ICCTA Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award

2010 Recipient
Jake Rendleman
John A. Logan College

Since his election to the John A. Logan College Board of Trustees in 1997, Jake Rendleman has used his persuasive skills and unwavering enthusiasm to advance his school and the Illinois community college system.

An inspiring and inclusive leader, Jake has encouraged many trustees to work cooperatively and become effective board members. Jake is not afraid to challenge them to promote the community college agenda before legislators and public officials.



John A. Logan College trustee Jake Rendleman (left) receives ICCTA's 2010 Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award from ICCTA president Barbara Oilschlager, ICCTA Honorary Member Ray Hartstein (left) and ICCTA vice president David Harby.

John A. Logan College trustee Jake Rendleman (left)
receives ICCTA's 2010 Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement
Award from ICCTA president Barbara Oilschlager, ICCTA
Honorary Member Ray Hartstein (left), and ICCTA vice president David Harby.
Jake served as president of ICCTA from 2003-2004. In 2005, he was appointed by the Governor to represent all trustees in a newly created position on the Illinois Community College Board. In that very public role, he promotes a statewide perspective while bringing forward the interests and concerns of locally elected trustees.

In addition, Jake has given freely of his talents to his local community. A business owner, farmer and retired teacher, he has served as an alderman for the city of Carterville for nearly 25 years.

Jake has been honored by numerous organizations, including Southern Illinois University, the Carterville Chamber of Commerce, and the Southern Business Journal. Through his many levels of involvement, Jake have come to personify the high standards of trusteeship set by Ray Hartstein.