Awards, 2012

Awards Presented by Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg

2012 Chancellor’s Affirmative Action Award

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg President's Advisory Committee on Diversity Affairs

2012 Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Awards

Diego G. Chaves-Gnecco
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
Division of General Academic Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

David Y. Miller
Professor and Director of the Center for Metropolitan Studies
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Edward K. Muller
Professor
Department of History
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

2012 Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Awards

Yuan Chang
Professor
Department of Pathology
School of Medicine
and Codirector, Tumor Virology Lab
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)
and
Patrick Moore
Professor
Department of Microbiology and Medical Genetics
School of Medicine;
Director, UPCI Cancer Virology Program;
and Codirector, UPCI Tumor Virology Lab
(Chang and Moore share one award)

Brent Doiron
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Steven Little
Assistant Professor and Bicentennial Alumni Faculty Fellow
Departments of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Bioengineering
Swanson School of Engineering;
Department of Immunology
School of Medicine; and
Pitt-UPMC McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Eric Moe
Professor
Department of Music
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
and Codirector, Pitt's Music on the Edge 

William Wagner
Interim Director
Pitt-UMPC McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine;
Professor of Surgery
School of Medicine;
and Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering
Swanson School of Engineering

2012 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awards

Alice M. Blazeck
Assistant Professor and Vice Chair for Administration
Department of Acute and Tertiary Care
School of Nursing

Jason J. Dechant
Instructor and Course Developer
Department of Health Promotion and Development
School of Nursing

Prakash Mirchandani
Professor of Business Administration
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
and College of Business Administration

John C. Ramirez
Senior Lecturer
Department of Computer Science
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Manuel C. Vallejo
Professor of Anesthesiology
and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia
School of Medicine

2012 Chancellor’s Awards for Staff Excellence
in Service to the Community

Peter L. DeNardis
Senior Information Analyst
Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Penny Semaia
Assistant Athletic Director for Student Life
Department of Athletics

2012 Chancellor’s Awards for Staff Excellence
in Service to the University

Natalie Arnold Blais
Recruitment and Academic Affairs Administrator
Graduate School of Public Health

Shawn E. Brooks
Associate Dean and Director of Residence Life
Division of Student Affairs

Christina L. Graham
Director of Student Activities
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

J. Andrew Holmes
Machinist Supervisor
Swanson School of Engineering

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