William S. Howard, who passed away in December 2020, headed Commercial Roofers, Inc., a company that had been under his family’s supervision since 1950. It remains one of the largest water-proofing and roofing services firms in the nation. A Las Vegas native, Scott was an avid Rebel Athletics fan and a staunch supporter of UNLV’s School of Architecture.

“Supporting the students of UNLV was a passion of my father’s and is embedded within our company culture,” says his daughter Lindsay Howard, project manager at the company. “Construction education is important for the future of not just our students, but our ever-evolving city of Las Vegas.”

Commercial Roofers’ partnership with the architecture school began with the creation of an annual scholarship that was started in 1997.

Commercial Roofers has also been a key supporter of UNLV’s Solar Decathlon teams. Students from across campus — aspiring architects, engineers, business leaders, communicators, and health providers — collaborate to design and build a sustainable home to compete in an international collegiate competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

“Commercial Roofers is privileged and proud to support UNLV and its students,” says Lindsay Howard. “With all of the opportunities these students have to become involved in designing and building an iconic city such as Las Vegas, the sky is the limit.”