LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2023

Your graduation today marks the completion of an education that has prepared you to take on anything. ANYTHING. There are no excuses when you have an education. - Alicia Tillman ’97 ’23H

Tillman delivers keynote address, receives honorary degree Alicia (Klosowski) Tillman ’23H, an executive leader with more than two decades of experience at the highest levels of global marketing, sales, and strategy, delivered the commencement keynote address. During the

Choir, and baseball team manager. Additionally, Wolfe worked on campus as a tour guide for admissions as well as a staff member for the Keiper Recreation Center.

Wolfe also completed several professional internships and service learning experiences during her time at Lycoming, including internships at Covation Center and Paradigm, and voter registration at American Rescue Workers. Following graduation, she plans to pursue a career in political advising and campaign management in Washington, D.C. “We are the only graduating class that will know college before, during, and after COVID, and it was daunting. But we are so much more than that…. It takes guts to climb a hill that you can’t see over and even more so to trust that it will come back down on the other side,” said Wolfe. Rogers named Chieftain Lycoming College named Preston Rogers ’23 the recipient of the Chieftain Award, the highest honor given to a graduating senior. A Lycoming Scholar and biology major who earned a spot on the College’s dean list all four years, Rogers was recognized for his leadership and advocacy for student health, his passion in tutoring his fellow students, and extensive volunteerism. Rogers’ demonstrated excellence in biology Freshmen and Freshman Biology Award. He worked more than 80 hours in the UPMC’s emergency department in Williamsport, studied in the Microbial Friends and Foes Research Experience in the Rudd Lab at Cornell University during the Summer of 2022, and worked as a personal care aide/medical technician at the Towanda Personal Care Home where he provided care to more than 75 residents. Lycoming extends its congratulations to the remaining outstanding Chieftain nominees: Gricelda Arredondo ’23, Harshita Bandhu ’23, Rosemary Tovar ’23, and Emma Wolfe ’23. awarded him the Lycoming College S-STEM Scholarship, along with both the M.B. Rich Endowed Prize for

ceremony, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws. “All of you have been given this gift of life,” said Tillman to the Class of 2023. “Don’t spend it trying

to be someone else. Look deeply into your soul and decide what you want from life and who you want to be. And then go for it. I promise you, it will be an adventure you won’t want to miss.” Recently named chief marketing officer for Delta, Tillman leads the airline’s brand strategy, overseeing the marketing, creative services, and community engagement teams to bring Delta’s story to life and deepen relationships with customers around the world. As a member of Delta’s Leadership Committee, she will influence the airline’s vision and strategy. Previously, Tillman served as global chief marketing officer for technology giant SAP and had an 11-year tenure at American Express, where she led marketing, public affairs, and business services for the travel division. Most recently, she was chief revenue officer of Capitolis, a leading fintech and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. Tillman earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing and mass communications from Lycoming, where she was elected president of the Student Senate, was a sister of Gamma Delta Sigma sorority, and was instrumental in starting the women’s lacrosse program. A graduate of the Chief Marketing Officer program at The Kellogg School of Management, she has been named one of the Most Influential CMOs in the World by Forbes. Wolfe delivers senior greeting Emma Wolfe ’23, a managerial economics and international studies dual major with a minor in German, delivered the senior greeting to the Class of 2023. Wolfe’s academic achievements include Dean’s List, a member of Alpha Psi Omega (theatre) and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership), and the IRUSKA Society. Leadership roles include Student Senate, Gamma Delta Sigma sorority, Panhellenic Council, Chamber

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