Doctoral student Harjiv Singh brings an appreciation for language to sports performance.

Doctoral student Maryam Mohiedden Rad left behind life as an attorney to pursue her academic interests in a program unique to UNLV.

Graduate College Alumna of the Year's time at UNLV left her with an appreciation for parsing differing, and often contradictory, viewpoints en route to becoming a champion for animals.

School of Public Health Alumna of the Year took a detour from optometry to end up serving Clark County.

School of Nursing Alumna of the Year knew in the fourth grade she wanted to be just like her mother — a nurse.

Master's student Carissa Hernandez is dedicated to her second career as a nurse educator.

Integrated Health Sciences Alumnus of the Year Edwin Suarez's interest in physical therapy started with an injury of his own.

UNLV doctoral student explores the historical context, charge, and challenge for Nevada institutions at the Southern Nevada Diversity Summit Oct. 2.

College of Sciences Alumna of the Year made a change at UNLV that led to an inspirational career in education.

A little help from his father set a 4-year-old Atsushi “Sush” Machida on the path to becoming the College of Fine Arts Alumnus of the Year.

College of Education Alumna of the Year Tonia Holmes-Sutton boasts an impressive array of experience fighting for teachers and education regionally and state-wide.

The winner of this prestigious, highly competitive award receives $20,000 and will be revealed in January.