Witthoft donations upgrade RLC’s Learning Resource Center

By ReAnne Palmer, Rend Lake College Public Information 

INA, IL – Thanks to the donation and dedication of one former Rend Lake College employee, the interior of the college’s Learning Resource Center (LRC) received a much-needed upgrade over holiday break. Andrea Witthoft, retired Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, saw the need to improve the aesthetics and environment of the facility, and decided to help.

Witthoft, CENTER, poses before one of the updated interior walls of the LRC Tuesday afternoon. Also pictured is RLC President Terry Wilkerson, LEFT, and RLC Foundation CEO Kay Zibby-Damron, RIGHT.
(ReAnne Palmer / RLC Public Information)

Witthoft, a resident of Anna, retired from RLC in December of 2016, just before her 18th anniversary with the college. She was no stranger to higher education in Southern Illinois, having another nine years of service at Shawnee Community College. In addition to her years working on campus, in retirement Witthoft is a consistent donor to the RLC Foundation who specified a portion of her donations to improvements in the LRC.

Members of the RLC Physical Plant performed the updates during the recent holiday break so as to not disrupt students. It was completely shortly before students arrived on campus to start the Spring 2018 semester.

Terry Wilkerson, RLC President, said,” Rend Lake College and the RLC Foundation are very honored and humbled to have a supporter like Andrea Witthoft who sees the needs of the college and responds to them through personal donations. It’s particularly significant that she’s a retired employee who is continuing to be involved with the on-goings at RLC. She’s gone above and beyond to her commitment to the college, and she’s the perfect example of seeing a need, wanting to help, and making the solution a reality.”