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All in the Pitt Family

Issue Date: 
January 10, 2011
Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg held his annual Staff Recognition Ceremony and Reception in Alumni Hall on Dec. 8, honoring Pitt employees who have served the University for 20, 30, 40, 40-plus, 50, and 50-plus years.Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg held his annual Staff Recognition Ceremony and Reception in Alumni Hall on Dec. 8, honoring Pitt employees who have served the University for 20, 30, 40, 40-plus, 50, and 50-plus years.
Members of Mike and Jo Rosol’s family garnered special recognition because of their allegiance to the University both as students and employees—six Pitt degrees among the five of them and a combined total of more than 100 years of service. Among the 19 employees with at least 40 years of service each, the Rosols met in 1970 while they were both employed at Pitt. Today, Mike Rosol (CGS ’75) is manager of Pitt’s bulk mail services in Point Breeze. Jo Rosol (CGS ’88, EDUC ’93) is director of enrollment management in the College of General Studies. Their son Jason (CBA ’01) is a grants administrator in the School of Medicine, and son Derek (A&S ’04) is a sales floor coordinator for the University Book Center. Derek’s fiancée, Julie DePascale (CGS ’05), is a secretary in the School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Communication. Mike and Jo Rosol, like other employees with 40 years of service, were given watches. Front row (from left): Julie DePascale and Derek and Jo Rosol. Back row (from left): Mike and Jason Rosol. Members of Mike and Jo Rosol’s family garnered special recognition because of their allegiance to the University both as students and employees—six Pitt degrees among the five of them and a combined total of more than 100 years of service. Among the 19 employees with at least 40 years of service each, the Rosols met in 1970 while they were both employed at Pitt. Today, Mike Rosol (CGS ’75) is manager of Pitt’s bulk mail services in Point Breeze. Jo Rosol (CGS ’88, EDUC ’93) is director of enrollment management in the College of General Studies. Their son Jason (CBA ’01) is a grants administrator in the School of Medicine, and son Derek (A&S ’04) is a sales floor coordinator for the University Book Center. Derek’s fiancée, Julie DePascale (CGS ’05), is a secretary in the School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Communication. Mike and Jo Rosol, like other employees with 40 years of service, were given watches. Front row (from left): Julie DePascale and Derek and Jo Rosol. Back row (from left): Mike and Jason Rosol.
Two new members were welcomed into the “Fifty Year Club,” (sitting) Ethel Ellis, a research diet technician in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Sherman Watson, an employee in the School of Dental Medicine’s Department of Instrument Management Systems. Both Ellis and Watson received chairs from Pitt to mark their service. Standing is Jerry Rosenberg, Pitt’s research integrity officer, who was recognized for 57 years of service. Two new members were welcomed into the “Fifty Year Club,” (sitting) Ethel Ellis, a research diet technician in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Sherman Watson, an employee in the School of Dental Medicine’s Department of Instrument Management Systems. Both Ellis and Watson received chairs from Pitt to mark their service. Standing is Jerry Rosenberg, Pitt’s research integrity officer, who was recognized for 57 years of service.