This executive assistant says the classified staff are the glue that holds UNLV together.

A quest for a new challenge brought Abbas Badani to UNLV.

Her childhood experiences with dental problems fueled her career interests.

Tamara Marino, this year’s first-place President’s Classified Employee of the Year, helps forge partnerships between the campus and Southern Nevada communities.

UNLV’s coordinator of keyboard studies enlists students to share Beethoven’s works with the community.

"So good" describes both the work ethic that helped earn Rakitha Perera one of the President's Classified Employee of the Year awards and his favorite karaoke song.

From the South to the Strip, her path in academia has been guided by her passion for research and her mission to change the lives of students.

One of the professors in her department describes administrative assistant Patricia Butler as "the sunshine."

The executive director of Alumni Relations & Special Events handles a variety of tasks for the Boyd School of Law.

Joanna DiBella, the President’s Classified Rookie of the Year, makes a good first impression in the provost's office.

This family-focused entrepreneur came home to Las Vegas to build supportive culture focused on development at UNLV.

Bringing together his love of both sports and law, athletic compliance is a good match for UNLV's senior associate athletics director.