Another pot of gold The Pack volleyball team, third-seeded in the 2004 Western Athletic Conference tournament held in the Virginia Street Gymnasium, got a rare, single-season third shot at third-ranked Hawaii in the fi nals after eliminating San Jose State and Rice in preliminary rounds. The team, however, came away with a result similar to the two regular-season meetings – just short of a pot of gold. In the tournament’s championship match, Hawaii topped the Pack in four games. Nevada recovered to gain an at-large bid to the NCAA fi nals, its fourth appearance in seven seasons. Photo by John Byrne, taken at the Pack game against Louisiana Tech Oct. 23. INSIDEWINTER 2004 Departments From the President, 2 Alumni News, 32 The Way We Were, 48

5 A growing concern University’s 30-year master plan would more than triple the campus’ size.

17 How’s the job going? Survey of new grads shows alumni are well prepared for workforce.

18 Changing Mines in America New book by two University professors pro- vides a unique view of mining and its infl u- ence on the landscape of America.

22 Punching through Former Nevada boxer Joey Gilbert is hitting it big inside and outside the ring.

26 Watch out for Butch Cassidy! Stagecoach delivers Wells Fargo Foundation’s $1 million gift, which will underwrite con- struction of an auditorium in the University’s new Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.

28 Homecoming highlights The pick of the pics from this year’s hugely successful Homecoming Week.

40 Big Nick Pack basketball star knows it will be hard to repeat last year’s success, but he’s up for the challenge.

46 Making a big splash Undersized swimmer Alyssa Chin is proving a giant threat to WAC opponents.

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An urban, pedestrian-oriented street framed by buildings that generate ground-floor activity would be the spine of a health-services district in an artist’s concept of the northwest corner of an expanded campus.

4 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 MasterPlan University Bursting at its Seams Campus Master Plan calls for major expansion, stronger community ties

What began more than a century ago as “the school on the hill” will triple in size to serve a university community of 50,000.

strategic planning process that began when John Lilley A became president in 2001 has made possible a 30- year master plan for development aimed at expanding the campus on all sides. The idea is as much a practical matter as it is a passion to continue the growth that has marked the University’s life. “Imagine you’re a business owner whose business grows 30 percent, but you’re in the same building, using the same sales staff,” says Executive Vice President and Provost John Freder- ick. “You’ve got to fi nd more effi cient ways of doing things,” he says. “Our bottom line is that we have had 30 percent growth in the past four years, and we’re looking at another 43 percent growth in the next 10 years. That means we will be 75 percent larger than we were in year 2000.” In response, Lilley says, “We’re looking at more than dou- bling the University’s land mass.” Today, the University owns virtually all of the west side of Evans Avenue and most of the area north of the current campus up to North McCarran Boulevard, as well as some properties east and west. Ultimately, Lilley says, the Univer- sity hopes to expand its “sphere of infl uence” from I-80 to McCarran and from Sierra to Sutro. In specifi c terms, the University anticipates its primary growth will be to the east, including the area now occupied by the Livestock Events Center between Wells Avenue and Sutro Street. That growth will encompass, among many things, instructional buildings, residence halls, parking garages, support units, and updating and expanding roads, improving traffi c patterns and providing other transportation resources.

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KEY ELEMENTS OF THE MASTER PLAN • Long-range vision that could take 50 years to complete. • Ensures that growth proceeds logically and aesthetically. • Gives clear objectives and specific opportunities for fund raising. • Enhances campus boundaries to establish a welcoming image for visitors. • Builds upon the historic character of the campus. • Encourages pedestrian activity and transit use. • Responds to the environment by embracing sustainable practices. • Incorporates an integrated open-space network • Strategically locates places of interaction, such as student services, study halls and open-space plazas at campus crossroads and other highly visible locations.

A “FRONT PORCH” that takes major infrastructure. We are review- A primary feature is a new “front porch” for ing every reasonable alternative to make sure the campus that would create a new park from we develop in a way that makes the University the SAE house west to Sierra Street. That would, maximally attractive for everyone who will use it. Lilley says, provide a “powerful first look north “The campus is now an arboretum. We want of I-80 by recognizing the importance of down- to continue to develop in a way that is both at- town Reno to the University’s success.” Attached tractive and honors the past.” to that “front porch” north of I-80 is the hope for As part of the process, the City of Reno has “Some people say major redevelopment south of, and adjacent to, identified the University as a “regional center,” I-80 that would provide interesting shopping not a designation also given to areas surrounding that, when you get only for the campus but also for the majority of Washoe Medical Center and Reno’s two airports. (out) past five years, the population which now lives north of I-80. John Hester, director of community develop- you’re wasting your Although there are definite ideas about what ment for the city, says, “We’ve been involved time. That’s not true. will be needed, most of the specific construction since the beginning, and we intend to take remains to be identified and will depend on the the campus master plan and generalize it into You need to be bold, sequence of land acquisitions. The basic idea categories that match our master plan. It will particularly in the behind the master plan is to provide a framework have the same development concepts, which we acquisition of land.” for the future, or, as Lilley puts it, “We’re looking will take through our public-hearing process, — John Lilley at tremendous University growth, not only in adopt as part of the city’s master plan and then President enrollment but also in its research mission – and adopt code measures that will make it easier for

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The Board of Regents was given a review of the Master Plan at its meeting in early December.

WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FROM? • Students. Students have taken a significant leadership role in sup- porting the University’s efforts to keep up with growth, including their support for the Mathewson-IGT Knowl- edge Center, Student Union and parking structures. • Private foundations. Often a source of fund- ing for new buildings. At least one major proj- ect is currently under negotiation. • Private philanthropy. It has built a significant part of the current University infrastructure – just look at the names on buildings around the Quad. • Entrepreneurial methods. One example would be a developer the University to develop because it is part of our happening downtown is great for the Univer- who builds a building own master plan.” sity. It has been a really good experience. We’ve and leases it back to the enjoyed a good working relationship with the University over time. TOWN AND GOWN UNITED University folks and the consultants.” • Federal govern- Hester, who has been with the city for 23 years, That relationship with the ment. Not common, says the plan represents the “best city-University city and with other “major but certainly possible. cooperation I’ve seen, providing the basis for a players” such as the Economic For example, some ‘seamless connection’ ” between an ever-grow- Development Authority of federal money was ing City of Reno and a University population of Western Nevada provides the used to build the Laxalt students and faculty that will be 50,000. University with strong mo- Engineering buildings. “What the city does in the northeast part of mentum and a corresponding downtown will have a symbiotic relationship response from other commu- with what the university wants to do on the nity and business leaders. campus,” Hester says. “In the past, any time the Michonne Ascuaga, chief Ascuaga university wanted to do something, it required a executive officer of John zoning change. By putting it into the city’s plan Ascauga’s Nugget, says, “It’s fun to be thinking of and the city’s code, it streamlines the process. how you tie into downtown Reno and spur devel- “We view the University as a tremendous opment. The University can really play a part in asset. What is happening next to downtown is that, so it’s exciting to hear about it.” great for downtown, and we hope that what is Continues next page

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For Frederick, the key factor is “getting out in Emphasizing the importance front of the problem.” of the present Evans Street He says, “You don’t find that in all organiza- as a major north-south artery for the expanded campus, tions. We are trying to anticipate and to be ready, planners visualize a new as opposed to simply short-term reacting to streetscape that includes an events.” open-space mall to connect Making it all happen will take money – a lot of the mid-campus area with a money – not only for buildings but also for some- new East Campus. where to put them. The plan envisions a future campus of at least 860 acres bound into a single cohesive unit, compared to the present central- campus holdings of 255 acres.

OPEN SPACE “One of the things we’ve tried to emulate and incorporate was the historic campus,” says Robert Sabbatini, principal at Sasaki Associates, the San Francisco consulting firm helping the University develop the master plan. “The idea is that the campus was built around a major open-space ele- ment; we’re really taking that idea and emulating it in a more contemporary manner.” Various friends and supporters of the Univer- sity see it in similar ways. Alumnus Dan Klaich, recently appointed general counsel for the University system, says, “I believe it’s aggressive and shows a real vision for the next 20 to 30 years. It’s thrilling. It’s something we’ve been talking about for years and years, and, now, it looks as if it is happening. “We don’t have a choice,” Klaich says. “We can either plan for the increasing number of students and researchers, or we can pretend it’s not going to happen and fail the entire state.”

Continues on page 10 What students think about the Campus Master Plan Student leaders have been actively involved in the University’s master planning efforts from the outset. Here’s what the student leadership says about the process. ERIN LANKOWSKY infrastructure and we need that planning a new step for Nevada. I can’t wait. We’re ASUN President to make sure the campus is laid out in a growing at outrageous levels and trying “Student leaders have logical manner. to catch up. The plans we’ve come up with been involved since the “It looks like a really good plan. I like the are new and exciting. beginning of the Univer- depth and scope – that they’re going into “The master planning has been really sity Planning Council. We all aspects and thinking years down the responsive to students. They’ve really attend all the work sessions road.” listened to what the student body has for master planning. My said. What’s great about our student body predecessors, Chul Yim and JESSICA MUEHLBERG is that they really believe in the success of Alicia Lerud, were also in- Graduate Student the University. I believe the plan has been volved and helped shape the Master Plan. Association President responsive to what current student needs “If the University wants to be a higher- “I think it’s absolutely are and what we think they’ll be in the tier institution, it’s important for the Mas- exciting when they talk future.” ter Plan to go through, especially when it about the plan, and I imag- comes to classroom space on campus. For ine I’m going to be about this University to be recognized as a great 50 or 55 years old when place for students to come, we need that this is finally done. This is

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Change: A good opportunity for the University Bill Eadington is a professor of economics and director of the University’s Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming. Internationally known for his expertise, he offers insight into the changing economic landscape of northern Nevada. Photos by Jean Dixon We have traditionally had a gaming- based economy in northern Nevada. Is that still true? For about the last 20 years, the gaming industry in northern Nevada has been shrinking relative to the state’s gaming industry and has been flat or declining in absolute size as measured by employ- ment, for example. In the early 1980s, about 25 percent of the labor force was employed in the gaming and tourism sec- tor. That number is now around 12 percent. In southern Nevada, the same measure has grown from 25 percent and today is closer to 30 percent.

Why has this happened? In part, the gaming industry has become increasingly capital-intensive, but we also have not seen any significant real growth in northern Nevada’s gaming sector for some time. For example, in the 1990s, the only significant new casino to open in Reno was the Silver Legacy. In So, how do you see the current Reno Valley. As we get more high-tech compa- the year 2000 our growth started going economy? nies locating in northern Nevada, are we negative. We have had negative growth The economy is booming in spite of going to have the same synergy develop- in the Reno-Sparks area for 41 out of the what’s happening with the gaming sector. ing? My expectation is yes. last 48 months. Northern California tribal I think one of the major driving forces gaming didn’t really get started until 2001, right now is many California residents and How does our gaming-based tax and Northern California is lagging behind businesses are very concerned about the structure impact our ability to grow Southern California in terms of develop- long-term health of California and are regionally? ment of tribal casinos. looking at Nevada as a well-located, good We’re moving away from a single-in- quality of life, tax-protected alternative. dustry concentration and so our dilemma What does that mean for this region? is going to be that, unless the tax structure It means we have yet to really see the How does the University fit into this broadens, we’re going to run into political full impact of tribal gaming on demand picture? difficulty where southern Nevada is not for gaming in northern Nevada. Right This is, in a strategic sense, a very good going to be willing to subsidize northern now, there are really only three signifi- opportunity for northern Nevada and Nevada. This obviously gets to the Univer- cant Northern California tribal casinos, the University. The Reno area is going sity question pretty quickly because much but there are probably four or five yet to through a diversification process. It is a of our funding is still state-based. Clark open. When all of these open, the impact very good place to relocate businesses. County now has well over half the state’s is probably going to be quite a bit more Reno brings together a lot of very positive population and it certainly generates the than we see now. We’ve lost maybe 15 attributes, including the University. bulk of gaming tax revenues. The risk for percent of the business from our peak northern Nevada and the University of and we might lose another 15 percent or So, a stronger University would re- Nevada, Reno is that funding will continu- more, depending on how tourism is able ally help in attracting these high-value ally get clobbered and that makes it much to reposition itself and continue to draw companies? more difficult to fulfill these broader people for other reasons. The basic reality I certainly think so. Let’s use the objectives. is that Northern California tribal casinos example of engineers and our engineer- are cutting into what has been our bread- ing school and IGT [International Game and-butter market, which is the drive-over Technology]. They employ a lot of people California market. whose major alternative has been Silicon

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Mary-Ellen McMullen, chair of the University’s Foundation Board, says, “That we are working with our city and county commissions is exciting. I’m very impressed with the plan.” Long-term planning and land acquisition are WHY THE UNIVERSITY nothing new for the University. Both have been NEEDS TO GROW around for long periods and are closely con- • A bachelor’s degree is now considered the nected. primary qualification Lilley’s predecessor, Joe Crowley, saw it as a for getting a decent process that was critical for continuing success. job, making a college Crowley laid the groundwork for the current education an essential master plan by putting together a property-ac- step for more people. quisition fund and beginning the slow process of “Quality facilities attract the best-quality • Projections show con- buying property as it became available. A recent faculty. In turn, they attract others. Suddenly, tinued significant en- example is the purchase of the 18-acre site of the now you’ve got a program that’s recognized rollment growth. With a former Bishop Manogue High School after nearly nationally and internationally for its high state that has relatively a decade of discussions and negotiations. non-selective admis- Frederick, actually the point man in University quality. We’ve now just created a net influx of sion standards, student planning as chair of the University Planning intellectual value. We’ve put quality into the enrollment is likely to Council, says making the master plan a reality is state, and we all benefit from that.” jump 40 percent in the critically important for Reno-Tahoe and the rest — John Frederick next 10 years. of the State of Nevada. • The University is a re- Executive Vice President and Provost pository for knowledge UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY and a generator of new “For much of our history, we’ve been very “There’s a wave occurring in the world right knowledge, making it a much a community university,” he says. “What now: biotechnology and genetics, and all the driver for a knowledge- we’re seeing now, as the local area is diversifying miracle drugs to come out of that,” Sanders says. based economy. and drawing talent from California and other “It’s entering a very big growth phase, and my • Research enables the places, is our transformation into a university question is, ‘Are we going to miss out on all that?’ ” University to gener- community. As we rapidly grow, we will be If Lilley has his way, the University will hardly ate new businesses “miss out on all that” – although full fruition of through intellectual a much more powerful force in building the the master plan won’t come for at least 30 years property rights and economy and in improving the quality of life.” and, perhaps, longer. But the idea of strategic technology transfer. Frederick points to areas such as Silicon Valley, planning is basic with him, and he has a track Also, the University is the Boston and Seattle areas, and North Caroli- record of success. He managed a dramatic pe- a repository of expert na’s “Research Triangle,” where high-technology consultants for busi- economies are thriving around the nucleus of riod of growth at Penn State Erie, a four-year and nesses that move to the one or more research-intensive universities. It is graduate specialty campus of Penn State. region. a point not lost on researchers such as Physiology During Lilley’s 21-year tenure, PSE’s enroll- • The University and Cell Biology Professor Kent Sanders. ment doubled, admissions standards rose and provides mechanisms for people to be continually improving Innovative public/public partnership close to agreement themselves through he University is seeking to “It would represent the first al resources flow and it’s good for continuing education. partner with the Nevada new building in the so-called us and our relationships with the Without the Univer- T Cancer Institute, to jointly finance medical health sciences precinct state and the private sector. So, sity, the city faces a a research building at the north on our campus,” says Ron Zurek, it’s an important project.” stagnant workforce and end of the campus. The University vice president, administration and The proposed building would be economy. has a close working relation- finance. “That’s exciting. It’s the funded by both the Nevada Cancer ship with the institute, with a first new research building for the Institute and a bond issue funded number of University researchers medical school in over 20 years.” by full recovery of the 25 percent in having joint appointments with Zurek hopes this building will indirect costs, which currently go both organizations. NVCI would generate momentum for addi- into the state’s general fund. become a major tenant of this tional investment. “Recovering those funds is a new building, which would add “When you demonstrate that top priority of the UCCSN System about 45,000 square feet of prime you’ve been able to get some- and many of us will be working research space to the campus and thing done, it makes everybody with the governor to seek his also serve the School of Medicine, feel more confident,” he says. positive recommendation for this Biology and Biotechnology. “Then stakeholders and addition- action,” President John Lilley says.

