Robert Smale, '95 BA History and BA Spanish, attended the University of Texas for his Ph.D. and now is associate professor and chair of the history department at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He will be returning to UNLV on April 13 to give a lecture in Latin American Studies at the University Forum lecture series. While at UNLV, Smale was on the swim team all four years while achieving a 3.987 GPA. 

Tom Prout, '09 BS Business Administration, is an ag and commercial lender with Bremer Bank in Grand Forks North Dakota. He is a father of three (Payton, 10; Norah, 8; Sam, 5. His wife Sarah is the VP of Marketing and Communications for the University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation. They currently reside in Grand Forks, N.D. Throughout his life, Prout always held an interest in art. It wasn’t until the pandemic that he discovered the therapeutic element art can genuinely provide. Finding inspiration in the beauty around him, particularly skyscapes, with their unique palette and form is something distinctly seen throughout his work. Oil, watercolor, and pencil sketch are his preferred mediums. Recently, Prout had a piece selected for the Plains Art Museum Spring Art Gala art auction in Fargo, N.D.  Prout enjoys the outdoors, hunting, cycling (gravel and road), sports, and painting.

Jim Mikula, '78 BS Hotel Administration, is launching his first urban day use resort near Plano, Tex., next year and looking to hire as many UNLV graduates as they can!

Don Dunn, '68 BS in Education, is a retired Idaho chief state appraiser for the Bureau of Land Management. Dunn graduated with a BS from Nevada Southern University prior to attending UNLV.

Heather Vague, '09 BA Art, is in the Department of the Army Civilian, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. She is an amateur middle distance triathlete, artist, and enjoys hiking. Vague is currently living in Germany.

Alyssa LoBello, '16 BA Psychology and minor in human services, is a school counselor.

Stephanie Barton, '15 DPT, is a clinic director at ATI Physical Therapy and recently earned the Clinical Excellence Award for leading her team to exceed patient expectations while meeting or exceeding the predicted improvement in patient outcomes over the last 12 months. Barton resides in Las Vegas. “We’re proud to announce that Stephanie was among the winners for outstanding performance in 2022,” said ATI CEO Sharon Vitti. “The Clinical Excellence Awards recognize the top clinic teams who consistently delivered great care in our clinics every day.” ATI Physical Therapy has 900 locations in 24 states. With outcomes from more than 2.5 million unique patient cases, ATI is making strides in the industry by setting quality standards designed to deliver predictable outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) issues. ATI’s offerings span across a broad spectrum for MSK-related issues. From preventative services in the workplace and athletic training support to outpatient clinical services and online physical therapy via the company's online platform, CONNECT™.  

Janelle Brown-Peters, '09 BS Hospitality Management, is an assistant director of admissions at California Western School of Law-San Diego and co-founder of Torero Urban Scholars in San Diego. Brown-Peters is a former Army National Guard and worked in the hospitality industry for more than 10 years. She enjoys sports (especially water sports), travel, music, and watching TV and movies.  

Justin Oney, '09 Film Studies, graduated with an MFA after attending Florida State University's College of Motion Pictures. He won awards for a short film. After graduating from Florida State, he attended Cambridge University while studying in their MPhil/Ph.D. program and was named a two-time Fulbright finalist in back-to-back years. Oney says he owes a tremendous amount of credit to UNLV's Honors Program, specifically the staff and faculty member Peter Starkweather for their guidance, intuition, forward thinking, and support.

Travis Studdard, '14 BS Business Administration, '17 MS Accounting, '22 JD, worked from 2014-2015 as an internal auditor for Boyd Gaming. From 2015-2022 he was an audit agent and interim hearings officer for the Nevada Gaming Control Board. As of January 2023, he works as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Deborah Westbrook in the Nevada Court of Appeals. Studdard resides in Las Vegas with his significant other and two wonderful boys, both of whom plan on being future Rebels! His guilty pleasure is watching the reality TV series, Sister Wives.

Carolina Clavel, '06 BS Business Administration, has been employed as the National Institute for the Advancement of Education manager since September 19, 2022. The Institute is housed at the College of Education. Clavel enjoys traveling in her spare time.

Samantha To, '18 MPH, is a communicable disease program manager at the Arizona Department of Health Services. She is part of a team that supports local health departments with their disease investigation and outbreak needs.  To lives in Flagstaff, Ariz., with her husband, William (also an UNLV alum), and their three-year-old daughter, Lucy. They and their two dogs love the small-town, mountain life. When there isn't snow on the ground (yes, snow in AZ!), the family likes to hike, kayak, camp, and enjoy the outdoors. There is so much to explore in Northern Arizona, as well as adventures to be had in the desert to the south, and Utah to the north!