NSB Spring 2013 - University of Nevada, Reno

NEVADA SILVER & BLUE • Spring 2013 • Honor Roll of Donors – Jan.1-Dec. 31, 2012
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Honor Court
The University of Nevada, Reno Honor Court was dedicated in 1997 and
celebrates the contributions of campus and community leaders. The Honor
Court is situated at the south end of campus adjacent to the University’s historic
Quadrangle. The towering elm trees nearby were planted in 1908, and the Quadrangle,
modeled after Thomas Jefferson’s design for the University of Virginia, is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Honor Court is anchored to the south by a dramatic 45,000-pound, 20-
foot granite obelisk listing the University’s philanthropists. A series of distinctive
pillars, carved from 200,000 pounds of white granite mined from the nearby
Sierra Nevada range, features the names of major donors, award-winning faculty,
students, employees and community members who have contributed to the
University’s history and success.
The centerpiece of the Honor Court is a gazebo with trellises of blue and white
flowering wisteria. The vines and the adjacent rose garden are among the plants
selected for the Honor Court by the University Arboretum. A natural boulder
fountain—which traces a granite silhouette of the mountains beyond—flanks
the Patron area of the Honor Court. The engraved pillars, ranging from 10- to
14-feet-tall, from rough-cut to polished granite, were arranged by the Honor
Court’s designer and sculptor, Johannes Schwartlander. Struck by the beauty of
the campus, his design incorporated historical elements and the natural grandeur
of the area.
The Honor Court was constructed solely through private gifts and the philanthropy
of local contractors who provided much of the labor and materials at
no cost. Expertise in splitting boulders was provided by faculty in the Mackay
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, while the architectural design was the
work of the renowned firm of Backen, Arrigoni and Ross.
Each year, names are engraved into the Honor Court in proud recognition of
the accomplishments and support of those who contribute to excellence at the
University. Individuals and organizations receiving the University’s most prestigious
awards or contributing major donations to the institution are recognized.
Categories include Distinguished Nevadan, Honorary Degree, President’s Medal,
F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher, Distinguished Faculty, Distinguished
Service, Foundation Professor, Outstanding Researcher, Classified Employee of
the Year, and the top student award, the Herz Gold Medal.
For more information about the Honor Court, please contact Keiko Weil ’87, donor relations director,
(775) 784-1587 or kweil@unr.edu.
Philanthropist
E.L. Cord Foundation
Robert & Janice Davidson
DuPont
Max C. Fleischmann Foundation
Claude I. Howard
International Game Technology
W.M. Keck Foundation
Gwen F. & Paul A. Leonard
Lied Foundation Trust
Charles N. & Ann Mathewson
Wilbur May Foundation
Newmont Mining Corporation
Old College, Inc. Warren Nelson, Chairman
Nell J. Redfield Foundation
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Graham & Jean Sanford
Del E. Webb Foundation
Founder
Donna Anderson
AT&T
Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc.
Daniel J. & Althea M. Brimm
Carol Franc Buck Foundation
Robert A. & Nancy Cashell
E.L. Cord Foundation
Joseph L. & Maude R. Cramer
Francis E. Dant
Robert H. & Madge Lee Davis
D. Leonard & Sally Detrick
Larry S. & Evelyn Semenza English
First Interstate Bank of Nevada Foundation
Foundation for Research
Michael N. & Esther R. Galli
Goldcorp Inc.
John A. Harrah
Harrah’s
Thelma B. & Thomas P. Hart
Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Ralph E. & Rose A. Hoeper
Glad Burgeni Holmes & August Holmes
Charles & Ruth Hopping
Durward “Huck” & Susan Huckabay
Howard R. Hughes
International Game Technology Community Foundation
Herbert N. & Maree W. Jacobs
Clarence & Martha Jones
John & Kathleen Kelley
Ann Kirkwood
City of Las Vegas
Richard & Ruth Lavery
Dorothy Lemelson
Lemelson Foundation