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UNLV Magazine UNLV Publications UNLV Magazine UNLV Publications Fall 1997 UNLV Magazine Barbara Cloud University of Nevada, Las Vegas Laurie Fruth University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/unlv_magazine Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Repository Citation Cloud, B., Fruth, L. (1997). UNLV Magazine. In S. DiBella (Ed.),, UNLV Magazine, 6(1), 1-19. Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/unlv_magazine/32 This Magazine is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Magazine in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/or on the work itself. This Magazine has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Magazine by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. = [).. r-J~ ~ ~- •. t·= aQ 1 ' " : ~l ~··d :-. --:. t.. ~ ---~ ll ~ 1 Vol. 6, No.1 on the cover: UNlV memorabilia provided courtesy of the James R, Dickinson library, the Athletic Department, Wayne 4otk- Cleveland, Walter Vodrazka, Carl AI1Jfigerra¥y FedU¥~ Cook, Kari Coburn, and Bill Ireland, Photo by Studio West. 6 The Start of Something Big E~~rly UNL V fantlt)' 1··ecall the pletHU7'es of Edito•-: Suzan DiBella an-iving on camptH' a t"~ time when the good news Assistant Editor: Diane Russell was that tfm'e lJias plenty offree parhng. Of Art Director: John Hobbes CIIU7'Se, the bad neTJJS was that a rattlemalze could Contributing Writers: Barbara Cloud, be IJJaiting tmde7' you7' des/e. L1u rie Fruth Illustrator: John Hobbes BY BARBARA C LOUD Photographers: John Litty, Herb Herpolshci mer 4otk- AnJtiverrary FeaJ;ur'~ Ca.lcndar Editor: Gloria Zombro Advertising Coordinator: Becky Warson 1 0 Oh, The Things We Did Mailing List Coordinator: Stacey fish Some l!{thewt 1'nay have been wacley. Sowte m-ay haJJe beert short-lived. Othen might have actually Publications Ma nager: Donna McAleer changed the cott7'SC oft he tmivenity's destiny. But Director, U niversity P ublic.1tions and the UNLV events of the last 40 yean· that have Reprographics: Les Raschko cti11'te to be lmonm as r<our traditions» a1··e Director, UNLV News and Pnblic 74niquely 07ot1' onm, 7'eflecting both the times in Information: Toml' lagg which they occ747'red and the cha7'acte7' of the Executive Director, Alumni and Community Relations: Fred Albrecht institution. BY LAUR IE FRUTH Alumni Association Officers President: Raf.1el Villanueva 18 Hangin' at the General l st Vice p,-es.: Jim Zeiter Store ... And Listening Closely 2nd Vice Pres.: Jim Ratigan Treasurer: Jim Ki rkwood Fm' 11 years, linguist Gtty Railey has been Secretary: Ray Tuntbnd studying the dialect 1!{ the residents of a small Member-at-Large: Kevin Page town in Texa.r in search of the 1wigins 1!{ African­ Alumni Association Board Members American Vemacula1·· English. What he .finds Tony Abmo Diane Di xon may shed .rome light on a crmtroveny that could Ron Drake Sharlene Flushman Russ Petersen Kirk Hendrick affect how millions ofchild7··en lea7'n language Bruce Ford Tina K111ncr Murphy sleills in our schools. Adam Keith Ralph Piercy Barry Shinehousc Mary Westbrook BY DIANE RU SSELL UNLV Mngn.zinc is published in March and September by the University ofNcv~tda , Las 2-5 News Vegas, 4505 M;uyland Pkwy, llox 451012, Las Vegas, NV 89154-101 2. World Wide 22-24 Calenda1~ Web Address: http:/ j www.unlv.cclu/ UN LV is an AA/ EEO insrirurion. 26-27 Class Notes FA/, L /99 7 + 1 New Deans Appointed to Lead Six University Colleges Regents Approve Four New UNLV Degree Programs New deans have been appointed to CoLLEGE OF HEALTH SciENCES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS lead the Colleges of Fine Arts, Health Carolyn Sabo, interim dean of Elvin C. Lashbrooke, the former Four new UNLV degree programs - Initially, students will be able to brought in to teach each semester. Sciences, Business, Education, and UNLV's College ofHealili Sciences since associate dean of the Eli Broad College of a master of science and a Ph.D. in specialize in one of three tracks: The program is small; only 12 Sciences, and the Greenspun College of July 1995, has been selected as dean of Business at Michigan State University, has environmental sciences, a master of environmental chemistry, environ­ students per year will be admitted. Two Urban Mfairs. Their nan1es were that college. been appointed dean ofUNLV's College fine arts in creative writing, and a mental policy and management, tracks are available to students - one in forwarded to UNLV President Carol C. Sabo, who came to UNLV as an of Business. bachelor of science in culinary arts and environmental geology. fiction and one in poetry. Harter by Provost Douglas Ferraro