2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards

Recognizes exceptional professional achievement, public service to the advancement of the educational field, and a commitment to the continued success of the Pitt School of Education and the University of Pittsburgh. All Pitt Education alumni with more than 15 years of experience are eligible for the award.

Honors a recent alumnus or alumna for outstanding accomplishments in the classroom, administration, support services, and/or extracurricular activities and programs. All Pitt School of Education alumni with less than 10 years of professional experience after completing their degree from the school are eligible for the award. 

Recognizes a PreK-12 educator for their outstanding accomplishments in the classroom, administration, support services, and/or extracurricular activities of programs. All Pitt Education alumni with more than 10 years of professional experience within the PreK-12 education setting are eligible for the award.

Honors outstanding alumni across Pitt Education’s three academic departments: Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy; Health and Human Development; and Teaching, Learning, and Leading. All alumni with at least 10 years of professional experience are eligible to receive the award. Alumni can be nominated by fellow alumni or by faculty within the department.

Recognizes a student for his or her accomplishments, contributions, and/or service to Pitt Education and the University of Pittsburgh. Students are recognized for, among other things, their research, presentations at conferences and seminars, and service on the Council of Graduate Students in Education (CSGE), the School Council, and other school or university committees. All current students or recent graduates (previous academic year) are eligible for the award. 

Honors students for their outstanding dissertations that make contributions to the field of education. The award is offered to students in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Education (EdD) programs.