Barbara Richards’ nine years of service captured her first-place honors in this year’s President’s Classified Employee of the Year competition.

From Virginia, to the world (thanks to the U.S. Air Force), to Nevada, this winner of one of the Classified Employee of the Year Awards has seen many things.

Hillary Gaston Walsh, who received her law degree at UNLV, is being recognized for her outstanding work on behalf of those who cannot afford to pay for legal help.

This classified award-winner learned the value of hard work as a pre-teen and hasn’t stopped since.

Mayara Cueto-Diaz of the Boyd School of Law arrived at UNLV as a student, but liked the university atmosphere so much she decided to find a full-time campus job after graduation.

John Starkey began his UNLV career as an undergraduate. Now that’s he’s earned two degrees, is happily working as a senior academic advisor, and has campus career goals in mind, he has no plans of leaving anytime soon.

One of the Administrative Faculty Member of the Year Award winners, the Graduate College's Valarie Burke has been part of UNLV since arriving as an undergraduate 14 years ago.