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Tallgrass Tech Expands to Richland Community College: $75,000 Donation to Richland Foundation Establishes Multiyear Scholarship Program

September 15, 2025

Decatur, IL – Tallgrass, a national energy infrastructure company, is donating $75,000 to the Richland Community College Foundation to create a scholarship for Engineering Technology students. The gift will expand the company’s Tallgrass Tech program to fund scholarships over the next five years in Richland Community College’s Applied Science & Technology Division, which prepares students…

Ripple Foundation Endows Scholarship for Richland Community College Automotive Students

September 04, 2025

Decatur, IL – The Ripple Foundation is cementing the legacy of a local man beloved in the automotive community through fully endowing their scholarship for automotive students at Richland Community College. The CDR Tool Scholarship is named after Christopher David Ripple – who was well known for his work through the family business, Ripple’s Auto…

Remembering Tom Ritter

August 21, 2025

Richland Community College Honors Life of Longtime Board Member Richland Community College is honoring the life of Tom Ritter, a dedicated member of the Board of Trustees since 2013, who passed away on August 20, 2025. Tom was dedicated to using his passions to support his community. A lifelong resident of Blue Mound, Tom owned…

Meridian High School students can attend Richland for free through Dell & Evelyn Carroll Scholarship

March 19, 2025

Imagine entering college with a full tuition scholarship – giving you the ability to explore without financial burden. That dream is a reality for Meridian High School students thanks to the Dell and Evelyn Carroll Scholarship. “Having free tuition gave me so much freedom. I’m very indecisive, but I’m also a hard worker. I was…

Derek Anson Winchester Memorial Scholarship

August 25, 2023

Teresa Dixon’s son, Derek Winchester, was a hero. In his 13 years as an emergency room nurse, he grew to be widely respected among the healthcare community as one of the most committed and skilled nurses in central Illinois. Ever since he was a kid, Teresa knew Derek was meant to be a healthcare professional….

Richland seats new Student Trustee – Rhiannon Hartman

April 21, 2021

At last night’s Board of Trustees meeting, Richland seated its new Student Trustee, Rhiannon Hartman. Rhiannon is excited about this new role and said, “What I’m most looking forward to as student trustee is being the voice for the student body. It’s important to have representatives that truly do represent the population, so a student…

Richland Culinary Scholarship Event to Include Interactive Virtual Cook Along

March 05, 2021

Richland Community College is going interactive with a 2021 Virtual Culinary Scholarship Dinner. The virtual event is scheduled for Saturday, March 27, 2021. The event will feature a culinary cook-a-long with step-by-step instructions led by Chef Brian Tucker while supporting scholarships for Richland Culinary Students. Each guest will pick up a Culinary Bash Box filled…

Richland Community College Foundation Announces New Board Members

February 01, 2021

The Richland Community College Foundation has elected three new members to join its Board of Directors. Nikki Garry, Jeff Dase and Stacey Young will each serve a 2.5 year term which began on January 1, 2020. They attended their first quarterly Foundation Board Meeting this month, joining fellow Foundation Board Members Mark Avery, Jim Schroeder,…

Melton Returns to Richland Community College as Executive Director, Foundation and Development

January 17, 2020

Richland Community College would like to welcome back Julie Melton to her previous role of Executive Director, Foundation and Development. Julie is returning to Richland to continue her work with the College and Foundation, where she served for three years. Melton has over 20 years of fundraising experience, including 7 years in higher education advancement….

New Food Pantry at Richland Community College will Serve Students and Their Families

October 11, 2019

Richland Community College and the Richland Community College Foundation is partnering with The Good Samaritan Inn to bring The Pantry at Richland Community College to the campus on October 16, 2018. This extension of the Good Samaritan Inn will provide a more readily accessible source of food assistance to low-income students and their families, free…

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