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UNLV's top salaries reported

By ALAN MAIMON
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Seven UNLV professors and administrators earned more than $200,000 in state salary last year, according to a Review-Journal analysis of payroll data.

Leading the pack at $248,000 was former UNLV President Carol Harter, now executive director of the university's Black Mountain Institute, an international literary center.

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    • In addition to her base salary, Harter received $87,000 in supplemental and deferred compensation. She also could earn a bonus of $250,000 if UNLV successfully completes an on-going $500 million capital campaign.

    President David Ashley earned $237,000 in base salary last year and $170,000 in supplemental compensation from the UNLV Foundation.

    UNLV presidents are employees of the state higher education system.

    The next top earners at UNLV last year were School of Dental Medicine Dean Karen West, a new hire in 2007 who earned $218,700 in state money, and Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Gerry Bomotti who got $212,585, a 5 percent raise from the year before.

    West's hire was the latest in a series that has brought new deans to the university's colleges of liberal arts, law, business and education.

    Notable employees that got big pay hikes last year were Stuart Mann, dean of UNLV's hotel college, whose salary was elevated by 11 percent, and Carolyn Yucha, dean of the nursing school, who got a 12 percent raise.

    The median salary of college administrators and faculty nationwide both grew by about 4 percent last year, compared to the year before, according to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

    The newspaper's payroll analysis also showed the university has been more resourceful in finding non-state funding sources to help pay salaries.

    The data provided by the university included a breakdown of each employee's salary by state and non-state funding sources, which include medical practices, research grants, and other sources.

    The amount of non-state compensation for faculty and administration eclipsed $13 million last year.

    That figure was $11 million in 2006.

    Contact reporter Alan Maimon at amaimon@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0404.

    Name (last, first) 2007 Position Title 2007 State Funded
    Harter, Carol President Emerita / Exec Dir, Black Mountain Inst $247,954.02
    West, Karen Dean, School Of Dental Medicine $218,700.01
    Bomotti, Gerry Senior Vice President Of Finance & Business $212,585.52
    Smith, Ronald Interim Vp For Research & Graduate Studies $210,079.02
    Mann, Stuart Dean, Hotel College $207,260.04
    Yucha, Carolyn Dean & Professor $206,241.00
    Harman, Donald Executive Associate Dean $203,656.98
    Flaherty, Richard Professor $195,877.50
    Torkzadeh, Gholamreza Professor $189,092.46
    Leong, G Professor/chair $186,587.46
    Miller, Stephen Professor/chair $184,498.02
    Sandoval, Victor Chair, Professional Studies $184,284.96
    Karns, Leslie Associate Dean Of Clinical Sciences $183,510.48
    Sandgren, Eric Dean, Professor $182,584.50
    Fain, Juanita Vice President For Planning $182,123.46
    Koep, Jeffrey Dean College Of Fine Arts $181,063.02
    Guinan, Mary Founding Dean $180,780.00
    Linstrom, Richard Vice President And General Counsel $180,119.78
    Mills, Rebecca Vp For Student Life $178,005.48
    Grant, Douglas Professor Of Law $176,910.48
    Smatresk, Neal Executive Vice President And Provost $175,330.69
    Yasbin, Ronald Dean/professor $172,838.66
    Howarth, Joan Professor Of Law $170,468.67
    Latour, Michael Professor/chair $169,388.46
    Stempel, Jeff Professor Of Law $169,206.54
    Witt, Rosemary Associate Professor $168,583.02
    Iannuzzi, Patricia Dean Of Libraries $168,483.00
    White, John Dean, William S. Boyd School Of Law $167,423.65
    Boehm, Robert Distinguished Professor $166,029.54
    Watson, Martha Dean/professor Gcua $164,836.50
    Shoben, Edward Professor $164,363.46
    Shoben, Elaine Professor Of Law $164,341.98
    Lockhart, Robert Co-chair Department Of Clinical Sciences $163,839.96
    Blakesley, Christopher Professor Of Law $163,068.00
    Nicol, Malcolm Professor $161,568.00
    Ghafoori, Nader Chair/professor $160,136.04
    Appell, Annette Assoc Dean,clinical Programs/boyd Professor Of Law $159,772.56
    Nelson, Stanley Co-chair/professor Of Clinical Sciences $159,479.95
    Kindred, Kay Assoc Dean For Academic Affairs/professor Of Law $159,347.52
    McGinley, Ann Professor Of Law $159,083.52
    Simmons, Alan Professor/chair $158,586.06
    Kroelinger, Michael Professor/director $157,362.00
    Reynolds, Ralph Professor/chair $157,035.48
    Readence, John Professor $156,500.62
    Galbraith, Gillian Professor And Chair/integrated Biosciences $156,403.98
    Unrue, John Professor $153,586.50
    McCullough, Joseph Distinguished Professor $149,830.02
    Speer, William Professor $149,435.85
    Berghel, Harold Professor/assoc Dean & Dir School Of Informatics $149,174.64
    Smith, Stanley Interim Associate Vp For Research $148,926.16
    Selser, James Professor/chair $148,846.02
    Peffers, Kenneth Associate Professor / Chair $148,821.51
    Pierce, Thomas Professor/chair $147,658.02
    Irsfeld, John Professor $147,625.04
    Mobley, Connie Associate Dean Of Research $146,900.14
    Hudgins, Christopher Professor $146,377.86
    McDonough, Ann Interim Dean $146,155.62
    Jameson, Melvin Professor/associate Dean $145,057.98
    Kearney, Christopher Professor $144,709.02
    Levitt, Gregory Professor/chair $144,656.46
    Pepper, Darrell Professor $144,352.02
    Ashcraft, Mark Chair/professor $143,958.94
    Ferraro, Douglas Professor $143,403.00
    Daneshvary, Nasser Professor $143,400.00
    Wells, William Professor $143,364.48
    Moreo, Patrick Chair/professor $142,865.04
    Bernick, Emil Chair/professor $142,644.96
    Miethe, Terance Professor $142,476.00
    Xu, Yu Associate Professor $142,441.50
    Odell, Sandra Professor $142,132.98
    Ord, David Assistant Prof-in-res Of Clinical Sciences $141,804.04
    Culbreth, William Associate Professor/assoc Dean $141,745.26
    Hanlon, Kenneth Professor/dir Arnold Shaw Center $141,664.92
    Golding, Lawrence Distinguished Professor $141,538.86
    McCarthy, Jane Professor $141,517.98
    Weeks, Gerald Professor/chair $141,484.50
    Hall, Gene Professor $141,418.48
    Reiber, Carl Associate Dean Of Academic Affairs $141,375.96
