UNLV Magazine UNLV Publications Spring 1997 UNLV Magazine Barbara Cloud University of Nevada, Las Vegas Laurie Fruth University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/unlv_magazine Part of the Architecture Commons, Arts and Humanities Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Repository Citation Cloud, B., Fruth, L. (1997). UNLV Magazine. In S. DiBella (Ed.),, UNLV Magazine, 5(2), 1-19. Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/unlv_magazine/33 This Magazine 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 Magazine in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. 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Photo by Studio West. 6 Olympian Challenges Editor: Suzan DiBella Although the 1996 S~mtmer Olywtpic Gt111u s Assistant Editors: Diane Russell , might be a distant memory fiw most of UJ~ Susie Greene three JJJo men _fr01n UNL V will loole back on Art D irector: john Hobbes those days last s7,mmter with g1·eat cla7'ity for Contributing Writers: Barbara Cloud, 1'rtany years to come. L1urie Fruth LA URIE FRUTH IUustrators: John Hobbes, Cindy Johnson BY Photog.-apher: john Litty Calendar Editor: Gloria Zombro 10 Getting a Line on Evolution Constructing genealogical charts fo1' fish Advertising Cooo·dinator: Becky Watson Mailing List Coordinator: Lou Strand might s01m d a bit esote1'ic to some. But UNLV biology P1'ofesso1' Andrew Martin's nm,wch on the evolution of f ish holds prm'l'tise fin' enlight­ Publications Manager: Donna McAleer enment on subjects far g reater than the lin­ Director, University Publications and eage o!J'0141' g uppy. Reprographics: Les Raschko Director, UNLV News and Public BY BARBARA CLOUD Infcmnation:. Tom Flagg Executive Director, Almnni and 14 Drawing From His Education Community Relations: Fred Albrecht Though UNL V ahmm~ts R on Husband has a great ti1'1'te as a Disney animato1', he wouldn't Alumni Association Officers want us to thinle his profession is leid st~iff President: Ra f.1cl Villanueva Tbe7'e's a whole lot 1'rtore to animating Disney l st Vice Pres.: Jim Zeiter 2nd Vice Pres. : Jim Ratigan films than yo~t 11'tight think, he says. Treasurer: Jim Kirkwood Secretary: Ra)' Tunrland BY SUZAN DIBELLA Member-at-Large: Kevin Page Alumni Association Board Members 19 Grounds for Learning Tony Alamo Diane Dixon For Dennis Swartzell, supervising the land­ Ron Drake Sharlene Flush man Russ Petersen Adam Keith scaping of UNL V's 33.5 acres is no small Bruce Ford Kirk Hendrick endeavor. He 1'/'t ~tst strilee a delicate balance 1l11ph Piercy Tina Kunzer Murphy betJJJeen beattty and fknction. Barry Shi nchouse Maoy Westbrook BY DIA NE RUSSELL departments UNLV Magaziue is published in March and September by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Mao1dand Pkwy, Box 451012, 2·5 Ne1vs Las Vegas, NV 891 54-101 2. World Wide 22-24 Calendar Web Address: Imp:/j www. unlv.edu/ UNLV is an AA/ EEO institution. 26-27 Class Notes S PRI NG 19 9 7 + 1 Bennett Gift to Fund Professional Development Building r Outstanding Alumnus, Silver State Award Recipients Named UNLV has received a $2.2 million become a model for such programs," Kay Carl, the school district's Regent Shelley Berkley has been donation from William Bennett, owner Harter said. "It is pioneering programs associate superintendent for elementary named this year's Outstanding Alumnus of the Sahara Hotel and Casino, to build like this- built on collaboration and education, said this project will allow d1e and former UNLV President Kenny a professional develop­ benefiting the entire district- in concert with faculty in Guinn has been chosen as the recipient ment building adjacent community- that are UNLV's College of Education - to of the Silver State Award, the UNLV to the planned Paradise enabling UNLV to better serve this special group of students Alumni Association has announced. Elementary School on become a premier urban while learning new methods of teaching The Outstanding Alumnus Award is From left, Silver State the university campus, university. We are most at-risk students. given each year to a UNLV alumnus who Award recipient according to President grateful to Bill Bennett Thanks to Bennett's gift, the has exemplified leadership, service, and Kenny Guinn, UNLV Carol C. Harter. for making this possible." professional development building and dedication to the university, the Alumni President Carol C. The school for at-risk Under the agree­ school will be enhanced by state-of-the­ Association, and the community. Harter, Outstanding elementary school ment, McCarran art computer and audiovisual equipment. Berkley has been a steadfast supporter Alumnus Shelley Berkley, and Alumni children and the International Airport is According to John Amend, UNLV ofUNLV, having served as a member of Association President professional development buying from the school associate vice president for administra­ the UNLV Alumni Association's Board Rafael Villanueva center will be located on district the property on tion, the professional development of Directors and its legal committee. were introduced She has been a donor to both the 8.3 acres on the north­ the south side of building will be approximately 8,000 during halftime at th is to west portion of the Tropicana Avenue at square feet and include a seminar room, association's scholarship fund and the year's Homecoming campus, according to Harter, who said Swenson Street where Paradise Elemen­ computer lab, classroom and office space, fund to build the Richard Tam Alumni game. the school will be moving to the campus tary currendy is located. UNLV will and a control room for high-tech Center. Berkley also served as student in 1998 as part of a unique three-way provide land for the construction of a equipment. body president at UNLV and as voluntary agreement betvveen McCarran Interna­ new school, and the Clark County School The new Paradise Elementary School legal counsel to UNLV's student tional Airport, the Clark County School District will build d1e school, using funds will be about 60,000 square feet and will government. District, and lThTLV. from the sale of the existing property. be based on one of rl1e standard elemen­ She has been an active member of UNLV Receives Law School Gifts "Thanks to Mr. Bennett's generosity, The new elementary school will be a tary school designs created by Domingo many civic organizations in Southern The proposed UNLV law school Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from we will join the professional development professional practice school for educating Cambeiro Corp. for the school district. Nevada, including the Jewish Federation has the solid support and a pledge of UNLV in 1986. He, his family, and Boyd building and the new Paradise Elemen­ at-risk students, training current teachers, The school is expected to open in of Las Vegas, the Democratic Women's $5 million from WilliamS. Boyd, Gan1ing have given UNLV more than tary School in a complex that will likely and developing future teachers. August 1998. 1.1 Club of Clark County, and the Allied chairman and CEO of Boyd Gaming $3 million to support a wide variety of Arts Council. Corp., UNLV President Carol C. Harter academic and athletic programs. The Silver State Award is presented announced recendy. Boyd and Kenny Guinn, UNLV each year to a non-alumnus who has Boyd announced additional pledges Foundation board member and long­ H arter To Serve on NCAA Board, made outstanding contributions to the of support for the law school of some time supporter of higher education, were state, the university, and the Alumni $2 million, bringing the total of private instrumental in securing the additional Council on Educational Exchange Association. pledges for the school to about $7 mil­ gifts for the law school.