Faculty member Nev Jones and Mary Rauktis have been honored with 2025 Chancellor's Awards. The awards honor outstanding individuals whose scholarly commitments and contributions in research, teaching or public service have advanced the Pitt community or their respective fields.
Nev Jones: Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award
Nev Jones, an associate professor in the School of Social Work, was recognized for her past leadership of the Lived Experience Research Network and interdisciplinary research focused on changes in mental health policy and care delivery. Her peers called her work “paradigm-shifting” and described her as “a highly regarded [internationally recognized] researcher and thought leader” who brings “creativity and intellectual rigor to research.”
Mary Rauktis: Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Awards
Mary Rauktis, a research associate professor in the School of Social Work, was honored for building supportive systems for humans and animals, improving pet food distribution processes and access to pet care, making acute care for pets affordable for low-income owners and enhancing treatment foster care for humans and animals locally and internationally.
Awardees will be recognized at the Faculty Honors Convocation at 3 p.m. April 3 in Alumni Hall.