DOCSLIB.ORG

Meet President Marc Johnson: 1 Commencement, Herz Gold Medalist Email: [email protected]

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Meet President Marc Johnson: 1 Commencement, Herz Gold Medalist Email: Silverblue@Unr.Edu The magazine of the University of Nevada, Reno • Summer 2012 Meet President LIVE UPSTAIRS, Marc Johnson LEARN DOWNSTAIRS The Nevada Living GREAT FACULTY: Learning Community INSPIRING STUDENTS WHAT I’VE LEARNED RILEY BECKETT ’68 Table of Contents Summer 2012. Vol. 29. No. 4 Features The magazine of the University of Nevada, Reno www.unr.edu/silverandblue 4 14 22 Copyright ©2012, by the University of Nevada, Reno. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without Live upstairs, What I’ve Learned: Student success in written permission is prohibited. Nevada Silver & Blue (USPS# learn downstairs: Riley Beckett ’68 competitions shows 024-722), Summer 2012, Volume 29, Number 4, is published The Nevada Living entrepreneurship quarterly (fall, winter, spring, summer) by the University of Nevada, Reno, Development and Alumni Relations, Morrill Learning Community focus on campus Hall, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89503-2007. Periodicals postage paid at Reno, NV and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Nevada Silver & Blue, University of Nevada, Reno Foundation/MS 0162, Reno, NV Departments 89557-0162. Contact us by telephone: address changes (775) 42 – Gatherings: 2012 Spring 682-6541, editor (775) 682-6022; fax: (775) 784-1394; or Feature – Meet President Marc Johnson: 1 Commencement, Herz Gold Medalist email: [email protected]. The University’s 16th chief executive Contact us by mail, phone or fax: 43 – Gatherings: Alumni Graduation Morrill Hall/0007 6 Gatherings – The Nevada Living Celebration, Golden Reunion, University of Nevada, Reno Learning Community Grand Opening Distinguished Nevadan Reno, Nevada 89557-0007 Feature – Great faculty: Leading Nevada 44 – Gatherings: Student address changes/obituaries: (775) 682-6541 8 Recruitment Events fax: (775) 784-1394 12 Feature – Faculty Awards 45 – Family Tree Challenge Class Notes submissions: [email protected] and Accomplishments Address changes/obituaries: [email protected] 46 – Remembering Friends Good Medicine – New Internal Find us on Facebook: “Nevada Silver & Blue” 16 What I’ve Done With My Life Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/silverandblue Medicine chair to help clinicians balance 48 – Gene McClelland ’71 teaching, research and patient care Fostering Nevada’s Future – Hopping University for You – Master gardeners 49 Executive Editor John K. Carothers 18 Endowed Professorship bring University knowledge to Senior Editor Melanie Peck ’06M.A. Nevada’s growers statewide Art Director Patrick McFarland ’97 20 On Philanthropy – Griffin/Santini Associate Editors Amy Carothers ‘01M.A., Juliane endowment honors Nevada legends About the cover Di Meo, Roseann Keegan, Jamie Kingham ’93 took this photo of President Marc Johnson Christy Jerz ’97, Anne McMillin, 22 University News – Student in the foyer of The Nevada Living Learning Community, which Rhonda Lundin, Jim Sloan, Jane Tors ’82, John Trent ’85/’87, success in competitions shows held its grand opening May 31. ’00M.A., Keiko Weil ’87 entrepreneurship focus on campus Staff Photographer Theresa Danna-Douglas 27 Book Shelf – Memoirs provide a glimpse Photographers Amy Beck ’09, John Byrne, into the past and a path to healing Only Online Jeff Dow, Jamie Kingham ’93, Edgar Antonio Núñez, Dave 28 Pack Tracks – Roy, Darby win Doc Visit our website for photo galleries, full versions of the Smith, Mike Wolterbeek ’02 Martie and Ruth Russell awards printed stories, plus video and audio clips. You can also access Website Patrick McFarland ’97 Nevada Silver & Blue archives. In this issue: 31 HOME MEANS NEVADA Gatherings – For more photos from all of our events. 32 – Alumni President’s Letter What I’ve Learned – For the full-length interview with 32 – Class Chat Riley Beckett ’68. Summer 2012 • 34 – Senior Scholars University News – For University of Nevada, Reno summer 35 – Kickin’ it with K-von | Companion Pass school diaries from 1912 - 1914. 