10 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 MasterPlan the college’s physical campus grew to 750 acres. “A university has a mix of users, and, now Lilley acquired and managed $65 million in that research is becoming more and more em- benefactions, led in the development of a 200- bedded on the campus, you’ll find those facili- acre Knowledge Park, the state’s funding of a ties accessed 24 hours a day,” he says. “When $30 million Research and Economic Develop- we think of employees and students, that’s ment Center and the private endowment of $20 more than 50,000 people on campus. That’s the million for the School of Business. population of a town.” Lilley doubled the Penn State Erie land He also observes that, while many towns holdings, and he now says, “It’s amazing how and cities are blighted by haphazard growth, a quickly some of that land has been used. Some university can plan, knowing it will probably of it I saw as possibly being used 20 to 50 years still be around in 100 years. That, he says, is away is already being used. Some people vital. “That we are working say that, when you get past five years, you’re “I use the terminology ‘don’t paint yourself with our city and wasting your time. That’s not true. In my life into a planning corner,’ ” Sabbatini says. “You county commissions experience, I’ve seen that you need to be bold, make decisions that won’t preclude opportuni- is exciting. I’m very particularly in the acquisition of land.” ties in the future. So, a master plan really helps impressed with people make informed decisions about where A SMALL CITY to put buildings, where to put open spaces the plan.” Sabbatini, the design consultant for the and how to optimize vehicular and pedestrian — Mary-Ellen master plan, sees universities as small towns or circulation. All of that is in support of the McMullen, chair cities, but not in a traditional sense. educational mission of the campus.”N of the University’s Foundation Board

Lifelong education essential in economic development

As president and CEO of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, Chuck Alvey is well positioned to comment on the University’s role in economic development.

How does the university help one major univer- economic diversification in northern sity in the region. Nevada? A university First, it is the major employer in the creates not just area. People tend to forget this, but it’s the workers in the very important. The other thing the workforce, but University provides is lifelong learning. also the entrepre- It’s not just the 22-year-old graduates. neur mentality ing for sheer volume, they’re looking for It’s the lifelong education process that and the skills and ability so that people access. The size of the university here ac- provides us with the quality and the size who have great technical ideas also have tually provides access – something they of the workforce that’s critical for us to the connection to be able to translate can’t necessarily get in places where recruit and expand and help compa- those into business opportunities. there are large and multiple universities nies get started. Another major way is that are very well established. research. Funded research brings dollars When we’re competing for high- into the market because those research- tech businesses, we’re competing with Are you getting a sense that highly ers hire people here, buy goods and Silicon Valley and similar areas, but qualified graduates are getting jobs services and then create opportunities we’re still a relatively small player. Is locally? for technology transfer. that proving difficult? I think they are. I’ve heard that people In some cases, yes. If someone needs went away because they didn’t think The University has a long-term plan to be at the heart of a particular type there was anything here, but then they to double in size. How important do of technology that is dominant in a come back to visit family and see it’s you think this is? Stanford-Berkeley-Cal area or near San different. Now, they want to come back. It’s critical because there are no com- Diego, then, yes, that can be a challenge. So, we could do a better job of letting munities that have had major economic- However, one of the things liked by com- people know the town has changed and development success without at least panies we talk to is that they’re not look- there is opportunity here.

Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 11 Quad&Beyond ‘Lighting of the Hearth’ ed Conover stood in today’s program boasts also honored Conover

Tthe Reynolds School more than 600 under- and Higginbotham–the Jean Dixon by Photo of Journalism’s Reading graduate and graduate first two chairs of the Room on an early- students taught by 26 journalism program. November evening full- and part-time fac- Higginbotham, fa- and looked around in ulty, a state-of-the-art mous for his “Accuracy, amazement at what has building and six Pulitzer Accuracy, Accuracy” become of the Universi- Prize winners among its dictum, won the first ty’s journalism program. alumni. national teacher of the “My first week here The seed planted year award given by the- I never dreamed it more than 80 years Society of Professional would end up like this,” ago by the late Alfred Journalists in 1966. It Conover said. Higginbotham and nur- was under Conover’s Conover’s first week tured for nearly a half- guidance that the came in 1960 when the century by Conover was school received its first journalism program- celebrated by more than national accreditation. consisted of a handful 50 alumni, faculty mem- Dean Cole Campbell of students, a couple of bers and students at the announced that bronze faculty members and school’s first ceremonial plaques citing Higgin- a dream of something “Lighting of the Hearth” botham’s and Conover’s bigger. That dream in the school’s reading achievements will be has been surpassed as room. The celebration placed at the school. Grad student award Jessica Muehlberg, president of the University’s Graduate Student Association, holds a piece of history – the highest honor Photo by Melissa Raugust by Photo presented by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students. It’s history- making because it is the second received by the University’s graduate students, making the University of Nevada, Reno the only two- time winner of the award. The Organization of the Year award, first presented in 1995, recognizes “stellar contributions” to graduate and professional education and efforts to improve the quality of life for graduate students. Muehlberg and Susan Henthorne, advisor to the Graduate Student Association, accepted the award at the national Ted Conover, center, is applauded by Journalism faculty, students, alumni and organization’s annual conference. other friends at the school’s first ceremonial “Lighting of the Hearth.” Cowboy poetry and more is promised for travelers owboy poetry and more is the prom- and a reception and tour of the Western kindred souls. There is an intimacy and Cised reward for University friends and Folklife Center. trust among travelers from the begin- patrons participating in a three-day trip to Bobbi Lazzarone, station manager at ning, based on common interests and the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in KUNR, says, “The cowboy poetry gathering backgrounds. An appreciation of educa- Elko Jan. 26-29. is so much more than poetry. Elko is bus- tion and spontaneous humor is the glue The trip, jointly sponsored by KUNR tling with musicians, artists, old-fashioned that holds these groups together. Throw and Friends of the Library, will include not variety-show entertainers, comedians and in good food and music, and magic is sure only the best in cowboy poetry readings visitors from all over the world.” to follow.” but, also, a musical show, a dinner theatre Michelle Basta, the library’s director The all-inclusive cost of $725 per person performance, a musical show and a Basque of development, adds, “When travelers includes charitable donations of $100 to dinner. Participants will also get a round- sign up through organizations such as KUNR and a like amount to KUNR. trip coach trip, three nights at the High Des- KUNR and Friends of the Library, they are Details may be obtained by calling Gail ert Inn, a deluxe pass to all daytime events, pretty much guaranteed a good time with Kosach at 775-324-3400. ext. 102.

12 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 Quad&Beyond Jesse Adams named to ‘top 50’ list of research leaders

esse Adams, an assistant professor in world,” Adams said. as leaders of research, industry and Jmechanical engineering, has been Because the devices use a novel policymaking.” named by Scientific American magazine as nanomechanical sensing platform, they Adams is the co-founder of Nevada a 2004 research leader. could be fabricated in large numbers at Nanotechnology Systems, Inc., a company Adams is included in the magazine’s much lower cost than current technology spun out of research conducted at the annual list of 50 outstanding acts of and then distributed in greater number. University to develop compact, low- leadership in science and technology. Adams foresees police officers and other cost chemical, biological and explosives He and Thomas Thundat of Oak Ridge security personnel carrying them in hand- detection devices. National Laboratory in Tennessee were held devices. They are also small enough He received his bachelor’s degree in honored in the defense category for their and smart enough to be embedded mechanical engineering, with a business work in nanomechanics. Their team, which and networked around airports and in minor, from Nevada. included University staff and students and shipping containers. After winning a National Science staff members at Oak Ridge, developed The magazine’s editor-in-chief, John Foundation graduate fellowship, miniature bomb detectors that have the Rennie, said, “Scientific American believes Adams went to Stanford University potential to be 100 to 1,000 times smaller, strongly that the best hope for a safer, where he received a master’s degree more sensitive and less expensive than healthier, more prosperous world rests and a doctorate, both in mechanical devices currently being used. in the enlightened use of technology. engineering. “If we are successful in bringing this The Scientific American 50 is our annual Scientific American’s “50” appears in technology to market and if it works as opportunity to salute the people and the magazine’s December issue. The list well as we believe it can, these devices organizations making that possible may also be accessed on the magazine’s could impact the state of security in the through their outstanding efforts website at .

University groups, alumni receive PRSA awards

he University’s Extension’s annual Jean Dixon by Photo TCollege of Agricul- report, “Your Gateway ture, Biotechnology to the University,” and and Natural Resources magazine, “Partnering and the Cooperative in Community Educa- Extension program won tion,” also received Silver four of the principal Spikes. awards presented Nov. Alumni receiving 18 by the Sierra Nevada individual awards are Chapter of Public Rela- Alexia Bratiotis (Class of tions Society of America 2001), the Mark Curtis, (PRSA). Sr., Award for service In addition, three to the chapter; Gary University alumni and a Aldax (Class of 1992), the current student received Gold Spike Award for the top individual hon- community service by a ors in the group’s annual PRSA member; and Faye “Silver Spike” awards Andersen (Class of 1978), Vintage Nevada program which recog- who was inducted into nizes outstanding public the Society’s Hall of Obviously pleasant conversation, mixed with good wine, is a spirit relations activities and Fame. All are graduates lifter for Eric Light, left, and Justin Dodson of Reno and Thomas Scott programs. Silver Spikes of the Reynolds School Adams of Pezzi King Winery during Vintage Nevada 2004, the University’s and Awards of Excel- of Journalism. The Mark 14th annual wine-tasting and silent-auction fundraiser. lence were presented Twain Award, presented This year’s event, held Oct. 21 at the City Center Pavilion in downtown to 30 organizations and to a non-professional Reno, raised more than $40,000 for student scholarships, an increase individuals. in public relations for of $5,000 from last year. More than 300 wineries participated in the Silver Spikes for the outstanding community occasion, helping lift total proceeds over the years to more than brochure “Recruitment” service, was presented $375,000. and the “Nevada Grows” to Brian Hutchinson, The money is deposited into two endowment accounts, with interest special event went to president of Democracy revenue going to scholarship funds. CABNR. Cooperative in Nevada.

Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 13 Quad&Beyond Wolf Pack Hall of Fame Inductees 2004 hris Vargas, the quarterback who engi- he is a member of the Vargas neered a series of improbable comebacks Wolf Pack’s all-century Cin the early 1990s, is one of four athletes team. inducted into the Wolf Pack Hall of Fame on Nov. “Greg Rea was a 5. He joins Enoch Borozinski, who won the NCAA coach’s dream fulfilled,” decathlon championship in 1994; Greg Rea, an All- Ault said. “He was a American lineman in the 1980s; and Bryan Reeves, hard-working, conscien- Borozinski Nevada’s leading receiver during its Division I-AA tious, loyal leader, and heyday in the early 1990s one whale of a football Vargas was at the helm during the player. “ greatest comeback in NCAA history, Reeves, who played in 1991 against Weber State, when at Nevada from 1991 Nevada rallied from a 35-point deficit to 1993, led the team in for a 55-49 victory. Vargas also led receptions his junior and Nevada to two come-from-behind senior seasons -- 81 pass- overtime victories during the es for 1,115 yards and 10 NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in touchdowns in 1992 and 1990. In 1992, he helped Nevada 91 passes for 1,362 yards Reeves to its first bowl appearance in and 17 touchdowns in 44 years and was named MVP 1993. The Carson, Calif., of the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl. Var- native’s name appears in the Nevada record book gas became Nevada’s starter in 23 times. Reeves played with the NFL’s Arizona 1993, his senior season, when Cardinals in 1994 and 1995. he recorded one of the greatest Known for his flamboyant play, Reeves is seasons for a Nevada considered one of the Wolf Pack’s team leaders by quarterback, throwing for 4,265 yards and 34 Ault, who said, “Bryan was one of my favorites. touchdowns. The Woodland, Calif., native later Of all the receivers we’ve had go through here, spent five years as a starting quarterback in the this guy was probably Canadian Football League. mentally the toughest “Varg was just unflappable,” said Nevada we ever had. He football coach Chris Ault, who coached Vargas loved playing for three seasons. “He was a special person and football, and a special quarterback, and his teammates always his personal- knew he was capable of special things.” ity showed Borozinski won the NCAA championship in that.” Record- the decathlon in 1994. He was named Big West setting Conference Male Track and Field Athlete of QB Vargas, NCAA the Year in 1994, and earned a bronze medal champion in the 1993 Olympic Festival. As a volunteer decathlete assistant coach following the end of his com- Borozinski, petitive career, Borozinski helped develop a football number of notable female Wolf Pack track standouts Rea standouts. He is a native of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Reeves were Rea, a native of Stockton, Calif. was one inducted as the 2004 Wolf Pack of the Wolf Pack’s greatest guards. He was Hall of Fame Class. All-American in 1985, his senior season; a Rea first team All-Big Sky Conference selection his sophomore, junior and senior seasons; and a team captain his junior and senior seasons. Like Vargas, Rea

