Accolades & Honors
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Pitt photographer Mike Drazdzinski earned an award for his sports photo
It's his second year in a row receiving an honor at the International Color Awards.
Sean Kelly was selected as a 2016 Outstanding Reviewer for the American Educational Research Association
The Education faculty member will be honored at the AERA journal publications committee reception on April 28.
Rory Cooper was named the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences' associate dean for inclusion
The distinguished professor is also director of Pitt's Human Engineering Research Laboratories.
Donna Huryn was awarded a fellowship at the University of Bologna
The Pitt Pharmacy faculty member will spend July at the school's Institute of Advanced Studies.
Kenyon Bonner will be honored for leadership by his alma mater
The award recognizes outstanding alumni and students who attain a high level of achievement and exemplify spirit and leadership qualities.
2 Pitt professors will be honored for groundbreaking research discoveries
Yuan Chang and Patrick S. Moore will receive the 2017 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, one of medicine’s most prestigious prizes.
Richard Henker will be recognized for contributions to international nursing education
He has devoted his career to promoting best practices for nurse anesthetists, providing academic and technical assistance to universities and governments around the world.
Deborah Hutcheson was named the 2017 Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Outstanding Dietitian
This award is the highest honor bestowed upon a member of the academy.
Maureen Kendall joined Pitt HR as director of compensation
She brings to the role more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and health care industries.
Kim Coley will chair the Pennsylvania Pharmacist editorial board
The Pitt Pharmacy faculty member was appointed by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association.
Pamela Smithburger has been appointed to liaise on national health care measurement issues
The School of Pharmacy faculty member has been appointed liaison between the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the National Quality Forum.
Daniel Lambrecht received a 2017 Cottrell Scholar Award
He was honored for his proposal, "Bridging Quantum Chemistry and Chemical Intuition to Characterize, Understand and Design New Chemical Sensor Materials.”
Jean Truman was named Pitt-Bradford's assistant dean of academic affairs
The nursing faculty member will continue to teach as she focuses on academic assessment efforts.
Misti McKeehen and Kristen Maser Michaels were recognized for their community activism
They're listed among the top 20 up-and-comers under age 40 among Pittsburgh-area leaders and activists.
Jay Sukits was honored by CFA Society Pittsburgh
The Katz Graduate School of Business faculty member was honored for his efforts to expand financial literacy among college students.
Paula Leslie was honored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
She was awarded the Louis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement at the association's November convention.
Juan Manfredi was elected to the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
The vice provost for undergraduate studies was selected for his accomplishments in the field of mathematics.
Pitt's John Wallace and Hashaam Jamil received Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards
Coro Pittsburgh recognized the Social of Social Work faculty member and undergraduate student in a Jan. 28 ceremony.
Kellie Kane was promoted to director of admissions
Kellie Kane, director of operations and strategic planning in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, has been promoted to director of admissions.
Lauren Russell Wins 2017 Creative Writing Award from the National Endowment for the Arts
She plans to further develop a hybrid work of poems, lyrical essays, images and family documents.
