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Fall 2020 John A. Logan College President’s and Vice President’s List

Each semester any full-time student who has a 4.0 grade-point average earns recognition on the President’s list. Any full-time student who has a grade-point average between 3.55 and 3.99 earns recognition on the Vice-president’s list. The following students were named to the Fall 2020 President’s List:  Alto Pass: Amariah Olin, J Guadalupe Zamora  Anna: Charles […]

Glenn and Jo Poshard Establish Scholarship Endowment at John A. Logan College

John A. Logan College Board of Trustee member, Dr. Glenn Poshard, and his wife, Jo, have donated $110,000 to establish the Jo and Glenn Poshard Scholarship Endowment with the John A. Logan College Foundation.  The scholarship will be awarded annually to an incoming freshman who, upon completing their studies at JALC, plans to transfer to […]

JALC to Name Agriculture Laboratory for Long-Time Board Member Jake Rendleman

Jake Rendleman has worn many hats throughout his life: teacher, businessman, community leader, board member, and the one that is most dear to his heart, farmer. It is his love of farming and his belief in the future of agriculture that has resulted in him receiving the latest in a long list of honors. At […]

Spring 2020 John A. Logan College President’s and Vice President’s List

Each semester any full-time student who has a 4.0 grade-point average earns recognition on the President’s list. Any full-time student who has a grade-point average between 3.55 and 3.99 earns recognition on the Vice-president’s list. Spring 2020 President’s list Recipients by Home Town: Alto Pass:  J. Guadalupe Zamora Ana:  Cody McMahan Ava:  Skyler Ellison, Elizabeth Froemling, Kaitlyn […]

JALC Recognizes 41 High Achieving Students

John A. Logan College is recognizing its highest achieving students online this year. Due to COVID-19, the annual Honors Night in-person event was cancelled, and students who were selected by faculty, staff, and administration are being celebrated on the College’s website and social media platforms. A list of awarded students will also be included in […]

John A. Logan College Nursing Achieves ACEN Accreditation

In 2018 a new provision was added to the Nurse Practice Act requiring all nursing programs in Illinois to be accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Schools have until 2022 to receive the accreditation, but the Nursing faculty at John A. Logan College wasted no time getting the ball rolling resulting […]

Cheryl Thomas Named Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member of the Year at JALC

Assistant Professor of Biology and Life and Physical Science Department Chair, Cheryl Thomas has been named the 2020 Outstanding Full-time Faculty Member at John A. Logan College. She has been teaching full-time at the College since 2006.  Thomas began her career at John A. Logan College in 1995 as a professional tutor in the Student […]

Men’s Basketball First Team to Go Undefeated in GRAC Since 1975

CENTRALIA — John A. Logan completed an undefeated conference season by beating Kaskaskia, 91-84, to finish the regular season 25-5 overall and 18-0 in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference. Ranked 11th nationally, the Vols became the first team since 1975 to go undefeated in the conference. The Vols also claimed the NJCAA District regular season […]