WHAT: George Maloff Jr., ('88, B.S.), owner of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and a UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees member, will be honored as the 2009 Outstanding UNLV Alumnus of the Year during the UNLV Alumni Association's annual homecoming dinner.
Thalia Dondero, former Clark County Commissioner and a Nevada System of High Education Board of Regent will receive The Silver State Award, which recognizes non-alumni for support to UNLV.
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 17, 2009
6 p.m. - Cocktails and silent auction to benefit student scholarships.
7:30 p.m. - Dinner begins.
WHERE: UNLV Student Union Ballroom
DETAILS: The Outstanding Alumnus-of-the-Year Award recognizes significant professional and personal achievements, volunteer service to UNLV and the community and school spirit. This is award is the highest honor the UNLV Alumni Association bestows since the tradition began in 1974.
Additional Alumni Association awards:
Bradley Donohue - Outstanding Faculty Member in psychology department
Garren J. Sepede ('84) - College of Business Honoree
Carolyn G. Goodman, ('73) - College of Education Honoree
Doa J. Meade ('98) - Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Honoree
Jerry Thompson ('01) - College of Fine Arts Honoree
Bob Boughner - William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration Honoree
Michael Higdon ('01) - William S. Boyd School of Law Honoree
Sam Lieberman ('96) - College of Liberal Arts Honoree
Ray D. Rawson ('64, '78) - College of Sciences Honoree
Julie A. Murray, ('82, '94) - Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Honoree
Please visit the Homecoming website, or the Alumni website.
Read about George Maloff in Premier Magazine, a Hotel College publication.
