VIEW FROM THE TOP Though it is summer, snow still lingers at the Mt. Rose Ski Resort on Slide Mountain. Every change of season provides a reminder of the beauty of the University of Nevada, Reno campus. This spire sits atop Lincoln Hall, which has served Nevada students for more than 100 years. Photo by Jean Dixon

2 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 INSIDEJULY/AUGUST 2005 Departments From the President, 2 Alumni News, 25 The Way We Were, 44

8 Leading From The Front It is not surprising that when Harry Reid speaks, people listen. What may not be so well known is that he speaks fondly of his early memories of the Reno campus.

14 Exploring the Andes A near lynching, poisonous snakes and avalanches have helped develop the discipline and “specialty” that Sean Savoy says mark true exploring.

15 Think First! For bioethicist Barbara Thornton, there’s a tremendous difference between ethics and law. When the two collide, she wants people to think before laws are passed.

17 A Sense of Purpose A sense of mission and a desire for service are growing priorities among Nevada students. Two of them now know the rewards. A third is just beginning his voyage of exploration.

38 Pack Track The Wolf Pack men’s basketball team saw the sights on a 15-day trip to Italy. The boys in blue also won four of their five games.

45 Investing in Nevada Philip Satre’s influence on the gaming landscape is both profound and enduring. His friends and associates have endowed a chair to ensure that the legacy will be shared.

On the Cover Harry Reid holds a long association with, love for and support of the University of Nevada, Reno. Photo by Jeff Ross.

Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 1 From the President SilverNEVADA & Blue Serving the households of our 50,000 Watching a legacy take shape University of Nevada, Reno alumni and friends.

Vol. XVII, No. 1 © Copyright 2005 his issue of Silver & Blue www.unr.edu/alumni continues the tradition of recognizing support for

T Ross PhotoJeff by NEVADA SILVER & BLUE is published six times a year the University, and the entire by the Offi ce of Marketing and Communications, University family is blessed to University of Nevada, Reno. It is also online at have outstanding leadership from http://www.unr.edu/ur/sb.htm Nevada’s elected offi cials. Jones Visitor Center/108 The Nevada State Legislature University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV 89557-0129 recently concluded its biennial (775) 784-4941 session. Governor Kenny Guinn’s FAX: (775) 784-1422 fi nal session continued his e-mail: [email protected] life-long commitment to higher ADDRESS CHANGES education. He was assisted by University of Nevada, Reno Foundation Sen. William Raggio’s leadership MS162, Reno, NV 89557 of the Senate and its Finance (775) 784-1587; [email protected] Committee, Assemblyman Morse Arberry’s committee on Ways and President John Lilley Means, and Speaker Richard Perkins and the Nevada Assembly. Managing Editors Highlights for this University included: Jim Ellis • Jane Tors • [email protected] • $31.4 million toward the estimated $50 million needed to construct a new science Graphic Designers and math building. Claudia Ortega-Lukas • [email protected] • $15.8 million for furnishings and equipment in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Lucy Walker • [email protected] Center. Photo Editor • $10 million to the School of Medicine in partnership with the Nevada Cancer Jean Dixon • [email protected] Institute and the Whittemore Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Center for Excellence. Staff Newswriters • $60 million for a new biomedical/biotechnology facility at the School of Medicine, Katie Hall • [email protected] serving medicine, biology and biotechnology. Patrick McDonnell • [email protected] • $4 million for the design, engineering and construction of an academic medical Melanie Robbins • [email protected] center in Las Vegas. Lucy Walker • [email protected] The legislature also increased the School of Medicine’s operating budget by John Wheeler • [email protected] approximately 30 percent. And, a plan to allow for continued funding of the Millennium Student Writers Scholarship program will help ensure that our state’s best and brightest students pursue Jason Ching • Jenny Durnan • Cecelia Ghezzi their higher education within Nevada. The program will be renamed the Governor • Heather Shallenberger • Soumitro Sen Guinn Scholarship, a fi tting honor. On the national front, the leadership story continues. The footprints of Sen. Harry Reid’s legacy are evident throughout this state, and particularly within the Nevada Contributing photographers John Byrne • Ted Cook • Theresa Danna- System for Higher Education, our new system name. Douglas • Jeff Ross • Matt Theilen Reid’s support of federal programs has helped countless students from low-income families realize the dream of a college education. His support of environmental Nevada System of Higher Education research and programs is particularly signifi cant and serves to improve the educational Board of Regents experience for our students, to build this University’s growing prominence in this area, Mark Alden and to provide for a lasting and international contribution to environmental solutions. Thalia M. Dondero Every University of Nevada, Reno college and program has been touched in some way Dorothy Gallagher, Vice Chair Douglas Roman Hill by the support and leadership of Harry Reid. Linda C. Howard The University is, indeed, fortunate to have strong representation in Washington, James D. Leavitt Howard Rosenberg D.C., with Sen. John Ensign, Rep. Jim Gibbons, Rep. Shelley Berkley, and Rep. Jon Porter Dr. Jack Lund Schofi eld joining Reid to comprise our Congressional delegation. In this issue’s cover story, Steve Sisolak Reid shares the commitment that he, a Democrat and current Senate minority leader, Bret Whipple, Chair Michael Wixom and Ensign, a Republican, have forged to provide a united front on many of the most James E. Rogers, Chancellor pressing issues impacting Nevada. It is a telling story that exemplifi es their sense of purpose and mission.

John M. Lilley, President

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Scouting out new Teams win top PhotosJillby Heaton methods for wildlife honors in Governor’s Cup

conservation wo teams from the Uni- Tversity walked away with first and second places at the first Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Business Plan Competition in Nevada in May. The competition is designed to encourage students to act upon their ideas and talents in order to produce tomorrow’s businesses. It offers some of the largest cash prizes for such programs: $20,000 for first place and $10,000 for Detection dog Camis conducts a trained alert to tell her handler, Alice Whitelaw, that she has second. found a tortoise. The first-place team, from the College of Engineering, or years search and rescue dogs have been in burrows and behind bushes. consisted of Benjamin Hass, used in law enforcement, emergency Heaton’s research seeks to track the tortoises 23, and Stephanie Luongo, Fresponse, and bomb and narcotics detec- so that scientists can gain better insight into 22, and their adviser, Mehdi tion. Now, new University research shows that their ecology, specifically hatchling and juvenile Etezadi, professor of electri- these dogs can also be very effective in wildlife tortoises that are virtually undetected in the wild cal engineering. The team conservation efforts. by humans. The study named their company Sierra Jill Heaton, biologist also seeks to work with Nevada Seafood and de- and assistant professor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife signed a shrimp farm at the geography, has demon- Service and federal and Redfield campus that would strated that trained dogs state land and wildlife operate off of Nevada’s are expert scouts when it management agencies to geothermal waters. comes to threatened wild- create a formal certifica- The second-place team, life. Her research, with co- tion program for wildlife- from the College of Business investigator Mary Cablk detection dogs. Administration, included of the Desert Research “The information we students Jolene Hayes, 21; Institute, has specifically can obtain about the spe- Devrin Lee, 22; and J.D. focused on tracking the cies from this research is Morscheck, 23; and their desert tortoise —a threat- Left to right: Aimee Hurt of Working invaluable because it not adviser Gary Valiere of the ened species native to the Dogs for Conservation, Fin, Jill Heaton only helps us learn more managerial sciences depart- Mojave Desert. of the University of Nevada, Reno, Mary about the tortoise’s ecol- ment. Their plan was for a Cablk of Desert Research Institute, Heaton conducted her ogy, but also may help us new type of medical patch, initial studies in Las Vegas Alice Whitelaw of Working Dogs for reverse the negative trend Conservation and Camis. DermaMat, administer- at the Desert Tortoise in population declines,” ing flu and other types of Conservation Center and said Heaton. medicines. used Global Positioning System units on dogs The success of Heaton and Cablk’s research Thirty-three teams from and their handlers to record their exact locations led to a grant from the U.S. Army National Train- across the state entered and in one-second intervals. Each time a dog identi- ing Center at Fort Irwin, near Barstow, Calif. The six were selected as finalists, fied a tortoise, the event was recorded. center is planning to expand its training grounds two from the University of The study found that dogs are better than 90 by about 120,000 acres and needs to relocate Nevada, Reno, two from percent accurate at finding tortoises in the wild tortoises so they are not injured or killed during the University of Nevada, and perform well beyond human detection. Hu- training exercises. Las Vegas and two from man accuracy typically ranges from 30 to 60 per- Heaton and Cablk’s work has been assisted by County College of Southern cent. In addition, the dogs can locate tortoises the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, the U.S. Army Nevada. from more than 200 feet away, find tortoises as Research Office and the University of Redlands in — Melanie Robbins small as a half dollar and locate tortoises hidden California. — Katherine Hall

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PhotoJeanby Dixon and diagnostics he old days of specimen- Tfilled plastic bags stacked in corners waiting for identification are, well, old and gone. Welcome to the new world of digital diagnostics where speedy identification of plants and insects is possible through microscope, digital camera and computer technology. But the stakes may be higher than, “What’s wrong with my tomatoes?” These early detectors bring a new level of sophistication Digging deep data on ‘Hamlet’ to something the University of Nevada’s Cooperative Extension n immense compilation musical, Hair. “The problem with some of has been doing for years – of everything ever Every bit of information the early texts is that they are diagnosing plant problems and Awritten about about the play in the “Hamlet written in the original spelling. identifying weeds and insect Shakespeare’s play, “Hamlet,” Works” database is searchable If you search for a word like, pests for homeowners, farmers is up and running on the and also linked, line by line, to ‘closet,’ for example, you and landscape professionals. Internet, thanks to English the text. might not find it because they This technology represents Professor Eric Rasmussen “There is no research tool spelled it ‘colsett,’” he said. But a growing and a team of scholars and like this,” said Rasmussen, Triggs’ search engine will first network of students who have spent a explaining that there’s a search “The Oxford English sentinels on decade gathering information tradition in Shakespearean Dictionary“ for variant spellings the outlook to include in the vast online scholarship of compiling and return results for all the for exotic database. variorum editions — all the spellings of a word. pests or PhotoJeanby Dixon Although it’s still a site in commentary that has been The gigantic undertaking pathogens process and commentary on written on a play. is supported by National that could much of the first half of the “The problem was that the Endowment for the threaten U.S. script has yet to be uploaded, first time they did a variorum Humanities’ grants totaling agriculture, “The New Variorum ‘Hamlet,’” edition in 1773, it was 10 approximately $1 million. security and is a four-gigabytes-strong volumes long,” he said. “In Rasmussen and his database public safety. collection of four centuries 1803, it was 21 volumes. So, were featured in a May 10 “These of “Hamlet”-related books, editors became selective.” Chronicle of Higher Education tools are our commentary, stage directions, Working with Jeffrey Triggs, article and are slated to appear eyes and Candy Kevan, costume designs, images, the man who developed the as an upcoming feature in the ears,” said Elko County aide, spin-offs, take-offs, movies electronic version of “The Culture section of the New York Jeff Knight, demonstrates the and allusions, right down to Oxford English Dictionary,” the Times. Nevada new digital diagnostic references to Disney’s The database will have features technology, available Visit: hamletworks.org Department Lion King, Schwarzenegger’s uncommon to most search of Agriculture in the University’s Last Action Hero and the ’60s engines, Rasmussen said. — Melanie Robbins entomologist. Cooperative Extension The NDOA offices throughout is a close Nevada. partner Gehry to design Alzheimer’s research center in this project – both Knight rank Gehry, famed designer of innovative angular metallic structures such as the Guggenheim and Dr. Shouhua Wang have FMuseum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Experience Music Project in Seattle, has been commissioned trained Cooperative Extension to design the 35,000-square-foot Lou Ruvo Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Aging, the first personnel and Master Gardener phase of an academic medical center planned for downtown Las Vegas. volunteers and are, in fact, the The Alzheimer’s center, which will be operated by the University of Nevada School of Medicine, rapid identification sources. is projected to be the first component of a larger academic medical center, in which the School of “This technology, which Medicine would be a key partner. emanated from our strategic Gehry’s sweeping, titanium-covered Guggenheim Museum transformed the small industrial town planning process, is a vital of Bilbao into an international tourist destination. Las Vegas officials hope the new center will have a educational program for the similar impact. City officials view the Alzheimer’s building as a gateway facility for the 61-acre Union public,” said Dean Karen Hinton. Park development. For more information, call her (775) 784-7070.

4 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 Quad&Beyond FACULTY ACHIEVEMENT Fellows PhotoJeanby Dixon Being elected a Fellow of a learned society is one of academe’s highest honors. Scott Casper, associate professor and chair of the history department, has been named a Fellow of the National Humanities Center for the 2005-2006 academic year. Geoff Blewitt, research professor geology/Seismological Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Ahmad Itani, associate professor of civil engineering and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, was recently elevated to the level of Fellow Adam Blitstein receives the prestigious Herz Gold within the society. Medal from President John Lilley. Kerry Lewis, professor of speech pathology and audiology in the School of Medicine, has been named a Fellow by the American Speech-Language-Hear- Engineering student wins ing Association. 2005 Herz Gold Medal Awards Howard Goldbaum, associate journalism professor, garnered the “Best of dam Blitstein, 21, joined an elite group of Festival” award in the Broadcasting Education Association’s national faculty in- scholars May 14 when he received the Herz teractive multimedia competition for his virtual tour of Wroxton Abbey, located Gold Medal, the University of Nevada, Reno’s A near Banbury in Oxfordshire, England. He also won an Award of Excellence in oldest and most prestigious student award. The award the solo Web site category for his site, “The Best Pizza in the World.” was established in 1910 by brothers Richard, Carl and Candice Bauer, a lecturer in mechanical engineering, was honored with Otto Herz when the university was only 36 years old. It the Young Engineer of the Year Award by the American Society of Mechanical honors the graduating senior with the highest grade- Engineers, Region IX. point average. Steve Oberg, Ben Owens, Mike Kivistik, Luis Barthel-Rosa, Matthew Free Blitstein, an electrical engineering major who and the rest of the Environmental Health & Safety team have been selected minored in mechanical engineering, finished his to receive the 2005 College/University Award for the institution with the most undergraduate academic career with a cumulative comprehensive laboratory safety program in higher education by the American GPA of 4.0. Blitstein is a recipient of the University’s Chemical Society’s Division of Chemical Health and Safety. The University will Presidential Scholarship and was a member of the share this year’s award with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. campus Honors Program. Rick Anderson, director of resource acquisition for University Libraries, has As two-year philanthropy chair of the Phi Delta been named a “Mover & Shaker” by Library Journal, the country’s oldest inde- Theta fraternity, Blitstein organized events such as the pendent library publication. “Iron Horse Chili Cook-off,” which benefited the ALS Dr. Thomas Hunt, assistant professor and chairman of the Department of (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Association. Family Medicine in the School of Medicine, has been named State Family Physi- Blitstein, a graduate of Durango High School in Las cian of the Year by the Nevada Academy of Family Physicians. Vegas, has accepted a full-time position with Sierra Dr. William Zamboni, professor and chair of surgery in the School of Nevada Corporation, a Sparks-based, national-de- Medicine, was named Distinguished Physician of the Year by the Nevada State fense electronics engineering and manufacturing Medical Association. He received the award at the association’s annual meeting firm. The company will sponsor his graduate educa- in April. tion; he plans to return to the University to earn a

master’s in electrical engineering. Appointments Debi Dearman, student coordinator for the criminal justice department, has Keep pace with the news been appointed to a two-year term on the executive board for Alpha Phi Sigma, Do you know… the only nationally recognized criminal justice honor society ■ Some of the world’s most advanced stem-cell research for producing replacement organs is being Grants and Research Benjamin King, assistant professor of chemistry, has received a five-year, done right here at Nevada? $450,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award (Faculty Early Career ■ A former University of Nevada, Reno football player Development Program). — Ron Spallone — was honored with the title of the James Faulds, research geologist with the University’s Nevada Bureau of “National Chiropractor of the Year”? Mines and Geology, is lead author of an article, “Kinematics of the northern Walker Lane: An incipient transform fault along the Pacific–North American Nevada News is a great way to stay in touch with the plate boundary,” published in the June issue of Geology. latest news about the University. Each week a digest Glenn Biasi, research assistant professor with the University’s Nevada Seis- of the top stories is sent to Nevada News subscribers. mological Laboratory, is a co-author of “Past and Future Earthquakes on the San Alumni, friends and others can subscribe by visiting the Andreas Fault,” published in the May 13 issue of the journal, Science. Web site www.unr.edu/news/.

Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 5 Quad&Beyond One puff blows away Oberding’s fitness: a gold-medal show a mystery for Brune hether he is collecting gold medals W or setting world records, 56-year- im Brune just wanted old University of Nevada employee Bill to be prepared for Oberding finds the drive he needs to Jhis class, Earthquake succeed. Source Physics. Little did Oberding, an audio-visual technician he know he would make for the campus’s Teaching and Learning history. Photocourtesy ofJim Brune Technologies Department, captured “I didn’t want to give 11 medals and set a national mark in another class without the softball throw during May’s Sierra finding out what this was Nevada Senior Games in Reno. In all about,” said Brune of October 2004 he set a world record for his 2002 trip to a location the 55-59 age group in the standing long on the San Andreas Fault jump at the Huntsman between San Bernardino World Senior Games in and Bakersfield. Brune, St. George, Utah. a professor with the A certified personal-

University’s Nevada fitness trainer who Cook PhotoTed by Seismological Labora- offers twice-weekly tory, went looking for weight-training “fault gouge,” the term sessions at the geologists use for areas University’s Lombardi of fine-grain rock found Recreation Center, ubiquitously near brittle Oberding needed faults the world over. an angioplasty and The pulverized rock stent implant in 1998 — which is as fine as dust after suffering a heart — can be found as far as attack. His doctor a half a kilometer away Brune examines pulverized rock along the San encouraged him to Oberding from a fault, or right next Andreas Fault. pursue cardiovascular to it, he said. Scientists exercise, and Oberding have long speculated about the origin of this dust, most coming to the conclusion took that advice seriously. that the rock must have been ground up by the force of tectonic plates grinding His record-setting performance last together during earthquakes. year at the World Senior Games was “That’s what they all said,” noted Brune. However, for this to be true, the pulver- notable because he had to set the long ized rock would show drag marks, or what scientists call “shearing” — striations in jump mark twice. Oberding jumped the minerals. 8-feet, 10 ¾-inches, but someone raked Prepared to look for stripes in the dust, Brune shoveled out a flat surface in the the pit before an event official could fault gouge and then leaned over and blew on it. check the measurement. He covered the “Whether this was luck or genius, I don’t know,” he said. “But something led me distance again minutes later. to take that extra step.” It was a magic moment. His U.S. softball throw record this “The dust was unsheared, completely intact. There was no distortion whatso- spring in Reno covered a distance of 225 ever. I could see quartz, feldspar. It looked like a piece of granite,” he said. feet, 9 inches. During the meet, Oberding Brune quickly checked out some 10 other sites along the San Andreas Fault and also won the fitness competition gold found them to be the same: the rock was pulverized in place, as if the atoms hold- and four first-place medals in basketball ing the grains together had simply disintegrated. skills. Brune’s discovery has led to a new wave of scientific inquiry and an article he The keynote speaker for the local co-authored in the April 7 issue of the journal, Nature, titled “Particle size and Senior Games follows a healthy diet and energetics of gouge from earthquake rupture zones.” work-out regimen. He works in a 30- As yet, there is no consensus, but many theories, among scientists about what minute weight-training session at home causes rock to disintegrate in place near earthquake faults. Brune’s theory is that in the early morning and follows that the fault may open up for a brief period during a quake with such energy that the with 30 minutes of aerobic exercise each rock explodes in place, a phenomenon replicated in his foam rubber earthquake evening. laboratory at the University. — Pat McDonnell — Melanie Robbins

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Mammal reproduction debate reignites ne of the most debated hypotheses in evolutionary biology Cameron’s Ohas received new support, thanks to a study by Elissa reproduction Cameron, mammal ecologist in the Department of Natural research Resources and Environmental Science. appeared in the June In the June issue of Discover Magazine, Cameron helped disprove 2005 issue of Discover Magazine. critics of a scientific theory from 1973. At that time, ecologist Bob Trivers and mathematician Dan Willard said that healthy mammals produce more male to zebra parents, while female offspring are a lower-risk offspring when living in good conditions, investment.“ such as when there is an ample food supply. Cameron analyzed studies that examined the Trivers-Willard Conversely, female mammals living in less hypothesis and sex ratios in mammals and found that female desirable conditions tend to have female mammals that were in better body condition around conception offspring. were more likely to have sons. Body fat and diet can affect Cameron says the hypothesis glucose levels in a mammal’s body, and Cameron suggests that demonstrated the idea that having more the glucose levels around the time of conception can influence male offspring leads to greater evolutionary the gender of the animal’s offspring. success for mammal parents, if living Her finding is key to the Trivers-Willard debate. If supported in Eilissa Cameron conditions support larger populations. future studies, Cameron’s theory could have dramatic influence “Male zebras can father more than on wildlife control and animal production. a hundred offspring in a lifetime, whereas female zebras are “If you can get dairy cows to have more female calves, it would constrained to minimal reproductive rates—about one a year,” have huge implications for the dairy industry,” she says. Cameron says. “Sons, therefore, offer higher breeding rates — Bob Conrad

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LEADING FROM Story by JOHN WHEELER Illustration by TAYLOR JONES THE FRONT Nevada’s senior senator – a powerful voice for state and party.

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n one of the walls of Nevada Sen. OHarry Reid’s office on the fifth floor of the Hart Senate Office Building is a small LED television. With almost eerie prescience, one of the senator’s interns decides to turn on CNN. Within seconds, Reid is seen responding to a comment he made weeks earlier about President Bush. It’s clear that the normally relaxed and unflappable Reid is becoming a little irritated by the continuing media interest in his remark. “I wasn’t quite so relaxed then,” Reid would later say with a slight smile, when asked about the encounter, after which CNN congressional correspondent Ed Henry followed up with, “We’ve been back only a few hours, but it’s clear that both sides are ready for a fight.” Continues on page 10

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As Senate minority leader, Reid is the Democratic Party’s chief spokesman and senior strategist.

From page 9 This is the frequently contentious theatre of boxer, he famously stood up to organized crime Washington politics in which Reid sits front-row in Las Vegas while chairman of the Nevada center. The following day, in an interview in Gaming Commission in the mid-1970s. Reid was his minority leader’s office, just down the hall threatened and bombs were attached to his car. from the Senate chamber and overlooking the Compared to dealing with characters such as National Mall, Reid downplays the stresses of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal and “Tony the Ant” his position. Spilotro, sparring with Ed Henry must seem like “What everyone does in life is difficult for a walk in the park. them, whether it is someone who is a secretary, a lawyer, an electrician, whatever,” he says. “So EDUCATION OPENED THE DOOR my job’s no different from other people’s jobs. Since winning election to the House of We just focus on different things.” Representatives in 1983 and the Senate in 1986, While the soft-spoken, bespectacled Reid dis- Reid has worked diligently to obtain funding plays a quiet, studious demeanor, history shows for Nevada and has been highly successful. As he’s no shrinking violet. A former amateur his power and responsibilities have increased — particularly through his seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee — he has been able MAJOR PROGRAM GRANTS OBTAINED BY REID to earmark monies for programs that touch almost every aspect of life in the state. Educa- Reid’s understated, behind-the-scenes style means he often doesn’t tion has always been one of Reid’s priorities. Its get credit for his efforts. “I think it’s not well-known how much he’s power to change lives is something he person- done for this institution,” says the University’s government affairs direc- ally learned early. tor Robert Dickens. “He’s obtained in the neighborhood of $200 million “I never worried about going to a great aca- since the late ‘80s.” Here are just a few of the major program grants Reid demic institution; I didn’t know the difference has brought to the University. when I was in high school,” Reid says. “I just • Earthquake Engineering — $10.25 million went to school because other people were doing • High energy and density physics — $23 million it and I wanted to be an athlete. That didn’t work • Nevada Biodiversity Initiative — $11 million out well, and I’m glad I’ve had the chance to be • Fire Science Academy — $5 million educated. That’s really important.” • Materials and sensor science — $5 million Reid talks often about his upbringing in the small mining town of Searchlight, about an

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hour’s drive from Las Vegas. His elementary and PhotoJeanby Dixon middle school had just two rooms, and he had to hitchhike to Henderson, 40 miles away, for his high school education, staying with relatives during the week. The young student was fortu- nate to be taken under the wing of a generous and powerful mentor, former Nevada Governor Mike O’Callaghan, who, at the time, was Reid’s government teacher and boxing coach at the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson. “The businesspeople in Henderson gave me a [college] scholarship,” Reid says. “It was a little different then than now. I could work hard and pay for most of my education. I got scholarships every place I went, and I got help, too.” O’Callaghan later would help Reid obtain a job on the radio so I had great affection for UNR.” Sen. Reid and Dean Ted as a Capitol policeman while he attended George [Ed. Note: Kalmanir, a member of Nevada’s All-Cen- Batchman visit with Washington Law School. Reid has never forgot- tury Team and former Los Angeles Ram, is honored in friends of the University during the August ten the leg up he received and has obtained the NFL Hall of Fame for his military service.] 2003 dedication of the money for federal programs such as TRIO and Although he would later attend Utah State Upward Bound that help low-income and first- Harry Reid Engineering University, majoring in business and political Laboratory. generation college students prepare for success science, Reid had one of his earliest political ex- in college. periences at the University of Nevada, Reno. He came to the University in 1956 at the end of his FIRST MEMORIES OF THE UNIVERSITY junior year at Basic High School in Henderson Although he’s a southern Nevada native, Reid as a delegate to Boys’ State, a hands-on program speaks fondly of his early memories of the Uni- that teaches young men about city, county and versity of Nevada, Reno. state government. “My view of UNR is probably different from “It was so much fun because we were based on a lot a people because my frame of reference the campus,” he recalls. “I’d never traveled much growing up was UNR. UNLV did not exist,” before that. The thing I remember most is the wa- he says. “I remember the great days of UNR. I ter running around the campus. For young men know they’ve had some success in basketball, but from southern Nevada, water wasn’t something in years past they were a great football power. we dealt with very much. I had a wonderful time They had a couple of players in the football hall there at Boys’ State and made friends for life. It’s of fame, Marion Motley and Tommy Kalmanir, a great program.” other All-Americans — Stan Heath — a lot of good ball players. I used to listen to those games MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING PEOPLE Reid’s brother, Donald, attended the Universi- ty’s Mackay School of Mines and was president of a fraternity.

PhotoJohnby Wheeler “He served there with many fine people, in- cluding Joe Dini,” Reid says. “They are longtime friends, so when I went to the legislature, Joe Dini looked me up because he had lived with my brother. Since that time, I’ve gotten to know UNR quite well. I’ve been through three presidents.” Former Senator Richard Bryan (‘59, Prelaw) entered the Nevada legislature in 1969, the same year as Reid. The two men — then nicknamed Although their political philosophies differ greatly, Nevada’s Republican Sen. John Ensign “The Gold Dust Twins” because of their blond (left) and Democratic Sen. Harry Reid are friends hair — have remained close friends. Bryan says who put Nevada’s interests first. Continues on page 12

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From page 11 Reid has been “a key player for us” on the Senate Appropriations Committee. “He has used his seniority effectively to be helpful to the University of Nevada. It has been a longtime commitment. He’s a strong believer in higher education.” Reid says the University is “doing a pretty good job” of increasing its reputation as a major research institution. “We have our medical school there, we have the biology department, the biodiversity pro- gram, the earthquake center,” he says. “We have very fi ne science and engineering departments, Searchlight:Searchlight: nanotechnology — which is really cutting edge.” The Camp That However, there is one area to which Reid Reid, known for his dry sense of humor, has a Didn’t Fail would like to see all Nevada’s higher education institutions devote more attention: water. portrait of Mark Twain next to his desk in the The University Senate minority leader’s offi ce. of Nevada Press in “Nevada should be more of a leader in water research,” he says. “I have tried to get that go- 1998 published Sen. world,” he says. “There are people coming from ing but it has just never worked out as well as I Harry Reid’s history countries around the world taking a look at our would like. Water is an issue that I think needs of his hometown shake tables. We’re going to get better there. We — the tiny mining to be focused on because Nevada is an arid state are developing more expertise.” town of Searchlight, and water will always be a problem for us in the Reid’s “number one favorite” University pro- Nev. While the book north and in the south.” gram for which he has obtained funding is the is a history, not a Nevada Biodiversity Initiative. memoir, the forward EARTHQUAKES AND THE by former Nevada ENVIRONMENT “It’s really one of the true science programs we have in the country,” he says. “Originally, it was Governor Mike Reid has obtained tens of millions of dollars a joint effort between UNR and Stanford, but O’Callaghan includes for programs at the University during the two UNR recruited Dennis Murphy from Stanford. background and decades-plus he’s been in Congress. There’s Nevada faculty member [Peter] Brussard and interesting anecdotes almost no department that hasn’t benefi ted from Murphy are the ones who’ve made that program about Reid. his efforts, as College of Engineering Dean Ted so successful. The Nevada Biodiversity Initiative For more BBatchmanatchman iillustrates.llustrates. information — I really like that program a lot.” “He’s been a big on the book: supporter and without www.nvbooks. TEAM PLAYER him we would not have nevada. Now that Reid has national leadership respon- nnearlyearly thethe laboratorylaboratory ca-ca- edu/s/search- sibilities for the Democratic Party, some wonder ppabilitiesabilities wwee hhave,”ave,” BBatch-atch- light.html, if he’ll fi nd it more diffi cult to devote as much mmanan says.says. ““WeWe wwouldould or call the time to Nevada’s issues — particularly garnering nnotot bbee recognizedrecognized inin ourour University money for the state. He says the opposite is true. rresearchesearch areasareas thethe wayway wewe of Nevada “No, I think it makes it easier,” he says im- aarere nationallynationally bbecauseecause wewe Press at mediately. “People listen to me more than they hhaveave bbeeneen aableble ttoo accomplishaccomplish (877) used to.” 682-6657 a llotot withwith tthehe supportsupport thatthat Although Reid’s delivery is low-key, he never- (toll-free). hhasas ccomeome tthroughhrough Sen.Sen. Reid’sReid’s theless commands attention and respect — even ooffiffi ce.”ce.” from Republicans, with whom he has often RReideid hashas hhighigh praisepraise forfor thethe worked to craft compromise. Nowhere can that eearthquakearthquake researchresearch program,program, be seen more openly than his relationship with wwhichhich hehe citescites aass oneone ofof hishis twotwo Nevada’s Republican Sen. John Ensign. Each ““favorite”favorite” programsprograms atat thethe Uni-Uni- week, Reid and Ensign, once heated rivals in a versity. He obtained secure major funding for closely fought race, jointly hold a breakfast for the “shake-table” testing facility that realistically Nevadans visiting Washington. simulates earthquakes in order to test the stabil- “Senator Ensign and I have become very close ity of structures such as buildings and bridges. friends,” Reid says. “And this is not just for show, “The shake tables are important for the

