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Iris Hattersley, '12 BA English, attended graduate-level summer school literature courses at the University of Oxford, Exeter College, in July. She celebrated her 75th birthday while there. She hopes to complete her master's degree in English at UNLV in December. She previously has worked as a deputy U.S. marshal, a special agent for the Department of Defense, and a special investigator. Her hobbies include reading, walking, traveling with her husband, and spending time with friends. She lives in Henderson.

Vontoba Terry, '09 MA Economics, is president and chief financial officer of UI Global Brands, which includes Urban Hydration, a bath and haircare brand that donates a portion of all sales to a charity providing drinking water to third world countries. He also is the author of an inspirational novel, Operation C: The Gift. He and his wife, Psyche Terry, '09 MBA, live in Frisco, Texas.

Heather Baldwin Killmeyer, '01 Master of Music, was one of two oboists selected to perform at the International Fellowship of Conductors, Composers, and Collaborators at Indiana University of Pennsylvania last June. She was awarded an honorary faculty induction into the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honors Society. The assistant professor of double reeds at East Tennessee State University, she also is the oboist, creator, and artistic director of the experimental music ensemble Dada Cabaret. She lives in Johnson City.

John Holcombe, '98 BSBA - Finance, has been a private wealth advisor for more than 19 years, helping individuals, families, and businesses achieve their financial goals. This includes guidance on asset management, investment planning, insurance planning, tax planning, retirement planning, estate planning, educational savings planning, and intergenerational wealth transfer planning. He works at Every Season Wealth Management. An alumni member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, he owns a puggle named Marley. His hobbies include traveling, golfing, skydiving, fixing things, and anything related to the beach.  

Debra Duston Lehr, '97 Hospitality Administration, is the new executive director for Main Street Gardnerville, the longest running Main Street program in Nevada.

Katy Mills Crow, '86 BSBA - Accounting, recently was promoted to the position of city clerk for the city of Lenexa, Kansas, after completing her master of public administration degree at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. She says that while she enjoys living in Kansas, she misses Rebel basketball games and that living in Jayhawk country is hard. She and her husband,Todd Crow, '86 BSBA - Accounting,  '89 MBA, have one son, Dylan.

Thomas Cahill,  '06 Master of Education - Special Education, is beginning his sixth year as an intervention specialist and math lab instructor for Tiffin Columbian High School in Tiffin, Ohio.  He and his wife, Linda, have two grown children, Nate Cahill and Melissa Stiffler, as well as two lovely grandchildren. Hobbies include playing with the grandchildren, camping, and golfing. He lives in Galion.

Stephanie Bixler Gouveia, '13 MS Marriage and Family Therapy, is the specialty courts specialist for Las Vegas Justice Court's court education program and is coordinating the Veterans Treatment Court. She received her marriage and family therapist license in February and began her licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor internship in June. She and her husband, Zachery, welcomed their first child, daughter Zoey Dean Kaipolani Gouveia, on Feb. 22.    

Ronald L. Smith, '98 MA Ethics & Policy Studies, is vice president for African Operations for Frontier Markets Partners. A retired career officer with the U.S. Navy, he is experienced in government relations, operations, and international management, including state, justice, and defense departments; foreign governments; and non-governmental organizations. His two sons, Ron Jr. and Mark, are naval officers, while his daughter, Amy Cullinan, is a nurse. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Richard Jones, '89 BA English, is the bestselling author of the Vatican Knights series. The books soon will become a TV series from Amber Entertainment on which he will serve as co-producer.

Alba Arango, '91 BS Education, '94 BA History, '97 MA History, retired from teaching in June to become a full-time author of children’s books. She is best known for the Decoders series and the JJ Bennet: Junior Spy series, both intended for a middle-grade audience.

Aaron Lovaas, '92 BA Political Science, '02 MBA, accepted a partnership position with Newmeyer & Dillion in October 2016. This follows 12 years of owning and operating his own law firm. He continues to practice business law and to represent and counsel a local, national, and international clientele.