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NEVADA SILVER & BLUE • Winter 2010 From the President International education: Pathway to a more connected world Back in the 16th century, the essayist Michel de Montaigne got it right when he wrote about the value of interacting with the rest of the world. Montaigne believed that to see only within the borders of one’s country was to be intellectually self-limiting. When we seek out experiences and The magazine of the University of Nevada, Reno perspectives that go well beyond our borders, we afford ourselves of a great opportunity, which he www.unr.edu/silverandblue described as the ability to “rub and sharpen our minds against others.” Copyright ©2009, by the University of Nevada, Reno. All It’s interesting that Montaigne wrote those words rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without in the pre-Thomas Friedman, pre-“World Is Flat,” written permission is prohibited. Nevada Silver & Blue (USPS# pre-Internet, pre-global economy days of the French Danna-Douglas Theresa by Photo 024-722), Winter 2010, Volume 26, Number 2, is published Renaissance. Carmelo Urza, director of USAC, President quarterly (winter, spring, summer, fall) by the University of Nevada, Reno, Development and Alumni Relations, Morrill Yet, his words ring with an even more singular Glick and Susan Bender, director of the Office Hall, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89503-2007. Periodicals resonance today—particularly for college campuses. of International Students and Scholars. postage paid at Reno, NV and at additional mailing offices. After all, we must prepare students to work in POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Nevada Silver & increasingly diverse workplaces and compete globally. Blue, University of Nevada, Reno Foundation/MS 0162, Reno, International education is nothing new to what we do, although college campuses today are NV 89557-0162. Contact us by telephone: editor (775) 682- experiencing a historic renaissance in this realm. 6022, address changes (775) 682-6541; fax: (775) 784-1394; or email: [email protected]. Throughout the country, and on our campus, international education is on the rise again following the bleak period in the months following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. A record 623,805 international Contact us by mail, phone or fax: students studied in the U.S. in 2008, according to figures collected by the Institute of International Morrill Hall/0007 University of Nevada, Reno Education. The trend over the decade for study abroad programs has been just as encouraging. U.S. Reno, Nevada 89557-0007 student participation in such programs has increased by almost 150 percent over the decade. (775) 682-6022 On our campus, we have nearly 700 students, 250 researchers and faculty from more than 70 nations, fax: (775) 784-1394 according to the Office of International Students and Scholars. An increasing number of University of Class Notes submissions: [email protected] Nevada, Reno students are participating in programs for a semester, summer or year abroad through Address changes: [email protected] the University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC, which is headquartered on our campus). USAC Find us on Facebook: “Nevada Silver & Blue” reports that 700 University of Nevada, Reno students participate in their program each year. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/silverandblue What does this all mean? By welcoming international students to our campus—and when, just as importantly, we encourage our students to study for a semester abroad—we become a more complete institution. Executive Editor John K. Carothers Our native-born students benefit from sharing and learning with students from foreign lands. Senior Editor Melanie Robbins ’06M.A. Perhaps for the first time in their lives, our students come to the important realization that the world is Art Director Patrick McFarland ’97 a polychromatic, exciting, dynamic place. As the world continues to “flatten,” the vast majority of our students will be asked to live, work and succeed in an increasingly globalized world. It is a place that Associate Editors Mikalee Byerman ’94, ’98M.A., Amy Carothers ‘01M.A., Juliane has sped along at a dizzying pace over the past 15 years, as half of the world’s population has joined Di Meo, Lindsey Harmon ’06, the world’s free economic system. I am happy to report that for many of our students, their initial Christy Jerz ’97, Ken Kempcke, experiences with such an interconnected globe are happening right here on our campus. Rhonda Lundin, Zanny Marsh Our international students benefit from the equation as well. Fortified by an intellectual curiosity ’09MJM, Anne McMillin, Jane that never wavers, they arrive on our campus often facing language or cultural barriers. And yet they Tors ’82, Keiko Weil ’87 show a capacity of spirit that is truly remarkable; they welcome us as much as we welcome them. When Photographers Jeff Ross, Theresa Danna- they leave our campus with undergraduate or graduate degrees, they, like all of our graduates, are Douglas, Jean Dixon ’08M.A., prepared to provide that elusive transformative spark that our world constantly needs. David Calvert, John Byrne, Craig Barrett, the retired chairman of the board of Intel and a former Stanford University Tyler Keck professor, once recounted the story of a fortune cookie he opened at a favorite restaurant in his Website Patrick McFarland ’97 hometown of Palo Alto, Calif. He found words that could’ve just as easily been written by Montaigne back in the 16th century. “The world,” Barrett said the fortune cookie read, “is always ready to receive talent with open arms.” So it is with our campus, where international experience and international education help all of our students hone the habits that will serve them in a world they will one day make whole. Sincerely,

Milton D. Glick • President Marc Johnson • Provost John K. Carothers • VP, Development and Alumni Relations Milton D. Glick Bruce Mack • Assoc. VP, Development and Alumni Relations President www.unr.edu/president •

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D Features 2 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 I encourage all students to do the same.” Spanish fluentlyand now I’m a Spanish teacher. travel all over Europe. I learned how to speak “YOU sack”. “It really changed my life. I got to the widely used pronunciation of the acronym, experience was phenomenal,” she says, using the Washoe County School Consortium, and is now a Spanish teacher with for a year with the University Studies Abroad experience they will opportunities to study abroad, the world itself is their campus with many S The world is our campus Logan Agee ’03 (Spanish) studied in Spain

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a life-expanding semester in the Bangalore, India program, that vary in cost from less than $2,000 per information please visit http://usac.unr.edu.) options in the USAC program. ( students have a variety of living and learning to choose from so many different countries, abroad with the program. Besides being able more than 8,000 Nevada students have studied percent of the student body. Since its inception, Nevada students, which constitutes close to 5 programs in 25 countries. Some 700 of those are now sends some 2,500 students every year to 40 universities from across the United States that is a 27-year-old organization including 33

USAC operates year-round, with programs Headquartered at Nevada, the consortium Photo by Mimi Bommersbach For more By Melanie Robbins ’06M.A. thoroughly vetted by USAC staff. to host families to dorms, but all are safe and L example, to pay for certain USAC program fees. may use Millennium Scholarship funds, for receive aid from their home universities, thus Students who study abroad are entitled to available; USAC awarded $220,000 last year. to USAC students. Some scholarships are and volunteer work are also options available courses, work study, internships, field study advising, but not airfare or housing. Summer assistance, health insurance, transcripts and fees generally include tuition, fees, visa University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Program to more than $13,000 per semester at the iving accommodations vary from apartments •

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Photo by Sebastian Bombi my comfort was outside firsttime I really studying abroad. experience while students actually into what and insight of the program understanding knowledge and firsthand providing as programs specialty students “This wasthe the bottom of a long, steep stairwell within Palenque Archaeological Park, a favorite American Cuisine Course in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Pamela Henning ’05 waits at FROM TOP: Malcolm McCaskill practices his cooking skills during the Latin break at The Bund in downtown Shanghai, China. Kyle Ritcher, Jessica Garland, Sam Turman, Jason Beall and Nathaniel Hamer take a destination for students in the USAC program in Puebla, Mexico. USAC students experience. These professional to help faculty gain international staff participation in USAC summer academic or administrative faculty/ development opportunities fund zone,” Nancy recalls. She tried that of an actual student, so she to have her experience mimic the other students. “My host lived with a host family like She was wonderful, absolutely and I spoke very little Spanish. mom spoke very little English at the dinner table, asking me, wonderful. She would quiz me ‘What’s this? What’s this?’” conservation biology. She plans history and tropical Spanish, teach a class in global climate to return to Costa Rica to San Ramón with the USAC in environmental science) in change (her background is program this summer. experience the rain forest first forest; this is an opportunity to hand,” she says. Nancy took courses in , “You’ve heard about the rain Carmelo Urza ’78M.A. Latin American n n n n n W A Learn Gain up to Choose from Take courses Fulfill language in one semester different countries B H R major/minor 15 different I O L A two years E not offered D, YO 40 programs ST and creativity are put to the test each day in an mobility, where an individual’s adaptability in a “global” life: imperative that we educate students to succeed economy with global competition, it’s this sentiment, and notes that in a global he says. as valid as the way we organize our societies,” societies differently,and yetthey are every bit have different valuesand they organizetheir that people do things differentlyand they extraordinarily important. You understand living in another part of the world. This is from a different perspective when youare Urza says. “You get to see the United States contributes to being less “American-centric,” foreign language and you take that with you.” out of one’s comfort zone.” abroadstudying is to challenge oneself to step Urza says that “the most important benefit of to challenge herself in a foreign environment, instills a sense of confidence students could not abroad is such a valuable experience is that it says the primary reason living and studying Studies Abroad Consortium since its inception, (Spanish literature), director of the University U languages requirements “We live in an era of unprecedented career University President Milton Glick echoes In addition, being in a foreign country “Of course,” he adds, “you also learn a Just Nancy Markee like found it valuable DY of foreign U

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Miriella Melara, associate professor and experience,” she says, noting that, for her host families. It was a great forum to talk about chair of foreign languages and literatures, students, it wasn’t just book learning, they were those cultural experiences that they may or taught a French culture class and an experiencing French culture firsthand. “It was may not have understood.” introduction to French literature class in Pau, wonderful to exchange cultural knowledge USAC students have high retention rates, France in spring 2009. “It was a wonderful that they were learning day by day with their graduating on average within 4.5 years, the

about this place. I seem to notice more sensuality is very sensual and alive. It is confusing at times scented—and found the bus stations where we JOURNAL NOTES and mystery in Guanajuato. and maybe even deceptive but it always brings would be going on various trips to small, nearby There are so many things that happen in one you back in. You almost have to let it take you villages. We revisited the market on our way back FROM MEXICO day that I feel I can’t possibly describe everything. where it wants to rather than trying to force your through town and Peter had a little surprise for I feel like the events of last night were a week ago, agenda upon it.” us—chapulines. Chapulines are fried crickets Megan Berner ’03 (art/Spanish) studied if not at least a couple of days. So much happens with chile. I was going to try one but couldn’t abroad during two, 10-day summer in the little time we spend here. Our group has OAXACA bring myself to do because they just looked like, session trips to Mexico with art professor been going, going, going every day. All I can n May 18, 2004 well, bugs... I closed my eyes and had a friend remember are the somewhat magical things that I woke up just before the alarm clock to the place one in my open mouth. Not so bad—just Peter Goin. He required students to write happen each day. And, of course, laughing. I have end of a rainstorm. The air was cool and it felt a little crunchy.”

Winter 2010 had so much fun being here with the people in • a journal about their experiences. Here fresh—the perfect welcome to Oaxaca. n this class, as well as with Peter. I am so happy and We spent all day yesterday in planes and May 20, 2004 are some excerpts from Berner’s: It never ceases to amaze me every time I awed to be here.” airports traveling to get here. The mood here is so

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Photo by Daniele Cataldo that contributes to their high retention get done quickly. An additional factor students, another motivating factor to work is limited for most international strict regarding work permits and assistantship position. U.S. laws are education by taking on a graduate may help offsetthe cost oftheir possible,” she adds. Graduate students and try to get through as quickly as and fees. “They tend to really load up pays about $30,000 per year in tuition international undergraduate student Bender notes, adding that the average the United States. is normal among Nevada’s peer institutions in independent nonprofit organization.This rate Education Trust, a Washington in 2007 was 46.3 percent, according to The University’s six-year, overall graduation rate 90.7 percent for undergraduates in 2007. The graduation rate for graduate students and fantastic retention rates: 95.8 percent five-year Language Center. International students have visits the Great Wall of China. participants of the USAC Italian Riviera Tour in Genova. USAC student AndrewCLOCKWISE: Silk Nevada student Kate McLeod (center with yellow scarf) and other “They pay a lot of money to go here,” D .C.-based n n n n

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Photo by Kontxa Ortega studies with a focus on ethics, adds. of research is cross-cultural management huge returns, Stedham, whose primary area Americans students to study abroad reaps exchange students here and encouraging countries, Stedham notes. But bringing less interest in issues that pertain to foreign English—American students tend to show students were required to write papers in country, Stedham taught in English and the German students in Germany, her native affairs of foreign countries—while teaching languages and show great interest in the languages fluently.” excellent student and speaks three Nevada,” Stedham says. “She’s an she will be a great ambassador for businesses. “What is more satisfying than anything Sydney while studying with USAC in Australia. Nevada student Megan Harkovitch takes FROM TOP: Nevada students Ashley Graves (left) and Kara McNally (middle) touring the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Worley (fourth from left),with other USAC students and faculty, on a USAC fieldsometrip time to to really get to know Madrid. Thomas Killian (secondfrom left) and Jordan students, and manymaking new well as among the other international While foreign students tend to excel in opportunities, such as orcultural the beautiful campus and recreation friends. At the University, I appreciate sports events on campus.” “When Swetlana returns to Germany, a faculty development award, and been a USAC “student” in Italy on here for 10 days to learn American Brazilian MBA students who come hosted many German executives and business practices and tour local Stedham has also taught in Taiwan, is teaching American be the firsttime they’ve study abroad. This might a bunch of them want to end of the semester that students and finding atthe world is not just the United differentlyand that the other countries do things actively considered that they travel like crazy.” to travel abroad and now States. They get inspired Stedham is herself believe our campus has made great inroads in over the years to the benefit of everyone: “I internationality of the campus has increased (See story on page 26.) United States the development of a new, national museum of Obama Administration commission to study Nevada and has recently been appointed to an was the first literatures. She hails from Chile and Argentina, Sepúlveda, professor of foreign languages and caliber, international faculty such as Emma throw on campus to encounter other high hard to enumerate, one has only to go a stone’s in Italy, Taiwan, Germany and Brazil. While as well as worked with students on research workshops for graduate students in Taiwan, has not only taught in Germany, she has held an international faculty member on campus, “The sum of new situations, President Glick notes that the problems, challenges— negative as well positive academic environment, Swetlana Elert, graduate exchange student during an international study exchange builds process that made me the person I am now.” personality, develops experiences—faced skills that can not be and is a growing up learned in a purely Latina to become a full professor at Latino art, history and culture. Photo by Mikenzie Ames

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CLOCKWISE: Geological sciences professor Scott Tyler (third from right) works with faculty from Nevada and École Polytechnique Fédérale du Lausanne, Switzerland, as well as the local village team, on a joint project to better understand the West African Monsoon and the role of tropical storms on the hydrology of the savannah. The picture was taken in eastern Burkina Faso. Nevada student Kristina Meister studying with the USAC summer London program. Nevada student Riley Cate at Prague’s Lennon Wall. internationalizing itself over the past several the more a complete University we become.” of Japanese international students. Former years, whether it is welcoming students and Professors such as English professor Scott Japanese professor Mimi Yu “had a large group faculty from foreign countries, inviting Slovic, who through relationships with of students hungry to go to Japan, just waiting international scholars for visits, sending colleagues in Japan was asked to start the first for the existence of such a program,” Slovic our students to study abroad, or actively Japan-Nevada exchange program in 1998, have says. The result was an exchange program with cultivating research and ideas in areas such increased Nevada’s international presence. Hiroshima University that continues to this as our internationally known Basque Studies The pairing was natural since Nevada boasts day. Slovic has also forged exchange programs program. Put all of these pieces together, and a strong Japanese language program and has with the University of Ryukyus, in Okinawa, one can see that the more we internationalize, long had strong student body representation and Kanazawa University. nN

GOING GLOBAL: COLLEGE OF BUSINESS of Business Summer Study in London to appreciate New York’s internationally program—offered June 21-July 16—will renowned art and culture and connections to INTERNATIONAL SUMMER STUDY PROGRAMS give students an opportunity to travel to the management and leadership, the class will University of London for a four-week program begin online with assignments, readings and focusing on global management, technology discussions. Building on past successes, the College government offices in three of the world’s and economic policy. Students will earn six “These programs provide College of of Business and Extended Studies will offer centers of commerce and culture. undergraduate credits. In addition to classroom Business students with the ability to study students three international summer study “We view our Global Business program as sessions, select afternoons will be designated challenging topics in interesting parts of the programs in 2010. a tremendous opportunity for our students

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traveling with University faculty to global “Our Toronto and London programs allow ue & Bl er Seminar in Management: New York melds business centers in London, Toronto and students to interact with foreign business traditional management science with great To preregister for Global Business: New York this summer. Global Business: leaders and government officials to enhance works from the humanities. Students will International Summer Study Programs or to •

International Summer Study Programs the concentrated coursework. Our New York 2010 Winter explore the fundamentals of management and request a brochure, call Extended Studies, (775) in Toronto, London and New York offer program changes perceptions of leadership, leadership by attending and discussing films, 784-4046 or 1-800-233-8928, or visit www. University courses for undergraduate or examining how culture and art shape plays, museums, galleries, readings, lectures extendedstudies.unr.edu. For more information graduate credit enhanced by trips and foundations of leaders.” and more in addition to visiting businesses about College of Business courses and programs, tours to businesses, cultural centers and 2010 marks the second year the College and government offices. To prepare students visit www.business.unr.edu. 11 12 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 news and commentary. journals of original scientific research, global response to opportunistic infections. their inability to mount an effectiveimmune that these patients exhibit, thereby resulting in chronic inflammationand immune deficiency tion of certain immune system cells causes the the journal, published their groundbreaking findings in Institute and the Cleveland Clinic, recently and collaborators from the National Cancer Peterson Institute the Whittemore freelance writer for By Nicole Frost, was detected in 67virus out of 101 patients drome (ME/CFS). XMR An infection with Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syn to linked the neuro-immune Myalgic disease, the “XMR called retrovirus Institute announced that a recently identified in the United States. ease that affects morethan onemillion people Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a debilitating dis breakthrough in understanding the origins of humankind, she has fortuitously made a major pernicious and deadly diseases known to her quest to solve the riddle of one of the most she has yet to accomplish that lofty goal,in ther’s early death from lung cancer. Although find a cure for cancer following hergrandfa sity of Nevada, Reno, vowed in childhood to Whittemore Peterson Institute at the Univer linked to XMRV virus Crippling disease may be major breakthrough in Chronic Fatigue SyndromeWhittemore Peterson Institute researcher makes G Researchers speculate that XMR “This isan incredibly significant discovery In October, the Whittemore Peterson D r. Judy Mikovits, research director for the ood Medicine Science, one of the world’s leading son Institute colleagues with Whittemore Peter her “ tients affectionately call tested in the study. Mikovits—whose pa D V r. Judy”—along virus” had been virus” By Nicole Frost. Photo by TheresaDanna-Douglas. V infec - - V - - - - - treatments to end the destructive cycle of its detection, and the development of effective supports the need for new diagnostic tools for be infectious and replicating in blood samples to a new field of medicine. FindingXMR as a human infectious pathogen may give rise other diseases as well. Thediscovery ofXMR but has implications for an untold number of cal cause of disease in patients with ME/CFS not only creates the strongest link to a biologi 17 million sufferers ofME/CFS worldwide. It antibody positive. that more than two-thirds of the samples are tors. Since that time, Mikovits’ team has found Peterson Institute, and many other collabora ’06Ph. of the Cleveland Clinic, National Cancer Institute, retrovirologist, the disease. She enlisted the help of eminent underlying pathogen capable of producing encourage her team to keep looking for an patients face. number of biological challenges that ME/CFS gether these biomarkers reveal the significant of pathogens in this population. Taken to infections, and described an abnormal number produced a sensitive and accurate test for co- Fatigue Syndrome as an inflammatorydisease, a cytokine signature describing Chronic to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, developed have identified a genetic susceptibility marker Peterson Institute, Mikovits and her team as the research director at the Whittemore new research frontiers.” nitude can lead to additional discoveries and are often iterative,and afinding ofthis mag dent Milton Glick. “Scientific breakthroughs science and medicine,” said University Presi it has important implications for the world of for those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Thisfinding could belife-changing for the Theseunique findings ledMikovits to In less than three years since she was hired D . (biochmeistry) of the Whittemore D r. Frank Ruscetti of the D r. D V r. Bob Silverman incent L ombardi V - to - - - V - commonly suffer. disease, including the cancers that patients in the immune response. substances that carry signals from cell to cell— delicate balance of cytokines—secreted nisms by which retroviruses dysregulate the molecular biology and investigating mecha earning her doctorate in biochemistry and National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Md., to HI vaccine or to drugs target XMR to be easy, but it’s going to be easier,” to find a ment of a preventative vaccine. “It’s not going it an easiermaking target for the develop XMR retrovirus, and virology. Armed with this intriguing and virology.intriguing this with Armed her extensive background in immunology forming a comprehensive research plan using program ofresearch. Shetranslational began son Institute to hired Mikovits lead a unique from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. daughter, Andrea, has suffered for many years of the Whittemore Peterson Institute, whose tion/special education), founder and president to Annette Whittemore ’74 (elementary educa another new viral cause of cancer.” but it might also lead us to the discovery of lead to the answers to these patients’ illnesses, says. “I truly thought this work would not only became convinced that I could help,” Mikovits long-standing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. ber of rare cancers that occur in patients with in which he discussed an unusually large num director of the Whittemore Peterson Institute, novel therapeutic agents for AI there, her work helped in the development of a presentation by associated malignancies (Kaposi’s sarcoma). 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D “I have a strong team of the world’s best best world’s the of team strong a have “I Ironically, Mikovits may soon realize her her realize soon may Mikovits Ironically, Formally trained as a cell biologist, mo biologist, cell a as trained Formally private and federal funding, she opened her lab lab her opened she funding, federal and private research the set and campus University the on motion. in program the of support financial the and scientists with coupled Institute, Peterson Whittemore environment,” supportive University’s the to us allowed factors these of “All notes. she a for years waiting without research our begin great a with work also I fund. to grant federal University, this from scientists young of team including Max Miller and and Miller Max has Mikovits virologist, and biologist lecular retroviruses to response immune the studied co- has she addition, In viruses. herpes and publica peer-reviewed 40 than more authored viral of issues fundamental address that tions and cells blood of production the pathogenesis, biology. cytokine - - - - Mikovits realized that the field of neuro- of field the that realized Mikovits best world’s the engaged she Nonetheless, data, she began contacting her many friends many her contacting began she data, in join Healthto of Institutes National the at theseefforts. bio comprehensive a lacked disease immune the answer could that program research logical doctors, their and patients of questions many the in prejudice longstanding faced she but recogniz even against community medical fide bona a as Syndrome Fatigue Chronic ing federal of lack significant a “There’s disease. bio against bias institutional an and funding neuro- other and ME/CFS of research logical incredible created has which diseases, immune says. she years,” for research basic to hurdles the with change will situation that believe “We link.” viral important this of knowledge microbiologists, immunologists, virologists, lat the Using epidemiologists. and geneticists acquired were which technologies, scientific est through Institute Peterson Whittemore the by Dr. Judy Mikovits (above) and her colleagues at the Whittemore Peterson Institute are working to find the causes and potential treatments for for treatments potential and causes the find to working are Institute Peterson Whittemore the at colleagues her and (above) Mikovits Judy Dr. diseases. neuro-immune debilitating 14 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 bond from the state the facility, which also received a $31 million gift completedthe privatefundraising effort for Pennington Medical Education Building. The Building and will sit just east of the current the William N. Pennington Health Sciences in the fall of 2011. The buildingwill be named medical student class sizes when it is complete Medicine. the School of manager for public relations APR, is the Anne McMillin, the big announcement of the night when he Nevada’s future health care professionals. forward to donate to the cause of educating are under construction and those who came referenced the two new medical buildings that of Medicine was born,” Bradley said. He ago when the University of Nevada School time and financial support. who continue to support it with their gifts of the medical school successful, as well as those of many over the years who have helped make board of trustees, recognized the contributions nomics), chair of the University Foundation in Sparks. at John anniversary Ascuaga’s40th Nugget the University of Nevada School of Medicine’s nearly a thousand people outcame to honor whensciences fall a this record audience of Banquet, whichits turned focus to health nual University of Nevada, Reno Foundation recognized speaker. A major giftannouncement. A nationally Foundation Banquet 2009 draws record crowd Atul Gawande seeks to make medicine ‘Better’ disciplinary facility,” Glick said. and nurses together in a state-of-the-art, inter G University President Milton Glick delivered “We celebrate the legacy that began 40 years In his opening remarks, Joe Bradley ’78 (eco These were theofAn highlights 28th Celebrating 40 years of the medical school. He also mentioned the giftsfrom the Nell “This buildingwill allow us totrain doctors ood Medicine L egislature. of both the nursing and the eventual doubling ing, which will allow for Health Sciences Build purpose of the planned ted $10 million for the Foundation commit liam N. Pennington revealed that the Wil By Anne McMillin, APR ------dures to address what pharmaceuticals cannot, in addition to 11,000 medical tests and proce 6,000 drugs are used to treat those diagnoses, professionals failed to apply it correctly. a problem, or, the knowledge was there, but science has yet to give us the knowledge to solve fail: ignorance and ineptitude. He said either there are two reasons medical professionals from an essay by another author, Gawande said is the complexity of the issues.” Paraphrasing litigation,” he said. “The root ofthe problem Surgeon’s Notes on Performance. has published a book on this topic: been struggling within the current system. He experience better for patients who have long cal profession today is to make the medical for telling surgery stories during dinner. note address and began by jokingly apologizing and Women’s Hospital in Boston, gave the key D school in 1969. a substantial role in establishing the medical gil Getto and Immune the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro- center will also house the Center for Aging and Medicine basic science research programs, the north end of campus. In addition to School of in the fall of 2010 and is clearly visible on the The Center for Molecular Medicinewill open lars generated by University faculty members. years, which is funded in part by research dol of Medicine’s newest research facility in 30 the Center for Molecular Medicine, the School toward the building. versity reach its $15 million fundraising goal people and organizations that helped the Uni Thomas P. Hart Foundationand the many J. Redfield Foundationand the Thelma B. and Joseph in attendance, and former Nevada legislators founding dean of the medical school who was r. Atul Gawande, staff member of Brigham Some 13,000 medical diagnoses exist and “The problem is not money, regulations or Gawande said the challenge for the medi D Glick also noted the construction progress of Glick recognized istinguished surgeon, teacher and writer D ini ’51 (business administration), D isease. D onald Mello, all of whom had D r. George Smith, the Better: A V - ir - - - - - what his and her colleagues were doing. sional involved with the care of a patient knew team meetings so that each medical profes herself back on track. as reliance on friends and family to help get a nurse administer all medications—as well rebellion—defying her school’s orders to have Warwick then recommended a little bit of wasn’t taking her medication for cystic fibrosis. questions of a teenage patient to learn why she center in Minnesota, who took the time to ask University Children’s Hospital’s cystic fibrosis D low end of care. citing the oftenhigh cost of physicians theat not always the most expensive, he noted, in the average range. Thebest physiciansare mostrather care the than bell curve, getting exceptional getting care, thus compressing look more a like sharkwith fin,most patients find away to ofcurve “themake bell doctors” better served if community could the medical he noted. be done overwhelms our ability to handle it,” medicine is now very complex and uncertain. he said. These statistics showthat delivery of how well a patient responds. “How my team said, because insurance options don’t influence private health insurance doesn’t matter, he did. Warwick as patients, with talk to time for taking rewarded are physicians that so revised be to needs mechanism payment the and nity by commu community addressed be must who seek out those at the top. top of one’s field,and then rewardingthose He suggested being curious about those at the your profession,” Gawande urged the audience. increasing survival rates, Gawande said. long way in reducing errors in patient care and oping simple procedural checklists goes a very r. Warren Warwick, director of the Fairview- He also urged the practice of holding weekly Gawande told the story of a fellow physician, Gawande suggested that patients would be “Managing the complexity of what needs to The current debate over government versus America in care health in changes He said “Give time to your patient; then give time to D evel - - - •

