If you had told Trish Reed during her years in Southern Illinois that she would one day live in the big city as the president of a company, she might not have believed you.  Now, after more than two decades with Navistar, Incorporated in northern Illinois, Reed has driven up the ranks and is the President and General Manager of UpTime Parts, LLC.  Reed has been named the Rend Lake College Foundation Alumnus of the Year for 2013.  She will receive her award during the Foundation Annual Dinner on December 5, 2013.  The Scheller resident attended school in Waltonville.  She earned an Associate of Science Degree in 1987 from RLC before moving on to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and minor in Economics from Southern Illinois University.  Reed played basketball for the Lady Warriors as a forward, a legacy carried on since her grade school years.