The Dr. Larry E. Davis Awards Dinner is a prestigious celebration, in honor of the legacy of Dean Emeritus Larry E. Davis, that recognizes the exceptional contributions, groundbreaking research, and visionary leadership of faculty members who have shaped their fields and enriched our academic community.
The awards are open to all Pitt faculty members, regardless of field, whose work is reflective of Dr. Davis’s legacy.
2026 Awards Dinner
The 2026 Dr. Larry E. Davis Awards Dinner will be held:
Thursday, October 29, 2026
5-9 p.m.
Heinz History Center
View the 2026 Awards Dinner Program
2026 Davis Award Honorees
We are pleased to announce the 2026 Dr. Larry E. Davis Awardees.
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Dr. Chenits Pettigrew
School of Medicine
Instructor of Medicine
Associate Dean for Student Engagement and Enrichment (OSEE)
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Dr. Willa Doswell
School of Nursing
Dr. Larry E. Davis Academic Excellence Award
William M. Carter Jr., JD
School of Law
Judge J. Quint Salmon and Anne Salmon Chaired Professor of Law
Dr. Larry E. Davis Excellence in Mentoring
Dr. Karina Schumann
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Larry E. Davis Excellence in Leadership
Elena Baylis, JD
School of Law
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning
Professor of Law
Dr. Larry E. Davis Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship
Dr. Mylynda Massart
School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Medical Director, UPMC Primary Care Precision Medicine Center
Associate Director for Clinical Services, Institute for Precision Medicine
Dr. Larry E. Davis Emerging Scholar
Dr. Lilcelia Williams
School of Medicine
Research Instructor in Psychiatry
Dr. Larry E. Davis Emerging Scholar
Dr. Femi Oloye
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Learn More
- 2026 Award Categories and Nomination Guidelines.
- Past Davis Awardees
- Revisit the 2025 Award Dinner: