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Newsmaker: Audrey Murrell

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Audrey Murrell was appointed director of the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh.

Noteworthy: Murrell was appointed director of the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh.

Age: 55

Residence: Manchester

Family: Brother, Bert, of Chicago

Occupation: Associate dean of Pitt's College of Business Administration.

Education: B.S., psychology, Howard University, 1983; M.S., University of Delaware, 1985; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1987.

Background: The Berg Center supports research and education initiatives that address social responsibility, ethics, leadership and sustainability. Murrell, who previously served as the center's director from 2007 to 2013, will pursue social entrepreneurship projects designed to create opportunities for veterans, improve food scarcity in the region and better prepare women for leadership roles. She is focused on expanding the undergraduate school's global leadership initiatives.

Quote: “I think that it's one thing to talk about and identify problems of breakdowns in ethical leadership, but what I want the center to focus on this time around is finding solutions.”