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Summer Youth Camp Bonanza! Summer can be a lot of fun for children, but to the community. To get started, preview tots because the annual parents may anguish over finding a suitable these pages and, for more information, plan on Alumni Association Look Online day or overnight program for youth. Not to attending the Alumni Association’s Summer Easter Egg Hunt will be For more info., visit www.unr.edu/ fear! The University hosts or cosponsors a wide Camp Preview event Saturday, March 27 from held at the same time, also silverandblue variety of summer youth camp programs and 10 a.m. to noon on the Quad. (See ad on page on the Quad. other, family-centered activities that are open 22.) Bring an Easter basket or two and the 2010 Summer Camps Engineering Exploration Child and Family Research Center Girls Math and Summer Camps Summer Day Camp Technology Camp

These camps encourage students ages 12 – 17 to explore The summer day camp program is a full-day, full-week This program seeks to improve girls’ abilities and engineering majors and careers in engineering with the program for children ages 5 though 10. (5-year-olds must dispositions in math and technology. A one-week, overnight guidance of engineering instructors and guest speakers. have competed kindergarten.) Activities include swim- summer camp is held near the end of July for girls who will Three Intro to Engineering Camps for ages 12 – 14 are ming, movies, crafts and field trips.T he program begins enter the 7th or 8th grade the following fall. A program offered along with twoC ivil Engineering Camps for June 14 and ends Aug. 27, and is held at the University of website offering year-round services will soon be available. ages 14 – 17. Scholarships and financial assistance are Nevada, Reno’s 11th Street site. Space is limited. Hours Scholarships are available to girls in financial need. For more available. Contact: Debbie Delauer, (775) 327-2256 or of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For information, information, contact (775) 682-7849 or mathcamp@unr. [email protected]. call (775) 784-6762 or visit www.unr.edu/educ/cfrc. nevada.edu.

Football Camps KIDS U Global Kids

The Nevada football program has dedicated its coaching Extended Studies helps the University play host to Global Kids is a day camp for grades 1 – 6 run by the staff to two one-week sessions of football camp every thousands of youth in grades 2-8. KIDS University holds Northern Nevada International Center on the Reno campus. June. It is a residential camp held the second and third seven themed weeks during June and July, including Children will explore the language, foods, stories, history, weeks in June. Teams are both local and regional. Students sessions in music, language, the arts, math, science, art, sports, music, and dance of Nevada’s Native Americans who do not come with a high school team are pooled. humanities, sports and games. Contact: Extended Studies, and different continents through hands-on activities, visits Contact: Extended Studies, (775) 784-4046, or visit (775) 784-4046, or visit www.extendedstudies.unr.edu. from special guests, and field trips. June 21 – 25.C ontact: www.extendedstudies.unr.edu Corazon Padilla, (775) 784-7515 ext. 223.

Nevada Boys’ State THINK Summer Institute Wolf Pack Sports Camps

American Legion Nevada Boys’ State provides training in Gifted students interested in a challenging academic As administrative partner with Nevada Wolf Pack leadership and citizenship for America’s most promising summer program should attend the THINK Summer athletics, Extended Studies offers day and overnight sports youth. The one-week program June 13 – 19 provides a Institute on campus. This intense three-week residential camps for boys and girls with all levels of experience, unique summertime educational experience focusing on summer program offers 60 exceptionally gifted 13 including elementary school students, middle and participation and personal experience in a model state, to 16-year-old students the opportunity to earn six high school players and teams, and budding young complete with governing bodies and elected public transferable college credits. To learn more, please email athletes in such sports as basketball, baseball, golf, officials.C ontact: [email protected]. [email protected], call (775) 852-3483 ext. 6, or softball, soccer, cross country and volleyball. Contact: visit www.davidsongifted.org/THINK . Extended Studies, (775) 784-4046, or visit the Athletics Department web page at www.nevadawolfpack.com. Winter 2010 • Life on the Edge Youth Day Camp Reading and Writing Tutoring Give your kids a ticket to outdoor adventure this summer at Life on the Edge Youth Located in the William J. Raggio Building on campus, the E.L. Cord Foundation er & Bl ue Day Camp, located at Galena Creek Regional Park. Led by trained instructors, Center for Learning and Literacy provides literacy tutoring and enrichment for lv i

a S campers will discover local animals, plants, birds, fish, rocks, and cultural history children in the summer months. The center tutors children in grades 1-6 who have d

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N Kate Bradley, (775) 527-4766, [email protected], or visit with an emphasis on developmental instruction and providing positive learning 18 www.thegreatbasininstitute.org/programs/environmental-field-studies/ experiences. Contact: The center, (775) 682-5522, or Judy Otteson, (775) 784-1161. •

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Nevada, of University the Nevada, southern in its established Reno aids students and parents and students aids Admissions office in Las Vegas Vegas in Las office Admissions 24 University News Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 gave professional tips and advice. She talked lobbymain intently as listening Stremmel the exhibit’s debut. Theysat thein gallery’s at two weeksthe Stremmelbefore Gallery aware as they become exhibiting artists.” tant to go over things of which they must be started working with galleries, but it’s impor and each one is unique. Many have already work. The studentsare all artistically talented, careers for numerous artists. “It’s all new, fresh Stremmel, who has helped launch successful idea to showcase the work. and director Turkey Stremmel ’72 (art) had the Fine Art Gallery, Stremmel Gallery founder students’ work in the University’s Sheppard legitimizes what we’ve been told.” student work, that is really something and is willing to curate and mount an exhibit of thing like this happens, and a major gallery seen all over the country. But, when some are doing work that is better than a lot of work Rosenberg. “We’ve been told that our students student adviser and former regent Howard shell-shocked,” said University art professor, ing Artists,” at the Stremmel Gallery within Reno.the opening of a special art exhibit,embarked “Emerg on a new venture together this fall U Major gallery showcases work of Rosenberg joined the 16 chosen students “That’s what’s exciting aboutthis,” said After avisit with Rosenbergand a tour of “We, in the department, are all slightly Art students and a prominent gallery owner niversity’s ‘emerging artists’ - - - artists to gallery owner Turkey Stremmel. second from left, listens along with student ABOVE: Art Professor Howard Rosenberg, Ashley Westwood. Jeremy Stern, Patrick Szucs, Melissa Test and Justin Manfredi, Richard Jackson, Jane Kenoyer, Seth Mach, Henry, Ahren Hertel, Harmony Hilderbrand, Ashlea Clark, Jeff Erickson, Jon Farber, Aby pieces sold. ceptions ever. More than half of the exhibited Stremmel Gallery’s best-attended opening re students’ two-week exhibition was one of the of time.” have learned so much in such a short period business,” student artist Jane Kenoyer said. “I tion about the inner-workings of the gallery invaluable informa and generously shared time with the artists gallery owner spent opportunity where the opening reception. and what an artist to the night expect of an role of the gallery, the roleunderstanding of a building portfolio, the galleries, knowing to the students about pitching to artwork Theartists included Bryan Christiansen, An Oct. 1 opening reception for the “We had a rare D ominique Palladino, - —Natalie Savidge ’04 www.stremmelgallery.com. students’ art pieces, visit and images of all of the For more information L ook On l ine - Pilates, meditation. I teach.” people take care of themselves doing yoga, and teaching has given him life. “Some at the University. adviser and teaches a variety of art classes regent. He is the a top priority throughout his tenure as a He was known for keeping students as down earlier this year due to term limits. Regents for 12 years, Rosenberg stepped and that definitely comes across.” edgeable and obviously very passionate, more human, more possible. He’s so knowl Seley said, “Howard makes history much of knowledge that they already possess.” questions to get them to delve into the depthgages kids, piques interest and asks probing worked with teachers and students. “He en R. Hug High School, where Rosenberg has Andrew Kelly, campus principal of Procter best practices in education today,” said graduate school, and always about art. taught all ages, from pre-primary through can put it into context, it all makes sense.” know,” he said of his students. “When they youngest of audiences can grasp. sleep come alive with relevance even the with the potential to put most students to Groucho Marx asides, making a subject what he does, peppering his lectures with its own power. The man clearly loves his creation until it dances and sings under context out of blocks of history, fine-tuning his lively marionette. Rosenberg carves history is a little like seeing Geppetto create Inspiring a love of art Rosenberg said his love affairwith art After serving onthe Nevada Board of Returning University art student Sandra “Howard’s teaching methods represent In his 51 years of teaching, Rosenberg has “They don’tknow how muchthey Watching Howard Rosenberg teach art —Kathie Taylor, Class of 2011 D epartment of Art student - -

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enewable energy collaborative intends to to intends collaborative energy enewable “We have research on hydrogen fuels, bio- fuels, hydrogen on research have “We As the University’s competitive research research competitive University’s the As renewable in leader a is University “The able energy in the entire country,” Professor Professor country,” entire the in energy able center, new the of director Misra, Manoranjan in million $14.4 has University The said. underway, research energy renewable current that pipeline the in projects more many with funding. grant receive to expected are geother plants-to-biofuel, power, wind diesel, compo and subcategories many the and mal and power, renewable of types these of nents research,” of sake the for just not is work our bring to work to continue will “We said. Misra develop to industry and education together the boosting Nevada, in here systems these boost grants, research, outreach and workforce and outreach research, grants, boost to continues energy renewable of field the in will Center Energy Renewable new a grow, across work collaborative focused, ensure to University the position better and campus national increasing Nevada’s to contribute field. burgeoning this in stature and Nevada, in education research energy work can we collaboration this through renew in powerhouse a Nevada make to R 26 University News Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 can’t go over, just like a speed limit. This is a MW require charts or online calculators. “Maximum Weight sis, has found a simple way of calculating a the Center for Research professor of applied statistics and director of are not alone. George Fernandez, Nevada to the “healthy range BMI.” given an individual’s height that corresponds are then used to show a “healthy weight range” in inches squared. Charts or online calculators multiplied by 703, and then divided by height volves a complex formula: weight in pounds is healthy body weight. But, calculating BMI in Index, or BMI, which is used to determine body’s weight limit new way to calculate Fernandez discovers White House taps Sepúlveda for national museum commission sion than United States’ a new national museum portraying the art, history and culture of the by President Barack Obama and House and Senate leadership. the National Museum of the American ’78M.A. (Spanish), was one of 23 people in the country appointed to 22 books, and has dedicated much of her work to educating non- tor of the University’s of and photographer and she has dedicated her life to work on behalf who appointed her. “ first represent Nevada well and do a wonderful job on the commission.” and the culture Hispanic community’s well-being tell me she will “We need a Maximum Weight If this sounds way too complicated, you Most of us are familiar with Body Mass L “I can’tof a think moreindividual - forthis commis qualified The commissionwill studythe feasibility of,and create a plan for, University Professor Emma Sepúlveda Pulvirenti, ’76 (Spanish) L Sepúlveda, a professor of foreign languages and literatures, was the ,” he said, “one number that we know we atinos in our state. Her professional and her expertise love for Latina to become full professor at the University, and is the direc Dr. Sepúlveda,” said Senate Majority Latino population. L imit” Dr. Sepúlveda is an accomplished poet, writer D Latino Center. She has authored or co-authored esign and Analy (above) L that doesn’t imit, or Latino Commission last fall, - - adds or subtracts 4.5 pounds for each inch that taller or shorter than 5 feet, 9 inches. A woman subtracting 5 pounds for every inch that he is late his Maximum Weight 125 pounds. Weight 5-feetand a Maximum tall 175 pounds. For women, the baseline is man 9-inchshould tall weigh no more than and 175tall that pounds, ameaning 5-foot, Maximum WeightMaximum in our heads.” very simple calculation that most of us can do L eader Harry Reid, From that starting point, a man can calcu For men, there is a baseline height and L - imit imit of 5-feet, 9-inches value of her work on a national and global level.” the national commission is a well-deserved honor and reflectsthe Hardy, Nevada’s College of her human rights activism and academic scholarship,” said Heather the world through munities throughout touched diverse com Sepúlveda has States. live in the United and immigrants who and values of about the strengths Latino communities L “Professor imit by adding or L imit imit of Latinos - - remember this.” “People can calculate this in their heads and height and this simple formula,” he said. 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Synthetic biology combines science and “Our goal is to L atino busi - - - Kambiz Raffiee. President Milt Glick, left, and College of Business Associate Dean Cesar Garibaldo shares his national recognition with University family to Reno when he was 12. were living in the years old. Concerned with the neighborhood and violence where they international synthetic biology competition. of duckweed they are toengineering be a mosquito for thelarvicide Nevada Nickundergrads Tschernia and Joey Khwaja strainsinspect Garibaldo’s family immigrated to the United States when he was 4 L os Angeles area, his mother decided to move the - - Natural Resources. and College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and biochemistry department, Office of Research, Excellence Program and the University’s vada I Nick Tschernia. independent research,” said team member undergrads can do this type of creative and sity of California, Berkeley. such as Harvard, Stanford, MIT and Univer The team has received supportfrom the Ne “Therearen’t manyuniversities where D eA Network of Biomedical Research —Claudene Wharton ’86, ’99M.A. —Mike Wolterbeek ’02 -

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production and benefit the Black Rock Institute.for $125. Proceeds from the book pay for its of the West. strong advocate for the protection of theFoundation, rock art its first executive director, andWoody a was co-founder of the Nevada Rock ’93Art (anthropology) ’96M.A. (anthropology).Quinlan and his late wife, Alanah Woody Mark Boatwright, and archeologist Angus Nevada geography professor Paul Starrs, plates, the book also features essays by Goin,Nevada’s rocky deserts. Besides the 123 color“paprika-colored,” conjuring up images of in 100-percent cotton cloth—appropriately edition, 252-page hardbound book, slip-cased available in this country.” “We simply don’t have these types of pressesintense, tiring work, but it was worth it,”$22 he million said. presses, around the clock. “It wasweek overseeing the printing of the books ondo so, he traveled to China where he spenthighest a quality printing methods be used. To photographic expertise, but also insisted the Nevada Rock Art. petroglyphs for his new photographic book, fieldover the past seven years, photographing of Art Peter Goin spent many days in the Nevada Regents and Foundation Professor Each book is signed and numbered, retailing The end-result is 1,000 copies of the limited

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2009 Homecoming Week Nevada Alumni returned home to campus Oct. 18 through Oct. 24 to celebrate 3 with a variety of Homecoming events. 1) Hall of Fame inductees and alumni award recipients on the field at halftime. 2) Alumni enjoy the Nevada Alumni Association Tailgate prior to the game. From left to right Vince Laveaga ’59, Barbara Laveaga ’54, Nathan Shufer ’64. Seated Arland Conner and Peggy Conner ’55. 3) Students and alumni wait in line for the Blue Flu BBQ Oct. 23. 4) The Young Alumni Chapter rides their float during the Homecoming Parade Oct.24. From left to right Scott Oxarart ’08, Lea Jensen ’05, Neetra Childs ’06, Paul Klein ’03, Lawrence Tam ’03, Tony Bryson ’01, Tyler Parke ’05, Maria Perez ’06, Amy Beck ’08 and Rachel Ringenbach ’08.

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5) The ASUN Homecoming Board (Molly Fronapfel, Ryan Zaro, Samantha Valerius, Kethleen Krilanovich and Latasha Porter) celebrates with free food at the Blue Flu.

6) Loren, Janet ’71 , John and Hailey Trefethen at the Nevada Alumni Association 7 Homecoming Gala, at the Joe Crowley Student Union. 7) Susan Cox, Greg Cox, Brenda Harvey, Jerry Harvey, Eren Ozman ’85, Fatih Ozmen ’81, Kathy Garman and Pat Garman at the Nevada Alumni Association Homecoming Gala. 8) Alumnus of the Year Jeff Ceccarelli ‘76 (civil engineering) with President Glick and Mike Dillon ‘94, President of the Alumni Council. 9) Jay Sprow, Be-Be Adams, Mike Dillon ‘94 and Tim Crowley ’92 at the Nevada Alumni Association Homecoming Gala.

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Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 3 2 1 atherings Foundation Banquet 28th Annual University of Nevada, Reno 4) 3) 2) 1) N. Pennington Health Sciences Building name. Desmond-Hellman, ’78 (premedical).’82M.D., as well as revealing the new William Medicine Alumni Association’s Outstanding Alumni Award recipient Susan The evening’s festivities included honoring the University of Nevada School of breaking attendance with more than 900 participants, raising nearly $130,000. Celebrating the School of Medicine’s 40th anniversary, the banquet had record- the Whittemore Family Foundation, was held at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Sept. 24. The 28th Annual University of Nevada, Reno Foundation Banquet, sponsored by future of health care education. Gawande, who thanked the University for showing him the student collaboration received praise from keynote speaker Atul Board of Regents Chair James Dean Leavitt and Regent Kevin Page. 4 Joe Bradley ’78 , 2009 chairman, Foundation Board of Trustees. The University’s encouragement of medical and nursing Silver Sponsor Ann Carlson. Board of Regents Chief Executive Officer Scott Wasserman, silverandblue visit: www.unr.edu/ all of our Gatherings For more photos of L ook Photos by David Calvert by David Photos On l ine

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PhotosbyTheresa Danna-Douglas Scott Dunseath ‘96 (international affairs), Janice Lee ‘00 (human (human ‘00 Lee Janice affairs), (international ‘96 Dunseath Scott Richelle O’Driscoll ‘78 (journalism), Chelsea O’Driscoll ‘04 (health ecology) ecology) (health ‘04 O’Driscoll Chelsea (journalism), ‘78 O’Driscoll Richelle Kris Layman ‘93, Debbie Simpson ‘94, Cindy Buchanan ‘95, Lesley Davis ‘03, ‘03, Davis Lesley ‘95, Buchanan Cindy ‘94, Simpson Debbie ‘93, Layman Kris Erica Ibaibarriaga, Neil Saiz and his father Joe Saiz. Joe father his and Saiz Neil Ibaibarriaga, Erica development), ‘06M.Ed.(special education) and Brian Wolte. Brian and education) ‘06M.Ed.(special development), and Patty Olmstead KRNV. Olmstead Patty and Vintage Nevada Wine Festival & Auction & Festival Wine Nevada Vintage at 16th October Friday, on held was Nevada Vintage annual 19th year’s This Nevada, of University the by Organized Center. Events Reno Downtown the over brought fundraiser annual the Spirits, and Wine Southern and Reno needy financially support to $30,000 over raised and attendees 1,200 Nevada. attending students 1) 2) 3) 4) Monique Madrid ‘03, Seema Donahoe ‘02, (front row) Natalie Gay ‘04 and and ‘04 Gay Natalie row) (front ‘02, Donahoe Seema ‘03, Madrid Monique ‘04. Player Kara 2 3 1 The Nevada Alumni Association would like to thank the following businesses for encouraging their employees to wear blue during Homecoming 2009. We appreciate your continued support of the University of Nevada!

