Faculty Length of Service Recognition Program

The Faculty Length of Service Recognition Program recognizes the ten-, twenty-, thirty-, forty-, and the longest-serving milestones of UNLV’s dedicated academic and administrative faculty members. Those attaining the ten-year milestone receive a commemorative pin to mark the important occasion, while long-serving faculty who complete twenty, thirty, and forty years of service receive a medallion to be worn at commencement ceremonies and similar events. All service milestone honorees are recognized annually in the Fall.

The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of a service milestone award. Congratulations to all the honorees!

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For the purposes of this recognition initiative, only full-time work at UNLV should be counted toward the total length of service. Along with years of service as an academic or administrative faculty member, you may count time as a classified staff member or other full-time employee status toward your overall length of service. Years of work as a student worker, graduate assistant (either teaching or research), part-time instructor, adjunct faculty member, or other part-time employee should not be counted.

2020 Recognition

Due to COVID restrictions, the 2020 Length of Service Recognition Ceremony has been canceled. Look for a special announcement in early December.

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Length of Service Archive

This document contains lists of all Length of Service honorees by year since the program's inception in 2017.

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Longest Serving Faculty (2020)

The following longest-serving faculty have been recognized previously for their service milestones. However, we want to acknowledge their continued service to the institution.

Name	Title	Classification	Department/Unit	College/Division	Years of Service
Verma, Sadanand	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Mathematical Sciences	College of Sciences	53
Bhatnagar, Satish	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Mathematical Sciences	College of Sciences	46
Hurlburt, Russell	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Psychology	College of Liberal Arts	44
Christianson, David	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Resort Gaming and Golf Management	William F. Harrah College of Hospitality	43
Shelden, Randall	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Criminal Justice	Greenspun College of Urban Affairs	43
Garcia, Rosalie	Business Services Manager	Administrative Faculty	Controller - Deputy Controller	Financial Services	42
Sullivan, William	Associate Vp/Retention And Outreach	Administrative Faculty	Student Affairs	Division of Student Affairs	42
Yfantis, Evangelos	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Computer Science	Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering	41

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**THIRTY Years of Service (2020)**
Name	Title	Classification	Department/Unit	College/Division
Allen, Cathy	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Dance	College of Fine Arts
Boehm, Robert	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Mechanical Engineering	Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Chen, Changfeng	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Physics and Astronomy	College of Sciences
Downey, Teresa	Director/TMC Human Resources	Administrative Faculty	Athletics Compliance Student Athlete Development	Athletics
Dyer, Cathy	Graduate Assistant Program Coordinator	Administrative Faculty	Graduate Financial Services	Graduate College
Erwin, Daniel	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of English	College of Liberal Arts
Hobbes, John	Graphic Artist	Administrative Faculty	Creative Graphics	Integrated Graphics Services
James, David	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction	Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Kearney, Christopher	Distinguished Professor/Chair Psychology	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Psychology	College of Liberal Arts
Kreamer, David	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Geoscience	College of Sciences
McDonough, Ann	Founding Dean	Administrative Faculty		Academic Success Center
Menendez, Francisco	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Film	College of Fine Arts
Metcalf, Rodney	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Geoscience	College of Sciences
Millar, Murray	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Psychology	College of Liberal Arts
Riddle, Brett	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Life Sciences	College of Sciences
Schulte, Paul	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Life Sciences	College of Sciences
Steinberg, Spencer	Chair/Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry	College of Sciences
Thompson, Daniel	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Life Sciences	College of Sciences
Whitney, Elspeth	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of History	College of Liberal Arts
Zygelman, Bernard	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Physics and Astronomy	College of Sciences

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**Twenty Years of Service (2020)**
Name	Title	Classification	Department/Unit	College/Division
Albrecht, Heidi	Associate Director of Space Management	Administrative Faculty	Space Management	Office of Decision Support
Anooshian, John	Director	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health	School of Medicine
Barber, Annabel	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Surgery	School of Medicine
Bernick, Emil	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Public Policy and Leadership	Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Brandon, Dechelle	Senior Analyst, Budget	Administrative Faculty	Dept. of Budget and Finance-Administration	School of Medicine
Burnes, Brett	Manager of Data Services	Administrative Faculty	Enterprise Systems	Office of Information Technology
Corr, Shawn	Food & Beverage Warehouse & Beverage Manager	Administrative Faculty	Thomas and Mack - Food and Beverage Concessions	Thomas and Mack-Food and Beverage
Cyrkiel, Dianne	Lecturer	Academic Faculty	School of Nursing	School of Nursing
Dalbor, Michael	Professor Hospitality Administration/Management	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Resort Gaming and Golf Management	William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
Damore, David	Professor/Chair	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Political Science	College of Liberal Arts
De Oliveira, Yamila	Teacher, Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education	Administrative Faculty	Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education	College of Education
*Fildes, John	Professor/Chair of Surgery/Associate Dean of External Affairs	Academic Faculty	School of Medicine	School of Medicine
*Guadagnoli, Mark	Senior Associate Dean, for Faculty Affairs & Director, Learning and Performance	Academic Faculty	School of Medicine	School of Medicine
Hanson, Andrew	Dean	Administrative Faculty	Honors College	Honors College
Hessinger, Roy	Advising Database Analyst	Administrative Faculty	Retention Progression Completion	Undergraduate Education and Student Success
Hester-Harper, Patrice	Assistant Dean of Administration, Outreach, and Engagement	Administrative Faculty	School of Nursing	School of Nursing
Jablonski, Jeffrey	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of English	College of Liberal Arts
Kabo, Jason	Director Strength and Conditioning	Administrative Faculty	Athletic Sports Performances	Athletics
*Kirgan, Daniel	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Surgery	School of Medicine
Kuhls, Deborah	Interim Assistant Dead of Research/Professor	Academic Faculty	School of Medicine	School of Medicine
*LaGesse, Jeffrey	Parking Operations & Events Administrator	Administrative Faculty	Parking Operations	Parking and Transportation Services
Larson, Gary	Associate Professor in Residence	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Journalism and Media Studies	Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Lee, Karen	Corporate and Executive Relations Manager	Administrative Faculty	Thomas and Mack Arena	Athletics
Li, Jichun	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Mathematical Sciences	College of Sciences
Maldonado, Cecilia	Associate Vice Provost, Workforce Development	Administrative Faculty	Academic Programs	Executive Vice President & Provost
Mayden, Sharrie	Executive Director of Purchasing & Contracts, Business Affairs Division	Administrative Faculty	Financial Services	Division of Business Affairs
McDonald, Aya	Professor Art	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Art	College of Fine Arts
McDonald, Joseph	Lecturer Mathematics	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Mathematical Sciences	College of Sciences
Muthukumar, Venkatesan	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering	Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Nathanson, Rebecca	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Educational Psychology and Higher Education	College of Education
Neyland, Beverly	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Pediatrics	School of Medicine
O'Neal, Osra	Assoc. Director, Business Administration	Administrative Faculty	Dept. of Budget and Finance-Administration	School of Medicine
*Ord, David	Assistant Professor in Residence	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Clinical Sciences	Dental Medicine
Ortega, Daniel	Professor/Interim Director	Academic Faculty	School of Architecture	School of Architecture
*Parise, Sophie	Finance and Administrative Specialist	Administrative Faculty	Liberal Arts-Operations	Liberal Arts
Pindell, Ngai	Professor	Academic Faculty	William S. Boyd School of Law	William S. Boyd School of Law
Regentova, Emma	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering	Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Rico, Alicia	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of World Languages and Cultures	College of Liberal Arts
Rogers, Aron	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Family Medicine	School of Medicine
Rue, Shona	Senior Lecturer	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Surgery	School of Nursing
Shen, Gary	Assistant Dean of Clinical Education	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Surgery	School of Medicine
Shen, Jeffery	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Life Sciences	College of Sciences
Sly, Joseph	Director of Information Technology and Facilities	Administrative Faculty	Foundation Operations	Foundation Finance and Administration
Song, Misti	Assistant Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Internal Medicine	School of Medicine
Turner, Gregory	Computer Facilities Supervisor	Administrative Faculty	Computer Facilities	Office of Information Technology
Underwood, Kathy	Executive Director of Student Health Services	Administrative Faculty	Division of Student Affairs	Division of Student Affairs
Varras, John	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Internal Medicine	School of Medicine
*Wang, Robert	Chair/Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Otolaryngology Surgery	School of Medicine
Willis, Carmen	Director of Finance and Business Administration	Administrative Faculty	Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering	Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Woods, Robert	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Hospitality Management	William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
Yahiro-Okino, Kyle	Manager, Division Support and Assessment	Administrative Faculty	Education Outreach - Administration	Division of Educational Outreach
Zhang, Hong	Senior Application Developer	Administrative Faculty	Technologies-Web Application Development Services	University Libraries

*Has served longer than twenty years, but has not yet received this milestone recognition

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**TEN Years of Service (2020)**
Name	Title	Classification	Department/Unit	College/Division
Barefield, Andrea	Mid-level Practitioner	Administrative Faculty	Student Wellness - Student Conduct	Student Wellness
*Baynosa, Jennifer	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Surgery	School of Medicine
Baynosa, Richard	Associate Professor/Chair	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Plastic Surgery	School of Medicine
*Berkeley, Ross	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Emergency Medicine	School of Medicine
*Brekken, Katheryn	Assistant Professor Research	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Public Policy and Leadership	Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
*Brosious, John	Assistant Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Plastic Surgery	School of Medicine
Brown, Trevor	Computer Services Specialist	Administrative Faculty	Hospitality - Administration and Budget	William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
*Brown, William	Director Communications	Administrative Faculty	Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West	University of Nevada Las Vegas
Capurro, Antonina	State Dental Health Officer/Visiting Assistant Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Grants and Research Administration	School of Dental Medicine
Case-Nichols, Kimberly	Executive Director, Space & Facilities Management	Administrative Faculty	Dept. of Budget and Finance	School of Medicine
Chance, Toni	Child Welfare Trainer	Administrative Faculty	Social Work	Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Chapman, Maile	Associate Professor, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Academic Faculty	Dept. of English	College of Liberal Arts
Chrisman, Heather	Associate Director, Student Recruitment/Admissions	Administrative Faculty	Undergraduate Recruitment	Undergraduate Admissions
*Churchville, Pramate	Assistant Registrar	Administrative Faculty	William S. Boyd School of Law	William S. Boyd School of Law
*Ciccone, Lori	Executive Director	Administrative Faculty	Research Administration	Research and Economic Development
Coleman, Sebern	Director of Educator Preparation	Administrative Faculty	Education Support	College of Education
Connors, Liam	Associate Coach	Administrative Faculty	Mens Soccer	Athletics
*Cornejo, Jennifer	Lecturer	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Otolaryngology Surgery	School of Medicine
Devaul, Lina	Instructional Technologist	Administrative Faculty	Online Education-Design Support	Online Education
*Durette, Lisa	Assistant Professor and Program Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health	School of Medicine
Farrell, Jenny	Lectuer	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Communication Studies	Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
*Filippo, Lori	International Recruitment And Admissions Specialist	Administrative Faculty	Graduate Admissions	Graduate Admissions and Enrollment
Gaal, Wade	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Family Medicine	School of Medicine
*Garcia, Adam	Vice President, Public Safety Services, Universtiy of Nevada, Las Vegas and Director, University Police Services Southern Command	Administrative Faculty	University Police Services	University Police Services
Gersten, Beth	Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs	Administrative Faculty	Lee Business School	Lee Business School
Gilmore, Jamie	Biological Laboratory Technician	Administrative Faculty	Public Health - Environmental Occupational Health - Research Group B	Public Health-Environmental Occupational Health
Harris, Katrina	Assistant Professor in Residence	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services	College of Education
*Hatchett, Carolyn	Chemistry Stockroom Manager	Administrative Faculty	Chemistry and Biochemistry	College of Sciences
Higgins, Kevin	Associate Coach	Administrative Faculty	Baseball	Athletics
*Hsu, Chin-Chun	Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs	Administrative Faculty	Lee Business School	Lee Business School
Izuora, Kenneth	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Internal Medicine	School of Medicine
Johns, Wendee	Academic Program Manager	Administrative Faculty	Chemistry and Biochemistry	College of Sciences
*Johnson, Evelyn	Assistant Director of Talent Acquisition and Development	Administrative Faculty	Foundation Human Resources	Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Johnson, Lori	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	William S. Boyd School of Law	William S. Boyd School of Law
*Keanini, Jonathan	Planning Assistant	Administrative Faculty	Parking and Transportation Services	Division of Business Affairs
Khan, Nazia	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Internal Medicine	School of Medicine
Kinsey, Jacqueline	Director Of Operations and Finance	Administrative Faculty	School of Nursing	School of Nursing
Koury, Daniel	Assistant Research Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry	College of Sciences
Lang, Robert	Professor/ Executive Director	Academic Faculty	The Lincy Institute & Brookings Mountain West	The Lincy Institute & Brookings Mountain West
Leland, Necole	Assistant Professor in Residence	Academic Faculty	School of Nursing	School of Nursing
