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Commencement 2010

Issue Date: 
May 17, 2010

The University of Pittsburgh has conferred about 7,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees at its five campuses this spring. In Oakland, students, alumni, donors, and Pitt administrators gathered at 2 p.m. May 2 in the Petersen Events Center for commencement.

From left, Pitt Board of Trustees Chair Stephen R. Tritch (ENGR ’71, KGSB ’77), who also is chair of the Westinghouse Electric Company; John A. Swanson (ENGR ’66G), commencement speaker, Pitt trustee since 2006, and the founder and retired president, CEO, and director of ANSYS, Inc., who received the Doctor of Science Honoris Causa degree during the ceremony; and Gerald Holder, professor and U. S. Steel Dean, Swanson School of Engineering.From left, Pitt Board of Trustees Chair Stephen R. Tritch (ENGR ’71, KGSB ’77), who also is chair of the Westinghouse Electric Company; John A. Swanson (ENGR ’66G), commencement speaker, Pitt trustee since 2006, and the founder and retired president, CEO, and director of ANSYS, Inc., who received the Doctor of Science Honoris Causa degree during the ceremony; and Gerald Holder, professor and U. S. Steel Dean, Swanson School of Engineering.
Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg (right) surprised Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor James V. Maher by conferring upon him the Pitt honorary Doctor of Science degree. Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg (right) surprised Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor James V. Maher by conferring upon him the Pitt honorary Doctor of Science degree.
Sharon Epperson (third from left), a CNBC-TV correspondent, was the keynote speaker for the May 2 School of Social Work Afternoon of Recognition at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum. She stands with (from left) her father, David E. Epperson (A&S ’61, ’70, ’75G, SOC WK ’64), who was dean of the School of Social Work from 1972 to 2001; her mother, Cecilia Trower Epperson (EDU ’57, ’61G); and Larry E. Davis, Pitt’s Donald M. Henderson Professor, current dean of the School of Social Work, and director of the Center on Race and Social Problems.Sharon Epperson (third from left), a CNBC-TV correspondent, was the keynote speaker for the May 2 School of Social Work Afternoon of Recognition at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum. She stands with (from left) her father, David E. Epperson (A&S ’61, ’70, ’75G, SOC WK ’64), who was dean of the School of Social Work from 1972 to 2001; her mother, Cecilia Trower Epperson (EDU ’57, ’61G); and Larry E. Davis, Pitt’s Donald M. Henderson Professor, current dean of the School of Social Work, and director of the Center on Race and Social Problems.
Graduating students and their families and friends attended the 6th Annual Interfaith Baccalaureate Service, sponsored by Pitt's African American Alumni Council and Black Action Society, on May 1 in the William Pitt Union.Graduating students and their families and friends attended the 6th Annual Interfaith Baccalaureate Service, sponsored by Pitt's African American Alumni Council and Black Action Society, on May 1 in the William Pitt Union.
Celebrating graduates!Celebrating graduates!