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it’s the truth. We work together. You would be surprised. The vast majority of votes we make PhotoJeanby Dixon back here have nothing to do with party politics. Senator Ensign and I never criticize each other — publicly or privately. That’s the deal we have.” Ensign agrees, pointing to examples where the two men have worked as a team to fi ght legisla- tion that would have been damaging to the state. “We have different political philosophies — he’s wrong a lot,” he says, glancing at Reid with tongue in cheek “But there are ways to work together for the greater good.” So, how does Reid decide which higher educa- tion programs merit going to bat for? “Well, some things I like better than others, Sen. Reid visits with President Lilley before the dedication of the Harry he says. “And, on occasions, it’s the advocacy of Reid Engineering Laboratory in August 2003. the university. Some of the professors work very hard in advocating their programs. Each year I’m here it gets a little easier, but, you know, we REID’S TWO “FAVORITE” PROGRAMS have a certain amount of money and I try to be 1. NEVADA BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVE as fair as I can to the university system.” The Nevada Biodiversity Initiative, established in 1993, is a consortium of While Reid has assumed a national promi- organizations working to conserve the state’s diverse biological resources nence rarely achieved by politicians from while simultaneously providing for societal needs. At the University of Nevada, it’s notable that press releases issued by Nevada, Reno, the Biological Resources Research Center works to develop the Senate Democratic Communications Center and refi ne baseline biological data. Resource management agencies, such as bear two images in the letterhead — one, the the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, use the data to U.S. Capitol; the other, the seal of Nevada, with develop good management practices. the prominent motto, “Battle Born.” “Senator Reid saw good science as the path to reduce confl icts between Bryan appreciates the symbolism. human activities on Nevada’s landscape and the protection of the state’s “I think it may have a dual meaning,” he natural heritage,” says Initiative director Dennis Murphy. says. “He comes from a very modest family “The senator has provided continuous funding – sometimes through background and is really the epitome of the self- some pretty diffi cult economic times,” adds Peter Brussard, biology pro- made man. Having ascended to the leadership fessor and director of the ecology, evolution, and conservation biology of the Democratic Party — that’s been a battle program. Brussard says the University has received nearly $1 million a year since the for him. You may not agree with Senator Reid’s program started. political philosophy, but it’s pretty hard to argue “I think it’s important to mention the educational component,” Brussard against his life story.” N says. “A large number of Ph.D., master’s and undergraduate students have LANDA LANDS PLUM INTERNSHIP been supported by these funds.” For more information: http://biodiversity/nbi. University of Nevada, Reno junior Lauren Landa is 2. CENTER FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH currently serving a summer The facility, equipped with three shake-tables, is able to simulate the im- internship in Sen. Reid’s offi ce. pact of earthquakes on specifi c structures, such as bridges. Recently, the lab, The 20-year-old double major part of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was the fi rst in journalism and political sci- in the world to shake to failure a 70-foot, 135-ton model of a concrete bridge. ence from Elko, Nev., showed “It’s very diffi cult to start an expensive program like this, but with Senator initiative in obtaining the Reid’s continuing support, we’ve been able to build a world-class laboratory internship. and a world-class facility,” says Ian Buckle, director of the University’s Center “I applied online on the for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research. senator’s Web site,” she The University’s lab is “at the frontier of bridge earthquake engineering,” says. “I’ve always been really Buckle says. No other facility in the country — including all universities and interested in politics and I’m trying to decide if that’s national laboratories — has three, high-performance shake-tables. what I want to for a career. That’s part of the reason “This is unique, in the true meaning of the word,” Buckle says. why I wanted to come out here — to see if I’d really For more information: http://bric.ce.unr.edu/cceer.html. want to live and work in the capital.”

Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 13 OutstandingAlum CHRONICLING THE CHACHAPOYA Sean Savoy explores the mysteries of the Andes

By John Wheeler as one of “the new breed of explorers” in he adventures of Sean Savoy (foreign the May issue of Men’s Journal. “People

Photo courtesy of Sean Savoy. Tlanguages, ’01) take place in a land think of Peru and the Incas, but there is far away — the mountainous jungles a multitude of civilizations that existed of the Peruvian Andes. Son of famed prior to them.” explorer Gene Savoy, Sean is carrying Last year, Savoy led an expedition on his father’s legacy: chronicling a to the ruins of Gran Saposoa, a site he once-forgotten civilization known as the believes was a jungle metropolis that Chachapoya. covers more than 25 square miles. It’s “They had cities, large cities with tough work trudging through a humid Sean Savoy at the main roads and buildings and aqueducts, jungle at lung-busting altitude. But, it plaza of a citadel called, “Las Cruces” burial ceremonies and all these things can get even tougher. Savoy, who has (The Crosses), which is a part of the that we associate with an advanced civi- now been on 10 expeditions to Peru, Gran Saposoa city complex ruins in lization,” says Savoy, who was featured recalls his first experience in the jungle. northeastern Peru, east of the Andes. “We were almost Savoy theorizes the complex is one of the great lost cities of the pre-Inca lynched by an angry Chachapoya civilization that inhabited mob,” he says. “That the cloud forests of Peru. was the first day of

PhotoJeanby Dixon my first expedition. ration. You don’t get a degree for it, but We had to go to a it’s an art and a discipline in itself.” kangaroo court and Having a clear idea of what he say we’d never come wanted to do with his life guided Savoy back to that particular through his college years. He purposely village.” took courses that would build skills for Throw in poisonous his chosen career. snakes and avalanch- “I took Spanish conversation, Spanish es, and one might literature, Web design, physics — a little wonder why Savoy bit to get more background,” he says. chooses to engage in “All the journalism stuff — the writing, such risky pursuits the editing — helps. I deal a lot with when he could stay the press, with literary agents. I would home in Reno and like to be able to translate my father’s explore the ski resorts books into Spanish and eventually write of the Sierra. my own. All the skills I learned at the “I felt not only an University help me.” obligation to my father Savoy will soon return to the Andean to carry on his work, jungle for a new expedition, hoping to but also that it’s in my uncover more Chachapoyan ruins. blood,” says Savoy, “Don’t settle for mediocrity, that’s my who has a Peruvian theme,” he says. “Go for the best, not be- mother (Sylvia On- cause you want to be better than other taneda-Bernales, ’93 people, but because it fulfills you more.” Journalism, ’97 M.A. For more information about Savoy Journalism). “There’s and some of the various organizations a great discipline and he’s involved in, visit: www.aefosc.org; The 32-year-old explorer graduated summa cum laude with great specialty that www.youngexplorers.org; www.foun- a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. comes with true explo- dationorchestra.org.

14 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 OutstandingFaculty Barbara Thornton THINK FIRST! By Melanie Robbins scenarios. If Terri Schiavo had had an advanced- arbara Thornton wants to get people care directive, there would have been no dispute thinking. Preferably, before laws are over her wishes. passed. The point of having dialog about ethical issues A University of Nevada BThe pioneering bioethicist and School of Pub- is not that it sways people toward one point of alumna herself, lic Health professor emeritus, recently honored view or another, but that it helps people under- Barbara Thornton with the University’s Distinguished Faculty stand other points of view. and her husband, Bill, Award, speaks calmly and with conviction borne “Some people change their minds and some created the Thornton out of a 30-year career emphasizing ethics and people just understand better why they make the Peace Prize, awarded health policy. decisions they do,” Thornton says. annually on campus. “We need to reflect together before issues become radicalized,” she says, using the example of the recent Terri Schiavo case, which domi- nated the news and led to a congressional vote to send the case to a federal court. PhotoJeanby Dixon “The Schiavo case involved the issue of sanc- tity of life vs. the quality of life,” she explains. “Do we keep people alive at all costs or are there circumstances under which it’s OK to let a per- son die naturally?” Although the Schiavo case was resolved in the courts, Thornton laments that ethical issues were not discussed first and foremost or, largely, at all. “What shocked me most was when Congress decided to vote on the case and there was no significant discussion. They could have called medical experts and ethical experts, but they didn’t,” she says. While it appeared to the outside world that a discussion of ethics was going on, the discus- sion, in fact, was limited mostly to issues of law, she says. “The difference between ethics and law is tremendous. People mix it up all the time. We think that what is legal is ethical, but often what is ethical can’t be translated into law.” Thornton believes the University’s role should At the University’s Nevada Center for Eth- be to promote thinking. ics and Health Policy, of which Thornton was “Everyone is so busy, they don’t have time to a founder, end-of-life issues have been a focus stop and think,” she says. “If we’re going to have since a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant a good world or a good state, we need to think earmarked money for it. about the issues. There’s always another paper- Under the direction of Noel Tiano, the center work project to take care of and very little time is has developed an advanced-care directive for set aside for thinking and nourishing ideas.” Nevadans that is “said to be one of the best in While planning is healthy, she says it’s im- the nation,” according to Thornton. Indeed, the portant “to do the thinking that is necessary to directive, which can be downloaded from the implement the plan. Change is very healthy, but Web, asks plain questions and offers check-off it needs to be careful change and not constant options that run the gamut of possible end-of-life change.”

Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 15 NationalSpotlight Center’s programs promote court-media synergy

By Soumitro Sen Reynolds Foundation and arranged by the Judi- ver the past decade, media interest in cial College and School of Journalism to assess gavel-to-gavel coverage of court cases issues concerning the role and relationship of the Ohas intensified, raising new questions media and the judiciary. and concerns for those involved. In response, “It was a summit of all the high-profile cases the National Judicial College and the Donald that had happened in that time frame,” said It was the real deal W. Reynolds School of Journalism have blended Gary Hengstler, director of the Donald W. Reyn- when CNN profiled the their expertise in journalism and the judiciary to olds National Center for Courts and the Media Donald W. Reynolds create the Donald W. Reynolds National Center and journalism faculty member. “We talked National Center for for Courts and the Media, an institute that pro- about access, about cameras in the courtroom, Courts and the Media motes synergy between judges, court staff and all of the things that concern the courts and the and judge Ronald the media through courses and conferences. media.” Bush, at left. Bottom: Mock interviews “The president of the National Judicial College Participants in the 1996 conference included are also part of the and the dean of the School of Journalism oversee lawyers from the O.J. Simpson trial, judges of program. the program,” said Cole Campbell, journalism the Mike Tyson rape case and the Susan Smith dean. “The Judicial College is the lead institution homicide case and prominent journalists from Photos by Heather Singer by Heather Photos across the country. The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for the Courts and the Media began operations in 2000 and now offers three courses every spring and fall semester: First Amendment and Media Issues, a three-day course for judges; Basic Skills for Disseminating Court Public Information, a three-day course for court personnel; and Basic Legal Affairs Reporting, a two-day course for journalists. The center also arranges conferences and workshops all over the country for judges and journalists. The First Amendment and Media Issues course, held in May, was covered by CNN, which profiled one of the participating judges during his three days on campus. “It’s a bit awkward being filmed,” said Ronald Bush, a judge from Pocatello, Idaho. “That’s new to me, being interviewed in this context. I found them (CNN) very gracious and easy to work with. They haven’t been obtrusive in any way. I am delighted that they have taken interest in the National Center for the Courts and the Media and employs the center’s director. because this class is a valuable class for judges.” The School of Journalism is, in From the perspective of the University, the essence, in a consulting relation- center helps bring important people from ship, helping them think about around the nation to the campus. the programs and identify faculty “The center brings greater visibility to the members.” school,” Campbell said. “It gives us access to The idea of having a center to people from around the country. By bringing improve the relationship between law-practitio- important journalists and judges to campus, it ners and the media germinated after a confer- gives us the opportunity to introduce our jour- ence held in 1996 at the National Judicial College. nalism students to them. So, it is an enrichment The conference was funded by the Donald W. opportunity.”

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A TOUCH OF COMPASSION Elizabeth Stevick holds a Ghanian child during her work in 2002 with the University’s Student Association for International Water Issues. Photo courtesy of Student Association for International Water Issues.

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Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 17 Among the enduring qualities of life at the University of Nevada, Reno is a sense of mission and a desire for service that develops in individual students. There is no hard-and-fast way to know just how many students are involved. It is, however, obvious that volunteer work and commu- nity service are becoming increas- ingly popular among students and University graduates. Debby Carlson, education specialist for the University’s Career Develop- ment offi ce and a leader in the campus’ Volunteerism in Progress BIRTHDAY PARTY A joint birthday party for 5-year- initiative, says, “All across cam- old Mackenzie Noriega (blowing pus, in clubs and organizations, out candles), a resident of Plantanilla, Panama, and Harmony Greek and residential life, as well Farnsworth (to Noriega’s left), a as in courses, university students Nevada student, was a highlight forInternational Water Issues of the Student Association for are reaching out more each semes- Photocourtesy ofStudent Association International Water Issues’ ter into the community to make a activities in Panama. Serving GETTING STARTED difference.” cake for birthdays is a rarity in Elizabeth Stevick tests the alkalinity Plantanilla, as the village does not of water at a new well developed by Carlson says, for some of those yet have electricity. members of the University’s Student who volunteer, it is a quiet state- Association for International Water Issues ment of purpose, expressed in with Ghanian villagers in 2002. Stevick is working in Panama this summer. service that slips beneath the no- tice of many; for others the service takes more public forms. In both cases, Carlson says, the rewards Interaction and lasting memories are personal, but the benefi ts lizabeth Stevick, 27, a 2003 University graduate in hydro- reach far beyond the individuals Egeology and former co-president of the Student Associa- involved. tion for International Water Issues, is a Peace Corps volun- teer in Panama. She and her husband, Will Sicke, a fellow For Elizabeth Stevick, the 2003 Nevada graduate and volunteer, are building above-ground graduate, the reward is interaction latrines and helping impoverished communities fi nd fund- with people from a different cul- ing for development work. ture. For Katie Gianoli, who has Stevick says she is more aware of how different life in the time remaining in her on-campus United States is after having lived and worked in Panama’s Darién Province, but, at the same time, she appreciates the studies, the reward lies in step- resilience and adaptability of the people in her community. ping out of her own reality to see “I think many people in the States would be shocked to a bigger picture. For Stewart, the see how we and our neighbors live, but to us, it has become reward is a promise of discov- normal and very much livable,” Stevick says. “We can be happy without electricity, or even water 24 hours a day in ery—of the people of sub-Saharan the tap.” Africa and of himself. She enjoys having a direct impact in helping people. WORKING FROM THE FROM WORKING

COMMUNITY ON THE RISE SERVICE Their ventures beyond them- “The experience of interacting with people from a differ- selves are good stories, with great ent culture —sweating, laughing or crying with them — is something that never leaves you or them,” she says. meaning. GROUND UP IN PANAMA GROUND

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into bigger picture Photocourtesy ofDebby Carlson en students volunteered in March Tat Martha’s Table, a 25-year-old charity organization in Washington’s Shaw Boulevard district, providing help to low-income and homeless families and individuals. The stu- dents in the Alternative Spring Break DOWN TIME program made sandwiches and Nevada students and Alternative Spring Break program leader Debby bagged donuts for the needy, handed Carlson (back row in glasses) culminated their week of volunteerism with a tour stop in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. out food to the homeless, talked and played with children in the day care center, and helped in the organiza- over my head, food in my stomach, happy, enthusiastic and performed tion’s thrift store. money in a bank account and a fam- at a high level,” Orzal says. “They One of the participating students, ily that loves me. All of these things had very good leaders.” Katie Gianoli, a senior majoring are probably more than the people Carlson, who oversaw Alternative in accounting and finance, says we were helping could say.” Spring Break program and its par- volunteerism is about being selfless Juliet Orzal, director of volun- ticipants, knows the students valued and looking for ways to reduce the teers at Martha’s Table, says she their interactions at Martha’s Table. SERVING DURING SPRING SPRING DURING SERVING struggles of people’s daily lives. was impressed with the University “They said it was gratifying, “Volunteering makes you step students’ enthusiasm for service, rewarding, fun and bittersweet,” she out of your own reality and see the hard work and initiative during says. “I think the service experience BREAK IN WASHINGTON D.C. BREAK IN WASHINGTON bigger picture in humanity,” she their four days of volunteering. was very enriching and unforget- says. “I am grateful to have a roof “This group of students was table.”

