Vanessa Nuñez (Sociology) has been recognized by the prestigious Ford Foundation with a dissertation fellowship honorable mention. She is a doctoral candidate.
The senior associate director of Student Government and Activities brings more than a decade of UNLV event experience to her new role co-chairing the university’s 60th Homecoming.
An ‘eventful’ life and career led the 2026 Silver State Award honoree to develop a philanthropic relationship with UNLV that has proven to be mutually beneficial.
