided by the Grundy Livingston Kankakee Workforce Board.
For more information, visit wioa.kcc.edu.
The next vice president for academic affairs at Kankakee Community College will be Kiana Battle, Ed.D., an academic leader who has recorded success at every stage of her academic career.
Battle is currently dean of career programs at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. She will be KCC’s chief academic officer, responsible for administering the college’s credit and non-credit instruction and workforce development programs. Battle will start at KCC effective Jan. 4.
“I am honored and beyond excited for the opportunity to join Kankakee Community College as the next vice president for academic affairs,” Battle said. “I look forward to contributing to the ongoing success and innovation at this great institution, while supporting the college’s mission of ‘Enhancing quality of life through learning.’ I look forward to working with our faculty and staff as we strive to meet the educational needs of our students and community.”
Battle began her career at WMAQ television in Chicago, where she was a newscast assistant director and director for 12 years. She then became director of visual and media communications programs for Kennedy-King College, part of the City Colleges of Chicago. Then, from 2011 to 2014, she served as associate dean of instruction for career programs at Kennedy-King College. In January 2014, Battle accepted the position of assistant dean of career programs at Moraine Valley Community College. She was promoted to be the dean of career programs in October of the same year.
She also has experience as a Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Reaffirmation Committee member.
In 2019, Battle received the League for Innovation/Moraine Valley Community College Vernon O. Crawley Leadership Award.
“We are all very excited about the energy that Dr. Battle is going to bring to Kankakee Community College,” said Michael Boyd, Ph.D., KCC’s president. “She comes to us with extensive experience in supporting career programs, and I know that she is skilled at working with our partners to ensure the college is meeting the needs of the communities we serve. Personally, I’m really excited to work with Dr. Battle because I know that she is a dynamic leader who will move the college forward in so many ways.”
Battle is a graduate of Columbia College, Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast communications; Roosevelt University, Chicago, with a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications; and Benedictine University in Lisle with a doctorate in education in higher education and organizational change.
Battle will fill the position previously held by David Naze, Ph.D., who left KCC June 30. She currently lives in the south suburbs of Chicago, with her daughter, Brooke.
