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Issue Date: 
March 22, 2010
The American Heart Association’s annual Go Red for Women Conference was held March 9 at the Byham Theater, Downtown. The event, intended to educate women about heart-healthy choices, offered a heart fair, education breakout sessions, health screenings, and talks by keynote speakers Jeannette South-Paul (left), the Andrew W. Mathieson Professor and Chair in the Pitt School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine, and Madelyn Fernstrom (right), the founder and director of UPMC’s Weight-Management Center and associate director of the UPMC Center for Nutrition in Pittsburgh. South-Paul and B. Jean Ferketish, secretary of the University’s Board of Trustees and assistant chancellor, cochaired the conference.The American Heart Association’s annual Go Red for Women Conference was held March 9 at the Byham Theater, Downtown. The event, intended to educate women about heart-healthy choices, offered a heart fair, education breakout sessions, health screenings, and talks by keynote speakers Jeannette South-Paul (left), the Andrew W. Mathieson Professor and Chair in the Pitt School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine, and Madelyn Fernstrom (right), the founder and director of UPMC’s Weight-Management Center and associate director of the UPMC Center for Nutrition in Pittsburgh. South-Paul and B. Jean Ferketish, secretary of the University’s Board of Trustees and assistant chancellor, cochaired the conference.
Pitt’s African Heritage Classroom Committee (AHCC) members, Pitt students, and members of the public gathered Feb. 20 in the Frick Fine Arts Building’s auditorium to view The Forgotten Root, ( Rafel Rebollar Corona, 2001), a film about the forgotten African presence in Mexico. Visitors also toured the African Heritage Classroom, one of Pitt’s 27 Nationality Rooms housed in the Cathedral of Learning. Pictured here in the Frick Fine Art’s atrium are Donna Alexander, AHCC membership chair; Jerome Branch, a Pitt professor of Latin American and Cultural Studies, who moderated a discussion after the movie; Maureen Cross Bolden, AHCC chair; and Harold Hayes (A&S ’75), master of ceremonies and a KDKA television news reporter. Pitt’s African Heritage Classroom Committee (AHCC) members, Pitt students, and members of the public gathered Feb. 20 in the Frick Fine Arts Building’s auditorium to view The Forgotten Root, (Rafel Rebollar Corona, 2001), a film about the forgotten African presence in Mexico. Visitors also toured the African Heritage Classroom, one of Pitt’s 27 Nationality Rooms housed in the Cathedral of Learning. Pictured here in the Frick Fine Art’s atrium are Donna Alexander, AHCC membership chair; Jerome Branch, a Pitt professor of Latin American and Cultural Studies, who moderated a discussion after the movie; Maureen Cross Bolden, AHCC chair; and Harold Hayes (A&S ’75), master of ceremonies and a KDKA television news reporter.
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) selected the University of Pittsburgh as one of the nation’s 50 “Best Employers for Workers Over 50.” Top officials from AARP Pennsylvania presented Pitt’s award to Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg on March 15. From left are Ron Frisch, Pitt associate vice chancellor for human resources; Amy Korb, Department of Human Resources administrator; Kelly Altmire, AARP Pennsylvania associate state director; Nordenberg; Estella Hyde, AARP Pennsylvania state president; and Richard Chevrefils, AARP Pennsylvania state director. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) selected the University of Pittsburgh as one of the nation’s 50 “Best Employers for Workers Over 50.” Top officials from AARP Pennsylvania presented Pitt’s award to Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg on March 15. From left are Ron Frisch, Pitt associate vice chancellor for human resources; Amy Korb, Department of Human Resources administrator; Kelly Altmire, AARP Pennsylvania associate state director; Nordenberg; Estella Hyde, AARP Pennsylvania state president; and Richard Chevrefils, AARP Pennsylvania state director.
University of Pittsburgh Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor James V. Maher (right) received Pitt-Bradford’s Presidential Medal of Distinction from Livingston Alexander, Pitt-Bradford’s president (left). The presidential medal is Pitt-Bradford’s highest honor and was presented during a Feb. 22 tribute reception and dinner recognizing Maher’s significant support of Pitt-Bradford that has resulted in unprecedented growth for that campus. In November 2009, Maher announced that he would step down as the senior academic officer of the University, a post he has held since 1994; he plans to return to the faculty at the start of the 2010-11 academic year or as soon after that as his successor can be in place.University of Pittsburgh Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor James V. Maher (right) received Pitt-Bradford’s Presidential Medal of Distinction from Livingston Alexander, Pitt-Bradford’s president (left). The presidential medal is Pitt-Bradford’s highest honor and was presented during a Feb. 22 tribute reception and dinner recognizing Maher’s significant support of Pitt-Bradford that has resulted in unprecedented growth for that campus. In November 2009, Maher announced that he would step down as the senior academic officer of the University, a post he has held since 1994; he plans to return to the faculty at the start of the 2010-11 academic year or as soon after that as his successor can be in place.