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We are raising funds towards the establishment of The Susan Gilbert Memorial Fund. Established by the Gilbert and Murray Families, colleagues and friends, the endowed fund will honor her memory as a lifelong learner by supporting students in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
Sue was a Pitt Panther through and through. She joined Pitt as Assistant Treasurer in January 2000. Throughout her tenure, she provided strategic oversight and effective management of the University's capital finance structure, banking and cash management policies/systems, and short-term investment management. In addition to her years working at the University, she also held two master’s degrees from Pitt – an MBA from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business as well as a Master of Public Policy and Management from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
According to Sue, she was "just a finance guy" but to those that loved her, she was so much more. Sue spent the last 8 years courageously fighting the devastating effects of breast cancer. Through the darkest times of her fight, she maintained an unwavering devotion to her family, friends, and co-workers. While enduring times of agony and despair in her own life, she took it upon herself to ignore her own challenges and instead, chose to lift up others through her incredible energy, positive attitude and infectious smile. Sue will be remembered as a true fighter, selfless person, and a bright light in what sometimes seems like a harsh world. The team in the Office of the Treasurer knows that she considered them as family, but above all else, she cherished her role as mother of Lauren and Shane and 25-year marriage to Steve.
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he Susan Gilbert Memorial Fund will support education-related expenses for students in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Like Susan, most students pursuing a degree in the Master of Public Policy and Management program work full-time while being the backbone of their family. A gift to endow this memorial fund will help to relieve the financial stress of associated and various costs of attendance. The Fund will be administered, and recipients selected by the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. While our campaign goal of $25,000.00 will establish the Susan Gilbert Memorial Fund, our dream goal is to endow the Fund at the $100,000 level to enable Susan's memory to impact students at the scholarship level. If at any time in the future the book value of the fund exceeds the then current dollar threshold for scholarships through additional contributions from the donors or others, the fund may be converted to a scholarship, and will then be known as the Susan Gilbert Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Please consider donating to help us reach our goal. Click the “Give Now’ button to the right of the video near the top of the page to give a contribution of any amount or click on a giving level.
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The Office of the Treasurer, Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, and the Gilbert and Murray families thank you for helping us honor Sue’s memory.
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Contributions received for this project shall be used in accordance with the purpose described herein, the terms in the FAQs and applicable law. For questions that cannot be answered in the FAQs, please call 412-383-5001 or email engage@pitt.edu.
Every contribution helps a student in GSPIA to purchase needed items such as books, lab fees, and travel.
Representative of the Century Bond that Sue was instrumental in issuing as Assistant Treasurer, make a positive impact for GSPIA students.
Susie was happily married to Steve for nearly 25 years and mother of 2 amazing children. Shine with Panther pride by contributing the amount of son, Shane’s birthdate.
Extraordinary students, like Sue, earn a degree in the Master of Public Policy and Management while working full-time. Donations at this level mark daughter, Lauren’s birthdate and honor their shared love of learning.
Sue began her work at Pitt in 2000. Everyone who had the good fortune to work with her benefited from Sue’s rare combination of high-level performance, professionalism and genuinely caring and thoughtful personality. Sue could make everyone around her feel better about themselves and their work with her fun-loving approach. Encourage the passion for learning within GSPIA and celebrate Sue’s 20 years of service to the University with your generous donation.
There is nothing more powerful than people who come together behind a common vision and set out to change the world. GSPIA alumni are addressing society's most pressing issues with courage, intellect, and integrity. Susan was one of those changemakers at Pitt and in Pittsburgh.
