Teresa A. Rendleman & Rollo N. Rendleman and friends of Ryan Rendleman

Southern Illinois University awarded a degree posthumously to a senior photojournalism student, Ryan Rendleman, age 22, who died from injuries received in a car accident on Tuesday, April 29th during the spring semester of 2008. He was on his way to a photo shoot for The Daily Egyptian when the accident occurred. The Batavia, Illinois, resident was scheduled to participate in commencement ceremonies and was planning to work in a summer internship to earn the final credits for his degree.