37 – Emeriti Notes Remembering Friends – For the full obituaries. Marc Johnson • President 40 – Chapter Updates Heather Hardy • Provost John K. Carothers • VP, Development and Alumni Relations LOOK ONLINE: When you see this LOOK ONLINE notice in the print magazine, it means there’s related bonus material at NEVADA SILVER & BLUE Bruce Mack • Assoc. VP, Development and Alumni Relations the website, so check it out: www.unr.edu/silverandblue 2 University President Marc Johnson visits with Nevada students in the lobby of The Nevada Living Learning Community, the newest residence hall on campus. Meet President Marc Johnson The University’s 16th chief executive has shown strong shoulders throughout his life, particularly during his time at the University By John Trent ’85/’87, ’00M.A. Photos by Jamie Kingham ’93. arc Johnson learned responsibility early Then Johnson, who was appointed the 16th of National Merit Scholars on campus; in life. president of the University of Nevada, Reno record faculty productivity levels, and being M Growing up on a farm/orchard south in April, paused. His experience as a young classified among the nation’s top 100 public of Wichita, Kan., Johnson and his brother, man, when his parents, Leo and Mary, had universities as a “Tier I” institution by U.S. Scott, were in charge of operations related to given both their sons “an evolving amount of News & World Report. the family’s business. Operations included responsibility through time,” as Johnson put it, At a time when the wheels could have easily growing everything from wheat, sorghum had certainly helped prepare him for much of come off the 138-year-old institution, Johnson and soybeans, peaches, pears, cherries, what was to come. provided continuity and stability. apples, strawberries, sometimes sweet corn In April 2011, Johnson, executive vice presi- “Marc Johnson has always kept the Univer- and tomatoes, as well as selling local produce dent and provost of the University since 2008, sity’s fundamental priorities at the forefront of from neighboring farms at the Johnson family received the worst possible news: Milton Glick, everything he has done,” said English profes- NEVADA SILVER & BLUE country store. the University’s 15th president, had died of a sor Stacy Burton. “My regard for him only Scott disliked working outside. Marc, who massive stroke. increased in the year he was interim president. has since gone on to become an avid hiker, For the next year, as interim president, He hasn’t simply kept the ship afloat. Far from always enjoyed working outdoors. Johnson calmly and effectively led the it. He has kept the University moving forward.” “So we split duties,” Marc Johnson recalled. University through a final series of budget Nevada System of Higher Education Regent He chuckled lightly at the memory. “My reductions. Yet, even with the reductions, Rick Trachok ’74 (plant science), a prominent • brother took care of the air-conditioned coun- the University, amazingly, was continuing to local attorney, said Johnson has given the Summer 2012 try store, and I did most of the outside work, excel at record levels. Milestones included: community an opportunity to “see how he managing hoeing crews and picking crews. record enrollment of 18,004 students in fall performs, in good times and in bad. Don’t “We both liked it that way.” 2011; record graduation rates; record number ever underestimate the value of that. He is 1 LEFT: President Marc Johnson congratulates 2012 Herz Medalist Mathew Neben ’12 during Spring Commencement 2012 on May 19. This spring, the University conferred 2,215 degrees and certificates, representing the largest number of graduation applicants in the University’s history. RIGHT: President Johnson addresses the audience gathered for the May 31 grand opening ceremony of The Nevada Living Learning Community. somebody who has a vision, somebody who is a now are working on restoring some of what as well as to the Church Fine Arts Building. constant presence in the community, someone we have lost out of our research infrastructure In the longer term, we really need to work on who took a traumatized institution and kept it so that we can help faculty be