7 receive Distinguished Alumnus Awards

7 receive Distinguished Alumnus Awards

 

   

To progressively move forward, many believe that you must remember your past. The University of Pittsburgh’s African American Alumni Council thinks no differently and during last month’s Homecoming celebration, the AAAC honored seven distinguished alumni for their trailblazing accomplishments.

Robert Hill, vice chancellor for Public Affairs, relayed a series of historical firsts—door openers—related to the African-American experience at the university. He told of the first African-American admitted to the university in 1829, known then as the Western University of Pennsylvania.

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