Srinivas Kalyan Yellanki, ’15 MS Computer Science, has worked at Walmart and Expedia Group, focusing on distributed systems, software reliability and AI personalization infrastructure. He co-authored research published at the 2014 International Conference on Program Comprehension with UNLV professor Andreas Stefik and colleagues, and a paper accepted for AISQ 2026. He is an IEEE senior member, a full member of Sigma Xi and has served on research artifact evaluation committees for ICSE, ASE and ISSRE. Living in the Austin, Texas, area, he continues to connect research with practical software engineering and hopes to share his experience with current UNLV computer science students. His advice to new graduates is to stay curious, build strong fundamentals, seek feedback and keep learning.

Matt Suiter, ’06 BS Finance, a Las Vegas realtor and owner of The Suiter Group at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, was named the 2026 Spearfishing U.S. National Champion. A longtime Las Vegas resident, Suiter has competed in spearfishing tournaments since 2016 and travels with his sons, Merrick and Reef, to compete around the world. A member of the National Freshwater Spearfishing Association, he has earned multiple trophies and world records.

Kurt Hildebrand, ’88 BA Communication Studies, is editor of the Record-Courier in Douglas County, which earned Nevada Press Association awards for print general excellence among rural newspapers for the second consecutive year, as well as online general excellence. Hildebrand also received first place in editorial writing, while the newspaper won for best opinion pages. In 1988, while editing UNLV’s student newspaper, he won his first opinion page award, a California Intercollegiate Gold Press Card.

Tami Belt, '88 Communication Studies, is the founder of Blue Cube Marketing Solutions. She recently launched an online course, Branding Your Story, and offers paid public speaking on a variety of topics. A second-generation Las Vegas native, Belt grew up watching the Runnin’ Rebels play at the Las Vegas Convention Center and considers attending UNLV during the championship era a treasured memory.