more successful a new building for engineering and sciences. moving on its upward trajectory.” in competitive research. Also, we are looking Engineering has some of the oldest facilities of And to think that the personal strengths of at a new opportunity of keeping our tuition any college on campus. accountability and responsibility were sown and fees on campus, which will assure further “The medical school is being transformed early, on the family farm in Kansas. growth potential. in two dimensions, as well. One is to become “My father and mother were very good at a truly balanced, statewide medical school in teaching me by experience,” Johnson, 64, said terms of functional and geographic dimen- with a smile. “As long as I was doing well, they “The people at our sions. The second is to develop a robust always gave me lots of latitude to learn how to clinical research mission to take discovery to do things. That’s been very important. It gave treatment.” me a very strong work ethic, and it gave me University have been confidence in my own abilities.” amazingly resilient through The University’s philosophy regard- As Johnson begins his first full academic ing economic development: “Economic year in August as the University’s permanent development is based on building a base indus- president, he has both short-term plans and a tough times. We’ve really try—which means that you have an industry long-term vision for the campus. He is quick to that is bringing in money from outside this point out that the work won’t be easy; however, relied on everybody doing at economy, and you swirl this money around, his confidence in the University’s students, staff inside your local economy. The University does and faculty has never been higher. least their job, if not more. that all the time.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Legal Career of Harry Claiborne
    UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations 1-1-2008 Country lawyer in a maverick boom town: The legal career of Harry Claiborne J. Bruce Alverson University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds Repository Citation Alverson, J. Bruce, "Country lawyer in a maverick boom town: The legal career of Harry Claiborne" (2008). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 2807. http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/iflf-kxkg This Dissertation is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Dissertation in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/or on the work itself. This Dissertation has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. COUNTRY LAWYER IN A MAVERICK BOOM TOWN: THE LEGAL CAREER OF HARRY CLAIBORNE by J. Bruce Alverson Bachelor of Science University of Nevada 1964 Juris Doctorate University of San Francisco 1970 Master of Arts University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1995 A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in History Department of History College of Liberal Arts Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas August 2008 UMI Number: 3338177 Copyright 2009 by Alverson, J.
    [Show full text]
  • RAGGIO Republican Washoe County Senatorial District No
    LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 2009 SESSION WILLIAM J. RAGGIO Republican Washoe County Senatorial District No. 3 Attorney at Law Born: 1926 – Reno, Nevada Educated: Louisiana Tech; University of Oklahoma; University of Nevada, Reno, B.A.; Hastings College of Law, University of California, J.D.; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley Married: Dale Raggio Children: Leslie Ann Righetti, Tracy Lynn Woodring, Mark William Raggio (deceased 2004) Military: USNR; USMCR, Second Lieutenant, 1944-1946 Hobbies/Special Interests: Hunting, fishing, golf LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Nevada Senate, 1973-2009 (first elected November 1972)— twelve special and nineteen regular sessions (longest Senate service in Nevada history). Senate Minority Floor Leader, 1977-1979, 1983-1986, 1991, 2009; Senate Majority Floor Leader, 1987-1989, 1993-2007. Chair, Senate Committee on Finance, 1987-1989, 1993-2007, Member, 2009; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections, 2007, Member, 2009; Senate Committee on Government Affairs, 2007-2009. Legislative Commission: Alternate, 1975-1977, 1981-1988, 1991-1993; Member, 1973-1975, 1977-1979, 1981. Interim Finance Committee (IFC): Member, 1973-1976, 1983-1986, 1991-1992; Vice Chair, 1987-1988, 1995-1996, 1999-2000, 2003-2004, 2007-2008; Chair, 1989-1990, 1993-1994, 1997-1998, 2001-2002, 2005-2006. Member: IFC Subcommittee to Review Allocations for Homeless, 2007-2008; IFC Subcommittee to Review Public Works Board Matters, 2007-2008. Chair, Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee, 2007-2008;
