A New Era in
Manufacturing: Spotlight on Alumna Victoria Wieseman
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Fab Lab Fosters Innovation
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PTEC Interns Thrive Through Partnership
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Faculty Earn Prestigious Awards
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Center Opens Doors to the Future
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Dual Credit Saves Families Millions
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Veterans at Home at L&C
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Clinic Now Offering Collaborative Care
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WLCA Raises Record Donations for Boys & Girls Club
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Trailblazers at Nationals
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Letter From The President As we head into our summer sessions and prepare to wrap up the 2015-2016 academic year, we celebrate a number of flagship achievements accomplished in the face of adversity, and we continue to serve as a valuable asset to our students, faculty, staff and the communities within our district. Always our first priority, we have focused on empowering people through high quality training and learning experiences so that they have the tools they need to pursue a brighter future for themselves and their families. For Process Operations Technology students, those experiences include internship opportunities with the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and hands on training with a new simulator unit at our N.O. Nelson Campus. For Nursing, Dental, Occupational Therapy and Exercise Science students, they include intercollaborative training and the opportunity to serve patients in our new and improved L&C Family Health Clinic, now the nation’s first community college intercollaborative practice clinic. With the opening of the St. Louis Confluence Fab Lab at the our N.O. Nelson campus, CAD/Drafting and Architecture students, along with community members, now have a stateof-the-art facility with which to design and create prototypes and bring their next big ideas to fruition. Award-winning faculty like Welding Coordinator Travis Jumper and ICCTA nominee DeAnna Massie, who teaches communications at Lewis and Clark, work with their students one-on-one to ensure their success and to set them up for success in their careers down the line. Our veteran and servicemember students continue to benefit from the
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college’s military friendly practices, which include, but are not limited to counseling, financial assistance and social opportunities through the L&C Veterans Club. Students at 18 district high schools and their families continue to save millions of dollars through dual credit courses – $30.7 million since the program began in 1999. Those students, and more, will benefit from new programs and initiatives in the works, including a new Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) program, which will guide students on how to develop and run their own businesses. At the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities in Edwardsville, programming continues to help make our communities, and the global community, a better place for all people, including those from different cultures, backgrounds, religions and other distinctions. In the pages that follow, learn more about each of these initiatives and more of what’s going on at Lewis and Clark Community College.
Scholarship recipient Victoria Wieseman is just one Process Operations Technology alumna working in her field right out of college. Read more on p. 6.
L&C By The Numbers
94%
of Medical Assisting graduates are currently working in their field. (p. 12)
$30.7 million Saved by district families through L&C’s dual credit program since 1999 (p. 10)
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Consecutive years L&C has been named to the Military FriendlyÂŽ Schools list (p. 11)
1,500+ Unique guests visited the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities within the first month of its opening (p. 8-9)
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FOSTERING INNOVATION St. Louis Confluence Fab Lab Opens to the Public
Become a Member Lewis and Clark Community College welcomed distinguished guests and members of the public to a grand opening event for the St. Louis Confluence Fab Lab in November on the college’s N.O. Nelson campus in Edwardsville. The 5,000-square-foot facility features areas for advanced 3D printing, CNC, metalworking, welding, wood/plastic working, clean manufacturing, design, finishing and electronics, in addition to classroom space. “The lab is an extension of our Architecture, Drafting, Industrial Technology and Welding programs. Students will use that space for classwork, but the lab will also serve a community need,” said Sue Czerwinski, dean of career programs at Lewis and Clark. “We can be a place where inventors who have ideas can come in and create a prototype, and hobbyists can come in and use tools they wouldn’t normally be able to access.” The latest in a trend of digital fabrication labs inspired by the MIT Fab Lab model, the St. Louis Confluence Fab Lab is unique to the St. Louis area. Businesses and individuals can now join the Fab Lab and utilize its capabilities at various levels for a monthly or annual cost. Learn more or join at www.lc.edu/fablab/access. 4- “Discover”
By becoming a member of our Fab Lab, you will gain access to traditional and cutting edge tools and equipment to help you imagine, design and create the objects of your ingenuity and imagination. You will have access to some of the most innovative and useful tools that any fabricator could want.
Membership Levels Individuals • Premier Individual Membership - $100/mo ($1000/yr) • Individual Membership - $75/mo ($750/yr) • Student-Staff-Educator - $50/mo ($500/yr)(L&C or SIUE students and staff, contact us for info.) Groups • Premier Family Membership - $180/mo ($1800/yr) • Family Membership - $140/mo ($1400/yr) • Sustaining Membership - $750+/yr • Corporate and Business Membership (customized to fit your needs)
Visit www.lc.edu/fablab/access or call (618) 468-4928.
