News: Alumni Engagement
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Nancy Rapoport has always pitched in to smooth things out. Now she's the Alumni Association's 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award winner.
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Nursing Alumnus of the Year Robert J. Vadovic is as committed to mentoring fellow nurses as he is to helping patients.
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Before it was UNLV, it was Nevada Southern — and the starting point for Marydean Martin's career in library science, as well as her passion for accessible programs in literacy.
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Nevada's superintendent of public instruction found inspiration to become a teacher out on the slopes.
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Alumnus Phil Ralston has been as instrumental in the residential growth of the Las Vegas Valley as he has in the cultivation of Lee Business School.
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This longtime Rebel and physical education program coordinator is helping UNLV shape up inside and outside of the classroom.
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Vincent Nava, ’19 MA Public Administration, works at the governor's office of new Americans.
Public is invited to volunteer for Sleep in Heavenly Peace on April 30 at Thomas & Mack Center; goal of 100 beds in one day would set local organization’s record.
An immigrant herself, Aziza Dhalai says she remembers how scary it can be to arrive in a new country.
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Former UNLV quarterback talks about life after ESPN and how an injury as a Rebel put him on the path to sportscasting.
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Fred C. Albrecht Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Guy Fieri, Food Network icon and champion of several major charitable causes, talks about his journey to UNLV and well beyond.
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Silver State Award winner Miriam Shearing doesn't consider herself a trailblazer, but she has been a pioneer in state law and an important philanthropist for UNLV.