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report – 2009
    National Council of Juvenile Nationaland Family Council Court of Judges Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Council of Juvenile Respect, Caring, and Family Court Judges Safety, Well-Being, Respect, Caring, National Council of Juvenile Responsibility, Justice Safety, Well-Being, and Family Court Judges Respect,Responsibility, Caring, Justice Safety, Well-Being, Respect,Responsibility, Caring, Justice Safety, Well-Being, Responsibility, Justice 2009 Annual2009 Report Annual2009 Report Annual2009 Report Annual Report ince its founding in 1937, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has pursued a mission to improve the juvenile justice system and raise awareness of the issues that touch the lives of many of our nation’s children and families. This commitment to improving the way courts deliver justice to children and families in crisis has made the NCJFCJ a leader in continuing education opportunities, research, and policy Sdevelopment in the field of juvenile and family justice. Based on the University of Nevada, Reno campus since 1969, the NCJFCJ is led by a 30-member Board of Trustees and issue-focused committees made up of dedicated and enthusiastic NCJFCJ members. NCJFCJ’s research divi- sion, the National Center for Juvenile Justice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been relied upon for more than 35 years by federal agencies and national, state, and local organizations around the country for its quality research and technical assistance. Our dedicated staff, located in Reno, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C., are committed to meet- ing the needs of our members and others working in the field. More than 70 years have passed since NCJFCJ’s founding, but our goals and mission have not changed.
    [Show full text]
  • A Snail's Tale
    Summer 2002 A Snail’s Tale: The amazing story of survival in North American springs and wetlands Across the western United States and northern Mexico, thousands of small springs, seeps, and wetlands provide the sole source of moisture in miles of inhospitable desert. Many of these small water sources are virtually unknown, while others have been IN THIS ISSUE: fully developed for urban use, agriculture, recreation, native wildlife preservation, and even geothermal energy generation. Some of these springs gained notoriety as important waypoints in the American western migration of the nineteenth century. Others, for many You Mean We Have millennia, have filled a critical role as the only a Choice? point of relief in a parched landscape, with page 6 the most meager only barely darkening the Spring hopes eternal. Dr. Don Sada surface of the ground. has studied the aquatic ecosystems of In the past few years, a remarkable story more than three hundred Great Basin and Mojave Desert springs in an effort to of ecological transformation, adaptation, preserve them for the future. and survival spanning millions of years has Photo by Laurie Sada been emerging from these small water holes, President’s Medals crusty seeps, and muddy playas. But it is a tale Awarded that is losing chapters as fast as they are being page 9 discovered. Within the most arid landscape of North America, scientists have discovered one of the largest collections of aquatic diversity existing anywhere in the world, let alone in a desert. At the same time, scientists are watching this newly revealed diversity disappear at what may be the fastest rate of any ecology on the North American continent.