(Left) L&C President Dale Chapman shows off an object printed from the lab’s 3D printer. (Top Middle) Visitors learned about the high tech equipment in the St. Louis Confluence Fab Lab during the grand opening event. (Bottom Middle) St. Louis Confluence Fab Lab Director Luke Jumper speaks to a large crowd at the facility’s grand opening, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. (Above) From left, Jim Nelson, vice president of external affairs, Illinois Manufacturing Association; Teri Higgins, director of human resources, Cope Plastics; Jay Churchill, VP Regional Refineries, Phillips66; Dale Chapman, president, Lewis and Clark Community College; Dan Stroot, senior manager for learning and training programs at Boeing; and Luke Jumper, director, St. Louis Confluence Fab Lab, cut the ribbon on the new St. Louis Confluence Fab Lab.
Fab Lab Manager Loves to Create St. Louis Confluence Fab Lab Manager Tom Whitten, of Godfrey, loves to create. “It is really cool that I get to create things and help the community at the same time,” Whitten said. “I love my job and helping people make their dreams come true.” Even as a small child, Whitten enjoyed building and working on projects. After graduating from L&C with an AAS degree in Industrial Technology in the 1990s, Whitten earned a certificate in metal machining from Rankin and worked as a machinist. He was hired as the Fab Lab manager in 2015 and has been busy writing safety rules, maintaining the machines and working on projects ever since. “The Fab Lab is a place where inventors can prototype a design or businesses can produce a part for verification and fit,” Whitten said. “We are even here for individuals, who want to build but are unable to buy the necessary tools.” The Fab Lab, which is located on L&C’s N.O. Nelson campus in Edwardsville, is open from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
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TRAILBLAZER Victoria Wieseman Victoria Wieseman, 19, of Worden, Illinois, graduated from L&C’s Process Operations Technology (PTEC) program in Fall 2015, and earned a job as a chemical operator at Sigma-Aldrich in St. Louis. “I knew I wanted to work with chemistry, so this program was a great match for me,” Wieseman said. “I would recommend the program to students who are interested in the processing industry, who are not afraid to work hard, get dirty sometimes, and who like to apply math and science knowledge to their work.” PTEC Program Coordinator Linda LaCoe said there are employment opportunities for PTEC graduates, both regionally and nationally. “Our students are highly recruited, and the average graduate can expect to earn an income ranging from $50,000-$80,000 annually, immediately upon completing this two-year degree program,” LaCoe said. Wieseman, an honors student and scholarship recipient, returned to L&C in Spring 2016 to continue working toward a degree in chemical engineering.
Partnership in Process
PTEC Interns Thrive in Unique Training Opportunities
One year after partnering with the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, L&C Process Operations Technology students are benefiting from unique training opportunities. The partnership, made possible through the grant-funded Building Illinois Bioeconomy Consortium, affords students internship experiences at the NCERC state-of-the-art real world micro refinery. “These are priceless experiences,” said Sue Czerwinski, dean of career programs at L&C. “Our students are able to bridge the gap from the classroom to the field, where they can physically work with the equipment and apply the concepts they’re learning.” L&C was also able to add a new PTEC simulator at the college’s N.O. Nelson Campus in Edwardsville, giving more students access to valuable hands on 6- “Discover”
experiences in this high demand, high paying career field. To learn more about the program, visit www.lc.edu/program/processop.
Linda LaCoe, PTEC Coordinator, works with students on the new simulator at L&C’s N.O. Nelson campus.
Massie Nominated for ICCTA Outstanding Faculty Member Award DeAnna Massie is Lewis and Clark Community College’s nominee for the 2016 Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) Outstanding Faculty Member Award. Massie, assistant professor of communications, joined Lewis and Clark as an adjunct faculty member in 2010 and became a full-time instructor in 2011. She teaches developmental reading, developmental English, and reading and English requisites for sociology and psychology. “DeAnna is a great teacher and mentor,” said Jill Lane, L&C dean of transfer programs. “She is focused on her students and has a passion for teaching. Her students greatly benefit from her dedication and variety of teaching styles, including improvisation.” She also co-chairs the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), and is a member of the Developmental and Adult Education Task Force, the English Professional Learning Community and the Learner Centered Community. The ICCTA selects one faculty member from each community college in the state each year as a nominee for this award. Massie is invited to attend the ICCTA Awards Banquet in June, where the statewide winner will be announced.
DeAnna Massie, L&C assistant professor in communications, has been nominated for the ICCTA Outstanding Faculty Award for 2016. Read her full story at www.lc.edu/news.
