Connect, Engage, Grow.
The mission of the chapter is to build a strong relationship between UNLV and its Alumni and friends. This relationship is strengthened by active participation in the objectives of the Chapter to benefit the SIHS and UNLV through outreach, engagement, and philanthropy for the benefit of UNLV.
About Us
The School of Integrated Health Sciences (SIHS) Alumni Chapter received approval in October 2021. In the fall semester of 2020, a group of alumni met to discuss the possibility and requirements of forming a chapter. This group of alumni continued to meet during early 2021 and developed the Bylaws for the Chapter.
During the summer of 2021, we held our first election for the Board of Directors and approved the Bylaws. That first Board then wrote the Strategic Plan and completed the application process for full recognition from the UNLV Alumni Association.
The School of Integrated Health Sciences (SIHS) Alumni Chapter received approval in October 2021.
Each Director serves a 2-year term, but the positions are staggered so that ½ of the Board rotates yearly. Therefore, the Chapter will have some Board elections each year. Any alumni member can be nominated for a Board position. The Board of Directors meets four times per year.
The mission of the chapter is to build a strong relationship between UNLV and its Alumni and friends. This relationship is strengthened by active participation in the objectives of the Chapter to benefit the SIHS and UNLV through outreach, engagement, and philanthropy for the benefit of UNLV. There are currently 9 Objectives in the Bylaws that are designed to help the Chapter accomplish its mission.
All graduates from any of the majors or programs sponsored by the School of Integrated Health Sciences formerly known as The School of Allied Health are automatically members of the Chapter. There are no dues to join. But there are three levels of membership: Alumni, Affiliate, and Honorary.
Chapter meetings are held at least once per year, but the Board or the Chapter members can call other meetings. Chapter meetings can be held in-person, virtually, or a combination of both. Chapter meeting announcements are distributed through various print and electronic media in advance.
Past Recipients
- 2024 Craig Billings, ’97 BS
- 2023 Rick Arpin, '95 BS
- 2022 Phil Ralston, '84 B.S.
- 2021 Mike Peregrina Jr., '13 B.S.
- 2020 Gina J. Bongiovi, J.D., MBA ’01 ’07
- 2019 Kevin T. Orrock '76
- 2018 Caroline Ciocca '07
- 2017 John Guedry '82
- 2016 Randy A. Garcia '77
- 2015 Mike PeQueen '88
- 2014 Jerald M. Dick '65
- 2013 Darcy K. Neighbors '89
- 2012 Janet (Husmann) Lowe ’68
- 2011 Paul Biafore '89
- 2010 Richard A. Darnold ’85
- 2009 Garren J. Sepede ’84
- 2008 Douglas L. Crook ’97
- 2005 Brent Bell ’91
- 2004 Rossi Ralenkotter ’71
- 2003 Chip Johnson ’71
- 2002 Bruce Layne ’69
- 2001 Tom Brooker ’68
- 2000 Barry Shinehouse ’69 ’70
- 1999 Kevin Page ’86 ’87
- 1998 Scott Johnson ’75 ’87
- 1997 Dennis Gomes ’66
- 1996 Jim Ratigan ’78
- 1994 Randy Campanale '77
- 2024 Dr. Benjamin Barborka, ’13 Ph.D.
- 2022 Evelyn Herrera, '07 B.S., '16 D.M.D
- 2021 Jesse J. J. Falk, '07 B.S., '11 D.M.D. & Michael S. Moody, '07 B.S., '12 D.M.D
- 2020 Brandi N. Dupont, D.M.D. '07
- 2019 Dr. Dayne R. Jensen '09
- 2018 Dr. Ashley Hoban '09
- 2017 Dr. Cody Hughes '07
- 2016 Dr. Nora Vinh Svihl '03 '07
- 2015 Dr. Robert B. Hale '09
- 2014 Dr. Rewadee Meevasin '07
- 2013 Dr. Emily Ishkanian '04 '10
- 2012 Dr. William Dahlke ’09 ’12
- 2024 Lynn Manning John, ’04 M.Ed.
- 2023 Kyle Konold, '04 Ph.D.
- 2022 Jhone M. Ebert, '96 M.Ed.
- 2021 Ramona Esparza, '93 B.S., '98 M.Ed., '09 M.Ed.
- 2020 Tonia F. Holmes-Sutton, Ed.D., NBCT '04, '12
- 2019 Dr. Tiffany G. Tyler-Garner '11
- 2018 Wayne B. Nunnely '75
- 2017 Tina Kunzer-Murphy '75 '77
- 2016 Ruben Kihuen '05
- 2015 Dr. William "Mike" Barton '00 '06
- 2013 Pat Skorkowsky '94
- 2012 Elizabeth Giles ’81 ’92
- 2011 Pam Hicks '69, '70
- 2010 Dr. Larry K. Shumway ’93
- 2009 Dr. Carolyn G. Goodman ’73
- 2008 Sandy Miller ’71
- 2005 Dr. Christopher Kelly ’70 ’75 ’96 ’02
- 2004 Dr. Monica Brown ’97 ’01
- 2003 Christine Chairsell ’83 ’85 ’01
- 2002 Dr. Christy Falba ’89
- 2001 Lucy Klinkhammer ’92
- 2000 George Ann Rice ’69 ’82
- 1999 Cynthia Montoya ’77 ’82
- 1998 Suzanne Ernst ’74
- 1997 Chris Giunchigliani ’79
- 1996 Donald McHenry ’72 ’74
- 2024 Raquel Shohet Floyd, ’96 BS
- 2023 Robert Mark Newburn, '81 BS, '83 MS
- 2022 Lisa M. Freestone, P.E. '94 B.S., '09 MBA
- 2021 James J. Caviola, '94 MSE
- 2020 Piotr S. Tomasik '09
- 2019 Justin Veilleux '04
- 2018 Mike Maier '86
- 2017 Suresh Vishnubhatla '92
- 2016 Walter C. Vodrozka, Jr. '95
- 2015 Bradford Colton '94
- 2014 Chad W. Miller '92
- 2013 Kristina L. Swallow '04
- 2012 Jody Walker Belsick ’97 ’09 ’10
- 2011 John Fountain '82 '85
- 2010 Howard Vandermeer, P.E. ’70 ’75
- 2009 Doa J. (Meade) Gregory, P.E. ’98
- 2008 Traci Renee Newton ’94 ’99
- 2005 Alexander K. Marquez ’92
- 2003 Joseph Lombardo ’91
- 2002 Douglas R. Seastrand ’88
- 2001 Paige (Zielinski) Russell ’91
- 2000 Kenneth Ackeret, PhD ’90 ’96
- 1998 James L. MacFarlane ’71 ’83
- 1997 Clark McCarrell ’91 ’99
- 2024 Wendy Kveck, ’07 MA
- 2023 Cecilia Violetta López, '11 BM
- 2022 Dwayne R. Eshenbaugh AIA, '94 B.S.
- 2022 Cecilia Schafler PLA, SITES AP, '97 B.L.A.
- 2021 Cooper Rust, '13 B.A., B.F.A.
- 2020 Sush Machida, MFA '02
- 2019 Giovanna Sardelli '87
- 2018 Michael A. Del Gatto '96 '99
- 2017 Tim Bavington '00
- 2016 George Grove, MM '01
- 2015 Danielle Kelly '07
- 2014 Joe Aldridge '79
- 2013 Ronnie Vannucci, Jr. '11
- 2012 Eric Whitacre ’95
- 2011 David G. Howryla '97 '00
- 2010 Timothy Jones, DMA ’00 ’03
- 2009 Jerry Thompson ’01
- 2008 Michael Bunin
- 2005 Kim Barclay Drusedum ’90
- 2004 Robin Quinn ’05
- 2003 Kasey Baker-Benoit ’97
- 2002 John T. Assalone ’86
- 2001 Curtis Fairman ’02
- 2000 Randy DeLelles ’78 ’80
- 1999 Ethan Acres
- 1998 Glenn Casale ’78
- 1997 John Iacovelli ’81
- 1996 Paul Kreider ’79
- 2024 Lonnie Wright, ’78 BS, ’84 MA, ’15 Ph.D.