    [Show full text]
  • Spring 2005 INSIDESPRING 2005 Departments from the President, 2 Alumni News, 15
    Groundbreaking Research Researchers, students and engineers from around the country observe damage sustained by a concrete bridge model after an earthquake simulation test. This 70-foot, 135-ton model is the largest bridge structure that has ever been shaken to failure. The results of the experiment will be used to determine how earthquakes cause damage and how to make bridges that are safer. Photo by Jean Dixon 2 Nevada Silver & Blue • Spring 2005 INSIDESPRING 2005 Departments From the President, 2 Alumni News, 15 6 It’s in the genes It comes as no surprise to those who knew her as a student at the University that Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann has become one of the nation’s top women executives. 12 Digging deeper Opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students to do research are increasing rapidly — especially in medical research. 13 A galaxy far, far away Faculty and local organizations are working to expand community programs at the Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center. 14 Home, sweet home Cooperative Extension and other University programs will finally have a permanent location in Las Vegas when a new 43,000 square foot facility opens later this year. 23 Pack Track Fazekas and Co. perform valiantly in the NCAA Tournament for the second year running. Kali Baker is a record-setting 800-meter runner aiming for bigger things. 31 Investing in Nevada The generosity of University donors has helped shape a remarkable history and a bright future. On the Cover Susan Desmond-Hellmann, University of Nevada, Reno graduate and president of product development at Genentech, Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • Women in Nevada History
    Revised, Corrected, and Expanded Edition A Digital-Only Document Betty J. Glass 2018 WOMEN IN NEVADA HISTORY An Annotated Bibliography of Published Sources Revised, corrected, and expanded edition Betty J. Glass © 2018 Nevada Women’s History Project Dedicated to the memory of Jean Ford (1929-1998), founder of the Nevada Women’s History Project, whose vision has given due recognition to the role women played and are continuing to play in the history of Nevada. Her tireless leadership and networking abilities made the original project possible. Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................... i Annotated Bibliography ................................................................................................ 1 Index of Nevada Women’s Names ........................................................................... 327 Index of Topics .......................................................................................................... 521 Index of Nevada Women’s Organizations ............................................................... 620 Index of Race, Ethnic Identity of Nevada Women .................................................. 666 Genre Index ............................................................................................................... 672 Introduction This annotated bibliography is a product of the Nevada Women’s History Project (NWHP), a statewide educational Nevada non-profit corporation, 501c3. Our
    [Show full text]
  • 2003 Legislative Manual
    LEGISLATIVE MANUAL CHAPTER I MEMBERS OF THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL BIOGRAPHIES OF MEMBERS OF THE NEVADA SENATE 2003 SESSION LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE LORRAINE T. HUNT Republican Born: March 11, 1939; Niagara Falls, New York. Educated: Las Vegas High School; Westlake College of Music, Los Angeles, California. Married: Charles “Blackie” Hunt. Children: Ron Mancuso, Kevin Hunt, Jackie Sullivan. Hobbies/Special Interests: Music and cultural arts. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Elected Lieutenant Governor, 1998; President of the Senate, 1999-2003. AFFILIATIONS: Community Board Member, Wells Fargo Bank Nevada; Honorary Director, Nevada Restaurant Association; past President, Nevada Test Site Development Corporation; Honorary Trustee, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children; Co-chair, Las Vegas World Cup, 2003; Honorary Member, Las Vegas Rotary Club; Honorary Member, The Entertainment Development Corporation; Japan-American Society of Nevada; Las Vegas Philharmonic; St. Rose Dominican Hospital Community Board; Executive Committee of the National Association of Lieutenant Governors. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Vice-Chair, Clark County Commission; Chair, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Nevada Development Authority Executive Committee; Chairman-elect, Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce; Nevada Test Site Development Corporation; Commissioner and Vice Chairman, Nevada Commission on Tourism; Nevada Commission on Tourism—First Lifetime Achievement Award; Elected Delegate, White House Conference on Small
    [Show full text]
  • 2009 Legislative Manual
