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Transcript of interview with Shawn Willis by Barbara Tabach, May 5, 2017
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2017-05-05
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Shawn Willis (1972 - ) grew up in a culturally diverse area outside of Detroit, Michigan. She has made Las Vegas her home since 2004. Since moving to Nevada, she ?acknowledged? her Judaism and built a robust network within the Jewish community as an entrepreneur and tireless leader. From 2015 ? 2017, she held the position of Director of the Jewish National Fund of Las Vegas. The Jewish National Fund is a worldwide organization that was founded in 1901 to meet the strategic challenges of building in Israel and developing the infrastructure for ecology, special needs and heritage preservation. Among the local initiatives that Shawn led was a program on water conservation. In this oral history, Shawn candidly speaks of being a convert to Judaism. She also shares how she introduced herself into the Las Vegas community in a vibrant way through her marketing expertise and business. Shawn currently serves on the UNLV Foundation?s President?s Associates Council and is an active person in the Las Vegas community. Shawn is a graduate of University of Detroit Mercy.
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Interview with Laurie Joe (L. Joe) Deal, September 27, 2005
Date
2005-09-27
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Narrator affiliation: Director, Atomic Energy Commission Civil Effects Group
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Interview with Donald David James, July 12, 2006
Date
2006-07-12
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Narrator affiliation: Environmental Protection Specialist, Public Health Service, Environmental Protection Agency
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Interview with James Ogle, April 6, 2005
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2005-04-06
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Narrator affiliation: Physicist, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Family member
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Interview with Elmer Jesse Sowder, April 29, 2004
Date
2004-04-29
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Narrator affiliation: Test Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 25, 2004
Date
2004-10-25
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Includes meeting minutes agenda.
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Slide of United States Marshal Claude Williams and his family outside of his office, Nevada, April 18, 1931
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1931-04-18
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A black and white image of U.S. Marshal Claude Williams and his family in front of his office. The words "U.S. Marshal" are spelled out in white rocks in front of the building.
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Dill, David Bruce, 1891-
David Bruce Dill was a physiologist in the study of exercise, sports medicine and applied sciences. His research focused on the effects of temperature exposure, high-altitudes, diet, age and fatigue on the human body. Dill received his bachelor's degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California and both his master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford University in Stanford, California. He began his physiology career at Harvard’s Fatigue Laboratory in its inaugural year, 1927.
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Ronzone, Richard James, 1917-1989
Richard “Dick” J. Ronzone (1917-1989) was active in the local politics and civic affairs of Las Vegas, Nevada, serving as a Clark County Commissioner, a Nevada State Assemblyman, and a member of the University Board of Regents. He inherited and managed his family's retail store which dated back to the early 1900s. Ronzone also helped develop the Municipal Golf Course and was active in the Elks Lodge, Rotary Club, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Reserve Officers Association, and the Boulder Dam Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
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