Rend Lake College is highlighting one of its vice presidents, a Benton High graduate, as part of the college's own 50th anniversary celebration.
The college this week highlighted the contributions the college's three vice presidents -- Angie Kistner, vice president of finance and administration; Lisa Price, vice president of student services; and Lori Ragland, vice president of instruction -- make toward creating a positive student experience.
"The common denominator with these three is their love and passion for the students and strengthening the college. They work tirelessly to better the institution and improve the opportunity for our students in their own way," Rend Lake College President Terry Wilkerson said.
Price began her RLC adventure as a student in 1980. She transferred to the college after graduating from Benton High School.
The future VP left Ina after a year to transfer to Eastern Illinois University. Price transferred to SIU Carbondale to get her bachelor's degree in health education.
In 1997, she completed a master of science in education degree. Following her graduation, Price worked with pregnant and parenting teens at Franklin-Williamson Human Services. It was there that she saw an advertisement for a teen parent services case manager at RLC.
"I continued to work for grant-funded programs until the spring of 2003," she said. "I was sitting in my office when an administrator came in and asked me if I was interested in leading the advisement team."
She said it was another dream come true, and it ended up being the perfect fit.
Price served as the executive director of academic counseling until 2008. She then transitioned into the dean of student services and finally VP of student services in 2011.
Ragland comes from Du Quoin. Kistner comes from Scheller.
