UNLV music professor Carol Kimball has been selected by the UNLV Alumni Association as this year's recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award.

Kimball, who joined the UNLV faculty in 1972, was chosen for her excellent record of teaching, research, and service to the university.

She received the award at the Alumni Association's annual recognition luncheon, at which the top students from each of the university's departments were given a certificate of recognition for their academic achievement.

Currently serving as editor of the National Opera Association's "Opera Journal," she also serves on the editorial boards of several other publications. She has authored numerous articles and reviews and has written a book, to be published this year, titled "Song: A Guide to Literature and Style."

Kimball has been invited to perform with a number of groups, including the Mexico National Symphony Orchestra, the Nevada Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Chamber Symphony, and the Idaho State Civic Symphony. She has also been invited to present solo recitals at many impressive venues, including Lincoln Center, and has taken a variety of roles in opera and musical theater in the Southwest.

The founder and director of UNLV Opera Theatre from 1972 to 1981, Kimball has directed a wide variety of opera and musical theater productions, including Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and Gilbert and Sullivan's "H.M.S. Pinafore."

She is the recipient of more than a dozen grants and awards, including the Nevada Governor's Arts Award in 1992.