    LEGIS L ATIVE MANUA L CHAPTER I MEMBERS OF THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE LEGIS L ATIVE MANUA L BIOGRAPHIES OF MEMBERS OF THE NEVADA SENATE 2009 SESSION LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 2009 SESSION LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE BRIAN K. KROLICKI Republican Born: 1960 – Warwick, Rhode Island Educated: Stanford University, B.A., Political Science Married: Kelly Krolicki Children: Katherine, Caroline, Elizabeth LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Elected Lieutenant Governor, November 2006; President of the Senate, 2007-2009—three special and two regular sessions. AFFILIATIONS: Nevada Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee (Phase II), 2008-present; State Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Task Force, 2007-present; Chair, Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition, 2007-present; Aspen-Rodel Public Leadership Fellowship, 2007-present; Board, United States Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee on Trade, 2003-present; Board, Desert Research Institute, 1999-2005; Board, Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation, 1998-2005; Governing Board, Davidson Academy. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Parkway Alumni Association Hall of Fame, Member of Charter Class; Board/Treasurer/Secretary, American Cancer Society, Southwestern United States Division; Board, American Cancer Society, Nevada Division, 1994-1997; Vice Chair, Planning Commission, Douglas County, 1991-1998; Gritz Award for Excellence in Public Finance, 2004; Unruh Award as the Nation’s Most Outstanding State Treasurer, 2004; President, National Association of State Treasurers (NAST),
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter I Members of the Nevada Legislature
    LEGISLATIVE MANUAL CHAPTER I MEMBERS OF THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL BIOGRAPHIES OF MEMBERS OF THE NEVADA SENATE 2001 SESSION LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE LORRAINE T. HUNT Republican Born: March 11, 1939; Niagara Falls, New York. Educated: Las Vegas High School; Westlake College of Music, Los Angeles, California. Married: Charles “Blackie” Hunt. Children: Ron Mancuso, Kevin Hunt, Jackie Sullivan. Hobbies/Special Interests: Music and cultural arts. Legislative Service: Elected Lieutenant Governor, 1998; President of the Senate, 1999-2001. Affiliations: Community Board Director, Wells Fargo Bank Nevada; Honorary Director, Nevada Restaurant Association; past President, Nevada Test Site Development Corporation; Honorary Trustee, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children; Co-chair, Las Vegas World Cup, 2003; Honorary Member, Las Vegas Rotary Club; Honorary Member, The Entertainment Development Corporation; Japan-American Society of Nevada; Las Vegas Philharmonic. Personal and Professional Achievements: Vice-Chair, Clark County Commission; Chair, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Nevada Development Authority Executive Committee; Chairman-elect, Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce; Nevada Test Site Development Corporation; Commissioner and Vice Chairman, Nevada Commission on Tourism; Nevada Commission on Tourism - First Lifetime Achievement Award; Elected Delegate, White House Conference on Small Business; Nevada Motion Picture Commission; Nevada Motion Picture Foundation; Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition; Southern Nevada Strategic Planning Authority; Director, Nevada Hotel-Motel Association; Woman of the Year, Nevada Ballet Theater, 1998; Republican Woman of the Year 1996; Free Enterprise Award, 1993; Nevada Restaurateur of the Year, 1992; United States Small Business Advocate of the Year, 1989; First Governor’s Award for Excellence in Business - State of Nevada, 1987.
    [Show full text]
  • Senator William J. Raggio
    LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 2007 SESSION WILLIAM J. RAGGIO Republican Washoe County Senatorial District No. 3 Attorney at Law Born: 1926 – Reno, Nevada. Educated: Louisiana Tech; University of Oklahoma; University of Nevada, Reno, B.A.; University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D.; University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. Married: Dale Checket. Children: Leslie Ann Righetti, Tracy Lynn Woodring, Mark William Raggio (deceased 2004). Military: USNR; USMCR, Second Lieutenant, 1944-1946. Hobbies/Special Interests: Hunting, fishing, golf. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Nevada Senate, 1973-2007 (first elected November 1972)— nine special and eighteen regular sessions (longest Senate service in Nevada history); Senate Majority Floor Leader, 1987-1989, 1993-2007; Senate Minority Floor Leader, 1977-1979, 1983-1986, 1991. Legislative Commission: Alternate, 1985-1988, 1991-1993; Member, 1973-1975, 1977-1979. Interim Finance Committee: Member, 1985-1986, 1991-1992; Vice Chair, 1987-1988, 1995-1996, 1999-2000, 2003-2004; Chair, 1989-1990, 1993-1994, 1997-1998, 2001-2002, 2005-2007; Chair, Senate Committee on Finance, 1987-1989, 1993-2007; Chair, Legislative Committee on Education, 1997-1999, 2001-2003, 2005-2006; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections, 2007; Member, Senate Committee on Government Affairs, 2007. AFFILIATIONS: State Bar of Nevada; Washoe County Bar Assn.; Amer. Judicature Society; Amer. Trial Lawyers Assn.; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Alpha Delta; Elks; Republican St. Central Cmte.; Washoe County Republican Central Cmte.; Reno (Host) Lions Club; American Legion; Prospectors; Amer. Bd. of Criminal Lawyers, 1979-1982; Director, Sierra Health Services, 1984-2006; Senior Partner, Jones Vargas, Reno/Las Vegas; Executive Advisory Bd., E.L.
