University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration 33rd commencement program

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The William E Hairah
Hotel Administration
Welcome
Welcome to our University campus and thank you for joining us at this celebration! It is with great pleasure that we come together today as an academic community to honor our graduates-to-be. On behalf of all the faculty, I want to take this opportunity to wish our students, continuing success and happiness in their hospitality careers and to thank you, our guests, their friends and family, for your support of their education.
David J. Christianson, Dean
William F. Harrah
College of Hotel Administration
The nation’s swing toward a service society has had a tremendous impact on growth patterns and job opportunities within one of the oldest of all service industries - hotelkeeping. But today’s hoteliers and restaurateurs use talents far different from those of their predecessors, even those of as recently as a decade ago. Change, with all of its problems and challenges, has come with a rush to the hospitality industries.
The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration was born in this era and has designed, during its maturing years, a dynamic curriculum for the future. The hospitality program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas synthesizes the needs of the student with the changing profession. It does so within a university structure committed to the student’s personal self-fulfillment through intellectual and professional growth. The College’s location provides opportunities for students to work full- or part-time in the hospitality industry, gaining experience to go with their educational degrees.
The College has a Hospitality Research and Development Center, and the UNLV International Gaming Institute whose purpose is to assist industry with special projects and to provide students with opportunities to gain practical experience with management problems.
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Administration
David J. Christianson, Dean John Stefanelli, Associate Dean Al Izzolo, Assistant Dean, External Affairs John Bowen, Director, Graduate Studies and Research Vincent Eade, Director, UNLV International Gaming Institute Andy Nazarechuk, Director, Research and Development Center Curt Shirer, Associate Director, Research and Development Center Kathleen Bell, Director, Advising Center
Annette Kannenberg Sherri Theriault Rosemarie Llabres-Lowell Susan Donaldson
Staff
Anje Alderdyce Evelyn Styck Marilynn Yelvington Sharon Allen-Taylor Nick Horcasitas
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Lynn Pangallo Darrell Lutey Alice Baker Ann Hafen
Faculty
Gerald Goll, Chair Hotel Management Department John Stefanelli, Chair Food & Beverage Management Department Patti Shock, Chair Tourism & Convention Administration
Jim Abbey
Leslie Cummings
Tom Jones
Mohsen Azizsoltani
Vincent Eade
Jim Kilby
Donald Bell
Bernard Fried
Claude Lambertz
Kathleen Bell
Jolie Gaston
Valentino Luciani
Bob Bosselman
Zheng Gu
Robert Martin
John Bowen
Jean Hertzman
Audrey McCool
Pearl Brewer
Crist Inman
Rhonda Montgomery
Shannon Bybee
Susan Ivancevich
Andy Nazarechuk
Suad Cox
Al Izzolo
Ellis Norman
Faculty Emeriti
Richard Basile Lyell Metcalf
Frank Borsenik Boyce Phillips
John Goodwin Claude Rand
Michael Petrillose Wesley Roehl Stowe Shoemaker M.L. Smith Skip Swerdlow Ken Teeters Jerome Vallen Don Walter Gary Waters
The Nevada Resort Association
is proud to be a partner in sponsoring this year's Hotel College Diploma Ceremony and reception. The NRA's support of the Hotel College began in 1966 when the organization was instrumental in fostering the notion of a hotel school in the desert. Today, over three thousand alumni are known internationally for their superior hospitality education. We are pleased to have them join us in adding over four hundred new names to the list of alumni from the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration.
Distinguished Chairs
Photography: Persons wishing to take photographs are requested to stay out of the main aisles. Medical Assistance. Please contact an usher if medical assistance is necessary.
Claudine Williams Distinguished Chair
Donald Bell
Michael D. Rose Distinguished Chair
Shannon Bybee
Sam & Mary Boyd Distinguished Chair
Jim Kilby
William F. Harrah Distinguished Chair
Jerome Vallen
Order of Academic Procession
The Procession of Degree Candidates and Faculty will enter the
Thomas & Mack Center in the following order:
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees
Candidates for Master’s Degrees
The Faculty
Officers and Deans of the University
The Regents of the University
The Convocation Speaker
The Dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
College Diploma Ceremony Order of Exercises
William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration University of Nevada, Las Vegas • 28th Graduating Class Saturday, May 11, 1996 4:30 p. m.
