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Faculty Length of Service Recognition Program

The Faculty Length of Service Recognition Program recognizes the ten-, twenty-, thirty-, forty-, and the longest- serving milestones of UNLV’s dedicated academic and administrative faculty members. Those attaining the ten-year milestone receive a commemorative pin to mark the important occasion, while long-serving faculty who complete twenty, thirty, and forty years of service receive a medallion to be worn at commencement ceremonies and similar events. All service milestone honorees are recognized annually in the Fall.

For the purposes of this recognition initiative, only full-time work at UNLV is counted toward the total length of service. Along with years of service as an academic or administrative faculty member, time as a classified staff member or other full-time employee status can be counted toward overall length of service. Years of work as a student worker, graduate assistant (either teaching or research), part-time instructor, adjunct faculty member, or other part-time employee is not counted.

Congratulations to the following academic and administrative faculty members who are celebrating significant service milestones.

2023 Recognition

The 2023 Faculty Length of Service Recognition Ceremony was held Monday, December 4, 2023in the Student Union Ballroom.

Length of Service Archive

View the complete list of past and present Length of Service honorees (2017-2023)

LOS Archive

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Longest Serving Faculty (2023)

We extend our sincere congratulations and appreciation to these academic and administrative faculty who are the longest serving faculty, with more than 40 years of full-time service as employees of UNLV.

  • Toni Arcadipane, Division of Business Affairs, 42 years of service
  • Barry Barto, Division of Business Affairs, 41 years of service
  • Satish Bhatnagar, College of Sciences, 49 years of service
  • Larry Chin, Division of Athletics, 43 years of service
  • Rosalie Garcia, Division of Business Affairs, 45 years of service
  • Russell Hurlburt, College of Liberal Arts, 47 years of service
  • William Robinson, Lee Business School, 43 years of service
  • Randy Shelden, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, 46 years of service

40 Years of Service (2023)

We extend our sincere congratulations and appreciation to these academic and administrative faculty who are celebrating 40 years of full-time service as employees of UNLV.

  • Don Diener, Office of Information Technology
  • Doug Reynolds, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

30 Years of Service (2023)

We extend our sincere congratulations and appreciation to these academic and administrative faculty who are celebrating 30 years of full-time service as employees of UNLV.

  • Yi-Tung Chen, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
  • Robert Clawson, Division of Athletics
  • Ann Diggins1, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Mohamed Kaseko, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
  • Lawrence Larmore, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
  • Terance Miethe, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
  • George Rhee, College of Sciences
  • Susie Smith, Division of Diversity Initiatives
  • Michael Wells, College of Sciences

1 Has served longer than thirty years, but has not yet received this milestone recognition.

20 Years of Service (2023)

We extend our sincere congratulations and appreciation to these academic and administrative faculty who are celebrating 20 years of full-time service as employees of UNLV.

  • Cyndi Backstrom, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Christine Bergman, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Julie Bertoia2, Division of Research
  • Gregory Borchard, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
  • Christina Burnam, Division of Business Affairs
  • Rommel Cabrera, Division of Student Affairs
  • Kenneth Czerwinski, College of Sciences
  • Bj Das, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
  • Honghui Deng, Lee Business School
  • Angie Doran, Division of Research
  • Ian Dove, College of Liberal Arts
  • Shaun Franklin-Sewell, College of Fine Arts
  • David Frommer, Division of Business Affairs
  • Elizabeth Gardner, School of Nursing
  • Tim Gauthier, College of Liberal Arts
  • Nader Ghafoori, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
  • Patrick Griffis, University Libraries
  • Brian Hedlund, College of Sciences
  • Chin-Chun (Vincent) Hsu, Lee Business School
  • David Jackson, School of Integrated Health Sciences
  • Tracy Johnson, Graduate College
  • Jimmy Jones, University Libraries
  • Timothy Jones, College of Fine Arts
  • Gilbert Kaupp, College of Fine Arts
  • Nazia Khan2, Kirk Kerkorian School
  • Young Kim2, College of Education
  • Matthew Lachniet, College of Sciences
  • Michael Lawrence, Division of Business Affairs
  • Sylvia Lazos, William S. Boyd School of Law
  • Scott Loe, College of Education
  • Marsha Matsunaga Kirgan2, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Cicely Morgan, Division of Student Affairs
  • Stanley Nelson, School of Dental Medicine
  • Matthew Ng2, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • David Parks, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Jan Pedersen, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
  • Michael Pravica, College of Sciences
  • Jennifer Rennels, College of Liberal Arts
  • Wonda Riner, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Stowe Shoemaker, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
  • Jean Sternlight, William S. Boyd School of Law
  • Megan Svarz, Office of Economic Development
  • Naoko Takemaru, College of Liberal Arts
  • Tony Terrell, Honors College
  • Carryn Warren, College of Sciences
  • Claytee White, University Libraries
  • Robin Wood, Division of Student Affairs
  • Ambu Yegappan, Division of Student Affairs

2 Has served longer than twenty years, but has not yet received this milestone recognition.

10 Years of Service (2023)

We extend our sincere congratulations and appreciation to these academic and administrative faculty who are celebrating 10 years of full-time service as employees of UNLV.

  • Michael Alarid, College of Liberal Arts
  • Ivet Aldaba, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
  • Kai Amaral, Division of Student Affairs
  • Angela Ayers, University Libraries
  • Michael Bailey, Division of Business Affairs
  • Ovunc Bardakcioglu, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Noehealani Bareng-Antolin, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Karen Brokaw, William S. Boyd School of Law
  • Jaclyn Costello, Honors College
  • Finley Cotrone, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Rebecca Couce, College of Sciences
  • Courtney Coughenour, School of Public Health
  • Francis Cucinotta, School of Integrated Health Sciences
  • Annette Day, University Libraries
  • Jennifer Del Valle, Division of Athletics
  • Marni Dow, Division of Student Affairs
  • Kevin Dunegan, School of Dental Medicine
  • Caryll Dziedziak, College of Liberal Arts
  • Du Feng, School of Nursing
  • Kerie Francis, College of Liberal Arts
  • Douglas Fraser, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Michael Gebhart, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Ron Gill, Division of Student Affairs
  • Xan Goodman, University Libraries
  • Amy Gros-Louis, Division of Research
  • Carl Guansing, School of Dental Medicine
  • Jennifer Guerra3, College of Sciences
  • Susan Hall, Division of Research
  • Erin Hamilton, Lee Business School
  • Mira Han, College of Sciences
  • Brent Hathaway, Lee Business School
  • John Hay, College of Liberal Arts
  • Esther Herrera, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Kaiyu Ho, School of Integrated Health Sciences
  • Scott Hollifield, College of Liberal Arts
  • Valerie Holsinger, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Josephine Ishou, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Sharon Jalene, School of Integrated Health Sciences
  • Elizabeth Johnson, College of Liberal Arts
  • Jun Kang, College of Sciences
  • Debra Kuhn, Division of Business Affairs
  • David Kuykendall, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Jared Lau, College of Education
  • Rosemary Le, Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Adam Levy, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Heather Lusty, Honors College
  • Scott MacDonald, College of Sciences
  • Douglas McClement, Division of Business Affairs
  • Yahaira Mendez, Office of Government & Community Engagement
  • Kim Metcalf, College of Education
  • Tod Miller, University Police Services
  • David Montgomery-Blake, Office of Information Technology
  • Amanda Morgan, School of Public Health
  • Paul Mudd, Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Yassine Nachti, Office of Information Technology
  • Andrew Nicholson, College of Liberal Arts
  • Lydia Nussbaum, William S. Boyd School of Law
  • Kirstine Odegard, Division of Student Affairs
  • Lianne Ong, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Carol Ou, University Libraries
  • James Palmquist, Division of Educational Outreach
  • Amanda Pasinski, College of Liberal Arts
  • Barbara Patai, Division of Athletics
  • Sara Phillips, Division of Research
  • Dean Pizzoferrato, Division of Athletics
  • Stefani Relles, College of Education
  • Rachael Robnett, College of Liberal Arts
  • Vito Rocco, Office of Information Technology
  • Sandra Rodriguez3, William S. Boyd School of Law
  • David Rowe, College of Fine Arts
  • Elvis Rowe, Office of Information Technology
  • Mark Sandoval, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Michael Scheidler, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  • Kimberly Schjang, Office of Information Technology
  • Kathy Schreiber, Division of Business Affairs
  • Martha Schumacher, College of Sciences
  • Chyllis Scott, College of Education
  • Mari Soto-Valdez, Division of Business Affairs
  • Andy Stefik, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
  • Jamie Taylor, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Anna Toma, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
  • Paul Trinidad, Office of Information Technology
  • Joshua Vermillion, College of Fine Arts
  • Lisa Wable, Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Sue Wainscott, University Libraries
  • Phillip Zawarus, College of Fine Arts

