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NEVADA SILVER & BLUE • Fall 2008 From the President Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center melds historic printed page with today’s technology I have said many times that we are trying to build a “sticky campus”—one that attracts the best students to the area and keeps them here. The magazine of the University of Nevada, Reno New facilities form a path toward a new future for our www.unr.edu/nevadasilverandblue University. The newly opened Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Copyright ©2008, by the University of Nevada, Reno. All Center combines traditional rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Nevada Silver & Blue (USPS# library resources with the lat- 024-722), Summer 2008, Volume 24, Number 4, is published est in digital and multimedia quarterly (winter, spring, summer, fall) by the University of production technologies, and Nevada, Reno, Development and Alumni Relations, Morrill is designed to foster collabora- Hall, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89503-2007. Periodicals tion, nurture creativity, and postage paid at Reno, NV and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Nevada Silver & stimulate intellectual inquiry. Blue, University of Nevada, Reno Foundation/MS 0162, Reno, This new facility will change NV 89557-0162. Contact us by telephone: editor (775) 682- the face of our campus, partic- 6022, address changes (775) 682-6541; fax: (775) 784-1394; ularly in the way our students Photo by David Calvert or email: [email protected]. will look at and interact with Milton Glick with Steve Zink, vice president of IT and dean of Contact us by mail, phone or fax: information and knowledge. libraries, and Anthony Ciorciari, executive vice president of Morrill Hall/0007 I truly believe that of all the global operations at International Game Technology. University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada 89557-0007 university library-type structures built in this country in the last 20 years, this one becomes the (775) 682-6022 exemplar, providing our campus with a wonderful opportunity for the convergence between the fax: (775) 784-1394 historic library, the printed page and technology. Class Notes submissions: [email protected] The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center is named in recognition of a combined $10 million Address changes: [email protected] gift from Charles Mathewson and International Game Technology. Many more donors brought this facility to life as well: private donations account for more than $22 million of the $75 million cost of the facility. I cannot thank our donors enough. Their vision and support have provided Executive Editor John K. Carothers our campus with a building with a 50- to 100-year reach, a building that will create dialogue that Senior Editor Melanie Robbins ’06M.A. humans must have in order to understand the key intersections between technology, information and knowledge. The remaining funding came from bonds supported by student Capital Improve- Art Director Patrick McFarland ’97 ment Project fees and the state of Nevada. This is altogether fitting, as it is our students who will Associate Editors Amy Carothers ‘01M.A., Juliane be challenged to do new things and learn in new ways inside of this facility. Di Meo, Lindsey Harmon ’06, Christy Jerz ’97, Ken Kempcke, As the pace of innovation and intellectual growth continues to flourish at the University, the Rhonda Lundin, Pat McDonnell, Knowledge Center is uniquely positioned as one of the most technologically advanced university Keiko Weil ’87, Elizabeth Welsh ’99 libraries in providing students and faculty access to diverse forms of knowledge. For the past 20 Photographers Jeff Ross, Dave Smith, Theresa years, higher education has grappled with the problem of consolidating the university library Danna-Douglas, Jean Dixon, with information technology. Almost without exception, this effort has failed. This is not the case David Calvert, Ted Cook ’71, Crista Hecht, John Byrne, at our University. With the opening of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, we have the physi- Tyler Keck cal manifestation that this important synergy has occurred on our campus, for the benefit of our Website Designer Jake Kupiec students, staff, faculty, friends and community. Together with the Joe Crowley Student Union, the Mathewson-IGT Center will be a hub of activity for the campus and our community. These new spaces will provide venues for intellectual inquiry as well as transformative lectures and performances to stretch minds. Come pay these new buildings a visit soon, and experience for yourself the path toward a new future for our University. Sincerely,
Milton D. Glick • President Marc Johnson • Provost John K. Carothers • VP, Development and Alumni Relations Milton D. Glick Bruce Mack • Assoc. VP, Development and Alumni Relations President www.unr.edu/president •
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D Features 2 Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 ushering in adigital age melds new with old, Knowledge Center Mathewson-IGT by the University’s information technology but consultants, not by library developed was bad.” the from information was more of a problem pruning out the good “It commodity. no longer arare was formation in that obvious it was documents, and videos photos, World of creating Web Wide ease and But even 15 years ago, with the burgeoning and keep track of it, or else it would be lost.” L scarce. was information when were built says. “They’ve beenaround a longtime. They T libraries. of dean and technology dent for information presi vice Zink, Steve to according anymore, generation library; it’s not exactly a library generation. Gutenberg” the “post- fit for building aunique in ushered 11, 2008 at the dawn of a new century, and IGT Knowledge Center opened its doors Aug. ibraries were necessary to collect information information collect to were necessary ibraries he new 295,000-square-foot Mathewson- 295,000-square-foot he new The Knowledge Center’s functional design design Center’sfunctional Knowledge The “ TheKnowledge Center isn’t just a new L ibraries are very old institutions,” Zink Zink old institutions,” very are ibraries By Melanie Robbins ’06M.A. Photos by Jeff Ross. Jeff by Photos ’06M.A. Robbins By Melanie - - coupling text with images and video. Students Students video. and images with text coupling Today, there has been a dramatic shift toward toproduce.” difficult painstakingly and costly were “But graphics simple,” he notes. was as well as communicating it broadly. “Text handing down information through the ages, of means primary the was page printed the years, For 600 interface.” aword-based up with in the past couple of decades, “were brought them.” for easier is interface user graphical The better. using objects rather than words. They visualize are they that fact the with havedo may to this more efficiently. There’s some thought that are developing differently. Theycan multitask wired differently,” Zink says.“Their brains Generation. Net the of students: group new knowledge, collaborative learning, and for a was geared for the production and sharing of but of alibrary, stacks open traditional the no precedent: a place that not only featured says. Zink staff, library and “We,” he notes, referring to anyone not born “Studies are showing that young people are had that something designing were They building changes the way we will use informa use we way will the changes building information becomes available anymore—this that we have never had before. It’s not just how Together they create a wealth of information technology. with page printed the and library we are seeing is a convergence of the historic Center is convergence,” Glick notes. “What learning. and in the realm of interactivity, communication Center is all about this sea change taking place interactive.” being to printed being from away further and further moving are materials almost inseparable from the content. Scholarly realization that the delivery mechanism is happen with electronic textbooks. There’s a see the reaction. “It’s already beginning to and on alink click to able be you’ll reaction, achemical you about telling textbook istry you won’t Soon, have achem just states. Zink Multimedia is becoming the norm. readily. images digital use to learning are “The critical wordwith the Knowledge Knowledge the says Glick Milton President age,” apost-Gutenberg “We entering are Continued on page 4 page on Continued - - •
Nevada Silver & Blue Fall 2008 3 - - Shirley Diaz, Alexis Hernandez,Pillsbury M. JessicaNadine Thompson,& Nazrul F. Mojumder William the in debate actively Deal Jacqui and Reading Room in the Knowledge Center overlooking the Reno skyline. Melanie Robbins ’06M.A. niversity for You for niversity Guided tours of the new Knowledge Center are available to the public daily at 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. Tours are Tours 4 p.m. and 9 a.m., 1 p.m., at daily public the to available are Knowledge new of the Center Guided tours The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center offers free library borrowing privileges to all alumni and, for a $25 annual annual $25 a for and, alumni all to privileges borrowing library free offers Center Knowledge Mathewson-IGT The Library, Studies Basque the and Department Collections Special the in welcome are visitors Center Knowledge All U Tour the Knowledge Center Knowledge the Tour knowledgecenter. at: or online Knowledge the in Center Kiosk Information the people. Request at a spot 15 to limited sug with Kiosk Information the at available are brochures tour Self-guided unr.edu/instruction/forms/kctours.aspx. Alums can borrow Knowledge Center books and videos for free free for videos and books Center Knowledge borrow can Alums audio and videos books, all borrow can guests and alumni card, library the With public. the to privileges offers allow fee, that computers guest four have soon will full re and off-campus login from also holders can card Center Borrower’s faculty students, staff. to and available provides are tapesthat and Knowledge the indexes addition, which In Academic, catalog. online LexisNexis the as via such items serve databases 300 to close to access building the for to text full visitors provides and journals scholarly as information; statistical and 7,800-plus congressional links and to materials indexes reference and medical, legal, text business, news, which (EBSCOhost), Premier Search Academic as well card. about a borrower’s 4,000 See titles. Library the inquire Services to Desk Knowledge the in Center. located are which well. as soon be will available tour audio An stops. gested 4 Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 property rights,” he says. “That fits with a with fits “That he says. rights,” property example, don’t pay attention to intellectual strategic ideas with others.” sharing to more open been has Asia society. much more of acollective been “it’s he says, is to “hoard” knowledge. In Asia, however, tradition West, the the in addition, In edge. of knowl “owners” the to accrue that rights other and rights, property intellectual and Thusthe emphasis here on copyright, patent leverage knowledge for personal advancement. E Western and ently by different cultures. Inthe United States differ treated is knowledge that notes ment, place.” take a new way of thinking about knowledge will adds that “this building is a venue in which word.” written tion of this convergence of technology and the manifesta physical the is Center Knowledge Mathewson-IGT the sense, real avery In tion. 2 page from Continued Special Collections & University Archives; Center for Basque Studies;used books, magazines and CDs;—the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame; sculpture garden; 170-seat sells Nook—which auditorium; Book the conference rooms; outdoor seating on a covered porch; art galleryless andnetwork and computer access throughout; smart classrooms wire large with formatprinting; state-of-the-art laboratories andworks data and reading computing spacious study-areas; quiet and rooms system; research retrieval 300 automated databases; high-tech book to hundreds of thousands of electronic books on the Web; close as well asaccess online books, to electronic of thousands journals and electronic 20,000 journals; published some and books of volumes lion Knowledge Center: What’s inside? “You often hearthat the Chinese, for manage knowledge taught has who Zink, Carol Parkhurst, senior director of libraries, The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center boasts more than one mil than more one Center boasts Knowledge Mathewson-IGT The urope, the tradition has been to to been has tradition the urope, - - - - technology: text messaging, streaming video, alibrary. in carrel study solitary a at often alone, worked person asingle which contrast to the “lone scholar” approach in sharp in stood tanks Think out. things figure people together, leave them alone and let them the brainy to put was The idea of time. amount least the in ideas best the produce to strategy adeliberate as collaboration used systems, space systems and information technology L as such World corporations in in War and II originated that tanks” “think The notes. Zink the in West, even isn’t concept a new This communication. and learning collaborative toward leaning is thinking, Western in ated he notes. one, lectivist acol and society individualistic an between etc. is wrong.” This is one ofthe differences software, videos, movies, sharing that think not do necessarily they level, roots grass at the the concept of intellectual property rights, but belief that ideas are shared. Theyunderstand ockheed Martin, a pioneer in aeronautics, With the Net Generation’s expanding use of situ firmly Center, while Knowledge The - - dynamic facility which will anchor the north campus for years for campus to come. north the whichwill anchor facility dynamic This collaboration allowed the strengths ofPerich/Sabatini each firm in toAlbuquerque, create New a Mexico unique, (Associate Architect). Dekker/ and Record) of (Architect in Reno Architects + Klippenstein result of a collaboration between the architectural firms of Hershenowhistory. The design of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center in was project the construction ambitious most Itis University’s the Nevada. of state the and bonds, fees, student from cility. came Remaining funding vate donationsaccount than more $22 for $75 million the of million fa International and Pri Chuck Technology Mathewson from Game (IGT). rotunda coffee shop. and the Life and Health Sciences Library. Coming soon: a full-service The building is named in recognition of a combined $10 million gift - - “more than a library.” alibrary.” “more than is that powerhouse high-tech sophisticated, ahighly is Center Knowledge the in, dig really you But when building.” classic beautifully ceilings, quiet alcoves and study areas, is “a tables, chairs and shelves, its luxuriously high wooden on display,its collections art its with floor. Center’s ground Knowledge on the booths in @One—a digital multimedia center the behind concept the born was Thus says. “That’s athink tank,” he talking, collaborating. together, making changes, or at a Starbucks, working at a or two laptops in a booth dents huddled around one it together.” doing were they and age early it at avery were doing they and stuff; own their creating were “They says. Zink of information,” consumption students were not as interested in the passive photos and Web sites, “it was obvious that As Parkhurst, notes, the Knowledge Center, Zink recalls seeing stu seeing recalls Zink D enny’s R estaurant n N - edu/nevadasilverandblue www.unr. visit: MARS, including a video of Center, Knowledge information on the For additioanal Loo —Jill Stockton —Jill k O nl ine - - •
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edge Center. His name, MARS—for Mathewson Automated Retrieval Retrieval Automated Mathewson MARS—for name, His Center. edge entries. 180 over from selected System—was What’s with the name? the with What’s Brett Amesbury, a civil engineering student, won the grand prize for naming the automated retrieval system in the Mathewson-IGT Knowl • • Cost savings. The retrieval system eliminates the need and • What are the advantages of MARS? advantages are the What • • • • In high-density automated shelving systems like MA like systems shelving automated high-density In MA Initially, books are scanned as they are placed in the bins, he Knowledge Center’s revolutionary automated retrieval retrieval automated revolutionary Center’s Knowledge he ater, when an item is requested, a crane pulls the appropriate appropriate the pulls crane a requested, is item an when ater, T books on MARS on books Knowledge Center stores stores Center Knowledge system, Mathewson Automated R als from on-site storage. MA as it’s known by its contest-winning acronym, automatically automatically acronym, contest-winning its by known it’s as deposits and retrieves older books, journals and other materi volume traditional of shelving and retrieves requested materi als in less than minutes, 10 making space more available for academicpursuits. barcoded items are sorted size by and stored in bins. The shelving automated high-density the underlying technology has been used in other industries many for years. and Ford Tribune Chicago The systems. such in cars new store GM uses a similar system assembling for its Sunday papers. The Oviatt was actually the first library to use this system, even surviv ing a 6.8 earthquake in 1995. structure that occupies a 12,600-square-foot room three three room 12,600-square-foot a occupies that structure aisles, six of sides both on arranged are bins The high. stories each which of has a “mini-load crane” guided rails by top at and bottom. and a database keeps track the of location each of volume. L bin and delivers to the it designated service point. 6 Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 T A place to meet, create and share is designed with the Net Generation in mind. mind. in Generation Net the with designed is facility is located on the ground floor—@One used in email addresses and the fact that the Age coinage combining the ubiquitous “@” sign new UN about half of its book collection to its brand tions from its automated retrieval system for tion is @One. Pronounced “At One”—a na the in facility other any from apart Center that typifies most what setsthe Knowledge @ he Knowledge Center is busting with innova with busting is Center he Knowledge R -WPA wireless network. But the place One D igital - - and software such as Final Cut Studio Pro, Pro, CutStudio as Final such software and L stations with 9 gigabytes of work Pro Mac Xeon Intel 18 and 8-core PCs These labs support 18 duo-core dual processor D D Pacific Sierra labs: facility holds. @One features two computer sheer excitement for what the future of this chooses to use, his face shows nothing but scary.” little service manager, says. “It strikes me as being a @One Colegrove, Tod the building,” of floors styles. learning their suits best that amanner in produce work and can digitally It’s a place where students who have grown up with top-end software. The ab boasts 30-inch high-definition monitors ataWorks Analysis and V and ataWorks Analysis Though “scary” is the word Colegrove Colegrove the word is “scary” Though the other from departure a such is “This ynamic Media L Media ynamic isualization L isualization R D AM, all loaded ynamic Media ab and and ab ab. ab. - 9.2, I Arc as such software numbering-crunching and mapping statistical, mathematical, high-end D drives. hard portable to resorting work without their save can they so students, to allocated system storage a48-terabyte to linked are computers NetI faculty and staff—anyonewith a current 3 Master Collection, which enables students, Suite Creative Adobe the and Pro DVD Studio Mathcad, Matlab Mathcad, video or notes. @One’s resources offer students plenty of the students must “get their hands dirty,” he of learning and studying. In order to do this Center allows students to shape the direction Colegrove explains that the Knowledge Knowledge the that explains Colegrove V D DL iew 3.3, ArcInfo 9.2, ArcMap 9.2, ArcGIS —to do post-production work on audio, , DVD E N V projects. ataWorks’ PCs are loaded with with ataWorks’ loaded are PCs I, Maple6, Mathematica 5, R 12, SAS and SPSS. and SAS 12, D ynamic Media L abs’ •
