2021 Lycoming College Summer Magazine

Lycoming College recognized Charles D. Lamade ’75, MD, FACOG, as Alumnus of the Year as part of the Williamsport/ Lycoming Chamber of Commerce Education Celebration. “In this year of the pandemic, the College leadership determined it would be most appropriate to recognize one of our alumni in the healthcare field. In addition to honoring Dr. Lamade for his distinguished career, we want to use this occasion as an opportunity to express our gratitude to all Lycoming alumni who have labored on the frontlines of our nation’s battle against this virus,” said President Kent Trachte. “Dr. Lamade is a true stalwart of our community, and I congratulation him on this award.” Lamade, a native of Williamsport, graduated magna cum laude with his bachelor's degree in psychology. A leader in the field of obstetrics and CHARLES LAMADE ’75 NAMED 2021 LYCOMING COLLEGE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR gynecology, he is a diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. For the past 35 years, he has been a partner with the currently named UPMC Susquehanna OB/ GYN, and throughout his medical career he has delivered more than 5,600 babies. His primary work during the past 15 years has focused on the treatment of infertility. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Lycoming County Medical Society, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Royal Society of Medicine in London. Lamade is active in his church and enjoys reading, walking, biking, and pteridology. Lycoming College students, faculty, and staff gathered socially-distanced inside a tent on the Fultz Quad on April 15 to remember, acknowledge, and honor the sacrifice and loss the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the community and the world. The Service of Lament & Light was designed to help attendees reflect on the past year and look toward a positive future filled with hope. Like every community around the world, members of the College have experienced loss, and the non-denominational service provided an opportunity for the campus to express its continued commitment to one another as the spring semester came to a close. The campus community was encouraged to post messages of hope and remembrance to bulletin boards across campus during the week prior, and service attendees were able to read those messages and light candles in memory of loved ones lost to the virus. Lament & Light reflected the diversity of the College’s student body and included poetry from LYCOMING MOURNS LOSS, CELEBRATES HOPE AT COVID-19 SERVICE different cultures, a scriptural reading, and words of reflection, as well as music selections performed by the Lycoming College Chamber Choir, all carefully chosen to remind attendees that while the end of the pandemic is near, the lessons and experiences will be carried with us for the rest of our lives. “There was a true sense of belonging and support at tonight’s event,” said Susan Beery, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, who provided the welcome address for the service. “The service helped our community to mourn our losses of the past year, and provided some peace and healing. I’m truly proud to be a member of Lycoming College’s loving and supportive community.” President Trachte, Jeremy Ramsey, Ph.D., department chair and assistant professor of chemistry, and Dan Miller, Ed.D., vice president for student life and dean of students, also addressed the audience, which gathered via livestream as well as in person. 8 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2021 SUMMER MAGAZINE