The Lycoming College Board of Trustees has launched a search to find the next president of Lycoming College, successor to the institution's 15th president, Kent C. Trachte, who announced his retirement effective June 30, 2025. Search consulting firm, Academic Search, has been appointed by the Board to lead a national search for top candidates.

The Presidential Search Committee, with input from the Lycoming community, developed the following position profile that defines the leadership agenda and qualifications of the next Lycoming president.

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Applications and nominations may be sent to Academic Search at LycomingPresident@academicsearch.org. Other questions related to the presidential search should be directed to presidentialsearch@lycoming.edu.

Updates on search progress will be shared with the Lycoming community via emails and through this website.

Presidential Search Timeline

Phase 1

July-Sept 2024

Pre-search Prep & Launch
Gathering community input
Developing Presidential Profile
Phase 2

Oct 2024-Jan 2025

Recruitment & Application Review
Phase 3

Feb-March 2025

Reviewing and interviewing applicants
Phase 4

July 2025

New President Begins

Presidential Search Communications

Presidential Search Committee

Trustee Representatives

  • Don Hughes
    Search Committee Chair, Trustee
  • William Evans
    Trustee
  • Mark Fultz
    Board Chair
  • Colleen Heisey
    Trustee
  • Leigh Howe
    Trustee
  • Steven Johnson
    Trustee
  • Tammy Weber
    Trustee

Faculty, Staff & Student Representatives

  • David Andrew
    Assistant Professor of Biology
  • Andrew Leiter
    Professor of English, Director of the Humanities Research Center
  • Jordon Lewis
    Class of '25
  • Misty Palmatier
    Director of Counseling Services
  • Sarah Silkey
    Professor of History

Presidential Search News

Lycoming College launches national search for next president

October 9, 2024

The Lycoming College Board of Trustees today announced the next phase of a national search for its 16th president. With the newly-launched position profile posted to the presidential search website, Academic Search will now solicit and accept applications for the Lycoming College presidency. Today’s news follows the Sept. 9 announcement that after 12 years of exemplary and dedicated service, Kent Trachte, the 15th president of Lycoming College, will retire in June 2025.

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Lycoming College President Kent Trachte announces retirement

September 9, 2024

Following 11 years of exemplary and dedicated service, Kent Trachte, the 15th president of Lycoming College, announced that he will retire in June 2025. Trachte provided thoughtful and bold leadership during a period of rapid change in higher education, including significant demographic shifts and the Covid 19 pandemic, while advancing initiatives that softened the boundaries of the residential campus and established bridges to the Williamsport community.

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