Nevada Silver & Blue Fall 2008 7 ------N n French), isFrench), a Nevada Silver & Blue intern. —Josh Culpepper, Class of ’09 (English and and (English ’09 of Class Culpepper, —Josh uncan Aldrich, the @One administra The information technology and library A cloverleaf-shaped table provides collab design media of manager Gandolfo, Mark what experience to students allows “@One D Another striking feature in @One is the
Students congregate to create, share and learn learn and share create, to congregate Students in the new @One, a multimedia study lounge in the Mathewson-IGT KnowledgeCenter. posed students by and faculty. hoping this “I’m which with students the for canvas a be will they can engage,” Gandolfo says. team that developed the concepts behind the functionality @One of tried their best to students thought they capability every include would use. They are anxious to see the direc ing evolution.” a piece of carpet to stay pristine until the end end the until pristine stay to carpet of piece a time.” of orative space where students can around sit a computer screen and share a rotating key board. Booths, like those found in restaurants, offer cozy spots work to and confer, study. @One also boasts collaborative screens work a to laptops their hook can students where large high-definition television to sharework in the comfort easy of chairs around or a large study table. and production, says, “Philosophically, @One is an attempt to bring the typical library structure objective, The world.” post-Gutenberg the into says,he is to “synthesize knowledge into a new product” putting by high-end technology into with them providing and students of hands the the help they need to use it. Johann Gutenberg, the of inventor the was Germany, of 1400-1468, press. printing quality professional with work to like is it products before they begin their professional careers,” Gandolfo says. things together bringing are “We notes: tor, that trying were we to do in Getchell, that but Getchell built wasn’t to do.” large video screen composed nine of smaller screens. These screens will display work com interesting be will “It it. take students that tion when and now between happens what see to finals roll around,” Aldrich expectsays.“I’m Photos bt Jeff Ross. Jeff bt Photos - - Colegrove notes that a student-directed “We want students“We to feel as in home at the With approximately 130 work stations stations work 130 approximately With dent Union as if they were in their own living living own their in were they if as Union dent saysroom,” Zink. necessarily won’t environment learning remain spotless: is important more “It that for than going are we where us take students sions aroundthe melting cheese a pizza of or steaming coffee from Joe the Crowley Student door. next right is which Union, Knowledge Center and the Joe Crowley Stu thoughts is the most important way to attain to way important most the is thoughts this knowledge. work, group for space open of plenty and @One should to be the of prove one first to comes it when of think students locations group projects. Theopen and informalwork environment beckons to late night study ses - - - @One is perfectly designed for sharing sharing for designed perfectly is @One “Knowledge is in not a book,” Colegrove Knowledge, in the opinions library of revo opportunities to do so. In addition to the com puters and software, @One loans multimedia multimedia loans @One software, and puters equipment such as digital cameras, camcord ers, microphones, digital projectors and laptop computers. The facility also boasts a 60-inch large-format photo/poster printer and a 42-inch wide laminator, as well as traditional printing services legal on and standard size paper. information, which is critical to learning. book is basicallysays. “A a highly processed block wood.” of lutionaries such as Steve Zink, vice president of information technologies and dean libraries, of is the reconstruction the of thoughts that were in the mind the of author when they wrote and information Sharing book. particular a 1 Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center Grand Opening Ceremony The University hosted a grand opening ceremony Aug. 7 for the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, which opened to the public Aug. 11. Anthony Ciorciari, executive vice president for global operations at International Game Technology, gave a speech in which he said that the Knowledge Center was “really quite phenomenal.” The building is named in recognition of a combined $10 million gift from Charles Mathewson and 2 International Game Technology (IGT). “Our investment was made wisely, very wisely,” he said, adding, “President Glick, you have hit a home run!” (1) Anthony Ciorciari, executive vice president for global operations at International Game Technology, gives a speech. (2) Adam, William and Sarah, grandchildren of Frank and Joan Randall, listen to Daniel Fergus, head of the Dynamic Media Laboratory, as he shows them some of the multimedia equipment available in @One. (3) Mary Liz and Ron Zideck ‘59 (accounting) view the Popular Reading Area, near the group study room, provided by their gift to the Knowledge Center. (4) Peter and Turkey Stremmel ‘72 (art) chat with Phil and Jennifer Satre. 3 (5) UNLV student body leaders were sufficiently awed by the Knowledge Center that they vowed to apply to graduate school here. From left: Dianna Feice, UNLV ASCE student chapter president; Vik Sehder, UNLV CSUN vice president; Marco Valera, UNLV CSUN chief counsel; Adam Cronis, UNLV CSUN student body president; Jason Meyer, UNLV CSUN Nevada student affairs director; and Shane Collins, UNLVRebel Yell news editor. (6) Paul Bible, ‘62 (economics) Chair University of Nevada, Reno Foundation; Spike Wilson, former state senator from Washoe County, and his wife, Janice Pine ‘62 (biology); enjoy the grand opening. (7) Joe ‘78 (economics) and Liza Bradley ‘96 (accounting) take time to pose 4 with President Milt Glick. (8) Marilyn Melton, who attended Nevada during the ’50s and went on to receieve an honorary doctorate of letters in 1986, chats with Librarian Betty Glass. (9) President Milt Glick and his wife, Peggy, take seats to listen to speakers and a presentation on the history of the libraries at the University of Nevada, Reno.
5 6 Fall 2008 • e lver & Bl u i a S d a Nev 8 7 (10) Ann Carlson, ‘58 (business), ‘78M.Ed. (education), trustee of the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation, visits the Clarence & Martha Jones Special Collections & University Archives department in the Knowledge Center. The new rooms were made possible by a generous donation from Ann’s parents, the Joneses. (11) Bob Whittemore ’47 (economics) enjoyed a tour of the Knowledge Center, as well as the presentations. (12) Doug and Fran Sloane, Nadine Pillsbury, and Clark and Karen Pillsbury stand in the William F. & Nadine M. Pillsbury Reading Room in the Knowledge Center. Bill Pillsbury ‘50 (engineering), who died in January at age 82, was a tireless volunteer leader for the University. Nadine continues to invest time in 8 projects they both initiated in engineering and at the University. Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center Major Donors TERABYTE DONORS International Game Technology Charles N. Mathewson
GIGABYTE DONORS Carol Franc Buck Foundation Frank & Joan Randall 9 E. L. Cord Foundation Wells Fargo Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Harvey & Annette Whittemore
MEGABYTE DONORS AT&T Gwen Leonard Bruno & Edna B. Benna Luther Mack & Frank Hawkins Gilbert Bento Mallory Foundation Paul A. & Judith L. Bible Marshall R. Matley Foundation Bretzlaff Foundation Marilyn R. Melton John Brodeur William F. & Nadine M. Pillsbury E. P. Charlton Family Helen Eddy Rutherford 10 Patricia L. & C. I. Chase Satre Family Fund of the John & Cathy Echeverria Community Foundation of Clara Hanson Elia Western Nevada Clark Guild, Jr. Family Sierra Pacific Power Company Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation Sierra Pacific Resources Foundation Clarence & Martha Jones Frances C. & William P. Smallwood Robert S. & Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation Foundation
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Photos by David Calvert and Theresa Danna-Douglas. 9 10 Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 W to campus brings vibrant art Sculpture Garden University’s campus. University’s the new sculpture garden in the heart of the R in Gallery Stremmel Turkey Stremmel ’72 (art), director of the Buck Foundation and some assistance from V Boaz Todd’s V #3, Michael Punjab brance R 08, Forms Offset the works since September 2006. edge Center June 9 in a project that has been in Knowl Mathewson-IGT 295,000-square-foot R of Nevada, University at the installed walls, but four contemporary sculptures were should. Not only are there art exhibits on the you maybe not, If of art? think youdo also advanced, state-of-the-art Knowledge Center, A generous donation from the Carol Franc Featured in the garden are: Melvin Schuler’s hen you think about the technologically technologically the about youhen think aadia’s Ginnetoy 2nd. aadia’s Ginnetoy andall Shiroma’s R andall eno, helped complete complete helped eno, III and and III emem eno’s - - project, Stremmel says, “ says. sity,” Stremmel Univer of the vibrancy the to add truly will There is nothing elselike this oncampus. It Center. Knowledge the from journal electronic someone picks up a new book or accesses an contemplate. and question Stremmel says. “It will force people to think, ideas. new create and explore connect, dents library.” for the ward for leap agreat it is and beautiful is Center is exciting and satisfying. The newKnowledge pus over the past 10 years. To be a part of that cam to made has University the changes the with impressed quite “I am says. Buck Franc Carol garden,” sculpture Center Knowledge very proud to be part of the Mathewson-IGT renewed and excited.” and renewed Ifeel this, like Iwork on projects When arts. community and embracing my passion for the to work with Carol while giving back to my thrilled my Iwas University. is Nevada and When asked why she got involved in the “The samething will likely take place when “I know people will embrace this art,” stu help will sculptures provoking Thought are trustees and our Foundation “The It took Buck and Stremmel nearly two years R eno is my home - - - -
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Getchell building, many not knew this of trea sure trove, as was it tucked in away the recesses Signs corridor. long a down level upper the of William of bust gold a and door the to pointed door’s the watched diligently Shakespeare square window, keeping guard the over stock ade rare of goods held within the small space. exhibit hall outside the reading room. lections are welcomed by replicas of of replicas by welcomed are lections Ghiberti’s 15th century “Gates Paradise”— of depicting panels bronze magnificent and large scenes from the Old Testament 12 Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 to our donations in wayback its not find does Nevada wonder why some of the wealth taken from In her report for 1896, Clapp laments, “We University. at the students 265 and library 1894 there were 4,013 bound volumes in the By were better. years but some $58.65, a mere the library expenditures for the fiscal year were the In University.” of 1889, Friends “The from on donations depended that collection small she was a full-time librarian in charge of a 1888, By of agriculture. school the in language listed as professor of history and the also was she years, few first For the librarian. first the as appointed was Clapp K. Hannah a room was dedicated as the library, and R University future be welcomed and will be duly acknowledged in will library the to donations All students. and will be kept on file forthe use ofthe instructors discovery and progress scientific to devoted periodical and magazines leading The sciences. works in cleus for a good reference library of standard the R enable will “This of R Board The of books. purchase for the of $500 sum the appropriated retired in 1901 at the age of 77. At that time the Clapp State.” Hanna of the daughters and sons and could be such a source of culture to the moved from I Archives. University library research services, from sources in the Compiled by Donnelyn Curtis, director of Nevada buildings at of the library A brief history n 1886, the year that the University of Nevada When Morrill Hall was completed in 1886, L ibrary, where they are so much needed, E nglish literature and the arts and E lko to egisters.” R eno, the state egents to establish anu establish to egents egents’ report states: states: report egents’ L E egislature nglish - expanded in 1924. 1924. in expanded added to the library building in 1920, and was and veterinary science. A mezzanine floor was chemistry, for mining, buildings department in were maintained libraries Center. Branch quarters,” in what is now the Jones V Jones now the is what in quarters,” into its new “comfortable and commodious L by the appropriated $10,000 with end, the University built a new library building the but in developed, been had plan grandiose A building.” administration and for alibrary the from the burden lift will who found be may too much to expect that some generous friend not “It perhaps is collection: the increase and building a new fund donor to a wealthy find to hoped Stubbs President volumes. were 23,920 to be stored in other buildings. By 1911 there had books while regularly, repeated was quest re the and building, for anew asked president the 1900, as early As outgrown. soon also was was remodeled to accommodate it. That space floor basement entire the and Hall, Morrill in 7,300 held volumes. library LEFT: Morrill Hall, 1932. ca.1918. Library, RIGHT: Hall, University LEFT: Morrill By 1914, the main library had moved moved had library 1914,By main the Thelibrary became too large forthe room L egislature and give the sum of $250,000 egislature. isitor isitor - the means of the usual budget.” usual of the means the important library materials which are beyond University the to bringing in of assisting pose of Nevada L of Nevada group known as the Friends of the University there was again not enough space. In 1952, a and renovation, until the mid-1950s when library for many years, with some upgrades spacious and served the University well as a of 1927 with 42,000 bound volumes. 110,000 volumes, opening for service in the fall and students 1,500 accommodate to built was The total cost was about $250,000. The library also donated “a gift of completedfurnishings.” E designed Festival Hall for the Panama Pacific for the project, V of native aformer Clark, McManus Alice wife, of his memory in library a memorial presented the University with a gift to build Clark, Jr. of Butte, Montana and A. William fortunately, when again, space xposition in San Francisco in 1915. Clark irginia City. Clark chose his own architect In the early 1960s, the Nevada TheAlice McManus Clark But the growing library quickly ran out of ibrary was organized “for the pur the “for organized was ibrary R obert D . Farquhar, who had L ibrary was L L os Angeles egislature - •
Nevada Silver & Blue Fall 2008 13 - - ibrary, ibrary, ibrary. L ibrary in the the in ibrary L N n aMare L L e ibrary, which has now become the the become now has which ibrary, L ibraries system. system. ibraries aMare aMare L L Since the expansion of Getchell Getchell of expansion the Since e eifson Building was merged in 2007 into the the into 2007 in merged was Building eifson The separate Physical Sciences Sciences Physical separate The ment of those of ment branches was transferred to their parent units. Strong branch libraries for together brought were mining and engineering in 1997 in the remodeled Mackay School of Mines Building as the D L D only branch library that is part the of Univer sity the collection has increased in size to serve an expanded University. Shelf space was space, seating of detriment the to increased Some crowded. very became building the and and off-site, stored be to had collections the of branch library collections growing, were as well. The staff has also expanded to meetthe information needs University. today’s Infor of were functions library and technology mation developed, IT as blur and overlap to beginning and the concept the of Knowledge Center and compact storage evolved to provide long-term, 21st and materials library for space high-tech century information services. - - - - ibrary” ibrary” ife and L ibrary, housing ife and Health Sciences xperiment Station Station xperiment E ibrary been now have incor esearch Institute library and and library Institute esearch R ibraries time, one at manage but esert esert D ife and Health Sciences L Branch libraries at Nevada have been been have Nevada at libraries Branch The The xperiment Station Building, and later moved moved later and Building, Station xperiment ibrary became the basis of the Savitt Medical Medical Savitt the of basis the became ibrary ibrary. Materials and staff from L the ($3,075,000), from($3,075,000), the University ($550,000), The andcapac from a federal grant ($117,000). ity books for increased to 690,000 volumes. was addition new the of opening grand The held May 12, 1977. developed and consolidated through the years. “Agricultural The was moved to the original Agricultural Agricultural original the to moved was E back to the basement Morrill of Hall, where remainedit until 1958, when an agriculture library was included in the Fleischman Agri become to grew library That Building. culture the L nursing, biology and medical materials, as well of School the When materials. agriculture as campus, the of north the to built was Medicine materials from the L L L the Savitt Medical library part were the of University L Health Sciences L porated into the Knowledge Center. - ibrary to to ibrary L ibrary outgrew outgrew ibrary L ibrary in a “book brigade,” with brigade,” “book a in ibrary . Anderson and Associates designed designed Associates and Anderson . L E The groundbreaking was held in Jan. 1960, 1960, Jan. in held was groundbreaking The Inevitably, the University University the Inevitably, uring the first semesterof use, studentatten obert obert appropriated $2,679,000 of state funds for a for funds state of $2,679,000 appropriated firm architectural The building. library new R LEFT: ClarkLEFT: Library study area, The“Bookwalk” RIGHT: ca.1950. 1962. the building in the “Chinese Modern” style. Themodular floor plan was designed to be flexible, and that has paidover off the 46 years of nature the as use, in been has building the during radically changed have services library that time. The floor91,000area was square volumes, 400,000 for space shelf was there feet, a have to designed was It 1,400. for seating and second phase addition. and the building opened use for 1962. 5, Feb. Clark from moved were Books dance in the library than more doubled. Getchell Getchell University the of faculty and staff students, grand Getchell A books. of armloads carrying 1962. 2, June on held was ceremony opening D its allocated space in Getchell.planned The addition was adding completed in 76,635 1977, building largest the it make to feet, square state the from came Funding campus. on atherings 1
The President’s Tailgate Party Nevada football was kicked off with the President’s Tailgate party,
Photo by Ted Cook Saturday, Aug. 30. The Wolf Pack started the season with a 49-13 victory over the Grambling State Tigers in front of 20,078 fans at Mackay Stadium. 2 3 (1) Luther and Genie Mack, and their daughter, Janelle (2) Carol ‘59 (elementary education) and Gordon Cronenberger ‘57 (management) (3) State Senator Bill Raggio ‘48 (political science) and President Milt Glick (4) Diane and Bob Rice, Henry and Sandra Rushing, and Patricia Hardy ‘80 (economics) (5) The Wolf Pack cheerleaders and marching band fire up the crowd in the Frank and Joan Randall Rotunda. Photo by Tyler Keck Photo by Tyler Keck
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- Ariana Patmas Secondary Education Major Class of 2011
Family traditions ring true at Nevada...
