The University of Pittsburgh School of Education honors the outstanding accomplishments of its graduates through its Alumni Award Program. Criteria for the award include recognition of professional achievement, public service to the advancement of the educational field, and a commitment to the continued success of the School of Education and the University of Pittsburgh.
Nominate an Alum!
If you would like to nominate a School of Education graduate for an Alumni Award, please download the
nomination form or contact our Alumni Development Office at 412-648-1789 or
mbh26@pitt.edu. Previous School of Education Alumni Award recipients are listed below.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Susan Albrecht, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Doreen E. Boyce, Ph.D.
Nancy R. Bunt, Ed.D.
Donald M. Carroll, Jr.
Gwendolyn Cartledge, Ph.D.
Carol A. Cartwright, Ph.D.
Jerlean E. Daniel, Ph.D.
Lizanne DeStefano, Ph.D.
Helen S. Faison, Ph.D.
Richard L. Ferguson, Ph.D.
Kathleen Mary Huebner, Ph.D.
John N. Mangieri, Ph.D.
George S. Morrison, Ed.D.
Marilyn H. Oermann, Ph.D.
Nick J. Staresinic, Ph.D.
Richard L. Welsh, Ph.D.
Early Career Award
Veronica I. Ent, Ed.D.
Fabio Fontana, Ph.D.
Michael P. Lucas, Ed.D.
Patricia A. Pierce, Ph.D.
Carena Sue Winters, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Pre-K–12 Educator Award
Paula Ann Calabrese, Ph.D.
Jeffrey D. Derda
Kathleen Harrington, Ed.D.
Regina B. Holley, Ph.D.
Mark A. Miller
Departmental Alumni Awards - Administrative and Policy Studies
Charlene Mickens Dukes, Ed.D.
Gregg S. Margolis, Ph.D.
Namgi Park, Ph.D.
Maria Eugenia Piantanida, Ph.D.
Yidan Wang, Ph.D.
Departmental Alumni Awards - Health and Physical Activity
Carl J. Caspersen, Ph.D.
Kent B. Pandolf, Ph.D., MPH
Paul Morgan Ribisl, Ph.D.
Donna Sanft
Dr. Stella Lucia Volpe
Departmental Alumni Awards - Instruction and Learning
Mary Cataldi, Ed.D.
Richard P. Mathews
Walt A. Stoy, Ph.D.
Richard David Wertheimer, Ed.D.
Departmental Alumni Awards - Psychology in Education
Richard C. Carney
Dr. Dale H. Curry
Larry Irwin Edelman
Jennifer Engel
Dr. Merle D. Griff
James E. Hughes, Ph.D.
Dr. Marjorie D. Kostelnik
Sister Madeleine Rybicki
Falk Laboratory School Outstanding Alumni Award
Charlene Foggie Barnett
Nancy Richter Brzeski
H. James Burgwyn, Ph.D.
Sigo Falk
Henry Fisher
Student Leadership Award
Francesca Amati, M.D.
Jorge E. Delgado
Chantee McBride
Christina L. Scanlon
Wendy M. Sink