Liebman, Alexandra	Director of Recruitment and External Relations	Administrative Faculty	Hospitality-Administrative Affairs	William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
Ma, Xiangrong	Associate Mobile Developer	Administrative Faculty	Enterprise Application Services	Enrollment and Student Services
MacDowell, Elizabeth	Professor	Academic Faculty	William S. Boyd School of Law	William S. Boyd School of Law
*Martin, Kate	Associate Professor/Director, Residency/Director, Community Engagement/Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Officer	Administrative Faculty	School of Medicine	School of Medicine
Matsunaga Kirgan, Marsha	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology	School of Medicine
McGowne, Lori	Director, Division Finance	Administrative Faculty	Budget Office	Division of Business Affairs
*Menezes, John	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Plastic Surgery	School of Medicine
Menter, Scott	Manager, Classroom Technology Services	Administrative Faculty	Instructional Technology Services	Office of Information Technology
Mitchell, Jason	Visitng Lecturer	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Criminal Justice	Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Mitola, Rosan	Interim Head, Educational Initiatives/Outreach Librarian	Academic Faculty	Research Education	University Libraries
Monrroy, Alicia	Residential Life Coordinator	Administrative Faculty	Residential Life	Campus Life - Centralized Services
Munoz, Alberto	Senior Project Coodrinator, Construction/Remodel	Administrative Faculty	Planning and Design - Architecture	Planning and Design
Myers, Jonathan	Senior Network Engineer	Administrative Faculty	Telecommunications	Division of Business Affairs
Neiswenter, Sean	Assistant Professor in Residence	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Life Sciences	College of Sciences
Nelson, Tina	Institutional Research Data Analyst	Administrative Faculty	Institutional Research and Effectiveness	Office of Decision Support
*Netski, Alison	Associate Professor/Chair of Psychiatry Department	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health	School of Medicine
Ng, Matthew	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Otolaryngology Surgery	School of Medicine
*Palmer, Elissa	Professor, Chair	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Family and Community Medicine	School of Medicine
Parks, David	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Pediatrics	School of Medicine
Phan, Tamara	Senior System Adminstor	Administrative Faculty	Identity & Middleware Services	Office of Information Technology
*Pieper, Karen	Administration Manager	Administrative Faculty	Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health	School of Medicine
Porter, Timothy	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Physics and Astronomy	College of Sciences
Raftery, Laurel	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Life Sciences	College of Sciences
Reyes, Pete	Senior Compensation Analyst	Administrative Faculty	Classification and Compensation	Academic Resources
Scherr, Rebecca	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Pediatrics	School of Medicine
*Singh, Aditi	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Internal Medicine	School of Medicine
*Slattery, David	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Emergency Medicine	School of Medicine
St Hill, Charles	Assocaiate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Surgery	School of Medicine
Stewart, Reginald	Radiological Safety Technician	Administrative Faculty	Radiological Safety	Environmental Health and Safety
Stolte, Stan	Head Coach, Baseball	Administrative Faculty	Donor Services	Athletics
*Sylvester, Ashley	Director of Pre-Professional Advising Center	Administrative Faculty	Retention Progression Completetion	Undergraduate Education and Student Success
Tegano, Lindsey	Lecturer	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Communication Studies	Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
*Thornton, Joseph	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Surgery	School of Medicine
Todd, Carlee	Associate Director of New Student Orientation & Transition Programs	Administrative Faculty	Undergraduate Admissions	Enrollment and Student Services
Topple, Craig	Specialist, Program	Administrative Faculty	Property Control and Surplus	University Services
*Townsend, Brian	Manager, Department Business Operations	Administrative Faculty	Real Estate	Planning and Construction
Trimble Landova, Marketa	Professor	Administrative Faculty	William S. Boyd School of Law	William S. Boyd School of Law
*Wahi Gururaj, Sandhya	Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Internal Medicine	School of Medicine
Walker, Rochelle	Senior Academic Advisor	Administrative Faculty	Advising Center	College of Fine Arts
Weber, Eric	Associate Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of School of Architecture	College of Fine Arts
Young, Ryan	Assistant Professor	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology	School of Medicine
Zhou, Wenlian	Director, Doctor of Dental Surgery Program & Professor-In-Residence	Academic Faculty	Dept. of Clinical Sciences	School of Dental Medicine

*Has served longer than ten years, but has not yet received this milestone recognition

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In Memoriam (2020)

We express our deepest condolences to the co-workers, friends, and loved ones of the colleagues we lost over the past year. We are grateful for their service to UNLV and the legacies they leave behind.