3 Has served longer than ten years, but has not yet received this milestone recognition.

Faculty Emeriti (2023)

The following faculty have been granted emeritus status during the past year.

  • Jiemin Bao, College of Liberal Arts
  • Kathleen Bergquist, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
  • Steven Bickmore, College of Education
  • Randall Boone, College of Education
  • Ralph Buechler, College of Liberal Arts
  • Grace Chatfield, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Robert Chatfield, Lee Business School
  • David Costa, College of Sciences
  • Sue DiBella, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
  • Howard Gordon, College of Education
  • Gail Griffin, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
  • Andrew Hanson, Honors College
  • Amanda Higgins, College of Education
  • Victor Kwang, College of Sciences
  • Gary Larson, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
  • Liliana Magana, Office of Human Resources
  • Georg Mauer, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
  • Steven McCafferty, College of Education
  • Laurel Raftery, College of Sciences
  • Donald Revell, College of Liberal Arts
  • Robert Schill, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
  • William Speer, College of Education and College of Sciences
  • Lloyd Stark, College of Sciences
  • Stephen Steinberg, College of Sciences
  • Shannon Sumpter, College of Fine Arts
  • Paul Thistle, Lee Business School
  • Sadanand Verma, College of Sciences
  • Gabriele Wulf, School of Integrated Health Sciences

In Memoriam (2023)

We express our deepest condolences to the co-workers, friends, and loved ones of the colleagues we lost over the past year. We are grateful for their service to UNLV and the legacies they leave behind.

  • Paul Aizley, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, College of Sciences
  • Robert Boehm, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering, 32 years of service
  • Michael Bowers, Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts; Senior Vice President and Provost for Academic Affairs (2004-2008), 38 years of service
  • James Cross, Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business, Lee Business School, 34 years of service
  • Carol C. Harter, President Emerita, Professor of English, Founder & Former Executive Director of Black Mountain Institute
  • Paul Hesselink, Instructor of Applied Organ, College of Fine Arts, 28 years of service
  • Pierre Lienard, Professor of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts, 15 years of service
  • Pat Moreo, Professor and Associate Dean, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
  • Diane Muntal, Emerita Director, Institutional Reporting
  • Eugene Smith, Professor Emeritus of Geoscience, College of Sciences, 33 years of service
  • Scott B. Smith, Director of UNLV Institute for Security Studies (2006-2011)
  • Klaus Stetzenbach, Executive Director (retired), Henry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, 21 years of service
  • William Sullivan, Associate Vice President for Retention and Outreach, Division of Student Affairs, 45 years of service
  • Esther Williams, Administrative Assistant and Office Manager, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts, 4 years of service
  • Ann Tate, Program Coordinator Emerita, Continuing Education

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If you notice anything inaccurate about your service record, email the Office of Faculty Affairs.