{"id":1453,"date":"2018-03-01T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/?post_type=nshe_news&#038;p=1453"},"modified":"2022-07-29T15:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T15:50:04","slug":"regents-name-2018-distinguished-nevadans-regents-scholars-and-honorary-degree-recipients","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/news\/2018\/03\/regents-name-2018-distinguished-nevadans-regents-scholars-and-honorary-degree-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Regents Name 2018 Distinguished Nevadans, Regents\u2019 Scholars, and Honorary Degree recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Nevada Board of Regents today named recipients of several prestigious honors, including the 2018 Distinguished Nevadans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2018 Distinguished Nevadans<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Distinguished Nevadan represents the most prestigious award conferred by the Board of Regents. It is bestowed upon prominent individuals who have made significant achievements that have contributed to the cultural, scientific or social advancement of Nevada. Click name to view nomination:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-14c.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joyce Anderson Bock<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-14g.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jackie Brantley<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-14h.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Jay Coates<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-14i.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. John Crear and Barbara Crear (posthumously)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-14e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rosemarie (Ro) Hartle (posthumously) and Kirk Hartle<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-14d.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frank W. McCulloch<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001FNietpeC7zyfIXHSfLN4gwE4tUQrRlFRUFZLZWfx-tcIKz2bFkyGIL9JmQdByKnShk9bG_R83rr8dTJs1RQZe4G-iHE-AnY6Q6N4vhAaoCxs8UhDzYvnMS00PaJNDK1VZsr0w-kadDqwMNmnWnpY1glhBosX_FHpTRBSxMk5iBFPgioAt8MVeEo_udQfqV_lg5vA4bHewpmeQoLLAk_y4cW5h5_TMNnd2A7SVVg8EBprqt_hOK-iKfyBDurB0PnikFxRmPJ0gXjU4mW3ewxNKAeU8M6KrQxoosZ0BcYlR84=&amp;c=zeYSdW3-CoxLwyZvXQ5w4VwrzqFh_gdYLGIu-MFW8vL-4uFobjnqZg==&amp;ch=GLTPxl0LYGWBuz4WAjOmSFXjQQU7M-WAP3syDTaNnp9EJ5SwLNuE4g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edward J. (Ted) Quirk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-14f.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senator Randolph Townsend<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the following awards were announced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2018 Regents&#8217; Scholars<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Regents&#8217; Scholar Award is bestowed upon one student from each NSHE institution for their academic achievements, leadership ability and service contributions. Each honoree receives a $5,000 stipend. The 2018 honorees are (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-14k.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click to view all nominations<\/a>) :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lauryn Guerrissi, CSN<\/li><li>Brandon Walls, NSC<\/li><li>Kimberly Tran, TMCC<\/li><li>Jessa R. A. Li, Undergraduate, UNLV<\/li><li>Moinak Bhaduri, Graduate, UNLV<\/li><li>Shahil Pema, Undergraduate, UNR<\/li><li>Carrie Branch, Graduate, UNR<\/li><li>Daniel Lear, WNC<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2018 Honorary Degrees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board of Regents approved the following honorary degree recipients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-15b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sheldon G. Adelson<\/a>, Honorary Doctorate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-15c.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Farahi<\/a>, Honorary Doctorate, University of Nevada, Reno<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-15d.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stacie Mathewson<\/a>, Honorary Doctorate, University of Nevada, Reno<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-15e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kent McAdoo<\/a>&nbsp;(posthumously) Honorary Baccalaureate, Great Basin College<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/file\/BoardOfRegents\/Agendas\/2018\/mar-mtgs\/bor-ref\/BOR-15f.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James York<\/a>, Honorary Associate, College of Southern Nevada<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Regents&#8217; Award recipients will be honored at their respective campus award ceremonies, while Distinguished Nevadan and Honorary Degree recipients will be honored during commencement ceremonies in May in Elko, Las Vegas, and Reno.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[40,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1453","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-40","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}