Honors Fellow awarded Insignia of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the Consul General of France in Chicago
The Consul General of France in Chicago, Mr. Yannick Tagand, awarded Senior Lecturer and Honors College Fellow Dr. Kathryn L. Engel the Insignia of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques on Monday, October 24th 2022, at 5 p.m. in his Residence. Engel has chaired exchanges and developed best practices between the leaders of Chicago and Paris for more than 15 years through Chicago Sister Cities International. For the last five years, she has chaired the organization’s steering committee for social services in eight cities.
Her work with Paris recently came full circle when she was selected to be a member of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s international delegation of city officials and local leaders.
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Modified on February 21, 2023