Jumper Awarded Howard E. Adkins
Memorial Instructor of the Year
Welding Coordinator Travis Jumper, right, has been named Instructor of the Year by the St. Louis section of the AWS.
L&C Welding Coordinator Travis Jumper is receiving accolades from the St. Louis section of the American Welding Society (AWS) in the form of the organization’s Howard E. Adkins Memorial Instructor of the Year Award. Jumper, of Bethalto, joined Lewis and Clark in April 2012 and began developing the welding program curriculum. The program was opened and filled with students by the second eight-week session of the fall semester that same year. Since then, the demand for jobs in welding has grown, as has the demand for spots in the program. More than 50 students have completed the program at Lewis and Clark. “Welding is a skill that cannot be outsourced and there will always be a need for welders,” Jumper said. “I try to be a coach and a mentor to my students. Students learn by doing, and that is how I teach. I am there to show and explain how welding works, and then I let the student work toward mastering the skillset as I coach them.” Learn more about Welding Technology at www.lc.edu/program/welding or call (618) 468-4931.
Learn to build your ideas with your own two hands with Welding Technology at Lewis and Clark Community College.
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Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities
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FUTURE
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Ed Hightower, executive director of the Mannie Jackson Center for Humanities Foundation, talks with visitors during the open house event in December 2015.
MJCHF Hosts Colin Powell
The Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Foundation kicked off its speaker series with Gen. Colin Powell as the keynote speaker for its inaugural fundraiser dinner, Thursday, March 31, at SIUE’s Meridian Ballroom. The sold-out event, which will support the center’s programming and initiatives, welcomed more than 460 attendees and was a huge success, according to MJCH Foundation Executive Director Ed Hightower. The MJCH Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, which supports Lewis and Clark’s Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities. Learn more at www.mjchf.org.
Mannie Jackson Center Announces New Initiative
L&C President Dale Chapman recently announced the launch of the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities’ Global Research and Education Initiative. “Human and environmental sustainability is not uniformly protected throughout the world, and there are issues of environmental inequities adversely impacting poor communities globally,” said Chapman, who is also secretary/ treasurer of the MJCHF Board of Directors. Chapman is currently in the process of assembling world class scholars with expertise in content and research methodologies, enabling the MJCH to conduct large scale research, the result of which will be improved environmental equity for communities throughout the world. “The world’s population is becoming increasingly pluralistic and polarized, and environmental changes are having a disproportionate impact on the poor and disenfranchised,” said Mannie Jackson, president of the MJCH Foundation Board of Directors. L&C will engage teams of humanities faculty, working directly with environmental scientists, to communicate the importance of bridging information gaps and applying results of leading-edge knowledge to construct positive, research-based policy solutions to current issues on a national and global scale.
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Families Saving Millions
Students Earn Free College Credit While Still in High School
More than 3,000 district students are currently saving money on college tuition by taking college-level courses for credit while still in high school – for free. “The cost savings to families in our district is immense,” said L&C Vice President of Enrollment Kent Scheffel. That savings – made possible through L&C’s High School Partnership program – comes to nearly $30.7 million since the program began in 1999. “Dual credit is great because it not only saves on tuition, but it saves time,” Program Director Yvette McLemore said. “Some students end up with nearly one year’s worth of college credit prior to their high school graduation.” Dual credit courses, offered at 18 district high schools, cover math, English, computer networking, graphic design, mass communications, drafting/CAD, office technology and more. McLemore said new program initiatives are in the works, including the addition of several new courses and a new entrepreneurial program, Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO), which will provide information about how to develop and run one’s own business. Learn more about L&C’s nationallyaccredited dual credit program at www.lc.edu/HSP.
Savings to district families total nearly $30.7 million since the program began in 1999.
Jerseyville Honors Student
Gets a Head Start Through Dual Credit
Clara Miles is a singer, an honors student and a young professional, but she is also a Trailblazer who started racking up college credits before she even graduated from Jersey Community High School. She even made L&C’s President’s List as a dual credit student. When it came time to choose a college, Miles said she didn’t hesitate to choose L&C for its small class sizes and opportunity for an individualized education. “I like that Lewis and Clark is a great college close to home,” she said. “I enjoy working in the business field and am working on my associate degree right now, with a focus on business and accounting. I am also excited about being able to transfer into the bachelor’s degree program at Missouri Baptist University. The best part is that I will be able to continue to stay close to home because the MoBap classes are offered right on Lewis and Clark’s Godfrey campus.” In addition to her high school honors, this past fall, Miles was invited to join Phi Theta Kappa, the college’s honor society. “I am just getting started with my higher education, but I know I am in the right place,” she said. 10- “Discover”
SweetHome
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L&C Student Veterans Receive House Donations
L&C student veteran Debra Millender poses with a group from L&C in front of her new home.