Accomplished grad moves far beyond suburbia

wenty-two-year-old Brandon Stewart was one of Stewart also wants to serve the country. Thundreds of bachelor’s degree candidates who “I thought about the military for a while, but I don’t participated in Spring Commencement exercises at the think violence is the best way to solve problems,” he says. University of Nevada, Reno. The venue of the ceremony, the “Peace Corps is the perfect alternative. You get abroad and old Quad—lush with fresh elm and poplar leaves and thick help others for two years, showing what Americans are grass—was a sea of smiling faces. really like.” For achievers like Stewart, the day was a culmination Volunteer work and community service is becoming of four years of constant success—scholarships, awards, increasingly popular among students and University distinctions. It was also a day of contemplation, especially graduates. According to Sandi Swiderski, Peace Corps because he had made a tough decision about the next two regional recruiter, the University “has a strong showing years of his life. among volunteers—184 alumni Stewart will serve with the have served in the Peace Corps, and Peace Corps in sub-Saharan there are currently 14 students in the Africa. application and selection process.” “As a kid who grew up in upper-middle class suburbia, I have no idea what it is like to live THE NEXT STEP in a place where the environment Brandon Stewart receives a is bigger than the people who live handshake, diploma and good wishes from President John Lilley in it,” Stewart says. “That’s part of at the 2005 commencement the reason why I want to do the ceremonies. Peace Corps.” JOINING THE PEACE CORPS THE PEACE JOINING

Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 19 TheArts Nevada Museum of Art presents U. & the arts Reno’s Artown bolstered by talent from “The Hill” 2005 NEVADA By Lucy Walker undreds of people gather TRIENNIAL in downtown Reno to a critical examination of the visual trends listen to music, attend an H PhotoJeanby Dixon and artwork created by contemporary art show or applaud live theater artists working in Nevada each July. Long known as a gambling destination, Reno has only July 16-October 2 recently been recognized for its arts and cultural life. The The juried portion of the exhibit transition began in 1995 when includes pieces from 47 artists working a small group of business and art executives developed a plan in video, photography and painting to reinvent the city’s image by as well as printmaking, sculpture, showcasing the dynamic and mixed media and ceramics. diverse performers and artists James Winn, John Lenz and Phillip Ruder are University living in the Reno/Tahoe area. musicians with prominent roles in Reno’s arts and Artists juried into the exhibition include Artown was born. cultural life. More than 30,000 people at- several University of Nevada, Reno artists: tended the first Uptown Downtown Ar- companies to local audiences. town in 1996. Now, the month-long song, During its three-day Reno stay in early DAVID ANDERSON – Former dance, art and theater extravaganza in May, members of the Martha Graham En- Professor of Art July attracts more than 140,000 people. semble offered free outreach performances The National Endowment for the Arts at the Marvin Picollo School for children ERIK BURKE – Alumnus calls Artown one of the most compre- with disabilities and for as many as 5,000 DEAN BURTON – Professor of Art hensive arts festivals in the country. northern Nevada school children. The According to two of Artown’s found- ensemble also conducted a master class at BETH COHEN – Alumna ers, Tim Jones, associate director of the University. the School of the Arts, and Howard Phillip Ruder, director of orchestral PAUL FORD – Alumnus Rosenberg, University Art Department career studies at Nevada, notes the music PETE FROSLIE – Alumus faculty and Board of Regents member, department supplies the Reno Philhar- the University of Nevada, Reno has been monic Orchestra, Reno Chamber Orches- MARY LEE FULKERSON – Alumna instrumental in this growing interest in tra and the Nevada Opera Orchestra with JEFF GRIFFIN – BFA Candidate and focus on the arts. many of their principal musicians. Some “The University’s impact on the arts in faculty, like Andrea Lenz on oboe, John DUSTY HARTMAN – Alumnus Reno is tremendous,” Jones says. “The Lenz on horn and Mary Miller on flute, JEANNE JO – Alumna emphasis on arts and culture in Reno play in all three of the orchestras. In addi- is one reason a School of the Arts was tion, many of the University’s students fill PHILIPPE MAZAUD – Post-Doctoral implemented in January 2004.” the subordinate positions. Student in Mathematics Many of the artists and performers Michael Fernbach, technical director for changing the city’s cultural identity and Artown and theater design and technol- SARA MCCOY – Art Student revitalizing the downtown corridor hail ogy specialist for the University’s theater CRAIG MITCHELL – Alumnus from “The Hill.” One of them is dance department, believes the growing arts professor Barbara Land. Besides teach- scene helps not only tourism, but also the DAVID TORCH – Alumnus ing students and directing the Univer- business community. invited artist REBEKAH BOGARD sity’s dance program, she is choreogra- “Businesses looking to relocate are pher for the Nevada Opera and creative swayed by the number of cultural activi- – Assistant Professor of Ceramics force behind the University’s popular ties available. There is always something spring dance concert, which showcases to do, see or hear,” he says. “The arts are the talents of students and faculty while just one more benefit of doing business in www.nevadaart.org introducing nationally known dance the state.”

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Laurie Anderson explored contemporary American culture in her Nevada debut of Art & “The End of the Moon.” audiences Photo by Matt Thielen ver wonder what inspires an artist, poet or musician?

In a year-long project titled The Work of Art, the creative process was explored PhotoMattby Thielen through a series of events and dialogs. Conceived by the Wiegand Foundation and the School of the Arts, the community was invited not only to attend a Eperformance but also to examine the imagination, inspiration, discipline and craft required to create a work of art. Among the visiting performers were Billy Collins, former U.S. poet laureate; Laurie Anderson, performance artist and NASA’s first artist-in-residence; The Western Wind, a capella ensemble; musician Don Byron and the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble. PhotoJeanby Dixon “We wanted to develop a project that symbolized a recurring theme in Mr. Wiegand’s life: his belief in the work ethic,” said Kristen Avansino, president and executive director of the E.L. Wiegand Foundation. Former poet laureate Billy “The behind-the-scenes look at the creative process, Collins conducts an evening as well as the finished product, should be fascinating.” poetry reading and discussion with University students. The $178,615 gift funded performances, a photo exhibit, audience/artist panel discussions, collaborative ventures between departments and a companion book being published by the University’s Black Rock Press. The E.L.Wiegand Foundation supports programs and projects of exemplary organizations in the fields of education, health and medical research, public affairs, civic and community affairs, and arts and cultural affairs. This is the third grant the University has received from the Reno-based foundation. For more information visit: www.unr.edu/arts, click on The Work of Art project. Martha Graham Dance Ensemble

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BUILDING SUPPORT Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center reaches fund-raising goal with foundation support

henhen long-timelong-time artsarts championchampion CarolCarol FrancFranc Buck,Buck, ofof to our university and our community.” For trustees of the Marshall R. Matley thethe CCarolarol FrancFranc BuckBuck Foundation,Foundation, waswas presentedpresented Foundation, named for the pioneering withwith plansplans forfor thethe newnew Mathewson-IGTMathewson-IGT KnowledgeKnowledge Matley family of Reno, it was specifi c W features of the Mathewson-IGT Center, she was understandably excited. The Knowledge Center Knowledge Center that gained their promises to bring technological and library resources together interest. The proposed service center and multimedia desk will provide all in one state-of-the-art facility. However, it was the sculpture students — including special-needs students, faculty and visitors — with courtyard — which will provide a visual transition between assistance through specially trained the new campus green and the Knowledge Center – that caught staff members, voice-activated reading software and a variety of tools to aid Buck’s eye and won the support of foundation trustees. the learning disabled. The Matley Foundation approved a $500,000 gift to In late May, the Carol Franc Buck Knowledge Center, scheduled for the project, the foundation’s fi rst gift to Foundation pledged $1 million, groundbreaking in September. the University. a generous gift that pushed the “The support this project has “[This] donation will advance university beyond its $22 million received from local foundations the primary objective of the Matley private-sector fund-raising goal more has been incredible,” said John Foundation of providing education and than a month ahead of schedule. Carothers, executive director of assistance to mentally handicapped The Carol Franc Buck Foundation the University of Nevada, Reno children and adults,” said Ernest J. is one of many foundations providing Foundation. “I am so pleased that Maupin, a trustee of the Marshall R. much-appreciated and needed these organizations agreed with the Matley Foundation. “The project is one support for the Mathewson-IGT importance of the Knowledge Center for which Mr. Matley would have been

22 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 OnPhilanthropy

proud to provide his fi nancial support.” The Smallwood Foundation, BUILDING SUPPORT established through the trust of Foundations at a Glance William P. and Frances C. Smallwood, hether established as a non-profi t corporation or a charitable trust, has provided assistance for medical Wa foundation’s purpose is most often to make grants to unrelated research, education, the arts and organizations, institutions or individuals for scientifi c, educational, cultural, human services for nearly 40 years. religious or other charitable purposes. The Mathewson-IGT Knowlege Center The following foundations have generously gained quick interest and a gift of contributed major gifts to the Mathewson-IGT $100,000 from the foundation. Knowledge Center: Suzy Stockdale, trustee chairman and niece of the Smallwoods, said, Carol Franc Buck Foundation $1 million “The Smallwood Foundation is proud Bretzlaff Foundation $100,000 to be a part of the initial effort to fund E.L. Cord Foundation $750,000 the magnifi cent Mathewson-IGT Gannett Foundation $20,000 Knowledge Center. We hope to continue Clark J. Guild Jr. Family Foundation our partnership with the Center and $100,000 University throughout the years.” Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation $100,000 “We are indebted to these Conrad N. Hilton Foundation $1 million foundations, both local and national, Robert S. & Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation that have contributed to the success of $100,000 the Knowledge Center Campaign,” said Mallory Foundation $100,000 University of Nevada, Reno President Marshall R. Matley Foundation $500,000 John Lilley. “Their support, along with SBC Foundation $100,000 the assistance we’ve received from Sierra Pacifi c Resources Foundation many other individuals, organizations $200,000 and state and student funds, has made Frances C. & William P. Smallwood Foundation $100,000 the dream of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center a reality. I couldn’t be Wells Fargo Foundation $1 million more excited about where our university Whittemore Family Foundation $1 million is heading.”

Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 23 OnPhilanthropy ‘Living memorial’ enhances Parents Fund he Parents Fund is a very special part Orvis School program Tof the Annual Giving Campaign and receives support from parents of both By Pat McDonnell to re-entry and Native American alumni and current students. During r. Robert Myles and his wife, students.” its initial year in 2004, the Parents Jean, have recently contributed a Jean Myles, past member of the D Fund received gifts from nearly 300 significant sum of appreciated stock to College of Arts and Science Advisory supporters. the University’s Orvis School of Nursing Board, a 1996 University President’s The Parents Fund generates money Major Gifts Program, an initiative Medalist and an active member of to improve the general educational seeking to raise $1 million in the next “Doctors’ Wives of Washoe County,” experience and quality of life for the year. and Robert Myles, a pioneer in internal student body. Future projects for the Their gift follows the 2003 Nevada medicine in Washoe County’s medical Parents Fund might include equipment State Legislature community, or the creation of student areas on and System have advanced campus. of Higher educational and Gifts from parents are an important Education’s community service vote of confidence in the quality of a plan to double projects since their University of Nevada, Reno education. enrollment arrival in Reno. He “We are tremendously appreciative of the parents and friends who have

at Nevada’s Photocourtesy ofMyles family taught at Orvis and seven nursing the Nevada School chosen to support the students of programs, of Medicine, and the university in this important and including his office employed meaningful way,” says Shannon Ellis, Orvis, the first Nevada’s first nurse vice president for student services. nursing school practitioner. At “Parents already do so much that their in Nevada. his retirement in generosity to this fund is heartening.” For more information, contact the The plan will 1990, the University Annual Giving Department at increase the Foundation 775-784-6622 or [email protected]. state’s ratio of 520 established an registered nurses endowed scholarship per 100,000 Dr. Robert and Jean Myles for nurse practitioners population, at the school. The Global view homas Friedman is known for his nearing the national average of 782 per family has also endowed scholarships straight talk about tough times and 100,000. at the University’s Reynolds School T global developments. The three-time “This is an excellent program,” says of Journalism, the Black Rock Press, Pulitzer Prize winner, columnist for The Jean Myles, who became acquainted Truckee Meadows Community College New York Times and best-selling author, with medicine during WWII. During and Washoe Medical Foundation. will be the 2005 University of Nevada, the wartime shortage of nurses, Jean The Orvis Major Gifts Program Reno Foundation Banquet Speaker, was among the many teenagers has three goals: $500,000 for student presented by the Whittemore Family recruited to work in hospitals as nurses’ scholarships, $300,000 for a nursing Foundation on Sept. 16. aides. She met her future husband skills lab at the collaborative University Friedman’s book The World is Flat has at Palo Alto Hospital, and worked as of Nevada, Reno-TMCC Redfield been on top of The Times’ best-seller list. a histology technician while Myles Campus and $200,000 for the Orvis Friedman explains, “What I mean when completed his medical and residency Nursing Clinic, the state’s only nurse- I say that the world is flat is that a whole training at Stanford, McGill and managed primary-care clinic for set of technologies and political events Duke University hospitals. In 1958 the disadvantaged and at-risk individuals. converged—including the fall of the family moved to Reno, where Robert As Jean Myles notes, “The goal is to Berlin Wall, the rise of the Internet, the Myles opened his practice in internal make scholarships accessible to nursing diffusion of the Windows operating sys- medicine. students in the nation’s fastest-growing tem, the creation of a global fiber-optic “Our gift will create a living state. However, advanced education and network and the creation of interoper- memorial, an endowment that will research is vitally important. We hope able software applications, which made ensure that scholarships for nurses at that some of the nursing students will it very easy for people all over the world Orvis will continue in perpetuity,” Jean use their education to become nurse to work together. That leveled the play- ing field.” Myles says. “The Myles scholarships are practitioners and nurse educators.” To learn more, contact University open to students from Nevada and the To support the gifts program, call Events at 775-784-4831 or adjacent California counties, especially Shari Netzel at (775) 784-6977. [email protected].

