African American Alumni Council Distinguished Alumni Award
- Robert Agbede - President, Chester Engineers. Member, Swanson School of Engineering Board of Visitors. African Chamber of Commerce founding member.
- Noma Bennett Anderson - An expert in speech pathology, first African American president of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Professor and Chair in the Department
of Communication Science and Disorders at Florida
International University. Co-author Human
Communication: An Introduction.
- Nadine Frye - One of first Black women admitted to Pittsburgh's nursing program in 1943. Earned a Ph.d in Education at Pittsburgh and taught mental health nursing at her alma mater.
- Bernard Mack - State Farm Insurance franchise owner/agent. Pittsburgh real estate entrepreneur. Served twice as president of the African American Alumni Council.
- Gregory Randall Spencer - President and CEO of Randall Industries. Founder of Bridging the Gap Development, LLC. Former senior vice president and chief administrative office of Equitable Resources. Former chair of the African American Chamber of Commerce.
- William E. Strickland, Jr. - Youth Development President and CEO Manchester Bidwell Corp. University of Pittsburgh Trustee, Grammy Award winner, MacArthur Foundation genius award recipient.
Recognize non-alumni who have contributed to the educational growth, success and development of students of African descent at the University. The award is presented bi-annually at homecoming.
Race in America: Restructuring Inequality
June 3–6, 2010
Pittsburgh, PA
Keynote Speakers: Julian Bond and Julianne Malveaux
The University of Pittsburgh's School of Social Work and the Center on Race and Social Problems will host "Race in America"—designed to be the most solution-focused national conference on race ever.
Seven key areas will be explored during "Race in America": economics, education, criminal justice, race relations, health, mental health, and families, youth, and the elderly. There will be two keynote speeches and a panel discussion, all open to the public, as well as 20 sessions for conference participants. 40 of the nation's most prominent experts on race will give presentations in the conference sessions.
Conference participants—a multiracial group of researchers, policy makers, students, and community leaders—will be asked to identify the most pervasive instances of racial inequities, explore the factors that contribute to them, and work on actionable steps that can be taken at the federal, state, and local levels to help build greater equity in our society.
"Times of challenge provide the opportunity to create change," says Larry E. Davis, dean of the School of Social Work, Donald M. Henderson Professor, and director of the Center on Race and Social Problems at Pitt. "As the nation continues its efforts to recover from an economic downturn, there has never been a better time to reexamine and correct racial inequalities in American society. It is our intent to make this the best conference ever on race in America. More importantly, it is our goal to make it the most useful one."
Click here to view the full conference brochure.
The early bird discount has been extended until April 23!
