UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration announced today the members of its new Alumni Association Board of Directors. Affiliated with the UNLV Alumni Association, the board will work to improve communication with members and engage alumni worldwide in the life of the college.

Board member Jim Germain said, "This association is an opportunity for people in the industry - locally, nationally, and internationally - to participate in a group dedicated to the profession."

The new members are as follows with board affiliation in parentheses:

? James Germain, president, USA Hosts (chairman)
? Stacy Bloom, industry account manager, Kinko's (events/activities co-chair)
? Christine Paskvan Kiely, account executive, Clear Channel Taxi Media (events/activities co-chair)
? William McBeath, president, The Mirage (fundraising/development co-chair)
? W. Bryan O'Shields, president, O'Shields and Associates (marketing/public relations chair)
? Fayyaz Raja, president and CEO, Raja Enterprises (membership chair)
? Anthony Santo, president, Paris/Bally's (fundraising/development co-chair)
? Craig Schaefer, business analyst, Acres Gaming (strategic planning chair)
? Marcus Threats, casino accounting manager, The Mirage (special projects chair)

The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at UNLV is the largest hotel college in the United States with approximately 2,000 undergraduates, 80 master's students, 20 doctoral students, and nearly 7,000 alumni, representing all 50 states and more than 50 countries.

For more information, contact Judy Nagai-Allison, at 895-2934