UNLV Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Dave Loeb and Nathan Tanouye, garnered a second-place award in the College Big Band Division of the prestigious 2013 Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey, Calif., in April. The UNLV Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Uli Geissendoerfer, won third place in the Open Combo Division. UNLV saxophonist…

Tara Emmers-Sommer (Communication Studies), Katherine Hertlein (Marriage and Family Therapy), and M. Alexis Kennedy (Criminal Justice) have had their manuscript, "Porn Use and Attitudes: An Examination of Relational and Sexual Openness Variables Between and Within Gender" accepted to the Marriage and Family Review. The three authors also had their…

Larry Ashley (Education & Clinical Studies) has been chosen as president-elect of the International Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors (IAAOC). The IAAOC is an organization of professional counselors and other interested individuals who work in the addictions or forensic/criminal justice fields and advocate for the appropriate…

Jane McCarthy (Teaching & Learning) received the Distinguished Member of the Association of Teacher Educators Award at the association's 2013 annual meeting in Atlanta. According to the association website, the recipient exemplifies the best of teacher education in the nation, which includes outstanding contributions to the association,…

Edward Collins (Cannon Survey Center) is the recipient of the 2013 Doctoral Student Conference Grant from the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE). He received a $1,200 cash award along with a one-year membership in AABHE and registration to its annual conference, which was held in Atlanta in February.

Jennifer Fabbi (Libraries) was chosen as one of Vegas Inc.'s "40 Under 40," a list described by Vegas Inc. as featuring some of the best and brightest business professionals in Southern Nevada.

Christina Martinez, Scott Tenney, and Leeanne Schroer-Motz (all English) received 2013 Outstanding Part-Time Instructor of the Year Awards.

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) recently was interviewed in the Review-Journal regarding her thoughts on social media use in NASCAR. She currently is an editor for the Sport Marketing Quarterly and actively publishes in the area of sport management and sport marketing.

Erika Engstrom (Communication Studies) presented "Making Feminism Mainstream: Amy Poehler and NBC's Parks and Recreation" at the 25th annual Far West and American Culture Association conference in Las Vegas in February.