Awards and Accolades

Angie Cruz is the 43rd Dos Passos Prize winner and a 2025 United States Artist Writing Fellow

Associate Professor and Writing Program Director Angie Cruz has been named the 43rd Dos Passos Prize winner. Longwood University gives this award annually to an American writer who explores both form and range of voice. Cruz will be honored this spring at Longwood in a ceremony that will be open to the public.

Congratulations to our Dean’s Achievement Awardees!

The Dietrich School would like to congratulate our inaugural Dean’s Achievement Awardees, thank you for all of your hard work!

 

Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award

Recognizes staff members who demonstrate a sustained high level of performance, productivity, and excellence in the execution of their job responsibilities and who have made a significant impact on the achievement of departmental or school-wide goals and objectives.

 

Pitt Wrestling, Swimming and Diving Programs Host Dietrich School and CGS Faculty at “Most Valuable Professors” Events

Six faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and College of General Studies attended “Most Valuable Professor” events hosted by the University of Pittsburgh wrestling, swimming and diving programs in January.

Student-athletes from each program welcomed their favorite faculty members to be recognized at their respective events as “MVPs.”

Faculty from the Dietrich School and CGS who attended the events include:

· Pat Casey, Legal Studies – nominated by Dayton Pitzer, wrestling