Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association Awarded Gold Banner

For the 12th consecutive year, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Alumni Association has earned a Gold Banner Award from the University of Pittsburgh’s Alumni Association.

“A Banner Award at the Gold Level comes with a $500 scholarship, so we are most proud to be able to provide a student with financial assistance in this meaningful way,” said Lindsay Hilton Retchless ’98, director of alumni relations.

The Pitt Alumni Association gives the Gold Banner to constituent alumni groups in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in serving as the link between alumni and the university.

The Association’s Gold Banner Status is the highest level of award and is reserved for those groups demonstrating exceptional performance in alumni communications, student involvement and other partnerships.

Alumnus Christopher Luke, who is the PBAA’s representative to the Pitt Alumni Association, said, “Being a recipient of the Gold Banner Award for the 12th consecutive year is a true testament to the dedication, strength and commitment of the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association. This is an honor that all 9,000 Pitt-Bradford Alumni can be proud of.”

The PBAA serves alumni through Alumni and Family Weekend, and giving awards for a distinguished alumnus, volunteer and member of the faculty.

The PBAA also helps connect current students with alumni in their field during the Career Networking Luncheon held during Alumni and Family Weekend and the Backpack to Briefcase program held each January and welcomes graduates to its ranks through Graduation Central, a one-stop commencement planning fair, and the graduate dinner for graduates and their families.

For more information or to volunteer, contact the Alumni Relations Office at 814-362-5091 or e-mail pbaa@pitt.edu.

Pictured, top, Lindsay Hilton Retchless ’98, director of alumni relations, and Christopher Luke, the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association’s representative to the Pitt Alumni Association at an awards gathering at Pitt-Oakland. The second photo shows Luke (center) with Pitt Alumni Association board president F. James McCarl (on the left) and Al Novak, vice chancellor of institutional advancement at Pitt-Oakland.
(Photos courtesy of Pitt-Bradford)