- 2023 Katelyn DiBenedetto, '15 MA, '18 PhD
- 2022 Leslie L. Mujica '09 MPA
- 2021 Gregory K. Lull, '02 B.S., '06 MSE
- 2020 Christine L. Robinson, MA '92
- 2019 Dr. Constance J. Brooks '04 '12
- 2018 Michael J. Gordon, Ph.D. '08 '13
- 2017 Lisa Danielson, Ph.D. '98
- 2016 Cheryl Strabala, MEd '80
- 2024 Scott Hoffman, ’12 BA
- 2023 Jennifer Dorsey, '94 BS
- 2022 Emily Powers, '09 B.A
- 2021 Casey A. Barber, '17 B.S.
- 2020 Sagar R. Raich, J.D. '10, '13
- 2019 Dr. Noelle L. Lefforge '02 '07 '10 '16
- 2018 Paul Moradkhan '03
- 2017 Jason Smylie '03 '06
- 2016 Dr. Kate Martin '02
- 2015 Nadin Cutter '05 '08
- 2014 Robert L. Smale, Ph.D. '95
- 2013 Henry L. Schuck '05
- 2012 Dr. Daliah Wachs ’93
- 2011 Brian Sompayrac '95
- 2010 Judy A. Jenner ’98 ’01
- 2008 The George Family: Dr. Constantine George ’97; Dr. Veneta George ’00; Vassilios George ’01; Angela George ’04; and Elias George ’06
- 2005 Michele Kiraly ’90
- 2004 Stacey Wedding ’98
- 2003 Mei Mei Wong ’93
- 2002 Stefanie Shields ’89
- 2001 Ashish Sharma ’91
- 2024 Wyndee Forrest, ’04 BS
- 2023 Monica Moradkhan, '04 BS, '16 MS
- 2022 Chris Smith ’98 B.S.
- 2021 Rikki Tanenbaum, '06 MHA
- 2020 Michael F. Kawazoe '01
- 2019 Colleen Walters Birch '99
- 2018 David D. Ross '95 '05
- 2017 Kathy Dyke '94
- 2016 Thomas A. Jingoli '96
- 2015 John Ceriale '75
- 2014 Gerard J. Inzerillo '75
- 2013 Chuck Lehman '71
- 2012 Paula Eylar-Lauzon ’89 ’97
- 2011 Guy Fieri '90
- 2010 Jung-Ho Suh ’82 ’83
- 2009 Bob Boughner
- 2008 Cynthia Kiser Murphey
- 2007 Scott Sibella '88
- 2006 William Paulos ’69
- 2005 William P. McBeath ’86
- 2004 Tony Santo ’84
- 2003 Bill Hornbuckle ’84
- 2001 George Maloof ’88
- 2000 James Germain ’75
- 1999 Roger Wagner ’69
- 1998 William Schlaf ’92
- 1997 Tom Jones
- 1996 Ed Crispell ’72
- 2024 Dr. Juan Gutierrez, ’15 BA, ’18 Ph.D.
- 2023 Scott Scherr, '97 BS
- 2022 Michelle Samuel, '03 B.S., '06 M.S.
- 2021 Ashley C. Reagor, PT, MSPT, ATC, '02 B.S., '05 M.S.
- 2020 Edwin Suarez, PT '02
- 2019 Dr. Anne R. Lindsay '88 '15
- 2018 Dr. John J. Pierce '98
- 2017 Maria Barton '00
- 2016 Jeremy Cope '07
- 2024 Justin Carley, ’06 JD
- 2023 Kathia Quiros-Medina, '03 JD
- 2022 Kelly H. Dove, '07 J.D.
- 2021 Brittnie T. Watkins, '09 M.A., '14 J.D. and Ph.D., '17 LL.M.
- 2020 Marisa Rodriguez, Esq. '04, '13
- 2019 John J. Piro '05 '10
- 2018 Brenda Weksler '99 '02
- 2017 Daron Dorsey '98 '01
- 2016 Joe Cain, JD '01
- 2015 Hon. Linda Marquis '03
- 2014 Keith Brown '05
- 2013 Heather Procter '03
- 2012 William Michael Kapalka ’04
- 2011 Jeremy Aguero '97 '04
- 2010 Sean K. Claggett ’00 ’03
- 2009 Michael Higdon ’01
- 2008 Paola Armeni Androvandi ’03
- 2024 Gretchen Grierson, ’92 BA, ’94 MA
- 2023 Mark Wiley, '01 BA
- 2022 Lindsey B. Ricciardi, '05 Ph.D.
