As a young adult, Dave Swallow had to make a difficult family decision, one that led the Engineering Alumnus of the Year to UNLV and positively shaped his personal and professional trajectories.

Setting up students for success is the goal for this School of Social Work field liaison.

After building a career in the manufactured home industry, Leo Poggione — UNLV’s 1991 Homecoming King — reigns supreme as the Business School Alumnus of the Year.

A passion for justice drove Boyd Law Alumna of the Year Shane Jasmine Young to become a difference-making lawyer. Now her twin daughters (and fellow Rebels) are following in her footsteps.

A brief campus visit during a chance trip to Las Vegas set the Hospitality Alumnus of the Year on a journey to the top of the hotel-casino org chart.

When Dr. Faun Lee Powers isn’t caring for patients, the School of Medicine Alumna of the Year is back at her alma mater shaping the next generation of mental health practitioners.

Trailblazing banker helped generations of Rebels complete their degrees and launch their careers. She passed away Sept. 16.

The UNLV School of Nursing Alumnus of the Year overcame a rocky academic start to earn two degrees in a field that has long been his calling.

More than a quarter-century ago, Andrew Belanger landed an internship with the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s public services department — the same department the Honors College Alumnus of the Year now runs.

Dr. Harry Ching is one of only 53 ear, nose, and throat physicians in Nevada.

Whether in her role as a health management executive or working alongside her alma mater, Public Health Alumna of the Year Sarah Bussmann is deeply committed to improving a complex and often-flawed system.

Sciences Alumnus of the Year Scott Wade parlayed a campus job into a prolific career as an environmental scientist (and novelist … and karate black belt … and community leader).