When Ariana Patmas of West Linn, Ore. made up her enrolling in undergraduate studies at the University. mind to attend the University of Nevada, Reno on her The Office for Prospective Students is available to own, her father, Michael Patmas ’75 (biology), ‘77M.S. answer any questions regarding the Children of Alumni (biology) was thrilled. Thrilled because she chose to Tuition program and will assist with the application attend his alma mater and thrilled because she would process. Located in the Fitzgerald Student Services be able to earn an undergraduate degree without debt, Building on the first floor, the office is open Monday thanks to the Children of Alumni Tuition Program. through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At Nevada, alumni who have moved out-of-state can You can contact the Office for Prospective offer their children more than sound advice. Students toll-free at (866) 2NEVADA, or locally at Children of University of Nevada, Reno undergraduate- (775) 784-4700 or www.ss.unr.edu/residency. degree alumni who reside outside the state of Nevada, are eligible for reduced nonresident tuition when 16 Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 throughout the state. the throughout Carson City, and also conduct outreach clinics has offices inL offices has to better healthcare in Nevada.” TheCenter together working “We 1980. both in are Center Heart Children’s founded who cardiologist known,” said D said known,” needs. Nevada’s healthcare private entities working together to address and of public marriage successful the lustrates il of Nevada Center Heart Children’s the and T practice benefits Nevadans school and private specialty Partnership between medical G “It is a unique relationship that is not well not well is that relationship “It aunique is University of Nevada School of Medicine of Medicine School of Nevada University the between relationship he collaborative ood Medicine as V as r. William E r. William egas, Henderson, R Henderson, egas, vans, the pediatric pediatric the vans, By Anne McMillin. Photos by Dave Smith. by Photos By McMillin. Anne eno and and eno - tion and by performing consultations on their on their consultations by performing and tion rota arequired as both training their during residents 36 all to training provide sion and the D the as have served Center Heart Children’s of the medicine. to approach a best-practice to dedicated state the in school medical public the School of Medicine’s mission as the only munity—all ideals that fit hand-in-glovewith com the to service and of physicians teaching advancement of scientificknowledge and the in the academic principles of research for the For more than 10 years, the 12 cardiologists E vans said his practice offers a strong belief belief strong a offers practice his said vans epartment of Pediatrics’ cardiology divi cardiology of Pediatrics’ epartment - - - dren’s Heart Center itself: D itself: Center dren’s Heart Chil at the went on success even to resident to research.” dedication and care medical quality have high and residents for our role models excellent are They residents. of our success the to tributes L in department pediatric school’s of the chair D said program,” teaching pediatrics school’s of the part important and welcomed. enthusiastically are and ects proj Center’s research Heart the in involved become to the opportunity have residents The ward. inpatient Unit and Care Intensive diatric Pe Unit, Care Intensive Neonatal the as such patients while they rotate on other services child’s echocardiogram in their Las Vegas office. Las their in echocardiogram child’s the Children’s Heart Center of Nevada review a Mayman (seated) and Dr. William Evans of Pediatric resident Dr. Paul Do, Dr. Gary as V as One former School of Medicine pediatric pediatric of Medicine School former One “Children’s Heart Center is a very integral egas. “The teaching they provide con provide they teaching “The egas. r. D ollins, Rollins, r. Robert avid Gremse, Gremse, avid - - - - •
Nevada Silver & Blue Fall 2008 17 - N n oy Martin Middle epartment Surgery of and its egas this fall. The center also as V r. William Zamboni, chair of the School School the of chair Zamboni, William r. D of School the collaboration, of areas all In ivision Bariatric of Surgery are excited about au, program administrator for the medical medical the for administrator program au, help reduce childhood obesity through early outreach efforts. Theseprevention measures families their and children educating on focus about to improve their how daily eating and physical activity habits. By using this easy- to-read, comprehensive manual, children fitness and nutrition healthful about learn guidelines that can be used home. at Patricia L distribute to plans division, bariatric school’s the manual to each child at R School in L provides guidelines purchasing for pedometers that will be used in the bariatric division’s walking program to encourage adolescents to activity. physical their increase considers surgery, of department Medicine’s of the Children’s Heart Center as an area excel of lence within the medical school. “Theyprovide state-of-the-art care to Nevada residents and are actively involved in research and teaching, In school. the of mission the to critical is which particular, the D D collaborating to develop the adolescent obesity program.” Medicine’s decade-long partnership with the Children’s Heart Center combines the strength to powerhouses medical state’s the of two of tackle critical healthcare issues in Nevada. - - - - - E aims to , or Healthy, or E ducation, the Dr. WilliamDr. Evans makes a point during a weekly cardiac catheterization conference. - - - au, who looks significant for co- au’s division.au’s The process process The patients potential evaluate we “Together The Children’sHeart Center providingis a Patients typically enter a 12-week medically medically 12-week a enter typically Patients r. Thomas r. Inge, a for adolescent weight weight adolescent for loss surgery the at by led level national D highly respected bar iatric surgeon, who assembled a commit developed that tee specific guidelines eligibility patient for adolescent to related bariatric surgery. addressing for obesity in adoles on based is cents this national model and involves the com plete psychological, emotional, spiritual and as well as patient, the of evaluation physical measure to dynamics, family of consideration the candidate’s opportunity weight-loss for success. A pediatric endocrinologist, gastroen and evaluated are they program, that of tion surgery bariatric for candidacy for screened through L to see if they are physically and emotionally mature enough to benefit from bariatric sur saidgery,” L morbidity conditions such 2 diabetes, as Type liver damage and hypertension in these to 16- patients when evaluating17-year-old them for bariatric surgery. family instructional manual as part the of 12- week program Project for HOP Options Prevention for and E bariatriccine’s division. Project HOP terologist, a specialist in adolescent medicine, medicine, adolescent in specialist a terologist, surgeon, pediatric psychiatrist, nutritionist, childhood a of member a and pastor local a obesity prevention organization all make up the between team evaluation collaborative this school. medical the and center Heart Children’s the at program supervised Center to help them lose weight. Upon comple educational the component of School Medi of ------vans said. au, the School School the au, L The School of School The Medicine and Chil dren’s Heart Center Center Heart dren’s this on taking are sometimes and sensitive with issue controversial true of rigor the all professionals. caring partnership new The centers collabora on r. James James r. D vans said the relationship between his Another area collaboration of between the address to together partnered “We’ve Gremse adds that the Children’s Heart Cen Children’sHeart Center research activities E epartment of Surgery. Surgery. of epartment Anne McMillin, McMillin, Anne APR, is a relations public specialist for science health communications of School the for Medicine. of Medicine’sof bariatric division chief in the D Center treats teen obesity teen treats Center medical school and Children’s Heart Center is obesity. adolescent of field the in issue health preventable one number this said Nevada,” in whose interest is fetal cardiology, joined the the joined cardiology, fetal is interest whose staff in 2006. the of part robust a component, research ter’s of quality and quantity the of terms in practice published papers and clinical trials, contrib scholarly of terms in school medical the to utes practice. the through funded are that activities include studies in areas pediatric of cardiovas cular health such as inflammatory markers, study and control riskof factors cardiac for diseases, physical fitness, cardiacrehabilita interventional and cardiology, fetal tion, cardiology. practice and the School Medicine of pro vides subspecialty care and academic output recognition the for state and the school. “We exemplify the result the of school’s search for ways to ally their academic goals partnering by with private entities in the state,” E tively finding the bestmethodology to treat at means nonsurgical with obesity adolescent carefully while Center, Heart Children’s the evaluating eligible candidates surgical for suitability through the School Medicine. of The partnershipfollows the consensus criteria 18 University News Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 priority initiative for the college.” for the initiative priority ahigh- into evolve idea this see to together work to for us acatalyst was involvement D said years,” 20 than Small Business store. the R the of officer executive chief and member Business students. of Business for College lab learning shop. It ahands-on is opened in January 2008, is no ordinary sub Union, Student Crowley Joe University’s the ultimate hands-on learning lab Port of Subs +College of Business = eno-based Port of Subs corporation, opened opened corporation, of Subs Port eno-based crane from its Incline Lake home. Lake Incline its from crane by removed is telescope family MacLean the as videotapes Stephen MacLean watches and Hawley MacLean L Nevada the with involved been has “John L John Alumnus The Port of Subs sandwich shopin the arsen is helping enhance the quality edu quality the enhance helping is arsen D evelopment Center advisory board D evelopment Center for more arsen, Nevada Small Small Nevada arsen, irector Sam Males. “His “His Males. Sam irector - corporate headquarters for a paid internship. for apaid headquarters corporate of Subs Port at the opportunities development engaged three students in training and . consulting and operations in engage to for away students as 491 class Management “learn by doing.” The professors designedthe students to help courses offered Simmons of business.” nature multidisciplinary it would be a great idea to expose them to the L abusiness,” managing cation business students receive. manager and marketing coordinator. assistant franchise as program the in ticipated Undergraduate Corina L Corina Undergraduate Simmons led the operations group. He Business professors Jim Sundali and Bret “My original idea was to involve students in
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Davidson Academy moves to new location on campus on location new to moves Academy Davidson Academy Governing Board member Annette Whittemore speaking with acad Jan and Bob founders emy Academy students and student council officers, participate in an houseopen celebratingAug. 19 the academy’s opening classes in the Travis Jot Building. R LE Photos by Jean Dixon Jean by Photos 20 University News Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 fictional look at events occurring in 1953 at the Nevada won’tin Site, the Nevada last. 1953 be her Test at occurring events at look fictional a work, recent most this that likelihood agood is writer,” there “binge Aself-described book. Me Give AHome. Oh, and Present and Past GhostWest: people, its and Reflections region the about books compelling two wrote also She Album. ANevada Earthtones: Trimble, Stephen photographer award-winning with laboration of change.” sea of that part have to been delighted I’m very Today, flourishing. was for research enthusiasm tenure, gotten Ihad now. time is the there By E an that something was research that school, and research was very much a part of what they did there. All of my training told me on campus. professors female ment around 6,000 students (compared to nearly enroll an 17,000 with state, the in today). education higher of Sheinstitution was largest the one was of The University pus. only a handful of respect.” work Ireally whose people are winners) award ous nation. and city, state the community, University the have enhanced that activities of significant for alifetime recognition in member honors afaculty Faculty guished D campus’ of the winner the named May, was she when 1980-96). from &Science of Arts College the with tenure her 2006), and a trailblazing administrator (serving as one of the campus’ first female deans during 2005), one of the state’s finestwriters (she wasinducted R into the Outstanding University’s the Nevada (earning researcher Writers exemplary teacher, an Hall of Famein at Nevada. career her during well so all them worn and hats many so worn has E ‘Distinguished’ university award for service Ronald wraps career by garnering another nglish in 1970, Ann At 68, acol and Edward Abbey of New The West acclaimed critically the included has Her writing work that scholarly and on research focus same wasn’t the there at Nevada, Istarted “When for graduate gone Northwestern to “I had said. University,” Ronald different avery “It was cam of amuch different part was Ronald ago, years 38 at Nevada career her began she When “All (the previ ofawards. her Ikeep,” said she company the of is proudest Iam what “I think in style in career her capped January, in theUniversity from retired officially who Ronald, classroom excellent an as known been has she 38 years, past the over times At different of professor assistant “wet-behind-the-ears” 30-year-old, as a campus day on From first her R onald has eased into retirement gracefully. She has just finished work on her latest R onald has always been about learning new things. Perhaps that’s why she nglish professor should do. do. should professor nglish istinguished Faculty award. D award. Faculty istinguished —John Trent—John ’85/’87, ’00M.A. esearcher award in in award esearcher istin - - -
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The team’s triumph againstother21 institutions ended atin for silver—had zero deductions out of 100 in the design design the in 100 of out deductions zero silver—had for Latin —Sue Putnam ngineering but for the the for but ngineering The University of California, Berkeley placed second to Nevada and Wisconsin Wisconsin and Nevada to second placed Berkeley California, of University The Argentum— was“I incredibly blessed to be in Montreal to see said happen,” it D The University’sThe concrete canoe team topped thousandsof engineering 10 during work of hours 2,600 than more logged students Nevada 40 About E ing our breath until they announced second place and it still wasn’t Nevada.” Nevada.” wasn’t still it and place second announced they until breath our ing overall boats: was sixth in the event held in Montreal’sstudent-built Olympic Basin, the Summer site the of 1976 for categories competition four were There three Games. top The paddling. and presentation oral paper, design technical appearance, teams the at national competition $5,000, won $2,500 and $1,500 scholarships for first, second and thirdplace, respectively. endurance, sprint and a co-ed race. and civil Nevada Sanders, engineering environmental team’s the and professor were students “Our adviser. and fantastic, absolutely as sportsmanship their the for ambassadors great University was unbelievable. all in high (scored) They huge a is this and categories College the for just not win, of entire University.” category, placed third in the oral presentations, and the for first time Nevadain history, placed above fifth in ofall the races. R of theof University’s ASC did the reverse count the of top five teamsat awards the justwere dinner,we hold students from around North America piloting by its boat, in Argentum, to the Competition Canoe Concrete annual 21st the at title national first campus’ Montreal, Canada. American the by sponsored competition, 21 June the for preparation of months Society Civil of E a five-year championship streak for University the of Wisconsin-Madison. “It’s said yourself,” contain to hard so just The UniversityThe Nevada, of Reno took first place at the American Societyof Civil Engineers’ annual 21st National Concrete Canoe Competition. nationals wins team canoe Concrete 22 University News Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 for the advisory board of the National Institute appointed by President George W. Bush to of E College the in studies literacy studies post Barone to national President appoints viders, businesses with an interest in literacy, pro service including literacy adult with ated associ of entities avariety represent members advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. Board people appointed by the president with the arena.” bigger this is a chance to have our voices heard in a but panels, literacy large and boards great adults. and youth dren, for chil instruction ofimprovement reading leadership on literacy issues, including the of June through the middle of August. of August. middle the through of June and entertained from the beginning Students were advised, coached, educated year. this camps summer attending all 12th-graders, through third- from ranging students, young 5,000 more to than summer this host played campus The University programs summer 10,000 youth in hosts University D The advisory board consists of just of just 10 consists board advisory The on some “I’ve been “It’s said. huge,” Barone L iane Barone, a professor of literacy iteracy, a federal agency that provides ducation, has been been has ducation, - - - —Sue Putnam —Sue grades. primary improving students’ literacy learning in the First grant in Nevada. Thisgrant is focused on investigator of the $26 million dollar Research Quarterly, of Reading editor the as years for eight literacy instruction.” of areas all in policies educational sensible for voice apowerful be will She readers. gling for strug schools in works of what sense real practice to the board, and more importantly, a and professional research of significant years William Sparkman said. “She will bring literacy studies,” College of of D children in at-risk schools. to crack-cocaine and a seven-year study of exposure prenatal had who of children study development. She has completed a four-year literacy children’s on young research forms others. and organizations labor experts in literacy research, representatives of one day attend college and earn adegree.” earn and college attend one day to these students setting a personal goal to Our hope is that this experience contributes campus. auniversity to introduced are they learn. Perhaps more important, though, also they while have fun students young camps, summer these “Through said. Glick the summer,” University President Milton have healthy, safe options for kids during “It is important that parents and families program. summer participated in a University-sponsored the state, more than 10,000 young students Including other programs offeredaround Barone has written several books, served indication an clearly is appointment “This per and literacy in courses teaches Barone iane’s national reputation in the area of of area the in reputation iane’s national and is the principal
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Nevada Silver & Blue Fall 2008 23 Photo by Theresa Danna-Douglas Theresa by Photo ------—Pat McDonnell—Pat series an important part important an series V the University professor and depart irginia estate first as slaves and later as Scott Casper made his first appearance on appearance first his made Casper Scott Mount In hisJohnson’s newest book, Sarah “In 1998, I set to study out the much how The book examines the experiencesof “These people had a unique experienceby ernon as a place frozen in time. The emanci
Casper looks at at looks Casper Vernon Mount C-SPAN2 on stories T Book C-SPAN2’s theof American historical record. Vernon: TheForgotten History of an American Shrine, pated African-Americans who worked there there worked who African-Americans pated tourists.” for day every history recreated ment chairment history of chronicled the contribu who families African-American of tions maintained and preserved George Washing V ton’s program the on appeared He employees. paid May 31. average American knew about the per serving and recreating the history Mount of Vernon.” hundreds African-Americans of who lived than more for estate large the around and on years. 120 other in yet, and shrine a at living of virtue contexts, their experience was very represen said. Casper period,” time own their of tative “In the 1880s, tourists wanted to see Mount V sonal lives their of presidents and presidents’ families in the decades before the age radio of research my “As said. Casper television,” or story great another upon came I evolved, about the people responsible carefully for pre Photo by Theresa Danna-Douglas Theresa by Photo - - - —Jane Tors ’83 —Jane Tors “I have been very satisfied with my with satisfied very been have “I choice to attend Nevada,” says 2008 have I Morrison. Muir Scholar Merit had great classes from great professors friends. new wonderful made and has here being of part greatest The lab a in work to opportunity the been I chance a department, physics the in would have been unlikely to get asa freshman at another school.”