- 2021 Josh Molina, '10 B.A.
- 2020 Jill Campbell '80
- 2019 Gregory J. Morris '85
- 2018 Jeanne Hamrick '88 '94
- 2017 Herb Santos, Jr. '85
- 2016 Dr. Carlos Campo '81 '86 '93
- 2015 Maile Chapman, Ph.D. '10
- 2014 Nicole Ann Cavenagh, Ph.D. '03
- 2013 Barbara Buckley '86
- 2012 Eric Talbert ’03
- 2011 Tony F. Sanchez III '89
- 2010 Kara Kelley ’92 ’98
- 2009 Sam Lieberman ’96
- 2008 Gina B. Polovina ’91 ’94
- 2008 Thomas V. Grasso ’07 (University College)
- 2005 Anthony "Tony" Gladney ’86
- 2004 Gina B. Polovina ’91 ’94
- 2003 Stavros Anthony ’87 ’99
- 2002 William B. Terry, Esq. ’69
- 2001 Tony Gladney ’88
- 2000 Michael Green
- 1999 Dario Herrera ’95
- 1998 Florence McClure ’71
- 1996 Phyllis Darling ’64
- 2024 Dr. Janice Enriquez, ’23 Ph.D.
- 2023 April Clyde, '00 BS
- 2022 Robert J. Vadovic RN, DNP, APNc ’13
- 2021 Gregory L. Peistrup, '94 B.S.
- 2020 Cynthia A. O'Neal, Ph.D., RN '90 '93
- 2019 Dr. Robin B. Dail '81
- 2018 Maileen G. Ulep-Reed '09 '15
- 2017 Dr. Tomas Walker '12
- 2016 Carol Martin, RN '73 '75 '82
- 2015 Dr. Margaret Covelli '12
- 2014 Victoria VanMeetran '81 '96 '05
- 2012 Linda Anne Silvestri ’10 Ph.D.
- 2011 Dr. Janet Quillian '67
- 2010 Maj. Maureen Nolen, U.S. Army (Ret.) ’85 ’92
- 2005 Dr. Yaffa Dahan ’97
- 2004 Maureen Matteson-Kane ’75
- 2024 Fabian Doñate, ’18 BS
- 2023 Joanna Kramer, '09 MS
- 2022 Crystal Rose Schulz '07 B.S., '10 MPH
- 2021 Brian J. Labus, '15 Ph.D.
- 2020 Lisa M. Segler, Ph.D., MPH '11, '19
- 2019 Tracy Donnelly '07
- 2018 Dr. Charles Bernick '11
- 2018 Dr. Charles Bernick '11
- 2017 Holly Lyman
- 2016 Jodi Tyson, MPH '94 '06
- 2015 Scott Hillegass '95
- 2024 Alison Sloat, ’14 Ph.D.
- 2023 Douglas Sims, '95 BA '97 MS
- 2022 Tricia D. Evans, '05 B.S.
- 2021 Zane L. Marshall, '96 B.A., '06 M.A.
- 2020 Susan M. Corbett, MS '91
- 2019 Dr. Travis Eugene Huxman '00
- 2018 K. Bruce Jones, Ph.D. '95
- 2017 Dr. Theodore Garland, Jr.
- 2016 Amy L. Brock-Hon, Ph.D. '02 '07
- 2015 Dr. Matthew Schwartz '96
- 2014 Dr. Tony Alamo '86
- 2013 Andrée Prigoda Reed '70 '78
- 2009 Dr. Ray D. Rawson ’64 ’78
- 2008 Hiba Risheg ’97
- 2004 Avnish Bhatnagar ’89
- 2000 Elizabeth Donley
- 1999 William Clark ’92
- 1998 Dr. Pamela Moore ’77
- 1997 Daniel Fischer ’79 ’90
- 1996 Ilene Morgan, Ph.D. ’88 ’90
- 2024 Aileen Pastor, ’08 BA, ’13 MA
- 2023 Shanice Stevens, '10 BA
- 2022 COL (R) Victor S. Ingram, MSGL, MSS, MSW, LCSW, '91 BA
- 2021 Caitlin J. Saladino, '12 B.A., '14 M.A., '20 Ph.D.