Welcome.............................................
Faculty and Student Awards...........
Message from the 1996 Graduates..
Farewell to Graduates.....................
1996 Industry Achievement Awards
Conferring of the Dean’s Medal.....
David J. Christianson, Dean
John Stefanelli, Associate Dean
Lisa Shields
Hotel Association President
David J. Christianson, Dean
John Stefanelli, Associate Dean
Gerald Goll, Chair
Patti Shock, Chair
David J. Christianson, Dean
Convocation Address
Brian McKay
International Game Technology
Recognition of Graduates
Concluding Remarks
David J. Christianson, Dean
Brian McKay
David J. Christianson, Dean
Recessional*
* Members of the audience are asked to remain standing until the platform guests and graduates have left the arena.
Graduation Speaker
Brian McKay
Brian McKay joined International Game Technology in January, 1994 as Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. He is responsible for all legal and compliance matters, North America development, and human resources. Before joining IGT, Mr. McKay was a partner in the administrative law and litigation departments of Lionel Sawyer & Collins of Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, where he remains of Counsel. Mr. McKay served two terms as Nevada’s Attorney General from 1982 to 1990. During this time, he also served as Chairman of the Conference of Western Attorneys General. From 1985 to 1990, Mr. McKay served on the FBI’s National Crime Information Center Advisory Policy Board. While Attorney General, Mr. McKay served as the Chairman of the National Association of Attorneys General Commerce, Insurance, and Supreme Court Committees, in addition to serving as Chairman of the Nuclear Waste Committee and as a member of the Federal Trade Commission working group. He served as Chairman of the Nevada Republican Party from 1992 to 1995.
He is an acknowledged national expert in the regulation and control of legalized gaming, and has been instrumental in the development and implementation of laws and regulations governing legalized gaming in emerging jurisdictions. Mr. McKay, while serving as Nevada’s Attorney General, coordinated the efforts of the state and the National Association of Attorneys General during the creation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and subsequently has assisted various states and the National Indian Gaming Commission in establishing appropriate regulations under which the IGRA is to be administered.
Mr. McKay is Chairman of the Commission on Nuclear Projects for the State of Nevada, serves on the Board of Directors of the National Conference for Northern Nevada, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Nevada’s public television station. He has been a management trustee of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Union Health and Welfare fund since 1993. Mr. McKay is a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Association of Gaming Attorneys.
Mr. McKay was a Deputy Attorney General from 1975 to 1979, serving as legal counsel to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, special counsel to the University of Nevada for NCAA enforcement procedures, and represented the state’s interests in all water and energy matters relating to the Colorado River.
Mr. McKay was bom in Billings, Montana, graduated from Colgate University in 1971, and Albany Law School of Union University in 1974 with a Juris Doctorate degree.
Brian McKay
Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
International Game Technology
College Awards
Industry Achievement Awards
Facuity Awards
Sam and Mary Boyd Distinguished Faculty Awards
In 1985, Sam and Mary Boyd, through a generous gift to the College of Hotel Administration, established the "Boyd Award." Each year these awards recognize and reward the outstanding performances of the College's professors in the areas of Teaching, Research and Service.
The 1996 Boyd Awards
Donald S. Freeman
Chairman
The Freeman Companies
The Tourism and Convention Department presents its award to Mr. Donald S. Freeman, Chairman of The Freeman Companies. The Freeman Companies headquarters are in Dallas, Texas, with a major facility in Las Vegas. They are Full Service Contractors for trade shows, conventions, corporate meetings and special events. Don Freeman, and the Freeman Companies have long supported convention education and have hired many UNLV convention graduates in the past few years.
Research Award
Audrey McCool
Food & Beverage Management Department
Teaching Award
Robert Bosselman
Food & Beverage Management Department
Service Award
Bernie Fried
Tourism & Convention Administration Department
Chris Hein Kirk Michael
Corporate Director District Manager of Purchasing
The Old Spaghetti Factory (OSF) International, Inc.