L&C is Veteran Friendly for
Sixth Year
For the sixth consecutive year, Lewis and Clark has been named to the Military Friendly® Schools list. L&C offers a variety of services and benefits to veterans and their families, and serves more than 370 military and veteran students, their spouses and their dependents each semester. “We are very proud to be recognized for our commitment to helping military and veteran students achieve their education goals,” said Terry Lane, director of Career and Veteran Services. “Their representation in the student body continues to increase, and we continue to explore ways to address and anticipate their needs.” The college was also recently recognized by the Alton VFW Post #1308 with a plaque for recognition of its services to veterans and veteran students. Learn more at www.lc.edu/veterans.
Two L&C student veterans’ lives changed this year for the better, when they were handed the keys to their very own donated homes. U.S. Army Veteran Kyle Delp and his family celebrated Veterans Day in November with a dedication ceremony for their new home in Wood River. In February, fellow L&C student and veteran Debra Millender attended the dedication of her new home in St. Louis. Like Delp and Millender, veterans from all around the country are receiving homes through the services and donations of Bank of America and the Veterans Association of Real Estate
Providers (VAREP). “I never dreamed our family would be one to have a home donated to us,” Delp said. “The donation of this home is life changing for our family.” Delp is doing his work-study program at the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. Millender is currently taking a course at L&C, but has an AAS in Management and several associated certificates from the college. “This opportunity means a new life for me and my kids,” said Millender. “It is a new beginning.”
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TRAILBLAZER Shannon Yount
L&C student, scholar, veteran and Veterans Club member Shannon Yount is passionate about making sure veterans and servicemembers have a voice. “I have an unwavering commitment to serve veterans and military families, while building productive relationships and resolving complex issues,” said Yount, who works as a Yount with Monticello Foundation Director Veterans Constituent Representative Linda Nevlin for Congressman Rodney Davis, the representative for Illinois’ 13th covered more than 75 news stories, Congressional District. As a constituent captured more than 300 photographs and representative, Yount serves as a liaison produced more than 50 video projects. between veterans and federal, state and “I want to work in mass local government agencies. communications and ensure that veterans’ While serving in the U.S. Marine voices are heard,” Yount said. Corps from 2006 to 2014, Yount At L&C, Yount received the Monticello wore many hats, including that of a College Foundation and Alumnae combat correspondent, public affairs Scholarship for the 2015-2016 school representative and mass communications year and plans to transfer to a four-year specialist. During a seven-month university with honors after the 2016 deployment in Afghanistan, Yount spring semester. www.lc.edu - 11
L&C Invites New and Returning Patients to
L&C’s Family Health Clinic has become the nation’s first ever community college collaborative practice clinic. For patients, that means a one stop shop for a total healthcare assessment. “We have developed a care team made up of faculty and clinicians from nursing, dentistry, dental hygiene, exercise science and occupational therapy, who will work together to coordinate and follow-up on total patient care,” Project Director Lucy Chappee said. “This new integrated approach for healthcare delivery is designed for better outcomes and reduced costs.” The clinic, which is funded by a $1.4 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is
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Collaborative Practice Clinic
currently located in Fobes Hall, a part of the Main Complex on the college’s Godfrey campus, but will move to River Bend Arena in late 2016 to be housed near the Paul B. Hanks Dental Clinic. Walk-ins are welcome for some services, such as minor illnesses, immunizations and most health screenings, but Chappee recommends appointments for new patients, physicals or expanded visits to ensure that there is sufficient time to properly address patient needs. Appointments can be made by calling (618) 468-6800, and registration forms can be found online at www.lc.edu/fhc.
TRAILBLAZER Lindsey Arico
Lindsey Arico, of Bethalto, enjoyed her former career as a paralegal, but decided she wanted to help people in a different way. Today, the L&C Medical Assisting alumna is the first face patients see when they visit the L&C Family Health Clinic, where she works as the clinic receptionist. “I loved working as a paralegal, helping the clients and listening to them when they just needed someone to talk to,” Arico said. “Most of the communication was over the phone. I decided I wanted a more hands on approach to helping people.” Arico was hesitant to go back to school and start a new career path, but the instructors at L&C’s, Medical Assisting program learning environment helped her feel at ease in the classroom. Arico graduated from the program in the summer of 2015 and is now a registered medical assistant. Through L&C’s program, she was able to gain knowledge and skills she needed for her new career, like HIPPA training and medical terminology. “L&C gave me the courage and confidence to utilize the skills and knowledge I learned from class and clinic time,” Arico said. 12- “Discover”
WLCA students shop with children from the Boys and Girls Club of Alton after 89 Hours of Christmas.
