Lake Forest College student of Park Ridge elected as class speaker

Maggie Lynch, class of 2018, of Park Ridge was elected to be Senior Class Speaker at Lake Forest College's commencement ceremony for the 2018 graduating class. An English major with a minor in digital and print publishing, Lynch was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa and Alpha Phi Omega honors societies, was a student ambassador, and was a member of the dance team and Eukaryon, the College's acclaimed science journal that publishes the best of student scholarship and research. She was also instrumental in bringing the organization "To Write Love on Her Arms" to campus to advocate for mental health awareness. She will work in digital advertising or digital media publications as a content writer or editor after graduation. Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has more than 1,500 students representing 44 states and 72 countries. For more information, visit www.lakeforest.edu.