Awards & More

Jeanne Stoner

Jeanne Stoner (LAW ’86), assistant vice chancellor for federal relations in the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Governmental Relations, was awarded the Carolyn Cross Distinguished Service Award from the Council on Government Affairs (CGA) of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Stoner has served as CGA’s secretary, cochair, and a member of its executive committee. The award, which was given during the organization’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., recognizes outstanding service and contributions to CGA through continued service to the higher education community.

Elizabeth Skidmore, an assistant professor in Pitt’s Department of Occupational Therapy, received the 2009 Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Academic Educator Award. The honor recognized her skills in teaching and mentoring occupational therapy students and practitioners in neurobehavioral science and the treatment of neurological disorders.

Joanne Baird, an assistant professor in Pitt’s Department of Occupational Therapy, received the 2009 Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Fieldwork Educator Award.  Baird, who has been a fieldwork educator for 18 years, holds a joint position with the Department of

Conrad Dan Volz

Occupational Therapy and  the UPMC-based Centers for Rehab Services (CRS). CRS provides occupational therapy services to 30 different venues in the Pittsburgh area, and Baird coordinates the placement of occupational therapy students in those venues.

Conrad Dan Volz, a professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, was named an Environmental Hero by the Group Against Smog and Pollution. Volz was recognized for his research related to improving the environment in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Merrill Egorin, a professor of medicine and pharmacology in the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, has received the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology Translational Research Professorship for his work in improving cancer treatments and supporting the next generation of researchers. The award provides $100,000 annually for five years to further

Yuting Zhang

the training and career development of clinical oncologists whose primary professional focus is translational research.

Yuting Zhang, an assistant professor of health economics in Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health, was awarded a $1 million challenge grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the most cost-effective methods to pay for psychotropic medications among Medicare beneficiaries.