Over the years, the
University of Nevada, Reno has had an assortment of people gain regional, national, and international prominence in various fields of study.
William Dwight Billings – preeminent ecologist who served as faculty in the Department of Biology from 1938 to 1952 and is known as the father of physiological ecology and for his contributions in desert and arctic ecology. In 1989 he received the Nevada medal presented by Governor Bob Miller.[1]
Wolfram Samlowski – clinical professor of medicine; member of the Research Developmental Therapeutics and Genitourinary Committees for the US Oncology Network
James G. Scrugham – professor of mechanical engineering, 1903-1914; dean, 1914-1917; served as Governor, Representative, and Senator from Nevada
C. Richard Tracy – professor of biology; director of the Biological Resources Research Center; Vada Trimble Outstanding Mentor (1999); UNR Graduate Advisor of the Year (2008); Nevada System of Higher Education Most Outstanding Graduate Advisor (2008)
Glenn Wilson, Ph.D. – Adjunct Professor of Psychology, 1994–2002; taught and established the field of psychology for performing artists; produced the standard text on the topic
Esmail Zanjani – in 2007, led scientists at the School of Medicine and created a sheep with 15% human cells and 85% animal cells, the world's first "human-sheep chimera", which has the body of a sheep but half-human organs[4]
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., 1962 – Chairman of the Republican National Committee; 1983–1989 American Gaming Association Chairman; Currently Co-Chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which conducts the United States general election presidential and vice presidential debates in presidential election years. (
Alpha Tau Omega)
Jason Frierson – current U.S. Attorney from the District of Nevada; Nevada State Assembly, 2016-2022; Nevada State Assembly, 2011-2015; Nevada Speaker of the Assembly, 2017-2022 (
Kappa Alpha Psi)
Steven Horsford – current U.S. Representative from Nevada and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; Nevada State Senate, 2005-2013; Nevada State Senate Majority Leader, 2009-2013
JaVale McGee, 2008 – professional basketball player, Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and currently on the Phoenix Suns
Susan Desmond-Hellmann – CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,[11] first woman to hold position of Chancellor at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)[12]
Charlton Laird – linguist and writer; created the 1971 edition of the Webster's New World Thesaurus, which became the standard edition still used today
Adriano B. Lucatelli – Swiss entrepreneur and investor in the financial services industry
^Baskin, Jon (March 17, 2017).
"The Academic Home of Trumpism". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved March 28, 2017. John Marini, a professor of political science at the University of Nevada at Reno, praised Trump in July for having grasped that neither political party any longer provided a "meaningful link between the people and the government."
Over the years, the
University of Nevada, Reno has had an assortment of people gain regional, national, and international prominence in various fields of study.
William Dwight Billings – preeminent ecologist who served as faculty in the Department of Biology from 1938 to 1952 and is known as the father of physiological ecology and for his contributions in desert and arctic ecology. In 1989 he received the Nevada medal presented by Governor Bob Miller.[1]
Wolfram Samlowski – clinical professor of medicine; member of the Research Developmental Therapeutics and Genitourinary Committees for the US Oncology Network
James G. Scrugham – professor of mechanical engineering, 1903-1914; dean, 1914-1917; served as Governor, Representative, and Senator from Nevada
C. Richard Tracy – professor of biology; director of the Biological Resources Research Center; Vada Trimble Outstanding Mentor (1999); UNR Graduate Advisor of the Year (2008); Nevada System of Higher Education Most Outstanding Graduate Advisor (2008)
Glenn Wilson, Ph.D. – Adjunct Professor of Psychology, 1994–2002; taught and established the field of psychology for performing artists; produced the standard text on the topic
Esmail Zanjani – in 2007, led scientists at the School of Medicine and created a sheep with 15% human cells and 85% animal cells, the world's first "human-sheep chimera", which has the body of a sheep but half-human organs[4]
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., 1962 – Chairman of the Republican National Committee; 1983–1989 American Gaming Association Chairman; Currently Co-Chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which conducts the United States general election presidential and vice presidential debates in presidential election years. (
Alpha Tau Omega)
Jason Frierson – current U.S. Attorney from the District of Nevada; Nevada State Assembly, 2016-2022; Nevada State Assembly, 2011-2015; Nevada Speaker of the Assembly, 2017-2022 (
Kappa Alpha Psi)
Steven Horsford – current U.S. Representative from Nevada and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; Nevada State Senate, 2005-2013; Nevada State Senate Majority Leader, 2009-2013
JaVale McGee, 2008 – professional basketball player, Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and currently on the Phoenix Suns
Susan Desmond-Hellmann – CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,[11] first woman to hold position of Chancellor at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)[12]
Charlton Laird – linguist and writer; created the 1971 edition of the Webster's New World Thesaurus, which became the standard edition still used today
Adriano B. Lucatelli – Swiss entrepreneur and investor in the financial services industry
^Baskin, Jon (March 17, 2017).
"The Academic Home of Trumpism". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved March 28, 2017. John Marini, a professor of political science at the University of Nevada at Reno, praised Trump in July for having grasped that neither political party any longer provided a "meaningful link between the people and the government."