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In 1994, Kenny Guinn, a Las Vegas businessman and civic leader, was appointed interim president of the university. He held the position for one year, at a salary of just $1, as the university searched for its permanent president. Guinn had previously served as superintendent of the Clark County School District.

Guinn's work at the university was symptomatic of his experience as a prominent businessman and leader in education; he dedicated much of his time to expanding and solidifying university financial matters. Despite his relatively short term as the university searched for its permanent president, Guinn orchestrated self-sustaining programs in the performing arts, invigorated athletic leadership, and readied the institution for its incoming president.

In 1998, three years after his service to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, Guinn was elected governor of Nevada.

Sources

• Hulse, James W.; Goodall, Leonard; and Allen, Jackie. Reinventing the System: Higher Education in Nevada. University of Nevada Press, 2002.
• Moehring, Eugene P. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas: A History. University of Nevada Press, 2007.