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R When Glick joined Nevada in 2006, issued he a challenge to recruit National more Merit Merit National sixminimum a of enrolled University the school, sponsor a named be To more well as as Scholars, Merit National 17 includes body student University’s This fall, the National Merit Scholars receive a $15,000 annual scholarship and Presidential Scholars Many other universities offer full-ride scholarships,it but takes more than financialcom knew“We that if could we get these students our on campus and them have meet our fac information, more For visit www.nationalmerit.org www.finaid.unr.edu. or Attracting the best and brightest students makesan students Attractingbrightest and best the Nevada has met the college sponsorship require “ versity President Milt Glick. “As you achieve a critical mass of these students, teachers begin teachers thesestudents, critical a of mass achieve you “As Glick.Milt President versity more a to another—leads one learnfrom students fact This—andthat the differently. teach to engaging and dynamic educational environment.” Scholars. only two Now, years the later, campus has seen significantprogress reachingin that goal. choice. as their first Nevada selected students years.Those consecutive finalists two for than 90 Presidential Scholars, a University program established in the 1980s. Both programs college on performance as well as average grade-point standard for highachievement a set exams. entrance commitment University’s the of indication clear a As annual$5,000 a scholarship. receive fundedthrough are the thesescholarships campus, on experience academic the elevate to University’s scholarship and aid budget. mitment to recruit and enroll these students. scholarship Suzanne said Bach, us,” choosing them of chance good very a have would we ulty, We facilities,our impressed. are they and our and campus see “They Nevada. at coordinator have them meet with professors in their area of interest and they see that our faculty members are genuinely interested in them as an individual.”
Merit sponsorship status status sponsorship Merit important statement about a university. ments the of National Merit Scholarship Program, al lowing to join it the list sponsor of schools in recruit countrythe across students to materialssent ment who are contending the for coveted scholarships. Nevada reaches National National reaches Nevada 24
Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 the prestigious 2008 National E National 2008 prestigious the nator and professor Marilyn Smith will receive funding. outside in million $4.5 date, Project MAGIC has received more than To youth. Nevada for other recidivism percent further involved in the system, compared to 30 staff estimate only 10 percent ofgraduates are $5.4 million in incarceration costs. Probation estimated an taxpayers saving system, justice the have not reentered who youth 3,800 than erative of society. members productive become and system justice criminal 12 18, to the leave that helps first-time juvenile offenders, ages Extension. Cooperative with specialist communications emerita an is Alice Good ’78 I’ve chosen by drinking. at risk my friends ing. “I realized that I was putting myself and my secrets.” Judy kept that I know classroom. the in stays classroom the in we say of Conduct—what Code MAGIC their about is son. I can tell her anything. The wholething per kind and friend agood Judy is that realize turn. 180-degree teacher Judy Anderson, Crisp’s attitude took a skill-building sessions facilitated by Tonopah ect MAGIC classes. I had a very bad attitude.” Proj me go the to made judge the when upset really Iwas “and Crisp, Alvin 18-year-old said to change acommitmentmake First-offender teens MAGIC Project C For these accomplishments, program origi program accomplishments, For these Coop of Nevada University 1995, the Since drink about mind his changed also Crisp “It was like a little family,” said Crisp. “I small-group, of two months But after “I was caught drinking with my friends,” ommunity Outreach E xtension program has graduated more tive prevention program collabora and innovative a nationally recognized ates of Project MAGIC, Gradu Outstanding he said. and I’m a non-drinker,” some new friends now, Crisp is one of the 2007 xcellence in in xcellence By Alice Good ’78 Good By Alice ------tion of State Universities and L and Universities of State tion E highest youth suicide rate in the nation. the in rate suicide youth highest school failure, drug and alcohol abuse and the youth unsupervised, leading to juvenile crime, left industry mining 24/7 the in work Shift to meet the needs of a growing population. inadequate agencies overburdened and behind left families extended in resulted jobs paying good- get to Nevada’s to frontier moving lies fami of young influx The communities. these deposits in North America were discovered in Nevada. rural ing with high-risk youth and their families in for work reputation anational achieved Smith needAssessing the state competition in the 100-meter dash. 100-meter the in competition state fieldwith the Bootstraps crew.RIGHT: Crispruns in the in a trackweek first his meet Tonopah, during of Crisp, where Alvin Graduate he qualified Outstanding MAGIC 2007 Project forNevada This is the essence of E essence the is This audience. abroader to knowledge research to improve her programs and bring the latest ment and Family Studies. “She is always trying University’s D University’s E Bill collaborators, her one of said outreach,” community and ship scholar of programming, array a dizzying Chicago. in meeting annual at their leges xtension Award from the National Associa National the Award from xtension D that determination and grit with It was “Marilyn has demonstrated leadership in in leadership demonstrated has “Marilyn uring the early 1990s, the largest gold epartment of Human D of Human epartment xtension.” vans, professor in the the in professor vans, and-Grant Col and-Grant evelop ------
Photo by Amy Meier communities. their in for use MAGIC curriculum Project the Center. Youth Training Nevada and tion communities, the D the communities, urban several counties, Nevada’s rural all in developed. Today, Project MAGIC is available jail for juveniles, and so a pilot program was than other options explore to collaborators sioners asked Smith and other University system. the in youth with high rates of risky behaviors among indicated few alternatives to detention existed, results The facilities. detention juvenile run state- in of youth assessment needs statewide Cooperative 1994, In decade. previous over the increase percent a50 nearly incarcerated, 100,000 per detention rates in the country, with 407 youth positive behavior. They identifyand build on increase and behavior youth negative reduce priate boundaries and social competency—to appro support, assets—social developmental and parents Teaching students the In addition, 20 other states have purchased have purchased states other 20 addition, In The E The Nevada had one of the highest juvenile Smith and other program leaders rely on on rely leaders program other and Smith lko County Board of Commis Board County lko E xtension staff completed a uck V uck alley Indian R Indian alley - eserva - - Photo by Deborah Cobb •
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N n Photo by Deborah Cobb Deborah by Photo xtension program that targets young young targets that program xtension E “He’s a cool guy,” said Smith. “I like his his like “I Smith. said guy,” cool a “He’s “Thatprogram was great,” said Hathaway, Hathaway hauls tons in ore of Today, a huge “I never“I into got too trouble,” much For more information about Project MAGIC, Project MAGIC, about information more For or 738-1990, (775) Smith, Marilyn contact [email protected]. cause he wanted to help younger kids develop develop kids younger help to wanted he cause in facility skate a up set and club skateboard a wants He Tonopah. to be a good model role and mentor. a kid whoenergy. just He’s didn’t fit in with the community helping others.” and he’s now erative erative adults who are in not school employed. or program,The funded $1 millionby in grants, teaches youth responsibility and hard on work public-land projects. “and was it good experience work and helped developme resumé. my that me gave It extra step above to get a mine job.” truck the for Round Mountain Gold Mine, putting in 15-hour days and making good options. stock and benefits full with money opening of dream his to way his on well He’s high-performancea shop for engines. in But the meantime, signed he as up a 4-H leader be tend the classes, but his parents suggested he he suggested parents his but classes, the tend might benefit from program. the in work much do didn’t I “but said, Hathaway high school either—it was boring.” was He a skateboarder, and didn’t fit in with other the teens.Tonopah After graduation from Project MAGIC, entered he Bootstraps, a new Coop - - - nglish and A follow-up study of 100 Project MAGIC MAGIC Project 100 of study follow-up A “Project is a good MAGIC program,” said After their life-skills portfolios are complet MAGIC Project of component parent The Taking the next step the next Taking the among skills increased indicates graduates youth in decision-making, conflictresolution, goal setting and communication. Further using are graduates most that reveals research with trouble of out stay to strategies program the law. up grew who Hathaway, Justin 20-year-old was He in court-ordered not Tonopah. to at strengths. The students’ objectivesduring their involving behavior change to are sessions 20 alcohol, tobacco drug or use, learn skills to communication, enhance conflict, manage learn about responsibility and decision- and short- set cooperation, practice making, long-term goals and achieve positive relation ships with adults. ed, the students participate in a community leadership project, which may be visiting the elderly in hospitals, buying Christmas presents dogs abandoned of care taking needy, the for beautifyingor a stream bank. consists educational of meetings and/or to home at completed plans lesson self-paced the in schedules work 24/7 the accommodate casino and mining industries. Their activities and communication increase to designed are family management between parent and child. Materials are available in both E Spanish. The Tonopah SkateboardThe Club includesJustin a Hathaway, Project and BootstrapsMAGIC graduate, who is now a mine employee and 4-H leader, Chris Roper, Ryan Brown, Robert Ashbey and Salvador Falcon. University RIGHT: of Nevada Cooperative Extension professor Marilyn Smith holds her Project curriculum. MAGIC 26 Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 U story. this wrote he when Extension with Cooperative intern an was ’08 (journalism) Ranson Thomas S their future Teens discover campus. R campus. R of Nevada, University on the of life taste opened their eyes and gave them a weeklong D 2008 the ties, options. ent career faculty, showing how they took advantage of of advantage took how they showing faculty, and participants fellow to gave presentations fields (engineering, technology, science) three day, from youth last the On interest. of field major their in (college tracks) sions ses class two-hour three attended students stuck.” they’re if people help to engineering use could I pieces. into explode and break would cement (earthquake) shake tables the most because the V gat at Pahrana a14-year-old freshman Haworth, that program “We have abalanced best. at its future.” your build to desire deliberate shown You have already school. from you were getting more than learn D already expressed your desire by coming to “You banquet. closing the during students the told Johnson Marc Provost have,” University 4-H program, June 15-19. University of Nevada Cooperative annual the attended teens science, to neering iscover Your Future because you wanted to But for 57 students from 11 Nevada coun 11 from Nevada But for 57 students Not only did they eat on campus, but Thehigh schoolers experienced collegelife “ D the college experience. Others prefer differ Others experience. college the ome high school students are cut out for niversity for You alley High School in Alamo. “I liked the the “I liked Alamo. in School High alley iscover the tremendous opportunity you anging in career interests from engi from interests career in anging iscover Your Future program Your program iscover Future dorms,” said Chance the to classes from coordinator. fer, state 4-H program Scha Steve said life,” lege enjoyed col and friends needs. They met new seems to be meeting their “I liked everything Thomas Ranson ’08 Ranson Thomas E xtension eno eno ------program in summer 2008, with Warren Andersen, 4-H military and technology assistant. technology and military 4-H Warren Andersen, with 2008, summer in program Tyler Roll, a teen in the engineering track, controls a robot during the 4-H Discover Your Future work options at the career fair. of got aglimpse also Students instruction. the “We wanted to expose them to different said. “They learned to work well togetherand assistant, technology and military 4-H sen, study,” of Ander fields and Warren careers -
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lections for the the for lections Photo by John Byrne John by Photo treasurer. (baseball) E year school 2008-09 fall. the in held be will Trisha Gibbons ast year, the advisory ay” in which student-athletes take a take student-athletes which in ay” ori Friel, Nevada’s director of academic academic of director Nevada’s Friel, ori D L “Trisha has been an extraordinary addition addition extraordinary an been has “Trisha theAt campus level, fall meetings focus on “Thelegislation getwe deals with top advisoryNevada’s committee puts two on tion tion to our Student-Athlete Advisory Committee,” said services. “She is also a member the of national experience that and committee advisory allows her to bring many good ideas and Her Nevada. at here table the to information of welfare and success the to commitment diligent her with along student-athlete, the withwork our athletic administration has in creased participation and inspired contribu student-athletes.” Pack Wolf from tion the from down handed is which legislation, national level to the conference, and then to the schools. Other duties include community service events and events student-athletes. for in held be will meetings the fall, this Starting the new Marguerite Wattis Petersen Athletic Center. Academic ics like recruiting, text messaging, practice sessions, amateurism and things that relate to the student-athlete’s well-being,” Gibbons said. in one year, per events services community fall and in one spring. L organized and drive blood a held committee reading elementary at schools. They alsoorga nize other events such as Apprecia “Teacher - - - eese eese R ee ee Eastman L an an D
tudent-athletes are directly affectedby countless NCAA rules, regulations and The campus and conference sections of of sections conference and campus The There are threelevels of the committee: (swimming) secretary and and secretary (swimming) issues, and through the Student-Athlete Advi sory Committee, they are given a voice the at level. national and conference campus, are Committee Advisory Student-Athlete the the two most important resources student- advisory The problems. solve to have athletes committee allows student-athletes to give in policies on put and lets their voices be heard. campus, conference and national. the At cam advisory Nevada’s of University the level, pus from representatives of up made is committee each sport. There generally are to two three at and sports, smaller the for representatives least three representatives larger for sports such as football and track and field. On the Gibbons Trisha player soccer level, campus served as the president last year, Kevin Porter Bobbi president, vice (football) S a voice athletes Advisory student- gives committee 30 Pack Tracks Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 the original D says time,” the it was risky. campus was not only innovative and creative, on acollege clinic sports alarge-scale build to funds investing business of aprivate concept the time, At the conditioning. and training strength therapy, physical orthopedics, house R University would donate land on campus for The challenges. facilities their to solution R and University the talk to. to people right the knew he also Fortunately, University and its athletes get to the next level. done the help to be to had something knew ing space in a few doublewide trailers, Ault for us.” and R says. “From the very first day we talked to Ault there,” get us help to facilities proper the programs, but also knew that we would need National College Athletic Association. take University athletics into director and football coach, had a vision to Athletics. for Nevada partner community R legacy, whether on campus or on the sidelines, of their part As Nevada. northern to care tient pa excellent of providing years 50 celebrating R of commitment and innovation expertise, F Nevada athletes build Clinic Orthopaedic Reno OC to build a training facility that would would that facility atraining build to OC for them positive, was relationship the OC arock-solid as record aproven track has OC eno Orthopaedic Clinic. This R year, This Clinic. Orthopaedic eno “This project was very unique thinking for for thinking unique very was project “This After a shorttime and severaldiscussions, train and room weight atiny only With our take to we wanted where “I knew athletic then Ault, Chris 1990s, early the In R of Nevada, University years, 20 or nearly eno athletes have benefitedfrom the R OC physicians to get the project
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Photo by Theresa Danna-Douglas Friday,Friday, OctoberOctober 1717 The Nevada Alumni Association and ASUN encourage you to catch the “Blue Flu” 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on Friday, October 17 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Leave work for an hour or two, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm and attend our Free Community BBQ at the Joe Crowley Student Union Plaza! 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Theindividuals namedas trustees Ben Snow Memorial Trust was established in publisher of the Speidel Newspapers. and in his native America as the dynamic F.W. with executive Woolworth, innovative E in continents: his 89 years, Snow amassed fortunes on two 1883, enjoyed a long and colorful life. attention. cation and preserving quality and individual edu medical to approaches innovative rating incorpo while schools nursing and medical the expand to opportunity aunique presents E ences Sci Health the support to $150,000 pledged Trust Memorial The John Ben Snow R Nevada, E Sciences Health of anew construction the and rial Trust are targeted for student scholarships Snow Memo Ben John Tobman the Jean and Medicine of growth at School spur Donations ducation Building will have an impact far of University on the Building ducation The 50,579-square-foot Health Sciences Sciences Health 50,579-square-foot The the John death, his after years 1975,In two John Ben Snow, born in Pulaski, N.Y., in has Trust SnowBen Memorial The John from L gifts Major ducation Building. 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Reka Danko, ’07M.D. chosenhas to do a residency in internal medicine at the University build several businesses in tices anesthesiology in prac currently and of Medicine School the ter, D Tobman’s Mrs. granddaugh Martin.” Joseph L named “The Herband Jean Tobman Student many Tobman was very well known (he served on to help others in need. busy too but were never afamily, raised also ing on and extending Herb’s philanthropy carry is Jean 2006. away in passed Herb anyone about it,” Jean says. to write a check for a good cause and not tell Herb like just “It was not publicity. thropy, philan in interested was family 1986),in the ounge in memory of Alan Tobman and Alan The medical student loungein the new Jean Tobman and her husband, Herb, Mrs. Jean Tobman recently provided Jean and Herb established and helped A beloved entrepreneur and civic leader, r. Addie Moran, is a 2000 graduate of of graduate a2000 is r. 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R wonderful books and her insights, is an inspi ration to many others who come have to this country and called home.” it Center event at Latino Research Research Latino at Allende is coming to campus this fall. The Thelma P. B. Hart and Thomas Foundation and major gifts to L the Allende to speak speak to Allende Author IsabelAuthor sponsor “Stories and D Gatherings 1 Davidson Math and Science Center Groundbreaking The first natural science building to be constructed at the University of Nevada, Reno in four decades took the initial step toward becoming reality with a ground- breaking ceremony for the $50 million Davidson Mathematics and Science Center early in the summer. University President Milton Glick said when the state-of-the art building opens in August 2010, it will provide crucial instruction for the more than 16,500 students who will need a thorough knowledge of math and science to compete nationally and internationally. “It is especially significant that in this time of limited resources for the state, this building is a statement that we 2 will continue on our trajectory as the best University that Nevada can have, and to take our place among the other great universities in the country.” With the Davidsons’ lead gift of $11 million and additional gifts from other donors, Nevada was able to raise the $18 million required to obtain a $32 million match from the state Legislature during its 2007 session. (1) Paul Bible, chair of the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation inspects a medical hand model. Many of the groundbreaking’s decorations were learning tools that will be found inside the Davidson Mathematics and Science Center upon its completion. (2) Kambiz Raffiee, associate dean for the College of Business, director of MBA 3 Program, and Foundation Professor of Economics, with his daughter, Misha, and wife, Sima. Misha attends the Davidson Academy on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, which is a free public day school for profoundly gifted learners. (3) State Senator William Raggio ‘48 (political science) looks to the crowd as Jan and Bob Davidson are presented with Galileo thermometers to mark the day, and as a token of gratitude for their continuous support of higher education at Nevada. Their gift served as crucial funding toward building this much needed facility. (4) Jack Hayes, associate dean for the College of Science, with Bill and Sharon Scott and Jeff Thompson, interim dean of the College of Science. (5) Shirley Westfall and her husband, David, emeritus professor and chair of phar- macology, emeritus vice president of academic affairs, and the first dean of the 4 College of Science, were thrilled to be part of a day that saw years of hard work come to fruition. (6) The Department of Mathematics and Statistics faculty were on hand to proudly display the accomplishments of the department and its students. The depart- ment consists of 23 full-time faculty.
