Lewicki, Fannin to be Honored
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will honor professor Donald Lewicki with the PBAA Teaching Excellence Award and alumnus Tim Fannin ’78 with the Distinguished Volunteer Award as part of Alumni and Family Weekend.
The awards will be given at the PBAA Awards Brunch held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Mukaiyama University Room in the Frame-Westerberg Commons.
The PBAA Teaching Excellence Award recognizes a faculty member who has exemplified the established educational principles, shown dedication in teaching in his or her students and excelled in his or her area of specialty.
Lewicki, associate professor of business management, was nominated by Donny Kemick ’04 and Jeremy Callinan ’04, co-owners of Protocol 80, an information technology/Web firm located in Bradford.
“He single-handedly changed my outlook on the opportunities available to me, especially in the Bradford area,” Kemick wrote.
“In every class, he brought real-world, hands-on examples to class and really displayed what a career would be like in management information systems. He always dug as deep as he had to to find internship and project opportunities for students.”
Lindsay Hilton Retchless ’98, director of alumni relations, said, “Don is very popular with his students and has been nominated by other students in addition to Donny and Jeremy throughout the years.”
Lewicki, who is also the director of Computing, Telecommunications and Media Services on campus, teaches technology-related courses with the business management department.
After a distinguished career as a technical manager at IBM, Lewicki joined Pitt-Bradford 12 years ago as the director of CTM. He was looking for a job that was more self-satisfying with a lower level of pressure and a slower pace than IBM, and he was also interested in moving near his hometown of Olean, N.Y.
Fannin ’78 is the outgoing president of the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association and a more-than-dedicated volunteer. He was one of the first four-year graduates of Pitt-Bradford and went on to earn a master of business administration degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
In addition to serving as president of the PBAA, Fannin has served as vice president, liaison to the Pitt-Bradford Advisory Board and participated in the entrepreneurship program. He has volunteered his time with the annual fund, admissions and career networking.
“I’m amazed by how he’s able to balance career and his commitment to Pitt-Bradford,” wrote John R. Foerstner ’79, in nominating Fannin. “You can certainly tell through his dedication that Pitt-Bradford is close to his heart.”
Ward Garner ’89 also nominated Fannin, saying that “Tim takes every opportunity to become more involved in the inner workings of the school.”
A certified public accountant, he has spent 25 years in public accounting and is a partner with Catalano, Case, Catalano & Fannin, where he specializes in forensic accounting, limited liability corporation tax issues and nonprofit and government auditing and accounting.
The awards will be given at the PBAA Awards Brunch held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Mukaiyama University Room in the Frame-Westerberg Commons.
The PBAA Teaching Excellence Award recognizes a faculty member who has exemplified the established educational principles, shown dedication in teaching in his or her students and excelled in his or her area of specialty.
Lewicki, associate professor of business management, was nominated by Donny Kemick ’04 and Jeremy Callinan ’04, co-owners of Protocol 80, an information technology/Web firm located in Bradford.“He single-handedly changed my outlook on the opportunities available to me, especially in the Bradford area,” Kemick wrote.
“In every class, he brought real-world, hands-on examples to class and really displayed what a career would be like in management information systems. He always dug as deep as he had to to find internship and project opportunities for students.”
Lindsay Hilton Retchless ’98, director of alumni relations, said, “Don is very popular with his students and has been nominated by other students in addition to Donny and Jeremy throughout the years.”
Lewicki, who is also the director of Computing, Telecommunications and Media Services on campus, teaches technology-related courses with the business management department.
After a distinguished career as a technical manager at IBM, Lewicki joined Pitt-Bradford 12 years ago as the director of CTM. He was looking for a job that was more self-satisfying with a lower level of pressure and a slower pace than IBM, and he was also interested in moving near his hometown of Olean, N.Y.
Fannin ’78 is the outgoing president of the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association and a more-than-dedicated volunteer. He was one of the first four-year graduates of Pitt-Bradford and went on to earn a master of business administration degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.In addition to serving as president of the PBAA, Fannin has served as vice president, liaison to the Pitt-Bradford Advisory Board and participated in the entrepreneurship program. He has volunteered his time with the annual fund, admissions and career networking.
“I’m amazed by how he’s able to balance career and his commitment to Pitt-Bradford,” wrote John R. Foerstner ’79, in nominating Fannin. “You can certainly tell through his dedication that Pitt-Bradford is close to his heart.”
Ward Garner ’89 also nominated Fannin, saying that “Tim takes every opportunity to become more involved in the inner workings of the school.”
A certified public accountant, he has spent 25 years in public accounting and is a partner with Catalano, Case, Catalano & Fannin, where he specializes in forensic accounting, limited liability corporation tax issues and nonprofit and government auditing and accounting.
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