Edmonds, who graduated from Lycoming 27 years ago with a dual major in history and music, was named the next president in March 2025 and officially assumed office on July 1. He brings decades of institutional insight and a demonstrated commitment to student access, strategic growth, and community engagement. His inauguration not only honored Lycoming’s past but represented a profound full-circle moment that saw him taking the reins of the place that shaped his early academic and professional journey and has ignited new momentum for its future. When Benjamin Crever first gave voice and vision to this academic community, he hoped and prayed that it would be, ‘A school of the prophets and the birthplace of souls.’ As I assume this role, generations later, standing on the shoulders of giants, benefitting from a rich diversity of people and ideas, and charged with stewarding the good of this place, I am overcome with the magnitude of this responsibility but also eager and ready to contribute to Lycoming’s remarkable legacy as we together meet this moment and build on our capacity for excellence. - President Edmonds Inauguration address, Oct. 4, 2025 11 www.lycoming.edu
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