Dietrich School Faculty Invited by Student-Athletes to Attend Pitt Women’s Soccer Match
Thirteen faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh were invited by Pitt women’s soccer student-athletes to attend their match against Clemson at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Thursday, Oct. 3.
The student-athletes welcomed their favorite faculty members, named “Most Valuable Professors,” onto the pitch to take celebratory photos with the team following the match, which the Panthers won, 4-1.
Invited faculty from the Dietrich School included:
- Bill Acheson, Department of Communication – nominated by Emma Van Meter
- Gamby Camara, Department of Africana Studies – nominated by Briana Rodriguez
- Candice Damiani, Department of Biological Sciences – nominated by Ellie Breech
- Lorraine Denman, Department of French and Italian – nominated by Magali Gagne
- Mercedes Dollard, Department of Spanish and Portuguese – nominated by Chloe Brecht
- Jeff Heinzl, Department of English – nominated by Samiah Phiri
- Rachel Kaufman, Department of English – nominated by Emma Rhoades
- Carl Kurlander, Film and Media Studies Program – nominated by Deborah Abiodun
- Jessie Male, Department of English – nominated by Rylee Keeley
- Paolo Palmieri, Department of History and Philosophy of Science – nominated by Olivia Lee
- Fred Shaw, Department of English – nominated by Olivia Lee
- Kevin Smith, Film and Media Studies Program – nominated by Katie Zailski and Deborah Abiodun
- X.L. Wu, Department of Physics and Astronomy – nominated by Haylee Mersereau
The Pitt women’s soccer team (8-3-2, 2-2-1 ACC) is ranked No. 15 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer.