Description provided with image: "Jerry Tarkanian. He was coach of UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team for many years."

Dr. Joseph "Andy" Fry is currently a professor of history at UNLV. He was born and grew up in West Virginia, the only child of an insurance salesman and a public school teacher. His parents met in Ronceverte, West Virginia, and lived for a while in his grandmother's boarding house. He had an idyllic childhood in this small town of 2500 people. Andy received an excellent high school education, including learning eighth grade English and 2 years of Latin from his mother. After graduation, he was interested in playing college basketball and ended up at Davis and Elkins College in east central West Virginia. Undecided on a major at first, he tried math and then chemistry, but he found his niche when he began studying the history of western civilization. During his undergraduate years, Andy met his wife-to-be, Sandra Schwitzer, and they were married in 1969 in the summer after their senior year. He was accepted at graduate school in history at the University of Virginia, so he and his bride moved to Charlottesville. After that, he worked for 2 years at Virginia Tech. In 1975, Dr. Fry was offered a job at UNLV, so he and his family packed up and moved to Las Vegas. He was welcomed to the history department by such notables as Roman "Jay" Zom, Ralph Rosky, and Tom Wright. In addition to teaching, he has had the opportunity to do research, write 4 books, and edit a series of diplomatic biographies. Andy was department chair in the mid 80s and again from 1999 to 2002. He also served for three years as executive assistant to Dr. Carol Harter (president of UNLV for 11 years), but prefers teaching over administrative work. His plans for the future are to finish a fifth book and continue teaching to at least age 66.

Description provided with image: "Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, c. 1917. L-R, front: (1) ?? (2) Zora Grant (Archie's wife); (3) Archie Grant; (4) Helen Grant (Archie's sister). (Photo by Percy Marble)." Handwritten description on back of image: "Menominee Reservation circa 1917. "Keshena" county seat of Menominee Co. Wis. Stayed at Keshena Jan 1913 to May 25, 1918. About 1918 because Archie got out of 1st WW last part of 17 and they left the reservation 5-25-1918 they were dating. Archie C. Grant borned March 9, 1896 died 78 years old on Nov. 8, 1974. Zora Marble Grant borned Feb 27, 1894. 74 years old. died Feb 27, 1968. Archie, center, 21 years old. Zora to right of Archie with beaded bag. 13 years old. Helen Grant, Archie's only sister to "left". Photo by Percy Marble."