Distinguished Public Service Award
David A. Harris
Sally Ann Semenko Endowed Chair, School of Law
Sera Linardi
Founding Director, Center for Analytical Approaches to Social Innovation, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Esohe Osai
Assistant Professor, School of Education
Distinguished Teaching Award
James C. Coons
Professor, School of Pharmacy
Jeremy Martinson
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Michael Meyer
Professor, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences; Electus Faculty, David C. Frederick Honors College
Joanne L. Prasad
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Dental Medicine
Liann Tsoukas
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Undergraduate Advisor and Teaching Professor, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences; Assistant Dean, Office of Undergraduate Studies, Dietrich School
Distinguished Research Award
Senior Scholars
Peter Brusilovsky
Director, Intelligent Systems Program, School of Computing and Information
Jeanne Marie Laskas
Distinguished Professor of English, Dietrich School
Anuradha Ray
UPMC Endowed Chair in Lung Immunology, School of Medicine
Junior Scholars
Salah Al-Zaiti
Vice Chair of Research, School of Nursing
Greer Donley
Associate Professor, School of Law
Aidan Wright
Professor, Dietrich School
Chancellor’s Award for Staff
Community Engagement: Tasha Peacock
Assistant Director of Student Programs and Community Outreach, Institute of Politics
Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Ron Idoko
Associate Director, Center on Race and Social Problems
Founding Director, Racial Equity Consciousness Institute
Research Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Excellent Mentor: Jill Harvey
Director of First Year Advising, Swanson School of Engineering
Exceptional Early Career Achievement: Katie Belardi
Research Administrator, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Innovation in Advancing Administrative and Operational Efficiency: Aurora Sharrard
Executive Director, Office of Sustainability
Outstanding Career Achievement: Lisa Cherok
Director of Admissions, College of Business Administration
Research Support: Katelyn Collinger
Clinical Trial and Recruitment Facilitator, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Student Impact: Andrea Zito
Assistant Dean for Student Engagement, School of Education
University Engagement: Stephanie Hoogendoorn
Director of Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost
UPSIDE Award
Office of Faculty Diversity and Development and Office of Health Sciences Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Chancellor’s Gap Funds
Optimization of Small Molecule Allosteric Modulators for Bone and Mineral Ion Diseases
Jean-Pierre Vilardaga, faculty | Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Peter Wipf, faculty | Department of Chemistry
Small Molecule Inhibitor/Degrader of BCL11a for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease
Toren Finkel, faculty | Aging Institute
Bill Chen, faculty | Aging Institute
Yuan Liu, faculty | Aging Institute
Engineered Fatty Acids for Treating Chronic Liver Disease
Francisco Schopfer, faculty | Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Fei Chang, faculty | Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Development of a Novel Lead for the Chemical Modulation of Kv7 Potassium Channels
Peter Wipf, faculty | Department of Chemistry
Pitt Seed Projects
Big PITT-ch
Sexual Misconduct and Prevention and Survivor Support
Carrie Benson | Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
CUPID: Fostering an Inclusive Community in the Schools of the Health Sciences
Susan Graff | Department of Physician Assistant Studies
2023-24 Cohort
STEM Through Games
Dmitriy Babichenko | School of Computing and Information
CommUniversity Initiative
Keith Caldwell | Office of Engagement and Community Affairs
TC²: True Co-equal x Transformative Collaborations
Melissa Lenos | Dietrich School
Planting SEEDs-Growing Teachers: Creating a Pipeline
Melissa Jo Marks | Behavioral Sciences Division, Pitt-Greensburg
Project SOAR: Fostering Leadership, Resiliency, and Network for Students at Pitt-Johnstown
Manisha Nigam | Natural Sciences Division, Pitt-Johnstown