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Transcript of interview with Carol Harter by Suzanne Becker, April 20, 2007
Carol Harter and her husband of 46 years started their married lives by running away from college in their sophomore year. They spent the 60's working toward their degrees. Carol earned her bachelor's in 1964 and her master's in 1967. One of her professors encouraged her to go for her PhD at a time when women simply did not aspire to such heights. Dr. Harter completed her PhD in 1970, and because her husband wanted to work on his doctorate, they moved to Athens, Ohio. She taught at Ohio University while he completed his courses. They lived and worked and raised their children there for 19 years. Carol held the positions of ombudsman (2 years), vice president and dean of students combined (6 years), and vice president at the university, and then accepted the position of president at SUNY Geneseo (in New York). Carol was nominated for the presidency at UNLV in 1994, and she accepted the job in 1995. Her career here has been phenomenal, as she saw the potential of this very young university and set about bringing in the faculty, the funding, the buildings, and the vision to create a first-rate research oriented facility. During her administration, the new library went up, the law school and dental school were built, and over 550 million in gifts and pledges were raised. This includes money raised for the "Invent the Future" campaign. Under Dr. Harter's guidance, women's sports were expanded, multiple graduate degrees were developed, more money for research and buildings was raised, and UNLV has become a major research university. Dr. Harter leaves behind a rich legacy, including her vision of the UNLV Midtown project, a cultural district where the university may one day interface with the community.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Spring 2021 commencement program
Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
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Lindy La Rocque Cunningham and Alan La Rocque oral history interview, 2025 December 10
Oral history interview with Lindy La Rocque Cunningham and Alan La Rocque on December 10, 2025 conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White for the Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, La Rocque talks about his early life growing up in Inglewood, California. La Rocque played basketball his whole life and attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona for computer science. He was able to get a job coaching and teaching at Western High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, which he did for nineteen years. La Rocque talks about the transformation that happened within Clark County School District during his tenure, noting the various changes in superintendents and district size. La Rocque is a passionate coach, who always focused on showing up for his athletes, and passed that legacy to his daughter, Lindy. Cunningham then begins her story, growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and watching her father coach. She knew from a young age that she wanted to follow her father’s example and become a teacher and coach as well. Growing up watching other women play also inspired her to take the game of basketball seriously. After attending Stanford University for her undergraduate degree, and the University of Oklahoma for her master’s degree, Cunningham accepted an offer to become the Women’s Basketball Head Coach for UNLV in 2021. Cunningham has used her father’s lessons and her education to become an excellent coach for the women’s basketball team. Cunningham’s philosophy regarding coaching is simple. For a successful team, she needs to delegate and manage her team efficiently. From athletes to staff, everyone on the team is important and should know their responsibilities. Cunningham also emphasizes that she fosters an environment that is welcoming, collaborative, focused on education, and an open space for all players and staff to speak their minds. La Rocque is incredibly proud of all the work that Cunningham has done as a coach for UNLV, and even though he is retired, is always there if Cunningham needs his support. They end the interview by discussing the recruitment process to bring in out-of-state athletes, and the differences between the men and women’s teams recruitment strategies. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
Collection Name: Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Transcript of interview with Bob Arum by Barbara Tabach, October 20, 2016
Bob Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank boxing promotions company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in New York, Arum is a former attorney and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He promoted his first fight for Muhammad Ali in 1966 and moved Top Rank’s headquarters to Las Vegas in 1986. He has produced countless fights in the city and helped to make it “The Fight Capital of the World.” In this interview, Arum talks about the path that led him to a career in boxing promotion, from childhood in Brooklyn, New York, to education at New York University and Harvard Law School, and finally meeting Muhammad Ali while working at New York law firm. He discusses his work with Ali, as well as other boxers, including Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Durán, George Foreman, and Oscar De La Hoya, and the growth and evolution of the sport over the past forty years. In addition, Arum talks about the role of Judaism in his life, his involvement with the local Jewish community, and the importance of the Chabad movement.
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Lynnette Sawyer oral history interview
Oral history interview with Lynnette Sawyer conducted by Nathalie Martinez on January 03, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Barbara Tabach and Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez also participate in the questioning. Lynnette Sawyer identifies as a Puerto Rican woman born and raised in Spanish Harlem in New York. Her ancestry extends from Spain to Africa and has helped her identity, as she became an educator and museum curator. She describes her life in New York and her journey to Las Vegas. As the founder of the Hispanic Museum of Nevada, she wanted to create a space that would teach young Latinos about their history and heritage.
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Stein, Melody Hope
Melody Hope Stein was born March 26, 1948 in Oceanside, Long Island, New York. She got her education from SUNY Binghamton, Harpur College, and Hofstra University. She taught art education for 46 years, in New York before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1996. She served for fourteen years as the arts director and art teacher at the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson Educational Campus (formerly Milton I Schwartz Hebrew Academy) in Summerlin, Nevada.
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Rabbi Sanford Akselrad oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Rabbi Sanford Akselrad conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 7, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Rabbi Sanford Akselrad discusses the response of the Jewish community of Congregation Ner Tamid to the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He discusses the healing service he led the day after the shooting, how the community paid respect to the victims, and the concert held to raise money. In addition to the actions of the Jewish community, Rabbi Akselrad discusses the congregation's work with the interfaith community to heal from this tragedy.
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