5 6 Summer 2008 • Nevada SilverNevada & Blue 34 Honor Court Celebration 7 President Milton Glick and the University Foundation Board of Trustees were pleased to host an event June 19, after their annual summer meeting, to acknowledge the legacies created by faculty, staff and students and the generosity of friends and alumni, thanking them all for their support and dedication. (7) Char Sutton, director of development for the College of Science, sits with Sandy Eisinger, whose name was engraved in the Honor Court for her investment in student scholarships through the Eagle-Picher Minerals/ V. John Eisinger Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which was created in memory of her late husband. (8) Inducted as Distinguished Faculty for 2008, Ann Ronald observes the jovial 8 crowd with Regent Howard Rosenberg. Ann served first as an English professor in 1970, later as dean of the College of Arts and Science, and now as an English professor again. (9) The Honor Court event is a time for many supporters of Nevada to gather and return to campus. William Sparkman, dean of the College of Education, and Mary-Ellen McMullen ’73 (English), Foundation trustee, catch up with friends and supporters. (10) President Milton Glick addresses a crowd of more than 250 friends, faculty, alumni and students who attended the annual summer event. (11) Steve Wesnousky, 2008 Foundation Professor, is director of the Center for 9 Neotectonic Studies at the University. He says that opportunities at Nevada have afforded him academic rigor and bright students, who make teaching and research a pleasure. His name was also engraved on an Honor Court pillar as the 2008 Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher of the Year. (12) John ’72 (physics) and Derwent Bowen represented the Bowen family, whose name was engraved in the granite pillars of Honor Court. The Bowens’ honored John’s mother, True, and his father, Grant, who graduated from the University in 1930, by commemorating a reading room in the new Knowledge Center. (13) 2007 Herz Gold Medalist Layne Jarrett poses next to her name engraved in the South Gazebo. This fall Layne is attending graduate school at Colorado State 10 University, where she will work toward a doctorate in veterinary medicine.
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35 36 Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 however, a soup-to-nuts buffet. Beginning with with Beginning however, buffet. asoup-to-nuts is, This non-fiction.” and writings imaginative Glotfelty’s words, “a sampler… a nice buffet of in is writers, 200 to close featuring and pages scratch.” from starting are out of a tradition instead of feeling as if they generation of writers feel like they are writing Glotfelty says. “Thisanthology will help a new Press. of Nevada University State Silver the from Literary anthology, its-kind Nevada: Writings first-of- on the working began she status, its incognita. “virtually was of E professor associate Glotfelty, Cheryll 1990s, ished, as if into the high desert air. In the early obert L Robert Winnemucca, Walter Twain, Sarah Mark as such authors known well- several than other but, have long existed, Nevada’s best about writing Nevada Glotfelty edits theanthology first of The book, a hefty tome running 896 896 running tome a hefty book, The renaissance,” aliterary in is “Nevada N B nglish, saw that Nevada’s literary heritage heritage Nevada’s literary that saw nglish, ookshelf eral thing—writing and storytelling ephem an been has literature evada axalt, the words seem to have to van seem words the axalt, , published this year by the by the year this , published V By Melanie Robbins ’06M.A. Robbins By Melanie an Tilburg Clark and ” Motivated to change change to ” Motivated - - L throughout the state with essays about geographically as well as experience, rural through the Native American, emigrant, and literature. The chaptersalso movethematically of the emergence and unfolding of Nevada’s ace each of the 13 chapters provides the story Glotfelty says. Nevada. a paved, malled, casinoed and Starbucked and ends with contemporary writings from south— and settlement—north emigration, of exploration, state’s history our through cally chronologi moves anthology the stories, oral American Native of traditional transcriptions Nevada writers in the anthology as much as these nuggets,” she says. fiction. and poetry writings, cowboy poetry and contemporary wilderness. Also included are chapters of travel as R “It’s Nevada’s best all between two covers,” While Glotfelty has attempted to include “I felt like an old-time prospector finding V eading through the brief essays that pref that essays brief the through eading egas, the Nevada Test Site and Nevada R eno, - - www.unpress.nevada.edu. Nevada Press or to purchase this book, visit section. 24-page a in included are of 35 writers Photographs D Joan Thompson, S. Hunter Miller, Muir, Arthur John include made the cut.” Other nonresident authors therefore, ‘Confessions,’ town. arailroad as R and luck, and recalls the hobo experience of opportunity gullibility, of deception, themes into a free dinner explores vintage Nevada reminiscence of conning a L Jack as such writers not usually associated with the state, possible, she has also drawn from the works of Knowledge Center. Knowledge Writers’ Hall of Fame in the Mathewson-IGT Nevada the in poses Glotfelty Cheryll eno in the early 1900s, when it was known For more information on the University of of University the on information more For ondon, of whom she writes, “his “his writes, ondon, she of whom idion and Gary Snyder. Gary and idion —Melanie Robbins ’06M.A. Robbins —Melanie R eno homemaker
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Nevada Silver & Blue Fall 2008 41 - - —Harvey Whittemore ’74 (prelegal) —Harvey ’74 Whittemore This project was born out of a deep concern concern deep a of out born was project This ing a medical institute for neuro-immune for institute medical a ing diseases? for individuals like my daughter Andrea, who suffers from adisease thathas too few an (ME) encephalomyelitis myalgic has She swers. behaved than the kids in the regular classroom classroom regular the in kids the than behaved next door. I also learned a very good lesson from a painful experience in that setting as a One mostofour important teacher. wasgoals regular the into back students our assimilate to classroom for at least that for an hourready was a day. thought I I who had a second-grader transition. The teacher absolutely (individual refused IEP that to after cried actually I her. take educational program) meeting. It seemed so unfair theto child. that point,At we felt that it was in the child’s best interest not to go into the other classroom. I learned that one of the most important roles of a special education teacher is to be a good ambassador between and teacher classroom regular the student, the the administration. and teacher education special a does How mother of five become involved in build - -
I graduated from the University of Nevada, siblings and I were naturally attracted to teach ing. As a result, instead of going into medicine, into going of instead result, a As ing. most became of us educators. Tell me about your early education and career? while Ariz., Tempe, to moved and 1974 in Reno Harvey ’74 (prelegal) attended special with lawchildren teaching school. career my I began needs in a resource program. The following class self-containedstart a to asked was I year, room for children who had federal previouslya of year beenfirst the was It institutionalized. mandate requiring these children be taught in public school classrooms. I taught children who were autistic or had another diagnosis, severely learning-disabled children medical and kids who were classroom abused such and first emotionallythe was Mine handicapped. program a developed We district. school the in called behavior modeling in which we filmed Then behavior. “best” a out acting students the movies.own their It watch themlet would we in behave to them for motivator powerful a was better were students my believe I ways. positive -
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hat I’ve Learned I’ve hat Before I was born, my father was a rural doc rural a was father my born, was I Before Annette is an engaging and absorbing advocate for the development of a unique institute under construction at the University of Nevada School of “She is of institute. the development the in and her role award about her recent talk AnnetteJuly in to up with caught ‘06 Robbins Melanie M.A. (English) A serious and candid conversation with Annette Whittemore ’74 (elementary education/special education), the founding director of the Whittemore W Photo by Theresa Danna-Douglas tor tor for small eastern Nevada communities of night traveled He Caliente. and Panaca Pioche, and day between those small towns taking care of every imaginable medical event, from delivering babies to surgery. After seestarting to continued he a Vegas, Las in practice busy many of those patients, driving on weekends, because, as he would say, “They’re too sick to come all the way to my office.” Some of my fondest memories and greatest life’s lessons andselflessly him watching from come would lovingly tend to his patients. At the end of his house call he would be paid with a crate full of peaches, a couple of apple pies or polisheda few rocks from the Nevada desert.life-long his was it not calling, physician; a was He just his job. I knew that I wanted to live a life included that others, giving and working to at something that I completely loved. similar But family I also large a have to wanted I that knew parents were the in. up Both my one grew I to my so education, valued and readers voracious Nevada Silver & Blue: journey begin? Medicine. Medicine. After from graduating the University nearly 25 years ago and offeringthe perfectsupporting role for herhusband,Annette has venturedinto a and passionate tireless effortto bringto herUniversity and community aspecial researchfacility, clinic for patientcare, and partnershipfor educational School Department the and of Medicine with development of Microbiology Immunology. and says. “Our Robbins was interview Reno,” ofNevada, University the back best to the of giving leaderrepresents who committed and examplean vibrant ofa place partnership taking public and private the for aboutvision her talked we when sharpened but fun, was focus Her time. same the at serious and casual on our campus.” Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease, and the Nevada Alumni Association 2008 Alumna of the Year. ofthe 2008 Alumna Association Alumni Nevada the and Neuro-Immune for Disease, Institute Peterson Teacher
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Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 Nevada, where we already had excellent re excellent had in already we where project Nevada, this for support seek to decided we deliberation, much After Washington. of a much smaller center project at the University A small group of us had been asked to support things. change to try to something do to had I thought research.I needed badly support to refusing and situation the of seriousness the ignoring were agencies health governmental Our authority. of voice cohesive a be to seem still missing from this field and yet there didn’t diagnostic tests and treatmentseffective were gling just to find doctors. Accurate information, sickwerenumbers of people extremely strug I so wondered aloud badly needed. why huge going to bring about the changes that patients realized that supporting research alone was not I encephalitis. and epilepsy,sclerosis, multiple virus. This virus has been implicated in ME/CFS, new Foundation,for a fairly named HHV-6 the founded we together and parent concerned getting involved. He introduced me to another about Peterson, Daniel Dr. doctor, daughter’s About five yearsago, Iexpressed interest to my disease. neurological a as organization health United and Kingdom, is classified by the world that inwas well the 1960scharacterized in the disease same the is this that believed now is it 1980s, early the in Americans by syndrome fatigue chronic Dubbed ME/CFS. called now honored. was Reid which at You“I Hope fundraiser Dance” 2007 the during Reid Harry Sen. and Reid Landra with education) ’74 (elementary/special Whittemore 4TH PHOTO: Annette Mansion. Governor’s ’74 (elementary/special education) introduces the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune at Disease a legislative Whittemore event at PHOTO: 1972.the in Annette 3RD Nevada Park School McKinley for atrip during students her of some are Pictured bus. education special aWashoe County drove education) ’74 (elementary/special Whittemore Annette college, in PHOTO: While 2ND wedding. own their to prior months 1973—six in January Gonda’s wedding Jeff friend attend education) ’74 (elementary/special Whittemore Annette and ’74 (prelegal) Harvey - - about the serious nature of these diseases. diseases. these of nature serious the about challenges is to educate the greater community through outreachcommunity activities. the One of our serve greatest and doctors future of education medical support to us allow also will school medical the with closely Working practical applications to improve human health. is research that turns scientific discoveries into provide a home for translational research—that 2010willin and open will facility This 2005. in legislature the by University made the to grants available research of recovery cost the full from is share largest the But resources. federal and private,state thatincludes money combined from funded being is project, lion mil $80 an center, This clinic. medical the in scientists in the lab, and physicians and patients molecular between information of exchange greater a for allow to Reno in campus school medical the on located will be facility This ers. research University’s the of many for home new the be will which Medicine, Molecular for Center the project, larger a within located Whittemore Institute? Peterson the about special is What research facility. modern patient population. The idea grew to include a large very a and expertise, medical searchers, The Whittemore Peterson Institute will be be will Institute Peterson Whittemore The - - same 24-hour-a-day mom that I used to be. be. to used I that mom 24-hour-a-day same role? new your to reacting family your is How members. community and doctors scientists, gifted such with work I privilege. feel incredibly toblessed be able to a and gift a is up ground the from something building of part a To be nation. the in kind its of first the really is that program amazing of an part a be to excited and about people, helping work, their about passionate is with collaborating are we everyone But way. that work doesn’t science good learned I’ve away. right answers the know to desire a urgency, while our helping community. I a feel sense of education support and program research the both build to way great a It’s University. our and writing grants to bring new resources into institutions other at scientists top with rating collabo campus, on laboratory the in ahead making forging already are researchers begin Our to progress. open to building the for treatment options. effective havedon’t MS, CFS,atypical and fibromyalgia, ME/ with people diseases, those unlike but be, can diabetes and lupus MS, like disabling, They are systemic, progressive and most often My family is I’m understanding. very not the waiting aren’t we that is news exciting The - •
Nevada Silver & Blue Fall 2008 43 - - - N n Receiving a great education at the Univer Kenny Kenny Guinn, Senator Bill Raggio and Senator Harry Reid. We also appreciate Governor Jim legisla the all and support continued Gibbons’ tive effortsreality. a this make to What is the most important lesson you learned?have sity of Nevada, Reno was a good beginning, but a love for learning should never end. The message that I’d like to leave with everyone is: Become involved with the ways University that you enjoy. Attend sporting in events, the theater, musical programs, art exhibits,and seminars, or give to special projects and makes University strong a because scholarships for a stronger community. I love coming back Man in here, met I Harveyand campus. this to zanita Hall about two weeks after starting our destiny our was it that him tell I year. freshman to meet here. That firstyear we became best our of end the at married were we and friends, withEven no junior moneyyear. we still knew knew both we because That’s fine. be would we that we’d find jobs aftercollege. But, I never imagined that one day I would be helping to very that on institute research medical a create same campus. - My greatest inspiration and role model for projectthat a was this that believed always I weren’t for the lessons I learned from my family, family, my from learned I lessons the for weren’t by exhibited examples the and familyHarvey’s those at the Nevada Cancer Institute and the BrainRuvo Institute. bestbeen has friendmy years and pastthe 38 husband, neverHarvey. He’s despite too busy, his enormous workload, to listen, advise, and even take on the role of best supporter. Butfrom learned have I importantlesson most the from gets he joy the is Harvey watching simply giving spontaneously and generously, of his time, his talents, advice and possessions. No matter how hard I try of level to his to close improve,get can’t I though as seemsit always peoplefor love basic giving.belief, His his and required” is much given is much whom “to that pretty up. him much sums would ultimately be bigger than I could have had I If true. coming be to seems That dreamed. known all the challenges beforehand, I might begin. Whenyou to frightened been too have do something like this without a road map, you have to have blind faith doing that you’re becausecan, nobody you is, best the that else and as long as you focused,remain and reach out for help when you need it, it will all come together. It’s an amazing journey. But it re happen without couldn’t ally the wisdom and leadership othersof many who believealso in especially mission, this Daniel Dr. Peterson, Dr. Governor Glick, Milton President Mikovits, Judy Harvey and I have five wonderful adult children, children, adult wonderful five have I and Harvey and four precious grandchildren. When my children were young, I was lucky enough to schools,their in help home, at work to ablebe enjoy generallysports activities,and their with sharing are they Now them. with had I time the wouldn’t probably I me. helping time extra their it if goals these achieve could we believed have Harvey (prelegal) ’74 and Annette Whittemore their at education) (elementary/special ’74 barnparty at Lake with Tahoe, former Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn in the background. Todd ’05 (generalTodd studies) and Natalie Okeson ’05 (political science), Harvey (prelegal), ’74 Annette (elementary ’74 education/special education), Chase. and (economics) ’47 Kristin, Goad.Bob Brian SITTING: and Scott,Andrea DJ, and Alicia 44 Alumni Award Winners Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 University. In July 2007, he became C Sciences Health Oregon at and Center Medical University of Pennsylvania, at Providence Portland appointments at the University of Nevada, faculty held has Michael practice in 1984, educator. Starting clinician- and executive physician- internist, is a board-certified ’81M.D.