14 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 GlobalDiary Spanning the globe

nn Tyler, a professor in the Department of Speech Pathology Jean Dixon by Photo and Audiology, may get more than she bargained for from a Asix-weeks fellowship in New Zealand earlier this year. A door has been opened to an international collaboration of Tyler and Gail Gillon of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch in studies of language disorders in children. The union rose dur- ing Tyler’s teaching as a Visiting Erskine Fellow at Canterbury. The program places about 70 scholars from around the world – roughly a third of them from the United States – on the Canterbury campus each year in science, engineering and commerce departments. Tyler taught a highly compressed course in language disorders, served as a mentor for graduate students and consulted with mem- bers of the Canterbury faculty, including Gillon. The Canterbury program, she said, is “similar to” that of Nevada’s School of Medi- cine–the major difference being that Tyler’s Nevada students are trained at the master’s level to become speech pathologists while the entry point for Canterbury students is at the bachelor’s level. That led to the compression of her usually semester-long course in language disorders. Her fellowship, however, provided her with a “nice experience that was really fruitful.” Part of the long-term impact is yet to come. During her time in Christchurch, Tyler and Gillon discovered com- mon areas of interest and have begun to develop studies of two different treatment strategies for pre-school children with both Ann Tyler of the Department of Speech Pathology and speech and language impairments. Audiology is embarking on an international collaboration in studies in language disorders. Tyler’s treatments that focus on language – grammatical skills and speech – have been tested in the United States. Gillon’s treat- pronunciation, early literacy, sentence length and structure and ment focuses on pre-literacy skills or phonological awareness understanding. in children. In layman’s terms, that is how individuals learn that The two researchers have begun testing their studies with speech can be isolated into sounds that lead to understanding. The control groups and are developing support resources. Their work two will couple their research interests to see how each treatment could lead to new techniques for treatment of childhood speech affects a a broad range of speech and language skills, including disorders around the world. Distinguished Service avid Thawley, dean of the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology Photo by Jean Dixon by Photo Dand Natural Resources, has received the Nevada National Guard’s Distinguished Service Medal for his role in the success of the Guard’s partnership program with the government of Turkmenistan. Maj. Gen. Giles Vanderhoof, Nevada’s adjutant general, made the presentation Nov. 2 in a ceremony in the office of President John Lilley. Thawley was cited for his work in spearheading several exchanges with Nevada experts to help improve agricultural techniques for food production. Thawley’s programs in Turkmenistan are focused on improving sheep and beef protein. He also has arranged for alfalfa specialists from the University and dairy specialists from Nevada communities to help improve production levels. The dean has traveled to the nation on the Caspian Sea five times in the past three years and was host last July to Turkmen government Dean Thawley accepts the Distinguished Service Medal representatives who visited several agriculture sites in Nevada. given to people who have performed meritorious The State Partnership Program links U. S. states with partner coun- service, acts or deeds beneficial to the State of Nevada tries in an effort to improve military relations and to assist with military from General Vanderhoof in President Lilley’s office. support of civil authorities. The Nevada National Guard’s partnership with Turkmenistan began in 1996.

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Two members of the “Romanian Connection” — Diana Dumitras on the left

and Simona Balazs Bob Conrad by Photo on the right — flank professors Kynda Curtis and Rang Narayanan of the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources. Two-Way Street The Romanian connection cited in the adjacent story cuts two ways: Two CABNR professors are recipients of honor- ary degrees from the University of Agricul- tural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine The Romanian connection in Cluj, Romania. Dean David Thawley and Rang becomes greater partnership Narayanan, associate By Bob Conrad Professor Esmail Zanjani, Ersek considers their stem dean for outreach, hat began as an international scholarly cell research to be the future of medicine. received “Doctor program led by Nevada English Profes- “We are looking at stem cells, which are very sor Monica Grecu and sociology Profes- flexible,” she says. “These cells can make any type Honoris Causa” rec- W sor Berch Berberoglu has now produced an even of tissue from the adult human body, like muscles, ognition last spring greater partnership allowing Romanian students to bone or heart tissues.” for their involve- receive graduate degrees in the College of Agricul- Using sheep as the model, the research team ment with Eastern ture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources. injects stem cells into sheep embryos to see how European agricultural A cooperative agreement between the college they develop as the sheep grows, as well as how and the University of Agricultural Sciences and Vet- other cells accept the human cells. development. Their erinary Medicine in Cluj, Romania, has brought to “In the future, if a person has heart failure, to in- joint efforts have the college three students who are working toward ject stem cells into the person would help develop resulted in Nevada advanced degrees under the program which begun new heart tissues,” she says. “It’s a high level of professors and in 2000. They are Diana Dumitras and Simona education, and the research is cutting-edge.” Balazs, students in resource and applied economics, The success of the exchange program created students going to Ro- and Adel Ersek, who is working on her doctorate in another opportunity for more students from Roma- mania to teach and molecular biosciences and biotechnology. nia to study here. study and Romanian Dumitras was named the Department of Re- Kynda Curtis, assistant professor of resource students studying at source Economics’ “Outstanding Graduate Student” economics and state extension specialist, visited for her work that examines how much people are the Romanian university in Cluj last year to help CABNR. Addition- willing to pay for activities at recreational parks develop a new curriculum for an enhanced degree ally, both Thawley in Ontario, Canada. The goal of her research is to option. and Narayanan have help develop parks as protected areas, which could For one year, Romanian students will study agri- visited several for- result in a “benefit transfer” to parks in the United business at the University of Agricultural Sciences eign universities and States. and Veterinary Medicine in Romania. The next year, Ersek, a graduate student in molecular bio- they will come to Reno to study resource econom- institutes and have sciences and biotechnology, is working on her ics in the college. The result will be two masters hosted scholars from doctorate with a one-of-a-kind, world-level research degrees–one in each area of study. Five students other countries. team. Along with her advisor, Animal Biotechnology are expected to begin the program in Cluj this fall.

16 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 Photo by Jean Dixon by Photo

• The survey collects data from graduate and undergraduate degree alumni and their employers ap- proximately one year after graduation.

• The University’s Assessment Office, contracting with the Exponents of tender, loving care Carmel Bang, left, and Jennifer Timmons found places University’s Center for their skills at Washoe Medical Center in Reno after graduating from the Orvis School of Nursing. Both were participants in a survey of 2002 graduates of the University. for Applied Research, began the interviews in April 2002. Alumni survey: grads staying • The alumni survey includes items related to employment, ad- and getting jobs in Nevada ditional educational By John Wheeler programs, the impact hen Jennifer Timmons graduated in “It was a very good opportunity to voice my of the University’s 2002 with a nursing degree from the opinion,” she says. University’s Orvis School of Nursing, general-education W she quickly found a job in the labor-and-delivery HOME MEANS NEVADA courses and ques- unit at Washoe Medical Center in Reno. Like Timmons, Carmel Bang graduated from tions about their “There is always a demand for nurses, but I felt Orvis in 2002, stayed in the area and found a job degree programs. very lucky that I got where I wanted to be,” Tim- at Washoe Med — in the intensive-care unit. mons says. “Labor and delivery is one of those “I never looked any- Alumni and employer StudentBody • Employers are sur- departments where nurses tend to stay for their where else,” she says. entire careers, so there are not many openings.” “Seventy-seven per- data as well as the veyed following the Timmons is one of more than 2,000 graduates cent of employed alumni survey instruments alumni survey. surveyed by the university since April 2002 as are working somewhere are available at the part of an ongoing effort to gather data on how in Nevada, with most Assessment Office well graduates are fitting into the workforce. staying in Washoe Web site: www.unr. Timmons had no trouble fitting in when she ar- County,” says John rived at Washoe Med, according to her supervi- Mahaffy, director of the edu/assess sor, Tandy Wilson. University’s Assessment “Jennifer was above and beyond a lot of gradu- Office. “It shows clearly that we’re keeping a lot ates,” Wilson says. “She has very good organiza- of the people we’re turning out and that fits in tional skills. It didn’t take her as much time as it with the mission of the university.” does a lot of people.” Mahaffy says the survey is showing that more Wilson was also interviewed as part of the than 80 percent of graduates are employed and telephone survey. That gives supervisors a rate their education positively. Of those not chance to provide useful feedback, something employed, one-third said they were attending Wilson appreciates. Continues next page

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some kind of education program, usually at the university — something Timmons plans to do. “I want to go back and get my master’s; I want to be a nurse practitioner,” she says. The harsh Of those alumni who are employed, more than landscape of 70 percent are working in areas closely related to Minnesota’s their degrees, with more than 60 percent saying Mesabi Range they got the kind of job they expected. is turned into “That’s important,” Mahaffy says. “It indicates a work of art that there’s a relatively good fi t between what for the cover of a new book we are offering here and what the workforce by professors demands.” Peter Goin and Elizabeth MAKING THINGS BETTER Raymond. “The survey is important because it is part of The enclosed the accountability the University needs to pro- overlook vide,” Mahaffy says. “We want to know where protects visitors to what was people are in the workforce, in continuing their once one of the most important iron ore education, their refl ections on their university sources in the world. experience and the qualities they perceive they have received here.” With accreditation a requirement not just for the University as a whole, but also for many departments and programs that are regularly checked on by professional associations, the survey is a useful tool in providing objective data Merging art to accrediting bodies. In the College of Engineering, for example, Dean Adams, associate dean, says, “Our ac- creditation has changed pretty dramatically. It and academia used to be kind of a bean-counting thing, where By Guy Clifton you had so many credits of this, so many credits rom Western Pennsylvania to the coastal plains of Texas to of that and you produced an engineer. Now, it’s the high desert of Nevada and the low desert of Southern based more on goals and outcomes. In order for California, the landscapes have been altered by mining. It’s us to accomplish that, we really need more data F a reality those of us who live in Nevada know well, for the tell- than we have. I think, over time, we’ll be able to tale marks of mining are visible from virtually every roadway in get that data [from the survey].” the state. The University’s administration has enthu- To many, mining has a negative connotation: a destruction of siastically supported the whole area of student the natural beauty of a landscape in search of riches. In reality, assessment in recent years, according to Vice nearly every modern convenience — and necessity — we enjoy Provost Bill Cathey. today contains material mined from the earth. “It allows us to be more accountable to our In their book Changing Mines in America ($27.50, University various publics — legislatures, the business com- of Chicago Press), University of Nevada, Reno professors Peter munity, parents or graduates. The whole idea of Goin and C. Elizabeth Raymond offer a unique view of mining assessment enables us to improve our programs, and its infl uence on the landscape of America. Art and academia and I have yet to see a program that couldn’t be merge seamlessly in this book with Raymond’s essays and Goin’s made better. So, there are at least two general photographs complementing the other throughout. purposes of assessment: Accountability and Goin, a Foundation professor of art in photography and video, program improvement.” and Raymond, a professor of history, present an honest and Bang says, “I think it’s great they’re doing this straight-forward look at mining that nonetheless will stir mixed survey. It’s good feedback so we can make the emotions in readers. University the best it can be.” A photo of a live-oak tree on the coastal fl ats of Texas would be The alumni survey is ongoing. If you graduated in beautiful on a living room wall if the reader didn’t know its roots 2002 or later, you can expect a call from an inter- are snuggled in a reclaimed uranium site. Similarly, a cloudy viewer. The University appreciates all alumni and Nevada sky refl ected in the water of the Anaconda mine pit at employers agreeing to participate. Weed Heights is breathtakingly beautiful. Then you read the site

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Late-afternoon light in Nevada’s famous Comstock Lode area emphasizes scenic contrasts captured by Peter Goin from Room 10 in the historic Gold Hill Hotel built in 1859. The room’s doorway frames remnants of the Yellow Jacket mine, one of the Comstock’s most notable silver mines.

is listed by the Environmental Protection Agency as a Superfund site candidate — one of the nation’s most-polluted places. This book is by no means an indictment of mining. In eight essays, each depicting a different mining area and each accom- panied by historic and modern-day photographs, Raymond and Goin offer a variety of perspectives — from the tourist-attracting radon health mines of Boulder-Basin, Montana, to the born-again gold mines of Rawhide in Mineral County, Nevada, to the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania where luxury townhouses are built a few feet away from culm banks, which have become a part of the natural landscape. The book also includes a fascinating synopsis of the history of mining from ancient times to the modern-day techniques of the ABOUT THE AUTHORS 20th and 21st centuries. Mining is a complex subject, which Raymond and Goin freely Elizabeth Raymond is a professor of history acknowledge. The simple fact is, mining always has been and for whom “Changing Mines in America” is her always will be a part of America’s landscape. Raymond explains it fourth book and her second collaboration this way in her introduction: “In this work, we argue that min- with Peter Goin. All of the books reflect her ing landscapes should not be dismissed simply as waste places, continuing interest in the American landscape a hideous legacy of the extractive industry. In their tremendous and sense of place. complexity, and their surprising variety, mining landscapes can Peter Goin is a Foundation professor of art be places of beauty and curiosity as well as apocalypse. They are and one of Nevada’s most celebrated photog- places that warrant more sustained examination and analysis.” raphers. His work has been exhibited in more At its heart, this book tells a good story, both in Raymond’s than 50 museums, and he is the recipient of words and in Goin’s photographs. It is certain to offer a better two fellowships from the National Endowment understanding of a complex issue long a part of the American for the Arts. landscape.

Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 19 2004 Internationalcontest winners Photography SPONSORED BY THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS The Office of International Students and Scholars is proud to present the winners of its first International Photography Contest . Photos were submitted in two categories: INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE AND PLACES (pictures of international faces and/or scenery) and GLOBAL NEVADA (pictures of people sporting University of Nevada clothing in different locations around the world). First place winners in each category receive $250, 2nd place receive $150 and 3rd place receive $100. Deadline to submit photographs for the 2005 contest is September 2, 2005. For more information, please call 784-6874 or check www.unr.edu/oiss/intlphotocontest. All submitted photos become property of OISS, for display and publication purposes. CATEGORY: GLOBAL NEVADA CASSANDRA ALDERSON (Business ’07) from the United States won first place for a “Far From Home” photo taken on a busy street corner during a bicycle rush hour in Beijing,

CASSANDRA ALDERSON from the United States won second place for her “Pagoda Hat” photo taken outside of Hohhot, China. Second Place

VIKTORIA SZLABONYI (International Business ’07) from Hungary won third place for a photo showcasing Nevada Alumni T-shirt by Danube River

First Place First in Budapest, Hungary. Third Place Third

1. Cassandra Alderson “ Mung Shua” (Dream of Snow) 2. Gotzone Garay “Rich Rajastan” 3. Andrea Bowman “Gambian Children Fetching Water” MENTIONS 4. Soumitro Sen “Reflections” 5. Brandon Scutt “Grade School in Korat, Thailand” 6. Viktoria Szlabonyi “UK Telephone Booth” 7. Marika Michikyuv “Woman Under Japanese Arch” HONORABLE HONORABLE 20 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE & PLACES Second Place First Place of Smiles.” entitled Land “The place for aphoto won second from Thailand ’09) (Biochemistry BOB PIHAKANE BOB first place for a picture entitled “Kids, Great Teachers” taken in West Malaysia. GOTZONE GARAY

(Anthropology ’06) from the Basque Country in Spain won

bian girl taken during aclassbreak. bian girl takenduring third place for aherphoto ofayoung Gam ANDREA BOWMAN ANDREA Third Place Nevada Silver &Blue• Winter 2004 (Photography ’06)won

21 - CoverStory Five years, two degrees and many victories later Gilbert fine-tunes the ring’s classic “one-two” into a balance of boxing, law and life itself by Pat McDonnell is intense brown eyes get big; they anticipate program’s 16 competing boxers, who are vying over several the movements of his overmatched opponent. If rounds of elimination bouts for a $1 million prize. Jeffrey he sets his jaw and makes sure his plan is laced Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg, through their Dreamworks together just as tightly as his gloves, there is no SKG production house, are co-producers. Hdoubt the 5-foot-11, 160-pound fighter will land the right “These are young guys with an opportunity to display combination of hammering punches to impress the judges. their talent,” Leonard says simply in a radio broadcast inter- Now, he reminds himself to keep his chin down. Keep view on KNBR-680 AM in San Francisco. punching. Ignore the stomach flu that is tiring him. Most of Gilbert, who has seven knockouts in his eight pro victories, all, he remembers the encouraging words of one of his men- is an anomaly in today’s professional boxing world. He is tors, popular professional boxing referee and 1960 Nevada not the prototypical poor brawler fighting his way up from a NCAA welterweight champion Mills Lane. ghetto in Hell’s Kitchen, Philadelphia, Detroit or Mexico City. It’s a July fight night at Caesars Tahoe for 2000 Nevada He is not followed by shady characters who try to take him graduate Joey Gilbert, a three-time national collegiate boxing for a luxurious ride to turmoil. champion with the Wolf Pack. His father, for the first time, He knows that skeptics might call him a man of privilege cannot be ringside because of wartime military service, but in a sport of fools. Gilbert’s features tighten when he hears Gilbert wins by decision in six rounds over Farid Shahid to the taunt, and says he boxes to honor his physical potential remain an undefeated pro middleweight. and a sport he has been proud of since he first stepped in the Two weeks later, he’s in an examination room in Las Vegas ring searching for an outlet to quell his inexhaustible energy closing in on a dream. He will achieve a certified pass- in 1996, his sophomore year at Nevada. “I’m not trying to ing score on the Nevada bar exam. The battle to become prove anybody wrong. I’m trying to prove my- licensed to practice law in the state where he grew up has self right – that I have what it takes to be a been challenging, much like the drive to be a contender world champion,” Gilbert says on camera for a world title. in an NBC series promo filmed early last Gilbert, through his uncommon tenacity, has thrown summer.” open a treasure of new athletic and business opportuni- He emphasizes, “I love the sport ties in the past six months. He is propelling himself into and it’s truly one of my greatest pas- the national and international limelight. The articulate sions. Not to sound like some kind 28-year-old, who has earned an English literature of a tough guy, but I’m in the pain degree at the University and a law degree at Thomas business. To win you must Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, was asked last inflict not necessarily summer to audition for NBC’s new boxing reality TV injury, but you show, The Contender. The unscripted program, with must out- an expected audience of approximately 20 million think your weekly viewers nationwide, is slated to premiere this month. Ageless Rocky hero Sylvester Stallone is the program host. Mark Burnett, pro- ducer of the mega-successful Survivor and The Apprentice reality shows is the producer. World and Olympic box- ing champion Sugar Ray Leonard will combine with Stallone to mentor the

Joey Gilbert has a Web site, The site includes Gilbert’s boxing record, a biography and personal message to young fans. Photo courtesy of Team Gilbert 22 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 CoverStory Photos by Jean Dixon by Photos

Working out at the Nevada boxing gym on East Fourth Street in Reno was almost a daily part of Gilbert’s life from 1997 to 1999. The difference in the past six months is that the media are more apt to stop by. opponent, evade his barrage of punches and land your own. been a great mentor and friend to Joey and an overall inspira- “You’re in there to win, but at the same time you want to tion to Team Gilbert.” win with class. You’re not going to hit a guy when he’s down, Joe Musselman, Gilbert’s cousin who pledged the frater- or hit him with a low blow, head butt him or elbow him. You nity in Illinois, assists the team in a media relations capacity want to carry yourself like a true gentleman in the ring and from Chicago, where he attends DePaul University. be a good emissary for the sport.” It has been a heady period for the team. The Ring maga- He is busy beyond the ring as well. Gilbert, with Sigma zine, billed as “The Bible of Boxing,” featured Gilbert as a Alpha Epsilon brother and fellow attorney Mark Schopper “New Face” in a two-page fall 2004 profile. Several large (1998, German), co-founded Gilbert-Schopper, LLP, a Nevada endorsement opportunities have come Gilbert’s way, includ- law firm. He also partnered with Schopper and fellow fra- ing from the clothing and home furnishings designer Tommy ternity brother Pat Conners in opening Gilbert Partners, Inc., Hilfiger and the Dsquared2 multinational clothing company, a Nevada-based public relations firm dealing primarily in which had the boxer appear in September as a guest model in governmental affairs, gaming, sports and music. a Milan, Italy, fashion show. Gilbert likes to surround himself with all things Nevada During his student days, Gilbert, the team captain, was the and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. His team includes Schopper, best in U.S collegiate boxing at 147 pounds from 1997-98 and Conners and David O’Mara (1999, Political Science and champion at 154 pounds in 1999. He compiled a 27-1 record another SAE member). Schopper is Gilbert’s agent and legal for head coach Mike Martino and assistant coaches Greg counsel to Team Gilbert. Conners, owner and president of Rice and Pat Schellin while thrilling Nevada boxing fans. Tetrus Building Materials in Reno, is financial adviser and His fights at the Eldorado Hotel-Casino in downtown Reno, main sponsor. Sig Rogich, 1967 Reynolds School of Journal- the Jot Travis Student Union Auditorium and at the Nevada ism graduate and fellow SAE member, is Gilbert’s manager. boxing gym just down the road, coincidentally, from the 1910 Rogich was special assistant to President George H.W. Bush heavyweight championship bout between black champion for public events and initiatives and served as U.S. ambas- Jack Johnson and white challenger Jim Jeffries, arguably the sador to Iceland. most internationally renowned sports moment in state his- “Mr. Rogich recognized Joey’s potential early on,” says tory, are still crisp in the memories of Wolf Pack boxing fans. Schopper of the former Nevada Athletic Commission chair- The National Collegiate Boxing Championships battle man who helped regulate boxing statewide. “And he has with friend and Reno High School graduate Nic Wisecarver

Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 23 CoverStory in April 1997 at the Naval When he is faced with the rigors of Academy Field House in keeping his body and mind in shape, Annapolis, Md., was a bout Gilbert often draws on the inspiration provided by one of his mentors, 1963 well-suited for Gilbert’s Nevada graduate Mills Lane. style. Finishing his second year of amateur boxing, been about maturing, and better Gilbert took an early lead understanding a dilemma, another against the Navy boxer and person’s perspective, a way to help then held off Wisecarver’s younger people reach their goals. charges with the courage of Award-winning Nevada English an already bloodied rodeo professor Eric Rasmussen, who cowboy alone against a one- was recently commissioned to edit ton bull. the Royal Shakespeare Company “We killed each other that edition of Shakespeare for Random fight,” Gilbert says. “We House, observed Gilbert’s devel- were so tired at the end opment in his classroom from an that we fell into each other, impulsive student to a more careful, holding each other up and reasoned thinker. laughing.” “One of Joey’s problems early The next two years, as de- on was that he really shot from the fending national champion, hip,” says Rasmussen. “I showed were even tougher. a movie he didn’t like and he said, “It was a lot of pressure,” ‘Death was too good for the person he remembers. “Everywhere who made us watch this.’ you went, you’re introduced “It was Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo as the national champion, and Juliet. Then, Joey really learned and they first thing they say to be a critical thinker. I suspect that to you is ‘Are you going to we can see this in the way he boxes. get it again this year?’ No one understood how hard you had You can have boxers who don’t think and flail, and those to train and prepare yourself to win a national title. To be able who do think and really place their punches. He clearly went to do it three years in a row and to win four regionals was from someone who was not a very good student to someone huge for me.” who was quite good.” Gilbert was as dominant in the open amateur class. In 2000, Five years, two degrees and many victories later, Gilbert he captured the Nevada Golden Gloves super-middleweight smiles as he remembers the experience with Rasmussen. championship and entered the professional ranks, earning a “For me to be able to convey to people what I want to second-round knockout in his inaugural pro fight. say and to be able to do it clearly and intelligently is very Greg Rice, who has coached Nevada boxers since 1993 important,” Gilbert says. “The program of study I had at the after developing Detroit-based champions like James Toney university in English literature was great, and I still credit and Milton McCrory, says he knew he had a tough fighter Professor Rasmussen for that.” in Gilbert when he matched the 20-year-old against a much In the 17th century, John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester, more seasoned opponent in the club gymnasium. Gilbert was wrote there is nothing on Earth “so foolish, and so false, as fearless despite his inexperience. common fame.” Gilbert, though, says he has carefully mea- “He has heart, he has a chin and he has talent,” Rice says. sured the path ahead of him to avoid becoming a fallen star. Gilbert draws strength from a supportive family as well, an He wants to communicate with young people to stress how invaluable asset that has him invariably thinking long-term, education changes people’s lives. For the past two years, he and often overseas. His mother, Deborah, a nurse at John has talked to students in government classes at Reno’s Bishop Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks, refines his work ethic. Gilbert’s Manogue High School, his alma mater. Gilbert has visited father, Warren, is a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and with upperclassmen at Reno High during their career day flight surgeon serving in Afghanistan. Through his parents activities and chatted with students at a San Diego charter and especially his father, a former heavyweight amateur school. boxer in Chicago, the younger Gilbert understands how deli- “The youth of this country are often overlooked,” he says. cate life’s journey can be. “Too many people are telling them what they can’t do and “He is one of many,” Gilbert, who completed his Nevada not enough what they can do. I would like to work toward a Air National Guard enlistment as the top academic graduate, goal of educating these kids and providing positive extracur- says of his father. “I’m proud of him not only as a father, but ricular activities for them.” also as a serviceman. I’m confident that whoever is over there Gilbert seems ready to do more than pound out a mes- near him is going to get the best medical care he can get.” sage with his fists. This boxer instead wants to call on all his Many times Gilbert’s experiences as a young man have talents to deliver a message with his intellect.N

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Thank you to the nearly 100 individuals Helgren, Richard M. Melcher, Ann Marie Reynolds, Richard Deveny (‘80 (‘67 Accounting) (‘80 Managerial Science) Business Administration) who demonstrated their commitment to Herb, Robert Jacob Melcher, Kevin Cameron Richard, Patricia A. (‘89 BM this institution and joined the Nevada (‘82 Economics) (‘79 Physical Education) Music Education) Huffey, Dorothy H. Moody-Chaffin, Lorena L. Ritch, David Duane Alumni Association as lifetime members. (‘61 C&G Personal Service) Neuweiler, Gregory Charles (‘80 Managerial Science) Rock, Gregory Ralph Alexander, Karen G. Charlton, E. P. ‘Chuck’ Huffey, Paul H. (‘61 Education) (‘79 Managerial Science) (‘88 Accounting) (‘01 General Studies) (‘50 Economics) Johnson, Marilyn J. Newbold, Norman E. Scoppettone, Stefanie A Alverson, Elizabeth Lee (‘03 Crowley, Timothy A. Johnson, Stephen E. (‘92 (‘75 Social Services) (‘96 PHD English) Speech Communications) (‘92 Geography) Business Administration) Newbold, Richard David Selking, Mitchel B. (‘84 Ardito, Julie L. (‘89 Journalism) Cryer, Joel W. Kimball, Joanne M. (‘75 Premedical) Agricultural Economics) Beenfeldt, Derek Arthur (‘97 Management) (‘54 English) Persons, Justin Goran Shaff, Carl Leroy (‘59 (‘93 Civil Engineering) Cryer, Misty Klaich, Michael Jeffrey (‘03 General Studies) Elementary Education) Benna, Bruno (‘53 Physical Curtis, Ruth Mary (‘82 Accounting) Pierce, Deborah Ann Sibert, Seton Alva Education) (‘48 Home Economics) Klaich, Patrice Irene (‘86 Accounting) (‘94 Electrical Engineering) Blonsley, Todd Ian Devries, Sanford Alan (‘85 Journalism) Powers, Robyn L. (‘70 Art) Snitselaar, Barbara Anne (‘89 Criminal Justice) (‘71 Prelegal) Koopmann, Timothy Scott Pressler, David Allan (‘79 Criminal Justice) Bradley, Joseph S. Dillon, Michael F. ‘76 (Industrial Mechanical (‘82 Public Administration) Gregg Maurice (‘76 Art) (‘78 Economics) (‘94 Political Science) Engineering) Pressler, Rosemary A. Thornton, Barbara C. Bradley, Liza M. Esplin, Willard B. Kruse, Stephanie S. (‘91 MBA (‘87 Elementary Education) (‘57 Political Science) Brown, Judith Ann (‘53 Journalism) Business Administration) Ramos, Kyle Duane Thornton, William C. Brown, William Michael Frederick, John H. Lemmon, Ronald D. (‘55 Civil (‘76 Managerial Science) (‘58 Criminal Justice) (‘68 Political Science) Frierson, Jason M. Engineering) Ramos, Thomas A. Wellons, Gregory D. Buchanan, Cindy (‘95 Finance) (‘96 Health Science) Lilley, Geraldine (‘77 Civil Engineering) (‘88 Psychology) Cabral, Todd Lee Garrett, Mika Bellana Lilley, John M. Ramsing, Frederick John Wilson, Edward A. (‘91 Marketing) (‘02 Biochemistry) Linebaugh, James A. (‘00 Hydrogeology) (‘69 Accounting) Cameron, Wayne Michael Gilmore, Earl P. Martinez, Julie Reilley, Genevieve M. Witter, Jane C. (‘91 Physical Education) (‘51 Civil Engineering) Martinez, Patrick M. (‘95 (‘77 Psychology) (‘74 Speech/Theater) Carlson, Ann Mason Guillen, Courtney (‘97 Elemen- Elementary Education) Reviglio, Anthony T. Yamashita, Jill A. (‘59 Business) tary Education) McMullen, Mary-Ellen Reviglio, Jack T. (‘00 Psychology) Case, Lynn A. (‘65 Office Guillen, Trinidad J. (‘95 (‘73 English) (‘80 Honorary Award) Yturbide, Thomas M. Administration) Finance) McMullen, Samuel P. Reviglio, Richard J. (‘96 Criminal Justice) Case, Thomas S. Harmon, Mary Williams (‘73 Premedical) Reviglio, Thomas R. Yu, Mimi W. (‘64 Management) (‘93 Computer Information) Melarkey, Karen Rexwinkel, Brian Lowell Chaffin, William A. Harmon, Richard L. Melarkey, Michael J. (‘99 Mathematics) (‘66 Political Science) Harris, Thomas R. (‘72 Political Science) Reynolds, Cindy

Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 25 On Philanthropy Past, future and a million dollars ransportation ideas from the 19th and 21st Tcenturies met Nov. 9 at the front door of Morrill Hall to transfer a million dollars.

