Heuerman Taking Role on Illinois Community College Board

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Published on June 22 2016 2:35 pm
Last Updated on June 22 2016 2:35 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

Lake Land College’s Dustin Heuerman has been appointed to serve on the Illinois Community College Board by Gov. Bruce Rauner.

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Heuerman is a criminal justice instructor at Lake Land College. He previously worked in law enforcement in Champaign County, and is a native of Effingham.

He was appointed to a three-year-term on ICCB, which oversees all the state’s community colleges. The Illinois Community College Board provides recommendations and support to help make Illinois community colleges successful.

President Josh Bullock said, “I have no doubt Dr. Heuerman will do an outstanding job representing Illinois’ community college students and the institutions that serve them.”

Bullock said he was grateful for Sen. Dale Righter’s (R-Mattoon) assistance in Heuerman being appointed to the Board.

Heuerman served as the interim director of the Kluthe Center for Higher Education and Technology in Effingham in 2014-2015.

He has served on multiple Lake Land College committees, including Salary Advancement Task Force; Strategic Planning Committee; Student Conduct Review Board; Curriculum Committee; and Behavioral Intervention Team. He is the Criminal Justice Club faculty advisor and an honors faculty advisor at the college.

Heuerman said it is educators at community colleges who are responsible for providing students with the skills and training they need to reach their success goals, no matter what those might be.

“Only by continuously collaborating with other institutions and establishing community partnerships can this be possible,” he said.

Heuerman received an associate degree from Lake Land College, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminology/criminal justice from Indiana State University and a doctoral degree in Community College Leadership from Ferris State University.

Heuerman also holds professional memberships in the American Association of Community Colleges, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and Midwestern Criminal Justice Association.