University Times

Services will be held Feb. 6 for Beth Ann Dudley, office administrator and test coordinator in the Office of Disability Resources and Services (DRS), who died unexpectedly at her Bellevue home Jan. 29, 2010. She was 40.

Dudley joined the Pitt staff as a secretary in the Office of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property in 1995, before transferring to the dean’s office in Arts and Sciences in 1996. She joined the staff of DRS, part of the Division of Student Affairs, in 2002.

As DRS office administrator, Dudley was responsible for coordinating testing services for students with disabilities, working with Pitt faculty and staff to ensure that systems and processes were in place for the proper testing of students.

Kathy Humphrey, vice provost and dean of students, said, “My deepest sympathies go out to Beth’s family, her coworkers in DRS and the division and the many students that she served so remarkably well. Beth always seemed to be smiling and she will be missed dearly.”

Lynnett Van Slyke, DRS director, said Dudley worked diligently to make sure that the highest standards were upheld and that the testing process was seamless. “Beth was very dedicated to the testing process and she took great pride in her work,” said Van Slyke.

“She matured in her position and made sure that the professors and students who dealt with the system didn’t experience any disruptions or complications. She had an outstanding work ethic and often put in extra effort for divisional events to assist our students.”

Noreen Mazzocca, a disability specialist who worked closely with Dudley for more than seven years, added, “Beth really worked hard to make sure that the students had a seamless transition to testing here. She was diligent about doing everything she could to help both students and faculty, like using Courseweb to convert documents for students who were blind.”

In addition to serving students, Dudley was pursuing a Pitt degree in communication.

She is survived by her father, George Dudley, and several aunts and uncles.

Friends will be received 11 a.m.-noon on Feb. 6 at the T.B. Devlin Funeral Home, 806 Perry Hwy., North Hills.

Contributions may be made to Animal Friends, 562 Camp Horne Road, Pittsburgh 15237.