University Times

Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor James V. Maher, right,  received the Pitt-Bradford Presidential Medal of Distinction Feb. 22 at a tribute reception and dinner on the Bradford campus. The presidential medal is UPB’s highest honor.

Maher was honored for his “significant support and advocacy of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford resulting in unprecedented growth.”

UPB President Livingston Alexander, left, said, “We could never have made the remarkable progress we made during his 16-year tenure as provost without his guidance and unabashed support. He is truly deserving of our Presidential Medal of Distinction.”

Last fall, Maher announced that he would step down as the senior academic officer of the University, a post that he has held since 1994. He plans to return to the faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy when his successor as provost is named.