WL CA Ra ise s Re co rd Do na tio ns for Boys and Girls Club
L&C’s student-run radio station, WLCA 89.9-FM, benefited 60 area members with nearly $7,000 raised during 2015’s Mungenast Alton Toyota 89 Hours of Christmas broadcast event. “The amount of money that we were able to raise, added involvement from area businesses and the additional time spent with the kids made this one of the most rewarding years,” said Mike Lemons, L&C Radio Program Coordinator and Station Manager. During the 89 Hours broadcast, L&C students Ellen Lindsay and Tabitha Archer never left the WLCA studio, promoting sponsors, taking donations and giving away concert tickets, gift certificates and other prizes. “Staying up for the 89 hours was a challenge, but the last 24 hours were the worst,” Lindsay said. “But I learned not to take for granted everything we have and that giving back is a truly rewarding experience!” Each of the children was able to spend $50 on holiday shopping at Target, and was treated to lunch at Mungenast Alton Toyota’s showroom after the event. The remaining money was donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Alton. For more information about WLCA, visit www.wlcafm.com.
Passing the Torch
Beloved Campus Chef Retiring in May
A kitchen staple, Sous Chef Gabe Difrancisco is hanging up his chef ’s hat after 13 years of serving Lewis and Clark Community College. “I enjoy cooking and creating new menu items,” Difrancisco said. “The highest honor I have received is the satisfaction of knowing that people enjoy my cooking.” Difrancisco, who is originally from Brooklyn, New York, started cooking in 1993. He came to L&C in April 2003 for a new challenge and opportunity. Many on campus know him from his work in catering or in the Commons Café. He has led efforts to implement a new catering menu, and to provide more
options for all those dining at L&C. As Difrancisco prepares to leave L&C at the end of May, Chef Tim Weaver is just getting started here. He came to the college in August 2015, but has been an executive chef since 1989. Weaver is a Marquette Catholic High School graduate whose resume includes experience at a number of St. Louis hotels. His favorite part about being a chef is the instant gratification of feeding people and making them smile. You could almost say he’s married to his work. Retiring Chef Gabe Difrancisco, left, is pictured with Chef Tim Weaver. Weaver joined L&C Dining Services in August 2015.
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TRAILBLAZER Nicole Howard
The L&C Trailblazers made history in 2015 when both the men’s and women’s soccer teams headed to NJCAA National Championships at the same time. Although neither team emerged victorious, they celebrated winning seasons and capped with regional and district championships. (Far Left) Nicole Howard celebrates with Kaley Hill after scoring against Iowa Central at Nationals in Melbourne, Florida. (Left Top) Blake Cearns moves the ball down the field during a game against Hill College at Nationals in Axton, Virginia. (Top) Markell Saddler, Thomas Torzsok and Ryan Meskell show off their team’s awards at a celebration on L&C’s Godfrey campus. (Middle) Cassidy Foley chases down the ball during a game against Iowa Central. (Bottom) Trailblazers supporters packed The Commons for a celebration to welcome both teams back from Nationals.
Soccer has always been a part of Nicole Howard’s life. The Lewis and Clark sophomore began playing when she was about 5 years old. She and her brother Jason both grew up on the soccer field and played for their father, Mike Howard, at Rolla Senior High School. This season, Howard, a forward for the Trailblazers, earned numerous honors, including National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 24 Player of the Year, First Team All-Region, NJCAA Division I First Team All-American, National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) First Team All-Region for the Central Region, NSCAA First Team All-American and NSCAA Player of the Year. She also led the NJCAA Division I in goals and points this year. “I feel really excited that I led in goals and points this season, but I wouldn’t even have come close to half my goals without my team,” Howard said. “They do everything that leads up to my goals, which makes them the whole reason I lead the nation.” Even more impressive, Howard fought compartment syndrome this season. In her case, the pressure and swelling in her muscles was concentrated in her calves and caused irritation and discomfort on the field. Howard underwent surgery at the beginning of December to correct the problem. “Nicole had an outstanding year,” said L&C Head Soccer Coach Tim Rooney. “She was the best player this year I’ve seen. For her to play with compartment syndrome and perform the way she did shows her toughness.” Howard signed to play with Louisiana State University starting in Fall 2016. www.lc.edu - 15
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