The 19th century idea is one Danna-Douglas Theresa by Photo of the authentic recreations of the legendary Wells Fargo stagecoaches that brought people and service to a fledg- ling Nevada. Its 21st century counterpart is the planned Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center that will be the nexus of the University’s system for transferring knowledge in a more mature State of Nevada. The million dollars — de- livered on the stagecoach — is the largest gift the University has received from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The funds With $1 million are Wells Fargo community board member Roger Trounday, University President will underwrite construction John Lilley, Nevada-based manager of Wells Fargo’s National Gaming Division Jay Kornmayer, of the center’s Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Senior Vice President Chad Osorno and Wells Fargo community board member Auditorium that will be a Luther Mack. Trounday and Mack are former University Foundation Board members. major forum for students and the general public. “As a Nevada graduate, I begin to rise next spring on clips, and print publications. President John Lilley ac- am proud of this donation,” the hill north of the National The 250-seat Wells Fargo cepted the gift from Wells Kornmayer said. “I hope our Judicial College and east of Auditorium will provide Fargo Senior Vice President many team members who the Whalen Parking Complex. facilities for educational pro- Chad Osorno, University of are also Nevada students or The high-tech facility will gramming, cultural presenta- Nevada, Reno alumnus Jay alumni will be as excited as replace 42-year-old Getchell tions and outreach activities. Kornmayer, the Nevada- I am at this opportunity to Library. Its almost 300,000 University groups that will based manager of Wells help build a new physical, in- square feet of floor space will use the auditorium include, Fargo’s National Gaming tellectual and cultural center be home for a wide variety of among others, the Dean’s Division, and a group of other on campus.” information, from art collec- Future Scholars, the Center Nevada alumni who are em- The Mathewson-IGT tions and graphics to online for Student Cultural Diversity ployees of the bank. Knowledge Center will databases, audio and video and Upward Bound. An unusual gift for a unique program n unusual gift from the Peter Echeverria Family Partnership tions will be touched by the Basque way of life.” A— a house on Ridge Street in Reno’s historic district — is the Director Joseba Zulaika expressed the Center’s gratitude: “In most recent example of dedicated support for the University’s these times of change and transformation, the Center has had unique Center for Basque Studies. Proceeds from the sale of the the great fortune that the Echeverria family from Reno, follow- property will benefit the Quasi Endowment, a fund established ing the steps and inspiration of their parents, has taken the lead to support the Center’s mission to further Basque-related study in helping our various fund-raising and expansion activities. through research and instruction. Thanks largely to the tireless dedication of John Echeverria, the Family member John Echeverria, who also serves as the Cen- Center has been able to organize a dynamic advisory board ter’s advisory board chairman, said, “Our family is proud to be that has highlighted the relevance of its academic and cultural able to make a significant contribution to the Fund. Our parents mission.” were committed to the preservation of the Basque culture. We For further information about planned giving, contact the wanted to honor their memory by ensuring that future genera- University’s Planned Giving Office at (775) 784-6622.

26 Nevada Silver & Blue •Winter 2004 Photo by Jean Dixon

On Philanthropy Investing in Excellence SBC Nevada — the state’s largest telecommunica- tions company — has awarded grants totaling more than $136,000 to the Dean’s Future Scholars program in the College of Education and the state’s “GEAR UP” program (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs). The grants will support after-school tutorial programs to help low-income students graduate from high school and prepare for college. The Future Scholars program previously focused on encourag- ing young people to become teachers and will now expand to provide access to a number of diff erent subject areas and career opportunities. The GEAR UP program, which is University-supported, targets middle schools with large populations of economi- cally disadvantaged youth. The funds from SBC will supplement the University’s GEAR UP contributions to train and assist teachers in the use of technology and to establish new K-12 partnerships based on the current model. Recently, SBC also recognized the University through its Directory Operations Division, KEITH LEE which selected a photograph of the University’s Manzanita Man of tradition, action and generosity Lake for the cover of its new Nevada Mini Metro Directo- ongtime Reno resident and attorney Keith Lee, 61, leads a life ry. “The Mini” is a compact steeped in traditions held dear by many Nevadans. version of the 2004-2005 L At the top of the list is his love of the University of Nevada, Reno SBC Smart Yellow Reno. Pages and made its debut A member of the University Foundation’s Board of Trustees for many in November with distribution to years, Lee served as its chair in 2002 and 2003. He was a member of more than 230,000 residences and members of the the Century Campaign Cabinet, a comprehensive fund-raising effort University community. that raised more than $120 million to address campuswide needs. Lee The cover depicts one of the University’s familiar also served fi ve years as a member of the Vintage Nevada Committee. landmarks. Manzanita Lake was formed when the Its annual events have generated thousands of dollars for University Orr irrigation ditch was dammed in November 1911. scholarships. In the 1940s, it served as the picturesque backdrop He comes naturally to such service. for movies, featuring such stars as William Holden, “My father and I are one of two father-and-son teams holding the Jeanne Crain, Van Johnson and Loretta Young. distinction of being Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) members and student- body presidents,” Lee said. His father, also named Keith, concluded his presidency and graduated from the University in 1933. Lee graduated in 1965, the same year he completed his term as president of the student body. While college is far in the future for his two grandchildren, silver and blue courses through the veins of Lee’s wife, Gloria, and their four chil- dren. All are graduates, or will soon graduate, from the UCCSN system. “My success is due, in large part, to my Nevada education and to the friendships I developed while I was a student,” Lee said. “I’ve always had the desire to devote my time and skills to community activities. A check big in both size and quality — for more Because of some successes we have enjoyed, my wife and I can now give than $136,000 from the SBC Foundation — was presented by Sylvia Samano, president of SBC not only time but also money.” Nevada, to John Frederick, right, the University’s In addition to his dedicated efforts to University causes, Lee devotes executive vice president and provost. Other time and money to his professional associations and other organizations. participants in the ceremony included State Sen. “It’s a good feeling,” he said of his philanthropy. “Gloria and I both William Raggio, left; Keith Reault, superintendent of Washoe County schools; and Randy Brown, rear, feel this is a part of being good members of our community.” of SBC Nevada’s external aff airs department.

Nevada Silver & Blue •Winter 2004 27 2 1. Attorney General and 2004 Alumnus of The Year, Brian Sandoval (’86 Foreign Affairs), proudly accepts his award from Nevada Alumni Association President Wendy 1 Damonte (’94 Journalism) and President John Lilley at the Homecoming Gala Dinner at Harrah’s Reno.

2. President Lilley awards David Russell (’67 Industrial Management) with the Alumni Association Service award during halftime at the homecoming game.

3. President Lilley awards Kevin McArthur (’79 Mackay School of Mines) with the Professional Achievement award during halftime at the homecoming game. 3

4. Mary Harmon (’93 Computer Information Systems), Chair Alumni Scholarship Committee; Mike Klaich (’82 Accounting), President Nevada Alumni Council; Shannon Reynolds (a sophomore education major); and Jo Ann Elston (’56 Home Economics), Alumni Council Vice President Chapter 11 Development, celebrate Shannon’s recognition during the annual Alumni Association Scholarship Reception. 12 4 5. The Wolf Pack defense was effective in Nevada’s 35-10 Homecoming victory 5 against Rice.

6. Jim Elston and Senator Bill Raggio (’48 Political Science) visit during cocktail hour before the Homecoming Gala Awards 13 Dinner celebration. 14 7. Nevada’s band turns up the volume at the Homecoming game as the Pack plays on to victory! 6 7 8. Left to right: Buzz Harris (’90 Political Science), Tina McLeod (’92 German), Alumni Association Young Alumni Award Winner Mike Dillon (’94 Political Science), Melissa Dolkenhauer and Past COBAAA Chapter 15 President Cindy Buchanan (’95, Finance) share some laughs during Homecoming’s 8 Pack the Wal Night event.

9. Alumni members left to right, Erica Antos (’99 General Studies), Shawn Espinosa (’95 Range Management), Daniele Espinosa (’96 Psychology), Sally Overholser (’93 Elementary Education), Past Nevada 10 Alumni Council President Wendy Damonte (’94 Journalism) and Monique Paradis (’95 Health Science) enjoy reminiscing about 9 16 their college days at the Pack the Wal Night during Homecoming Week.

10. Homecoming Queen Rebecca Wallstrum from Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority and Homecoming King Brian Walsh from Sigma Phi Epsilon share their excitement after finding out they were Nevada’s winning candidates at the Nevada-Rice football game. 17 28 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 29 2 11. Web Brown (’50 Civil Engineering) and his wife Teddy Brown (’47 Education) pose for a quick photo with Rita 1 Woodlief (’43 Foreign Affairs) and Amy Borge while checking in at the Homecoming Gala Awards Dinner.

12. Model Dairy Tailgate Decorating Contest Judges (left to right) Steve Trounday (’81 Managerial Sciences), Homecoming Chair; Laura Walsh (’87 Electrical Engineering); Charlie Walsh (’86 Education), Alumni Council Leader of Student Outreach; Lori Wohletz, Young Alumni chapter member; Leonard Wohletz (’98 Economics), Young Alumni 3 Chapter President; Jim Breslin, Model Dairy General Manager and Dylan Breslin, son of Jim Breslin.

13. The End Zone, Third Place Model Dairy Tailgate Decorating contest winners, displayed a stuffed bear wearing Nevada gear with Model Dairy 11 milk before the game. 14. The Upper Deck, First Place Model 12 Dairy Tailgate Decorating contest 4 winners, decorated with a wolf man choking an owl. 5 15. ASUN Executive Vice-President Antonio Trillo, Kirsten Roesch, Amanda Klein and ASUN President Erin Lankowsky enjoyed time together 13 before they joined more than 300 alumni and friends at the Homecoming 14 Gala Awards Dinner at Harrah’s Reno during Homecoming Week.

6 16. Fellow Reed High School classmates 7 and University of Nevada, Reno alumni members reflect on past memories and pause for a quick photo as they gathered together during the Pack the Wal Night event. Left to right: Alumni Executive Council Vice President for Finance Joel 15 Cryer (’97 Management), Aaryn Walker, 8 George Metkovich (’97 Accounting), Tyler Benke, Josh Benke (’97 English), Ali Metkovich (’95 Health Education), Mike Metkovich (’97 Accounting), Jeff Quinn and James Hilton.

17. Fellow Reed High School classmates 10 and University of Nevada, Reno alumni members reflect on past memories and pause for a quick photo as they gathered 9 16 together during the Pack the Wal Night event. Left to right: Alumni Executive Council Vice President for Finance Joel Cryer (’97 Management) , Aaryn Walker, George Metkovich (’97 Accounting), Tyler Benke, Josh Benke (’97 English), Ali Metkovich (’95 Health Education), Mike Metkovich (’97 Accounting), Jeff Quinn, James Hilton and Tom Rores (’99 Geography).

17 28 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 29 Pack Pride DecoratingDecorating DDayay he Alumni Association would like to thank Tall of the offi ces and departments that participated in the Third Annual Pack Pride Day Decorating Contest on Friday, Oct. 15. This homecoming tradition provides faculty, staff and students the opportunity to showcase their campus pride and spirit. On campus, offi ces were encouraged to decorate for a chance to win the grand prize 1 tailgate party at the fi nal home football game (game tickets and catering included). This year, the Research and Educational Planning Center (REPC) and Facilities tied for the grand prize and the Offi ce for Prospective Students and University Inn tied for second place. REPC has won for three years in a row! 2 Special thanks go to our judges for volunteering their time to judge this special event!

30 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 31 1. EDUCATION. In costume: Scott Youngs (CQ) (who is Col. Mustard), Cathy Fisher, Ida Roberts (Ms. Scarlett), Robbin Hickman, J.J. Johnson (Prof. Pack Pride Plum), Linda DiDonato (Mrs. Peacock), Marion Leonard (Inspector Clueless), Debbie Malone (Mrs. Green), Norma Elasquez-Bryant as the owl and Gwen Shonkwiler as the Decorating Day wolf. 4 2. FACILITIES SERVICES. From left: Haleigh Fitzgerald, Linda Fitzgerald, Diane Wagar, 3 Michele Krick, Scott Brown, 6 Andy Lutz, Michelle Morrow, Dee Smith, Pat Gay (kneeling), Bridget Heath and Ariel 5 Lauzardo.

3. UNIVERSITY INN. From left: Dan Kirk, Brandon Delong, Coleen Delong, Genila Nicely and Bonnie Ingram.

4. PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS. Left to right: Jeri Russell, Jon Beatia, Angie Flores and Juana Reynoza.

7 5. CONTINUED EDUCATION. From left: Desi Ebner, Sommer Atchley, Brenda Quihuis and Fran Mirzak.

6. ENGINEERING. From left: Jane Gardner, Rose Johns, Dawn Arnold and Shelly Lacey.

7. MANZANITA HALL. From left: Sharon Hon, Sherry Early and Gine Bagne.

8. POLICE SERVICES. 8 Standing, left to right: Michelle Wise, Melanie Lever, Edna Isbell and Jeanne Ohlson. 9 Kneeling: Heather Cody and Debbie Penrod.

9. FINANCIAL AID. Top 10 row: Lourdes Gonzales, Sandi Guidry and Suzanne Bach. Back Row: Matt Knaus, Johann Sprenger, Ed Williams, Stephanie Nichols, Lauren Overstrom and Leonard Walker. Front row: Susan Keefer, Suzanne Stokes, Christine Casey, Jannine Haggard and Corrine Soltis. Lying down: Tawnya Webster.

