5/28/10

Local Art Talent Comes Through for New Lincoln College LYNX Logo Contest

Lincoln IL – Lincoln College reached out to the community for submissions to its first ever Lynx Logo Contest to develop a new icon for its sports team’s promotional activities. The contest for grade school and junior high schools was conducted earlier this Spring, and a winner from each level was selected from many entries. Haley Welch, an 8th grader from Lincoln Junior High School and Danielle Burgrabe, a 5th grader from Zion Lutheran School were winners for their categories. The main guidelines for the original logo designs were to include an image of a Lynx, the Lincoln College mascot.

“Our Lincoln College Lynx represents the pride and spirit of our athletic teams, and we really appreciate having our home-town artists helping us to create an image for a new era!” commented President John Hutchinson.

Students in Kindergarten through 8th grade submitted their designs, and the winning artists will have their logos used for various promotions by the College. The two winners each received a Lincoln College Lynx T-Shirt and a pizza party for their class hosted by Lincoln College athletes.

Danielle Burgrabe Their talent will be seen for years to come, as Lincoln College Head Coach Dave Klemm noted, “We will have the two winning logos from the local schools framed and on display in the new Lincoln Center for all visitors to enjoy.” The contest was part of several activities celebrating the opening of the new Lincoln College Athletic / Convocation Center this year.

Lincoln College at Lincoln is a two-year, private, liberal arts college, designed to prepare students for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning.

Left to Right: Coach Kirk Whiteman, Bryce Bohman, Chris Ware, Haley Welch, Corey Anderson, Coach Dave Klemm

Left to Right: Megan Schaefer, Natalia Florczyk, Sara Graham, Danielle Burgrabe, Kristina Welke, Coach Mark Tippett, Emily Fox

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 13:1 and the average class size is 16 students.