The William S. Boyd School of Law was created, and continues to develop and grow, thanks to the support of many benefactors and donors. The law school's inception was facilitated by the substantial financial commitments of the State of Nevada, William S. Boyd, James E. Rogers, Anthony A. Marnell II, Samuel S. Lionel, Michael Gaughan, Jackie Gaughan, and Warren Nelson.
Boyd School of Law students have benefitted, and will continue to benefit, from scholarship contributions made by numerous members of the legal and business community, including endowment funding provided by prominent Las Vegans Emilie Wanderer, Alberta Stern, and Noel and Ivy Gage, and by the Estate of Judge Howard and Leontyna Babcock, Southwest Gas Corporation in memory of Charles H. McCrea, Jr., and the Leo Gibrich Trust. Additionally, Mr. Boyd has established a scholarship endowment in honor of Shannon Bybee, who served as Executive Director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute and as Associate Professor at UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration and William S. Boyd School of Law.
 William S. Boyd, along with Governor Kenny Guinn, UNLV President Carol Harter, and others, led the effort to create a public law school for Nevada, pledging $5 million and securing an additional $2 million in private support. Since then, Mr. Boyd has increased his total commitment ot the law school to $30.5 million.
Mr. Boyd has lived in Las Vegas since 1941, a time when the population of the small desert town amounted to only 10,000 residents. After military service during the Korean War, Mr. Boyd graduated with his law degree from the University of Utah in 1957. Mr. Boyd practiced law in Las Vegas for over 15 years. In 1973, he and his father, Sam A. Boyd, co-founded the Boyd Gaming Corporation. Its first property, the California Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas, opened in 1975. At that time, Mr. Boyd left the practice of law and began his full-time career in the gaming industry.
Today, Mr. Boyd is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming Corporation. Boyd Gaming currently owns and operates many hotel and casino entertainment properties in the Las Vegas area, as well as Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana, and Illinois. Mr. Boyd has given UNLV substantial contributions to support a wide variety of programs.
 James E. Rogers, a prominent Las Vegas lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist, has made a long-term commitment to the Boyd School of Law of at least $28.5 million. Mr. Rogers' commitment will help the school to enhance its faculty, facilities, and academic programs.
Mr. Rogers, a graduate of the University of Arizona and of its College of Law, is a long-time Las Vegan. After graduation from law school, he returned to Las Vegas to begin what became a very successful law practice. After many years in practice, Mr. Rogers branched out into business, becoming principal owner of Sunbelt Communications, through which he and his family operate numerous television and radio stations throughout the west, including the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas. A dedicated and long-time philanthropist with great interest in, and knowledge of, higher education, Mr. Rogers has made significant gifts to, among others, the University of Arizona College of Law, Carroll College, Idaho State University, and the University of Nevada. Mr. Rogers now serves as Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higer Education
The success of the Boyd School of Law is made possible by the support of the following law firms, lawyers, individuals, and organizations:
Palladium
$1,000,000 & Above
Jim and Beverly Rogers
Joyce Mack
Michael A. and Sonja Saltman
The Thomas Family
William S. Boyd
Gold
$500,000 - $999,999
Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee
Judge and Mrs. Jack Lehman
K. Michael Leavitt
Nevada Community Foundation
The Boyd Foundation
The Joy McCann Foundation
Silver
$250,000 - $499,999
Alberta Stern
Anthony Marnell
Boyd Gaming Corporation
David R. Belding in honor of
Jerry Carr Whitehead
Emilie N. Wanderer
Jack B. Binion
Leontyna Babcock
Lionel, Sawyer & Collins
Noel and Ivy Gage
Bronze
$100,000 - $249,999
Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen,
Nelson & Saunders
Beckley, Singleton
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Fink
E.L. Wiegand Foundation
Florence T. Ortiz
Frank and Victoria Fertitta
Friends of Ralph and Sarah Denton
Gordon & Silver, Ltd.
International Gaming Technology
John D. Gaughan
Lenard E. Schwartzer, Esq.
Mainor & Harris
Michael Gaughan
Peppermill Casinos Inc.
Southwest Gas
Warren Nelson
Benefactors
$50,000 - $99,999
Agassi Foundation
E. L. Cord Foundation
Haney, Woloson & Mullins
Harrah's Entertainment
Jones Vargas
Station Casinos, Inc.
State Bar of Nevada
(Gaming Law Section)
Patrons
$10,000 - $49,999
Al Garbian
Barbara E. Buckley
Broening, Oberg, Woods,
Wilson & Cass
Bruce and Nora James
Charles E. Thompson
Christina G. Bortolin
Dickerson, Dickerson,
Consul & Pocker
Edward M. Bernstein & Associates
George T. Bochanis
Goldsmith & Guymon
Hardy & Hardy
J. K. and Nancy Houssels
Jerome Hirsch
Jolley, Urga, Wirth & Woodburry
Judge Gilbert & Edythe Yarchever
Keith and Linda Galliher
Kummer, Kaempfer, Bonner
& Renshaw
Leo Gibrich Trust
Lewis & Roca
Marquis & Aurbach
Marshall Management Company
McDonald, Carano, Wilson, McCune,
Bergin, Frankovich & Hicks
MGM Mirage
Mitchel Lichtman
Morris, Pickering & Sanner
Nevada Law Foundation
Nevada State Bank
O'Reilly & Ferrario
Pearson, Patton, Shea,
Foley & Kurtz
Quirk & Tratos
Rawlings, Olson, Cannon,
Gormley & Desruisseaux
Raymond & Kristen Avansino
Review Journal
Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation
Schreck Brignone
Southern Nevada Association
of Women Attorneys
Southern Research Group
Steve M. Burris
Stewart Bell
The Ferer Trust
University of Phoenix
Wallis Foundation
Whittemore Family Foundation
William J. Raggio
In 1999, friends of Ralph Denton, a prominent, longtime Las Vegas attorney, established a scholarship program at the Boyd School of Law to honor his contributions to the community. Those who contributed are:
Fae Ahlstrom
Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen, Nelson & Sanders
Lynn Atkison
Mahlon Brown II
Burt and Beverly Buy
Senator and Mrs. Howard W. Cannon
Jim and Mary Cashman
Bill and Gretchen Cottrell
Dr. Robert Daugherty
Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa
Alice Denton
Dick and Jean Dieleman
Nancy L. Downey
Robert and Donna Draney
Bob and Linda Faiss
Anthony and Margaret Foley
Al Garbian
Mr. and Mrs. James Germain
Alyce Gottfredson
Michael Green
Cynthia Hale
Dr. Michael Hollingshead
Bert Hull
Kirk Jacobson
Bill and Nora Jansen
Victor and Fae Jenacaro
Terry Jones
Lou LaPorta
Jim Marsh
Ann Martinet
Charles H. and Loy McCrea
Bob McDonald
Mary Gene McDonald
Dr. Albert and Eunice Merkin
Gordon and Dorothy Miles
Earl Monsey
Owen Nitz
O'Reilly & Ferrario
Richard Parker
Wanda Peccole
Dr. and Mrs. Otto Ravenholt
Natalie Rittenhouse
John and Louise Sanders
Bette Sawyer
Gail Sawyer
Gene Segerblom
Richard and Sharon Segerblom
Mike and Sue Stankovic
Shirley Swanson
William Thornton
Arlene Troup
Burt and Nancy Ward
Mrs. Ward Wengert
Dr. Carol Whitmoyer
Edythe Katz and Gilbert Yarchever
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