The Food and Beverage Management Department is pleased to present its award to Mr. Kirk Michael and Mr. Chris Hein in recognition of their and their company's many significant contributions to the college's food
Student Awards
Graduate
1996 Outstanding Graduate Research Awards
Awards will be presented today to two graduate students in recognition of superior work on a thesis or professional paper.
Undergraduate
William Weinberger Award for
1996 Outstanding Senior
Cindy Raedeker
and beverage program and to the food service industry. They are tireless supporters of and generous contributors to our students and faculty and have been instrumental in furthering the education and careers of many students over the years. Their willingness to help Quantity Food Management students recreate the Old Spaghetti Restaurant on campus is unparalleled and is one of the main reasons the department enjoys a sterling reputation.
Those considered for this honor are students graduating in May, 1995, August, 1995, December, 1995, or May, 1996 from the Master’s program.
William E Harrah
1996 Excellence in
Student Leadership Award
Kathleen Keen
Frank F. Watts Former Secretary/Treasurer Riviera Hotel
The Hotel Management Department recognizes Mr. Frank F. Watts for industry achievement, and for his support of, and friendship with, our College. Mr. Watts, who came to Las Vegas in 1954, was first associated with the original El Rancho and then the Riviera in which he served as secretary/treasurer and on the Board of Directors. He was one of the forward-looking few who provided the initial energy which culminated in the creation of this College.
Graduates of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration May 11,1996
Master of Science in Hotel Administration
Calvin Drew Alston
Neal Anderson
Richard John Anderson
I.-Ching Chu
Catherine Mary Clemmons
Magdy Saad Hafez El Sayed
Bradley J. Elgin
Margaret Erstad, Eta Sigma Delta Ana S. Jan
Thomas Anthony
Jingoli, Eta Sigma Delta
Hyunjoon Kim
Takuya Kishi
John Paul Koenen
Sunwoo Lee
Ming Liang
Min-Chu Pearl Lin
Matthew Alphonse Miele, Jr.
Mireia Montane-Balague Christa Susanne Myers Kathleen Susan
Nelson, Eta Sigma Delta
Kian-Hock Niu Yu Joy Qian Hong Chui Shin Natalie Kristen Sinn Chien-Hsi Su Wen-Yu Su
Andreas Kosta Theodorou Whitney Blair Young
Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration
Fadi Abdulnour, Eta Sigma Delta
Salim George Abi-Karam
Ethan Charles Albert
William Joseph Albert, Eta Sigma Delta
Dawn Marie Andriani
Michelle L. Anton
Peter Salvador Arceo
Genea Marie Arrasate
Jonathon Robert Bailey, Eta Sigma Delta
Julie Linette Baker
Stacey Lee Ballard
Anna Michele Ban-
Marianne Theresa Barrett, Eta Sigma Delta
Regina J. Basuel
Patrick James Bentzinger
John Catieser Bergdoll, IV
Justin Ilia Bezanski
Rajesh Bhandia
Kent Richard Blackinton
Sarah Blaisdell
Kathleen E. Bolger
Jason Lane Buckingham
Shafqaat Bukhari
Rick D. Burnam
Susan Patricia Burns
Vincent Barthalomew Caliguire
Michelle Lynn Campbell
Eileen M. Cardwell
Yolanda Carrillo Miramontes
Kimberly Carter
Amy Elizabeth Caserta
Spiros S. Catechis
Pinky Chatlani
Luong Vi Chau
Daniel M. Chavez
Jess Yang Chen
Jung-chien Chen
Ru-Gown Chen
Susan Marie Chenoweth
Jane Chiang
Meng-Hsin J. Chien
Teresa Ko-Hsin Chien
Yao-Te Chiu
Kyong H. Choe, Magna Cum Laude
Suangsopin Chompaisal
Jill Sharon Chorna, Eta Sigma Delta
Kai D. Christensen
Alissa Shannon Church
Allen R. Cohen
Evan Elliot Cohen
Gregory Andrew Colella
David Payne Coleman
Gregory Sinclair Cook
Victor James Cornejo, HI
Darryl A. Corral
Michael H. Croake
Michael V. Curtis
Timothy M. D’Souza
Keri A. Danielson
Ivar Daubitz
Erika Christine Dawson
Bryan Joseph Del Gallo
Jeanette Denman
Sarit Dimbort
Michael Edward Dismuke
Michael P. Dorrough
Brian Keith Drach
Michael A. Dube
Justin DuCharme
Jessica Dupont
Martha Tsegaye East, University Honors, Eta Sigma Delta
Brent F. Eberle
Dan C. Edgington
Rachel A. Ego
Eric L. Eisenberg
Jennifer L. Ellsworth
Daniel Encinoza, Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta
Arlene Debra Eskin, Magna Cum Laude
Alison Marie Evans
Stephen E. Falk
Joe H. Firova
Brennan Nevada Fleming
David Alan Folkeson
Daniel R. Foster
Nina Oksun Francis
Todd Christopher Frank
Sara Marie Fratt
John Michael Free
Pamela A. Freienmuth
Puay-San Fung
Rudolph W. Funke
Craig Lucas Gagliardi
Michelle Lynn Gapen
Brian John Gaski
Michael Scott Gaynor
Gary Brackston George, Eta Sigma Delta
Cornelia Danforth Gibbons
Dustin F. Gibson, Eta Sigma Delta
Mark Howard Gilbert
Christy Starr Gobber
Scott Benjamin Gold
Ignacio C. Gonzalez
Nicolas Jee Gordon
Kimberly Graffeo, Eta Sigma Delta
Melissa Gravatt
James Hilary Grayson
Victoria Lynn Green
Dorie Rachael Groudan
David V. Hall
Chanelle Lynette Harris
Janet Michelle Harvey, Eta Sigma Delta
Michael Kazuto Hashiro
Mitsuaki Hattori
Ann Marie Hawkins
Kristy K. Hawkins
Kristena Dianne Heard
Travis Ray Hennecke
Sharon Kay Henning
Stephanie Ann Herrmann
Billy P. Hiers
Kathleen A. Higgins
Jack Arthur Hlavac, Eta Sigma Delta
Jeffery Ho
Michelle Lynn Holden
Richard W. Hollingshead
Rosemary A. Holly, Magna Cum Laude
Christopher Lawrence Holmes
Cynthia Ann Hom
Chih-Kuo Hsia
Jennifer Chen-Yen Hsiao
Jason C. Hsieh
Todd Robert Huggins
Kwangjin Hur, Magna Cum Laude
Chang S. Hwang
Tomoko Ikeyama
Jeffery M. Jensen
Chang Wan Jeong
Inhoan Jung
Kirsten E. Kaczor
John B. Kaemmer
Andrew James Kallock
Scott Allen Kasick
Danielle Kear
Kathleen Keen
Ryan James Kelsheimer
Alex Kyu-Tae Kim
Hyun Joo Kim
Jong Gil. Kim
Joo Bum Kim
Laurie Kim
Seon-Ha Kim
Shinzo Koizumi
Gabriel Wing Kong
David Adam Kornbluth
James Joseph Korona, Jr., Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta Kimberly Kay Kreider
Lori Ann Krogel
Gabor Kuti
Suk-Kyu Kwak
Mei W. Kwong
Yuh-Chuan Lai, Cum Laude
Lee Lydia Lam
Janice M. Lamb
Shu-Min Lan
Patricia Lee Larson
Wendy Marie Laugesen
Teresa M. Lawrence
Boon Lee, Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta
Jin-Seok Lee
Lap-Man J. Lee
Michael Allen Lee
Po-Lin Lee
Renate M. Lee
Siew E. Lee
Sung Y. Lee
Winnie Wing-Ki Lee, Magna Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta Yong Sook Lee
Jeffrey A. Lent
Cedric Dwayne Leonard
Winnie Wingyee Li
Dongsoo Lim
Heung Kwon Lim
Po-Ching Lin
Katherine Link
Cynthia Ann Lipari
David C. Lo
Brian Alexander Lobey
Audrey Y. Loh, Summa Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta Gunter Jo-Quin Loh. Magna Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta Yin Peng Loke, Cum Laude. Eta Sigma Delta
Mark Raymond Lopata
Trevor S. Luce
Katherine Maria Lunkes, Eta Sigma Delta
Tamar Lurye
Nghia Thue Ly
David K. Malkiewicz
Jennifer Marie Marion
Josh W. Marten
Craig Martin
Kelli R. Maruca
Allen J. Masny
Cynthia Mason, Eta Sigma Delta
Kyle Toshio Matsumoto
Mary Joanna Maynard
