Athletics Department
“Teamwork wins championships and the Pitt Athletic Department has some of the greatest teammates in the world in our Panther Club donors. Their generosity and support help make our student-athletes’ championship aspirations – on the field, in the classroom and after graduation – a reality.”
Steve Pederson, Athletics Director
Overview
The goal of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics is to create a comprehensive academic and athletic development program for all student-athletes, utilizing education, athletics, and community resources to prepare them for careers after college.
The department depends upon the generosity of good friends and alumni to strengthen programs, improve teams' performances, and enhance the physical and intellectual development of student-athletes while advancing the University's rich tradition of educational excellence and athletic achievement. The Panther Club, the official fundraising unit for the athletic department, raises more than $7.0 million annually from more than 7,700 active members. Donations contributed to the Panther Club Athletic Scholarship Fund provide annual aid and scholarships to Pitt student-athletes in 19 varsity sports.
Contact Us
Amy Niceswanger
Assistant Athletic Director, Development
Office: 1015 Petersen Events Center
Phone: 412-383-7350
E-mail: amynice@pitt.edu
Amy Niceswanger was recently recently promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Development and will continue to lead all Panther Club initiatives. Additionally, Amy will be directly involved with the fundraising initiatives for the new Olympic Sports
facilities. She earned her undergraduate degree from Pitt in 1998 and her MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business in 2003.
Maureen Anderson
Associate Athletic Director, Development
Office: 3125 Petersen Events Center
Phone: 412-648-8738
E-mail: manderson@athletics.pitt.edu
Maureen Anderson currently serves as the Associate Athletic Director for Development. She coordinates strategy for and solicits principal and leadership gifts made to the Department of Athletics. She also assists with strategic planning for Pitt Athletics' capital campaign and directs stewardship efforts for leadership and principal gift donors.
Megan Wilson
Director of Gift Planning
Phone: 412-648-8233
E-mail: wmegan@pitt.edu
Megan Wilson joined the Athletic Department in June of 2009 as the Director of Gift Planning for Athletics.
Megan came on board at the University in 2004 as a member of the School of Arts & Sciences Development Office. Since 2005, Megan has been a University Development Officer in the Office of Institutional Advancement.
Prior to coming to Pitt, she was the Tournament Director for the 2004 Betty Puskar FUTURES Golf Classic and a development staff member at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University Hospitals.
Megan is a member of the national Partnership for Philanthropic Planning and the Pittsburgh Planned Giving Council. A Pittsburgh native, she attended Thomas Jefferson High School and has a B.S.J. in Public Relations and a M.S. in Sport Management from West Virginia.