    Thompson, Joanne Professor/director $141,100.56
    Davenport, William Professor-in-residence, Biosciences/prof Studies $141,064.50
    Tandy, Paulette Associate Professor/chair $141,058.56
    Schlottmann, Alan Professor $140,851.98
    Sohn, Ardyth Prof & Dir, Greenspun Journalism & Media Studies $140,353.02
    LaFrance, Mary Professor Of Law $139,655.04
    Thistle, Paul Professor $139,456.50
    Johnson, Steve Professor $138,927.54
    Henderson, Lynne Professor $138,796.50
    Moehring, Eugene Professor/chair $138,738.98
    Sullivan, Michael Professor $138,405.48
    McAffee, Thomas Professor Of Law $138,294.54
    Herschaft, Edward Professor In Residence, Clinical Studies $138,109.98
    Busser, James Professor/associate Dean $137,699.52
    Sternlight, Jean Professor Of Law $137,397.00
    Yfantis, Evangelos Professor $136,962.54
    Phanord, Dieudonne' Avp, Dv Ed Otrch/dir, Ctr For Atmsp Ocnic Sp $136,942.58
    Lapidus, Richard Assoc Dean, Administration $136,192.50
    Neumann, Edward Professor $135,642.98
    Smyer, Patricia Assistant Dean $135,615.00
    St. Pierre Schneider, Barbara Ass. Dean For Research-associate Professor $134,779.98
    Jarley, Paul Dean, Business $134,769.00
    Kavouras, Louis Professor/chair $133,719.96
    Berkheiser, Mary Professor Of Law $133,572.00
    Hillyard, Stanley Professor $132,956.52
    Sabo, Carolyn Professor $132,829.50
    Fry, Joseph Distinguished Professor $132,457.04
    Fontana, Andrea Professor $132,282.48
    Unger, Douglas Professor/interim Chair $132,176.54
    Madsen, Steen Associate Professor/chair $132,017.04
    Choi, Seungmook Professor $131,845.02
    Wiley, Richard Associate Director, Black Mountain Institute $130,708.98
    Hackmyer, Steven Assistant Professor $130,583.72
    Landwer, Gerald Professor $130,156.50
    Woods, Robert Professor $129,942.96
    Schibrowsky, John Professor $129,745.02
    Charron, Kimberly Associate Professor $129,411.00
    Rosenbaum, Stephen Professor $128,991.48
    Zoller, Lawrence Professor-in-residence Of Biomed Science $128,826.06
    Menendez, Francisco Professor/chair $128,811.96
    Steinhoff, Carl Professor $128,656.02
    Singh, Sahjendra Professor $127,922.46
    Simmons, Raymond Assistant Professor Of Clinical Sciences $127,834.89
    Selvaraj, Henry Professor/chair $127,816.98
    Jones, William Chair/professor $127,790.52
    Ho, Chih-hsiang Professor/chair $127,689.96
    Lazos, Sylvia Professor Of Law $127,562.04
    Gronemeier, Dean Associate Dean/professor Of Music $127,538.94
    Wright, Thomas Professor $127,488.00
    James, David Associate Vice Provost For Academic Programs $127,270.02
    Baloglu, Seyhmus Associate Dean For Academic Research/professor $127,111.02
    Larmore, Lawrence Professor $126,930.00
    Bellver, Catherine Distinguished Professor $126,888.54
    Birdsong, Bret Professor Of Law $126,649.98
    Lindle, Dennis Professor $126,357.00
    Pollman, Terrill Professor Of Law $126,036.96
    Shiue, Peter Professor $125,871.96
    Massengale, John Professor $125,714.46
    Poon, Percy Professor/chair $125,487.54
    Albrecht, Fred Vice President For University & Comm Relations $125,190.04
    Trabia, Mohamed Professor/chair $125,117.16
    Haskin, Christine Asst Prof In Residence Clinical Studies $124,962.00
    Morgan, Richard Dean, William S. Boyd School Of Law $124,926.06
    Gewali, Laxmi Professor $124,905.80
    Spangelo, Bryan Professor $124,873.50
    Filler, John Professor $124,725.48
    Wisner, Joel Professor $124,474.98
    Aalberts, Robert Professor $123,768.54
    Feinstein, Andrew Senior Advisor To The President $123,711.05
    Aldana-Pindell, Raquel Professor $123,581.52
    Brown, Jeanne Head, Architecture Studies Library $123,285.54
    Nattestad, Anders Professor Of Clinical Sciences $123,081.90
    Bowers, John Professor $122,733.54
    Walker, Richard Professor In Residence Of Clinical Sciences $122,730.00
    McWhorter, James Chair/associate Professor $122,719.50
    Engstrom, Erika Associate Professor/associate Dean $122,418.73
    Datta, Ajoy Professor $121,623.00
    Venkat, Rama Professor $121,472.04
    Moores, Trevor Associate Professor $121,396.98
