About the Annual Alumni Awards

For more than 45 years, UNLV has recognized exceptional individuals who represent the ideals of higher learning and Rebel pride. Through the awards program, we recognize alumni, faculty, students, and community leaders for their outstanding achievements and leadership at the university as well as throughout our community. These recipients truly serve as inspiration for the generations of students who will follow.

Each year during Rebel Homecoming, 20 alumni and community members are honored.

Awards, Nominations, and Recipients

Explore the links below for more information about each award category, the nominations process, and past recipients.

Alumni Award Honorees

2023 Honorees

  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL - Rick Arpin
  • COLLEGE OF EDUCATION - Kyle Konold, Ph.D.
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - Robert Mark Newburn
  • COLLEGE OF THE FINE ARTS - Cecilia Violetta López
  • GRADUATE COLLEGE - Katelyn DiBenedetto, Ph.D.
  • HONORS COLLEGE - Jennifer Dorsey, J.D.
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY - Monica Moradkhan
  • SCHOOL OF INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCES - Scott A. Scherr, MD, FACEP
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW - Kathia Ines Quiros Medina, J.D.
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS - Mark Wiley
  • UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES - Tyler Parry, Ph.D.
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING - April Clyde RN, CPM, CNM
  • SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - Joanna Kramer, D.O.
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES - Douglas Sims, Ph.D.
  • GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS - Shanice R. Stevens
  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS - Russel A. Kost III
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD - Greg McKinley
  • OUSTANDING FACULTY AWARD - Manoj Sharma, MBBS, PhD, MCHES
  • SILVER STATE AWARD - Gregory T. H. Lee

2022 Honorees

  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Matthew Engle
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD - Cheryl Tillotson
  • OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD - Nancy B. Rapoport, J.D.
  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Phillip Ralston
  • SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Evelyn Herrera, D.M.D
  • SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Jhone Ebert
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Lisa M. Freestone, P.E.
  • COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ALUMNI OF THE YEAR - Dwayne R. Eshenbaugh, A.I.A and Cecilia Schafler
  • GRADUATE COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Leslie L. Mujica, MPA
  • HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Emily Powers
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Christopher B. Smith
  • COLLEGE OF INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Michelle Samuel
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Kelly H. Dove, J.D.
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Lindsey E. Ricciardi, Ph.D.
  • UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Marydean Martin
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Robert J. Vadovic, Ph.D.
  • SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Crystal R. Schulz
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Tricia D. Evans
  • GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Victor S. Ingram

2021 Honorees

  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Guy Fieri
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD - Paul Chaffee
  • SILVER STATE AWARD - Miriam Shearing
  • OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD - Bobbie Barnes, PH.d.

 

  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Mike Peregrina Jr.
  • SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ALUMNI OF THE YEAR - Michael S. Moody, D.M.D and Jesse J. Falk, D.N.D
  • SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Ramona Esparza
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR- Jim Caviola
  • COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Cooper Rust
  • GRADUATE COLLEGE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Gregory Lull
  • HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Casey Barber
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Rikki Tanenbaum
  • COLLEGE OF INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Ashley Reagor
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Brittnie Watkins JD, PhD, LL.M.
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Joshua Molina
  • UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Flora Mason
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Gregory Peistrup
  • SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Brian Labus, Ph.D., MPH
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Zane Marshall
  • GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Caitlin Saladino, Ph.D.

2020 Honorees

  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Herb J. Santos, Jr.
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD – Dr. Michael Green
  • SILVER STATE AWARD - Larry Ruvo
  • OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD - Alona D. Angosta

 

  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNA OF THE YEAR – Gina J. Bongiovi
  • SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Dr. Brandi N. Dupont
  • SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Dr. Tonia F. Holmes-Sutton
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR  - Piotr S. Tomasik
  • COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Sush Machida
  • GRADUATE COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Christine L. Robinson
  • HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Sagar R. Raich
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Michael F. Kawazoe
  • COLLEGE OF INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Edwin Suarez
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Marisa Rodriguez
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Jill Campbell
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Cynthia A. O’Neal
  • SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Lisa M. Segler
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Susan M. Corbett
  • GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Bruno Moya

2019 Honorees

  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Beverly Rogers
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD - Kenneth W. Bahl
  • SILVER STATE AWARD - Carol C. Harter
  • OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD - Anjala Krishen

 

  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR – Kevin Orrock
  • SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Dayne R. Jensen
  • SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Tiffany G. Tyler-Garner
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Justin Veilleux
  • COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Giovanna Sardelli 
  • GRADUATE COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Constance J. Brooks
  • HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Noelle L. Lefforge
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Colleen Walters Birch
  • COLLEGE OF INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Anne R. Lindsay
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - John J. Piro
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Gregory J. Morris
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Robin B. Dail
  • SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Tracy Donnelly
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Travis Eugene Huxman
  • GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Sarah A. Thornton 

2018 Honorees

  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Jeremy Aguero, J.D.
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD – Dr. Michael J. Gordon
  • SILVER STATE AWRAD - Mark L. Fine
  • OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD - Dr. Bernard Malamud, Dr. Brendan O’Toole, and Dr. Mohamed Trabia

 

  • SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Dr. John J. Pierce
  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNAS OF THE YEAR – Caroline Ciocca EMBA
  • SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Dr. Charles Bernick MPH
  • SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Dr. Ashley Hoban, D.M.D.
  • SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Wayne B. Nunnely
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR  - Michael G. Maier
  • COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Michael A. Del Gatto, AIA
  • GRADUATE COLLEGE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Dr. Michael J. Gordon MPA
  • HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Paul Moradkhan
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - David D. Ross
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Brenda Weksler, Esq
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Jeanne Hamrick
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Maileen G. Ulep
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Dr. Kenneth Bruce Jones Ph.D.
  • GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Judy Tudor

2017 Honorees

  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Chip Johnson
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD – Terry Shonkwiler
  • SILVER STATE AWARD - Lindy Schumacher
  • OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD - John “Jack” Schibrowsky

 

  • SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Maria Barton
  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - John Guedry
  • SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Holly Lyman, MPH
  • SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Cody Hughes, D.M.D.
  • COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Tina Kunzer-Murphy
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Suresh Vishnubhatla
  • COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Tim Bavington MFA
  • GRADUATE COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Lisa Danielson
  • HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Jason Smylie, MBA
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Kathy Dyke
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Daron Dorsey, JD
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Herb J. Santos Jr.
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Tomas Walker, DNP
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Ted Garland
  • GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Sara Leoni

2016 Honorees

  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR  - Antonio “Tony” Alamo
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD – Lori Marrs
  • SILVER STATE AWARD  - Diana L. Bennett

 

  • SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Jeremy Cope
  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Randy A. Garcia
  • SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Jodi Tyson
  • Dentistry SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Nora Vihn Svihl, D.M.D.
  • COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Ruben Kihuen
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Walter C. Vodrazka, Jr. 
  • COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - George Grove
  • GRADUATE COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Cheryl Strabala
  • HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Kate Martin, MD
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Thomas A. Jingoli
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Joe Cain, J.D.
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Carlos Campo, Ph.D.
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Carol Martin
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Amy L. Brock-Hon, Ph.D.
  • GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow

2015 Honorees

  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Kris Engelstad McGarry
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD – Matt Engle
  • SILVER STATE AWARD - Edward J. (Ted) Quirk

 

  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Mike PeQueen
  • SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Robert B. Hale, D.M.D.
  • SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Scott Hillegass
  • COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Dr. William Mike” Barton
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Bradford Colton
  • COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Danielle Kelly
  • HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Nadin Cutter, Esq.
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - John Ceriale
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Hon. Linda Marquis
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Dr. Maile Chapman
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Dr. Margaret Covelli
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Dr. Matthew Schwartz
  • Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Alumna of the Year - Hannah Birch

2014 Honorees

  • FRED C. ALBRECHT OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Brent J. Bell
  • PATRICK T. SMITH ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE AWARD – Kenneth Bahl
  • SILVER STATE AWRD - Carolyn M. Sparks
  • OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD - John Valery White, JD

 

  • LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Brent Hathaway, PhD
  • SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ALUMNA OF THE YEAR -Karen West, DMD
  • HOWARD R. HUGHES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Rama Venkat, PhD
  • COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Helga Watkins
  • HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Marta Meana, PhD
  • WILLIAM F. HARRAH COLLEGE OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Stowe Shoemaker, PhD
  • WILLIAM S. BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Daniel Hamilton, PhD, JD
  • COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Chris Hudgins, PhD
  • SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Carolyn Yucha, PhD
  • COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Timothy Porter, PhD
  • GREENSPUN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR - Robert Ulmer, PhD

Past Alumni Award Ceremony videos can be viewed on the Alumni Association YouTube channel.