2025 Faculty Honors Convocation Honorees

At the Faculty Honors Convocation, the University of Pittsburgh gathers to pay tribute to the outstanding achievements of our faculty members that characterize the quality of academic life at the University of Pittsburgh.

We also applaud the many contributions that these individuals make to the institution and the local community.

University Awards and Honors

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Distinguished Faculty and Endowed Chair Honorees

Distinguished Faculty and Endowed Chair Honorees

The following University of Pittsburgh faculty members have been newly appointed as distinguished professors and named/endowed chairs.

alphabetical by honoree's last name

Silva Arslanian
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Marlene Behrmann       
John and Clelia Sheppard Chair in Ophthalmology
School of Medicine

Wendie Berg
Dr. Bernard F. Fisher Breast Cancer Research Endowed Chair   
School of Medicine

Franklyn Cladis
Health Sciences Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology
School of Medicine

Tracey Conti   
UPMC Andrew W. Mathieson Chair for the Department of Family Medicine
School of Medicine

Huey Copeland
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Histories of Art and Architecture   
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences  

Alexander Deiters
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry   
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences  

David Denis   
Terrence P. Laughlin Chair in Finance   
School of Business

Joanne Flynn   
Health Sciences Chair in Microbiology
School of Medicine

Avihu Gazit   
Patrick Dick Memorial Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology   
School of Medicine

Jesse Goldstein
Endowed Chair of Pediatric Plastic Surgery Research   
School of Medicine

Constantinos Hadjipanayis   
L. Dade Lunsford, MD Chair in Neurological Surgery   
School of Medicine

MaCalus Hogan   
David Silver Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery   
School of Medicine

David Huffman
Distinguished Professor of Economics   
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences 

Gary Jackson   
Toi Derricotte Chair of African American Poetry   
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences 

Song Li   
David and Betty Brenneman Endowed Professorship   
School of Pharmacy

Steven Little   
George M. and Eva M. Bevier Endowed Chair   
Swanson School of Engineering

Radhika Muzumdar   
Allan L. Drash, MD, Endowed Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes   
School of Medicine

Matthew Neal   
Watson Fund in Surgery Chair   
School of Medicine

Anne Marie OBroin Lennon   
Jack D. Myers, MC, Chair in Internal Medicine   
School of Medicine

Liron Pantanowitz
Maud L. Menten Professor of Pathology
School of Medicine

Fang Peng   
Richard King Mellon Foundation Chair Professorship in Energy Research   
Swanson School of Engineering

Margaret Rosenzweig   
Nancy Glunt Hoffman Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing   
School of Nursing

Frederick Roth   
John K. Vries Chair in Computational Biology   
School of Medicine

Robert Schoen
UPMC Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition   
School of Medicine

Amit Tevar   
Robert J. Corry Chair in Transplantation Surgery   
School of Medicine

Victor Villemagne   
Levidow-Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Disorders   
School of Medicine

Flordeliza Villanueva   
Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Coronary Atherosclerosis Imaging   
School of Medicine

William Wagner   
Berenfield Endowed Chair of Bioengineering   
Swanson School of Engineering

David Waldeck   
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry   
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences 

Daniel Weiner   
CHP - Antonio J. and Janet Palumbo Endowed Chair in Cystic Fibrosis   
School of Medicine

Samuel Woolley   
William S. Dietrich II Chair of Disinformation Studies   
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Chancellor's Distinguished Awards

Chancellor's Distinguished Public Service Award

For outstanding contributions to the community at large by members of the faculty using their academic expertise, as determined by colleagues and community leaders.

Harvey Borovetz    
Swanson School of Engineering

Tony Gaskew
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Mary Rauktis
School of Social Work

David Sanchez    
Swanson School of Engineering

Jamie Zelazny
School of Nursing

Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award

For excellence in research as evidenced by colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh and national and international leaders in their respective fields.

JUNIOR SCHOLARS

Rachel Bezanson
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences  

Nev Jones
School of Social Work

Thomas Karikari
School of Medicine

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SENIOR SCHOLARS

Piotr Hajłasz    
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Michael Madison
School of Law

Rebecca Thurston
School of Medicine

Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award

For excellence in teaching as evidenced by students, colleagues, and department chairs or deans.

Matthew Barry    
Swanson School of Engineering

Kayla Heffernan
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

Olga Klimova    
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

David Nero
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Bob Parker
Swanson School of Engineering

Provost's Awards

Provost's Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring

For outstanding mentoring of graduate students seeking a research doctoral degree.

Heidi Donovan
School of Nursing

Burcu Savun
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Vanitha Swaminathan
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

David Vorp
Swanson School of Engineering

Provost's Diversity in the Curriculum Award

In recognition of faculty for excellence in integrating diversity and inclusion into their courses and curricula in areas such as updated curricula, expanded cultural awareness, development of teaching methods that are especially inclusive and interactive, consciously created learning environments that are welcoming and inclusive, and other changes that positively impact aspects of diversity and inclusion in the classroom.

