Lycoming College 2020 President's Report/Magazine

Sarah Bain ’20 double-majored in psychology and history. She was actively involved in Student Senate, having served as the Class of 2020 secretary during her freshman year and president her sophomore year. A sister of Alpha Xi Delta, she served as president, house manager, and alumnae relations director. She is a member of Phi Alpha Theta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, IRUSKA Honor Society, and the Order of Omega, and was named Panhellenic Council Woman of the Year. Her spare time was filled with volunteer work with the Food Recovery Network, DWELL Orphan Care, the Class of 2020 fundraisers such as the SPCA adoption fair, various Circle K service projects, and Alpha Xi Delta service initiatives for Autism Speaks. Always engaged around campus, she served as an admissions tour guide, a writing and subject tutor through the Academic Resource Center, a grader for the department of psychology, an assistant in the Lycoming College Archives, and a member of Club Franco. She also completed a project management internship at Evangelical Community Hospital. Bain is currently a staff associate with Strategic Insight Ltd. Braeden Gonzales ’20 majored in chemistry with a minor in German. Active both on and off campus, you could find Gonzales participating in the Lycoming Environmental Awareness Foundation, Sustainability Committee, Campus Activities Board, and Student Senate. A resident assistant and brother of Lambda Chi Alpha, he volunteered with Lycoming’s Food Recovery Network, Feeding America, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, and Relay for Life. He served as Assistant Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 110 and as a lab coordinator and summer intern for Lycoming’s Clean Water Institute. He presented at the Annual Susquehanna River Symposium at Bucknell University, assisted with the Hiawatha Floating Classroom sessions, and served as a chemistry teaching assistant at the College. He participated in the Gettysburg Leadership Experience during his sophomore year, and in 2019 he took part in a May Term to the Dominican Republic as a chemistry research student through work with the Warrior Coffee Program. Gonzales is a member of the IRUSKA Honor Society, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Gamma Sigma Alpha, and the Order of Omega. He is currently working toward a master’s degree in biology at Bloomsburg University. he Chieftain Award is THE HIGHEST HONOR GIVEN TO A GRADUATING SENIOR who has contributed the most to Lycoming College through support of school activities, has exhibited utmost dedication and outstanding leadership qualities, has evidenced good moral character, and whose academic rank is above the median of the preceding senior class. First presented in 1952, the Chieftain Award is typically presented during Honors Convocation each spring. Given the unusual circumstances created by the pandemic, this year’s award was presented during a virtual ceremony on Oct. 2, 2020. It is the College’s distinct pleasure to name Mikayla Feldbauer ’20 as the recipient of the Chieftain Award. The 2020 Chieftain Award Ricedorf Gonzales Bain Feldbauer Other nominees for this prestigious award include Sarah Bain ’20, Braeden Gonzales ’20, and Victoria Ricedorf ’20. Congratulations to these outstanding recent graduates. T 16 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2020 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE