Administrative Faculty of the Month - Nominate Your Colleagues

The Administrative Faculty Committee is pleased to continue its monthly awards to recognize outstanding UNLV administrative faculty. August nominations are due by August 31, 2026. To qualify, the administrative faculty must:

  • Be a full-time UNLV administrative faculty employee.
  • Be employed at UNLV for at least one year at the time of application.
  • Not have won the award within the last year.
  • Not have been formally disciplined within the last year.

The awardees will receive $150, a certificate, and a headline on the AFC website. Winners will also be encouraged to apply for the Administrative Faculty of the Year Award.

Nominate someone for this award.

People in the News

Rafael Oganesyan
People | August 3, 2026

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
People | July 30, 2026

Phil Burns, the longtime executive director of the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities, reflects on more than three decades of service to UNLV.