    Rabbio, Maria Assoc Professor In Residence Of Clinical Sciences $121,212.48
    Baghzouz, Yahia Professor $121,151.52
    Clauretie, Terrence Professor $120,799.98
    Arteaga-capen, Deborah Associate Professor $120,652.19
    Rowley, Keith Professor Of Law $120,407.46
    Wegner, Hart Prof Of German, Comp. Lit. & Film $120,179.52
    Rothenberger, Marcus Associate Professor $119,970.46
    McCool, Audrey Professor $119,744.52
    Ackerman, Robert Associate Professor, Ed Leadership $119,560.98
    Unrue, Darlene Distinguished Professor $119,444.52
    Sharma, Satish Professor $119,377.02
    Hodge, Vernon Professor $119,317.98
    Henry, David Professor Basic Course Director $119,296.02
    Witt, Carolyn Lecturer $119,168.52
    Shock, Patti Professor $118,854.96
    Devitt, Dale Professor $118,665.00
    Helmbold, Lois Professor/chair $118,577.46
    Hong, Weiyin Associate Professor $118,267.98
    Taylor, Wanda Professor $118,198.02
    Bean, Thomas Professor $118,157.52
    Moseley, Charles Associate Professor/chair $118,142.52
    Higgins, Amanda Professor $118,081.50
    Mcnab, Warren Professor $117,873.54
    Bowles, Cheryl Professor $117,836.52
    Sammons, Gail Associate Professor/chair $117,795.48
    Kruse, Katherine Associate Professor $117,717.48
    Puthenpurackal, John Assistant Professor $117,679.98
    Pelton, Leroy Professor $117,623.52
    Tan, Keah-choon Associate Professor $117,619.98
    Starkweather, Peter Dean Of Honors College $117,588.96
    Jelen, Ted Professor $116,927.04
    Menzel, Nancy Associate Professor Community Health Nursing $116,858.64
    Kwak, Chanyeong Associate Professor $116,838.00
    O'Connor, Charles Chair/professor $116,755.98
    Brewer, Kathleen Professor $116,704.02
    Peck, Ken Visiting Associate Professor $116,666.65
    Steinberg, Spencer Professor $116,591.52
    Miller, Susan Professor $116,559.48
    Lawrence, Attila Professor $116,532.00
    Farley, John Professor $116,365.50
    Latifi, Shahram Professor $116,305.98
    Thatcher, Matt Associate Professor $116,149.98
    Singh, Ashok Professor $115,910.04
    Kimball, Carol Professor $115,887.54
    Christianson, David Associate Professor $115,863.54
    Chang, Saeyoung Associate Professor $115,853.52
    Miller, Sally Physiological Chairperson / Assistant Professor $115,765.86
    Wallmann, Harvey Associate Professor Physical Therapy $115,530.00
    Moores, Charles Professor $115,519.63
    Kowalski, Susan Bsn Prg Coordinator & Associate Professor $115,277.43
    Dounis, Georgia Associate Professor In Residence $114,687.96
    Hausbeck, Kathryn Senior Associate Dean $114,649.98
    Chen, Changfeng Professor $114,423.48
    Gu, Zheng Professor $114,325.02
    Thronson, David Associate Professor Of Law $113,847.00
    Mercer, John Special Associate Dean Of Ahs $113,762.67
    Metcalf, Rodney Associate Dean/ Associate Professor $113,735.13
    Mauer, Georg Professor $113,592.00
    Schraw, Gregory Professor $113,580.00
    Leslie, Thomas Dir, Bands/professor $113,207.52
    Hurlburt, Russell Professor $113,086.02
    Chatfield, Robert Director, Mba Programs $113,042.52
    Ladkany, Samaan Professor $112,833.54
    Seale, Darryl Associate Professor $112,699.50
    Danforth, Robert Associate Professor In Residence $112,630.02
    Campbell, Felicia Professor $112,444.50
    Mangus, Brent Associate Professor $112,430.27
    Weinstein, Mark Distinguished Professor $112,269.00
    Starkweather, Wendy Director, User Services $112,157.58
    Markos, Patricia Associate Professor / Chair $112,059.00
    Saddler, Sterling Associate Professor/chair $111,961.02
    Yim, Woosoon Professor $111,571.98
    Lieberman, Joel Associate Professor/chair $111,332.04
    Saucedo, Leticia Associate Professor Of Law $111,071.52
    Minor, John Associate Professor/director $111,014.04
    Aldridge, Joe Associate Professor/tech Director $110,967.48
    Knack, Martha Distinguished Professor $110,960.52
    Baley, Virko Distinguished Professor $110,883.96
    Clark, Michele Assoc Professor Communty Health Nursing $110,840.04
    Stefanelli, John Professor $110,664.00
    Harp, Richard Professor $110,554.98
    McGaugh, Eugene Associate Professor $110,454.50