- 2020 Bruno Moya, MSW '15, '17
- 2019 Sarah A. Thornton '96
- 2018 Judy Tudor '94 '97
- 2017 Sara Leoni '96
- 2016 Ricki Y. Barlow '08 '12
- 2015 Hannah Birch '12
- 2014 Lisa Morris Hibbler, DPA '96 '98
- 2013 Mercedes Bolt '13
- 2012 Tara Pike-Nordstrom ’95
- 2011 William Horne '99 '01
- 2010 Lisa Story ’84
- 2009 Julie A. Murray ’82 ’94
- 2008 Garth R. Winckler ’79
- 2002 Anthony Zuiker ’91
- 2000 Garth Winckler ’79
- 1999 Ramona Denby ’90
- 1998 Rob Powers ’81
- 1997 Barbara Buckley ’86
- 1996 Kirby Burgess ’74 ’80
- 2002 Lori Estes, Ph.D.
- 2001 Kamran Haq ’90
- 2000 Carol Rayfield
- 1999 Carol Rayfield
- 1998 Carol Shelton
- 1997 Carolyn Sue Witt
- 1996 Maureen Nolen
- 2024 Claytee White, ’97 MA
- 2023 Tyler D. Parry, ;'08 BA
- 2022 Marydean Martin
- 2021 Flora E. Mason, ’85 B.A., ’88 M.A.
- 2024 Dr. Chase Shropshire, ’15 BS, '21 Ph.D.
Chapter Members
President: Meghan Wonderling
Megan Wonderling received her B.S. in Athletic Training from UNLV in 2018. Megan is now a two time graduate of UNLV after recently completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy 2021
Vice President: Earl Love, Jr.
Earl Love received his B.S in Nuclear Medicine Technology from UNLV in 1998. He currently works at Kaiser Permanente, in Richmond, California, as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
Treasurer: Michaela Goodwin
Michaela Goodwin graduated in 2020 with a B.S. in Kinesiology and Athletic Training. She is currently a licensed and board-certified athletic trainer that works here in Las Vegas. She looks forward to giving back and also maintaining a connection with the university and fellow graduates.
Secretary: Oscar Lopez-Huerta
Oscar is a Las Vegas native, a two-time graduate from UNLV, and currently works as an associate athletic trainer with the baseball team at UNLV. Aside from athletic training, he enjoys live music and spending time with friends and family.
Member at Large: Ashley Hitchcock
Ashley graduated in 2021 with her M.S. in Kinesiology. She currently teaches middle school Physical Education and strives to get students excited to exercise. Ashley is also a personal trainer and group fitness instructor in town. She is excited to stay involved and give back.
Trey Curtis-Brown: Secretary, 2024
Trey Curtis-Brown, a two time UNLV alumnus, earned his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Pre-Med and has a great understanding of the three schools’ departments and programs. Trey also received his Masters of Science in Emergency & Crisis Management where his research focuses on communications and policy writing. In his tenure, he spent his time as a graduate assistant in the dean's office, taught Anatomy and Physiology labs and was a part of over 25 different university committees. Trey is currently applying to be a three-time UNLV student where he plans to receive his PhD in either Public Policy, Leadership, or Public Health. Graduating as an Outstanding Grad, and receiving several awards for his service to UNLV has given him loads of information to help students with a cohort of needs that may arise. Trey is excited to be a tool for students to succeed in their time at UNLV.
Lanny Leroy: President, 2021-2023
Lanny Leroy received his B.S. in Athletic Training from UNLV in 1987. Lanny continued his education and earned his M.Ed. in Athletic Training from the University of Virginia in 1988. He is currently on staff as the UNLV PEX Coordinator, where he administers and coordinates all physical activity classes.
Micah Kidd : Treasurer, 2021-2022, Member at Large, 2023-2024
Micah Kidd has a B.S. in kinesiology from UNLV, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA, and holds a Group Fitness Instructor certification through ACE. He is a U.S. Army veteran, having served as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Kidd’s recreational interests include training athletes and watching basketball. He likes to travel, fly RC airplanes/drones, and read—mostly non-fiction.
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