Mark A. Nordenberg also known as "Nordy" to many students, is a lawyer

Lawyer

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 and the seventeenth Chancellor

Chancellor (education)

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 (1995–present) of the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...

.

In 1977, he joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law

University of Pittsburgh School of Law

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law was founded in 1895, and became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900...

. He served as Dean of the School of Law from 1985 until 1993 and as Interim Provost

Provost (education)

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 and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs from 1993 to 1994. The Pitt Board of Trustees elected him Interim Chancellor in 1995 and a year later, Chancellor.

Born in Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...

, his family moved to suburban Pittsburgh when his father was relocated with U.S. Steel

U.S. Steel

The United States Steel Corporation , more commonly known as U.S. Steel, is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe. The company is the world's tenth largest steel producer ranked by sales...

, and he graduated from North Allegheny High School. He was then educated at Thiel College

Thiel College

Thiel College is a private, liberal arts, sciences and professional studies college related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Thiel provides affordable high-quality college experience with dedicated faculty, numerous leadership opportunities and a wide variety of student activities and...

 (BA 1970) and the University of Wisconsin Law School

University of Wisconsin Law School

The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional school for the study of law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. The law school was founded in 1868.-Facilities:...

 (JD 1973).

Initiatives

He is credited with several initiatives that have improved the university's academic and athletic standing, and has overseen the university during major alterations and expansion of the university's physical plant. This has included the renovation of several major buildings including Alumni Hall

Alumni Hall (University of Pittsburgh)

Alumni Hall at the University of Pittsburgh is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark that was formerly known as the Masonic Temple in Pittsburgh. Constructed in 1914-1915, it was designed by renowned architect Benno Janssen of Janssen & Abbot Architects...

 and Benedum Hall

Benedum Hall

Michael L. Benedum Hall of Engineering is a landmark academic building on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Deeter, Ritchey, and Sippel and completed in 1971 at a cost of $15 million...

; the demolition of Pitt Stadium

Pitt Stadium

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, the original Pennsylvania Hall, and the Mineral Industries Building; the acquisition and repurposing of the University Club

University Club (University of Pittsburgh)

University Club is an eight-story building of the University of Pittsburgh designed by Henry Hornbostel and completed 1923 that is a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District on the school's campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States...

 and the Concordia Club

Concordia Club

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; and the construction of Bouquet Gardens

Bouquet Gardens

Bouquet Gardens is a major student residential complex of the University of Pittsburgh consisting of eight, 4-story garden-style gabled-roofed apartment buildings clustered around progression of courtyards connected by an interior pathway. Each building contains sixteen 4-bedroom apartments...

, the McGowen Institute Laboratory building, the Petersen Events Center

Petersen Events Center

Not to be confused with Petersen Sports Complex.The John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen Events Center is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It hosts the men's and women's Pitt Panthers basketball teams...

, Sennott Square

Sennott Square

Sennott Square is a major academic building on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The building designed by the architectural firm JSA was dedicated on September 5, 2002, and was the largest Pitt academic building constructed since 1978...

, Biomedical Science Tower 3, the Carrillo Street Steam Plant, the new Pennsylvania Hall, Panther Hall, the Public Safety Building, the Life Science Annex, Darragh Street Apartments, and the Petersen Sports Complex which was completed in the spring of 2011.

Honors

In 2009, Nordenberg was honored with the 2009 Presidential Leadership Award by The Gordie Foundation

The Gordie Foundation

The Gordie Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization located in . The Foundation's is "to provide today's young people with the skills to navigate the dangers of alcohol, binge drinking, peer pressure and hazing." The Gordie Foundation was created in memory of 18 year-old Gordie Bailey who died...

 and Outside the Classroom for his role in overseeing Pitt's mission to combat high-risk drinking. He also serves on the board of directors of UPMC

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is an $9 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 54,000 employees, 20 hospitals, 4,200 licensed beds, 400 outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, a 1.5 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and...

 and The Bank of New York Mellon.

External links

• University of Pittsburgh Chancellor's Office, official page