    Pindell, Ngai Associate Professor $110,440.02
    Jordan, Teresa Professor $110,382.54
    Shalin, Dmitri Professor $110,314.50
    Bondmass, Mary Assistant Professor $110,226.48
    Thompson, William Professor $109,659.00
    Good, Jonathan Chair/professor $109,413.96
    Rae, Carole Professor $109,368.00
    Carruthers, Cynthia Associate Professor $109,368.00
    Reynolds, Douglas Professor $109,341.00
    Candela, Lori Psychosocial Chairperson - Assoc Professor $109,232.57
    O'Toole, Brendan Associate Professor $108,703.02
    Correales, Robert Assistant Professor Of Law $108,646.50
    Schuber, Peggy Assistant Professor, Cmty Health Nursing $108,313.68
    Burkholder, Thomas Chair/associate Professor $108,056.52
    Hames, David Associate Professor $107,997.96
    Jones, Todd Associate Professor/chair $107,755.56
    Hill, Charles Asst Professor-in-residence-clinical Science $107,564.04
    Gelfer, Jeffrey Professor $107,556.48
    Nartker, Thomas Professor $107,208.22
    Louis, Margaret Associate Professor $106,905.36
    Vaughan, Jason Director, Libraries Technologies $106,837.02
    Love, Curtis Interim Chair/associate Professor $106,827.96
    Epstein, William Professor $106,700.52
    Guttentag, Michael Associate Professor Of Law $106,666.98
    Woodall, Wendy Asst Professor-in-residence Clinical Science $106,663.50
    Kruskall, Laura Associate Professor/chair $106,546.02
    Phelan, Steven Associate Professor $106,243.50
    Wells, Michael Professor $106,218.06
    Eade, Vincent Professor $106,210.50
    Medina, Pablo Visiting Professor $106,050.00
    Tozzi, Raymond Asst Professor-in-residence-clinical Science $105,930.00
    Tracy, Robert Associate Professor/curator/director Of Advising $105,890.46
    Schill, Robert Professor $105,742.10
    Han, Taedong Assistant Professor $105,261.54
    Geer, Martin Externship Director $105,258.00
    Mehocic, Beth Professor $104,880.96
    Swayze, James Associate Professor $104,843.52
    Stetzenbach, Linda Professor $104,771.52
    Rowland, Stephen Professor $104,736.00
    Mantecon, Tomas Assistant Professor $104,586.00
    Cocco, Anthony Associate Professor $104,529.96
    Chen, Lein-lein Associate Professor $103,699.02
    Arend, Richard Associate Professor $103,572.00
    Chang, Cha Associate Professor $103,510.11
    Sinatra, Gale Professor $103,291.50
    Luke, Barbara Associate Professor $103,270.50
    Quinn, Linda Professor $103,038.00
    Beck, Grant Assistant Professor $102,834.54
    Mohr, Pamela Associate Professor Of Law In Residence $102,618.48
    Hardigree, Christian Associate Dean For Strategic Initiatives $102,576.48
    Shelton, David Professor $102,510.74
    Bell, Donald A Professor $102,340.98
    Smith, Eugene Professor $102,262.50
    Young, Martha W Professor $102,228.54
    Dalley, Karla Assistant Professor, Community Health Nursing $102,153.90
    Zane, Leonard Professor $101,912.46
    Garcia, Jesus Professor $101,784.00
    Wonsowicz, Paul Asst Professor In-res. Of Acad Support $101,642.04
    Shields, David Assoc Professor/ Dir Construction Mgt Pro $101,166.00
    Jankowiak, William Professor $101,092.50
    Costa, David G Professor $101,025.54
    Samahon, Tuan Associate Professor Of Law $100,847.00
    Perkins, Peggy Associate Professor $100,833.04
    Richards, George Associate Professor-in-residence Clinical Sci $100,792.98
    Shelden, Randall Professor $100,720.50
    Tandy, Richard Associate Professor $100,544.46
    Deng, Honghui Assistant Professor $100,520.52
    Zimmerman, John Associate Professor $100,518.00
    Young, John Professor $100,314.48
    Kwong, Victor Professor $100,286.04
    Collins, Robert Professor $100,266.00
    Alpert, Patricia Director, St. Jude Fnp Program $100,121.01
    Lepp, Stephen Professor $100,110.54
    Brewer, Robert Professor $100,109.46
    Kardash, Carolanne Professor $100,095.48
    Koo, Meihua Assistant Professor $100,080.96
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    William from the Bottom is an idiot wrote on May 14, 2009 03:11 PM: The last comment at the bottom must have been written by some moron, living in Pahrump, working at the gas station since he dropped out of high school at the age of 16.

