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Premier: The Magazine of the UNLV Harrah Hotel College College of Hospitality Spring 2006 Premier Robyn Campbell-Ouchida Miles Dickson Chris Cain Russell Dazzio Deborah A. Young See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/premier Part of the Hospitality Administration and Management Commons Repository Citation Campbell-Ouchida, R., Dickson, M., Cain, C., Dazzio, R., Young, D. A., Sharp, K., Hancock, G. D., Carruthers, C. (2006). Premier. In Robyn Campbell-Ouchida, 1-36. Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/premier/16 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. 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 Magazine has been accepted for inclusion in Premier: The Magazine of the UNLV Harrah Hotel College by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Robyn Campbell-Ouchida, Miles Dickson, Chris Cain, Russell Dazzio, Deborah A. Young, Karen Sharp, Gael D. Hancock, and Cynny Carruthers This magazine is available at Digital Scholarship@UNLV: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/premier/16 A WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION PUBLICATION PPSPRING/SUMMERREMIER 2006 Bill Paulos ’69 Alumnus of the Year FROM VEGAS TO VINEYARDS INTERVIEW WITH INTERNAL AUDITOR PAULA EYLAR IGI DIRECTOR SELECTED MAKE UNLV T H E PL ACE FOR YOUR NEXT SPECIAL EVENT old a cocktail party on campus? H How about a wedding reception Chef Gremo or a sports bash? It can be done, as can “We can do anything you need,” a number of different types of events, said Chef John Gremo when thanks to the banquet and meeting talking about holding events at the Stan Fulton Building. “Theme room space available at the Stan Fulton parties, bar mitzvahs, wedding Building. With over 6,000 square feet of receptions, alumni events, seminars, conferences…anything you can space as well as a professional catering think of!” staff, the Stan Fulton Building can From plated dinners for 10 to 200 accommodate small meetings and conferences as well as receptions for up to 300 people and full-service people, continental breakfasts, dinners for 200 people. The Stan Fulton Building is also home to a hip yet comfortable lounge-style bar. basic lunches or bu!ets, Chef Gremo will "gure out how to make your Conveniently located at the edge of campus on the corner of Flamingo Road and Swenson, the Stan dream a reality. “We recently did an Fulton Building is an ideal setting for special events and meetings. Executive Chef John Gremo and his amusement park theme, complete talented culinary team will deliver an unforgettable dining experience, whether your group is in need with video games, pool tables, chili cheese fries—the works.” of a continental breakfast, a working lunch, or an upscale, seated dinner. A variety of menu options are Whether you need a wedding cake or available and Chef Gremo can also personalize a custom menu to enhance the overall goal of your event. an ice carving for your event, know The next time you’re looking for the perfect space in which to host your special event, look no further with con"dence that Chef Gremo’s than the experts at the Harrah Hotel College. With the range of services and room styles available there is sta! can handle it. They are also able to do nearly every type of ethnic certain to be one that fits your needs perfectly! food, from Chinese to Mexican to FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ANNIE KANG-DRACHEN Italian, as well as health-conscious and vegetarian menus. AT (702) 895-3903 OR [email protected]. PREMIER National Advisory Board The official magazine of the William F. Harrah College William Allen III In This of Hotel Administration Outback Steakhouse Patricia Anton OFFICE OF THE DEAN Anton Airfood 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 456013 William Anton Las Vegas, NV 89154-6013 Anton Airfood (702) 895-3161 George E. Baggott, CFSP BEE Thr LLC Stuart H. Mann Debi Benedetti Dean Beyond the Possible Visit us at: hotel.unlv.edu James Busser Elizabeth Blau Issue Associate Dean Elizabeth Blau & Assoc. Seyhmus Baloglu Jonathan Boulware 4 ... Alumnus of the Year Bill Paulos Associate Dean Sunset Station Hotel & Casino Stan Bromley Andy Nazarechuk ’79, ’85 MS Meadowood Dean, UNLV Singapore John R. Donovan Jr. 8 ... Internal Auditor Paula Eylar Pearl Brewer, Director Aramark Graduate Studies Deirdre Flynn Andrew Feinstein ’91, ’95 MS NAFEM Chair, Food & Beverage Marvin M. Franklin 12 ... INNovation Village Update Management Commercial Growth Partners Gail Sammons ’87 MS Douglas K. Fryett Chair, Hotel Management Fryett Consulting Group ... Jerry Vallen Professorship Patti Shock Richard J. Goeglein 14 Chair, Tourism & Convention Evening Star Hospitality Administration Robert N. Grimes Honors a Legacy Accuvia Robyn Campbell-Ouchida ’00 