Yodit Betru
School of Social Work

Jaime Booth
School of Social Work

Mario Browne
School of Pharmacy

Thomas Dyne
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Max Hurwitz
School of Medicine

Jialei Jiang
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Toya Jones
School of Social Work

Sam Pittman
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Ashley Yarabinec
School of Pharmacy

Prestigious International, National, and Notable Awards

For faculty whose innovation and creativity have been nationally or internationally recognized by their peers and who have each contributed to the continuing success of Pitt’s research enterprise.

Office of the Chancellor

Joan Gabel
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences

Bettye J. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean Adam Leibovich

Erin Anderson    
10 Best Podcasts of 2024    
The New York Times

Elizabeth Arkush
Member
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Jeffrey Brodsky    
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences     
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Yu Cheng
Fellow
American Statistical Association

Emily Elliott
Fellow
Ecological Society of America

Graham Hatfull
Member
National Academy of Sciences

Adriana Helbig    
Alan Merriam Prize
Society for Ethnomusicology

Paula Kane
Distinguished Scholar Award
American Catholic Historical Association

Jeanne Laskas
10 Best Podcasts of 2024
The New York Times    

Michael Meyer
Berlin Prize Fellow
American Academy in Berlin

Jim Woodward
Hempel Award    
Philosophy of Science Association

Joseph M. Katz School of Business

Henry E. Haller, Jr. Dean Eugene Anderson

Sharon Alvarez    
Academy of Management Review Best Paper Award    
Academy of Management    

Jeffrey Inman    
Distinguished PhD Alumnus Award
University of Texas-Austin

Peggy Liu
CBSIG Research in Practice Award
American Marketing Association    

Janet Taylor Spence Award
Association for Psychological Science    

Barry Mitnick
Fellow
International Association for Business and Society     

Vanitha Swaminathan
Fellow    
American Marketing Association   

School of Computing and Information

Dean Bruce R. Childers

Xiaowei Jia
NASA Early Career Investigator    
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Diane Litman
Fellow
Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association

Longfei Shangguan
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
National Science Foundation (NSF)

School of Dental Medicine

Dean Marnie Oakley

Elia Beniash    
IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Basic Research in Biological Mineralization    
International Association for Dental Research  

Deborah Polk    
Fellow 
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Robert Weyant    
IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Global Oral Health Research    
International Association for Dental Research

School of Education

Renée and Richard Goldman Interim Dean Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher

Xu Qin    
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation

Shannon Wanless
Ascend Fellow
Aspen Institute

Swanson School of Engineering

Dean Michele Manuel

Bopaya Bidanda    
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award    
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers

Harvey Borovetz    
Vishnu H. Ingle Lifetime Achievement Award    
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs

Peyman Givi    
Foreign Member
Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain

Jingtong Hu
Humboldt Research Fellowship
Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation

Tamer Ibrahim
Fellow
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Steven Little
Fellow
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Anne Robertson    
Radcliffe Institute Fellow    
Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Interim Dean David C. Beck

Rory Cooper    
Member
National Academy of Engineering

Leah Fabiano    
Fellow
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Katya Hill
Fellow
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Bradley Nindl
Fellow
National Academy of Kinesiology

Juleen Rodakowski
Fellow
Gerontological Society of America

School of Medicine

John and Gertrude Petersen Dean Anantha Shekhar

John Alcorn   
Fellow
American Thoracic Society

Ivet Bahar
Fellow
Biophysical Society

Leah Byrne
Senior Member
National Academy of Inventors

Stephen Chan
Fellow
American Thoracic Society

Yuan Chang   
Member
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Greg Delgoffe   
Senior Member 
National Academy of Inventors

George Michalopoulos
Distinguished Achievement Award
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Patrick Moore
Member 
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Michael Munin   
Distinguished Researcher Award
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Abby Olsen
Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Young Investigators
American Academy of Neurology

Anuradha Ray
Fellow
American Thoracic Society

Babak Razani
Member  
American Society for Clinical Investigation

Mark Shlomchik
Distinguished Fellow
American Association of Immunologists

School of Nursing

Dean Christine E. Kasper

Yvette Conley    
Faye Glenn Abdellah Award    
Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research

Jill Demirci
Fellow
American Academy of Nursing

Brayden Kameg
Fellow
International Academy of Addictions Nursing

John O'Donnell    
2024 John F. Garde Researcher of the Year Award    
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Foundation

Jamie Zelazny    
Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship
American Psychiatric Nurses Association

School of Pharmacy

Dean Amy L. Seybert

Raman Venkataramanan    
Distinguished Investigator Award
American College of Clinical Pharmacology

Wen Xie    
Fellow
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

School of Public and International Affairs

Dean Carissa Schively Slotterback

Carissa Slotterback    
Fellow
National Academy of Public Administration

School of Public Health

Dean Maureen Lichtveld

Jeanine Buchanich    
Elected Fellow
American College of Epidemiology

Michael Deem
Signature Course Fellowship
University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Advanced Study

Meredith Hughes    
Inaugural State Health Policy Fellow    
National Academy of Medicine

Andrea Rosso    
Fellow
Gerontological Society of America

Lucy Savitz
Department of Health Policy & Management Distinguished Alumni    
UNC Gillings School of Public Health

School of Social Work

Dean Elizabeth Farmer

Jaime Booth
Fellow
Society for Social Work and Research