Kirk Kerkorian was born in 1917. He was highly influential in the building of Las Vegas, Nevada, especially the Las Vegas Strip area. He helped build Bally's, The International, and the MGM Grand. Kerkorian died on June 15, 2015.

Martha Gould grew up in a small mill town on the Sugar River and attended the University of Michigan. A librarian at Dartmouth College gave her a job and then insisted that she return to school for a master’s degree. She earned her master’s in Library Science from Simmons College.

Thomas Holder was born in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Washington. After graduating from the University of Washington, he spent a year in Europe painting. Upon returing to the United States in 1971, he started working at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As of August 08, 2008 he is the art department chair.

Richard Steele was born on January 26, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri to Gertrude Grissom, an elevator operator. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982. He married Gladys Marie Steele in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a retired boxing referee and was in the United States Marine Corps.

William R. Wells was born on November 28, 1936 in Georgia to Cora and Lonnie Wells. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1986 to become the Director of the College of Engineering of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In 1988, he became the Dean of the College of Engineering and he kept that position until 2001 when he returned to being a professor.

Raymond Rawson was born in the rural Utah community of Sandy in 1940. His family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. He was a member of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' first graduating class. He went on to became a dentist and also served in the Nevada State Legislature and on the UNLV Board of Regents.