Chancellor

The Chancellor is appointed by the Board to serve as the NSHE’s chief executive officer. The Chancellor works closely with the Regents and presidents to develop NSHE strategies and implement Board policies.

James E. Rogers was appointed by the Board of Regents to serve as the NSHE's ninth Chancellor on May 6, 2005. He previously served as interim chancellor from May 2004 until his appointment.

Rogers is a 1956 graduate of Las Vegas High School. He has degrees in accounting (B.S.) and law (LL.B.) from the University of Arizona and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Southern California. He was a teaching fellow in the law school of the University of Illinois in 1963 and 1964. Mr. Rogers holds honorary doctorates from the University of Arizona, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the University of Idaho, Idaho State University, Albertson College of Idaho, Carroll College of Montana, Kentucky Wesleyan College and a Master of Laws in International Law from the University of Arizona. He is a member of the State Bar Associations of Nevada, Arizona and California.

He is the founder and owner of Valley Broadcasting Company, which made application in 1971 to the Federal Communications Commission for its first broadcast license. Sunbelt Communications Company, now the parent company, owns and operates 16 NBC and FOX affiliate television stations in five western states. Mr. Rogers was in active law practice in Las Vegas from 1964 through 1988, at which time he ceased practicing law to devote 100% of his time to the development of the television and radio stations of Sunbelt and various banks.

Mr. Rogers became a member of the Board of Directors of Nevada National Bank in 1981 and was Chairman of the Board for the years 1985-1987. He was a 1995 founder and served on the Board of Directors of Community Bank of Nevada until he left that bank to form Nevada First Bank in 1998. Nevada First Bank was recently merged with the Bank of Nevada where Mr. Rogers currently serves on the board of directors.

An active supporter of education, he and his wife, Beverly, have made substantial financial contributions to various colleges and universities. Their gift of $115,000,000 to the University of Arizona College of Law is the largest gift to the University of Arizona and the largest gift to any American law school. In November 1998, the Arizona Board of Regents renamed the University of Arizona college of Law The James E. Rogers College of Law. Most recently, Mr. Rogers was listed as one of the top twelve philanthropists in the Nation by Time Magazine having given or pledged more than $275 million to various colleges and universities.

Mr. Rogers has served on the Board of Trustees of the New York University School of Law, the Board of Councilors of the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, the Board of Councilors of the University of New Mexico School of Law, the Deans' Finance Committee of the University of Idaho School of Law, the Executive Committee of the Board of Councilors of the University of Southern California School of Law, the Dean's Council of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Law, and the Dean's Finance Committee of the University of Arizona School of Law. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Law Center in Tucson, Arizona and is the President of the Idaho State University Foundation. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Claremont School of Theology and is a member of the Foundation of Boise State University. He serves as a Board Member of the Motion Picture and Television Fund and is one of the first nine elected to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Business Hall of Fame.

Mr. Rogers also served as the campaign chairman of the Idaho State University Capital Campaign, which, with a goal of $102 million, raised $160 million and he served as co-chair of the University of Arizona Capital Campaign, which, with a goal of $1 billion dollars, raised $1.2 billion. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation and will co-chair the soon to be started Capital Campaign at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

He is married to Beverly Barlow Rogers. Jim and Beverly's long interest in classic cars has resulted in their creating a collection of 240 automobiles, which represent cars from the years 1926 to 1975. The collection has been used in parades, advertisements and local affairs. Their interests also include a horse ranch located in Pocatello, Idaho where they raise and ride Tennessee walking horses. Jim and Beverly's love of western folklore has been their impetus for building the Lone Pine Film Museum in Lone Pine, California.

James E. Rogers
Chancellor
chancellor@nevada.edu

Members of the Chancellor’s cabinet include:

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Brian Campbell
Director of Development/Executive Director
University of Nevada Health Sciences System Foundation
Brian_Campbell@nshe.nevada.edu

Carla Henson
Chief Human Resources Officer
Carla_Henson@nshe.nevada.edu

Daniel Klaich
Executive Vice Chancellor
Daniel_Klaich@nshe.nevada.edu

Dr. Jim Lenhart
Chief Academic Officer/External Relations
University of Nevada Health Sciences System
Jim_Lenhart@nshe.nevada.edu

Dr. Jane Nichols
Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs
Jane_Nichols@nshe.nevada.edu

Bart Patterson
Chief Counsel
Bart_Patterson@nshe.nevada.edu

Jo Ann Prevetti
Executive Director of Chancellor’s Affairs
prevetti@nevada.edu

Dr. Mike Reed
Vice Chancellor of Finance
Mike_Reed@nshe.nevada.edu

Dr. Maurizio Trevisan
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer
University of Nevada Health Sciences System
Maurizio_Trevisan@nshe.nevada.edu

Marcia Turner
Interim Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer
University of Nevada Health Sciences System
Marcia_Turner@nshe.nevada.edu

Scott Wasserman
Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Regents
Scott_Wasserman@nshe.nevada.edu