Distinguished Public Service Award
Thistle I. Elias
Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health
Mark Kramer
Lecturer, Department of English, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Steven Little
William Kepler Whiteford Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering
Distinguished Teaching Award
Barbara J. Barnhart
Instructor, Division of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Robin E. Grubs
Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health
Tammy Haley
Associate Professor, Division of Biological and Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Daniel Lambrecht
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Richard Steinman
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine
Distinguished Research Award
Derek C. Angus
Distinguished Professor and Mitchell P. Fink Endowed Chair, Department of Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine
Nathan Clark
Associate Professor, Department of Computational and Systems Biology, School of Medicine
JoAnne Flynn
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
Mary Phillips
Professor, Pittsburgh Foundation-Emmerling Endowed Chair in Psychotic Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Matiangai Sirleaf
Assistant Professor, School of Law
Chancellor’s Award for Staff
Administrative and Operational Efficiency: Brice Everett Lynn
Assistant Director, Study Abroad Office
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Karen J. Steffey
Assistant to the Chair of the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing and Information
Community Engagement: Noelle C. Conover
Project Coordinator, School of Medicine
Early Career Achievement: Nazir Noori
Program Manager, Study Abroad Office
Excellent Mentor: Lauren O. Wallace
Director of Undergraduate Recruitment, Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
Outstanding Career Achievement: Denise Doswell
Former Executive Assistant, Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Business and Operations
Research Support: Peter G. Chambers
Director of Shared Research Support Services, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Service to the University Community: Maureen M. Conrad
Assistant to the Chief of Police, Pitt Police Department
Student Impact: Dana C. Romano
Associate Director of Career Management, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
University Engagement: Stacey L. Czerniejewski
Executive Assistant, Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
UPSIDE Awards
Swanson School of Engineering's PITT STRIVE
Innovation Commercialization Funds
Fibrokine
Cecelia Yates
Assistant Professor, Departments of Health Promotion and Development and Pathology
Timothy Corcoran
Associate Professor of Medicine, Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering
Zariel Johnson
Posdoctoral Associate, Department of Health Promotion and Development
Christopher Mahoney
PhD candidate, Department of Bioengineering
Threadrite IV
William (Buddy) Clark
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Cameron Dezfulian
Research Faculty and Physician, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Ehsan Qaium
PhD candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nicholas Krehel
PhD candidate, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Denny Wist
Business Mentor
Esophagel
Stephen Badylak
Professor, Department of Surgery
Juan Naranjo
Postdoctoral Fellow
Lindsey Saldin
Graduate student, Department of Bioengineering
Jenna Dziki
Graduate student, Department of Bioengineering
Steeltown Innovations
Jeffrey Vipperman
Professor, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering
Garth Elias, MD
Clinical Advisor, UPMC Mercy
Joe Marcanio
Entrepreneur in Residence, Innovation Institute
Chris Dumm
PhD candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jack Bartley
Undergraduate student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Fleischmann
Undergraduate student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Pitt Seed Projects
Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology
Faculty member Elizabeth Pitts | English
A School-Based Trauma Intervention to Build Social and Cognitive Resilience
Faculty member Brianna Lombardi | School of Social Work
Creating a Student Outreach Services Program at Bradford Campus
Faculty member Ken Wang | Pitt–Bradford
Creating Connections Through CREATES
Staff member Max Fedor | Otolaryngology
Development of the Broadening Equity in STEM Center (BE STEM Center)
Faculty member Alison Legg | Biological Sciences
Food Insecurity, Nutritional Literacy, and Heart Disease: A Novel Interdisciplinary University of Pittsburgh Initiative
Faculty member Jared Magnani | School of Medicine
Graduate Certificate in Regional Intergovernmental Organization Management
Faculty member George Dougherty | Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Inclusive Staff Mentoring in the Dietrich School
Staff member Michele Montag | Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Justice Scholars Expansion - Pitt Enhanced College Support
Faculty member Esohe Osai | School of Social Work
Leveraging Technology to Treat Anxiety Disorders in Community Pediatrics
Faculty member Jennifer Silk | Psychology
LRDC Undergraduate Summer Internship Program
Faculty member Natasha Tokowicz | Learning Research and Development Center
MilTeenChat App for the Military Community: Developing Gamification to Strengthen Teens’ Decision-Making Skills
Faculty member Kathryn Puskar | School of Nursing
Mobile Visual Feedback for Gait Training
Faculty member Goeran Fiedler | School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Obama Academy-Mathematics Assistance Center
Faculty member Angela Athanas | Mathematics
Pitt-Greensburg Military and Veterans Program (SITREP)
Staff member Lisa Reffner | Pitt–Greensburg
Pitt Participation in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
Staff member Ravi Patel | School of Pharmacy
Pittsburgh Public Schools Partnership: Entertainment Technology
Staff member Kelly Hammonds | Athletics
Pitt Startup Incubator for Students and Recent Alumni
Staff member Babs Carryer | Innovation Institute
Raising GIRL: Gender Inequality Research Lab at Pitt
Faculty member Melanie Hughes | Sociology
ReligYinz: Mapping Religious Pittsburgh
Faculty member Benjamin Gordon | Religious Studies
Surveying Latin American Legislators
Faculty member Scott Morgenstern | Political Science
The Center for Applied Research (CFAR) at Pitt-Greensburg: Developing Infrastructure and Training to Grow Our Center
Faculty member Geoffrey Wood | Pitt–Greensburg
Vibrant Media Lab
Faculty member Zach Horton | English
Women in International Security Seed Project
Faculty member Julia Santucci | Graduate School of Public and International Affairs