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Leavitt, Jack K., 1924-2005
Jack Leavitt was a land surveyor, engineer, and real estate developer in Southern Nevada who worked mainly in Las Vegas, Nevada. Leavitt was born on March 9, 1924 in Bunkerville, Nevada to Mike and Estella Leavitt. Leavitt graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1942 and attended the Heald Engineering College in San Francisco, California. After leaving college, Leavitt acquired work from an engineering firm in Nevada, but later quit to work for the Pioneer Title Insurance and Trust Company in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was employed for ten years.
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Leaf, Joyce Nelson, 1950-
Hired in 1985, Joyce Nelson-Leaf developed and headed the Educational Equity Resource Center (EERC) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The EERC intended to encourage students to explore non-traditional careers, challenge gender bias in classrooms and workplaces, and encourage young women to seek vocational training.The EERC opened in the summer of 1989 and closed on June 30, 2000.
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UNLV Pioneer Faculty oral history interviews conducted by Jerry Landwer, 2012
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Education Records
Box/Folder: Box 04
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Lilly Fong Excellence in Student Teaching awards ceremony photographs, 1982
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Education Records
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 05
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#58362: Kitchen Scenes, 1990 April 12
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1990s)
Box/Folder: N/A
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#58371: Brock, Floyd - Management, 1990 April 18
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1990s)
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