assistant professor in the department of Lash brooke, management - have been Additional tracks are anticipated The bachelor of science in culinary following national searches. nursing in 1984 and was promoted to who had served approved by the Board of Regents. in such fields as environmental arts management will provide educational associate professor in 1990, also served as as associate dean The new graduate programs in health and environmental law. opportunities for the student planning to CoLLEGE oF FINE ARTs acting chair of ilie department of at Michigan environmental sciences, which are The new master of fine arts in pursue a career as a chef/ manager. The Jeffrey Koep, who served as interim radiological sciences and acting director State since now being offered, are interdisci­ creative writing, which is also program, which will begin in fall1998 , dean of the college for two years, has of the department of physical therapy. 1993, had also plinary programs involving faculty currently underway, is a unique will accommodate transfer students from been selected as dean ofUNLV's College She has previously from 11 different UNLV creative writing program with an two-year culinary arts programs, such as ofFine Arts. served as chaired tl1e departments, the Harry Reid international emphasis. the one at the Community College of He first came to UNLV as chair of coordinator of university's Center for Environmental Students are required to Southern Nevada. the theatre arts department in 1989 - a the graduate department of Studies, and the Desert Research spend one semester during their To be administered by the food and position he held until being appointed nursmg program general business Institute. three years of study in a non-English­ beverage management department and Elvin Lashbrooke interim dean. atUNLV, and business law The degree programs emphasize the speaking country and also are required to the dean of the William F. Harrah Koep currently serves as co-director assistant for 11 years. need to understand the consequences of complete one significant literary transla­ College of Hotel Administration, the of the SAG Conservatory in Las Vegas, professor of He has taught law and business using science and technology in the tion. Additionally, foreign novelists, program is designed to be a joint effort director of the National Senior Adult nursing at the courses at Michigan State, Cambridge service of civilization. short-story writers, and poets will be with CCSN. lr.1 Theatre Institute, national vice-chair and University of University, Notre Dame Law School, chair-elect of the Kennedy Center's Utah's College Stetson University College of Law, and Carolyn Sabo American College Theatre Festival, and of Nursing, staff DePaul University College of Law. chair of the board of directors of the nurse and head He taught matl1ematics at St. Society of American Fight Directors. nurse at the University Medical Center in Edward's University and served as a He has directed more than 100 plays Salt Lake City, and staff nurse at Holy matl1ematician and analyst for the during his career Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City. continued on pag e 4 and has acted in a wide variety of stage produc­ tions. He has Seniors Win NCAA Tennis Championships also appeared in movies and Two UNLV seniors, Luke Smiili and Australia, Smith was not seeded in the commercials. Tim Blenkiron, brought home nvo NCAA singles tournament; he was ranked 65th Koep has tennis championships last spring. when he entered. He then went on to won numerous Smith, who won the win without losing a set. awards, includ­ men's NCAA singles Blenkiron, a hotel adminis­ Jeffrey Koep ing nvo John F. competition, joined wiili tration major from Woodside, Kennedy Center Blenkiron to take the Australia, had never before Gold Medallions presented for contribu­ doubles championship as participated in an NCAA tions to excellence in theatre in 1989 well. Smitl1's victory tournament. The doubles and 1992. Koep is one of only nine marks the first singles title team, which was ranked 19tl1 persons in the United States to receive for Ul\TLV, and it was and was also unseeded, lost more than one of tl1e Kennedy Center only the second time in 20 only two sets in the NCAA medallions. years of NCAA champion­ competition. Before coming to UNLV, he served ships that the same player Witl1 tl1e victories, boili as chair and associate professor of claimed the singles and doubles titles in Smiili and Blenkiron earned automatic communication arts at Indiana University the same year. berths to this year's main draw ofilie U.S .
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