10. JTSU. From left: Jen Medrano and Nisha Verma.

30 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 31 AlumniNews Homecoming: A good time for all Dear Nevada Alumni: On Saturday before the football game, Model Dairy sponsored the Tailgate Decorating Contest. am happy to report that we had a successful This annual event promotes Wolf Pack spirit on 2004 Homecoming Celebration, Tuesday, Oct. game day. All entries were excellent but a special 12, through Sunday, Oct. 17. Many thanks to the I congratulation goes out to Upper Deck for their Homecoming Committee chaired by Steve Trounday fi rst place win. for creating a week of events involving not only The weekend concluded on Sunday with the alumni but also the campus and community. quarterly Alumni Council board meeting in Morrill The activities kicked off on Tuesday with Hall Alumni Center. We said goodbye to Carl Shaff , our annual Scholarship Reception. The Alumni Greg Neuweiler and Kyle Swanson. All three have Association and our chapters awarded scholarships completed two consecutive three-year terms on to 18 very deserving students. the Council. I would like to thank them for their On Thursday night, the annual Homecoming Gala commitment to the University and for helping us took place at Harrah’s Reno. More than 325 guests grow into a stronger organization. I would also like Amy Carothers, attended the dinner honoring 12 alumni and friends to welcome new board members Cindy Buchanan, Interim Director of the University. These distinguished individuals Carlos Ledon, Roger Diedrichsen and Kelly Bland. were recognized for their service to the University, of Alumni Relations, In closing, the Nevada Alumni Association is Alumni Association and for their professional (775) 784-6620 committed to keeping alumni connected to their achievements. alma mater. As many of you know, we recently The Pack Pride Offi ce Decorating Contest was held started a monthly e-newsletter. If you are inter- on campus Friday morning. Eight offi ces competed ested in receiving this publication please send your and four won! REPC and Facilities tied for fi rst email address to [email protected]. place. The Offi ce for Prospective Students and the University Inn tied for second place. Congratulations Sincerely, to all our winners! Later that night, the Young Alumni Chapter sponsored a very successful Pack the Wal’ event. Alumni of all ages attended to kick Amy J. Carothers ’01 off the weekend festivities. Interim Director of Alumni Relations Council welcomes new members Dear Alumni and Friends:

t is that time of year when your Alumni Association their time to the Alumni welcomes new members to the Alumni Council and Association. Ithanks departing members for their dedicated service. The Second, I’d like to Alumni Council is the policy-making body for the Alumni thank departing Council Association whose purpose is to 1) serve as the advisory members who have liaison organization to the University representing alumni, 2) tirelessly donated six generate community and fi nancial support for the University, years of their time on 3) aid in keeping alumni in contact with the University, the Council: immediate 4) coordinate and implement appropriate professional, Past President Wendy vocational, personal, cultural and educational services for Damonte, Past President alumni and 5) encourage students to pursue educational (two terms) Carl Shaff , goals at the University. Greg Neuweiler and Kyle Swanson. First, I’d like to introduce and welcome the new members. Finally, I want to thank all the alumni and friends who have Kelly Bland (’91 Finance) was instrumental in getting the become dues-paying members of the Alumni Association. To Young Alumni Chapter up and running in the 1990’s and date we are more than 1,000 members strong and growing. resides in Reno. Cindy Buchanan (’95 Finance) lives in Reno Stay connected to your fellow alumni through the online and is immediate past president of the COBAAA chapter. community and support of alumni programs, chapter events Roger Diedrichsen (’71 Political Science) is active in the and services. Fallon Alumni Chapter and represents the small geographic GO PACK! chapters. Carlos Ledon (‘01 Chemical Engineering) is a past ASUN President and resides in Las Vegas. Carlos is eager to get alumni in Southern Nevada active in the Association. Michael Klaich ‘82 I am thrilled to have such great new members volunteer President, Nevada Alumni Council

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Tanya McLain (‘94 Journalism), alumni program manager, on the left, joins with COBAAA board members Greg Neuweiler (‘79 Managerial Science), Debbie Smith (’78 Seattle Alumni enjoying a day at the horse racing tracks in Auburn, Accounting) and Cindy Buchanan (’95 Finance) Washington. (Left to right) Jennifer Martin (’94 Biology), Michael Barbano, at the Annual Pack Picnic on July 28. Amy Ellings (’94 English), Barbara Bengston (’90 M.A. Counseling & Education), Maureen Tinker (’99 Nursing), William J. Kratz (’95 M.P.A Public COBAAA Chapter Administration.), Daune “Scottie” Marable (’75 Fashion Merchandise), George In addition to College of Business Administration Marable, Alex Marable, Allen Marable and Tanya McLain (’94 Journalism). Alumni Association Chapter’s support to the College of Business, it was able to provide $2,000 in financial support to five student organizations this Seattle Alumni Chapter For more information past year. Phi Beta Lambda, Financial Management Twelve Seattle alumni, family and friends on events listed Association, Sierra Nevada Informational attended the horse racing chapter event at Emerald below, click onEvents Professionals, American Marketing Association Downs in Auburn, Wash., on Sunday, Sept. 19. at www.unr.edu and the University’s Logistic Council all received The Alumni Chapter enjoyed a great buffet lunch, funding to help their student members attend placed lucky bets on nine horse races throughout SPECIAL regional conferences. The chapter also joined in the day, reminisced with friends and caught up with EVENTS the fun at the University’s Pack Picnic. Chapter Alumni Program Manager Tanya McLain to learn members handed out cookies to attendees as they about University updates. To learn more about the 5-7 Chefs for enjoyed the concert by the Reno Municipal Band. Seattle Alumni Chapter and to help plan future Kids Dinner and Turning up the volume, the chapter joined in the events, please contact Seattle Alumni Chapter Auction. 6 p.m. Alumni Association’s Homecoming activities at the President Amy Ellings at [email protected]. annual Pack the Wal’ night and by sponsoring a Ritz-Carlton Lake table at the Homecoming Gala. To help the chapter Las Vegas. This is the continue its support of the College and its students, University Club annual fundraiser The University Club has had a busy few COBAAA will host its annual golf tournament May for the University of 5, 2005. The chapter needs all alumni to support months. In July, it had its annual picnic, held at the tournament either by playing or sponsoring a beautiful private home, with many members Nevada Cooperative part of it. If you are interested in helping with the enjoying the good surroundings, good food and Extension’s Chefs for tournament or for more information, send an e-mail good entertainment. Its next big function is the Kids program in Las to [email protected]. Christmas Holiday Dinner on Dec. 14 at Harrah’s Vegas Reno, featuring renowned singer Jakki Ford. At the Christmas Dinner, the Club will also have a ARTS Fallon Alumni Chapter special raffle and silent auction, with the proceeds The Fallon Alumni Chapter will host its annual benefitting the University Club Scholarship Fund, 1-15 Reno Chamber Winterfest Dinner on Jan. 22, at the Convention which aids qualified students entering or in their Orchestra Concert. Center in Fallon. The evening’s entertainment will second year at the University. The Club is hoping feature pianist and singer Jeff Martin from the for a BIG turnout at this dinner. For reservations, 8 p.m. Nightingale Dueling Piano show at the Silver Legacy’s Rum please call (775) 825-2759. There is a trip planned Concert Hall. Angel Bullion’s lounge. Martin has been performing in in January 2005 by the Club’s new interim travel Romero—the world’s the Dueling Piano concept around the country agent, Michele Basta, to the Cowboy Poetry in foremost classical for the past 11 years, including several years at the Elko, in conjunction with the Friends of the Library guitarist—comes New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. and KUNR-FM. This trip is always a highlight. For to Reno to perform No-host cocktails will be served at 5:30 p.m. and information, call Michele at (775) 784-6500, ext. the entertainment will begin at 6 p.m., with dinner 265. The Club is always looking for new members. with and conduct to follow. The cost is $40 per person. For more If you are interested in alternating luncheon and the Reno Chamber information, contact Elmo Dericco at (775) 423-4120. dinner meetings monthly, mystery dinners, trips to Orchestra.

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D.C. Chapter alumni celebrate Nevada Day. Left to right, back row: Geno Fitzgerald, Mac Bybee (’99 Political Science), Ashley Carrigan (’99 International Affairs), Marilee Joyce (’85 Journalism), Ronda Brown Alumni Greg Stanford (Political Science ‘98), Mac Bybee (Political (’95 Political Science) and Ryan McGinness (’99 Political Science ‘99), Chul Yim (Computer Science ‘04) and Ronda Brown Science). Front Row: Greg Stanford (’98 Political (Political Science ‘95) show Pack pride deep in Yankee Territory. Science) and Ryan Nash (’00 History).

2-4 The Western Wind. 7:30 p.m. San Francisco and Sacramento to attend the theater the chapter plans to host more social events Nightingale Concert and meeting nice people, please join and add to the throughout 2005. If you are interested in becoming fun. Call Alumni Relations at (775) 784-6620 to speak more involved and willing to plan events, please Hall. The Los Angeles to Kristin Ghiggeri Burgarello. contact Ronda Brown, (703) 979-1006 or e-mail Times exclaimed [email protected]. “expressive vocal color...articulate Washington, D.C., Chapter On a gorgeous autumn day, the Washington, phrasing...supreme Young Alumni Chapter D.C., Chapter gathered for the 4th Annual Baseball The Young Alumni Chapter (YAC) has had a textual clarity... Outing. Nearly 30 alums, friends and family fun and busy last few months. Homecoming rhythmic acuity... gathered to watch the Baltimore Orioles play the week included the YAC members attending the stunning virtuosity” New York Yankees. Although the Orioles lost, alumni Homecoming Gala to see a few of its own receive all come together were the real winners of the day, reminiscing with awards. The Homecoming Pack the Wal’ event was in the classically old friends and making new ones. a great night out and the chapter was proud to be On Sept. 28, the Nevada State Society (whose the event sponsor. The YAC has a busy calendar of balanced a cappella leadership comprises Nevada alums) invited area events in 2005 and one of its favorites, Beer Fest, ensemble, Western alumni to celebrate Nevada Day at a reception at the is coming up fast. The Young Alumni Chapter is an Wind. Hawk-N-Dove, a staple on the Capitol Hill bar scene. organization of recent Nevada graduates who like to While not quite ready for primetime, the group get out and have fun. To learn more about the YAC, entertained other revelers with an entertaining contact the chapter president, Leonard Wohletz, at rendition of “Home Means Nevada.” [email protected]. Building off the success of the fall gatherings,

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Tony Limon (’66 the new executive Dr. Gale (Hansen) position, McCabe will physical education) director of the National Starich (’73 premedi- enhance DP Partners’ and his wife Loretta (’69 Council of Juvenile and cal) and Paul Gaertner, strategic marketing elementary education) Family Court Judges Jr., were married Aug. 5, focus and aggressive celebrated 50 years of based in Reno. She has 2004, at the Grand growth plan. marriage Sept. 3, 2004. been a member of the Hotel on Mackinac Both attended Tonopah NCJFCJ for more than Island, Mich. The couple Eileen Hannifan High School and gradu- 30 years and was the continues to reside in Montgomery (’77 ated as high school council’s legislative Gainesville, Ga., where education) retired in sweethearts. liaison in Washington, Gale remains dean of June 2004 after 32 Richard L. Elmore (’73 Tony retired as D.C., last year. the School of Health & years with the Churchill civil engineering) principal from Veterans Science and a professor County School District Memorial Elementary Richard L. Elmore of biochemistry. in Fallon, Nev. School and Loretta re- (’73 civil engineering), She began her career Churchill County Teacher tired from counseling shareholder and attor- Michael McCabe as a teaching assistant of the Year in 1990-91 at Wooster High School. ney of the statewide law (’76 managerial sci- in special-education and recognized by the They raised three chil- firm of Hale Lane, has ence) was hired as vice classes and became a Reno Gazette-Journal dren, Karen, Tony and been elected president president of leasing teacher of the learning Best of Education pro- Colleen. of the Nevada Law for the Reno portfolio disabled before chang- gram in 2002 Foundation. He has been of DP Partners, one ing to teaching third Mary (Volpa) Men- extensively involved of the top 10 private grade, where she spent Judith Miranti (’81 taberry (’70 English) with the foundation for industrial developers in the past 22 years. education) has been has been selected as more than 10 years. the nation. In his new She was honored as named vice president

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for academic affairs at Michelle (’96 elementary Angie (Hamlett) welcome the addition Our Lady of Holy Cross education) announce Tennison (’96 elemen- to their family, Nalyan College in New Orleans. the birth of their second tary education) and Isabel Varela. She was the teaching child, Abby May, born her husband Eric are fellow of Dr. Mary Finn on July 20, 2004. She pleased to announce Dan Oster (’98 Maples in the CAPS joins older sister Emma the birth of their first management) was hired Department within the Lynn, born in 2002. Liv- child, Camille Lynn Ten- in August by Colliers College of Education. ing in the Sacramento, nison, on May 13. She International as an in- She is a native of New Calif., area, the fam- weighed eight pounds, dustrial specialist at the Orleans and resides ily can be reached at six ounces and was 20 company’s Reno loca- there with her husband tmhersch@sbcglobal. inches long. tion. In his new position, Vincent and son Vince. net. he will be responsible Chris Fleiner (’95 Kevin Darby (’97 for tracking, leasing Dennis Eckmeyer (’83 Dennis Eckmeyer journalism) was pro- criminal justice) joined and sales of industrial industrial mechanics) (’83 industrial mechan- moted to president of the Downey Brand LLP products. ics) joined Goodin JLH Mailing and Fulfill- law firm as an associate Insurance & Financial ment in July. In his new attorney. He will prac- Sara Okleasik (’99 Services, owned by Stan role, he will focus on tice civil litigation. health science) gradu- Goodin (’71 marketing), the overall sales of the Prior to his position ated from the Pacific Uni- and New York Life as a company as well as pro- with Downey, he was versity physical therapy financial services pro- vide oversight for the an associate attorney program in Forest Grove, fessional. He specializes day-to-day operations at Woodburn & Wedge Ore. She is now practic- in financial planning, of northern Nevada’s in Reno. ing as an inpatient physi- life insurance and largest provider of mail cal therapist in Anchor- investments. Eckmeyer and fulfillment services. Kristie (Jennings) age at the Alaska Native has 18 years of experi- Rodgers (’97 elemen- Medical Center. ence in the insurance Robert N. Pizorno tary education) and Justin Potter (’99 Chris Fleiner (’95 and financial services (’96 political science) her husband Randy journalism) and wife journalism) industry. and his wife Natasha announce the birth of welcomed their third their daughter, Kelsey Jennifer (Cooper) Pot- Greg Ferraro (’85 daughter, Isabella Anne Rodgers, Oct. ter (’97 education) are journalism) announced Nicola, into their family 2, 2003, who joins pleased to announce his departure from in February, joining sis- twins Kayla and Josh, the birth of their first R&R Partners’ regional ters Joy and Bianca. 5. The family lives in child, Mitchell Evan. He marketing communica- In May, he received Greenville, S.C., and was born Aug. 26, 2004. tions agency to create his juris doctorate owns its own party The Ferraro Group—a degree from Arizona rental business. They Kathleen (Slab- statewide company State University College can be reached at och) Kirkpatrick (’00 specializing in govern- of Law. As a result, [email protected]. journalism) received her ment, public affairs, he was hired by the master of arts degree media relations and Beus Gilbert law firm Juan Varela (’98 in philanthropy and issues management. in Scottsdale, Ariz., to chemical engineering) development from Saint Kevin Darby (’97 handle zoning and land and Tui Luangrath- Mary’s University of criminal justice) Anita (Howard) use issues. Varela (’98 social work) Minnesota in December Peterson (’95 geography) was mar- Michael Henson (‘88 Business 3-12 Reno Chamber ried to Scott Peterson Administration), Lorraine (Fox) Orchestra Concert. in February in Boulder, Henson (‘88 Arts and Science 8 p.m. Nightingale Col. Their first child, and ‘02 Education) and Thor Concert Hall. Phoenix Kylmanen Bendik Weider (‘87 Business Cleveland Orchestra Howard Peterson, Administration) reunited in Oslo, was born Aug. 12 in Norway, in July. Wearing their Concertmaster Longmont, Col. Anita Nevada attire, this picture was William Preucil is currently a disserta- taken at the Holmenkollen Ski performs Bernstein’s tor in geography at the Jump overlooking the capital city Serenade with Reno’s University of Colorado, of Oslo. It has been 15 years since “Intimate Orchestra.” Boulder. the Hensons last saw Thor and they look forward to seeing each Tom Herschbach (’95 other in the future. management) and wife