24 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS New approaches aimed to better serve alumni

Dear Nevada Alumni and Friends, lthough campus may seem quiet this time of year, the Nevada Alumni Association is staying busy with many chapter events throughout the association Asummer, including an Emeriti Faculty reception, Pack Picnics on the Quad, INSIDE chapter events and three KUNR Jazz Brunches sponsored by the Association at ◗ President’s message the Nevada Museum of Art. We invite you, your family and friends to take part in ◗ Attend an Association event all of our upcoming activities. For a complete listing of events, please visit our Web site at www.unr. ◗ Alumni chapter updates edu/alumni. ◗ Membership News Not only is summer a busy time of year but this past spring also had many exciting activities in ◗ New benefi t partner conjunction with Commencement. My last letter ◗ Meet your Alumni Council touched on the four priorities of the Nevada Alumni Association and student outreach has been a major ◗ Pack At Work • Washoe County ity of nevada focus the last several months. If we are going to be an

rs eff ective organization when students graduate, the Association needs to reach out to our future alumni and engage them while they are on campus. There are several ways we are striving to accomplish this goal. First, the Alumni Association

unive has a new presence on campus with 20 pole banners hung around the Quad and the Student Services Building. The banners promote our organization as well as alumni upcoming events. When planning activities for students, such as Graduation Celebration, the Association works with student leaders and Flipside Productions, Nevada’s student programming board, to create events the student body will enjoy. Coming soon Finally, we are looking for alumni to host a Dinner with a Pack of Wolves event for junior and senior students with the same major. The program connects students with alumni and community leaders in their fi eld of study. This is The Nevada an excellent way for alumni to give back and help students meet potential Alumni Association employers or possible mentors prior to graduation. If you are interested in assisting with student outreach programs or announces its newly participating in any of the events I have mentioned, please call the Nevada Alumni Association at (775) 784-6620 or toll free at (888) NV-ALUMS. redesigned Web

SSincerely,incerely, site at www.unr. edu/alumni coming

Amy J. Carothers ‘01 in August 2005. It will Director of Alumni Relations be more interactive with up-to-date information on chapters, events and programs.

Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 25 FROM THE NEVADA ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Dear Nevada Alumni, s Amy mentioned in her letter, the Alumni Association Ahas many exciting activities happening this summer and fall. One series of events I would like to highlight are the Pack Picnics on the Quad. If you have not yet attended one of these, now is the perfect time to start. For fi ve weeks beginning July 6 there will be a picnic each Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. Bring your dinner and folding chairs, and enjoy live music, free snacks and activities for the kids. My family and I hope to see you on campus for these wonderful evening events. I would also like to invite all our alumni back to the University for Homecoming association 2005. This is a special time of year when our alumni are welcomed home to their alma mater. Activities begin Tuesday, Oct. 4, and conclude Saturday, Oct. 8. For a complete schedule of events, please visit our Web site at www.unr.edu/alumni. Finally, I would like to welcome the May 2005 graduates into our family. They join a very prestigious group of Nevada alumni who carry with them wonderful memories and hold a special place in their hearts for this great University no mat- ter how near or far they are from campus. If you are a recent graduate and live in northern Nevada, I encourage you to get involved with the Young Alumni Chapter. This group is one of our most ac- tive chapters and can help keep you connected to the University. There are also WASHINGTON, D.C. CHAPTER ity of nevada many other college and regional chapters available for all alumni to participate in, depending on your interests. For more information, please visit our Web site or call March Madness rs the Nevada Alumni Association at (775) 784-6620 or (888) NV-ALUMS. in D.C.! Top: Sincerely, Alumnus Greg Stanford (‘98 Political Science) says it all. Right: unive Mike Klaich ‘82 Alumnus Clint President, Nevada Alumni Council alumni Crookshanks (‘93 Mechanical Engineering) sports his fi nest Pack clothing.

bers-at-large Joanne Botsford, may be reserved by calling the Chapter President Mui Ngu and University Club Jim Dunseath, Dorothy Good, Nevada Alumni Association at Director of the Offi ce of Inter- Larry Kirk • [email protected] Jack Goetz, Al Harman, Neil D. (888) NV ALUMS. national Students and Scholars The University Club has Humphrey, Jerrie Marson, Mar- In late October, the Washing- Susan Bender. had a busy year, with monthly cedes Parsons and Fritz Ryser. ton, D.C., chapter will co-host, One hundred and twenty- luncheon and dinner meetings, with the Nevada State Soci- three international students speakers, trips and mystery ety, a Nevada Day reception. from 31 countries are expected dinners. We are a unique group Washington, D.C., Details will be announced in to graduate in spring and sum- within the alumni organiza- Chapter September. To volunteer on the mer 2005, and 18 percent of all tion: you do not have to be an Ronda Brown • [email protected] planning committee, please call Ph.D. graduates are international alumnus to join. Membership In March, area alumni gath- Ronda Brown at (703) 979-1006. students. The International consists of alumni, retired staff ered twice at the Crystal City Alumni Chapter plans to orga- and faculty and friends of the Sports Pub, a.k.a “Lawlor East,” nize a summer social event this university. A large portion of our to cheer the men’s basketball International Chapter August. membership consists of retired team as it advanced to the Susan Bender • [email protected] Washoe County School District second round of the NCAA bas- The International Alumni staff and faculty. ketball tournament. While the Chapter, Offi ce of International CABNR Update In addition to the fellowship, loss to top-ranked Illinois was a Students and Scholars and Ne- Jason Geddes • [email protected] our main objective is providing disappointment, the Pack pride vada Alumni Association hosted In April, at our annual meet- scholarships for students at the of gathered alumni was evident a special reception for graduat- ing, we recognized two mem- University. Last year, three $500 to all, especially the Illinois fans. ing international students and bers of Nevada’s agricultural scholarships were awarded. The chapter will be having its departing international scholars community, John McLain of Offi cers are President Larry fi fth annual baseball outing at on May 11. Remarks were made Carson City’s Resource Con- Kirk, Vice President Pera Daniels, RFK stadium, Saturday, Sept. 10, by University Vice Provost Wil- cepts, Inc. and former dean of Secretary Margo Daniels, Trea- at 1:20 p.m. when the Washing- liam Cathey, Alumni Association the College Dale Bohmont. surer Sue McDowell, Reserva- ton Nationals play the Atlanta Vice President for Finance Joel The Friends of the College Chapter Updates Chapter tions Elaine Moser and mem- Braves. Tickets are limited, but Cryer, International Alumni of Agriculture, Biotechnology

26 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER ATTEND AN ALUMNI A few of the 2005 international graduates pose at reception ASSOCIATION EVENT! hosted by the International JULY Alumni Chapter, Office of International Students and 17 KUNR Jazz Brunch Sponsored by the Scholars, and Nevada Alumni Nevada Alumni Association • 11 a.m. — Nevada Museum of Art Association on May 11. First row: Vincentia Owusu-Amankonah, 20 Pack Picnic on the Quad • 6 p.m. Esther Amankonah, Ziqian — University of Nevada Quad Wang (child), Min Li (mother). 23 Nevada Alumni Council Meeting • 9 a.m. Second Row: Reika Fujimoto, — Engineering Lab Center Pinar Cobanoglu, Fay Beebee, Frank Amankonah, Thorunn 24 Fallon Alumni Chapter Mystery Bus Snorradottir, Mui P. Ngu. Third Dinner •3:45 p.m., $50 per person — Round row: Jaspreet Kaur, Haiwen Table Pizza, Raley’s Shopping Center Yang, Jan Carstens, Carsten 27 Pack Picnic on the Quad • 6 p.m. Schubert, Lutz Hofmann, Susan — University of Nevada Quad Bender, Zaneta Janiczak.

AUGUST CABNR CHAPTER 3 Pack Picnic on the Quad • 6 p.m. John McLain, — University of Nevada Quad CABNR’s 4 Wolf Pack Athletics comes to Las Vegas • “Outstanding 6:30 p.m. — Bahama Breeze Agriculturalist,” 21 KUNR Jazz Brunch Sponsored by the accepts his Nevada Alumni Association • 11 a.m. award from — Nevada Museum of Art Jason Geddes, ’90 Biochemistry, ’95 Environmental SEPTEMBER Health & Safety. 9 Nevada Alumni Association and AAUN Tailgate Party • 5 p.m. — Lombardi Grass GOLDEN REUNION Area From left: Clair Earl, ’55 Chemistry, shows Annette Nevada Football vs. Washington State Mohr, ’56 Home Economics, and Hans Mohr, ’55 University • 7 p.m. — Mackay Stadium Electrical Engineering, a picture of his family at the 10 Washington, D.C., Alumni Chapter Class of 1955’s Golden Reunion in May. Nationals Baseball Game and Tailgate Party • 1:30 p.m. — RFK Stadium and Natural Resources honored chapter, which welcomes the which benefits the scholarship, 17 Pack Tracks Travel Departure — Journey to the South Pacific McLain as Nevada’s “Outstand- college’s alumni, friends and sup- into the main tailgating area this ing Agriculturalist.” Bohmont porters as members. year. Playing for the parade from Nevada Alumni Association and AAUN Tailgate Party • 5 p.m. — Lombardi Grass was honored with a “Lifetime the sidewalk worked out so well Area Achievement” award for his long- last year that we plan to do this Alumni Band Chapter Nevada Football vs. UNLV • 7 p.m. term commitment to Nevada Kiara Wolf • [email protected] again this year. As always, our — Mackay Stadium agriculture. Bohmont served as biggest challenge is staying in Dawn Miller • [email protected] 24 Nevada Football vs. Colorado State • dean of the College of Agriculture The John Montgomery Memo- touch with members. Please join TBA — Ft. Collins, Colorado for nearly 20 years, coming to rial Scholarship has reached us this year. Nevada in 1963. If you would like more infor- endowment level. This is thanks OCTOBER New board members were to donations from band alumni mation on the alumni band, formally welcomed, with Jason and the tireless efforts of many would like to be registered as 1 Nevada Football vs. San Jose State • 1:05 p.m. — San Jose, California Geddes as president. Tom Cates, people, especially Tracy Ruben an alumni band member, would Darlene Dougherty and Gail Darue and Ross Waltz. Ross will like to receive the alumni band 4 Homecoming Scholarship Reception • 6 p.m. — Morrill Hall Alumni Center Kosach were also sworn in. be helping set up the guidelines e-newsletter or need to up- In May, we held a baseball for awarding this scholarship. date your information, you can 6 Homecoming Gala • 6 p.m. Cocktails, 7 p.m. Program — Circus Circus Reno tailgate with the Fallon Alumni The Alumni Band is look- contact either Kiara Wolf, (702) Chapter. A July 13 barbecue ing forward to participating in 399-4140, [email protected] 7 Homecoming Office Decorating Contest • 8 a.m. — University of Nevada Campus featured Wolf Pack Meats, from Homecoming 2005. This will be or Amy Carothers, University of the University’s meat-processing our ninth year. Each year there are Nevada, Reno Alumni Association Homecoming Poker Tournament • TBA — Circus Circus Reno facility. new faces and new spaces. We at (888) NV-ALUMS or e-mail at Please consider becoming a hope to move our tailgate party, [email protected]. Homecoming Pack the Little Wal’ Event • member of this very productive 6 p.m. — Little Waldorf Saloon 8 Nevada Alumni Association and AAUN Tailgate Party • 11 a.m. — Lombardi Grass For any updates or to participate in alumni chapters’ events, please visit Area Homecoming Football Game – Nevada vs. Idaho • 1:05 p.m. — Mackay Stadium www.unr.edu/alumni Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 27 membership news FROM THE NEVADA ALUMNI MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP TASK FORCE

elcome to the new Alumni Association Membership WNews section of the Nevada Silver and Blue magazine. Current Membership The information you will fi nd on these pages has been Lifetime Members: 113 designed to help keep current members informed about how they benefi t from their membership, highlight new Annual Members: 746 benefi ts and news that may be of interest to our members. If you still have not joined the Association, we hope this section will encourage you to become a member today. Online Community Stay connected with your friends. Your memories. Your Online Community Users: 1,829 place. Through the Nevada Alumni Association. Class with the most users: 1998

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How Do I Become a Member? unive Visit the Nevada Alumni Association’s Web site at WhereWhere dodo mymy MembershipMembership FeesFees Go?Go? alumni www.unr.edu/alumni or call (888) NV-ALUMS. Your membership fees help support the events, programs and services the Nevada Alumni Association Become a Chapter Member Today! provides for alumni and friends of the University. Don’t forget you can become a member of Nevada Alumni Association chapters also! Joining a chapter will automatically Annual Membership add you to its e-mail distribution and mailing lists. One year free to new graduates (within the past 12 months) Chapters without Annual Membership Dues $35 annual member Alumni Band $50 joint annual members Alumni College $25 annual senior member* Black Chapter $40 joint annual senior member* Fallon Chapter $40 associate/friend member International Chapter $50 associate/friend joint annual members Sacramento Chapter Seattle/Tacoma Chapter Lifetime Membership and Payment Plans Southern Nevada Chapter ◗ Individual Lifetime University Studies Abroad Consortium Chapter $600 in-full payment or $220/year for three years Washington, D.C. Chapter ◗ Joint Lifetime Young Alumni Chapter (Truckee Meadows Area) $750 in-full payment or $275/year for three years ◗ Senior Lifetime Chapters with Annual Membership Dues $500 in-full payment or $175/year for three years* stay connected $15/per chapter ◗ Joint Senior Lifetime Alumni and Friends of the College of Agriculture, Natural $600 in-full payment or $220/year for three years* Resources and Biotechnology ◗ Associate/Friend Lifetime to your friends, College of Business Administration Alumni Association $600 in-full payment or $220/year for three years Alumni & Friends of the Reynolds School of Journalism ◗ Associate/Friend Joint Lifetime University Club ($15 single, $20 couple) $750 in-full payment or $275/year for three years your place, Southern California Chapter ($10 membership) *Senior member defi ned as 65 years of age and older your memories.

28 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 BENEFITS FOR Meet your Nevada Alumni Council CARD-CARRYING MEMBERS Please remember we are always adding new business partners so visit our Web site at www.unr.edu/alumni for the most up-to-date list of benefi ts.

• Discounted admission to select Alumni Association events • Discounted Wolf Pack Athletics season tickets. • 10% discount on apparel at the ASUN Bookstore • Free services from the Career Development Offi ce unive rsity of nevada • Enterprise Rent-A-Car discounts • $75 Kaplan Test Prep courses for alumni members and immediate family association • 10% discount at J.J.’s Pie Co • Discounted tickets to Wild Island Family Adventure Park • Free glass of the “featured Wine The Nevada Alumni Council is a 28-member volunteer board made up of alumni from diverse of the Month” with entrée at the backgrounds, majors and regions. Members of the Council focus on engaging alumni, students Cactus Creek Bar and Grille in the University of Nevada Alumni Association • (775) 784-6620 • (888) NV-ALUMS and friends of the university through marketing and membership initiatives, student outreach, Bonanza Casino volunteer involvement and community outreach. The full board meets quarterly and executive • 10% discount on parts and www.unr.edu/alumni offi cers meet monthly. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact the Nevada accessories at Bicycle Warehouse Alumni Association at (775) 784-6620 or (888) NV-ALUMS or visit www.unr.edu/alumni and to fi ll out a nomination form online. ■ (From left) Back row: Caroline McIntosh-Hilton, Roger Diedrichsen, • 10% Discount at Eclipse Running James Conkey, George Hardaway, Leonard Woheltz, Carlos Ledon, Julie Ardito, Patrick Martinez, • $49 New membership enrollment at Jack Goetz. Middle row: Wendy Damonte, Scott Barnes, Doug Byington (parliamentarian), Paul Double Diamond Athletic Club Nannini, Joel Cryer, Mike Klaich. Bottom row: Marilyn Ryder, Lisa Lyons, Jo Ann Elston, Dawn Etcheverry-Miller, Roberta Bibee, Cindy Buchanan, Mary Harmon. Not pictured: Kelly Bland, Randy • 10% off mechanical work and whole Brown, Todd Cabral, Jeff Champagne, Steve Trunday, Chris Vargas, Charlie Walsh and Kiara Wolf. price tires at Reno Vulcanizing • Discounted admission to the National Automobile Museum, The Harrah Collection • 10% Discount at Whitehall Lane Wineries www.unr.edu/alumni • Buy one beer at regular price and get one free or buy a large pizza at the regular price and get a pitcher of Pabst Blue Ribbon for free at New Member Benefi t Partner! Pub ‘N Sub • 10% Discount at Blue Oyster Pearls • $12.99 plus tax for a lube, oil and Sierra Pacifi c Federal Credit Union fi lter at Firestone — 5890 South The Alumni Association is excited to welcome Sierra Pacifi c Federal Virginia St. • Discounted relocation services Credit Union (SPFCU) as from Valley North American Transportation Services a new business partner. • 10% off regular price bottles and 15% off regular-priced cases at Members of the Association Whispering Vine Company are encouraged to join • Sierra Pacifi c Federal Credit Union SPFCU and take advantage membership • 15% discount at Great Earth of the excellent customer service and programs they off er. Vitamins • 10% discount at La Quinta Inn and Visit www.unr.edu/alumni for more information on this new partner. La Quinta Inn Suites

Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 29 University of Nevada school spirit is prevalent throughout Washoe County with nearly 10% of the workforce being graduates of the university. The graduates range from the late 1950s to the present. Graduates shown in the picture include: Listed from the bottom to the top: Bryan Tyre, Jeff Baring, Jim Lopey, Anna Heenan, Joanne Morrison, John Keesee, Chris Benedict, Meredith Mayeroff, Cory Sobrio, Chris Matthews, Mimi Fujii-Strickler, Dick Gammick, Katie O’Dea, Jennifer Budge, Phil Ulibarri, Karen Mullen, Dennis Baalam, Pat Dolan, Vahid Behmaram, Wendy Bennett, Kimberly Pottle, Ruth Atwell, Mike Wolterbeek, Stephanie Perry, Kelley McGowan, Lisa Oakden Winans, Jennifer Howell, Jeanne Ruefer, Debbie Lambeth, Paul Orphan, Corey Solferino, Angela Dottie, Nancy Kerns Cummins, Mary Ann Repogle, Mayla Walcuff Kent, Jori Trimbell, Mary Crawley June, Vallin Barry, Randy VanHoozer, Melony Elam, Tom Troutman, Stephen Shipman, Connie Campbell, Janet Ford, Steve Kutz, Mark Johnson, George Gaynor, Shannon Fisher, Arleen Henton, Tracey Hilton, Chris Schaupp, Debby Dahlstrom, Grace Fujii, Parporn Metharom, Linda O’Brien, Lori Piccinini, Marilyn Matylinsky, Cecily Small, Sheri Mendez, Darlene Hale Frazer, Kathy Garcia, Lisa Gianoli, Ginny Sutherland, Emily Lee, Sharon Campbell, Kiersten Beck, Carol Buonanoma, Jean Ely, Nancy Sbragia, Chad Giesinger, Susan Hansen, John Faulkner, Pam Fine, Joanne Ray, Jeanne Harris, Julie Faulkner, Mike Murray, Eric Broten, Kathy Carter, Julie Paholke, Roger Pelham, Craig Petersen, Suzanne Dugger, Meg Price, Steve Clement, Marsha Cardinal, Holly Mcgee. Not Pictured: Katy Singlaub, Michelle Kling, Kelli Seals, Sue Burkhamer, Jim Jeppson, Maryann Ryan, Enid Coulston, Greg Belancio, Tony McMillen.

30 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 AlumniNews ROOM AT THE TOP Mary Mentaberry heads a national organization…from campus By John Wheeler n the history of the University, Mary Mentaberry may have trav- Ieled the shortest distance to head PhotoJeanby Dixon a national organization. From her third-floor office, across from Juniper Hall, looking out across Virginia Street, she has a clear view of Frand- sen Humanities, where she was an English major more than three de- cades ago. Last October, Mentaberry was named executive director of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, an organiza- tion for which she has worked since its relocation to Reno in 1969. “I was a student at the University looking for a summer job,” she says. “My roommate was working at the National Judicial College and heard about this organization starting up here.” Thirty-six years after joining the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Mentaberry signed on as a stu- as a student worker, Mary Mentaberry is now its executive director. dent worker, becoming just the sec- ond employee at the council’s new “That bowl was a football stadium,” she recalls. “It was Reno headquarters, following its relocation from Chicago. an old Coliseum-style structure with pillars and white Now, she heads an organization that has 117 employees in seats all around. It was really something.” three cities and an annual budget of about $22 million. She The journey to executive director has not been without has done what most only dream of: taking a student job challenges. Mentaberry recalls “a lot of hard years,” filled and parlaying it into a CEO position. with work and travel. Being a woman didn’t make things “I’ve had the great fortune of having wonderful col- any easier. leagues in the organization and many great mentors,” she “I’ve had to work twice as hard,” she says. “I think men says. “I’ve also had opportunities come my way that I’ve have been given more opportunities, although that is not shied away from because those opportunities also changing. My first business trip, I was the only female on extended challenges. I was never one to walk away and the plane. It was not unusual to go into a meeting and be say, ‘I don’t want to do that.’ I always look for a way to get the only woman. Today, it’s a complete sea change from things done.” what it was. I think my daughters will see the benefits of Mentaberry took four years off from the council while what we have grown. The world has evolved over the last raising her children. Together with her husband, Mike, 30 years.” she ran the Red and White Deli on Main Street in Quincy, Mentaberry says she’s especially excited to have the Calif. ability to make significant changes at the council based on “It was a big switch,” she says. “So, I’ve had business opportunities and potential she’s observed while moving training in that sense – very entrepreneurial in nature.” up the ladder. Mike graduated from the University’s school of journal- “Now, with the support of the senior managers and the ism. Three of their four children have attended the Univer- board, we are able to put some of those things in place,” sity, with the third a 2005 graduate. she says. “People are motivated to make positive change, so Mentaberry has fond memories of life on campus in it’s wonderful.” the 1960s, when basketball games were played in the “old To learn more about the National Council of Juvenile and gym” and football was played in the area where the Reyn- Family Court Judges, visit www.ncjfcj.org. olds School of Journalism is now located.

Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 31 AlumniNews Class Chat Lynn Orphan (’78 Robin Joyce’s (’83 Lucas joins his 2 1/2-year- 60s Civil Engineering) Journalism) advertising old sister, Lily Hannelore. Theodoore H. Moore was inaugurated as firm, Joyce & Associates, The family resides in (’60 Business) placed president of the Water recently celebrated its Las Vegas where Ingrid fourth in the 2004 USA Environment Federation 30th anniversary. Joyce is the communications Track and Field Pacific in October 2004. She is & Associates has man- director for the Regional Megawalk 10k. Moore, only the third woman to aged accounts ranging Transportation Commis- vice president and an serve as president of the from hotel/casinos and sion of Southern Nevada investment officer at organization, a national retail to hospitals and and Marc is an owner of Wachovia Securities, is and international not- political campaigns. Nevada Window Tinting 2. one of the nation’s elite Jane Tors for-profit technical and (‘82 Journalism) racewalkers and has educational organiza- Kevin Brunson (’87 Cheryl (Bauer) placed in the top 10 in 12 tion based in Alexandria, Business Administration) Kondra (’95 Accounting) of his last 14 races. Va. was recently appointed was recently promoted an affiliate associate of to vice president internal 70s Steven Siegel (’79 Professional Insurance audit for the central divi- Geno Martini (’72 Renewable Natural Associates, Inc. sion of Harrah’s Enter- Physical Education) was Resources) joined Klein- tainment. In her new sworn in Feb. 22 as the felder, Inc. at its Reno Kim Tulman (’89 role, she will continue mayor of Sparks. The office as environmental Journalism) recently to lead internal audit Sparks native was ap- planning leader for the joined Estipona Vial- activities at Memphis pointed to the Sparks Nevada region. Siegel pando Partners as public Corporate and at City Council represent- spent 26 years at Sierra relations director. With Harrah’s properties in ing Ward 3 in July 1999. Pacific Power Company, 13 years in the local Mississippi, Louisiana Kevin Brunson He was re-elected in first in a generalized healthcare industry, she and Indiana. Cheryl and (’87 Business June 2001 and again range of environmen- most recently served as her family, Jeff Kondra Administration) in November 2004. He tal disciplines and marketing specialist at (‘95 Criminal Justice) and was elected Mayor Pro eventually specializing Washoe Medical Center. 2-year-old son Tyler, will Tem by the City Council in biological issues, remain in Memphis. in July 2003 and served permit acquisition and in that capacity until compliance. Siegel is 90s David Akers (’95 Heather Tryon February. a frequent author and Journalism) was awarded presenter of articles (’91 Accounting) was a master of fine arts named senior analyst at Rayona Sharpnack and papers in utility, degree in script and Meridian Business Advi- (’73 Physical Education) educational, scientific screenwriting in May sors (MBA), a northern has been appointed to and wildlife publications from Regent University Nevada firm specializing the Women’s Leadership and workshops. He also in Virginia Beach, Va. in business valuation, Board at the Kennedy attends many training David, his wife Richelle litigation support, School at Harvard Uni- courses and seminars and two children will be forensic accounting, versity. As founder and ranging from scientific moving to Burbank, Calif. Kim Tulman economic analysis and CEO of the Institute for specialties to interper- (’89 Journalism) gaming analysis. Tryon Women’s Leadership sonal skills and manage- Kay Ko (’97 Bio- has more than 15 years headquartered in Red- ment. chemistry) was hired of experience as a certi- wood City, Calif., Rayona by the certified public fied public accountant, has been training women accounting firm of specializing in financial leaders throughout the 80s Kafoury, Armstrong & Jane Tors (‘82 Jour- reporting and consult- United States, Canada Co as a staff accountant. nalism) has been named ing, business valuations, and Australia for the In her position, Ko will executive director of forensic accounting, past 15 years. With this assist with audits and tax public relations for the litigation and expert- appointment to the WLB, preparation for govern- University of Nevada, witness testimony. she will be able to make mental and nonprofit Reno. She was previ- an even larger global entities. Prior to joining ously public relations Ingrid (Yocum) impact in advancing Kafoury, Ko worked as a director for Estipona Reisman (’94 Journalism) women leaders across joint-venture accountant Vialpando Partners, an and her husband Marc business, government, for International Game Rayona Sharpnack advertising and public announce the birth of education and the not- Technology in Reno. (’73 Physical Education) relations agency in Reno. their second child, Lucas for-profit sector. Haryln, born March 26. Continues on page 34

32 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 AlumniNews Wolf Pack banks on Zive to know the score By John Wheeler plete surprise to him. ankruptcy. It’s one of those words – like “cancer” – that “It’s peer recognition that’s very flattering,” he says. “It’s totally Bpeople generally don’t want to hear. confidential. It’s not something you apply for. There are about “Most people, including lawyers, roll their eyes to the back of 630 members of the college.” their heads,” says Gregg Zive (’67 Journalism), Chief U.S. bank- Zive serves in one of the busiest bankruptcy districts in the ruptcy judge for the District of Nevada. country and has presided over some huge cases. He recalls one But Zive is not only fascinated by bankruptcy, he’s also good particular day when he was adjudicating Chapter 11 reorganiza- at adjudicating it. In March, he was inducted as a Fellow of the tions for both the Pegasus Mining Corporation and the Strato- American College of Bankruptcy, an honor that came as a com- sphere Hotel & Casino. During the lunch hour, he settled a case for an individual debtor for $50 a month for a year. “So I did a $600 settlement in between two cases that added up to $1 billion between them,” he says. “I enjoy that variety.” Despite mind-boggling amounts of paper- PhotoJeanby Dixon work – he recalls a huge construction company bankruptcy case that had more than 17,000 claims – Zive, who graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame Law School, gets the job done with the help of just two part-time law clerks and a judicial assistant. How does he do it? “I read a lot,” he says, pointing to a large stack of papers on his desk. “That’s what I do.” It’s not all he does. Over the years, Zive has been enthusiastically involved in the University. He’s a past chairman of the University Foundation, past president of the Alumni Association and past president of the University Club. He has received both the President’s Medal and the Alumni As- sociation Service Award for his efforts. “It’s been rewarding and fun,” he says. “I’ve met wonderful people and you feel as though you’re making some sort of contribution.” As a federal judge, he’s no longer allowed to be involved in fundraising, but that’s not an issue with respect to his longest-standing University role: scorekeeper for the Wolf Pack basketball team. “In 1976, there was an opening to keep the scorebook and I’ve been doing it ever since,” he says. Zive works the games alongside several other well-known University folks, including Brian Whalen, assistant vice president, emeritus, Facili- ties Management, who runs the scoreboard, and Jim Gardner of Gardner Engineering, who runs the clock. “Most of us have been doing it around 30 years,” Zive says. “It’s fascinating. You can hear the coaches. You feel like you’re involved in the game. It’s a great diversion from the reality of this job.”

Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Gregg Zive, Wolf Pack basketball’s official scorer for nearly 30 years, has attended about 800 Pack men’s and women’s basketball games.

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Juan A. Varela (’98 eral Studies) announce assistant coach for the Chemical Engineer- the birth of their second 00s women’s volleyball pro- Armando Gonzales ing) graduated from child, Clair Elizabeth gram from 1997 to 1998 (’00 Education) was General Electric’s Edison Daily, on Sept. 1, 2004. before joining Molten promoted to produc- Engineering Program. USA. tion line supervisor at He is currently a senior Erica (Zideck) Crum- International Game engineer for the chemis- ley (’99 Elementary Edu- Wayne Klomp (’01 Technology. try services department cation) and her husband, Geology) joined Jones in GE Energy’s nuclear Newton Hunt Crumley Vargas of Reno as a Mike Kopicko (’00 business at the GE Val- III, announce the birth of summer law clerk. His re- Marketing) has been lecitos Nuclear Center in their first child, Newton sponsibilities include con- named associate man- Sunol, Calif. Hunt Crumley IV. He was ducting legal research, ager, new technology Heather Tryon born Sept. 17, 2004, and drafting documents and marketing at Oncology (’91 Accounting) Jon Walker (’98 is a sixth-generation Ne- correspondence and as- Therapeutic Network in Geography) recently vadan. The family resides sisting with routine legal South San Francisco. In started US Geomatics, in Reno. and administrative duties. his five years with OTN, in Reno. The company Klomp recently com- Mike has held positions specializes in the devel- Marcelo Pimentel pleted his second year at in the sales and service opment and implemen- (’99 Philosophy) was the University of Nevada, departments. tation of geographic chosen as Orange Las Vegas Boyd School of information systems, County’s top community Law. His law school activi- Jason Sterrett (’02 land surveys, maps and college teacher of 2006. ties include contributing Recreation) has been Web-related technology The Orange County su- to the Law Journal, work- appointed president of strategies. perintendent and mem- ing as a teaching assistant Sparks-based Molten bers of the local media for research and writing USA, an international Craig Daily (’99 Busi- surprised Pimentel with courses and serving as manufacturer of inflat- ness Administration) the news in the middle president of the Environ- able athletic balls. Kay Ko and his wife Joanna of one of his philosophy mental Law Society. (’97 Biochemistry) Sterrett served as an (Kingsley) Daily (’01 Gen- classes.

