Black Excellence in the Academy Awards 2022

Dr. Larry Davis Black Excellence in the Academy Awards and Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP)

Dean Larry Davis in 2017

Thursday, November 3, 2022
6 p.m.–9 p.m. 
The National Aviary 

Celebrating the:

  • 20th Anniversary of the Center on Race and Social Problems 
  • Legacy of Dr. Larry Davis 
  • Accomplishments of Black Pitt Faculty

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Post-Event Coverage

2022 Event Recap Video

Celebrating Black Excellence in the Academy

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Tribute Video

Dr. Larry E. Davis: A Legacy That Lives On

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Event Features

Keynote Speaker: Trina Shanks
Director, School of Social Work Community Engagement, Harold R. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

Honorees 

Amanda BostonAmanda Boston 
Dr. Larry E. Davis Emerging Scholar 

Assistant Professor, Department of Africana Studies
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

 

Esa DavisEsa Davis 
Dr. Larry E. Davis Excellence in Faculty Mentorship 

Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical and Translational Science, School of Medicine
Director UPMC Tobacco Treatment Service; Director Career Education and Enhancement for Health Care Research Diversity (CEED) Program

James HuguleyJames Huguley 
Dr. Larry E. Davis Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship 

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Associate Professor 
School of Social Work

Valerie KinlochValerie Kinloch 
Dr. Larry E. Davis Excellence in Leadership

Renée and Richard Goldman Dean
School of Education

 

Sandra MurraySandra Murray 
Dr. Larry E. Davis Academic Excellence 

Professor, Department of Cell Biology
School of Medicine