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Jeffers, Nell
Dr. Nell Jeffers was born in Houston, Texas. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1961. Dr. Jeffers worked as a student and faculty counselor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Johann, Kenneth F., 1924-2015
Kenneth Johann was born in New York, New York. He arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in November of 1948.
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Schofield, Jack Lund, 1923-2015
Nevada Assemblyman, Senator, and Regent, Dr. Jack Schofield was born in 1923 and passed away in 2015. In 1941 he graduated from Las Vegas High School, married Alene Earl, and became the Golden Gloves welterweight boxing champion. He earned a bachelor's of science degree from the University of Utah in 1949, a master's degree from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1967, and a doctorate in education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1995.
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Snyder, Joy
Joy Snyder was born and raised in Pennsylvania. Snyder attended Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978 and found work at Desert Springs Hospital. 1n 1979, she began work at Sunrise Hospital. Snyder retired in 2000.
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Hendrix, LaVaun
LaVaun Hendrix was born in Nebraska. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956 with her husband who was took a job as a professor of education at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Hendrix worked as a teacher.
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Campbell, Robert E., 1945-
Bob Campbell grew up in central Missouri. He accepted position as city manager of Henderson, Nevada in 1976. He also worked with American Nevada Corporation on the development of Green Valley, and he helped to develop Lake Las Vegas.
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Campbell, Patricia K.
Patricia Campbell grew up in Missouri. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976 with her husband Robert K. Campbell.
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