Pitt Honors Convocation 2011

Issue Date: 
March 14, 2011
The University of Pittsburgh held its 35th annual Honors Convocation on Feb. 25 in Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 1. Pitt Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Patricia E. Beeson was the event’s keynote speaker. The University of Pittsburgh held its 35th annual Honors Convocation on Feb. 25 in Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. Pitt Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Patricia E. Beeson was the event’s keynote speaker.
 Joseph F. Weis Jr. (LAW ’50), senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, prepares to receive a plaque recognizing him as a 2011 Distinguished Alumni Fellow. From left, Pitt Alumni Association President Jack Smith (at lecturn), Weis, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg, and Pitt Board of Trustees Chair Stephen R. Tritch. Joseph F. Weis Jr. (LAW ’50), senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, prepares to receive a plaque recognizing him as a 2011 Distinguished Alumni Fellow. From left, Pitt Alumni Association President Jack Smith (at lecturn), Weis, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg, and Pitt Board of Trustees Chair Stephen R. Tritch.
Pitt School of Education Dean Alan Lesgold (left) talks with William E. Strickland Jr. (A&S ’70), Pitt trustee, and president and chief executive officer of Manchester Bidwell Corporation.Pitt School of Education Dean Alan Lesgold (left) talks with William E. Strickland Jr. (A&S ’70), Pitt trustee, and president and chief executive officer of Manchester Bidwell Corporation.
The chancellor stands with Meloney L. Fife (left) and Valerie Johnson Fife (right), the daughter and wife, respectively, of the late Jesse W. Fife Jr. (A&S ’72), who was also named a Pitt Distinguished Alumni Fellow for 2011. Fife, who knew of the honor before his passing on Dec. 6, 2010, was the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation until his death.The chancellor stands with Meloney L. Fife (left) and Valerie Johnson Fife (right), the daughter and wife, respectively, of the late Jesse W. Fife Jr. (A&S ’72), who was also named a Pitt Distinguished Alumni Fellow for 2011. Fife, who knew of the honor before his passing on Dec. 6, 2010, was the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation until his death.