    [Show full text]
  • IIS Windows Server
    HistoricalNevada Society Quarterly John B. Reid Hillary Velázquez Juliet S. Pierson Editor-in-Chief & Frank Ozaki Manuscript Editor Production & Design Joyce M. Cox Proofreader Volume 57 Spring/Summer 2014 Numbers 1-2 Contents 2 Editor’s Note 4 More than Meets the Eye Enigmas of Nevada Tourism ELIZABETH RAYMOND 9 The Biggest Little Dilemma Promoting Cultural Tourism in Reno, Nevada ALICIA BARBER 29 Survivors, Seekers, Sojourners, Squatters, and Sportsmen The Ineffable Attraction of Pyramid Lake BERNARD MERGEN 51 A Cattle Controversy Great Basin National Park and the Struggle for Environmental Tourism in Nevada PETER A. KOPP Front Cover: Advertisement promoting Reno as an outdoor vacation destination, 1927. (R.L. Polk & Co.’s Reno City Directory) 65 Nevada’s Fightocracy The Battle over Morality and Culture at the Carson City 1897 Heavyweight Championship Prizefight MEG FRISBEE 83 “A Real Man Among Men” How Republicans Helped Democrat Mike O’Callaghan Win the 1970 Nevada Governor’s Race WILLIAM CLAYSON 107 Notes and Documents Nevada’s Original Supreme Court Justices: A History as Colorful as the State’s PATRICIA D. CAFFERATA 117 Cumulative Index – Volume 56 3 Editor’s Note Any written history involves the selection of a topic and an arbitrary delimitation of its borders. This selection and organization – a single act – will be controlled by the historian’s frame of reference composed of things deemed necessary and of things deemed desirable. —Charles Beard, “Written History as an Act of Faith” (1934) In 1970, Nevada—population 488,738—was a Cold War battleground. This may surprise you. Cold War histories rarely mention the names Ed Fike, Donal “Mike” O’Callahan, and William Raggio.
    [Show full text]
  • 2001 Legislative Manual
    LEGISLATIVE MANUAL LEGISLATIVE MANUAL State of Nevada SEVENTY-FIRST SESSION of the NEVADA LEGISLATURE 2001 CARSON CITY Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Page i LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Page ii LEGISLATIVE MANUAL INTRODUCTION The Nevada Legislative Manual, required under Nevada Revised Statutes 218.647, is produced each biennium by the Legislative Counsel Bureau. It is designed primarily as a reference tool for legislators. However, it is also intended for use by members of the executive and judicial branches of government, representatives of private interest groups, and interested citizens. The manual contains information pertaining to legislative structure and procedures, Legislative Counsel Bureau staff services, and administrative details for legislators. It also includes the structure and personnel of the executive and judicial branches of government. Suggestions for corrections or improvements of the manual are welcome and should be directed to the Research Division, Legislative Counsel Bureau. The Flag of the Legislature of the State of Nevada At its 1967 Session, the Legislature of the State of Nevada adopted an official flag, which flies outside the Legislative Building whenever the Senate and Assembly are in session. The flag was designed by the senior government class of Tonopah High School. Page iii LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Page iv LEGISLATIVE MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I—MEMBERS OF THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE .................... 1 Biographies of Members of the Nevada Senate ...................................... 3 Biographies of Members
    [Show full text]