(biology), (biology),’77M.S. Felicia O’Carroll Felicia O’Carroll Patmas Dr. Michael Wyness Gerald “Jerry” AchievementAwards Professional A fessional presentations. presentations. fessional pro 60 than more gave and articles 30 than more Jerry wrote two college level textbooks, authored program. professor in the graduate sport management degree Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif. as an adjunct from 1967 to 69. For 19 years, he served at Saint director athletic and aprofessor as University State 1954-61. Jerry also spent 24 years at San Francisco California High School and Junior College from taught and coached football and track at Coalinga, teaching credential and master’s in 1955. He also War). Jerry attended San Jose State, obtaining his from April 1952 through September 1953 (Korean duty onactive served R in the U.S. Air Force a second lieutenant was commissioned as the fall of 1946 and in Nevada at enrolled education) appointed to serve a term on the Nevada State of CertifiedPublic Accountantsand was recently tus. Felicia is an instructor for the Nevada Society sta shareholder to elected firm the in woman first Co. She began with the firmin 1976and wasthe public accounting firm ofKafoury, Armstrong & sician Phy aCertified He is within. functions clinical and operational financial, the overseeing while cians physi the to leadership administrative and clinical multi-specialty group. As C Saint Alphonsus Medical Group, a 140-provider College of Physician E Physician eserve in May 1950 he he 1950 May in eserve D Jerry Wyness Felicia O’Carroll is a partner in the certified r. Michael Patmas Patmas r. Michael lumni Award Winners Award lumni E xecutive, Fellow of the American College of D ’75 ’52 (physical xecutives, and served on the American American onthe served and xecutives, uring his 49 years in higher education, E ’76(accounting) xecutives Board of E O, Michael provides E O of the D R irectors. eno, - - - - Technology Company of the Year.” “2007 the Twelve as honored Horses Nevada of most recently the Technology Business Alliance Horses as its “2005 Business of the Year,” and Authority of Western Nevada recognized Twelve “20 Under 40” award. The E The award. 40” Under “20 trustee. trustee. emerita an as committees of onanumber serve to R University of Nevada, onthe term a six-year completed recently cia Feli Nevada. Northern of Bank Food the of D of Board the of treasurer the and Access Washoe County, D of Board the of president She is currently the Board of Accountancy. of the Association in 2004 and recently was the recipient Year” by Northern Nevada’s American Marketing to Twelve Horses. He was named “Marketer of the marketing applications development experience management and direct customer relationship of marketing, sales, D messaging company. ship marketing and relation a full-service C (finance/economics) David LaPlante software. management storage of strength core company’s the developing and tions V of share market ing R China Greater the Software. At V with company the of merger the following Hong Kong and Taiwan. Bernard joined Symantec for managing the company’s operations in China, Greater China Most recently, Bernard served as president of the Symantec business in Asia Pacificand Japan. Bernard serves as the senior leader for the overall more than 17 countries. development across sales and business driving the company’s for raphy, responsible geog Japan and Pacific Asia the of president vice senior Symantec’s engineering),’84MBA ’81 (electrical Bernard Kwok eno Foundation Board of Trustees and continues E avid brings 16 years D Bernard Kwok is O of Twelve Horses, irectors of Health Health of irectors avid R eno-Tahoe Young Professionals Network’s L aPlante is V eritas Software, he was president for irectors irectors R egion, where he was responsible - forexpand responsible egion, ’93 - eritas’ utility computing solu computing utility eritas’ - - conomic D conomic evelopment evelopment eritas eritas - ber 2002. Scott received received Scott 2002. ber Journalism in D in Journalism R the from graduating after ager in February 2003 man communications marketing integrated joined KPS|3 as an (journalism) two children, Kaylyn, 5, and Mia, 2. Mia, and 5, Kaylyn, children, two (education) ’04M. Caesar married his college sweetheart, Theresa ’99 Administration Alumni Association in Fall 2006. sar was named president of the College of Business 2007. Cae August in partner as admitted was and CPAs today, Anderson Muckel with still is Caesar University. the at years senior and junior his during interned he CPAs,where Anderson Muckel firm, career with a local CPA immediately began his in accounting. He majored having tion, administra business in science of bachelor’s in May of 2000 with a Nevada of University graduated from the (accounting) Caesar Ibarra Ibarra Caesar Award Alumnus Outstanding Young Scott Walquist Scott C at work on to D Seema ’02 (journalism) Seema Donahoe (hydrogeology), in 2007. in (hydrogeology), Seema married her college sweetheart, Timothy ’03 currently serving a term on the Alumni Council. involved with the Young Alumni Chapter and is actively she’s been graduating, Since employees. on building community partnerships with IGT is Seema’s focus specialist, relations community and communications As community. for the a shift to human resources to pursue her passion glass for popular IGT games. In 2007, she made Game Technology and spent two years designing work. From there, Seema went to International several Addy awards and a Maggie for her design collected She clients. regional and casino hotel- several as well in-flight magazine,as Airlines Frontier and for Tahoe Quarterly sign where she designed Scott Walquist Caesar Ibarra Aftergraduation, eynolds School of of School eynolds onahoe went went onahoe L ecem M D ’00 E d. (literacy studies). They have ’02 - e - - - - Alumni Award Winners •
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R D Julie Ardito is public Bill Chaffin was Chaffin Bill ifficult Case in California, Insurance L ietnam) and was awarded the Purple Heart. He He Heart. Purple the awarded was and ietnam) conomic D ngineering dinner, as well as serves on the the on serves as well as dinner, ngineering ittle ittle Dr. James Conkey Conkey James Dr. ’83 (biology) attended Nevada after Navy. the in years four Jim majored in biology with an emphasis on zoology and had many experiences great in wildlife studying L Bill Chaffin Alumni Association Service Award Julie Ardito (journalism) the for director relations E Authority of Western Nevada. Currently, she oversees a national pub sionals to the area. She has been greatly involved in the University of Nevada Alumni Council and As lic relations program to increase theprofile of the region and to help recruitskilled profes sociation, serving as president in 2006 and spend- and membership of president vice as years four ing of College the emcees annually Julie marketing. E W. lecturer guest regular a also is She Board. Advisory P J-School’s the at the Nevada interns at ED (political science) (political in instrumental establishment the Sacramento the of Alumni Chapter and focus his president, as to fundraising on was was He students. benefit a University of Nevada Foundation Trustee and member of the Alumni Council. D Fraternity, Nu Sigma of member a was Bill Nevada, an As president. ASUN as well as D he served three years in the Army (1st Infantry in Infantry (1st Army the in years three served he V has been an attorney in Sacramento for more than 30 years and co-authored three practice manu als: Premises Premises als: in California and and California in California. in - - - - eno Founda - - intage Nevada committees. committees. Nevada intage ant, wherein the residue of her her of residue the wherein ant, V D eno Foundation, 2007-08. Jan Jan 2007-08. Foundation, eno . . elations office where he developed R E ’63 ’63 Jan Brady was As a dear friend of of friend dear a As estate funded an endowment for the University’s University’s the for endowment an funded estate Fred the of trustee final was He Medicine. of School & Anne Anderson Trust, wherein several endow ments were established for scholarships benefiting benefiting scholarships for established were ments medical and nursing students.spent a number Ted Medicine’s of School University’s the on years of Foundation University’s the and Board Advisory Committee. Investment (nursing), ’86MBA Fleischmann a awarded Scholarship in home economics. She started at the University of Ne 1959. of fall the in vada She transferred to Orvis School of Nursing in in graduated and 1961 1963 with a bachelor’s in University the to returned Jan nursing. in degree served has Jan 1986. in MBA her earned and 1984 and Human the for president as mater alma her 1994-96; Chapter, Alumni Sciences Community trustee for the University of Nevada, R tion, 2001-07; and emerita trustee for the Univer Nevada, of sity Jan Brady the University, Ted Ted University, the Nigro has served on the Foundation Board of Trustees and been of part integral an establishing trusts to support the schools of nursing. and medicine servedTed as managing co-executor for the es Frances of tate Ted Nigro Ted University ServiceUniversity Award his bachelor’s in journalism with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in marketing. Prior services media a as worked he KPS|3, joining to writing intern for the University’s athletic depart ment in 1999. In 2001, Scott became an intern in the University R a keen sense for writing on a deadline and media Wolf the on spot a to led position This relations. is he where crew, stat team’s basketball men’s Pack today. active still currently serves on the Foundation’s scholarship, scholarship, Foundation’s the on serves currently and events special Jan and Tom married in 1981 and they have three have they and 1981 in married Tom and Jan daughters and four grandchildren. Alumni members, staff and devoted alumni who alumni devoted achievehelped these accomplishments!! and staff councilmembers, all thank & to change like of I’d implementation. year successful a was It base. alumni chapters as well as grow our paid membership and students with relationships strengthen our campus, beautiful our off show and University the to back events our bring to able was Association Alumni the President, of the University ofNevada. face the improve and change tocontinue will Science Center. and All ofthese buildings have and Mathematics Davidson the of breaking ground- the as well as Center Knowledge IGT Mathewson- impressive Joe the and Union the Student Crowley very of building the some including changes been have there years, few last the In tour. walking a take and University the visit to you encourage I often. alumni award 2008 recipients! our of all congratulating includes that festivities Homecoming and parties pregame football as such traditions Nevada for time it’s AlumniAssociation,meansthisseasonthe For Dear Nevada Alumni, Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 President, Nevada Alumni Council Cindy Buchanan ’95 Sincerely, Council Alumni as year past this Finally, Nevada! of University the at fallWelcome to o oe p o campus to up come to don’t get an and opportunity Nevada Northern many ofour lives. campus that changed so the visit and mater alma our to home come to ay f o lv in live you of Many This is the time perfect VP for Marketing and Membership and Marketing for VP ‘92 Garcia Kerri Involvement Volunteer for VP ‘83 Bibee Roberta Involvement Student for VP ‘95 Pennington Michael Outreach Community for VP ‘98 Sankovich Lauren Treasurer/President-Elect ‘94 Dillon Mike President Past CPA ’89 Brown Randy President ’95 Buchanan Cindy Council Alumni Nevada Administrative Assistant II Assistant Administrative Hope Hepner Coordinator Program Alumni Lindsey Harmon ‘06 Manager Program Alumni Meo Di Juliane Assistant Director, Alumni Relations ‘97 Jerz Christy Relations Alumni Director, ‘01 J.Amy Carothers Relations Associate Vice President, Development & Alumni Mack Bruce Relations &Alumni Development President, Vice Carothers K. John Members Staff Athletics Intercollegiate Director, Groth Cary Walsh ‘86 Charlie ‘95 Vargas Chris ‘94 Rowe Julie ‘89 Pickett Jeff President) (ASUN Reilly Eli ‘84 Parsons Marcedes ‘74 Olsen Marlene ‘95 Martinez Patrick Rep) (SAA D.J. Miller ‘91 Machabee Judy ‘94 Hudson Sam ’93, ’97 Harmon Mary ‘96 Hanna Clemo Stephanie ‘96 Frierson Jason ‘02 Donahoe Seema ‘72 Digesti Larry ‘71 Deidrichsen Roger ’83 Conkey Jim ‘91 Todd Cabral ‘91 Bland Kelly ‘93 Blanchard Chad Board Members Executive Committee
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dergraduate admissions. Jarrett and his wife, to relocated have Tandy, where they are active in the community and and community the in active are they where backpacking,enjoy skiing, hunting, cycling around Mist, Morning boat, their sailing and golden two their with Northwest Pacific the retrievers, and Fiona Ailan. named executive vice president corporate of communications and advertising Medical at Mutual Ohio. of Jared is chief adviser to the company regarding internal and external communication. Class Chat 48 Alumni Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 policy analysis) has joined Urology Nevada Calif. Roseville, in Center Medical specialist for cancer services at Sutter She has accepted a position as a clinical nurse majored in nursing with a focus in oncology. University of California, San Francisco. Kristie has received a master’s of science from the at Birmingham. of Alabama University Thomas is a post-doctoral fellow atthe of exercise on regulatory T cells in asthma. role the study to of Health Institutes National the from grant atwo-year awarded was L brother big joins who Grace, child, second of their birth the ebrated cel recently They surgeons. general both are in ’97 Lowder Thomas Timothy Garcia-Jay ’98 ’98 (nursing) Howlett (Alexander) Kristie ’97 Lowder (physicalThomas education) L as V Visit us at www.extendedstudies.unr.edu .FEJBUJPO t $VTUPN t "EWBODFE t growth. professional your support that programs and courses time-tested and new 100 than More development from Extended Studies — leadership Executive,and management future. your Create potential. your Unlock 5IF t 1SPKFDU t 1BSBMFHBM t /POQSPöU t egas. Kevin and his wife, Cassandra, Supervisory Management Management Supervisory PublicManagement Resources Management Human -FBEFSTIJQ .BOBHFNFOU DFSUJöDBUFT 4UVEJFT .BOBHFNFOU BOE .BOBHFNFOU ogan. (environmental $POøJDU $IBMMFHF¥ $FSUJöDBUF 3FTPMVUJPO R *OTUJUVUF oseville 1SPHSBN 8PSLTIPQ - pediatric cancer. pediatric organization benefiting families battling nonprofit alocal Foundation, Kiss Angel for the director executive named been has of Phoenix. University the from MBA an Nevada Humane Society of the for directors of board the to appointed was ’01s audits and federal compliance audits. compliance federal and audits planning and execution of financial statement D &Co. strong Arm of Kafoury, Firm Accounting Public Certified for the manager senior to promoted offices. southern and northern the both with charged L Daniel Rushin ’98 td. as chief executive officer.Timothy will be (general studies) studies) ’01 (general DeJan (Tholl) Julie Jerri (Williams) Conrad ’01 Conrad (Williams) (journalism)Jerri Daniel Rushin ’98 / (775) 784-4062
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Following his graduation, he was recruited recruited was he graduation, his Following Jack Goetz ‘43 (electrical engineering) will engineering) (electrical ‘43 Goetz Jack change. things many seen has Goetz with work volunteer in participates he Now still an active member the of Nevada Alumni Association. Aeronautical Ames NACA the by for worked he where Calif., Field, Moffett at several years as an assistant electrical engineer programs tunnel wind and flight free with handling for aircraft military qualify to meant Nevada education argue that there is nothing glamorous about anything lacked has life his if but engineering, isit ennui. When graduated he the at 1942 end of with engineering, electrical in degree bachelor’s a there only were 856 students the at University. there areToday close to 17,000. even and, program engineering University the this 90 turning is he though career stems from a from stems career Goetz’s remarkable remarkable Goetz’s 52 Alumni Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 Tina Dakin ’71, [email protected] ’84, Dakin Tina FallonAlumni Chapter 15. Oct. on Gala Homecoming year’s this at awards accepting be will recipients ’93 and Felicia (Record) O’Carroll ’76. Each of these deserving LaPlante David ’00, Ibarra Kwok J. Caesar ’84, Bernard ’88M.B.A., tinguished alumni for their achievements: Jan (Pritchard) Brady enormous success! an was tournament year’s this sponsors, great these to Thanks Technology; Grant Thornton; Intraform and AIG Sun America. Anderson CPAs; Wells Fargo Bank; US Bank; International Game Association Golf Tournament: Irwin Union Bank, FSB; Muckle Alumni Administration Business of 17th College the Annual would like to thank the following companies for sponsoring ,[email protected] ’96 ’90, Gardner Russ C www.savenvband.org. visit via email. To learn how you can help the current University band, opportunities or to update your information, please contact us scholarship newsletter, monthly our events, Homecoming group, gathering of the Alumni Band. For more information about the Band—to join us at Homecoming this year. This will be the 11th marched at least one semester for the Wolf Pack Marching ’92, Wolf ’97,Kiara [email protected] AlumniBand June on Tasting Wine Raffle and CABNR 2008 the at 11. taste ’02 wines Vernon ’95,Leighvarious Goddard Miller Cynthiaand ’90, ’90, Geddes Geddes Jason Regent C O The dis following the like congratulate to also would COBAAA Association Alumni Administration Business of College The The Alumni Band invites all members—anyone who BAAA hapter Updates hapter
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SEPTEMBER 27 ASUN Annual Homecoming Family BBQ and Party Student-Alumni Flag Football Game Immediately following the game Nevada Alumni Association 6 p.m. ATO House Nevada @ UNLV Pre-Game Party Intramural Fields 2.5 hours before kickoff Sigma Nu Beers and Brats / Oktoberfest Sam Boyd Stadium Tailgate Field Immediately following the game Las Vegas, Nevada OCTOBER 17 Sigma Nu House
OCTOBER 4 Wear Blue Day! Send your “true blue” pictures to [email protected] OCTOBER 24 Rugby Alumni Chapter Alumni Weekend Rugby Game Nevada Alumni Association and ASUN Vintage Nevada 1 p.m. Blue Flu BBQ Wine Festival and Auction Intramural Fields 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Downtown Reno Events Center Joe Crowley Student Union Plaza 5 – 8 p.m.
