Fifty-six Rend Lake College students were inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor (PTK) Society Rho Xi chapter last week. In addition to being a big day for the students, RLC professor and Athletic Director Tim Wills was named the 2019 Teacher of the Year by RLC's PTK students.
PTK Sponsor and RLC Director of Academic Advisement Jena Jensik began the ceremony by congratulating the students on their hard work and welcoming them to the honor society.
Before the students officially signed the PTK charter and were inducted, 2018 Teacher of the Year Cindy Caldwell, RLC mathematics professor, offered words of encouragement, stressing that the inductees believe in themselves and keep striving for success.
For his part, Wills was appreciative of the gesture of being named the 2019 Teacher of the Year.
"I am truly honored and humbled to be selected as the PTK Teacher of the Year. The fact that this award is chosen by the student inductees makes it even more special," Wills said.
