Sauk Valley's guest appearances

Sauk Valley

Regional Media Podcast Network

Academic Dean

Sauk Valley Spotlight

Tom Campbell

Marlo Thomas

Jennifer Garner

Andrew Peterson

Brian Johnson

Joe Kenda

Don McLean

Kaitlyn Bristowe

Brian Posehn

Jonathan Bailor

Denise Ho

Kate Flannery

Paul Steinke

Lauren Lapkus

Matt Iseman

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Dave began his tenure as the President of Sauk Valley Community College in July of 2015.  He serves on the Board of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges, Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce/Main Street, KSB Hospital, KSB Foundation, Sauk Valley Community Leadership Program, Sterling Noon Rotary Club, and the Shaw Media Advisory Board.  In 2021, he was selected as the Dixon Citizen of the Year and the Sauk Valley Area Chamber Champion. Prior to coming to SVCC, he served 28 years as an administrator and as an English professor at community colleges in Florida, Minnesota, and Kentucky.  Dave has taught graduate courses in ethical leadership in Minnesota and Kentucky.  He is the editor of and contributing author for Ethical Leadership in Community Colleges: Bridging Theory and Daily Practice and the co-editor of Ethical Decision-making in Community Colleges: Not Losing Our Way, in which he and his wife Linda wrote a chapter on narcissistic leadership.  Dave earned his B.A. in English from DePauw University, his M.A. in American Literature from Indiana University, and his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Florida.  He and Linda, a clinical psychologist, have been married for more than 36 years; they are parents of three kind, intelligent, and beautiful adult daughters and have three wonderful grandchildren.  Dave is the fourth of eleven children and grew up in small-town Indiana.  He is a cyclist and a life-long Packer fan.

Dave began his tenure as the President of Sauk Valley Community College in July of 2015.  He serves on the Board of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges, Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce/Main Street, KSB Hospital, KSB Foundation, Sauk Valley Community Leadership Program, Sterling Noon Rotary Club, and the Shaw Media Advisory Board.  In 2021, he was selected as the Dixon Citizen of the Year and the Sauk Valley Area Chamber Champion. Prior to coming to SVCC, he served 28 years as an administrator and as an English professor at community colleges in Florida, Minnesota, and Kentucky.  Dave has taught graduate courses in ethical leadership in Minnesota and Kentucky.  He is the editor of and contributing author for Ethical Leadership in Community Colleges: Bridging Theory and Daily Practice and the co-editor of Ethical Decision-making in Community Colleges: Not Losing Our Way, in which he and his wife Linda wrote a chapter on narcissistic leadership.  Dave earned his B.A. in English from DePauw University, his M.A. in American Literature from Indiana University, and his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Florida.  He and Linda, a clinical psychologist, have been married for more than 36 years; they are parents of three kind, intelligent, and beautiful adult daughters and have three wonderful grandchildren.  Dave is the fourth of eleven children and grew up in small-town Indiana.  He is a cyclist and a life-long Packer fan.

Dr. David Hellmich, Sauk Valley Community College