OCTOBER 11 Nevada Alumni Association OCTOBER 25 Alumni Council Meeting Nevada Alumni Association Pre-Game Party 2 – 5 p.m. Nevada Alumni Association 2 hours before kickoff Joe Crowley Student Union Ballroom Nevada @ Hawaii Pre-Game Party, Wolf Pack Alley (North of Mackay Stadium) coordinated by Mike Dillon College of Engineering 3 hours before kickoff Nevada Football Alumni Chapter Scrugham Medal Dinner Tiki’s Grill & Bar Pool Deck Game Day BBQ & Beer 5:30 p.m. Cocktails, 6:30 p.m. Dinner Honolulu, Hawaii Throughout the Game Mandalay Room B, Circus Circus Reno Northwest Corner of Mackay Stadium NOVEMBER 15 AAUN Hall of Fame Induction Dinner 6 p.m. Cocktails, 7 p.m. Dinner Nevada Alumni Association Pre-Game Party Silver Baron Ballroom, Silver Legacy 2 hours before kickoff HOMECOMING 2008 Wolf Pack Alley (North of Mackay Stadium) Nevada Alumni Association and ASUN Family Pep Rally & Bonfire Nevada Football Alumni Chapter 6 p.m. Game Day BBQ & Beer OCTOBER 13 North Parking Lot Throughout the Game Northwest Corner of Mackay Stadium ASUN Nevada Alumni Association “What the heck is an Aggie?” BBQ Old Guys’ Night NOVEMBER 22 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Young Alumni Chapter Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center Plaza 9 p.m. Nevada Alumni Association Pre-Game Party Little Waldorf Saloon 2 hours before kickoff Wolf Pack Alley (North of Mackay Stadium) OCTOBER 14 OCTOBER 18 Nevada Football Alumni Chapter ASUN Game Day BBQ & Beer Pack Gives Back Lombardi Recreation Center Throughout the Game Charity Fashion Show Wolf Trot 5K Fun Run Northwest Corner of Mackay Stadium 7:30 a.m. Check In, 8 a.m. Race 7 p.m. Joe Crowley Student Union Ballroom DECEMBER 3 ASUN Homecoming Parade 10 a.m. University Club OCTOBER 15 Holiday Luncheon Virginia Street, From 9th Street to 15th Street 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Nevada Alumni Association Arlington Gardens Country Garden Restaurant Annual Homecoming Gala Phi Delta Theta Sponsored by Hometown Health 4th Annual Family Weekend and Alumni & Family 6 p.m. Cocktails, 7 p.m. Dinner Tailgate Joe Crowley Student Union Ballroom 10 a.m. Wolf Pack Alley (North of Mackay Stadium) ASUN = The Associated Student of the University of Nevada. For more information, visit asun.unr.edu. OCTOBER 16 Nevada Alumni Association Pre-Game Party AAUN = Athletic Association of the University of 2 hours before kickoff Nevada. For more information, School of the Arts Wolf Pack Alley (North of Mackay Stadium) visit nevadawolfpack.com Arts Night Out! 5:30 – 10 p.m. Nevada vs. Utah State Church Fine Arts Building Homecoming Football Game 1:05 p.m. Nevada Alumni Association Mackay Stadium 775.784.6620 Scholarship Reception 6 p.m. Nevada Football Alumni Chapter 888.NV ALUMS Clark Room, Morrill Hall Game Day BBQ & Beer www.unr.edu/alumni Throughout the Game Northwest Corner of Mackay Stadium Alpha Tau Omega
SpecialSpecial thanksthanks toto thosethose businessesbusinesses thatthat encouragedencouraged theirtheir employeesempl to wear blue on Homecoming Friday last year. If your business is “going blue” this Homecoming, and you’re not on this list, please contact us. Accountants Inc., Applied Staffing Solutions, AT&T, Bank of the West, BBC Advertising, Builders Association of Northern Nevada, Chewy & Jugs, City National Bank, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Clearstar Financial Credit Union, College Courtyard Apartments, Colliers International, Dillon Insurance, Eclipse Running, EDAWN, Eisman & Newmarker Peak Dental Practices, ELP Capital, Inc., Fahrendorf Viloria and Oliphant, Firestone, First Independent Bank of Nevada, Fuel Promotions, Holland & Hart, IGT, Java Jungle, JC Paper, JLH Incorporated, Jungle Vino, Kindercare, KPS3 Market- ing, KTVN TV - Channel 2, Lazzarone Group, Legacy Wealth Planning, Lessinger Team, Lumos and Associates, M3Planning, Manpower, MassMedia, Muckel Anderson, NAI Alliance, Nancy Eklof Public Relations Etc., National Automobile Museum, The Harrah Collection, Nevada Payroll Services, Nevada State Bank, New York Life, Northern Nevada Business Weekly, Olsen & Associates Public Relations, Panattoni Construction, Pitts Orthodontics, Proctor Davis and Company, Q&D Construction, Reliable Framing Inc., Reno eNVy, Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce, Reno Vulcanizing, Robert Half International Inc., Rose-Glenn Group, Saint Mary's, Scruples Bar & Grill, Sierra Pacific Federal Credit Union, Somersett Development, Sparks Heating and Air Conditioning, Sun West Bank, The Killian Company, The Success Partners Group, Tripp Dentistry, Truckee Meadows Water Authority, UNR Career Development, US Bank, Washoe County School District, Wells Fargo, Western Nevada Supply List as of 8/1/08 54 Alumni Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 of introducing Eli. past ASUN president and a Nevada County lawyer, did the honor Bell, Joe Eli. Brother for Nus Sigma of turnout ingly, alarge had we surpris Not Nu. aSigma and president ASUN elected Reilly, newly Eli was speaker guest Our Grille. Zinfandel the at abuffet with [email protected] ’66, Chaffin Bill Alumni ChapterSacramento www.unr.edu/alumni/connect. visit edu, or Sherry Rupert at (775) 687-8333 or [email protected], or kemm@unr. or (775) 784-4936 at Emm Kari contact please tion, informa event upcoming receive or involved more like become to ships, these events would not have been possible! If you would sponsor their Without events. sponsor to able been have who tournament. the for help) volunteer and (i.e. donations any assistance of appreciative ships, events and outreach to Native communities. The chapter is scholar providing in chapter the assist will tournament the from youth basketball tournament on Thanksgiving weekend. Proceeds a is organizing tentatively is chapter the event Anew Rupert. Ben ing tailgate on Oct.18, thanks in part to Native alums Sherry and aHomecom hosting also is chapter The trip. last the than better even be to sure It’s welcome! is Everyone Joe. Sandra and Frank Mystery Bus trip will be held Oct. 4, sponsored by Native alumni another demands, year. numerous to planning Due 2008-09 ’05, [email protected] Rupert Sherry Chapter N C University Club annual picnic. Katie Johnson, Hilda Wunner, Cliff Baughman and Loretta Baughman relax poolside at the Judith (Johnson) Cole ’73M.Ed., Elaine Moser, Dale Lazzarone, Bobbi Lazzarone ’96M.S., ative American Alumni Kyle Ramos completed his term as chapter president, and his On July 17, we celebrated the 12th anniversary of our chapter The chapter would like to give special thanks to those alumni new the for excited is Chapter Alumni American Native The hapter Updates hapter - - - - - alumni chapter or are interested in getting involved in chapter chapter in involved getting in interested are or chapter alumni information. contact your update to and amember become http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/alumni/alumniassoc.asp to current medical students, faculty and the community. Please visit The chapter hopes to create connections between UNSOM alumni, Medicine to join the newly reestablished UNSOM Alumni Chapter. cine and your classmates? We welcome all alumni of the School of ’75, ’77, Bonaldi Dr. Louis [email protected] Medicine Chapter–U N of University Restaurant. Country 11 and a Holiday Brunch on December 3 at the Arlington Gardens Oct. on game football Mexico New vs. Nevada the before party apre-game planning is Club University The fund. scholarship opportunity to renew memberships and raise money for their the Silver Dollar Chorus. During the event, the chapter took the food, fun and friends, as well as poolside entertainment by his home for this event. More than 100 attendees enjoyed great chapter president, Dave Reynolds, once again graciously opened ,[email protected] ’96 Taft Sharlea ClubUniversity Bill Chaffin for time and place. and time for Chaffin Bill wines. Leaf Single vintage County Dorado husband, Scott, for hosting a wine tasting featuring their El successor was announced as Bill Chaffin (the only candidate). If you have any questions about the School of Medicine, the Medi of School the with reconnecting in interested you Are 16. July Former picnic annual their held Club University The We meet for lunch the second Tuesday of each month. Email Email month. each Tuesday of second the lunch for We meet UNLV her and Miller Pam alumna Nevada to thanks Many good vino on July 17. July on vino good about Chapter Sacramento Alumni the Single Leaf Vineyards & Winery teach of Miller Scott and ’90MPA Pam Miller evada School of evada of School N S O M - edu/alumni/yac. www.unr. visit or Foust Stephani chapter, our contact in involved more information on our upcoming events, or on how to get more food and suspense—all the makings of an incredible night! For miss—friends, to won’t want you event an be will November in Dinner Bus Mystery annual Our Donahoe. Alumnus—Seema as we congratulate our past president and Outstanding Young The Homecoming Gala on Oct. 15 will also be a special day for us an event where old friends can relive their glory days at Nevada. Homecoming, of eve the Wal’ on the Pack in participate we as October, in busy us keep will events Homecoming Quad. the on out with Sol’ Jibe in August, when we co-sponsored a Pack Picnic brings together current and former members. Then we rocked started our chapter at Old Timers Night, an annual event that ’01, Foust [email protected] Stephani Y connections. international forming and cultures new We have enjoyed continuing our commitment to learning about tions like the Nevada Art Museum and Fleischmann Planetarium. loca tourist nearby to visits and barbeques including them, know to get to events many attended have alumni Our skills. language their with visitors the help and Spanish their practice to professors with 22 visiting Basque, Spanish and Costa Rican scholars and with the USAC office on campus, our alumni have been meeting [email protected] Cobb, Michelle USAC 775-784-6009. or [email protected] at relations alumni and development of director assistant Sarman, Christina contact please leadership, to pose during the Young Alumni Chapter’s Old Timers Night. Timers Old Young Chapter’s the to Alumni poseduring Melissa Molyneaux ’06, Stephani Foust ’01 and Kari Emm ’01 pause Chapter’s Old Timers Night. 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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Nevada vs. Boise State* *Conference games Nevada Alumni Association Mack Family Tree
Orel Henry Mack Judge Mack
Anna Mae Edith (Mack) Ef e Mona Mack Leon Mack Irene (Mack) Ernest Deal Mack BA History 1909 (Mack) Wood Fred L. Wood Johnson Charles Mack BA Mechanical Engineering BS Electrical Engineering 1916 Fisher HDG Doctor of Literature 1948 NSC First Grade Diploma 1916 BA Arts and Science 1916 1906
Frederick L. Noel Johnson Wood, Jr. BA Arts and Science1949 Dr. Ernest Roberta (Bowers) BS Mechanical Engineering 1937 Wood Mack Mack Frances Mack BS Premedical 1935 BS Business Administration 1939
Heather (Mack) Gil Cohen Sandy (Mack) Petty John Seeliger Thomas Seeliger BS Business Administration Attended 1965-69 Starmer Attended 1968-69 BS Economics 1964 AD Business 1969 1960
Stefanie (Holloway) Sean McCaffrey McCaffrey BA History 1996 Heidi (Cohen) Cook Christopher Starmer BS Marketing 1996 Making history in Nevada. BA Political Science 1994 BGS General Studies 2001 One graduate at a time. Ef e Mona Mack (second from right) poses with the 1908 The Mack family has quite a history with the University Nevada Woman’s basketball team. of Nevada. From Judge Charles Mack who helped contribute to the building of the University to renowned historian Ef e Mona Mack, this is one family that has had a major impact on Nevada’s heritage. As they look Dr. Ernest Wood Mack ’35 to the future, they are hopeful that the long tradition of having a Mack family member attend the University of Nevada will continue. With several sons and daughters approaching their college years, it’s only a matter of time before that rich family history – like the Mack family tree itself – grows even more.
Stefanie, Kellan, Sean, Sandy, Heather, Heidi and Madison.
How many University of Nevada, Reno alumni make up your family tree? Let us know, and you could all be featured in the next issue of Nevada Silver & Blue. For details, visit www.unr.edu/alumni or call 888.NV ALUMS. Nevada Alumni Association Mack Family Tree
Orel Henry Mack Judge Mack
Anna Mae Edith (Mack) Ef e Mona Mack Leon Mack Irene (Mack) Ernest Deal Mack BA History 1909 (Mack) Wood Fred L. Wood Johnson Charles Mack BA Mechanical Engineering BS Electrical Engineering 1916 Fisher HDG Doctor of Literature 1948 NSC First Grade Diploma 1916 BA Arts and Science 1916 1906
Frederick L. Noel Johnson Wood, Jr. BA Arts and Science1949 Dr. Ernest Roberta (Bowers) BS Mechanical Engineering 1937 Wood Mack Mack Frances Mack BS Premedical 1935 BS Business Administration 1939
Heather (Mack) Gil Cohen Sandy (Mack) Petty John Seeliger Thomas Seeliger BS Business Administration Attended 1965-69 Starmer Attended 1968-69 BS Economics 1964 AD Business 1969 1960
Stefanie (Holloway) Sean McCaffrey McCaffrey BA History 1996 Heidi (Cohen) Cook Christopher Starmer BS Marketing 1996 Making history in Nevada. BA Political Science 1994 BGS General Studies 2001 One graduate at a time. Ef e Mona Mack (second from right) poses with the 1908 The Mack family has quite a history with the University Nevada Woman’s basketball team. of Nevada. From Judge Charles Mack who helped contribute to the building of the University to renowned historian Ef e Mona Mack, this is one family that has had a major impact on Nevada’s heritage. As they look Dr. Ernest Wood Mack ’35 to the future, they are hopeful that the long tradition of having a Mack family member attend the University of Nevada will continue. With several sons and daughters approaching their college years, it’s only a matter of time before that rich family history – like the Mack family tree itself – grows even more.
Stefanie, Kellan, Sean, Sandy, Heather, Heidi and Madison.
