The University of Pittsburgh's Alumni Association has awarded the African American Alumni Council the 2006 Club/Council of the Year award, which is the top award given to banner status applicants; it also has announced the blue and gold banner awards to various Pitt alumni organizations.
Established in 1998, the Banner Program recognizes Pitt alumni clubs, councils, societies, and regional associations that participate in communications, fundraising, student recruitment, programs, and scholarships, among other activities that support the mission of the Alumni Association. Criteria for the award included the completion of the annual requirements, plus one activity in each of the following categories: financial strength, communications, student involvement, and partnerships.
The Association's Banner awardees are as follows:
Gold Banner Status
- African American Alumni Council
- Chesapeake & Potomac Pitt Club
- Cincinnati/Columbus/Dayton Pitt Club
- Graduate School of Public Health Alumni Society
- Greater Philadelphia Pitt Club
- Metro Pittsburgh Pitt Club
- New Jersey Pitt Alumni Club
- New York City Pitt Club
- Pitt Band Alumni Council
- Pitt Bradford Alumni Association
- Pitt Club of Chicago
- Pitt Johnstown Alumni Association
- School of Dental Medicine Alumni Society
- School of Education Alumni Society
- School of Engineering Alumni Society
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Alumni Society
- School of Law Alumni Society
- School of Pharmacy Alumni Society
- Varsity Letter Club
Blue Banner Status
- Boston Area Pitt Club
- School of Information Sciences Society
- School of Nursing Alumni Society
- School of Social Work Alumni Society
- South Florida Pitt Club
The Pitt Alumni Association is the voice of more than 200,000 alumni worldwide and works to provide a mutually beneficial relationship among the University, its alumni, and its current and future students.