34 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 AlumniNews PhotoJeanby Dixon

Last October, Maureen Mullarky joined another University graduate, Dr. Susan Desmond- Hellmann, on Fortune magazine’s list of the 15 highest- paid women in business. Change of direction CAREER SHIFT PAYS OFF FOR IGT FINANCIAL CHIEF

By John Wheeler could tell that it was up and coming.” resh out of the University of Texas, armed Signing on at the fledgling gaming-machine with a degree in geology, Maureen company proved a smart move for Mullarkey, F Mullarkey’s career path seemed set in who, last year, was included in Fortune magazine’s 1981. But, while working as an analyst in the oil list of the 15 highest paid women in business. industry in Denver, she made the decision to “We were growing from a small company into “retool” herself. a large one,” she says. “That environment was “I decided to change careers and go into busi- one where they needed all hands on deck, if you ness,” she recalls. “The price of oil was below $20 will, and a lot of opportunities came my way. I for a very long time, so it was hard. I found myself also benefited from the mentorship of Tom Baker, underutilized professionally.” who is our outgoing chairman. He and I have In 1987, she enrolled in the MBA program in the worked closely over the years and that’s been University’s College of Business Administration. great.” “I was changing careers, and they gave me the Now executive vice president, chief financial right tools to pursue what has turned out to be a officer and treasurer for IGT, Mullarkey’s staff of six very successful career in finance,” she says. includes three University graduates – Eric Vetter, Raised in an Irish-Catholic family in the Chicago Sandy Schulze and Rayleen Cudworth. suburbs, Mullarkey and her two brothers learned “It’s a terrific team of people,” she says. early to deal with adversity. Although Mullarkey works long hours as part “We lost our mom as kids, so we all had to go of IGT’s executive team, she makes time for com- into survival mode, which I think builds charac- munity service, including the boards of the Ne- ter,” she says. “It defines people, especially when vada Museum of Art and the Reno Philharmonic it happens at an early age.” as well as the 2006 chair for the American Heart While attending the University, Mullarkey Association’s Go Red Luncheon. She also enjoys drove by International Game Technology each the outdoors and music. day on her way to classes. It made an impression. “My brothers used to say, ‘Do you want the “I thought, ‘I want to work for that company,’” ball, or do you want to be on the sidelines?’” she she says. “I started keeping track of IGT news and says. “I want the ball.”

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Evelyn Hazel (Gault) Capurro (’30 Mathematics) was active in many civic organizations, including died Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at Saint Mary’s Regional the Rebekah Lodge of the Adah Chapter of the Medical Center after a brief illness. She was 94. Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution, Capurro was born in Reno on Feb. 21, 1910, and Sparks Heritage Foundation, Nevada Genealogical most recently lived in a home built with her late Society, Sparks Republican Women, Truckee husband John on a portion of the Gault family ranch Meadows Community Concerts Association, Reno in Sparks. A third-generation Nevadan, she lived in High School Alumni and University of Nevada, Reno northern Nevada her entire life. After graduating Alumni Association. from Reno High School in 1926, she attended the University of Nevada, graduating with honors in 1930 Frances Ella Crumley, (‘34 Journalism) born Aug. with a degree in mathematics and a teaching cre- 11, 1913, in San Francisco, Calif., died May 8, 2005. She dential. She taught one year at Dayton High School was 91. and spent several years at Northside and Billinghurst When she was young, her parents, Frank Charles junior high schools. and Elsie Mary Smith, moved the family to Nevada. Evelyn and John met at a Valentine’s dance in 1935 They lived in various Nevada mining towns but and were married in June 1936. They lived in Reno ultimately settled in Lovelock where she graduated while John worked at Reno Motor Supply and South- from Pershing County High School. After college, she ern Pacific Railroad before starting a small dairy on worked for the Elko Independent and it was in Elko the family ranch on Wedekind Road in north Sparks. where she met her future husband, Newton Hunt The dairy would later become Wildcreek Golf Course. Crumley. They were married in Reno in 1937. Evelyn and John had five sons. During their years in Elko, Crumley supported Capurro enjoyed literature, writing, travel and Newton in his hotel, ranching and gun-club opera- classical music, but her real love was family. She was tions and through his World War II duty with the U.S. a 50-year member of the Emmanuel First Baptist Army Air Corps. She was a national champion in trap Church in Sparks, where she attended weekly shooting. In 1957, the family moved to Reno when Elderberry Sunday School and church services. She Newton bought the Holiday Hotel. In 1962, following

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Newton’s death, she briefly assumed management of Timothy Paul Sullivan (’50 Electrical Engineer- the hotel, handling its sale. ing) died in Schenectady, N.Y., on Jan. 21, 2005. She was the first female to serve on the boards Sullivan was born in Virginia City in 1919, but grew of directors of Harrah’s and Sierra Pacific Power up in Reno. He learned to ski in the Sierra Nevada Company. She was a devoted wife, wonderful and and served in an Army ski troop unit during World supportive mother and grandmother, sportswoman, War II on Kiska in the Aleutians, in the Signal Corps on bridge player and patron of the arts. She served on Okinawa and in Korea and Japan. He worked for Gen- the University of Nevada School of Medicine Advisory eral Electric until retirement in 1987. Subsequently, Board from 1972 to 1976. In 1975, she received the he traveled the world as a consultant to electric Distinguished Nevadan Award from the University of motorized-wheel-repair shops, and was respected Nevada. She was one of the first honorees in the Ne- for his skill, integrity and good humor. vada Women’s Fund Hall of Fame and was a long-time Between his graduation from Reno High School supporter of the annual Sigma Nu Crumley Dinner, in 1937 and WWII, Sullivan worked as a locomotive founded by Newton’s parents 76 years ago. fireman on the Southern Pacific, and during his university years served as a reserve captain in the Myrtle (Cox) Sheehan (’37 French and Spanish) Nevada National Guard. died in May 2002 after a brief illness. She was 86. Sullivan was co-founder with his wife of the Cystic Born into an Irish immigrant family that settled in Fibrosis Association of Erie County, Penn. In New eastern central Nevada in the 1800s, she grew up on York, he repaired tape players for the blind with GE a ranch near Eureka, Nev., and was the first person in Retiree Volunteers, volunteered as an instructor in her family to attend college. the Handicapped Ski Program at Windham, N.Y., vis- She spoke with gratitude of her undergraduate ited heart surgery patients with Mended Hearts and education at the University and how it opened to her cooked for and served meals to the homeless with the worlds of literature and knowledge. In addition to Welcome Table at his church. majors in Spanish and French, she minored in English and history. Arleen Otto, professor emeritus, died April 24, After college she began a distinguished teaching 2005, in Tempe, Ariz. She was 85. career that, with only a gap for the birth of a son, Otto served as a professor of home economics stretched over 40 years. After moving to La Mesa, from 1969 to 1985. Her career Calif., in the 1950s, she received a master’s degree was highlighted by the publica- in education from San Diego State University and tion of her book “New Design taught seventh grade until her retirement. That in Homemaking Programs in university also sent countless student teachers to her Junior High School.” The book classroom for mentoring. served as a valuable resource in In retirement, she fulfilled a dream of traveling to the 1960s for junior high school many of the places around the world that she first curriculum development across learned about years before as a college student in Reno. the nation. In her 16 years at the Univer- Lowell Collins Bernard (’48 Business Administra- sity she developed statewide tion) died March 14, 2005. programs for the physically Bernard was born in Yerington and graduated handicapped and pioneered from Carson City High School before attending the use of the UNITE system Stanford University, the University of Washington for updating home econom- Naval Reserve Officers’ Training program, Willamette ics teachers. She was also one University and the University of Nevada, Reno where of the faculty members who he received his bachelor of science degree in ac- brought the interdisciplinary Otto counting. He went on to become a certified public program of environmental studies into existence and accountant. Bernard and his wife Billie raised two taught in the program for several years. She directly children. supervised 138 vocational teachers in Nevada. Bernard’s 80 years were marked by remarkable Otto held many leadership roles throughout her accomplishments. He was pivotal in developing career, including serving as president of the Nevada gerontology and geriatric research, education and Home Economics Association from 1980 to 1982, outreach at the University of Nevada, Reno, leading a member of the National Future Homemakers of to the establishment of the Sanford Center for Aging. America Teacher Education Task Force and president On Feb. 11, 2004, Bernard received the first Sanford of the National Alumni Chapters of Omicon Nu, a Center for Aging “Living the Legacy” Award. Gover- home economics honor society. Upon retirement, nor Kenny Guinn proclaimed Feb. 11, 2004, as a day Otto returned to Whidbey Island, Wash. where she honoring Bernard. established West Highland White Terrier Kennel.

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By Jason Houston or 10 days in May, the Wolf Pack men’s basketball team F enjoyed a tour of Italy which served as both a cultural learning experience and an introduction to international basketball competition. The tour began after a 15-hour journey from the Reno- Tahoe International Airport to the Malpensa Airport, outside the city of Milan. The team, which included 11 players, coaches, support staff and spouses, toured Milan for a couple of hours before spending the fi rst evening at Lake Como. The following morning the team, along with a group of loyal Wolf Pack supporters who also made the trip, took a boat tour of Lake Como. The three-hour excur- sion included an hour stop in the village of Bellagio for sightseeing and shopping. UUponpon returningreturning toto port,port, thethe team headed for the Above: Gondola riding in Venice pre-game meal in are coach Josh Newman and his wife Amy with coach David Carter preparation for that and team trainer Shelly Germann. eevening’svening’s gamegame inin Top Right: Coach Carter leads the tthehe towntown ofof Codogno,Codogno, team in a huddle during a game. wwhichhich isis anan hour-and-hour-and- Right: Jermaine Washington enjoys aa-half-half busbus rideride fromfrom a ferry ride on Lake Como. Bottom Right: Nick LLakeake Como.Como. Fazekas signs autographs after a game. Verona, the next sstoptop onon thethe trip,trip, waswas

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the setting for Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The brief tour of the city included a stop at Juliet’s balcony, the most famous site in the city. The team spent the evening in the town of Udine after playing its second through Vatican City, which included How They Played game in as many nights. The next stop stops in the Sistene Chapel, St. Peter’s Basillica and St. Peter’s Square. The On its 10-day trip of Italy, the on the team’s Italian tour was the his- University of Nevada men’s basketball Colosseum and the Roman Forum were toric city of Venice. In Venice, the group team traveled from nearly one end other highlights for the group. took in a glass-blowing demonstration of the country to the other. The Wolf The group arrived in Reno on the at the Murano Glass Factory and spent Pack returned home 4-1 against its evening of May 29, more than 20 hours the next day and a half taking gondola international competition. cruises along the Grand Canal and din- after leaving Rome. It was a trip that the After dropping its fi rst game, 87-79 ing on pasta at outdoor cafes. Wolf Pack players, coaches and support- against Casal Pusterlengo, the Pack The city of Florence was next on the ers will not soon forget. ended the trip with four wins. One itinerary and it did not disappoint, es- The Pack’s trip, which former head day after its opening loss, Nevada pecially in the shopping and art catego- coach Trent Johnson started planning beat Gorizia 84-79 and followed with ries. Florence, a city founded in 59 B.C., shortly after being hired at Nevada, wins over the Lauderner Giants 89-71, was the birthplace of the Renaissance covered fi ve major cities and several Gloria Montecatini Terme 76-66 and movement and home to some of the small destinations along the way. The Prima Veroli, 122-108. most famous works of art in the world. trip would not have been possible with- Picking up where he left off in the The group enjoyed a city tour that out contributions from several people, 2004-05 season, Nick Fazekas led ended at the Galleria dell’Accademia, most notably the late George Basta, who the team posting at least 20 points home of Michelangelo’s statue of David. was one of the major contributors. in each game. Fazekas averaged Pisa, home to the world-famous “We are most grateful to those just over 24 points and 12 rebounds. Marcellus Kemp, who saw his fi rst leaning tower, was a favorite stop of the individuals who helped make this trip game action on the tour since tearing players. The trip to Pisa was brief, but the possible by their generosity,” says head his ACL last August, reached double players found plenty of time to take pic- coach Mark Fox. “This was a tremen- fi gures in four of the fi ve games. tures of each other holding up the tower. dous opportunity for our team to not After a four-hour bus trip, the team ar- only play basketball, but also to learn Game summaries are online at rived in Rome, the fi nal stop on the tour. about the history and culture of another nevadawolfpack.collegesports.com The group spent the last two days in country.” Italy taking in as many sights and shops as possible. The team took a guided tour

NevadaNevada SilverSilver && BlueBlue •• July/AugustJuly/August 20052005 39 PackTrack Football opener to be played on ESPN’s stage he Nevada Wolf Pack kicks off the 2005 football schedule this All-American, draws the bulk of fall with a national television date on ESPN against a Pacifi c attention directed to Washington T10 opponent. State, a 5-6 team last year. Nevada The Pack, 5-7 last season, will face the Washington State Cougars sophomore Jeremy Engstrom, a in a game scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Mackay Stadium. It second-team All-Western Athletic is Nevada’s fi rst home game against the Pac 10 since a 1999 match- Conference linebacker and third- up with the Oregon State Beavers. team Sporting News All-American as With no other games on its schedule that evening, ESPN will a freshman, is a solid performer for spotlight an attractive contest in the Wolf Pack-Cougars game. the Wolf Pack defense. Linebacker Will Derting, a second-team Sporting News preseason “He’s still very, very young,” Wolf Pack head coach Chris Ault says ofof EEngstrom.ngstrom. “But“But withwith 1212 gamesgames underunder hishis belt,belt, Engstrom we’re expecting great things from him. Jeremy is physically and mentally tough.” Engstrom, who maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average at Golden West High School in Visalia, Calif., led the Wolf Pack in tack- les in 2004 with 97. “He’s the type of player you like to be represent- PhotoTheresaby Danna-Douglas ing your university,” Ault says. An exciting game awaits the Wolf Pack in the second week of the season, as UNLV travels to Reno for the annual battle for the Fre- mont Cannon on Sept. 17 to air on ESPNU. Additional home games include a Homecoming contest with new WAC member Idaho Oct. 8, a contest versus Louisiana Tech Oct. 15 and league match-ups with Hawaii and Fresno State Nov. 5 and Nov. 26. Nevada will have another performance on the big screen when it travels to San Jose State on October 1. The game has been picked up by ABC and will air regionally in the states of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Hawai’i and parts of Idaho. In total, counting local broadcast on the WB KREN 27, Nevada will make eight television appearances in 2005. Mackay Stadium will be the host of its second consecutive Nevada did make a few appearances on ABC and CBS as a I-AA nationally televised game when the Pack opens with school but this will be the fi rst time that it will appear on a major, Washington State on Friday, Sept. 9. over-the-air network since becoming I-A in 1992. NEWSMAKERS

Swimming coach to lead coach Placid, N.Y., prior to leaving for the compe- Ryan Tanoue wins the air rifl e 2005 World Championship team tition in Montreal. World Cup Championship University of Nevada head swimming Shrader just completed his sixth season Ryan Tanoue, who completed his and diving coach Mike at Nevada and led the 2004-05 squad to eligibility at the University of Nevada Shrader was named to a 14-1 dual record and a third-place fi nish this spring, won the air rifl e International the staff for the 2005 at the 2005 Western Athletic Conference Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World World Championship Championships. His overall dual record at Cup Championship in Germany by a tenth team taking place in Nevada is 59-11 and each of the last four of a point for the United States. Montreal, this summer. years the Wolf Pack has won 10 or more The win secures the United States a Shrader will coach the duals in a season. In the summer of 2002, quota slot at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. open-water swim team Shrader attained the highest possible Tanoue, 22, will still have to qualify as an and will be working certifi cation from The American Swim- individual in the spring of 2008 for the U.S. Shrader with the team from July ming Coaches Association, earning level Olympic team. He graduates in December 9-24. The team trained in in Lake fi ve status. with a degree in Psychology.

