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Tribute to Ralph Cappy

Issue Date: 
October 12, 2009
Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg (left) paid tribute to the late Ralph Cappy, former chair of Pitt’s Board of Trustees and retired Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, during a Sept. 15 program at Duquesne University. Justices of the state Supreme Court gathered at Duquesne and went into special session for the unveiling of an official portrait of Cappy, who died May 1. The program was hosted by Interim Dean and Pitt alumnus Kenneth Gormley (A&S ’77) of the Duquesne School of Law and the Duquesne Law Review. Nordenberg was the second speaker for the event, preceded by Cappy’s successor as chief justice, Ronald D. Castille. Above, Nordenberg stands with Duquesne University President Charles J. Dougherty.Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg (left) paid tribute to the late Ralph Cappy, former chair of Pitt’s Board of Trustees and retired Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, during a Sept. 15 program at Duquesne University. Justices of the state Supreme Court gathered at Duquesne and went into special session for the unveiling of an official portrait of Cappy, who died May 1. The program was hosted by Interim Dean and Pitt alumnus Kenneth Gormley (A&S ’77) of the Duquesne School of Law and the Duquesne Law Review. Nordenberg was the second speaker for the event, preceded by Cappy’s successor as chief justice, Ronald D. Castille. Above, Nordenberg stands with Duquesne University President Charles J. Dougherty.