    William, here is the deal. To teach high school in this state, one needs as little as a certificate that can be earned in 8 months or less. Contrast that to the PhD who attended university of 8 or more years.

    It is obvious to me that you never went to college, because beyond REMEDIAL courses what is taught in college is not what is taught in high school.

    You idiot!


    Daddy says so wrote on May 14, 2009 03:04 PM: I don't see any problems with these salaries. Keep in mind that most professors spend more than 20 years educating themselves prior to taking a job as a professor. Take particular note of the salaries of law professors. Most of these people could make double outside of academia. The last thing I ask each of you criticizers to keep in mind is that you get what you pay for. Lousy salaries lead to lousy teachers... cough, cough... Clark County School District.


    James Madison wrote on June 13, 2008 07:44 AM: I notice this article omitted the salaries at UNLV's Foundation and Research Foundation. Why, I wonder, is that? Just too many bloated salaries to list?


    Sherry "Taz" Rosenthal wrote on June 12, 2008 11:51 PM: If your son listens as poorly as you write that explains why.

    Or maybe it was some (hereditary) problem with processing standard English vocabulary.

    Please find a slimy rock (to match your smarmy self); crawl under it and stay there.

    Snide Tazzie


    Keith wrote on June 12, 2008 10:01 PM: Spaz, I mean, Taz.... I am so sorry you took umbrage with what I said. I apologize. Yes, my son had you in class for one period, and because he could NOT understand a word you spoke, he had to drop your class. You are right about salaries at UNLV, but the salaries at CSN are also quite high. And the next step would be to look at all university and college salaries, wouldn't you agree? Or are you having a hard time understanding English as well as speaking it?


    Sherry "Taz" Rosenthal wrote on June 12, 2008 07:16 PM: Keith,

    In terms of "kids" (I guess you mean students) I've never had a complaint. Your own posting however (below) is incomprehensible!

    This thread is about UNLV, not CSN, your low opinion of me; your dislike of my blog or whatever. You're obviously not interested in UNLV salaries as a serious discussion topic, just in trashing whatever I say because I said it.

    Please at least be courteous enough to other readers and posters to either discuss UNLV like the rest of us here or stay off this thread.

    Thanks,

    Taz


    Keith wrote on June 12, 2008 05:42 PM: Sherry.... You are tongue-tied again.... The upper-echelon in the University system is too much to bear. As a so-called English prof, you should know better. Where are you in terms of soaking the public trough? BTW - Are the kids still having a problem understanding you????


    tim wrote on June 12, 2008 04:51 PM: Not a bad coin to make when you work only 20-25 hours a week as a prof at tops. I feel sorry for the janitor who puts in an honest 40 hours .IT seems to be a train out of control and heading for a collision.Sounds like the new york yankees payroll.


    Angry GradStudent wrote on June 12, 2008 04:49 PM: And Rogers has the cohones to blame Jim Gibbons "sexting" for the poor condition of the higher ed budget in this state? The higher ed system is a pathetic form of 'rich peoples' welfare. I hope Gibbons continues to snub Rogers, and Rogers gets replaced by someone who can understand budgets and financial forecasts.


    Sherry Rosenthal wrote on June 12, 2008 12:51 PM: If UNLV pays 100 K+ salaries in order to recruit and maintain top FACULTY (not administrators) I consider the expense worthwhile. The only way to build a quality research university is thus. New gyms, student unions, fancy dormitories and other window dressing of the kind featured in NEWSWEEK do not and will not contribute toward this goal. Those sorts of costly but frivolous so-called "capital improvements" and not faculty hiring need to cease at UNLV.

    I disagree with anyone who says Las Vegas cannot or should not have a great research university. Why not? A great research university can be anyplace with the right mind set, perseverence, willingness to invest and sacrifice; and long-term ACADEMIC focus (it must be academic!).

    Is UNLV hiring too many ADMINISTRATORS and overpaying them? If so this hurts UNLV. No one selects a graduate school because of who is a president, vice-president or dean there. A prospective graduate student WILL seek out a professor and apply to that school. The best do so.

    I applaud UNLV's forward-looking efforts to hire the best faculty! It is unfortunate this thinking has not been in place longer! If UNLV stays this course UNLV will inevitably become the great research university it seeks to be. When this happens our community will be better for it.

    Sincerely,

    Sherry "Taz" Rosenthal
    (CSN English professor)


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