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Soccer recruits Sylvain Malroux named coach ranked in top 20 for Wolf Pack women’s tennis he University of student-athletes and he University of Nevada has hired Sylvain Malroux to be the women’s TNevada’s 2005 soccer received one other Ttennis head coach beginning with the 2005-06 season. Malroux is recruiting class was re- commitment during the fi nishing the fourth year of his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at cently ranked in the top spring signing period. Clemson University. A native of France, Malroux claims the city of Narbonne 20 in the west region by It was Patraw’s fi rst located in the southern region of Languedoc- Soccer Buzz Magazine, recruiting class for the Roussillon as his home. a publication covering University of Nevada. “When I came to Reno for my visit at the Uni- NCAA soccer. Last season’s recruit- versity of Nevada, I knew only one thing, that the The Wolf Pack, under ing class was already in region and the city were magnifi cent,” Malroux the direction of second- place when Patraw took said. “After one day, I was very impressed by the year head coach Terri over the program. athletics facilities, the splendid campus, but even Patraw, was ranked 19th “This is a tremen- more by the administration. I am very thankful to in the highly regarded dously talented class be given this opportunity and to be part of this west region. Nevada that will really elevate team; we all have a common goal to be the best was the top-ranked the Nevada soccer pro- we can be and to drive the school to the top.” team from the Western gram,” said Patraw. Athletic Conference and The following players Clemson was knocked out of the 2005 NCAA one of three conference signed national letters championships by Stanford but not before making teams to make the list. of intent to play for its second appearance in the Final Four. In the last The Pack was ranked Nevada next season: three seasons, Malroux helped the Tigers improve ahead of fellow confer- Ashlie Brown, 5’3” Malroux from a fi nal national ranking of 34th in 2002 to ence members Fresno midfi elder from Sparks, fi fth in 2004 — the highest fi nal national ranking State (23rd) and Hawai`i Nev.; Anne Edwards, in program history. Malroux was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Associa- (26th). 5’9” goalkeeper from tion’s Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year in 2004 for the second “The recognition is Woddinville, Wash.; consecutive season. great for the program Patrice Godwin, 5’5” Clemson reached the championships as a team all four years of Malroux’s and it is another step defender from Reseda, tenure at Clemson, advancing to the second round of the tournament in toward our goals of win- Calif.; Caitlin Holmes, both 2002 and 2003 before reaching the national semi-fi nals in 2004 and ning conference cham- 5’8” goalkeeper from 2005. pionships and playing Las Flores, Calif.; Loran “Sylvain is truly one of the fi nest assistant coaches I have worked with in NCAA Tournaments,” Logie, 5’4” defender during my tenure as a head coach,” Clemson head coach Nancy Harris said. Patraw says. from Laguna Niguel, Ca- During his collegiate years, he Patraw inked lif.; Samantha Miller, 5’1” earned top honors at Ander- eight high forward from Riverside, son College in Anderson, S.C., school Calif.; Randee Robinson, leading his team at the number a 5’6” midfi elder/de- one singles and doubles fender from Port positions for two consecutive Orchard, Wash.; and Jessica years, Anderson College won Thompson, a two regional championships 5’6” midfi elder/ and advanced to the fi nal 16 defender from teams for NCAA Division II. Ogden, Utah. Voted most valuable player, Photo courtesy John Byrne, Athletics Media Services The Wolf fi rst team all-conference Pack begins and most outstanding the 2005 player in the conference, season with an Malroux fi nished his career exhibition match nationally ranked in the at home versus top 40 in singles and top Chico State on 20 in doubles. Aug. 19 and opens the regular Myriam Bouchlaka will season at Mackay return for her senior Stadium Aug. 26 season in 2005 when against UC Riverside. Malroux takes over the Patraw program.

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Jody Dansie is an authority on golf. The University women’s golf coach has been playing the game since she was eight. She competed with the Arizona State golf team and professionally on the LPGA tour. Putting, Dansie says, is rather simple. “If you’re just starting out, just get out there and do it,” says Dansie. “Putting is feel-oriented. It’s all about with Jody Dansie memorization for the body and building muscle memory.” all practice balls and then begin to move farther away from the hole, repeating the process. When putting, look at the line Photos Jeanby Dixon of the putt. Look where the ball is lined up. Dansie suggests looking at it from behind the 1 Club Choice ball, although from the side or in Dansie says the most important front can be helpful as well. thing is to choose a good club. She recommends a putter that is around 34 inches in length for a person of average height. Personal preference will deter- mine if the golfer wants heavy or light clubs.

2 Grip and Stance Hold the putter in a way that allows for the most feel in your hands. Dansie recommends a ten-fi nger, or baseball-grip for beginners. As with any golf 3 Practice, Practice, Practice stance, feet should be shoulder- Go to the putting green. Use width apart and behind the ball. three to fi ve balls and begin 4 Finally, make the putt practice by getting a putter’s “See it, trust it, hit it,” sums up length away from the hole. Putt Dansie. Memorial golf tournament a success for women’s basketball

he Nevada women’s basketball program An assistant coach at Nevada, and Kim’s Thosted the fi rst-ever Mike Gervasoni Memo- husband, Mike Gervasoni was killed in a car rial Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 2, at the accident Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004. The memo- Somersett golf course. rial planned as a golf tournament was to refl ect The event was sold out and saw 148 golfers Mike’s intense passion for the game. turn out for the tournament which began with a naming ceremony at 11:30 a.m. The tournament will be an annual event to raise money for women’s basketball scholar- ships at both Nevada and Bishop O’Dowd High School, the school Gervasoni attended in the Bay Area. Head coach Kim Gervasoni organized and hosted the tournament at Somersett, a recently opened golf course in Northwest Reno. The Tom Kite-designed course is a part of an upscale housing community where the Gervasonis built their house upon moving to the area almost three years ago.

42 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 PackTrack MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Almost every college baseball player dreams of his chance to play in the major leagues; That moment when a lifetime of practice, dedication andA hard work results dream in the opportunity to play the game he loves atcome the highest level.That moment when hetrue steps out onto the same fi elds he dreamed about as a child and feels the frenetic energy of thousands of eager fans. Lyle Overbay – Playing fi rst base for the Milwaukee Brewers and hitting .282. In late June, Overbay was ninth in the National League in on-base percentage at .400 and had a slugging percentage of .474. His fi rst major league home run was a memorable one as he came off the bench on April 7, 2003, in his third year for the Arizona Diamondbacks and took Andy Ashby deep for a game-winning pinch-homer in the 12th inning of a 6-4 win at Dodger Stadium, spoiling Los Angeles’ home opener.

Ryan Church – Playing right fi eld for the Washington Nationals and hitting .325. He debuted in the major leagues in 2004 after a break-out season with Edmonton of the Triple-A Pacifi c Coast League.

Chad Qualls – Pitching recently sent back to Class AAA for the Houston Astros with a Syracuse. After eight years in Hayes leads Pack’s MLB draftees record of 2-3 and a 4.45 ERA as the minors, Dominique made Nevada catcher Brett Hayes is ready to take the next step in of late June. The right-hander his major-league debut with the his baseball career after the Florida Marlins selected him with pitched three scoreless innings Boston Red Sox. In May 2004, the 79th overall pick June 7 in Major League Baseball’s fi rst-year for the Astros in game six of last the Big West Conference record player draft. year’s National League Champi- holder stepped up to the plate Draft commentators for MLB.com said Hayes, a three-time onship Series versus St. Louis. with the Fenway Park crowd All-Western Athletic Conference catcher, may even be “future chanting, “Andy, Andy.” managerial material” after his career as a player. The 21-year-old Corky Miller – Played junior from Calabasas, Calif., was a member of the gold-medal catcher for the Minnesota Twins Chris Singleton –Desig- Team USA squad at the World University Baseball this season until being recalled nated for assignment by the Championship last summer. Hayes begins his pro to the Rochester Red Wings. He Tampa Bay Devil Rays despite career with the Jamestown, N.Y., Jammers of the made his major-league debut hitting .271. Singleton made New York-Penn League this summer. in 2001 with the Cincinnati his major league debut with the All-WAC Wolf Pack outfi elder Jacob Butler and Reds and was later claimed off White Sox in 1999. infi elder Ben Mummy also were selected in the waivers by the Twins. In a 2003 draft. The Toronto Blue Jays picked Butler in poll of International League Chris Prieto – Called up by the eighth round and the Cincinnati Reds managers, Miller was named the Los Angeles Angels in his chose Mummy with their 20th round the league’s best defensive 13th minor league season. The selection. Mummy signed a contract catcher. Angels selected Prieto to play with Cincinnati and was assigned to the leftfi eld and fi ll pitcher Kelvim Billings, Mont., Mustangs of the Pioneer Andy Dominique Escobar’s spot on the roster League. – Played this spring for the after Escobar was placed on the — Pat McDonnell Toronto Blue Jays but was 15-day disabled list.

Hayes Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 43 The Way We Were Photocourtesy ofUniversity Archives

Cadets in formation on the Quad, 1911. All physically fit males under 27 years of age were required by University policy to train during all four undergraduate years and wear their uniforms regularly on campus. The Drill on the Hill By Lucy Walker he Civil War was still fresh on the mind of President LeRoy D. Brown when he Testablished the cadet program at the University 117 years ago. A Civil War veteran, Brown knew from first-hand experience the value of physically fit and military-trained cadets. Samuel B. Doten writes in The History of the University of Nevada that Brown realized the importance of “military training upon whom the Nation could call for service as officers in the training of a citizen army.” The need for the establishment of a military training program was also bolstered by provisions in the Morrill Act of 1862 and the Nevada Constitution of 1864 which required courses in military sciences be offered at the University. Brown enlisted the help of Nevada Sen. William M. Stewart, who persuaded the Secretary of War, William C. Endicott, to assign an army officer to “instruct the boys in drill and military tactics.” In the fall of 1888, Lieutenant Arthur C. Ducat of the 24th Infantry arrived from the University of California to “organize and drill the first group of cadets.” The arrival of Ducat was quite a coup for Nevada, as he was the only army officer “detailed for cadet service” on the West Coast. Described by Doten as “dignified, tall and fine-looking,” Ducat was an accom- plished singer and linguist and a “man of great social tact and charm.” In addition to his military training duties, Ducat taught modern languages, drawing and the first physical education class for girls. Although there was no federal requirement on the length of training, all physi- cally fit males under 27 years of age were required by University policy to train during all four undergraduate years and wear their uniforms regularly on campus. For the first 28 years of the program, military training did not lead to commis- sions for the cadets. It wasn’t until World War I and the establishment of the Re- serve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) that trained cadets were eligible for military commissions. Today, the ROTC program offers two- and four-year coed programs with an emphasis in leadership training.

44 Nevada Silver & Blue • July/August 2005 Investing in Excellence

Philip Satre with wife Jennifer (MA Education ’80) in their Reno home.

Photo by Jean Dixon Gaming chair honors profound impact

hilip Satre has had such an infl uence on The Satre Chair will be held by William To make a contribution to the Pthe gaming landscape in Nevada and Eadington, professor of economics and Satre Chair, contact Stefanie across the nation, that his peers — both director of the University’s Institute for the Scoppettone at (775) 784-4912, or [email protected]. competitors and colleagues — have pledged Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming. $2.5 million toward an endowed chair at the “Bill is known as the expert worldwide on University of Nevada, Reno in his name. the economics of gaming,” says Satre, of his The Committee to Endow the Philip G. Satre Chair “I am amazed and honored,” says Satre, long-time friend and business associate; in Gaming Studies included Bill Bible, Eugene Christiansen, Jan Jones, Mark Lipparelli, Andrew recently retired chairman and CEO of Harrah’s It’s appropriate that he hold this chair.” MacDonald, Terry Oliver, Lou Phillips, Walt Power, Entertainment. “It is a great compliment to Richard Schuetz, Ron Sheppard and Larry Woolf. the University of Nevada, Reno and a distinct honor for me.” Additional individual contributors to the Satre Chair endowment fund: “During his 25-year career with Harrah’s, Claudine Williams, chairman of the board of Harrah’s Las Vegas; Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO, Phil has had a profound and enduring Wynn Resorts, Ltd.; Chuck Mathewson, through the Charles N. Mathewson Foundation; Jack Binion, founder of Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp.; Steve Bollenbach, president and CEO of impact on this company and our industry,” Hilton Hotels Corp. and chairman of Caesars Entertainment, Inc.; Barron Hilton, chairman of Hilton says Gary Loveman, Harrah’s president and Hotels; Terrance W. Oliver, board member, Progressive Gaming International Corporation, and chief executive offi cer. Over those years, the board member, Peninsula Gaming, Inc.; several members of Harrah’s senior management team and company went from being a two-casino Harrah’s board of directors. operation — one in Reno and one at Lake Corporate contributors: Tahoe — to owning 25 casinos in 14 states. International Game Technology, Atlantis Casino Resort, Boyd Gaming Corp., Caesars Entertainment, The Harrah’s Foundation pledged the seed Deutsche Bank Securities, Latham & Watkins, LLP, Mandalay Resort Group, MGM Mirage, Progressive $1 million toward the endowment of the Gaming International Corporation, The Navegante Group, Inc., Station Casinos, Inc., Southern Wine Philip G. Satre Chair in Gaming Studies. & Spirits, Tracy Locke and TBC Public Relations. Meet Nevada Alumni Association Lifetime Member CINDY BUCHANAN

Cindy Buchanan, ’95 Finance, Association (COBAAA). She chose to attend the University assists with the Aaron Arnoldsen of Nevada, Reno because she Memorial Golf Tournament, wanted to earn a degree from serves as a council member for an excellent business program the Nevada Alumni Council and that had a casual and friendly volunteers for several Alumni learning environment. Association committees. While in school, she was a Buchanan continues to make member of Pi Beta Phi sorority contacts by staying involved, and the Financial Management and she enjoys the camaraderie Association and worked part time that comes with her on-going at a bank. affiliation with the University. Buchanan Becoming a lifetime member continued of the Association was an easy her career decision for her. “I wanted to in banking support the institution that gave after so much to me both professionally graduating, and today is vice and personally,” she said. president, relationship manager The Nevada Alumni at Nevada State Bank in the Association is proud of Corporate Lending Department. Buchanan and appreciates her Along the way, Buchanan commitment and support. By has continued her involvement becoming a lifetime member, with the University as an active Buchanan is helping to support member of the Young Alumni activities and programming Chapter and the College of and provide alumni a continued Business Administration Alumni connection.

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