University Times

The Student Government Board (SGB) resurrected a Pitt tradition of the 1930s yesterday.

The reinstituted program, called the Faculty Honor Roll, pays tribute to staff and administrators as well as faculty members.

A ceremony recognizing the fall term 1999 honorees was held March 1 in the William Pitt union Ballroom.

The nomination process was open to all Pitt students who wanted to honor an employee of the University. Nominations were screened by an SGB member and members of SGB's academic affairs committee.

SGB is considering opening the nomination process for future awards to other faculty, staff and administrators. Students also are considering publication of a booklet listing honor roll members and why they were selected. Such a booklet was published in the 1930s, when the last Faculty Honor Roll was named.

The Faculty Honor Roll of the 1999 fall term included: David A. Coplan, adjunct administrator, public administration; Nicholas Piesco, associate professor, oral history; Denine Rocco, interim director, Residence Life; Mary Lou Soffa, professor, computer science; Kathy Dobbin, instructor, nursing; Kateryna Dowbenko, instuctor, Slavic; Michelle Shuster, lecturer, biological sciences; Alan F. Sued, associate professor, neuroscience; Dennis Looney, associate professor, French and Italian; Edward Powell, associate professor, studio arts, Susan Sesack, associate professor, neuroscience; Diane Casile, student services manager/conference manager, Housing Services;

Kathleen Vergona, associate professor and assistant chair, anatomy & histology; Iain Campbell, professor, biological sciences; William Skaggs, assistant professor, neuroscience; Douglas Chew, lab instructor, biological sciences; Peter Koehler, professor, physics; Laurel Roberts, lecturer, biological sciences; Michael Golde, associate professor, chemistry; William Acheson, part-time instructor, communication; Lauren Tilling-hast, visiting instructor, philosophy; Rob Ruck, part-time lecturer, history; Jack Gareis, lecturer, communication; Gordon Mitchell, assistant professor, communication; Jennifer Lee, lecturer, English; Joyce Giangarlo, associate director, Student Activities; David Pratt, professor, chemistry; Lisa Nelson, assistant professor, chemistry; Elizabeth Ernst, visiting professor, German; William Keefe, professor, political science; Timothy Delaney, Public Safety; Richard Scaglion, professor and chair, anthropology; Michael Jimenez, assistant professor, history; Paul Rasmussen, lecturer, chemistry; Keith Brown, professor, anthropology; Camille Flint, secretary, Student Activities; Joe Cavalla, director, Student Activities; Sasha Prokovhov, adviser, CAS advising center; Tony Novosel, adviser, CAS advising center; Reuben Slesinger, professor emeritus, economics; Sam Conte, registrar; Susan Hansen, professor, political science;

Kenneth Etzel, associate professor, oral biology; Jeremy Levy, assistant professor, oral biology; Betsy Sallade-Farina, director, Food Services; Lisa Coxson, teaching fellow, English literature; Cheryl Delaney, director, freshman engineering; Babs Mowery, associate director, CAS advising center; Beverly Harris-Schenz, CAS associate dean for undergraduate students; Robert Gallagher, vice chancellor, Student Affairs; Dennis Donham, assistant vice chancellor, Student Affairs.