News: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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The Patrick T. Smith Achievement in Service Award winner helped establish scholarship funds and launch a new center at Lee Business School.

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The Outstanding Alumnus of the Year helps raise millions of dollars in his 28 years with the UNLV Foundation.

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The Lee Business School Alumnus of the Year has found balance between advising clients in Las Vegas' biggest industries or volunteering his time at local organizations.

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The Urban Affairs Alumna of the Year works to encourage self-success and eliminate generational poverty.

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Homecoming brings students and alumni to gether to celebrate at traditions like the golf cart parade, festival, and football game.

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The College of Science Alumnus of the Year has taken a learning-by-doing approach as a professor and now dean at the College of Southern Nevada.

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The College of Education Alumnus of the Year on what our educational system gets right, and where Rebels are needed to make a difference.

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The School of Public Health's Alumna of the Year has used her many roles in the medical field to better understand the needs of patients and bring equity to her practice.

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The College of Engineering's Alumnus of the Year led state legislative efforts that helped to expand learning and future career opportunities for K-12 students.

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Nursing's Alumna of the Year opens free-standing birth center to provide a home-like environment for women in labor.

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The College of Liberal Arts Alumnus of the Year went from being uncertain about the future of his education to being one of the top residential real estate agents in the Las Vegas Valley.

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Making her way from the sugar beet fields of Idaho to the stage of a professional opera company — the College of Fine Arts Alumna of the Year is out to prove the genre is for everyone.