Academy Mortgage, Accountants, Inc., AdSpec, Applied Staffing Solutions, Arsenal, ASUN Bookstore, AT&T, Bank of the West, Bicycle Warehouse, Blue Oyster Pearls, Bonanza Casino, Builders Association of Northern Nevada, Chewy & Jug's, City National Bank, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Clearstar Financial Credit Union, College Courtyard Apartments, Colliers International, Colonial Bank, Dillon Insurance, Double Diamond Athletic Club, Dr. Amanda Richards & Dr. Tom Rammel Chiropractic, Eclipse Running, EDAWN, Eissmann & Newmarker Peak Dental Practices, ELP Capital, Inc., Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Fahrendorf, Viloria, Oliphant, & Oster L.L.P., Firestone, First Independent Bank of Nevada, Fuel Promotions, GEICO, Great Basin Bicycles, Holland & Hart, IGT, Java Jungle, JC Paper, JJ's Pie Co., JLH Inc., Jungle Vino, KPS3 Marketing, KTVN Channel 2, Lazzarone Group, Legacy Wealth Planning, Lessinger Team, Little Waldorf Saloon, Lumos and Associates, M3Planning, Manpower, MassMedia, McCarran KinderCare, Muckel Anderson, NAI Alliance, Nancy Eklof Public Relations Etc., National Automobile Museum, Nevada Payroll Services, Nevada State Bank, New York Life, Northern Nevada Business Weekly, Odds On Promotions, Olsen & Associates Public Relations, Panattoni Construction, Pitts Orthodontics, Proctor, Davis and Company, Pub N' Sub, Q&D Construction, Reliable Framing, Inc., Reno eNVy, Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce, Reno Vulcanizing, Robert Half International, Inc., Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, Scruples Bar & Grill, Sierra Pacific Federal Credit Union, Silver & Blue Outfitters, Somersett Development, Sparks Heating & Air Conditioning, Sun West Bank, The Glenn Group, The Killian Company, The Success Partners Group, Tripp Dentistry, Truckee Meadows Water Authority, US Bank, Vino 100, Washoe County School District, Wells Fargo, Western Nevada Supply, Whispering Vine Wine Company, Whitehall Lane Winery, Wild Island Family Adventure Park

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K rutz rutz ’90, ‘93 15-16 15-16 15-16 D epartment of ’94M.A. Laurie D ’91M.A. .C. trict Judge Peter I. Breen. His practice focuses Glen Krutz ’90 ’90s Neal Hyman ’93 misses the mountains of Reno. programs. She loves her job, but desperately She will direct the center’s faculty development Teaching at Indiana University, South Bend. tor of the University Center for Excellence in professor of Spanish, has been appointed direc law clerk of retired senior Washoe County Neal Hyman ’93 Studies Center. of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and and research, Glen serves as associate director University of Michigan Press. Besides teaching mitments in a System of Shared Powers, Executive Agreements: International Com his second book, University of Oklahoma. He also published to full professor of political science at the (public administration) was recently promoted For more information, visit www.unr.edu/alumni or call 888.NV ALUMS. 888.NV call or www.unr.edu/alumni visit information, more For (political science), (criminal justice) is a former Treaty Politics and the Rise of EVENT A Golden Opportunity A Silver and Blue Mark your calendar and get ready for a for ready get and calendar your Mark celebration fifty years in the making! the in years fifty celebration Tim Mueller ’93 ’93M.P.A. with - D is - - received the Maryland access to health care. Sylvia also recently needs, increases accountability and improves regulatory agency that plans for health system the 15-member commission, an independent mission. Sylvia is one of six new appointees to Maryland to the Maryland Health Care Com been appointed by Gov. Martin O’Malley of social psychology), Sylvia Ontaneda-Bernales ’93 years to write. a journey that took Tim the better part of 10 Jackpots: Baseball in Nevada. lished a book about baseball titled Tim Mueller ’93 ing home liability and premises liability. such as auto accidents, slip/trip and falls, nurs handles all types of personal injury claims, tions for general counsel matters. The practice and representation of homeowners associa on all aspects of construction defect litigation (geography) recently self-pub ’97M.A. V olunteer (journalism) has The project was (journalism/ L Homeruns & awyers - - - - Alumni •

Nevada Silver & Blue Winter 2010 49 arolyn is arolyn K enzie, on enzie, olf cubs olf K W ate Mac ate K eck) Shields ’02 ’02 Shields eck) K arolyn ( arolyn athryn (Senfield) York ’05 ’05 York athryn(Senfield) Jeannette (Goree) Smith ’01 ’01 Smith (Goree) Jeannette ’07M.A. (journalism), and leadership) (educational Smith, Matthew husband, her the announce to proud are Cassidy daughter, their birthof 2009. 13, May on Grace, ’02 Atkins (Miles) Brooke Atkins David and (journalism) to wish (geography) ’94 son, their birthof the announce 2009. 2, May on Jamison, Miles future and sister big joins He 2. age Paige, alumni, Pack Wolf K (interior design) and her her and design) (interior ’01 Shields Jeremy husband, to pleased are (biology), their birthof the announce Elizabeth. Maura daughter, in pilot a is Jeremy Currently, and Force Air U.S. the with designer interior an Vegas. Las Partnersin Steelman (criminal ’04 Andrews Jennifer would Leise Randy and justice) birth of the announce to like on Ruth, Abbey daughter, their 2009. 2, Feb. K ’96 York Erik and (accounting) administration) (business birth of the announce happily on Alan Jake first son, their 2009. 3, March (secondary ’06 Zahm Laura are Zahm Jerre and education) birth the announce to pleased on Mae Julia daughter their of 2009. 19, May ’07 Hanson Christine Hanson Eric and (psychology) to like would (psychology) ’07 their birthof the announce daughter, 2009. 5, Sept. en K

arkazis ’94 ’94 arkazis K aterina, on Jan. Jan. on aterina, K arkazis are pleased to to pleased are arkazis K arissa and and arissa elly Miller ’96 (resource (resource ’96 Miller elly Rick Moberly ’93 (civil (civil ’93 Moberly Rick wife, his and engineering) announce to proud are Sandra, first son, their birthof the 2009 18, Feb. on GarrettAllen, (Cooley) Coleen husband her and (journalism) George their birthof the announce daughters, twin identical K 21, 2009. 21, ’97 Frock (Taggart) Erin ‘05M.A. (journalism), educational and (counseling ’98 Frock Joe and psychology) would education) (elementary birth of the announce to like on Arlen Tanner son their big joins He 2009. 30, March (3). Xavier, brother, ’97 Miller (Courtney) Wendy ’03M.Ed. (history), and leadership) (educational K M.Ed. ’02 management), are education) (secondary birth of the announce to proud Jane, Addison daughter, their 2008. 1, Dec. on Lambert ’00 (Boland) Jenny husband her and (finance) are (finance) Lambert’94 birth of the announce to proud March on Eva, daughter, their 2009. 5, ‘00 Mortensen Alissa (recreation/fitness Jessen and management) (civil ‘01 Mortensen (civil engineering),’02MS to like would engineering) their birthof the announce on Jessen, Paden son, 2009. 23, July ’01 Carone (Crawforth) Sarah education/ childhood (early and development human M.Ed. ’08 studies), family Scott and education) (special the announce to wish Carone Zoë daughter, their birthof 2008. 30, August on Taylor, 50 Alumni Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 City and selling to restaurants in Reno/Sparks, Carson company is celebrating 60 years of business Food Co. and would like to announce that the ment) is the general manager of Nevada Sea Brenda (Hanifan) Reynolds ’93 and his business. the current economic climate work for him foresight in his business and adapting to make versity of Nevada, received her doctorate degree from the Uni Nicole Smith ’93 EAT FISH! for many years of patronage. Be healthy and Jean Selmi, would like to thank the community wholesale prices. Brenda, along with partner, is now offering fish and seafood to the public at Journal as a 20/20 was also recognized by the Nevada Business Boston-based One to One Interactive. He Twelve Horses, which recently merged with in the community and in business as CEO of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments for Entrepreneurship and Technology Hall of Nevada. novative digital marketing accomplishments in recently honored with two awards for his in David LaPlante ’93 Service Award. Maryland Hispanic Bar Association Public Service 2007 Educator Award, as well as the David Pearson ’95 currently resides in Chicago. the United States and around the world. and oversee PlaneTechs growth throughout relationships with new and existing clients this new role, the aviation and manufacturing industry. In leading provider of aircraft technicians for has been named president of PlaneTechs, theDavid Pearson ’95 Boston University School of Social Work. Compulsive Hoarding Research Project at is currently a post-doctoral fellow with the in social work and sociology in May 2009. She ated from Boston University with her doctorate Christiana Bratiotis ’95 Exercise Sciences. University in the School of Nutritional and assistant professor position at San D L ake Tahoe areas. Nevada Sea Food avid was named to Nevada’s Center D avid will lead the company’s (physical education) recently V L (speech communications) as (finance/economics) was isionary for exhibiting V egas and accepted an (psychology) gradu Thomas Lowder ’97 (manage D iego State D - avid - - - Professional Photogra Marketing Award from tional award, the AN-NE awarded a prestigious na Studios, were recently tice), owners of Johnstone stone ’02 (art) and Trevor Johnstone’01 Colo. V Reno and Front Range ing The Summitin south the West Coast, includ Bayer Properties sites on events and marketing for communications, special see all aspects of strategic of area marketing manager. Alexia will over The Summit/Bayer Propertiesin the position Alexia Bratiotis ’01 ’00s experience as a news operations manager. Meadows Community College and also has worked as media coordinator for Truckee the named interim public information officer at Kelly M. Frank ’99 commencement. Osteopathic Medicine at the college’s 118th cine awarded the medicine) was among the 270 graduates Patrick Coughlin ’98 courses relating to exercise physiology. stress on the immune system and teaching will be researching the effects of exercise and mance at the University of Houston where he D taken a position as assistant professor in the Thomas Lowder ’97 fly-fishing andskiing in her free time. Bozeman. Wendy enjoys her two children, ment of chemistry and biochemistry at MSU- employed as a research scientist in the depart sity-Bozeman in May 2009. She is currently and instruction from Montana State Univer received a master’s of education in curriculum Wendy (Miller) Dlakic ’97 Patrick Coughlin ’98 illage in Fort Collins, epartment of Health and Human Perfor D D esert Research Institute. Kelly previously egree from Philadelphia College of Tourine John (criminal jus D octor of Osteopathic Medi (journalism) has been (journalism) has joined (physical education) has (health science/pre - - - - - Alexia Bratiotis ’01 (biochemistry) ------Michelle (Gravenstein) Salazar ’01 individual pieces and Web sites. marketing activities—from campaigns to effectiveness and creativity of photographers’ pher’s of America. 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B eynolds School eynolds lumni & & lumni lumni lumni OB The College of Business Alumni Association celebrated At a Homecoming lunch held on October 23, the Reynolds Special recognition goes out to the School’s fivealumni who Save Save the date for Alumni College We XXI invite all July 13-15. If interested in you’re attending a future meeting, a Reynolds Matt Homecoming 2009 by recognizing fiveaward recipients at the Nevada Alumni Association’s Homecoming Gala on Oct. College 22. of Business award recipients included: Clyde Turner ’50 (Distinguished Alumnus), Regent Mark Alden ’71 (University Service), John Larsen ’72 (Professional Achievement), Eren C A Kristin (Ghiggheri) B School’s new First Amendment Banner (a gift from the Dean’s received who alumni three school’s the and unveiled was Council) spoke. before evening the awards received the alumni to attend this three-day educational adventure where we we where adventure educational three-day this attend to alumni current as well as initiatives DRI and Nevada of University explore spring! this later come to information Additional events. oug Doug and ’99 Taylor David ’94, Rowe Julie ’01, Bratiotis Alexia ’92, Aldax ’02. Walquist Scott membership chapter a of deal combined a or $10 for t-shirt School Burgarello. Kristin contact please $25, for t-shirt the and A

