Bacon named Chieftain Lycoming College named Francine Bacon ’25, a criminal justice major with minors in psychology and sociology, as the recipient of the Chieftain Award, the highest honor given to a graduating senior. Bacon was recognized for her extensive leadership and for dedication to academic excellence, community service, and cocurricular activities. She was accepted into and attended the prestigious National Education for Women’s Leadership Institute. “The leadership institute affected me deeply. It’s a wonderful program that exposed me to many strong female leaders and really propelled me as a student and aspiring professional,” she said. She also completed a prominent internship with the Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls. “I was put in charge of combing through files for an incarcerated woman to see what the lawyers had missed, and whether there was a case to get her pardoned,” said Bacon, who is now leaning more toward a career on the legal and policy-making side of criminal justice. Lycoming extends its congratulations to the other outstanding Chieftain nominees, Aiden Brown ’25, and Benjamin Fry ’25. All of you can walk across this stage today knowing that your residential liberal arts education at Lycoming College has provided you with a strong foundation…. I am hopeful about the future because I know that you will make a positive difference in the world. – President Emeritus Trachte 15 www.lycoming.edu
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