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2003. She married Jay Kirkpatrick in April 2004. She joined the National Philanthropies Board of Sigma Alpha Iota and Remembering Friends began a new fund-rais- Tommy Kalmanir Robert I. Brigham, ing job with the Desert (’49 Physical Educa- a retired member Research Institute in tion), a halfback for of the faculty in the June 2004. the Wolf Pack football College of Business team in the late 1940s, Administration, died

Annie Uccelli (’00 died Oct. 12, 2004. He Nov. 9 in Reno. He Media courtesy Services Athletics Photo of Nevada English) has joined was 78. was 87. the State of Nevada’s While playing for In addition to his health division as a the Pack from 1946 to work at the Univer- public information of- 1948, Kalmanir led the sity, Brigham was vice ficer. In the newly cre- nation in touchdowns president of human ated position, Uccelli in 1946 and in kickoff resources for Harrah’s will be responsible for returns the next and a management risk communications season. consultant. He also and media relations in After college, taught at Westminster the Public Health Pre- Kalmanir joined the College, the University paredness Program. Los Angeles Rams of Missouri, Illinois State Before that, Uc- in 1949 and contrib- University, Wisconsin celli worked more than uted to their National State University and three years as publicist Football League title Pace University and for two downtown in 1951. Following the helped to establish the Reno resort casinos. 1952 season, he left to American Management play for the Baltimore Association’s live-in Aldo Villalobos (’01 Colts. He also spent graduate business computer informa- time as an assistant school at Saranac Lake, tion systems) recently coach for the Oakland N. Y. completed U.S. Navy Raiders. His survivors basic training at Recruit Not only was Kal- include Edna, his wife Training Command, manir a charter mem- of 57 years, who was Kalmanir Great Lakes, Ill. Dur- ber of the University’s for many years the ing the eight-week Athletic Hall of Fame, director of develop- the University hopes women’s basketball program, Villalobos he was also named ment at the Univesity the fund will reach coach after 16 years as completed a variety of to the Wolf Pack’s of Nevada School of $20,000, becoming an head coach at De Anza training which included football Team of the Medicine. endowment to help College. He earned classroom study and Century. A pair of his students throughout his master’s degree practical instruction on on-field achievements Mike Mitchell, time. Currently, the in physical education naval customs, first aid, remains in the Nevada associate professor of faculty in the econom- from Cal Poly. firefighting, water safety record book: his 105- economics, died Oct. ics department plan Before coaching, and survival, as well as yard kickoff return 21 in an automobile to give the money to Gervasoni was a stand- shipboard and aircraft against Montana State accident on Nevada Mitchell’s children so out basketball player, safety. in 1946 is a school Highway 49 south of they can finish their earning All-America record and his 90-yard Loyalton, Calif. He had schooling. honors at Santa Clara Eileen Aragon (’02 interception return been teaching at the Mitchell is survived University. He is a human development with Wolf Pack emeri- University for 16 years. by his wife Denise and member of the Hall and family studies) has tus athletic director Mitchell received his 6 children. of Fame at Bishop received the National Dick Trachok against Ph.D. in economics O’Dowd High School Council on Family Rela- Arizona State in 1946 from the University of Mike Gervasoni and at Santa Clara. tions Certified Family is the third longest Oregon and published was killed on Oct. 22 Gervasoni is Life Educator (CFLE) in school history. many papers on labor in an automobile ac- survived by his wife designation. She is now After his interception, economics and indus- cident at Moana Lane Kim, the head coach pursuing a master’s Kalmanir lateraled the trial relations. and Highway 395 of Nevada’s women’s degree in educational ball to Trachok, who A scholarship in in Reno. Gervasoni basketball team, and specialities. carried the ball in for a Mitchell’s honor has joined the University two sons. touchdown. been established and last year as assistant

Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 37 AlumniNews You know you’re a Nevadan if… By Jim Ellis wo years ago, Guy Clifton and Marilyn Melton sat back, let out Tlong breaths and told them-

selves, “Well, that’s done.” Dixon Jean by Photo Little did they know. “That” was a little, soft-cover book called, “You Know You’re A Nevadan If…” The book was a compilation of comments from Clifton’s popular column in the Reno Gazette-Journal, illustrated by Melton, a Reno art- ist and widow of one of Clifton’s predecessors. Both are native Neva- dans and long-time residents of Reno. Almost before Clifton and Melton could turn around – in fact, before they could organize a signing party – all 2,000 copies of the first printing were sold. Second and third printings of 3,000 copies Madeleine Williams reacts with all the each soon followed. fervor a seven-year-old can muster So did readers’ questions as Guy Clifton shows her one of the about a second volume. illustrations by her grandmother, Marilyn Melton, in the new “You Know...” In late autumn, “You book by Clifton and Melton. Know You’re A Nevadan The illustration depicts the athletic If… II” came to life, and it nickname of Clifton’s hometown — the is a rightful partner to its older Tarantulas of Gabbs, Nevada. brother. Nevadans, real and would-be, residents, ought to love it, for it touches life today five high schools, a in some unexpected ways. For exam- community college campus and received a Harolds Club Scholarship” ple, Clifton has lifted a column piece a new state college. He also remarked or “You lived in Boulder City while from other days that is particularly that he and his family had visited your father worked on Hoover Dam” timely: “You Know You’re A Nevadan every corner of the state, fished every or “You said ‘Howdy’ back to Vegas If … your United States Senator is from body of water and creek and attended Vic” or... Searchlight.” (And you wonder if rodeos and festivities. Then, there are Marilyn’s illustra- Volume III will expand that to include Through it all, he said, he and his tions of people, scenes and objects Guy “and is the Democratic Party’s leader family learned, “There is something writes about. in the United States Senate.”) special about Nevadans and their But, read the book and enjoy the art The book is dedicated to the state.” for yourself. It costs eight bucks, the popular former governor, the late Mike Then, he wrote, “Guy Clifton gives proceeds benefit Nevada Humani- O’Callaghan, who wrote the foreword all of us reasons to appreciate both ties, Marilyn and Guy will sign your before his death on March 5, 2004. He the past and present history of our copy and you can think about Mike loved it. growing state in his second volume. ... O’Callaghan and Rollan Melton and O’Callaghan, reflecting on the-more- Marilyn Melton has graced the book Lorraine Hunt and Lois Tarkanian, or than 47 years he and his wife Carolyn with clever illustrations.” remember how you’ve driven across had lived in Nevada, wrote about The Governor was right. Nevada on Highway 50, “The Loneli- changes they had seen. For example, The appreciation for the state comes est Road in America,” and marveled at he reminisced about Henderson grow- in the form of “You Know…” com- the magnificent colors of the desert. ing from 8,500 residents and one high ments: (If) “You’ve ever seen a light- Most of all, you’ll be glad you’re a school to its current more-than 200,000 ning storm over the desert” or “You Nevadan. Or wish you were.

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Senator Bernice Matthews (’70 Nursing), Wells Fargo Senior Vice President Chad Osorno, Senator William Raggio (’48 Political Science), UCCSN Chancellor Jim Rogers, University President John Lilley, Nevada-based manager of Wells Fargo’s National Gaming Division Jay Kornmayer (’74 Economics), Wells Fargo Community Board Member Roger Trounday (’56 English), Wells Fargo Community Board Member Luther Mack (Honorary Alumnus), Regent Doug Hill, Regent Mark Alden (’71 Accounting)

Also included are University alumni and friends: Natalie Mitchell (’99 English), Dana DeSarle, Lori Kolbert (’00 Journalism), David Slagle (’72 Journalism), Rachel Statham (’03 Journalism), Candice MacLean (’04 Finance), Candace Borrego (’96 Accounting), Jim Neil (’79 Education), Nik Khan (‘94 Journalism), Garrett Lofstedt (’03 Supply Chain Management), Melody Llerena (’02 Psychology/Spanish), Michael Rooker (’89 Management), Russell Maehara (’98 Biology), Jeff Ardito (’84 Physical Education), Debbie Fuetsch (’84 Marketing), Amber Kellner (‘02 Education), Liz Hackulich (’83 Health Education), Travis Vander Ploeg and Amy Poggensee (’97 Journalism. ( Photo by Theresa Danna-Douglas)

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NICK FAZEKAS

40 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 PackTrack Continues nextContinues page ineteen-year-old power forward Nick Fazekas is one of the major Nick Fazekas forward ineteen-year-old power a repeat pull off might be able to team basketball the Nevada reasons in played The sophomore this March. tournament the NCAA trip to Beyond the basketball court, plans the basketball the 6-foot-11 product of Arvada,Beyond Colo., like him “The call people could Mad Hungarian,” his heritage, to In a bow A tall drink drink tall A water of N for victories tied a school record as the team games last year Pack all 34 Wolf scorer second-leading Nevada’s was 16. Fazekas the Sweet to and advanced and shot as the leading rebounder 12.6 points per game), as well (averaging respectively). (7.6 and 1.29 per game, blocker — a if his big dream major in art.to in a digital-media career He is interested Association — cannot in the National Basketball stint playing professionally ed. be satisfi soft-spoken is too Fazekas However, Al Hrabosky. pitcher relief 1970s St. Louis for that label. Story by Pat McDonnellJean Dixon by Story • Photo Pat by

NICK FAZEKAS

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ON WHAT IT IS LIKE TO PLAY ON A FRONT ON WHETHER HE CAN DEVELOP THAT LINE WITH KEVINN PINKNEY (NEVADA’S QUICKNESS: “Yeah, I think I could. I think I can still 6-FOOT-10 SENIOR FORWARD): “Kevinn is a four- attain that quickness and hopefully, one day, be year veteran and he knows what he’s doing more able to guard someone (of pro caliber).” than anyone I’ve ever played with. He understands the game. He has helped me with some tips on how ON HIS DREAM OF SUITING UP FOR AN NBA to defend and he is a lot of fun to play with.” TEAM: “That’s a big dream of mine. I mean creating video games is something I just want to fall back ON HIS DREAM TO SURF ONE DAY: “I wanted on. But the NBA, that’s my whole goal in life. That’s to do it on our last trip to Hawaii, but we didn’t have the only thing I want to do. I couldn’t picture myself any time and I don’t think Coach (Trent Johnson) doing anything else.” would have let me. I just want to do it because I love being in the water. I grew up around moun- ON HIS PARENTS’ ROLE IN HELPING HIM STAY tains my whole life and I’d rather just be in the MOTIVATED TO REACH HIS GOAL: “My dad (Joe) ocean.” helps me a lot. I talk to my dad quite a bit, maybe five, six times a week, and he always makes sure ON THE COURSE OF STUDY HE WANTS TO that I always have my eye on the prize. That’s what PURSUE AT THE my eye is set on — getting there and making sure UNIVERSITY: “I’m that one day I’m playing there.” (studying) digital media, creating ON HIS ABILITY TO PLAY WITH SUCH POISE

Photo by Jean Dixon by Photo animation on the AND FOCUS IN LAST SEASON’S BIG GAMES AS computer. Hope- A FRESHMAN: “You’re playing to win every game. fully, one day I can You’re not playing for stats or anything like that. I create my own mean you can only go so far with stats. When it’s all video game or said and done and people look back at the books, something.” they’re going to see who won the most games. They’re not gonna see who scored the most points. ON THE FUN IN If you’re getting to the Sweet 16 like we did last PROVING THAT, year, then people are going to remember that. BELIEVE IT OR They’re not going to remember that you had 50 NOT, 6-FOOT-11 points in a regular-season game that didn’t mean a COLLEGE BAS- thing to anybody.” KETBALL PLAY- ERS CAN SHOOT: ON HOW TOUGH WESTERN ATHLETIC CON- “It’s a lot of fun to FERENCE OPPONENTS WILL BE THIS SEASON: show people that “I think the WAC is a good league. I know it’s at I’ve got more than least a Top 10 league in the country. I think people one dimension do take it for granted, but if they look at it last year, to my game and we knocked off two teams that were very good that I can do more teams and then lost a close one to Georgia Tech. than just shoot a UTEP (University of Texas El-Paso) had Maryland hook shot or make beat and just let it get away. If they could have a basket from two beaten the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) tourna- feet. I would like ment winner, that would have been big.” to be known as one of the better ON THE EXPERIENCE OFF THE COURT THAT shooters, and I feel HAS MOST MADE HIM GLAD HE CAME TO NE- Fox, who played that I am one of the better shooters. It makes the VADA: “It’s probably meeting all these new people at Garden City game a little more fun to watch.” out here and making new friends. I know it was Community College fun last year to live in the dorms (he stayed in the and Eastern New ON THE NBA PLAYERS HE MODELS HIS GAME newly named Argenta Hall). It was a blast every day Mexico University, AFTER: “Maybe like Peja Stojakovic (of the Sacra- to come home and hang out and have fun every shares a laugh with mento Kings) or even Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Maver- night. You’d call home and you’d just be happy and sophomore power icks) or someone like that. Yeah, I try to make my kind of forget about home and not be homesick.” forward Nick Fazekas. game look something like theirs because they’re big and tall, about 6-11 or 7-foot. They’re just a little quicker than me, but we all kind of play similar.”