ABOVE: Alumni College XX attendees tour the I-580 suspension bridge in Washoe Valley. TOP RIGHT: The The RIGHT: TOP Valley. Washoe in bridge suspension I-580 the Staci tour RIGHT: attendees XX 24. Oct. College Alumni tailgate ABOVE: Homecoming Chapter Alumni American Native Native the the enjoy visited all Emm Department Daphne Fire and Reno ’98 Sankovich Lauren ’94, Schaar players football Colleen Pack ’05, Rupert Wolf Sherry Former ’96, Emm RIGHT: BOTTOM 24. Oct. tailgate Mann, homecoming Charles Chapter Alumni Stadium: Mackay American inside Beer & BBQ Day Game Chapter’s Alumni ’83. Football Wilcks Nevada Todd the and ’90 attend Hamm Bob ’81, Knapp Steve ’68, ’63, Daniel Bill McGowan, Mike C R 54 Alumni Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 A Jan (Pritchard) Orvis School of please do not hesitate to contact Jim Farley. Ifyou have questions about the Nevada Football Alumni Chapter, funding yearly summer school costs for our Nevada football team. keep in touch. All membership fees and merchandise sales assist in similarlyFacebook,tofunctions tofamily allowing andIt friends will offer merchandisesales and information on upcoming events. join the chapter or renew your yearly membership. The new websiteto register. Registration is free, but we encourage football alumni to Former players and family/friends of former players are encouragedwww.nevadaalumnifootball.com. at website networking social Jim Farley ’99, [email protected] N [email protected]. or 687-8333 (775) at Rupert Sherry or [email protected], or 4936 784- (775) at Emm Kari contact please joining, in interested the chapter’s wine tasting Sept. 9 at Whispering Vine. Sciences, and Patsy Ruchala, director of the Orvis School of Nursing,pose at with Dr. John McDonald, vice president of the Division of HealthCo-presidents of OSNAA Cathy Butler ’74 and Michelle Kling ’75, ’94, C A Address,” so we can keep in touch with you. OSNAA, please visit www.unr.edu/alumni and select “Update Your group of alumni and fun activities planned. Join us! provide leadership in planning upcoming activities. We have a great core of active members to support our scholarship commitment and The Nevada Football Alumni Chapter is proud to announce a new are you If locations. various at monthly meets chapter The Our first scholarship recipient, Justin Johnson ’09, graduated graduated ’09, Johnson Justin recipient, scholarship first Our from emails receive not do and alumnus Orvis an are you If good a Wemembershipneed recruitment.is winter focus Our lumni lumni evada hapter Updates B A C F rady ’63, [email protected] hapter ssociation ootball N ursing

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Wingology was a success! YAC and COBAA enjoyed all-you-can- enjoyed COBAA and YAC success! a was Wingology Our December Mystery Bus took us to the River Grill in Tahoe Planning for 2010 is underway (including Beerfest). To get game. We also organized Old Timer’s Night and made a Night Old floatTimer’s for also organized We game. Parade. Homecoming the game State Jose San vs. Nevada the during beer and wings eat event! the sponsoring for Scruples to Thanks 8. Nov. City. The finaldestination was a surprise, but the fun thattook not! was bus the on place or attend an open meeting visit www.NevadaYAC.com involved, Wal’. Lil’ The at month each of Wednesday first the The Silver & its The Society owes to Blue name a Silver when time The generosity of individuals makes all the difference campus, among a host of other areas. a host of other among campus, a circle of men dedicated and women helped the create institution grant land a as Established Nevada. of University in the 1874, school depended in part on the vision and support provided by Many advocates. of them knew the were that programs government the gifts beyond of state. value western new a for economy thriving a create to meant in needs. the future pressing of most Nevada. Unrestricted funding is University’s a the critical supports that resource hapter C [email protected] AC lumni lumni A YAC had a lot to celebrate during Homecoming, including being being including Homecoming, during celebrate to lot a had YAC The Young Alumni Chapter accepts their Chapter of the Year Award at the Homecoming Gala Oct. 22, (back row) President Glick, Derek Zielinski Zielinski Derek Glick, President row) (back 22, Oct. Gala Homecoming the at Neetra Award ’94, Year Dillon the Mike of ’08M.A., Chapter their ’01, Foust accepts Stephani Chapter ’06, Alumni Molyneaux Young The Melissa ’06, ’05. Perez Jensen Maria ’06, Lea amd ’04 Cunningham Davis Brent ’08, Lesley Ringenbach ’07, Rachel Nunez ’05, Rosalia ’02, Donahoe Seema row) (front ’06, Liem Marcus ’06, Childs stopped students 300 than More campus. beautiful our on sunshine information. receive and questions ask chat, to by Young Young Y ’06, Molyneaux Melissa Young Outstanding two recognizing and Year the of Chapter named ’08M.A. Foust and ’01, Melissa of Alumnae the Year—Stephani were recipients Award past-presidents. YAC ’06—both Molyneaux honored at the Homecoming Gala and during the Homecoming hapter C To learn more about the Silver & Blue Society contact Crystal Parrish at (775) 784-1352 or [email protected]. or 784-1352 (775) at Parrish Crystal contact Society Blue & Silver the about more learn To lumni lumni Bound by their shared commitment to the University University the to commitment shared their by Bound To recognize these individuals, the Silver & Blue A obb, [email protected] obb,

Silver & Blue Society Blue & Silver C of Nevada, Reno, members of the Silver & Blue Society Society Blue & Silver the of members Reno, Nevada, of a in the assist addressing broad of range institution be often that cannot needs future needs—including made. are gifts time the at anticipated Society was formed to honor those who give an annual or unrestricted more. Members gift of of the $1,874 Silver & Blue Society provide for scholarships, new programs, academic innovative learning recruitment and opportunities, development, and faculty enhancements to AC S The USAC/UNR Festival was held Sept. 30 on the front lawn of the the of lawn front the on 30 Sept. held was Festival USAC/UNR The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. USAC 25 than andmore staff USAC financial Center. Knowledge program, Mathewson-IGT provided which event, the in assisted alumni USAC considering students for information application and scholarship aid, from a Alumni variety abroad. of studying the 40 program USAC and experiences their shared students to University available sites and fun was atmosphere bright The the students. in interested with popcorn suggestions and candy cotton enjoyed everyone as laid-back, U Michelle Students interested in studying abroad visit the USAC/University of of USAC/University the visit abroad studying in interested Students 30. Sept. Festival Reno Nevada, 56 Alumni Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 Photos by Theresa Danna-Douglas by Theresa Photos 2 4 3 atherings 1 5 5) 4) 3) 2) reception on Aug. 18 and a pregame onparty Oct. 31. The Nevada Alumni Association honored emeriti faculty members at a Emeriti Faculty Events 1) Dental Alumni Chapter contact David White ’99, D.D.S , [email protected]. November. For more information about the Dental Alumni Chapter, pleasepredental club students at the inaugural Dental Alumni Chapter social in Joe Crowley. Sam Macias ‘56, Mrs. Macias ‘62, Lenita Powers ‘71 and Rita Laden ‘96. President Glick and Coach Carter (top right) spoke to alumni and Ken Braunstein, James Hulse, Virginia Kersey, Betty Hulse and Joan Zenan. Kathleen Watson Jameson ‘80 and Shelly Marsh Walters ‘85. Journalism Dean Jerry Ceppos, Warren Lerude and President Emeritus

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Nevada Silver & Blue Winter 2010 57 6 2 PhotosbyTheresa Danna-Douglas 4 3 ine l On ulenkamp ’09 ’09 ulenkamp K ook L of photos more For Gatherings our of all www.unr.edu/ visit: silverandblue sland’s Coconut Bowl on Sept. 18. 18. Sept. on Bowl Coconut sland’s I Charlotte ’02, ’08 and Bill LaCombe with Slade and Cade Pronk Cade and Slade with LaCombe Bill and ’08 ’02, Charlotte Civil engineering graduates Angela Bezzone, Rachel Siekerman, Ryan Barrett and mechanical mechanical and Barrett Ryan Siekerman, Rachel Bezzone, Angela graduates engineering Civil Herz Gold Medalist Jerome Kulenkamp ’09 (finance/international business). (finance/international ’09 Kulenkamp Jerome Medalist Gold Herz Rylee Ries, Ashley Ries, cheering on their sister Nayvee Ries Nayvee sister their on cheering Ries, Ashley Ries, Rylee Lisa and Vincent Johnson ’90 with daughter Mikayla and friend Emily Bury Emily friend and Mikayla daughter with ’90 Johnson Vincent and Lisa BACK ROW: Lauren Sankovich ‘98, Anna Johnson ’09, Patricia Berninsone, Kristina Zahtilla ’09, ’09, Zahtilla Kristina Berninsone, Patricia ’09, Johnson Anna ‘98, Sankovich Lauren ROW: BACK 5 1 Briana Dodge ’09, Provost Marc Johnson, Jonathan Cho ’09, Milad Oliaee ’09, Jessie Marchesseau ’09, ’09, Marchesseau Jessie ’09, Oliaee Milad ’09, Cho Jonathan Johnson, Marc David Provost ROW: ’09, FRONT Dodge Sun. Briana Jianfei and ’09 Kulenkamp Jerome ’06M.A., Foehl Whitney ’09, Miller Kirstie ‘98,’02M.A. Pike Deidre and Adams Dean Ort, Carol Sheppard, Kate Ehrke, 6) 6) 5) 5) Winter Commencement Winter 5 Dec. degrees advanced received 419 and degree, bachelor’s their received students 1,048 Some Jerome Center. Events Lawlor at ceremonies Commencement 2009 Winter during 4) 4) 2) 2) 3) Alumni Bowling Night Bowling Alumni the at Night Bowling Alumni annual second the attended friends and alumni 175 than More Wild 1) 1) Senior Scholars Senior undergraduate an honored Association Alumni Nevada the and Reno Nevada, of University the 2 Dec. On The standards. Program Scholar Senior exceptional the met who college or school each from student her or his in role significant most the played who mentor faculty the selected then Scholar Senior achievement. scholastic (finance/international business), who achieved a cumulative 4.0 grade-point average, received received average, grade-point 4.0 cumulative a achieved who business), (finance/international the Medal, Gold Herz The honor. academic top University’s the Medal, Gold Herz the ceremony commencement each presented is award, prestigious most and oldest University’s in established was gift This average. grade-point highest the with senior graduating the to old. years 36 only was institution the when Herz Otto and Carl Richard, brothers by 1910 engineering graduate Chris Richardson. Chris graduate engineering Nevada Alumni Association Kline Family Tree

george Kline catherine (clauss) Kline

fred Kline Jacob Kline

frank Kline walter Kline ida mae Kline frederick Kline gertrude (Kline) morrill frederick morrill albert Kline arthur Kline Louis Kline Attended 1886-88 Attended 1889-1890 Commercial School 1894 Attended 1887-1888 Attended 1902-1903 BA Mining Engineering 1908 george macgillivary amelia (Kline) charles Lindersmith

Lawton Kline walden Kline BA Arts & Science 1926 BA Psychology 1929 gertrude ada (morrill) costello Dixie (morrill) Hill phyllis Kline Dudley Kline Sr. MA History 1928 (morrill) Beyer Attended 1929-1931 Attended 1930-1932 Attended 1924 norma macgillivary robert Lindersmith Attended 1965

mary Lou Dudley Kline Jr. margaret (Ottini) Kline John Beyer Jr. frank morrill (gould) morrill Attended 1945-1946. Attended 1922-25 Attended 1955-59 BS Elementary Education 1961 Jean (Bialon) David Lindersmith BA French 1931 marjie Lynn Harrington richard Harrington roger Harrington Attended 1992-97 Attended 1971 Attended 1974 BA Criminal Justice 1980 Harrington Attended 1976

richard morrill robert morrill Jean O’Brien Beverly O’Brien BS Premedical 1956 BS Mining Engineering 1959 eddy Harrington megan Harrington Current Student BS Mechanical Engineering 2008 Diane mcDonald Sandra merritt

Kline family Nevada cheryl (clayton) christine Alumni, Aug. 29, 2009 on carpenter (Seidler) collins the steps of the Fourth BS Premedical 1994 Ward School, Virginia Lisa carpenter City. Front row: Marjie BA English 2008 Harrington; second row: Robert Morrill, David Lindersmith; third row: RIGHT: Nevada State University Megan Harrington, Eddy drama club production of “East Harrington, Richard Lynne” which played at the Nevada Morrill; top row: Dudley Theater in Reno on Dec. 10, 1886, Kline, Roger Harrington, the š rst theatrical production Richard Harrington. presented by students of the University after it moved to Reno in 1886. Ida May Kline is in the top row, upper left, costumed as a maid. A 123-Year Tradition at Nevada It’s rare to ‚ nd a family with ‚ ve generations at Nevada and links to both the University’s beginning and its present. The Kline family’s Nevada roots date to 1866 when Fred Kline opened a saddlery in Virginia City. His brother, Jacob, soon joined him, TOP: Graduation photo of the Nevada and since then 27 family members have attended Nevada. The State University Commercial Class of 1894, McKissick’s Opera House, Reno ‚ rst were Fred Kline’s daughter, Ida May, and Fred Morrill, her June 7, 1894. Alice Gertrude Kline seated future brother-in-law, both in the ‚ rst class to enter Nevada in at the left of front row. RIGHT: University of Nevada 1905 football team. Louis Kline Reno in 1887. The tradition continues with Megan Harrington, far left second row, seated. Class of 2008, and her brother, Eddy, Class of 2010.

