NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER HONORS CAL U'S MCBRIDE
Posted on June 28, 2012
McBride will accept her award, which is presented each year to
the Pittsburgh region’s most successful and influential African-American women,
at a luncheon on June 28 at the Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh. She joins Cal U Acting University President Geraldine M.
Jones, who accepted the award in 2010. McBride is a founding member of Cal U Men United, a
mentoring group for students aimed at improving retention and graduation rates
for men of color. She also serves the university community as chair of the
President’s Commission for the Status of Women. “I feel that God has given me confidence, wisdom and
boldness to pursue the dreams and desires of my heart, which is to make a
difference in the lives of our Cal U students and the greater community and to
remain humble along the way,” McBride said. She earned her Ph.D. in conflict analysis and resolution
from Nova Southeastern University, in Florida, and her master’s and bachelor’s
degrees in criminology from Indiana State University. 
Dr. Lisa McBride, university ombudsperson and special
assistant to the president for Equal Employment and Educational Opportunity at
Cal U, has been selected as one of the New
Pittsburgh Courier’s 2012 Women of Excellence.
