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Awards and Accolades

Announcing the 2026 Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award Winners!

The Dietrich School would like to congratulate our 2026 Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award winners!
The Bellet Awards were established in 1998 by Dietrich School alumnus David Bellet (A&S ’67) and his wife, Tina. The award is presented annually to faculty members who demonstrate outstanding and innovative teaching in undergraduate studies at the Dietrich School. Each honoree receives a one-time cash prize of $10,000.

The Dietrich School congratulates all of the Student Awards winners

Since 2022, the Dietrich School and CGS have been recognizing graduating seniors for important achievements within and beyond the classroom in the areas of scholarship, research, service, and leadership. 
The Student Awards were held on Thursday, March 27, and we're delighted to congratulate all of the winners.
Dietrich School Dean’s Scholar Award:

A Dietrich faculty member is one of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring winners

Now in its 20th year, the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring recognizes outstanding mentors who substantially impact University of Pittsburgh students seeking research doctorate degrees.

The honor, presented annually by the Office of the Provost to up to four faculty members, includes a $2,500 prize.

One member of the Dietrich School was named an awardee:

Nastasia Mauger won the 2024 PRACE Ada Lovelace Award

Nastasia Mauger, a postdoctoral researcher in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the 2024 Ada Lovelace Award from the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE). The award is given annually to a female scientist who makes an outstanding contribution to high-performance computing and who serves as a role model for women at the start of their scientific careers.

Lise Vesterlund will receive an honorary doctorate from Copenhagen Business School

Lise Vesterlund, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Economics in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, will receive an honorary doctorate from Copenhagen Business School.

Vesterlund is a co-author of the critically acclaimed book “The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work.” 

Dietrich School alumni named Pittsburgh Business Times Woman of Influence

The annual award “honors the region's most impactful businesswomen who are helping to lead their organizations into the future, making significant change in the region and getting involved in their communities.”

This year’s winners will be recognized in a special edition of the magazine on May 16 and during a ceremony at Acrisure Stadium on May 21.

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.