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University of Nevada, Reno
Please join us in honoring this year’s Nevada Alumni Association Awardees joined by the University of Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees! Awards Reception Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 6pm-9pm Joe Crowley Student Union Check back for registration link No physical tickets will be issued - registered guests will be on a list at event check-in.
Attire is cocktail or business. Following the awards ceremony, heavy appetizers with drinks will be served so you can celebrate with all of the award winners and inductees.
NEVADA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS Alumnus of the Year Dale Erquiaga ’85 (political science) Community Service Sarah Schmidt ’10 (Spanish) Exceptional Achievement Bret Frey ’89 (biology), ’00 M.D. Bryan Nakasako ’15 (criminal justice) Stefanie Stafford ’04 (biochemistry) Katie Weigel ’96 (finance), ’98 MBA Emma White ’18 (general studies) Outstanding Chapter of the Year Fallon Alumni Chapter Outstanding Recent Graduate Noemí Gómez Martínez ’16 (Spanish and management), ’20 MSW Morgan Young ’24 (computer science & engineering) Silver & Blue Appreciation Bean Space Foundation George W.
Gillemot Foundation University Service Ann Morgan ’75 (English) The Wolf Pack Way Trent Mahler ’16 (criminal justice), ’21 MSW COLLEGE & UNIT AWARDS Athletics Distinguished Alumnus Joe Sellers Sr. ’70 (physical education), ’71 M.A. (school administration) College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources Distinguished Awardee Elwood Miller The College of Business Distinguished Alumna Melissa Pick ’06 (marketing) College of Education & Human Development Distinguished Alumna Rita Laden ’96 Ed.D. College of Engineering James G.
Scrugham Medal Recipient Roy Maxion ’75 (mathematics), ’82 M.S. College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Alumna Jill Tolles ’97 (speech communications), ’06 M.A.
College of Science Samuel Abraham Goudsmit Medal Recipient Elizabeth Austin ’91 M.S. (atmospheric physics), ’94 Ph.D. (physics) Honors College Distinguished Alumna Meagan Noin ’05 (political science and journalism) Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering John William Mackay Medal Recipient Joseph Kurtak ’73 (geology), ’75 M.S. Orvis School of Nursing Distinguished Alumna Linda Clift ’74 (nursing) Reynolds School of Journalism Distinguished Alumnus Terry Oliver ’71 (journalism) School of Public Health Distinguished Alumnus Jake Hargis ’08 (health ecology), ’20 MPH School of Social Work Distinguished Alumna Lisa Ruggerio ’01 (social work), ’20 MSW University Libraries Distinguished Alumnus Joxe Mallea-Olaetxe ’88 Ph.D. (Basque Studies) School of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Brig.
Gen. David Young III ’75 AAM.D.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME Softball 2008 Nevada Softball Team Diving Krysta Palmer ’16 (community health sciences) Men’s Basketball Garry Hill-Thomas Sr. ’04 (marketing), ’15 MBA Football Michael Rockwood ’00 (general studies) Football Luke Lippincott ’09 (psychology) Ski Tommi Viirret
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