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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Solar Decathlon Records
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Solar Decathlon Records (2013-2021) are comprised of records documenting the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's participation in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon collegiate competition. The collection includes records created by the 2013, 2017, and 2020 UNLV teams (Team Las Vegas) in designing and building their respective competition entries: DesertSol, Sinatra Living, and Mojave Bloom. Records include competition application files, working project files, As-Built submittal packets, and promotional and marketing files for the competition. The majority of records in this collection represent the 2017 competition. Archived websites and social media accounts associated with Team Las Vegas and the Solar Decathlon competition are also included in the collection. The records document Team Las Vegas's efforts in designing and building energy efficient homes for the Solar Decathlon competition.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 14, 2005
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Wilner, Robert
Robert Wilner, born Robert Morris was born April 19, 1970 in Encino, California. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when he was six months old. From a young age, he wanted to change his last name to match his adoptive parents’, Martin and Linda, last name. That wish became a reality when he was eighteen when his parents were able to find an attorney. Wilner worked as a realtor alongside his mother.
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Boruszak, Allan Neal, 1954-
Dr. Allan N. Boruszak is an obstetrician and gynecologist who owned a private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada for 21 years. He grew up in Chicago, Illinois and attended medical school at the University of Illinois. Boruszak was a clinical instructor and chief resident at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1982 to 1983. While in Las Vegas, Boruszak was also an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. From 1993 to 1995 he was president of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Sobel, Jeffrey David
Jeffrey David Sobel (October 23, 1943 - June 9, 2006) was an elected judge in the Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Las Vegas in 1969, where he started his career as a deputy public defender, then became chief deputy in the Clark County Public Defender's Office. Sobel practiced law privately from 1973 to 1990, focusing on criminal defense and business and domestic litigation.
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Kaufman, Bernard, 1939-
Bernard Kaufman was born on June 29, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri to Rose and Charles Kaufman. He married Barbara Kaufman on March 26, 1961. n 1968, they moved to Las Vegas, joining Bernie’s brother, Herb, in the growing city who had opened the first Wonder World store. Bernie assisted in managing the family businesses four Wonder World stores, until they were sold in 1982. At that time, he went into the car rental business, which he sold in 2000 and then went into airport advertising. Bernard and Barbara have two children, Carrie and Andrew Kaufman.
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Rosencrantz, Arne, 1947-
Arne Rosencrantz was born on September 27, 1947 in Longview, Washington. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952 and graduated from Las Vegas High School. He grew up in the dense Mormon population of the John S. Park Neighborhood. Rosencrantz attended Nevada Southern University, now known as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In 1967, Rosencrantz began working at Garrett's Furniture and in 1979, he purchased the company and became its president.
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