Jennifer Maresa Mayon
Chris A. Mazza
Jeffrey Steven McCallister
Tori Ann McChurch
Kimberly J. McElhaney
Shannon Marie Lee McGaffick
Robert Paul Messineo
Susanne Lindsey Metcalfe
Bradley Edward Meyer
Nick L. Miller
Scott Andrew Mills
Kenneth Lee Milstead
Robert B. Min
Hisako Mitsutake
Prachan Mokaves
Eric Anthony Molfetta
Ericka M. Montealegre
Byung Woon Moon
Daryl Scot Morris
James Frederick Mosman
Marc Christopher Moulinet
Junko Murai
Eun Ha Myung
Brian David Nettles
Tyrone Johnson Neuhauser
Jillian M. Nixon
Gregory Nomura
Henning Nopper, Eta Sigma Delta
L. Justine Nord
Francisco Cruz Novero
Dale Emil Nysetvold
Michael John O’Bryant
Daniel Crockett O’Donnell
Arcadio G. Olvina, Jr.
Kathleen M. Thompson Orich
Manuel Ortega, Jr.
Fuilala Ruth Palelei
Hyun Kyung Park, Magna Cum Laude
Jung-Min Park
Kae Nam Park
Susan Marie Pate, Magna Cum Laude
Kirk Steven Pederson
David O’Donnell Pemberton
Brendan M. Peters
Edward Kirkland Peters
Eric Gene Peterson
Susan Marie Petrafesa
Ann H. Petty
Scott Lee Phillips
Joyce A. Piatt
Kristen Suzanne Pizzuto
Michael Peder Poehling
Jason J. Polhemus
Marios A. Pouyioukkas
Markus Otto Prader
Ian Spalding Prichard
Max S. Puffer
Cindy Jane Raedeker, Magna Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta
Danielle E. Raiman
Melanie Ann Rich, Magna Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta William M. Richards
Edwina E. Richardson, Eta Sigma Delta
Alexander Rivera
Geoffrey Scott Robinson, Eta Sigma Delta Chris J. Roe
Neal J. Roth, Magna Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta
Brett S. Russell
Erik T. Ryer
Michelle Rae Sabraw
Yasutoshi Sakai
Melania Sylviana Sandra
Lawrence Frank Sangis Sean M. Saunders
Eldridge E. Scales
Craig M. Schaefer
Larry L. Schneider
Dina R. Taus Schulsinger
Melissa M. Schuster, Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta
Scott David Schwartz, University Honors, Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta
John Lennox Scott, Magna Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta D’ Ann Joy Sebo
Craig M. Seiden
Elizabeth Jane Selzer
Won S. Seo
Conrad O. Serrano
Eran Shacham
Jeffrey Alex Shady
Jawad I. Shah
Jill Kathleen Shelhorse
Lisa Marie Shields
Joon Hyung Shim
Eun-Young Shin
Shang-Bum Shin
Jennifer Megan Shipley
Shadra Desiree Showers
Jamie Grant Siler, University Honors
Melissa Ann Silva
Stephanie Rachel Silver
Jon S. Silverstein, Cum Laude
Davendra P. Singh
Bradley L. Slane
Bobbie Jo Spaine
Christopher A. Steele
Brenda Alane Steinacher, Eta Sigma Delta
Michael Richard Steinberg
Chadde Richard Stevens
David Roger Stoddard
Roi P. Stone
Kelly Dawn Stotler
Robert L. Stout
Timothy Joseph Struttmann
Daniel Gregory Sturm
Laura Deanna Supowit
Jennifer Rebecca Svisco
Paul Peter Tache
Wakaba Tada
Mario Anthony Tarantino, Magna Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta
Michael B. Taylor
Wai Leong Thong Frank Harold Titman
Mark Edward Toddy
Craig Howard Tolchin
Jason Christopher Tolotti
Kimberly V. Tomak
Xiang-Li Tong
Dale Ruston Townson
Dawn Teresa Trongo
Tricia Anne Tuers
April Lynn Tully, Eta Sigma Delta
Kim Jee Tun
Carlos A. Uteda, Eta Sigma Delta
Christopher T. Van Aken, Cum Laude, Eta Sigma Delta
Ekaterini Vanos, Eta Sigma Delta
Elizabeth J. Van Winkle
Gilbert J. Vogel
Dietrich K. von Ahn
Michael J. Wallace
Xiaohui Wang
Cammy Diane Warden
Peter Marcelino Wearing
Shonna Rey Wicklund
Benny J. Willeford, Jr.
