Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) and Anjala Krishen (Marketing & International Business) presented "USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Cycling Fans Lifestyles and Event Sponsorship" along with co-author Angeline Close of the University of Texas at a meeting of the Sport Marketing Association in October. That month Lough…

Janet Runge (Business School) was honored with the High Tech Mentor Award for her efforts in entrepreneurship education in the winter 2013 edition of Las Vegas Woman magazine. As the school's enrichment coordinator, she oversees the Global Entrepreneurship Experience program and founded the UNLV Center for Entrepreneurship. She has served as…

Lisa Davis (MBA Programs) has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 UNLV Academic Advisor Award at the graduate level. Her name has been forwarded as a nominee for the NSHE Regents' Academic Advisor Award.

Mary Riddel (Economics) received a $3,000 grant to conduct research on misperceptions about the effectiveness of prevention strategies and demand for insurance. The grant is funded by the Risk Project of the Center for Risk Science Innovation and Application in the International Life Sciences Research Foundation. She will present her research…

Bob Aalberts (Accounting) coauthored an article, "Our Own Private Sustainable Community: Are Green Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions a Viable Alternative to a More Environmentally Sustainable Future for Homeowners?" which was published in the spring issue of the New Mexico Law Review. His coauthor, Darren Prum of Florida State University, is…

Stephen Brown (Economics) and Hillard Huntington of Stanford University are the authors of "Assessing the U.S. Oil Security Premium," which was published in Energy Economics.

John "Jack" Schibrowsky (Marketing and International Business) received the Hugh G. Wales Faculty Advisor of the Year Award during the American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Conference. Schibrowsky, who has advised the UNLV chapter of the AMA since 2004, was chosen from among 350 advisors. This year he also received the 2013…

Angela Douglas (Center for Entrepreneurship) was honored as one of 10 up-and-coming professionals by the Las Vegas Business Press in its annual Rising Stars of Business.

Andrew Hardin (Center for Entrepreneurship) has been selected as one of three Faculty Advisors of the Year for 2013 by Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. The award recognizes those Nevada college and university educators who have made significant contributions to the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Business Plan Competition.…

Bob Aalberts (Business) delivered a speech, "Legal Systems of the World: Are They Evolving Toward Unification?" to the School of Law at the University of Tuscia in Viterbo, Italy, in December.

Bill Messier (Accounting) received the 2012 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award from the American Institute of CPAs in October. The award recognizes full-time college accounting professors who excel as educators and have achieved national prominence in the accounting field. In addition to his role at UNLV, he is the PwC…

Joseph Gilbert (Management) is the author of Ethics for Managers: Philosophical Foundations and Business Realities, which was published by Routledge Publishing in July.