LAS VEGAS -- The Board of Regents today named recipients for the 1999 Distinguished Nevadan award as well as recipients for honorary doctorates and associate degrees.

The Distinguished Nevadan award represents the most prestigious award conferred by the Board of Regents. It is bestowed upon prominent individuals who have made significant achievements that have contributed to the cultural, scientific or social advancement of Nevada. The recipients will be honored at special Regents' Receptions in Reno and Las Vegas in May.

Recipients to be recognized at the Reno reception include:

• Joyce Hollister
• Jack Streeter
• Bishop Vincent Lee Thompson (posthumously)

Recipients to be recognized at the Las Vegas reception include:

• Particia Mulroy
• Milton I. Schwartz
• Steve & Elaine Wynn

In addition, honorary doctorate and associate degree recipients were announced. These degrees will be conferred during the May commencement.

1999 Honorary Associate Degrees

• Community College of Southern Nevada
  • Leslie Dunn
  • William Flangas
  • Lillian McMorris
  • John O'Reilly
• Great Basin College
  • H. Russell McMullen
• Truckee Meadows Community College
  • JoAnn Coy
• Western Nevada Community College
  • Linda Broughton (posthumously)

1999 Honorary Doctorate Degrees

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • James E. Rogers
  • Louis Wiener, Jr. (posthumously)
• University of Nevada, Reno
  • Fred Gibson, Jr
  • Sandy Miller

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 82,000 students.