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Press Release: March 13, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Suzanne Ernst
(702) 889-8426
REGENTS HONOR TOP NEVADANS
LAS VEGAS -- The Board of Regents today named recipients for the 1998 Distinguished
Nevadan as well as Honorary Doctorate and Associate degrees during its regular meeting
March 12-13 at the Desert Research Institute.
These awards represent the highest awards given by the Board for significant achievements
to the cultural, economic, scientific and social advancement of Nevada and will be presented
formally during commencement exercises in May.
1998 Distinguished Nevadans - Southern Nevada
- Ruby Duncan
- Wing & Lilly Fong
- Sandy Miller
- Rafael "Ray" Vega
- Melvin B. Wolzinger
1998 Distinguished Nevadans Northern Nevada
- Louis J. Capurro
- Norman L. Dianda
- Carl F. Dodge
- Albert H. Huber
- Edda K. Morrison
1998 Honorary Doctorates - UNLV
- John L. Goolsby
- Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown
1998 Honorary Doctorates - UNR
- Jeane Jones
- Luther Mack, Jr.
1998 Honorary Associate Degrees - CCSN
- Joseph M. Foley
- Sue Lowden
- Carolyn M. Sparks
- Jose Gerardo Troncoso
- Joey Tillmon
1998 Honorary Associate Degrees - GBC
1998 Honorary Associate Degrees - TMCC
- Col. William & Hazel Van Allen
- Vince Swinney
1998 Honorary Associate Degrees - WNCC
- Donald E. Bently
- Harold & Catherine "Sue" Fitz
Comprised of two doctoral-granting universities, four comprehensive community colleges
and one environmental research institution, the University and Community College System
of Nevada serves the educational and job training needs of the nation's fastest growing
state. As Nevada's only system of higher education, the UCCSN provides educational
opportunities to more than 78,000 students.
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