Nominating Committee recommends Pitt alumni as Emeritus Trustees

The Nominating Committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees has recommended two Pitt alumni as… The Nominating Committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees has recommended two Pitt alumni as Emeritus Trustees.

After a conference call hosted by Chancellor Mark Nordenberg Friday morning, George Davis, Jr. and David Fawcett, Jr. may be named Emeritus Trustees if the board acts on the committees recommendation at the full board meeting on Oct. 28.

Nordenberg introduced the two men at the meeting and praised them for their contributions to Pitt.

“During their decades of dedicated service to the University, George Davidson and David Fawcett have contributed significantly to Pitt’s progress in a range of ways, from their membership on the Board of Trustees and on Board of Visitors, to their visible presence as Pitt ambassadors in the community, to their generous philanthropy,” he said.

Davidson, who graduated from Pitt in 1961 with a degree in engineering, is the retired chair of Dominion Resources, an energy producing and transporting company.

He has served as a Board of Trustees member since 1987, and currently stands as vice chair of the Swanson School of Engineering Board of Visitors.

The American Gas Association awarded Davidson with the Distinguished Service Award in 2003 for natural gas industrial contributions and the Board of Trustees recently awarded him with the Trustee Medallion for his services to the University.

David B. Fawcett Jr. graduated from Pitt’s School of Law in 1953. He now works as a senior partner in his law firm Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote and is a member on the School of Law Board of Members. From 1887 to 2005 he served as an Alumni Trustee.

In 1991, the School of Law recognized him as a Distinguished Alumni.

Both Davidson and Fawcett have been the University Director for UPMC in the past.

“Through George and Dave’s election as Emeritus Trustees, the Board respectfully acknowledges their past contributions and ensures the University will continue to benefit from their service and wise counsel,” Nordenberg said.