Carlos Vassal Williams
Philip Lee Williams
Trevett Jay Williams
Trina Lillie Wolfenbarger
Jeffery C. Woods
Craig Steven Woody, Eta Sigma Delta
Hee-Sun Yang
Hui-Ying Yang
Jeong-Seok Yang
Dale Yoon
Jongwoo Yoon
Minyoung Yoon
Linda Ann Zippmann
Robert Anthony Zizka
Howook Chang, Eta Sigma Delta Usila Chepkemboi
Amina Choudhury
Winnie Chu, Eta Sigma Delta
Yoo Chun
Chia-Ying Chung
Jae-Sang Chung
Rachel Cohen, Eta Sigma Delta Juan Gabriel R. Corona Rene Corral Dulcie Crawford Donald Crowe
Elizabeth Cushman Hildur Dadadottir Sergio DeCuba
Anthony Deering Christine M. DelGrosso
Diane DeMaria
David Deutsch
Mario E. Dirocco
Allison Dixon
Brian K. Drach Galuh Dwiandini Patrick Dwyer Daniel Encinoza Maureen Ewens Korby L. Fleischer
Gary M. Frait
Erik A. Gals
Edward Gardner
Keith R. Gertler
Natalie Glass
Todd Goldberg
David Goldhirsh, Eta Sigma Delta
The following students are candidates for graduation in August, 1996
Jeremy Green Jason H. Grigsby Brian Grossman
Master of Science
Jin-Su Lee
Pi-Mei Ma
Yumiko Morita
Wen-Yu Su
Rebecca Grumbacher
Hae-Jung Ha
Mark Hansen Sara Hartman Aaron Hartwig
Simaan L. Hawa
Bachelor of Science
Eyal Almog
Pamela Andres
Sharon Aviram
Jeffrey Babbitt
Kibeom Bae
M. Zaida Banegas
James Barlow
Carl Belza
Julie Biederman
David Black
Helen Bracy
Jennifer L. Bradley
Lawrence E. Brophy
Jennifer Brown, Eta Sigma Delta
Michael Burrell
David Campbell Riccardo G. Caponi Mahika Chandrasena
Paul Haymond
James Holcombe
Jin Hong
Elizabeth Hren
Tsu-Hsin Hsu, Eta Sigma Delta
Susan Lynette Hyde
Hyun-Jung Im
Alex Jakubanis
Jay Jang
Jun Jeoung
Inhoan Jung
Hanchun Jung
Ira Kasten
Mark Kennedy
Jacqueline L. Keith
Inyoung Kim
Ok Kim
Hyunkoo Kim
Joo Hyeon Kim
Hwan-Tae Kim
Jon Radakovich
Sherida L. Kirch
Christopher Ray
Robert Kirk
Brandon Reed
Yoshimi Kodama
Chrystell Reed
Jahoon Koo
Michael Reid
Frank Koole
Yoon Rhee, Eta Sigma Delta
Jennifer Kovner
Eric Roth
Wai Lam Lam
Maris Roth
Quildio Landeros
Guy Ryerson
Catarine Larsson
Andy Sabatini
Heidi M. Lasky
Mehmet S. Sagiroglu
Bryan Lawe
Michelle L. Schmidt
Bryan W. Lawe
Gary Scott
Joanne Lee
Ofir Seva
Eunjine Lee
Lianne Shih
Sam Lee
Eun-Joo Shin
Stephanie Leung
Darren Sica
Hui-Mei Liang
Karen Sim, Eta Sigma Delta
Lydia Lorini
John Singleton
Robb J. Lovell
Ellen M. Skiba
Jeffrey Lupo
Damian L. Smith
Christine Magiera, Eta Sigma Delta
Lisa Song
Todd Mandeville
Eun-Young Song
Telisa S. Marquez
Jasemin Soyugenc
Petros Masouras
Jennifer Spangler
Andrea McCabe
Dorothy Spears
Daniel McCall
Athanasios Stefaniotis
Tan McCartney
Karin Steinberg
Christopher R. McClain
Marisa Sullivan
Samantha McNeill
Neil E. Sullivan
Heidi Metzguer
Kuo-Wei Sun
Thomas Miller, Eta Sigma Delta
Yong Wook Sung
Hajime Mizuno
Raji I. Tabet
Megan Mooney
Puay Ling Tan
Matthew Morberg
Terry Taskila, Eta Sigma Delta
