Nancy Barber Davis, a staff member in the Office of Computing and Information Services (CIS), died suddenly of coronary disease on July 2, 1995. A resident of Swissvale, Davis had provided administrative support for the PC Center and Office System Services since joining the University staff in 1990. "She was a key person in organizing […]
Trustees uphold severance package for O'Connor >
July 6th, 1995By a 10-7 vote, the Board of Trustees on June 22 rejected a proposal to have the board's executive committee "review and reconsider" Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor's severance package. Under a deal approved last month by the trustees' compensation committee, O'Connor will get a one-month vacation beginning Aug. 1, followed by four months' leave and […]
O'Connor criticizes board, defends own performance during 4 years as chancellor >
July 6th, 1995Don't misread my successor the way you misread me," outgoing Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor warned the Board of Trustees at its annual meeting June 22. In his departing remarks, O'Connor also criticized trustees for failing to spell out Pitt's goals and mission for him when he became chancellor in 1991. Citing improvements achieved during his […]
Contributions to Pitt are up 8.3%, Weber reports >
July 6th, 1995Total gifts to Pitt (ex-cluding sponsored re-search) were $30.3 million for July 1, 1994, through May 31, 1995, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement Lawrence Weber reported to the trustees June 22. That's an 8.36 percent increase over the amount donated to the University during the same 11-month period the year before. Nationally, donations to educational […]
Connolly takes over as trustees' head >
July 6th, 1995Among the seven trustees who voted in favor of the resolution to reconsider Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor's severance package was the board's new chairperson, J. Wray Connolly. The resolution was defeated, 10-7, although the show-of-hands vote was 12-6. It turned out that two of the trustees who voted against the resolution — John C. Marous […]
BRANCHING OUT >
July 6th, 1995Basic ecologists study organisms. Their focus could be deer, trees, grasses, aquatic vegetation, ants or any other element of the earth's flora and fauna. They focus on such things as physiology and genetics, and how changes in the environment can affect an organism. Environmental scientists are more interested in ecosystems and the social and economic […]
Voluntary reduced staff work year approved >
July 6th, 1995Chancellor J. Dennis O'Connor has approved a voluntary reduced staff work year of nine or 10 months. Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Darlene Lewis said the policy officially went into effect on July 1. "We don't have any procedures yet for people who want to sign up for the program," Lewis added. "We're working […]
Detre to remain in Health Science position; Herndon named associate sr. vice chancellor >
July 6th, 1995In the first major decision of his administration — which doesn't officially begin until Aug. 1 — Interim Chancellor-Elect Mark Nordenberg has named Thomas P. Detre and James H. Herndon as academic leaders of the Health Sciences for the 1995-96 academic year. Detre, who had planned to retire this summer, will instead continue for another […]