Distinguished Public Service Award
Doris Rubio
Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, Nursing, and Clinical and Translational Science, School of Medicine
Paul Harper
Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Timothy Holler
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Pitt–Greensburg
Margaret Rosenzweig
Distinguished Service Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing
Distinguished Teaching Award
Chris Bonneau
Professor of Political Science, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Zsuzsa Horvath
Associate Professor of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine
Barry M. Mitnick
Professor of Business Administration and Public and International Affairs, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Lori Delale-O’Connor
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations and Policy, School of Education
Lisa Borghesi
Associate Professor of Immunology, School of Medicine
Distinguished Research Award
Senior Scholars
Lise Vesterlund
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Economics, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Heng Huang
John A. Jurenko Endowed Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering
Robert Friedlander
Walter E. Dandy Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine
Junior Scholars
Heath Cabot
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Michael Hatridge
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Rebecca Price
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, School of Medicine
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
School of Social Work's Center on Race and Social Problems
Innovation Commercialization Funds
Perceiving and Expressing Personality in Speech
Leah Helou
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Science and Disorders
STopVTE
Matthew Neal
Roberta G. Simmons Associate Professor of Surgery and Professor of Critical Care Medicine
Sarah Myers
Resident, Department of General Surgery
Hershield
Lisa C. Rohan
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sravan Kumar Patel
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Katherine Bunge
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
PENY
Jeffrey Gusenoff
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery
Eva Roy
Medical student
Pitt Seed Projects
The Pitt Cyber Range
Ahmed Ibrahim, faculty | School of Computing and Information
Building the Foundation of a Diverse Health Care Workforce
Andrea Hergenroeder, faculty | Pitt Interprofessional Center for Health Careers
Screenshot Asia: Connecting Pittsburgh to 21st Century Film and Media
Charles Exley, faculty | Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Neighborhood Academy Social Justice Education Initiative
David Herring, faculty | School of Law
Creating a Culture of Inclusive Excellence to Promote Retention
Doris Rubio, faculty | Institute for Clinical Research Education
Serving Those Who Protect the Public: The Pitt Center for Emergency Responder Wellness
Eric Meyer, faculty | School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Pittsburgh Computational Genomics Training Program
Fangping Mu, faculty | Center for Research Computing
Infant Oral Health Education at the Pitt Community Engagement Center at Homewood
Jacqueline Burgette, faculty | School of Dental Medicine
Reading Interventions for Students with Exceptional Learning Needs
Jonathan Chitiyo, faculty | University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Early Bridge Program at Pitt-Greensburg
Kelli Maloy, faculty | University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Creating a Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce
Leona Mitchell, faculty | School of Computing and Information
Pitt Commons Social Capital & Professional Networking Evaluation
Lisa Belczyk, staff | Office of the Provost
Lusosphere through the World
Luis Vanfossen Bravo, staff | Center for Latin American Studies, University Center for International Studies
Cultivating a Data Science Learning Community
Matt Burton, faculty | School of Computing and Information
Social Listening for Institutional Resilience
Raymond Wrabley, faculty | University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Fostering Civic and Cultural Competency Across the Disciplines Via Digital Game-Based Learning
Ronald Idoko, staff | Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Active Accommodations for Laboratories
Rory Cooper, faculty | Human Engineering Research Laboratories
Promoting PEERs: Creating an Inclusive Environment through Tiered Mentoring to Promote Diverse STEM Communities
Sarah Hainer, faculty | Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Wicked Problem Innovation: Community Development in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and Hilltop Neighborhoods
Stephanie Dangel, faculty | School of Law
Understanding, Building and Achieving Diversity and Inclusion Excellence in the University of Pittsburgh Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Susan Cohen, faculty | Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Pitt Seed Special Cycle Projects to Prevent Sexual Misconduct
Title IX/Green Dot Initiative for Pitt-Bradford and Pitt-Titusville
Staff member Christy Clark | Pitt-Bradford
Encouraging Faculty, Staff, and Student Participation in Primary Prevention
Staff member Sheila Confer | Pitt-Greensburg
Translating TGQN Campus Climate Findings into Practice
Faculty member Rachel Gartner | School of Social Work
Culturally Sensitive Sexual Misconduct Prevention Programming for International Graduate and Professional Students
Faculty member Holger Hoock | Dietrich School
LGBTQIA+ Empowerment Self-Defense
Staff member K. Briar Somerville | Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Exploring Black Undergraduate College Women’s Experiences with Sexual Misconduct: Knowledge of Resources, Barriers to Access, and Strategies to Improve Engagement and Outcomes
Staff member Lynissa Stokes | School of Medicine
We Hear You, Let’s Talk About It
Staff member Katie Stumpp | Department of Athletics