Home Economist and writer Diana Crites graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics and Business Administration. In 1968, Crites was employed as Home Economist for Nevada Power Company, a position she held until 1974, when she was promoted to Consumer Consultant in charge of energy conservation education.

Jerry Landwer was a professor of Sports Education Leadership at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 1988 until his retirement.

Mildred J. Heyer was a teacher and librarian in Las Vegas, Nevada. She taught at John S. Park school and was a member of the Nevada Library Association. In 1962, Governor Grant Sawyer named Heyer as the Nevada State Librarian, a position she held until her resignation in 1970. She was an active member of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and was an advocate for books and reading throughout Las Vegas and the state of Nevada.

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“New State Librarian.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 21, 1961.

Born in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 3, 1947, Johnny LaVoie has spent the majority of his working life involved in union endeavors in Las Vegas. He worked for the Culinary Union Local 226 from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1987 to 1993. He started as a Union Business Agent and spent his last six years as the administrative director, overseeing 29 business agents and five department heads.