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Mark Fox, Nevada’s first-year men’s head basketball coach, enjoys the chance to teach his talented team at Lawlor Events Center. Fox, at 36, is among a small group of young head coaches in NCAA Division I competition. A Fox in the Wolves’ den aining respect in major college basket- But he’s not a basketball coach. ball can be a breath-robbing climb that Mark Fox is coach of note now for the Wolf Gseverely taxes the patience of coaches Pack and he is ready to move on to a success- and fans alike. But it is even tougher when a ful first season leading the revitalized program. widely distributed source for basketball news Fox, who turns 36 on Jan. 13, was associate head gets confused about your program. coach under Johnson for the past four seasons. Consider the case of one “Phil Johnson,” the He held coaching positions with the Univer- man the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Year- sity of Washington and Kansas State before join- book identified as the individual who turned ing the Nevada program in 2000. His challenges around Nevada basketball last season. Wolf with the Wolf Pack this year are dealing with Pack fans know that person as Trent Johnson, lofty expectations that resulted from a stunning who left the Nevada program May 25 to assume run to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen last March, as the head coaching position at Stanford. well as the departure of three starters from a Who is Phil Johnson? A Google search will tell 25-9 team. you he’s “proudly serving road kill from the in- Nevada lost guards Todd Okeson, Garry formation superhighway since 1995.” Seriously. Hill-Thomas and Western Athletic Conference

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Player of the Year Kirk Snyder from last year’s provide the new coach’s team. However, Fox team and rising backcourt star Marcelus Kemp defends his young guard corps, which includes suffered a season-ending injury. projected starters sophomore Kyle Shiloh and “In some cases, we’re three years less experi- freshman Ramon Sessions, as well as sophomore enced at positions than we were a year before,” Seth Taylor. Fox says. “So we haven’t thrown half of what “I think that remains to be seen,” he says. they will eventually see at them. We’re taking “We’re extremely green on the perimeter, but it slow because we’re so inexperienced and that doesn’t mean we don’t have kids with some I’m not sure they’ll be able to grasp the entire ability either.” Fox demands a great philosophy in one year, but they’ve handled the His experiences have shown Fox how fortu- deal from the returning first half extremely well.” nate Nevada is to be able to start top-quality big starters on the Nevada Collegehoopsnet.com, in its Big 12 Confer- men such as sophomore 6-foot-11 Nick Fazekas basketball team. The Wolf Pack is expected ence preseason analysis, offered that the Nov. and 6-10 senior Kevinn Pinkney, whom Hawaii to contend for another 29 Nevada game at No. 1-ranked Kansas would Coach Riley Wallace has called two of the pre- Western Athletic expose a Wolf Pack backcourt that would not be mier front-court players in the nation. Conference title this ready for the type of test the Jayhawks and other “We were able to develop Kevinn Pinkney season. top-rated teams like UNLV and Toledo will and steal Nick Fazekas, and get (7-footers) Chad

Photo by Jean Dixon Bell and David Ellis,” Fox says. “So now we have a front line that probably is one that would match up with a lot of other teams.” It appears Fox, who has 3-year-old son Parker and 1-year-old daughter Olivia to enjoy with wife Cindy at home, has enjoyed responding to tall challenges since his playing days under former Nevada coach Jim Carey at Garden City Community College in Kansas and then at East- ern New Mexico University. But after having earned a master’s degree at Kansas in 1996 in athletic administration and sports psychology, Fox says he learned he most appreciates how coaches and teammates can impact athletes on a personal level. “The relationships between player and coach and between myself and other teammates — those relationships are the things that I cher- ish and I hope our players will have the same experiences,” he says.

We’re taking it slow because we’re so inexperienced. I’m not sure they’ll be able to grasp the entire philosophy in one year, but they’ve handled the first half extremely well.”

— Mark Fox, Wolf Pack men’s basketball head coach

New season, new seats Wolf Pack receives anonymous gift for new seats in Lawlor The University of Nevada Athletics sides of the floor. Program features a per-seat surcharge, Department received a gift from an These select floor seats are part of the based on seat location. As a result, the anonymous donor to replace courtside premier seating section, the cornerstone new program will generate $1.2 million seats for Wolf Pack basketball in Lawlor of the Athletic Association of the Uni- in athletics scholarship revenue. Per seat Events Center. versity Nevada’s (AAUN) new Premium surcharges for the 340 seats will range The gift of $178,000 fully funds the Seating Program that was introduced from $1,000 to $1,500, not including the cost of 340 luxury seats located on both last summer. The Premium Seating cost of the season ticket.

44 Nevada Silver & Blue • Winter 2004 PackTrack Photo by Theresa Danna-Douglas Theresa by Photo

With the addition of six new recruits, the women’s basketball team nearly doubled its eight-player roster from the end of last season. Tragically, head coach Kim Gervasoni lost her husband and assistant coach, Mike Gervasoni, far left, in a fatal car crash in October after this photo was taken. Gervasoni builds on a foundation By Brandon Stewart ith a rocky first year under Another obstacle for the team is its her will be sophomore Jessica Preslar, her belt, head coach Kim lopsidedness of underclassmen. The freshman Cherlanda Franklin from WGervasoni looks to this year team has more freshmen than seniors Phoenix, Ariz., and freshman Meghan as the next step in building a successful and juniors combined. Yet, if past McGuire from Orange County, Calif. women’s basketball program. performance can attest to anything, Franklin comes from a high school team The most significant problem she the newcomers share four high school with a record of 88-5 and McGuire was faced last year was a shallow roster. championship rings between them. named most valuable player by her With only eight women at the end of In the back court, Gervasoni will have high school team, league and California the season, the team had no depth and to reinvent the point guard position. Interscholastic Federation. finished with a record of 3-25. The roster Mancebo worked two years to define The Pack also gained two new centers has since been increased from eight to that position and sophomore Traci in freshmen Natasha Logendahn, from 14—among them six new recruits. Graham will have to begin the process LaHabra, Calif., and Andrea Sitton, from However, the team tragically lost its anew. Sharing the point guard duties Brush Prairie, Wash. Lobendahn was the starting point guard, Jocelyn Mancebo, will be senior Talisha Anderson. third-best scorer in the Los Angeles area. in October and she will not return to For shooting guard, Gervasoni will Sitton broke her school’s all-time field the team. Mancebo underwent brain depend on senior Amber Young, junior goal percentage for a career with her 54 surgery for a tumor. Kate Saltmarsh, sophomore Heather percent and became the ninth-best all- “Losing Jocelyn is huge,” Gervasoni Massey, freshman Jasmine Martin from time scorer. said. “With her we had a point guard Fullerton, Calif., and walk-on Coty Feest “All of our new players will be strong with valuable experience. It has also been from Reno. additions,” Gervasoni said. “All are emotionally tough for all of us, but it has In the front court, senior forward hard workers from winning programs. been Jocelyn who has pulled us through. April Bankston, last year’s leading They know how to win and have that Even with all of this going on, she has scorer, will provide significant offense winning attitude. You can see it in the been calling us daily, making sure all of and defense—her career 80 blocks way they walk.” the team keeps their heads up.” puts her fifth in school history. Joining

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ALYSSA CHIN Jean Dixon by Photo CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2002 Wolf Pack Newcomer of the Year • 15 career top-10 finishes at the WAC Meet • Five-time WAC athlete-of-the-Week, twice each of her first two years at Nevada, and once in 2004 • Ranks in Nevada top 10 a total of 16 times, 9 individual and 7 relays

Fearless Wolf Pack swimmer churns up honors inside, outside water

lyssa Chin has learned a great because everyone is bigger than me,” away anything they can from me be- deal about herself in her 21 years. Chin says. “Appearance-wise, I’m not a cause I’ve taken away so many different A The Western Athletic Confer- real big threat.” things from so many different people ence-award-winning swimmer knows Yet, throughout the first two months who I’ve tried to emulate here, including she is extraordinarily optimistic. Chin, of competition, Chin has been a giant professors, coaches and past swim- a broadcast journalism major from La threat to other swimmers in her spe- mers,” Chin says. Canada, Calif., is also aware that she cialty strokes, the 200-yard backstroke She looks ahead to leading the Wolf does not get intimidated by circum- and the 200 freestyle. The WAC named Pack to a top finish in February’s confer- stances that intimidate some athletes. Chin its swimming and diving Athlete ence championships, and then graduat- “People get intimidated by other of the Week Nov. 2 after she compiled ing from Reynolds School of Journalism people,” she says. “I might be intimi- six top-three finishes during the Rice in May. Her summer plans also include dated for an event I don’t feel prepared Invitational. an overseas assignment. in. I have asthma and during the night The team captain, in her second year Chin says, “I am going to spend before the first road meet (the October as president of the University’s Student- three weeks in Taiwan and two weeks 22 New Mexico State Fall Classic), I Athlete Advisory Committee and a in mainland China coaching for a club had an asthma attack. So I might be member of the Blue Crew student fan team that swims at a complex named intimidated if I’m not ready or feel good club, led the Wolf Pack to an 11-0 dual after Limin Liu.” enough to do well.” meet record through the first six weeks An NCAA champion as a Nevada Chin, at 5-foot-2, is not a tall person, of competition. Chin laughs at the idea swimmer in 1999 and 2000 and an but she sets considerable goals. that she, an individual who has worked Olympic silver medalist in 1996, Liu is “Maybe it’s the Napoleonic complex. hard each semester to improve grades to the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s I’m not very big compared to a lot of my a current 3.0 grade-point average, might Chinese market manager. She is study- competitors so I don’t have the luxury inspire other teammates. ing for a master’s degree in economics at of them saying, ‘Oh, I’m scared of you,’ “I would like for other people to take the university.

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Teague brings championship ex- Dahl, a native of Fallon, Nev., has been stood her in a starter since the last four games of his good stead

perience to Nevada courtesyPhoto of ABC The Wolf Pack’s ski team gained freshman year. He has helped the Pack on “The championship experience this fall with have a 1,000-yard rusher in each of the Benefactor”: the hiring of August past three years, including three years leadership Teague, the team’s new ago when Chance Kretschmer led the ability. nation in rushing, and helped with pass “Although I assistant skiing and Durosinmi head Nordic coach. protection when Burleson led the nation wasn’t a team Teague, who last year in receiving two years ago. He is the 15th leader on the show, I had to assert

Photo by Emma Garrand by Photo served as head Nordic University of Nevada player to play in the myself like a team leader to make sure coach at Whitman prestigious college all-star game. we got what we needed accomplished,” University, was part of The 80th East-West Shrine Game ben- she says. “Being versatile, being put in a three NCAA champion- efits Shriners Hospitals for Children. situation where you have no control over ship teams while skiing anything, you have to make sure that for Denver University Alumna wins $1 million on TV you’re able to adapt.” Teague from 2000 to 2002. He reality show Durosinmi’s plans for the $1 million also lettered four years You often hear people touting prize reflect the poise and maturity that on Denver’s cross-country team. the “intangible” benefits of a college helped her defeat 15 other finalists. “Nevada has incredible opportunities education, such as organizational skills, “Careful investments, that’s the for training and competition with nearby ability to work under pressure and being biggest thing,” she says. “Nothing crazy. Lake Tahoe,” Teague said. “I have pretty able to assimilate information quickly. Christmas is going to be nice this year.” high hopes for the season.” For 2003 health ecology graduate Femia Durosinmi, winner of $1 million on ABC- Top-ranked cycling team goes to Harvey Dahl invited to East-West TV’s reality show, “The Benefactor,” the national championships Shrine Game intangibles were everything. For the second straight year, the Nevada senior offensive tackle Harvey “I can guarantee you 100 percent University of Nevada, Reno’s cycling club Dahl has been invited to the East-West that I would not have been a winner took sixth place at the National Col- Shrine Game to be played Jan. 15, 2005, had I not prepared myself in college legiate Cycling Association’s Mountain in SBC Park, the college all-star game – all the presentations that I did as an Biking Championships. has announced. The Lombardi Award undergraduate student and being able Though the team came up one and Outland Trophy watch-list nominee to give it the old college try,” she says. place shy of the awards podium, will represent the Wolf Pack for the third “On the show you were up until three finishing behind the perennial cycling straight year, after Jorge Cordova last or four in the morning for three nights powerhouse teams from Colorado and year and Nate Burleson two years ago straight, cramming things in, making Vermont, it took pride in placing so high, took part for Nevada. sure that your presentations were perfect purely by student effort. – all those things, definitely, I learned in Because cycling is not a sport within college.” the National Collegiate Athletics Dahl A former student-athlete for the Association, the club receives no support

University of Nevada, Reno track-and- from the Bixenmann of Ryan Photo courtesy field team, the 23-year-old Durosinmi University’s Photo by John Byrne by Photo works as a disease intervention and athletic investigation specialist for the Clark department. County Health District. The team is “I love public health,” she says. “It’s coached by an area you don’t really hear too much a volunteer about unless there’s a problem..” and funded Currently finishing up her master’s by member degree in public health at UNLV, the dues, local Henderson native says the only thing sponsorships that might tear her away from her and the student current path is going to medical school. government. In addition to her studies and athletic Going responsibilities while at the University, into the Durosinmi was president of the Black championship, Student Organization. It was another the Nevada team was ranked first in the chance to pick up an intangible that Western Collegiate Cycling Conference.

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Renaissance eno Special C By Brandon Stewart

he fi rst half of the 20th century was a trying ollec

time for the University of Nevada. In a state tions Twhere mining, railroading and reclamation provided an economic boon, higher education was not a priority to the legislature. Added to around it. The student body increased by more than that were the calamities of two world wars, the Great 400 percent in the 25 years between 1945 and 1970. Depression and several controversies. Buildings sprang up like weeds, pushing the campus Entering the 1940s, the University comprised 20 boundaries in all directions. buildings and slightly more than 1,200 students. Today, the campus consists of more than 90 build- Walter Clark, the university president from 1918 to ings on more than 255 acres. Nearly 1,000 faculty 1938—who led the university through the Depres- members teach 15,176 undergraduate and graduate sion—retired because of poor health. His successor, students in close to 100 degree-granting programs. Leon Hartman, continued Clark’s conservative growth With the endurance of the Millennium Scholar- plans through the marked time of World War II. ship and the ground-breaking of theMathewson-IGT As the war came to a close, the University experi- Knowledge Center and new student union, the next enced a renaissance, growing as quickly as the state renaissance is not far away.

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Lingering colors of autumn leaves provide a contrast with the winter hues of sleet and snow in an early-November storm. Photographer Jean Dixon captures all of it in this scene of the University’s historic Quad.

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