Call for Nominations for Pitt’s Bellet Awards, Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize

The University of Pittsburgh Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences will accept nominations through Oct. 31 for both the Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards and the Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising. 

The Bellet Awards were established in 1998 and endowed in 2008 with a $1.5 million gift from Dietrich School alumnus David Bellet (A&S ’67) and his wife, Tina, to recognize extraordinary achievement and innovation in undergraduate teaching in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. Bellet award recipients receive a one-time cash prize of $5,000 in appreciation of their contributions to the Dietrich School and the University. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the award. 

To qualify for the award, nominees must be full-time undergraduate Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences faculty who have taught for three years on Pitt’s Pittsburgh campus. Applicants must receive at least three nominations to be considered for the award. Faculty and students may submit nomination letters to John A. Twyning, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, 140 Thackeray Hall, 139 University Place, Pittsburgh, Pa. ,15260. Electronic submissions can be sent to Carol Lynch at clynch@pitt.edu, but must be followed by signed paper duplicates. Additional information about the Bellet Awards can be found at www.as.pitt.edu/teaching/bellet. 

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation established the Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising in 2006 to recognize outstanding academic advisors and their commitment to the success of Pitt’s undergraduate students. Award recipients receive a one-time cash prize of $4,000. 

Full-time undergraduate Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences faculty members are eligible. Nominees must have been a departmental advisor for at least three years on the Pittsburgh campus to be considered. Nominees must receive a nomination from their department chair or program director and at least two from undergraduate students whom they have advised. 

Department chairs, program directors, and current and former undergraduate advisees may also submit nominations to Twyning. Electronic submissions should be sent to Elizabeth Taylor at eht3@pitt.edu. Additional information is available at www.as.pitt.edu/teaching/ampco-pittsburgh-prize.