Matthew Morrone
Michael Tata
Yee Peng Ng, Eta Sigma Delta
Yuliana Tjhang, Eta Sigma Delta
Kim-Uyen Nguyen
Christopher Travica
Dale E. Nysetvold
William L. Umek
Kara Olmo, Eta Sigma Delta
Rachel Vinti
Abigail M. Padillo
James Ward
Bryan Page, Eta Sigma Delta
Steven Whitaker
Eui Jung Park
Francky Wiryadinata, Eta Sigma Delta
Jong Park
Rudy Wong
Sukjoon Park
Richard S. Wright
Jenni Patrick
Hung-Wen Yang
Linda Pau
Ai Leen Yeo, Eta Sigma Delta
Hans Pedersen
Gulay Yildirim, Eta Sigma Delta
Menchel Pieter
Hangro Yoon
Katherine Pohndorf, Eta Sigma Delta
Lewis Ziegler
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Academic Dress
The history of academic dress reaches far back into the early days of the oldest universities. It appears that academic clothing was first introduced and worn at Cambridge and Oxford Universities in the thirteenth century.
The European custom was carried to America with the establishment of our own colleges and universities. In 1895, an academic code of dress was adopted, and the standards were accepted by most of the colleges and universities in the United States. Today, the black robe, hood, and cap are generally worn.
Three different types of black gowns may be distinguished in the academic procession. The bachelor’s gowns have long pointed sleeves; the master’s gowns have oblong sleeves with an arc cut away in the front. The doctor’s gowns are faced with velvet and have bell-shaped sleeves with three bars of velvet.
The Oxford cap, the so-called mortarboard, is black and has a long tassel fastened to the middle of the top that is worn pendant over the left front of the cap. The hood, draped from the shoulder, denotes, by its length and colors, the degree and the institution which conferred the degree.
Summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude are the designations for students graduating with a baccalaureate degree who have earned 60 credits at UNLV and have a grade point average that places them in the top ten percent of students graduating from their class.
Summa cum laude is bestowed on graduating students who are in the top 1 percent of their graduating class.
Magna cum laude is bestowed on graduating students who are in the top 2 percent to 5 percent.
Cum laude is bestowed on graduating students who are in the top 6 percent to 10 percent.
University Honors refers to enrollment in the University Honors program.
Eta Sigma Delta refers to an international hospitality management honor society. The honor society's membership represents the top 20 percentile of the Hotel College student body. Eta Sigma Delta is dedicated to encouraging academic excellence and social responsibility at UNLV and within the community.
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