students and administrators standing at UNLV's first commencement in 1964

Perfect Match: UNLV’s First Graduate Creates Scholarship, Challenges Community to Support First-Gen Business Students

Jon Cobain pledges up to $2.3 million in matching funds to support high-achieving, first-generation business students.

Jon Cobain (right) at UNLV's inaugural on-campus commencement ceremony in 1964. Also pictured are Gov. Grant Sawyer and William Carlson, first dean of Nevada Southern. (UNLV Special Collections)

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