Alumni Feature

Alumna Diane Kirk was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Educational Excellence Award from the Pennsylvania Principals Association

Ayisha Morgan-Lee, a 2020 alumna of the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Out-of-School Learning Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, was recently named to the Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP’S 2022 40 under 40 list.

Howard has built her career by developing innovative models to educate nurses.

An online high school co-founded by Richard M. Goldman (BA A&S ’64; MEd ’66, PhD ’70) has partnered with Amazon to provide the company’s global workforce with a pathway to a high school diploma.

Dawna Jones, a 2009 alumna of the Master of Higher Education program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, was appointed as director of Duke University’s Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture.

Pitt School of Education alum Bill Fox (EdD '20) was recently appointed as the vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Antioch College.

Luke Novosel is a 2014 alumnus of the the B.S in Exercise Science program,a 2018 graduate of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Pittsburgh, and now works for the New York Mets as a Minor League Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer. In this Q&A, Luke talks about being a student in the Exercise Science program. 

Trung Bui is a 2021 graduate of the B.S. in Exercise Science program and is a first-year Doctor of Physical Therapy student at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. In this Q&A, he discusses his internship with the Jewish Community Center  and how Pitt prepared him for physical therapy school.

Kotaro Tamura is a 2019 graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science program. In this Q&A, he discusses his internship experience at the Children’s Institute and how Pitt’s program prepared him to become a physical therapist.

Christine Sperdute is a 2014 almna of the B.S. in Exercise Science  program and a 2015 graduate of the Master of Science in Health and Physical Activity Programming and Promotion. In this Q&A she discusses how Pitt’s programs helped her in her career goals.

Jessica Godoy is a 2021 graduate of the Master in Health and Physical Activity Programming and Promotion program. In this Q&A, she talks about her internship with Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and participating in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Draft League Combine.