Patrick W. Naughton, Jr., '04 BA History and '13 Emergency and Crisis Management, recently published a book for those who have served and for those who seek to understand war and its generational impact. April 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Born from War: A Soldier’s Quest to Understand Vietnam, Iraq, and the Generational Impact of Conflict provides a fresh perspective on Vietnam for a new generation who just went through 20 years of their own wars, which their children, too, will one day struggle to understand. In addition to being an author, he is also a husband, father, U.S. Army officer, and historian.

Thomas Reymer, '02 BS Physical Education, worked as a paramedic for Mercy Medical/AMR from 1992 to 2002. In 2003, he founded TMR Unlimited until 2008. During that time, Reymer also volunteered as a coach alongside Coach Reitz for the swim team from 2003 to 2006. He began his teaching career in Clark County in mid-2003 and later relocated to teach at Incline High School in Incline Village, Nevada, in 2015. In 2023, he started teaching at Carson High School. He's also served as a high school athletic director for the past 10 years. Reymer enjoys hunting, fishing, and working on classic trucks. Recently, he received the Athletic Director of the Year award from the Nevada Athletic Directors Association. He is married to Melissa (Forrester) Reymer, '95 BS Chemistry and Biochemistry and Secondary Education and '00 M.Ed. Counselor Education.  

Chris Schaan, '92 BS Chemistry and Biochemistry and '01 MSc, worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for 18 years before being recently laid off. He is married to Michelle Schaan,' 92 BS Chemistry and Biochemistry.  

Jennifer Hatcher, '08 BS English and '16 J.D., was made partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP.

Hillary Maxson-Kobayashi, '08 BA History, received her Ph.D. in Japanese history from the University of Oregon in 2018. She then taught East Asian history at Pacific University for two years. In 2020, Maxson-Kobayashi moved to Japan, where she worked as a freelance writer and editor. She's now working on starting an editing business in Japan. She lives with her husband, daughter, and cat. The family loves to travel around Japan and internationally. On their days of, they go to the hot springs. Maxson-Kobayashi volunteers for a women's organization that grants scholarships to women and people with visual impairments. She enjoys reading books and cooking new recipes in her free time.  

Timothy Rainey, '04 Communication Studies, was  named one of the top contemporary hit radio program directors in the country for 2024. Rainey works for iHeartMedia, based in Portland, and programs radio stations like Z100 Portland, JAMN 107.5 Portland, and V101.1 Sacramento. While attending UNLV, he was an on-air personality at 98.5 KLUC.  

Brad Weiss, '00 MA Communication Studies, is a brand and operations manager for 2.9 FM ESPN. He was selected as the #1 Mid-Market Sports Radio Program Director for 2024 by a Barrett Media panel of broadcast executives across the country. This is Weiss’ second time being recognized as a top mid-market program director. He was on-air as "Brad Kelly" at KMXB-FM (Mix 94.1) in Las Vegas from 1998-2000.  

Robin Burke, '17 BA Social Sciences, is a development coordinator for UNLV's College of Liberal Arts.  

Sal Semola, '81 BS Hotel Administration, is the CEO of Gun Lake Casino Resort and has led the property through three expansions over the last seven years. Semola is married and serves on the board of directors for Special Olympics of Michigan. As a former adjunct professor for gaming at UNLV, he always looks forward to hearing from past students.  

Paul Bruno, '09 MA History, released a new book, The Original Jeeps, Vol. 2.  It's the true story of how three companies competed from 1940 to 1942 to develop America’s first all-terrain, ¼-ton 4x4 vehicle, the Jeep, helping the allies emerge victorious in World War II. The book is now available at Amazon. Bruno has been recognized as one of the most knowledgeable living experts on the earliest history of the origins, design, implementation and worldwide delivery of the iconic Jeep vehicle.  

Paul Gutierrez, '94 BA Communication Studies, worked as a reporter for Sports Illustrated from 1995 to 1998. Following that, he joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a sportswriter from 1998 to 1999. He then moved to the Los Angeles Times, where he worked as a sportswriter from 1999 to 2005. From 2005 to 2010, he was a senior writer at the Sacramento Bee. Afterward, he became the Raiders and A’s Insider for CSN Bay Area from 2010 to 2013. Since 2013, he's been a reporter covering the Raiders and 49ers for ESPN. Gutierrez is the author of several books, including Tales From The Dodgers Dugout (2005), 100 Things Raiders Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (2014), and If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Raiders Sideline, Locker Room and Press Box (2021), co-authored with Lincoln Kennedy. He has also served as a voter for the Baseball Hall of Fame from 2009 to 2022 and is currently a selector for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, starting in 2023.

Angela Brown, '10 BS Workforce Education, is a gaming lab assistant for the hospitality management department at College of Southern Nevada. Brown published a book of poetry titled, Poetry. The book is sold on Barnes and Noble Press.