How many University of Nevada, Reno alumni make up your family tree? Let us know, and you could all be featured in the next issue of Nevada Silver & Blue. For details, visit www.unr.edu/alumni or call 888.NV ALUMS. 60 Alumni Nevada Silver & Blue • Summer 2008 Berlin Command, Berlin, Germany. He concluded his military Command, Germany.Berlin Berlin, his military concluded He his greatest challenges was serving as information officer for tor at the Army Information School at Ft. Slocum, N.Y. an as instruc serving One career his military continued Japan. He of the of Command, Office East Far Information toon the Tokyo, assigned to the Public Affairs office in Seoul, Korea, and then Evening Gazette covering the Nevada state legislature. Reno the for areporter as to andserved Reno returned he and Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. Upon leaving the Army Division. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge Pacific in the U. S. Army in 1942. During WWII, he served in the ranch. home grandfather’s of site the the builton was McGill livestock owner and business executive from Ely. The town of and grandson of W. N. McGill, prominent Nevada rancher, Annapolis, MD. 90. was He ism) died July 17, 2008 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, who made her home and garden so beautiful! Martinez, ofandNoe her care good such givers) taking for Newton and Hope, as well as several nieces and nephews. and Ryan; great-grandchildren, andfive Cody, Connor, Lexi, (Gerry); (Liz), grandchildren, Mark (Newt), Lance, Erica Chris, (Ron), Liz Mary Patricia, by daughters, her Sarah survived Woodburn, brothers, Eugene, Jack and Haines. She is her hair done and took a drive to Virginia City! had she passed she day The before to daughters. her thanks up and she always insisted on taking trips, which she did hip and several small strokes. But she was never ready to give Over sense of humor. She was truly the original “Energizer Bunny”! never missed their weekly game. Award. buddies In One” “Hole ent Shebridge of andher the ValleyClubarecipi andwas Hidden of the member Country William Woodburn in 1938. Betty loved playing golf as a Alpha Theta Sorority. the University of Nevada and was a member of the Kappa Constitution for the state of Nevada in 1864. Betty attended grandfather, James W. Haines, was one of the signers of the pioneer families who settled in the Truckee Meadows. Her side. Born in Reno, Betty‘s family was truly one of the great by her daughters three her 29, June on ogy) with died 2008 R In 1950 he was recalled to active military duty and was “Mac” McGill was commissioned as a second lieutenant late of the NeilandOzella son the McGill was McGill ’41 Col.Lt. (ret) McGill C. Allan (journal (hercare Elswick andHeidi to Jacobs Ida thanks A special Betty was preceded in death by her husband, William Betty was a wonderful and caring mother with a fabulous After graduating from the University, Betty married (Howell) ’36 Woodburn (psychol Betty
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David held a bachelor’s in journalism from the University University the from journalism in bachelor’s a held David (journalism) died June June died A.David (journalism) Cooper ’68 David also servedDavid staff Senate as a member the of U.S. 1957, he was one of two dozen paratroopers of the famed famed the of paratroopers dozen two of one was he 1957, frightened nine, the escorted who Division Airborne 101st in School High Central of steps front the up teenagers black Little Rock, Ark. Following military service, enrolled at David theUniversity Nevada, of Reno where he continued fight his student the from senator a as 1963, In discrimination. against union board, helped David pass that Assembly 338 Bill prohibited discrimination and private public all establish in use. public for ments Nevada,of Reno and a master’s journalism in from the he graduation, Following California. Southern of University he Later, Vegas. Las in KTNV-TV for director/anchor news was award-winning an Howe, and Burch Cooper led and founded advertising 18, 2008, City at 18, Hope of Los Angeles in County age at 69. David began the boom for the Palace Stations and ran campaigns campaigns ran and Stations Palace the for boom the began for numerous elected political officials. Nevada Legacy Society Legacy Nevada David A. Cooper ’68 On behalf of the University of Nevada, the announce charter thrilled Reno are we to Foundation members of the The Nevada Legacy Society honors a special at group of individuals who are the partners in planning University of for the future. By Nevada designating as a of recipient deferred gifts Nevada, Reno throughtheir financial and estate plans, these thoughtful friends helping are build to our and Endowment provide a never-ending source of support so that the University student success. increase to can continue We invite you to consider becoming a member of Nevada the Legacy Society by Nevada. We are grateful planning for gifts of a any size. If you future have already gift planned to including such by today you thank a and future gift,the for plan to us please let us know. This of friends. allows special circle this in you She is survivedShe husband by 58 years, Bob, of daughter School and later an associate professor of home economics economics home of professor associate an later and School and local various of member a was She University. the at of member a and state the in committees and boards state the American Home Economics Association, the American Phi Omicron Kappa Educators, Housing of Association was She (education). Theta Lambda Pi economics), (home was she where Omega, Chi Alpha sorority, her in active also presidentthe of house Reno chapter corporation, and later was the national housing director. grandsons two with along (Marsha), Craig son (Ed), Pamela and three grandchildren. great Frank H. Delaplane ’63 62 Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 penses. ex most covered that scholarship generous a had Pioche from student the Fortunately year. per $1,000 about was cost anticipated very limited. The process was expensive—the could do so, but career opportunities were women young that assumed It was college. to go to man for ayoung expectation, normal groups. social and deans from invitations and orientations of sequence adazzling Hill,” on the “Hello anticipation. tion about 30,000) with keen But it was crowded as never before. for afreshman. live to place economical most $100 month. per World,” a frugal student could get by on about big city of R city big School. He came to the the recently graduated from one freshman from Pioche, Manzanita D Manzanita the campus. It was known formally as the experiences. roommates’ his about vicariously heard and studied comer new The studied. they as time for good a ready the work of the Greatest Generation, they were from returned recently men, young Wonderful war. recent of the veterans seasoned two with a third-floor room (intended fortwo men) ciation of their services. appre in provided had government generous and grateful a that benefits GI Bill their using droves, in Worldfrom returned War had II sixty yearssixty Looking back In those days, it was a privilege, not a not a aprivilege, it was days, those In called awelcome with greeted was class Our L In 1948-49, there was one place to eat on on eat to one place was there 1948-49, In in himself found Pioche from boy The T T L incoln Hall, built in the 1890s, was the the was 1890s, the in built Hall, incoln incoln County High was an exotic time for of 1948 he autumn ell Me How Nevada Was E ven in “The Biggest eno (popula eno ining Hall, which had been there there been had which Hall, ining - L ittle City in the Jim Hulse V eterans - - - By Jim Hulse ’52, ’58M.A. Photos courtesy of University Achives. University of courtesy Photos ’58M.A. ’52, By Jim Hulse Photo by Theresa Danna-Douglas and well-stocked bookshelves. The portraits reading room endowed with high windows L from walk L Clark The campus. Hall. Morrill in Study Family Two of these can still be seen in the Prupas volumes. hold esoteric would that bookcases sometimes in the older buildings with rotating but monk-cells, tiny often classrooms, the or DVD have PowerPoint or recordings and language. (And the professors did not even lectures ever given on the wonders of literature ored, metal barracks to hear some of the finest khaki-col those into crowded Freshmen turf. stands. That wasthe E Scrugham where hollow the in the army surplus Quonset huts down in science), and (political Hall losophy), Stewart manager. the Nellie, not please did which House, Gow it the Wemother’s. called but not like enough, generous was of food D Great of the shadows the in still were probably We shares. got fair we all that saw who a chef, served from behind a counter, by a woman and for generations. There wasalways one menu, then professor of mining engineering. mining of professor then Filming epression and the Great War. The quantity War. Great the quantity The and epression There were other places of wonder on the the of wonder on places There other were in desk ata usually were offices Faculty We went to classes in Morrill Hall (phi Hall Morrill in We went classes to with aFreshman is LorettaMother Young, 1948. This photo was taken by Jay Carpenter, incoln Hall—had an amazing amazing an Hall—had incoln E ibrary—a three-minute three-minute ibrary—a nglish D ngineering now now ngineering epartment’s s.) - - be within walking distance. But all the movie movie the But all distance. walking within be and sandwich. Few of us had cars, so it had to have to aCoke of aplace think and advance, in well call to you had Halls, or Artemisia zanita Man in agirl with adate you wanted If relax. experience. learning a good completely comfortable on our part, but it was in for afternoon tea, a few at atime. It was not freshmen some had wife, agracious with man gentle southern ley, adistinguished-looking O. Mos John President Building. Fleischmann of the western entrance to the Sara Hamilton located near Morrill Hall at about the point got written. still essays our But book. some in appeared idea agood when pencil-on-paper or whatever, it was downloads laptops or internet or photocopy machines or before ages dark those In you wanted. subject tion. There was no way to Google or Yahoothe of concentra hours demanded that volumes venue.) intimate Clark room in Morrill Hall, a smaller but more portraits now reside in the Walter the images of saints in a cathedral. (These like windows the between hanging walls, the graced University of the presidents of past Thenthere was Friday night. We could The president’s home was onthe campus, In that reading room, one could find V an Tilburg - - - - •
Nevada Silver & Blue Fall 2008 63 - - - N n leaving to attend Stanford Univer Jim Hulse, native Nevadan and emeritus emeritus and Nevadan native Hulse, Jim The freshmen of 1948 did not know it, but but it, know not did 1948 of freshmen The incoming the to luck good and Cheers sity, where he earned a doctorate in history in an as beginning Nevada, to returned He 1962. ultimately and history, of professor assistant being promoted to full professor. The Board of Regents named him the University’s Outstand ing Faculty Member in 1993. In 1997, he retireding Faculty Member 1997, In in 1993. past the is Hulse service. of years 35 following holder of the Grace Griffen Chair in history.He has authored six books. professor of history, is internationally renowned for his outstanding teaching and wide-ranging intellectual pursuits. earned He a bachelor’s in journalism and a master’s in 1952 in his tory in 1958, both from Nevada. From 1954 through 1958, he worked for the Nevada State Journal, we might reflect that 1948-49 was the halfway the was 1948-49 that reflect might we point in our institutional history, so far. new into only not launched being were they careers also but into a new half-century the of American experience. Before graduated, we our country was deeply involved in a Cold War that had turnedin hot Korea. Nuclear testing had begun in Nevada and was expanding elsewhere. New racial tensions and a long- underway. were movement rights civil overdue A technological revolution unprecedented of dimensions was ahead approached us. of We the future with optimism and most us of prospered. students in the fall 2008. of - - - eno. (The (The eno. R ocated first first ocated L eno in 1886, beginning its eno team had been tainted by by tainted been had team eno R lko in 1874, thelko University in 1874, Preparatory The president and controller were also fired fired also were controller and president The Wolves the had we side, lighter the On We have focused have We semes of a couple here on press that the the that press gamblers’ and the money, boosters subse quently failed their to honor pledge support of team. the for money late in the year in the midst a scrap of in the legislature in Carson was It City. an eventful most but politics, University of terms in year theseof events passed the over heads us of students, who preoccupied were with other things. in Turmoil academia is like a passing thunderstorm, getting little attention from the roiling but sheltered, well are who youngsters the faculty and the of much public. Frolic. This was a lively varietyproduced show, of stage the on usually talent, student with downtown in Building State the University campus did not have an auditorium auditorium an have not did campus University capable handling of such overflow crowds.) The actswerenoisy and naughty, but they gave be to was what of suggestion faintest the only the and Nevada of stages the on ahead offered nation. Thoseyears18 of us were who old 60 years ago still were in the age innocence, of as far as survived Somehow we I know. those quaint times. must some done have study We ing, because most of us became sophomores in sophomores became us of most because ing, 1949-50. ters in the 120-year lifespan of Nevada’s first first Nevada’s of lifespan 120-year the in ters learning. higher of institution in E School moved to R look we If later. so or year a work collegiate 1888, to 2008 of autumn the from backward - - - eno. 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Coach Joe Sheeketski was a hero in R the on team the of expenses board and room campus. struck.Nevada The elevenlost a game to St. presumably win, to supposed were they Mary’s because a fierce windstorm ruined Pack’sthe passing game. R the railroad station managed the by Fran houses were nearby downtown. And there there And downtown. nearby were houses her in back be to had she that rule strict a was p.m., both or dorm 10 in by were you of BIG T University of Nevada, Reno football staff; DickEvans; CoachJoe Sheeketski; JakeQuonset Lawlor. RIGHT: hut being moved. because Nellie needed a night off. On those evenings a covey freshmen of and sophomores on House Wine the to downtown trek would Commercial 64
Nevada Silver & Blue • Fall 2008 am not as personally involved anymore. others might not find relevant, eventhough I current events in business and politics that ignore to difficult it Ifind on and carried has interest That times. world at all the in where any happening is that everything virtually in interest required business That a stockbroker. as and business in my start get me to enabled choices you have made in your life? What role did the University have in the Center, which opened to the public on Aug. 11. Knowledge Mathewson-IGT the building in gift lead the as served generosity Their Calif. Beach, Newport in live Joan, wife, his He and Year the of 2005. in Alumnus University named Lake Tahoe during summer vacations. He was to Nevada as a teenager, working odd jobs at as lieutenant commander. Frank first came Reserve Naval U.S. the from retired He is tion. corpora medical international an of director Frank has worked as a bank director and as California. Southern to 1959, moving before 1956 to from Reno in &Co. Witter Dean at Randall ’56administration) (business worked W My hope is that the Knowledge Center will will Center Knowledge the that My is hope the University at I received education The Aftergraduation from Nevada, Frank hat I’ve Done With My Life - - By Frank Randall ’56 By Randall Frank of knowledge for decades of students to come. come. to of students for decades of knowledge storehouse atrue be will and named well tainly cer is It at Nevada. offered disciplines the all in for students for research facility the provide ricular activities. extracur in interested are and at school grades top receiving all are who my grandchildren, out leave Ican’t live. they where town ern Midwest small of the district historic of the and her partner are involved in rehabilitation she and artist asuccessful becoming to way where he teaches. My daughter is well on her faculty fellow his among regarded highly is son of when I think of their accomplishments. My interested in Wall Street and real estate. much about before, being previously more ture and philosophy that I had not thought litera arts, of the sides many so me to duced am most proud of is my family. you are most proud of? What have you done that Aug. on 7. reception opening Center Knowledge Mathewson-IGT the at Rotunda Randall the of front in proudly stands Randall Frank My children are both something to be proud intro has who someone is Joan, My wife, I what that stating after that answer I will - - - - - exploitation has also been most gratifying. gratifying. most been also has exploitation animal against fight the in help financial give ing as a city councilman. Finally, my ability to serv while Calif. Pasadena, South hometown, my in land undeveloped of the some saving for impetus the ableto provide was I field. hope someday to do something big in that and organizations conservation land many in I have since sold. I am proud to be involved built that employ many hundreds, and which should not be the determining factors. determining the not be should location and salary initial the to, attracted so. If they find somethingthat they are very do should they graduation, before intern to opportunity and time have the they If choose. in where they work and in what industry they just starting out after college? What advice would you give someone I am also proud of the building complexes I I complexes building proud of the also I am My advice to graduates is to be very selective -
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Redfield Foundation gift makes “The research I participate in possible math and science auditorium is really exciting. I can only hanks to a generous donation from the from multiple disciplines to come together TNell J. Redfield Foundation, the new for discussion. It provides a comfortable and imagine that future research Davidson Mathematics and Science Center will beautiful space, enhanced by technology, include a state-of-the-art auditorium unlike which contributes to ideas. With the addition students will have incredible any other on campus. of the auditorium, an adjacent concourse will Great spaces provoke great conversations. serve as a pre-function area for the auditorium opportunities for discovery The Nell J. Redfield Auditorium will provide a and an informal gathering space. stage for University faculty and an environment The Redfield Foundation’s generosity is and innovation in the that encourages audience participation and creating more than just an auditorium. It is engagement. It will also offer a world-class helping to complete a flagship facility for the Davidson building. ” forum for guest lecturers. The most modern College of Science that will not only provide an
sound and presentation systems will help bring immediate identity for the college, but will create — Kory Alderson great ideas to life. a meaningful way and a wonderful recruiting senior graduate student in Cellular and Molecular Biology currently researching immunotherapy and cancer “The Nell J. Redfield Auditorium will tool to attract students and faculty of merit and complete the Davidson Mathematics and ability to the University of Nevada, Reno. The Science Center and provide an exceptional gift is a landmark in one of the University of venue for education and events of interest to the Nevada, Reno Foundation’s most important community,” says Jeff Thompson, interim dean fund-raising efforts to date—achieving of the College of Science. excellence in mathematics and science with the The auditorium provides a space for students Davidson Center and Auditorium.
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