How many University of Nevada, Reno alumni make up your family tree? Let us know, and you could all be featured in the next issue of Nevada Silver & Blue. For details, visit www.unr.edu/alumni or call 888.NV ALUMS. Nevada Alumni Association Kline Family Tree george Kline catherine (clauss) Kline

fred Kline Jacob Kline

frank Kline walter Kline ida mae Kline frederick Kline gertrude (Kline) morrill frederick morrill albert Kline arthur Kline Louis Kline Attended 1886-88 Attended 1889-1890 Commercial School 1894 Attended 1887-1888 Attended 1902-1903 BA Mining Engineering 1908 george macgillivary amelia (Kline) charles Lindersmith

Lawton Kline walden Kline BA Arts & Science 1926 BA Psychology 1929 gertrude ada (morrill) costello Dixie (morrill) Hill phyllis Kline Dudley Kline Sr. MA History 1928 (morrill) Beyer Attended 1929-1931 Attended 1930-1932 Attended 1924 norma macgillivary robert Lindersmith Attended 1965 mary Lou Dudley Kline Jr. margaret (Ottini) Kline John Beyer Jr. frank morrill (gould) morrill Attended 1945-1946. Attended 1922-25 Attended 1955-59 BS Elementary Education 1961 Jean (Bialon) David Lindersmith BA French 1931 marjie Lynn Harrington richard Harrington roger Harrington Attended 1992-97 Attended 1971 Attended 1974 BA Criminal Justice 1980 Harrington Attended 1976 richard morrill robert morrill Jean O’Brien Beverly O’Brien BS Premedical 1956 BS Mining Engineering 1959 eddy Harrington megan Harrington Current Student BS Mechanical Engineering 2008 Diane mcDonald Sandra merritt

Kline family Nevada cheryl (clayton) christine Alumni, Aug. 29, 2009 on carpenter (Seidler) collins the steps of the Fourth BS Premedical 1994 Ward School, Virginia Lisa carpenter City. Front row: Marjie BA English 2008 Harrington; second row: Robert Morrill, David Lindersmith; third row: RIGHT: Nevada State University Megan Harrington, Eddy drama club production of “East Harrington, Richard Lynne” which played at the Nevada Morrill; top row: Dudley Theater in Reno on Dec. 10, 1886, Kline, Roger Harrington, the š rst theatrical production Richard Harrington. presented by students of the University after it moved to Reno in 1886. Ida May Kline is in the top row, upper left, costumed as a maid. A 123-Year Tradition at Nevada It’s rare to ‚ nd a family with ‚ ve generations at Nevada and links to both the University’s beginning and its present. The Kline family’s Nevada roots date to 1866 when Fred Kline opened a saddlery in Virginia City. His brother, Jacob, soon joined him, TOP: Graduation photo of the Nevada and since then 27 family members have attended Nevada. The State University Commercial Class of 1894, McKissick’s Opera House, Reno ‚ rst were Fred Kline’s daughter, Ida May, and Fred Morrill, her June 7, 1894. Alice Gertrude Kline seated future brother-in-law, both in the ‚ rst class to enter Nevada in at the left of front row. RIGHT: University of Nevada 1905 football team. Louis Kline Reno in 1887. The tradition continues with Megan Harrington, far left second row, seated. Class of 2008, and her brother, Eddy, Class of 2010.

How many University of Nevada, Reno alumni make up your family tree? Let us know, and you could all be featured in the next issue of Nevada Silver & Blue. For details, visit www.unr.edu/alumni or call 888.NV ALUMS. 60 Alumni Nevada Silver & Blue • WinterWintetr 2010 2010 on died Aug. 8, 2009. James was born in Santa Cruz, Calif. and her overriding decency and kindness. for new ideas; her respect and support for the work of others; her dedication to scholarship and teaching; her enthusiasm Paul. She was an inspiration to her friends and colleaguesHugh, in Lily, Kara, and Maxwell; and by her partner of 10children years, and their spouses; her five grandchildren, Connor,and Courtney. Catherine will be deeply missed by her three University, in 1955. They have three children, Walter, Anne William Grant Still Music in Los Angeles: Transforming the Popular William Grant Still: A Study in Contradictions books: the Reno Opera for many years. 1968 to 2000. She played flute in the Reno Philharmonic theand University of Nevada, Reno in the music department from of musical arts from Stanford in 1969. She was a professor(flute) at at Northwestern University and then received a doctor from Smith College in 1954 and later studied performance Catherine was born in Rochester, N.Y. in 1933. Sheemerita, graduated died Sept. 1, 2009 after a struggle with cancer. and Sarah; and great-granddaughter, Cierra. Linda (Bill); grandchildren, Mellisa, Litiana, Laura (Fotuincludes Taua) son David (Pulou); daughters, Nancy (David) and from Ohio State University. journalism degree from Ohio University and his masters and sold five newspapers. Ted also completed work on his their first newspaper.Over the next 13 years they bought Ohio. It was during this time that he and Edna bought May 13, 1944, Ted married Edna Harsha of Frazeysburg, Hearts for wounds received while serving in Europe. On World War II. During the war he was awarded two Purple and journalism students, which was first published in 1985. Graphic Communications Today, continued as department chair until 1974. He also authoredhis direction the department was first accredited in 1970. He and adding broadcast journalism to the curriculum. Under 1965 and was credited with creating sequences in the school He was named chairman of the Department of Journalism in University of Nevada, Reno from 1960 until he retired in 1982.tus, died Sept. 14, 2009. Ted was a journalism professor at the he was serving in Germany. He was a guest drummer for group in the Army Entertainment Contest a jazz musician and also as second place winner with his his degree in music. R

Oct. Oct. 9, 1935 and later attended San Jose State, obtaining James Donald Bagby She married Ross Smith, also a long-term professor at the Her scholarly work was influential resulting in four Catherine (Parsons) Smith Ted was preceded in death by his wife, Edna. Ted’s family Ted’s education at Ohio University was interrupted by Theodore “Ted” Conover emembering Friends Mary Carr Moore, American Composer (2008).

Music played a major role in his life, as a book for beginning design , former employee, , professor emeri

in the 50s, while , professor (2000), (1987), (2007), and Making - (Alberto), William (Pennie) distribution manager for Refron, Inc. for 25 years. fledgling medical school. He then worked as purchasing and purchasing for the then- with scientific and medical 1980s. James primarily dealt agent in the 1970s and he worked as a purchasing to the University, where California prior to coming Traveling Street Band. the Greater Carmichael and Austin. James was an outstanding grandchildren, Max, Sophia, Gail Rose, Christopher, Aidan, where Janice gave birth to their first child, Janice Louise. she married on April 30, 1945. Francisco, Calif., where she met Fred Bradley Scobey whom of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She then moved to San attended the University of Nevada, where she was a member born to Ethel and Joseph Bawden Feb. 26, 1922, in Reno.away She Aug. 11, 2009 in South Pasadena, Calif. Janice was Berthoud, CO 80513. or by writing to Paul McReynolds, 6009 Snowy Ridge Lane, wish to send condolences may do so at: [email protected] (Candi), and two grandsons, Jason and Kevin. Those who greatly missed and long remembered by her many friends. need, especially those who had lost a loved one. She will be and was an avid reader. She was always there to help those in accepted a position at the University of Nevada. which now included son, David, moved to Reno where Paul violinist from 1962 to 1965. In 1969, the McReynoldsplaying family, with the San Jose Symphony, serving as principal were married in 1955. Soon after marriage, Billie began this time at Stanford that Billie met Paul McReynolds. Theya position in the Palo Alto School System. It was during concertmaster of the Stanford Symphony. In 1952, she tookStanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. She was also appointed degree in music education from Eastman School of Music. Billy earned a performer’s certificate in violin and a master’sbecame concertmaster of the college orchestra. In 1945, in Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., where she eventuallyshe began studying the violin. After high school she enrolled was born in Greeley, Colo. on Dec. 31, 1921. AtOct. the 1, age 2009 of following6, a prolonged illness with cancer. Billie wonderful raconteur. James is survived by his wife, Patricia; children, Elizabeth James lived throughout Janice and Fred’s first home was inBangkok, Thailand, Ethel “Janice” (Bawden) Scobey She is survived by her husband, Paul, their son, David Billie liked to travel, entertain, sew, play computer solitaire In 1950, Billie received a teaching fellowship from Billie McReynolds

and Edward (Eryn); and , friend of the University, died Theodore “Ted” Conover

family man and passed He graduated from Sacramento High School, class of 1946, Sacramento on Feb. 20, 1929, to Otto and Clementine Wulff.2009 after a long battle with heart disease. Jack was born in grown children. Association. Elmo is survived by his wife, Donna, and three the Fallon chapter of the University of Nevada Alumni Association’s first Hall of Fame class included Elmo. Elmo Dericco Day and the Nevada Interscholastic Activities and education. The city of Fallon proclaimed June 9, 1990the asUniversity of Nevada for his 35 years of service to youthhonor. He also received awards from the Optimist Club and gymnasium, which was built in 1988, was dedicated in his Elmo received many accolades and honors. The high school held until his retirement in August 1990. During his career, the 1957 and 1958 school years. Fallon teams won back-to-back state championships duringthe football, basketball and baseball programs in the 1950s.ing, Elmo also served either as a head or assistant coach forChurchill County in 1955 as a teacher. In addition to his teach being honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant. the University of Nevada and served for three years before in both basketball and tennis. School in Lovelock, Nev. As an undergraduate, Elmo letteredin Sparks in 1927, but graduated from Pershing County(school High administration) died July 10, 2009. Elmo was born Ryan and Laura; her niece, Darla; and her grandnephew, JanJoe. (Ted), Barbara (Richard) and Brad; her grandchildren,Ethel; Eric, and her sister, Martha. She is survived by her children, church and California, where she lived until her passing. flower arranging (Ikebana). from her travels. She was also a master in the art of JapaneseJanice loved East Asia, bringing back many objects of art growing up, including Illinois, California, and Tokyo, Japan. Lynn, was born. Later a son, Fred Bradley “Brad” Jr., and a daughter, Barbara Scobey Ethel “Janice” (Bawden) Jack Wulff ’50 Elmo was also active in the Knights of Columbus and Elmo became superintendent in 1968, a position he The native Nevadan began his educational career in Elmo entered the U.S. Marine Corps after graduating from Elmo Dericco ’48 Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and The family lived in several places while the children were (civil engineering) died on July 24,

