4-21-09

Dean of Students Dr. Dan Miller, Francesca Piscitelli and President Dr. James Douthat

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Francesca Piscitelli of Newtown, Conn., was presented with Lycoming College’s Chieftain Award during Honors Convocation on April 19. The award is the highest honor given to a graduating senior and recognizes the student who has shown the utmost dedication and leadership qualities while at Lycoming and whose academic rank is above the median of the preceding senior class.

Piscitelli is a business management and psychology major who has dedicated herself to serving the College both in and out of the classroom. She is the president of the Campus Activities Board, a member of the Student Senate and several College governance committees, and a sister of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, to list a few of her campus activities.

Piscitelli is also a member of several honor societies, including Psi Chi, for psychology, Delta Mu Delta, for business, and Gamma Sigma Alpha, for fraternity and sorority scholarship. She is also a student manager for the Office of Student Programs and Leadership Development, does work study for the Institute for Management Studies and a member of the IRUSKA honor society. Piscitelli has also completed internships at Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Allenwood Federal Prison as part of her coursework.

This fall, Piscitelli plans to attend Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., for a five-year doctorate of psychology program in clinical psychology.

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