UNLV's administrative faculty make considerable contributions to all aspects of the university. This year the Administrative Faculty committee was able to award two awards; A senior award for a professional with more than eight years of service and a junior award for a professional with less than eight years. This year the Administrative Faculty of the Year Award recognizes senior administrative faculty member Daniel Labrecque. He is a business systems analyst and functional architect in the Office of Information and Technology. He has worked at UNLV since 2001 and has supported Financial Aid and Scholarships since the implementation of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. He was also inducted into the Higher Education User Group Hall of Fame at Alliance 2023 and elected to its Board of Directors this year.

Over the years, Labrecque has provided continuity in the level of service delivered to the students, regardless of the changes in Financial Aid and Scholarships. He has constantly worked behind the scenes to generate creative solutions and improve efficiencies and automation which allowed more time for staff to deal with students directly.

"I take pride in the work that I do and have done for many years now." Labrecque says, "Being recognized by the community at large does make me step back a little and realize that much of the time what I consider to be 'all in a day's work' has been going above and beyond. I am truly honored to be recognized."

Labrecque has always wanted to work with students and make a difference in their lives. He worked as a financial aid counselor at UNLV and was asked to be part of the implementation team for MyUNLV. His inspiration for this change was to grow professionally. Ultimately, he managed to merge his background in Financial Aid and his desire to work on the technical side by improving the Financial Aid office's "behind-the-scenes" processes to benefit the students and their families.

People often have misconceptions about Labrecque's work. He works as a remote worker on behind-the-scenes improvements for the university that require a lot of effort, but those typically go unnoticed. "I think the misconception about being a remote worker is that we may be less productive. That thinking is antiquated and without merit. In fact, working remotely, and I can only speak for myself on this, means knowing when not to work. It is easy to ignore the work/life balance needed for self-care." He has been a remote worker for UNLV since 2013.

In his spare time, Labreque unwinds by playing table-top role-playing games and brewing beer.

For Labrecque, the UNLV community and the friends made along the way are the most memorable part of his time at UNLV. Throughout the many changes the campus has undergone, he has always found strength and support in those around him to overcome any difficulty.