MA Editor David W. Head Romacorp, Inc. MAKE UNLV T H E PL ACE Judy Nagai Van V. Heffner 16 ... Nightclub Management Class Director of Alumni Affairs Nevada Hotel & Lodging Association Karin Olsen Mary Mahoney FOR YOUR NEXT SPECIAL EVENT Director of External Relations Cendant Timeshare Resort Group Bill McBeath ’86 17 ... Spotlight on IGI’s New Director Alumni Association Bellagio Board of Directors E. Dean McClain CHAIR Nevada Gold Tulsa Marcus Threats ’87, ’99 MBA Stephen G. Michaelides 18 ... Las Vegas Economic Trends R & R Global Hospitality Words, Ink Bobbie Barnes ’93, ’05 M.Ed. Richard Mirman The Mirage Harrah’s Entertainment Jim Moore Paula Eylar ’89, ’97 MBA 20 ... From Vegas to Vineyards Moore Ideas, Inc. Boyd Gaming Paul B. Mullen Dennis Gradillas ’91 MICE North America Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Arthur Nathan 24 ... Online Executive Master’s Christine Paskvan Kiely ’90 Wynn Las Vegas Clear Channel Taxi Media Roman O’Gorman Program Fayyaz Raja ’92, ’95 Station Casinos Raja Enterprises Douglas Parker The Parker Co. Sal Semola ’81 Rampart Casino Bill Paulos ’69 Millennium Management Group Jennifer Eskin Smith ’04 MS Tom Shelbourne Thomas & Mack Center DEPARTMENTS Cendant Timeshare Resort Group Holly Mae Sparks Lindsay ’99 Christopher Silva Delmonico Steakhouse St. Francis Winery & Vineyards Dean’s Message ..........................2 Executive Members Susie Southgate-Fox Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Why I Chose this Industry ......... James Germain ’75 6 USA Hosts Arch Stokes, Esquire Shea, Stokes & Carter, ALC Student Spotlight ....................... William McBeath ’86 7 John F. Sweeney, RRP, ISHC The Bellagio Chairman, Global Resorts, Inc. Congratulations ...................... 30 Anthony Santo ’84 Taketoshi Takemoto Caesars Entertainment Ace Denken Co. UNLV is an AA/EEO Institution Claudine Williams Alumni Updates...................... 31 Cover photo by Geri Kodey Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Concept design by Georgina Corbalan Design & production by Reprographics/Design Services 1 PREM IER • SPRING 2006 A Message from Dean Mann Those chosen for the honor Cruise Lines; John W. Marriott III, receive travel expenses executive vice president, lodging, and a small honorarium Marriott International; Hasmukh for participating in the P. Rama, chairman and CEO, JHM academic program. This Hotels; Lance Shaner, chairman has turned out to be so and CEO, Shaner Hotel Group; successful that most of the and Jackie Trujillo, chairwoman, recipients of the honor refer Harman Management Corporation. to it on their resumes. This was the impetus for the Jerry In speaking with Jerry Vallen about I’ve Vallen Professorship. the idea, he was very enthused always because the idea embodies his Additionally, our students are philosophy of pedagogy. Vallen thought how nice it is to honor shielded from the rest of the has always embraced the notion and say “thank you” to the people world of hospitality, tourism, and that students learn better through recreation by the magnitude of the the individuals who have actually who are most deserving. The Las Vegas Strip. It is important practiced and used what they are idea to create the Jerry Vallen for the students to learn from teaching. The notion that we could the executives who have spent bring corporate executives into our Professorship comes from a very their entire careers managing classrooms was a direction fully similar successful idea I used at or in the corporate offices of supported by Vallen, as it is by the small hotel companies or small rest of our faculty members. Penn State many years ago. The restaurant companies. These are Conti Professorship was created also the kinds of executives we If you believe in the Harrah Hotel would invite to campus as “Vallen College and its educational goals, I to honor an alumnus who was also Professors.” To give you a better invite you to participate in funding a very accomplished restaurateur understanding of the kinds of this worthwhile goal of the Jerry people I refer to here, let me list a Vallen Professorship. As you will and former president of the few of the recipients of the Conti read elsewhere in this edition of National Restaurant Association, Professorship: Premier, we seek to raise at least $250,000 to support this endowed Walter Conti. Recipients of this Michael Berry, president and professorship. You can help by professorship were industry chief operating officer, Back Bay sending your donation made out Restaurant Group Inc.; Norman to “UNLV Foundation — the Jerry professionals and well respected Brinker, chairman emeritus, Vallen Professorship.” Please help leaders, invited to spend as much Brinker International; James us achieve this goal and honor the Broadhurst, chairman and CEO, only “first dean” we will ever have.