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S. “Reg” Reginald ’75 Parsons The Nevada Legacy Society honors a special group of of group special a honors Society Legacy Nevada The a of you to the Nevada become member We invite individuals who are partners in planning for the future. future. the for in planning partners who are individuals gifts of thoughtful deferred as a these recipient “Nevada” plans, By designating estate and financial their endowment, our through build to help helping to are support friends of and alumni source never-ending a provides which success. student increase are We Nevada. to gift future a making by Society Legacy planned already have you If size. any of gifts for grateful Your legacy ensures Nevada’s future Nevada’s ensures legacy Your Jack was the state of California’s Department of Water Water of Department California’s of state the was Jack son Jane; life, his of love and wife his by survived is Jack and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from the Univer the from degree bachelor’s his earn to on went and Jack Wulff ’50 Wulff Jack sity. In 1950, he married his high school sweetheart, Jane and and Jane sweetheart, school high his married he 1950, In sity. Force. Air U.S. the in officer an as months 18 spent then directly was and design dams earth of chief first Resources State the in dams foremost the of designs the of charge in as 1968 in practice private entered Jack Project. Water Leeds, with construction and design for engineer principal become to on went later and Francisco San in Jewett and Hill, Wahler of president then and vice-president engineer, chief Calif. Creek, Walnut and Calif. Alto, Palo in Associates be forever will Jack Arata. Jim and Doug son (Joyce); his Dave and Jane to devotion his life, of love his for remembered sense his neighbors, and friends dear of hundreds his family, voice. singing beautiful and stories travel funny humor, of 62 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 honest appraisal you can. that’s honesty. It’s giving the public the most quality beyond getting two sets of facts, and distinguishing things about him. There’s a than we’d like to believe. That’s one ofthe most journalistically honest. That’s harder tofind made George unique … he’s personally and best there was. One of the qualities that real jerks, which made it interesting to cover. players were colorful, and there were also some GEORGE ROSS IS 92 YEARS OLD, serious sportswriting. stories, and changing how the world views extraordinaire, has spent a lifetime sharing Something in the air Raiders, Al enigmatic, brilliant owner of the Oakland uniforms to professional sports—and the Charlie Finley—the man who brought day-glo recalling flamboyant Oakland A’s owner Times. well as managing editor of the Time Magazine become the Southeast Asia bureau chief for a 1941 Nevada graduate who went on to of first-rate sports,” says Frank McCulloch, influential Oakland media figure of the era. missed very few stories, if any. combined for four world championships—Ross Tribune editor and then managing editor of the era of Oakland sports in the 1970s as sports campus and spanned the unquestioned golden young sportswriter on the University of Nevada miss something. of the world opening up around you, you might good chance if you aren’t fully upright, aware of his home in Graeagle, Calif. had a stroke. slightly swaying steps of a man who recently moves with the deliberate, round-shouldered, W “You bet I feel George was one of the George Ross ’46 (journalism), journalist “It really was a golden age for the presence In fact, for many, Ross was the most D When you’ve flown, like Ross has,there is a And why should he? He determinedly prefers not to use it. There is a walker nearby inthe living room uring a journalistic career that began as a Then, McCulloch chuckled lightly, hat I’ve Done With My Life —an era where the A’s and Raiders D avis. “It was an era where the during the V ietnam War, as Los Angeles and he Oakland By John Trent ’85, ’87, ’00M.A. there in Oakland sports-wise.” Francisco. … Ross proved there was a there, City and wooed the Warriors from San respectability, recruited the A’s from Kansas town without him. He nurtured the Raiders to but Oakland wouldn’t be the same sports name George Ross may not sound familiar, D her some, but we apart.” drifted Hedidn’t other. Ross went to school in Reno, “I wrote before Helene, and the two lost track of each gentle smile. “So I became kind of smooth, too.” big bands in the country. Auditorium, to the sound of some of the best away at Sweet’s Ballroom and the Oakland Oakland. The couple danced many a night were students at Fremont High School in McCulloch says—dated Ross while the two 1980. Helene—“An incredibly great woman,” Graeagle after he retiredfrom newspapers in tiny mirrors. shimmering in the fall morning sunlight like the trees becoming more vivid, their branches land transitions from sage to pine, the color of Beckwourth Pass, north on Highway 70. The visitors must make the drive over 5,221-foot TO GET TO GEORGE ROSS’ HOME IN GRAEAGLE, George Ross ’46 at his home in Graeagle, Calif. ave Newhouse has written of Ross, “The The longtime “George possesses it in abundance.” Ross graduated from schoolhigh a year “Helene was real smooth,” Ross says, with a Ross and his wife, Helene, moved to Oakland Tribune columnist

like an instrument, like a jeweler’s loupe. wrote, he was similarly precise, using language carefully weigh each word he spoke. When he impediment, a stutter, which taught him to a good listener. He had to overcome agood. speech Ross was a methodical journalist, and of common people to work for the commonsolid reporting and insight into the capacitiesDemocrat an understated truthfulness to the rests next to the photo. practices by the Army Corps of Engineers— question some questionable land acquisition construction of Folsom written in 1950—a series of stories that halted stories for the containing Ross’ award-winning series of staring intently at his wife. An old clip book, Helene, her head tilted, with a young Ross room, there is also a silver-framed photo of ago. As Ross rests in his recliner in the living before Helene passed away more than a decade recognized me. So we picked up from there.” voice rising. “I was in uniform, but she still spots in Oakland. Helene on a near oldtheir streetcar dancing toensign and fly,train happened to see Ross, who would become eventually a Navy anddied. Once almost World War II began, know that Helene tuberculosis, was battling L They were married, happily, for 50 years, “I said, ‘Hel-eeen!’” he remembered, his ike almost everything about Ross, there is series. Their richness lies in their rock- Placerville Mountain Democrat D am and brought into Mountain

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Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2010 You were going to see jet aircraftfrom now on.” storms, they’d increased passenger comfort. travel by double and by flying overthermal says. “They had increasedthe speed ofairline piston engine aircraft was onthe books,” Ross obvious … and yet so revelatory. airline industry. The moment was so simple, so tremor. Everything was about to change in the stiffly, never showing the slightest shake or very eyes, as the cigarette sat there, mutely, and structural sciences expanding before his cigarette. He could see the limits of physics Ross could not peel his eyes away from the burning cigarette on the edge of a table, and later stuck with him. Someone had placed a shed his pilot’s eye. A moment that occurred a button to fire upthe jet engine, Ross could not who walked up an elaborate red carpet to press with the scene of a pretty, well-dressed woman to take the journey. Ross was among a group of journalists selected Once Nevada. Always Nevada. Always Nevada. Once “My lead stuck to the story that the end of While many of his cohorts were caught up Join theNevadaAlumniAssociation.Take ofspecialservices,programs, benefitsand more. advantage To join, just call 775.784.6620, 888.NV ALUMS or visit www.unr.edu/alumni visit or ALUMS 888.NV 775.784.6620, Tocall just join, future. Nevada’s in difference a making while past, your to connected stay to is Association Alumni Nevada the join to reason important most the perhaps But opportunities. networking and events members-only to invitations admission, party pregame reduced our love you’ll Plus, Bookstore. ASUN the including nationwide, and town around vendors 250,000 than more to discounts receive member,you’ll dues-paying Association Alumni Nevada a As Do youhave the right stuff? right the t t he right stuff right he he right stuff right he he right stuff right he increasingly turned to him. I really envy him.” the mountain. Over the years, the locals have and Plumas County. He’s the guy at the top of McCulloch’s words, “the wise man of Graeagle more than 40 feet tall today. He became, in grow from three feet over the past 25 years to them himself in his yard. He’s watched them the northern Sierra Nevada, planting several of he helped re-introduce giant Sequoia trees into student at the University of California, Berkeley, taught mineralogy. With the help of a doctoral new chapter. He became a state park docent. He productive life. secure man, certain that he’s led a good life, a the reverent intensity of Sierra landscapes. the walls, the warm paintings of farmhouses, tasteful display of shining china, the clocks on still sense Helene’s spirit. It is there in the HOMAGES IN ROSS’ HOME,ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO SPORTSWRITING Retirement to Graeagle brought an entirely And even though he is alone, Ross is a ? ? ? one can certainly

against a bear … that’s it.” Only honesty. “It’s only there as a last defense simplicity to them. Thereare no surprises here. his 92 years, have the unerring elegance of twinkle. His words, like everything else in Willie Mays? an expensive collectible … signed by his friend, his home than meets the eye? Maybe it’s a gift, glass window. slugger propped against the wall, near a sliding arthritically, through the backyard. old English sheep dog, moves slowly, if a bit feet away. Ross’ dog, Gretchen, a 14-year- The Plumas National Forest is only a few

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The University of Nevada, Reno is provided the matching funds the University businesses and institutions continually an outstanding community resource needed to secure Nevada legislative support. revitalize life in the Washoe Valley, the nation that enhances the quality of life for The 59,000-square-foot William N. and the world. In spite of an increasingly many Nevadans. The private support of Pennington Health Sciences Building will difficult health care economy, the Division dedicated businesses, foundations and be constructed to meet environmentally of Health Sciences has remained a leader citizens creates opportunities for teaching, friendly building standards and will include in and contributed to the acceleration of learning and outreach that would not classrooms, laboratories and simulated biomedical knowledge, technology and otherwise be possible. patient-care settings where students will nursing education. Thanks to the generosity While the William N. Pennington participate in educational role-play with of numerous individuals and foundations, Foundation provided the lead gift of trained patients and faculty observers. the new William N. Pennington Health $10 million for the new Health Sciences Funding of $3 million for planning was Science Education Building will strengthen Education Building (see back cover), many allocated by the 2007 Nevada State Legislature and enhance that leadership role and help other community partners contributed major and $31 million in construction bonding has ensure that the Nevada School of Medicine gifts for the facility’s construction. Donations been approved as part of the 2009 Nevada and Orvis School of Nursing remain at the of $2.5 million from the Nell J. Redfield Legislature’s capital improvement project forefront of academic excellence. Foundation and $1 million from the Thelma budget, with an additional $15 million in B. and Thomas P. Hart Foundation, plus private matching funds. other major gifts from the Robert Z. Hawkins Through its medical research, innovative Foundation, the John Ben Snow Memorial curriculum and community outreach, the Trust, the Frances C. and William P. Smallwood University of Nevada, Reno is developing Foundation, Mrs. Jean Tobman and others, programs and ideas that help individuals,

For more information on supporting the Division of Health Sciences, please contact Director of Development Stefanie Scoppettone at (775) 682-9143 or [email protected]. William N. Pennington Health Sciences Building

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he William N. Pennington Foundation total enrollment of about 300 students. Thas committed $10 million to the The concept of the William N. University of Nevada, Reno Foundation Pennington Health Sciences Building for the purpose of a new Health reflects the increasing trend toward The 59,000-square-foot William N. Pennington Health Sciences Building. Construction on interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Sciences Building will be adjacent to the existing the $49 million William N. Pennington “Optimal health care is achieved Pennington Medical Education Building. Health Sciences Building is scheduled when medical and healthcare to begin in early 2010 just to the east professionals come together as an William N. Pennington Foundation of the Pennington Medical Education interdisciplinary team,” says John also funds medical and undergraduate Building, with completion anticipated in McDonald, vice president of the scholarships. fall 2011. University’s Division of Health Science. “Mr. Pennington is a generous “This gift will have an important, “The Pennington Health Sciences individual, a visionary and a highly lasting impact for our state,” says Building will be the cornerstone of respected industry leader,” says Glick. “It University President Milton Glick. this new focus on comprehensive, is fitting that this innovator and pioneer “Nevada continues to face a shortage interdisciplinary care. Students, faculty is advancing medical and nursing of doctors and nurses. The expansion and staff in medicine and nursing will education—fields that are dramatically of these teaching programs will go work, study and train together in this impacted by new advancements and a long way toward addressing the learning environment.” technologies. This building will be shortage. Ultimately, this generous gift A longtime supporter of the transformative for this University, our will improve the quality of healthcare for University, William Pennington was community and the citizens of Nevada.” generations to come.” named a Distinguished Nevadan by the —Jane Tors ’82 and John Trent ’85/’87, ’00M.A. The new facility will allow the Nevada System of Higher Education in University of Nevada School of Medicine 1997 for his outstanding contributions to expand its class size from 62 to to higher education in the state. He 100 students, for an eventual, total received an honorary degree from enrollment of 400 medical students. the University in 2008. In addition to The number of Orvis School of Nursing the contributions to the Pennington students will double for an eventual, Medical Education Building, the University of Nevada, Reno