News and Events
Two University of Pittsburgh Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships
04/04/07 University of Pittsburgh Honors College students Benjamin Gordon, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering in the School of Engineering, and Stanley Steers, a sophomore majoring in physics and music in the School of Arts and Sciences, have been awarded 2007 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships for their exceptional independent research in the science and engineering disciplines.
02/15/07 Daniel E. Armanios, University of Pittsburgh Honors College senior and 2007 Rhodes Scholar, has made USA Today's 2007 All-USA College Academic First Team. Armanios was one of 20 students selected from 600 candidates for the first team.
Honors College Senior Becomes University's Ninth Marshall Scholar
12/04/06 Anna Quider, a University of Pittsburgh Honors College student majoring in physics and astronomy, the history and philosophy of science, and religious studies, has been named a 2007 Marshall Scholar. Quider is the ninth Pitt student to win the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, and the University is the only Pennsylvania college or university to have a student selected as a Marshall Scholar this year.
For Second Year Straight, Pitt Student Named Rhodes Scholar
11/19/06 For the second year straight, a University of Pittsburgh senior has been named a Rhodes Scholar by the Rhodes Trust. Daniel Armanios, a Pitt Honors College student from Marietta, Ga., majoring in mechanical engineering and political science, yesterday was chosen as a 2007 Rhodes Scholar.
11/13/06 The Chronicle of Higher of Higher Education listed the University of Pittsburgh as a "top producer" among research universities of Fulbright awards for U.S. students for 2006-07. Pitt students received 10 Fulbright awards from a pool of 21 applicants.
04/19/06 University of Pittsburgh Honors College senior Clayton Magill, an Arts and Sciences student majoring in chemistry and geology with a minor in German, has been named a Churchill Scholar by the Winston Churchill Foundation for his exceptional ability and outstanding academic achievement.
Two Pitt Honors College Seniors Win Humanity in Action Fellowships
04/13/06 University of Pittsburgh Arts and Sciences Honors College seniors Amish J. Dave, majoring in neuroscience, biology, and history with a minor in chemistry, and Pedja Jurisic, majoring in politics and philosophy with minors in history and economics, have received 2006 Humanity in Action (HIA) fellowships from the Humanity in Action Foundation.
Two University of Pittsburgh Honors College Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships
04/10/06 University of Pittsburgh Honors College students Tanya Keenan, a sophomore majoring in neuroscience, and Margaret Bennewitz, a junior majoring in bioengineering with a minor in chemistry, have been awarded 2006 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships for their exceptional independent research in the science and engineering disciplines.
Pitt Honors College Junior, East Liberty Native Named 2006 Truman Scholar
04/10/06 University of Pittsburgh Honors College junior Adam Iddriss, a double major in bioengineering and chemistry, has been named a 2006 Harry S. Truman Scholarship winner for his outstanding academic and leadership abilities. The scholarship was announced by Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, president of The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
Pitt Honors College Senior Greg Heller-LaBelle Named 2006 Omicron Delta Kappa Senior of the Year
03/16/06 Greg Heller-LaBelle, a University of Pittsburgh senior with four majors-English writing, psychology, religious studies, and art history-was named 2006 Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Senior of the Year during Pitt's annual Honors Convocation Feb. 24 in Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.
Pitt 2006 Rhodes Scholar Justin Chalker Named 2006 Emma W. Locke Award Winner
03/15/06 Justin Chalker, a Pitt Honors College senior majoring in chemistry and in the history and philosophy of science, was named the 2006 Emma W. Locke Award winner during Pitt’s annual Honors Convocation Feb. 24 in Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. Chalker also is a 2006 Rhodes Scholar and a 2005 Goldwater Scholar.
Pitt Honors College Receives 4,700 Acres of Wyoming Land Teeming with Dinosaur Fossils
01/24/06 Wyoming rancher Allen Cook has given the University of Pittsburgh honors college 4,700 acres of land in eastern Wyoming containing rich dinosaur fossil beds rivaling the nearby famed fossil beds excavated a century ago through the philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie.
12/01/05 Greg Heller-LaBelle, former editor-in-chief of the University of Pittsburgh's student newspaper, The Pitt News, has been awarded $1,250 in the Trollope Prize competition administered by the Expository Writing Program at Harvard University.
Pitt Chancellor's Scholar Named 2006 Rhodes Scholar
11/21/05 University of Pittsburgh Chancellor's Scholar Justin Chalker, a Pitt honors college senior majoring in chemistry and in the history and philosophy of science, today was chosen as a 2006 Rhodes Scholar by the Rhodes Trust. Chalker, also a 2005 Goldwater Scholar, is the fourth Pitt honors college student chosen to win the prestigious international Rhodes award since 1983.
