The Sculpture The Scholarship Fund

Alumni News
Vol. 38, No. 1 • FALL 2013
Keeping you connected with unlv
The
Ghost
Chair
By Ched Whitney
www.OneForTark.com
Like many a coach, Jerry Tarkanian had
some quirks in his gameday routine. The
UNLV Alumni Association is capturing a
couple of them in a bronze statue to be
installed this fall.
One of them was called the “Ghost
Chair.” No one ever sat in the Ghost
Chair until March 3, 1992. This was to
be coach Jerr y Tarkanian’s last game
as the Runnin’ Rebels basketball coach.
Brian Hanlon knows his basketball legends. He is the official sculptor for the
national Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame and a fan of the game. Tarkanian was such an iconic figure that
Hanlon wanted to do a sculpture whether
the coach was accepted into the hall or
not. “I got this idea after doing my homework on Jerry Tarkanian,” Hanlon said.
He star ted designing and the UNLV
Alumni Association stepped in to underwrite the project. The finished sculpture
will be part of the UNLV Alumni Associ-
Photo by Greg Cara
ation’s Jerry Tarkanian Legacy Project.
The association is also raising funds to
start a scholarship in the coach’s name.
It’s obvious Hanlon’s work with UNLV
is a labor of love. Hanlon has worked
with the Hall of Fame for 10 years and
believes he’s playing a part in righting a
wrong “and giving a good man his due.”
After he started the project, news came
that Tarkanian had been elected to the
Hall of Fame’s 2013 class. The coach was
inducted on Sept. 8 in Springfield, Mass.
The Sculpture
A mold is made from a clay model Hanlon
spent weeks creating. Wax then is poured
into the mold and covered with a ceramic
shell. The wax is melted away and bronze
is poured into the shell.
200 – Hours Hanlon estimates he spent creating
the sculpture’s clay model
600 – Pounds of clay used in the mold
2,000 – Pounds of bronze forming the statue
8,000 – Weight, in pounds, of the granite panels
Installation and dedication is anticipated
Oct. 2013.
The bronze statue will be accompanied
by granite panels created by Chad Beene,
’01 BA Communication Studies, a graphic
artist who has been working closely with
Hanlon for five years. Beene also did the
original rendering.
The statue will reside outside the
Thomas & Mack Center — essentially
a building Tarkanian built — and will
feature a familiar pose: the coach, on the
bench, sitting next to an empty chair, and
chomping on a towel. The project will be
completed Fall 2013.
The Scholarship Fund
Help a UNLV student and donate to the Jerry Tarkanian Legacy Project
Scholarship Fund.Visit www.OneForTark.com for information.
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Since 1998, the UNLV license plate
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The Alumni Association offers several awards:
Children of Alumni Scholarship – Up
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Alex Moore ’11, Sterling Scholarship recipient
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After completing his master’s degree from UNLV, Alex Moore ‘11, was awarded
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Five years ago, Moore came to UNLV from St. Louis after discovering UNLV’s
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Outstanding Faculty Award – Two
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standing Faculty Member of Year
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Oct. 8
Nov. 1
UNLV Career Fair, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
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Oct. 12 Football Tailgate vs. Hawai’i, 3-5 p.m.
Oct. 16 Business by the Book Workshop, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 18 An Evening of Ballet: “Afternoon of a Faun,” 6 p.m.
Oct. 30 Urban Affairs Alumni Annual Homecoming Reception,
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Scarlet and Gray Experience, 6-9 p.m.
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Homecoming Tailgate vs. San Jose State, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nov. 9
Football Tailgate vs. Utah State, TBA
Nov. 10 Alumni Reception in New York City, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Nov. 14 The Dean’s Cup – Hotel Alumni vs. Business Alumni,
Oct. 31 Homecoming Golf Tournament, 8 a.m. shotgun start
Nov. 1
College Alumnus/a of the Year Awards Ceremony,
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2013 Alumni Association Awards
Each year, the Alumni Association honors alumni and campus friends during our annual Homecoming
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Outstanding Alumnus of the Year - Fred C. Albrecht ‘71
Silver State Award - Robert L. Mendenhall
Achievement in Service Award - Ian Ross
College Alumni of the Year
OutstandingFacultyMemberoftheYear-Dr.JeanHertzman‘06
BusinessSchool-DarcyK.Neighbors‘89
SchoolofDentalMedicine–Dr.EmilyR.Ishkanian’04’10
CollegeofEducation–PatSkorkowsky’94
CollegeofEngineering–KristinaL.Swallow’94’04
CollegeofFineArts–RonnieVannucci,Jr.’11
HonorsCollege–HenryL.Schuck’05
HotelCollege–ChuckLehman’71
CollegeofLiberalArts–BarbaraBuckley’86
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