University of Nevada, Reno Foundation

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The Board of Regents was established by the Nevada State Constitution in 1864 with the first Board created in 1865. The Board is responsible for the governance of the institutions comprising the Nevada System of Higher Education. Records consist of agendas, minutes, and materials submitted during Board meetings and used by the secretary of the Board to prepare the final minutes, including Nevada System of Higher Education budget reports.

Abstract The University of Nevada, Reno Foundation, which began operations in late 1980 and was incorporated in May 1981, attracts private financial support and manages assets for the maximum benefit of the university. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of alumni, community leaders, business leaders and other friends of the university, and is a 501(c)3 organization. The collection contains records of the principle fundraising organization of the University of Nevada, Reno,...

Abstract Dr. Milton D. Glick was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 30, 1937. He obtained his doctorate degree in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and married Peggy Porter in 1965. Dr. Glick joined the chemistry faculty at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he eventually became Chair of the Department of Chemistry and published 99 research articles. The Records of the President of the University of Nevada, Reno, Milton D. Glick, include bylaws, capital improvement studies,...

Abstract The Alumni Association was organized in 1894/95, and encourages the relationship between the university and alumni to promote the welfare of the institution. In May 1984, the Alumni Association, with the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation, sponsored the first graduation gift luncheon, which features a comedian as the featured speaker. Invitations, tickets, programs, press clippings, scripts, 1984-1991. Includes videotapes of presentations by Dom DeLuise, 1984; Tony Orlando, 1985; Rich...

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John M. Lilley (1939- ) served as the fourteenth president of the University of Nevada, Reno from 2001-2005. The collection consists of records created by the Office of the President during Lilley's term and includes material on accreditation, departments, and the general running of the university.

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In 1988, the University Services department and Public Affairs and University Advancement department merged into the Office of the Vice President for University Advancement. University Development coordinates the alumni relations, fund-raising, and public information efforts of the university. The collection includes proposals, reports, and correspondence created by the Office of the Vice President for University Advancement primarily under the tenure of Dr. Richard E. Dankworth.