Thomas Oates, ‘85 BA Criminal Justice, served with NCIS from 1986-90. He then fulfilled his dream of becoming an FBI agent after joining the organization in 1990 and retiring in 2019. Oates would like to thank UNLV for preparing him for all his endeavors. He enjoys traveling, golf, and home maintenance.

Jean Reid Norman, '09 MA English and '14 Ph.D. Public Affairs, has been promoted to full professor of journalism and emerging media at Weber State University effective July 1.

Sara (Costanza) Sibley, '06 BA Journalism & Media Studies, and her husband JC Sibley, '07 BS Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences, welcomed a son, Apollo Joaquin on March 13, 2025. Sara is a former member of the UNLV Cheer & Dance Team. JC is a former UNLV baseball player.

Johnny Dominguez, '13 BA Political Science and '18 M.Ed Higher Education, was recently appointed executive director of Improve Your Tomorrow for the Nevada region, a national nonprofit focused on increasing college access, persistence, and completion for young men of color through mentorship, academic support, and college-to-career programming. He continues to focus his career on educational equity and empowering first-generation students. Dominguez is excited to return to statewide impact work through his role at Improve Your Tomorrow, serving the same Southern Nevada communities he grew up in. He was recently honored as a 2024 Las Vegas Raiders “Inspire Change Changemaker” and is a proud alumnus of Leadership Las Vegas (Class of '22) and Surge Academy Las Vegas. Outside of work, he enjoys exploring new places with his wife, Celinda (Pena) Dominguez, '11 BS Human Services and '13 MSW, and two young children; weight training; and rooting for the Dodgers.

Patrick W. Naughton, Jr., '04 BA History and '13 Emergency and Crisis Management, recently published a book for those who have served and for those who seek to understand war and its generational impact. April 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Born from War: A Soldier’s Quest to Understand Vietnam, Iraq, and the Generational Impact of Conflict provides a fresh perspective on Vietnam for a new generation who just went through 20 years of their own wars, which their children, too, will one day struggle to understand. In addition to being an author, he is also a husband, father, U.S. Army officer, and historian.

Timothy Rainey, '04 Communication Studies, was  named one of the top contemporary hit radio program directors in the country for 2024. Rainey works for iHeartMedia, based in Portland, and programs radio stations like Z100 Portland, JAMN 107.5 Portland, and V101.1 Sacramento. While attending UNLV, he was an on-air personality at 98.5 KLUC.