Topic: faculty/staff

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Suparna Shah, MD, an assistant professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
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The department of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery performs the most advanced techniques in medicine to improve patient outcomes and save lives.

Brenda Thompson-El works with a client related to workplace coaching
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Leadership Coaching Essentials helps UNLV employees give colleagues the space and support to self-navigate professional challenges.

Rafael Oganesyan
People |

The 2026 Administrative Faculty of the Year for Student Service Excellence on his UNLV career — from a high schooler quietly earning college credit to director of the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Older man with short gray hair smiles as he poses against a blurred background while wearing a white collared shirt, black suit jacket, red checkered tie and eyeglasses
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Phil Burns, the longtime executive director of the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities, reflects on more than three decades of service to UNLV.

Riana Durrett sits on desk in library
People |

The director of UNLV’s Cannabis Policy Institute helps students get in on the ground floor of a growing industry.

Joy Ramiro smiling, wearing a blue shirt
People |

The Administrative Faculty of the Year honoree brings nearly a decade of experience to the careful work of protecting participants and guiding responsible progress.

UNLV letters placed in front of rocky landscape at Red Rock state park
People |

Created in honor of longtime staff member, a new geoscience scholarship celebrates 50 years of change while helping the next generation of scientists.

Jenna Heath in a black, red, and white dress sits at table with iced coffee
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The administrative faculty honoree has built her career around helping students find confidence, direction, and community.

Aerial view of the Las Vegas Medical District sign with the Las Vegas skyline in the background.
Business and Community |

Community is what ultimately defines the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV's mission and purpose.

closeup of Theresa Boucher inside Lee Business School
People |

The Classified Employee of the Year uses her extensive institutional knowledge to turn staff’s and students’ questions into crystal clarity.

Susan Adair wearing red sweater and glasses while sitting on steps
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The second-place President’s Classified Employee of the Year brings a chemist’s precision and a service-first approach to the economics department.

Anni Drury with flowers in the foreground
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The Lee Business School NSHE specialist reflects on adaptability, building connections with students, and the experiences that shaped her career at UNLV.

woman in professional clothing posing by a wooden railing
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Named the 2026 UNLV Classified Staff Rookie of the Year, Jennifer Belch brings a service-first mindset to supporting alumni engagement.

Amber Sewell holding sword and wearing chainmail vest
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Through games and hands-on learning, this teaching and learning librarian helps faculty slay instructional design.

Chris Viton in suit and red tie
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Chief financial officer and vice president for Business Affairs reflects on the work that helps the university thrive behind the scenes.

Su Kim Chung poses with cardboard cutouts of Sammy Davis Jr. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in the UNLV Special Collections and Archives office
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Su Kim Chung shares what's special to her after a quarter century working in UNLV Special Collections & Archives.

Kayla Minor at her desk
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The School of Dental Medicine cashiering supervisor reflects on a longtime talent for numbers, an unexpected career pivot, and a love of heavy metal.

Melanie and Lusayla Romancik
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Common professors, life lessons, and support shaped one family's experience at UNLV.