Alan Lesgold
Age : 59
Residence: Squirrel Hill
Family: wife, Sharon; sons, Jacob and Noah
Occupation: Professor and Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh
Education: Bachelor's degree in psychology, with high honor, from Michigan State University in 1967; master's degree in psychology from Stanford University in 1968; doctorate in psychology from Stanford in 1971 and an honorary doctorate from the Open University of the Netherlands in 1999
Background: Began his career at Pitt in 1971 and is a former associate director of the university's Learning Research and Development Center. Lesgold is also a fellow of the American Psychological Association in experimental, applied and educational psychology and the American Psychological Society.
Noteworthy: In recognition of his commitment to address in-school bullying and harassment as obstacles to success for all students, the Pittsburgh chapter of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network honored Lesgold with its "Power of One" award June 13. A few years ago, he launched a series of workshops at Pitt to help prospective teachers learn how to address peer cruelty among their students.
Quote: "The students preparing to be teachers are themselves very concerned about peer cruelty and they want more training and were asking for it, but we also did it because it is right. Every student has the right to go to school and concentrate on their work and not fear being bullied by anyone."
