SIU Leadership Program Builds Engineering Leaders in Carbondale
The Leadership Development Program in SIU Carbondale College of Engineering enrolls junior and senior students with leadership experience, offers a $9,000 scholarship yearly, and provides leadership opportunities. Founded by alumnus Dick Blandow, the program has engaged students in sandbagging during the 2011 Olive Branch floods, tutoring, Carbondale Cleanups, blood drives, and helping ATS improve manufacturing efficiency at a Caterpillar plant in Corinth, Mississippi. Bruce DeRuntz, program director, stresses the national need for technology leadership.
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Carbondale
SIU
Carbondale College of Engineering
Dick Blandow
College of Engineering
Advanced Technology Services
Olive Branch
ATS
Caterpillar Inc
Corinth
Miss
Bruce DeRuntz
Soldiers from Illinois National Guard to deploy to Afghanistan
Ten soldiers from the Illinois National Guard's 662nd Firefighting Team based in Sparta will deploy to Afghanistan after a brief training at Fort Bliss Texas. Staff Sgt Jason Milner Mascoutah said the unit will oversee a base camp and perform air mobile rescue missions, transporting to incidents by helicopter for rapid rescue and medical care of U S and coalition personnel.
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Illinois National Guard
662Nd
Sparta
Afghanistan
Fort Bliss
Texas
Jason Milner
Mascoutah
661St
Milner
U.S
Jason Northcutt
Illinois Army National Guard
Spc
Shawn Smith
Quincy
Spe
Karl Jeschke
Chicago
Ellsworth Air Force Base
S.D
Kellerman issues letter of apology for December incident
Perry County Sheriff Keith Kellerman issued a public letter to Perry County citizens apologizing for actions in December 2011 in Caseyville. The 48 year old Pinckneyville resident expressed sorrow for the harm caused to his family and community amid an indecent conduct charge arising from an incident in a parked car with J Ian Stennett.
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Pinckneyville
Perry County
Keith Kellerman
Kellerman
Caseyville
J. Ian Stennett
Collinsville
Lawmakers seek prison crowding fix in Illinois
Springfield lawmakers from both parties seek to curb Illinois prison growth and revive a contentious early release program. Gov. Pat Quinn shut down the 30 year old scheme after AP reported in 2009 that officials ran an accelerated version letting some inmates out in as little as eight days.
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Springfield
Illinois
Pat Quinn
Associated Press
Local lawmakers seek seat at the table on prison talks
Southern Illinois lawmakers, spanning parties, urge the governor to meet and discuss overcrowding. The region houses several state prisons such as Big Muddy, Centralia, Menard, Pinckneyville, Shawnee, Tamms and Vienna correction centers.
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Southern Illinois
Big Muddy
Centralia
Menard
Pinckneyville
Shawnee
Tamms
Vienna
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