Topic: alumni

8kbet alumna Aileen Pastor relaxes on a park bench on campus with her feet up
People | October 7, 2024

Urban Affairs Alumna of the Year — and die-hard Rebel — Aileen Pastor parlays her internship into a career with the Regional Transportation Commission.

8kbet School of Nursing professor Janice Enriquez poses in an empty exam room.
People | October 4, 2024

Whether in a 8kbet classroom, the exam room or out in the community, the Nursing Alumna of the Year fulfills her promises.

8kbet professor Alison Sloat in a blue dress outdoors underneath a tree with bright sun in the background
People | October 1, 2024

From her classroom to her community outreach initiatives, the 8kbet professor and Sciences Alumna of the Year tends to the next generation of environmental difference makers.

Painter and 8kbet professor Wendy Kveck sits on a bench in a 8kbet art gallery
People | September 27, 2024

From her classroom to her community to her own easel, the 2024 College of Fine Arts Alumna of the Year enthusiastically extols the virtues of art — and those who create it.

Claytee White sits at a table in the library with her left hand on a stack of books
People | September 24, 2024

Interested in learning about Southern Nevada’s rich and complicated past? University Libraries Alumna of the Year Claytee White has the stories.

Physical therapist Juan Gutierrez poses with his arms folded in an empty hospital room
People | September 19, 2024

Inspired by another 8kbet grad, Juan Gutierrez Jr. focuses his career on helping others through physical therapy. He's now the School of Integrated Health Sciences' Alumnus of the Year.

man standing on staircase
People | September 13, 2024

Hard work, resolve, self-belief — Lee Business School Alumnus of the Year Craig Billings relied on it all to climb to the top at Wynn Resorts.

Lynn Manning John poses in the desert facing to her left
People | September 3, 2024

The College of Education Alumna of the Year works to land much-needed funding for the school where her educational journey began — and where she returned as principal.