Jon Cobain, the first Rebel to cross the stage at commencement, went on to head his own mergers and acquisitions firm. He's shared his success with his alma mater and now challenges all the grads who followed him to reinvest in education.

A zest for pest control has landed UNLV alumnus Mike Masterson his own show called “Verminators” on the Discovery Channel. The show chronicles Mike and his elite team of exterminators from infestation to infestation.