All Lee School Prize submissions are reviewed by a committee composed of the Deans of UNLV’s schools of Business, Science, Engineering and Hospitality, along with renowned industry leaders and icons who have achieved unparalleled excellence in their chosen field of endeavor. The distinguished figures who sit on the committee are representative of the vast breadth of the hospitality, entertainment, and travel industries; their expertise bolsters and actualizes the all-encompassing and ambitious goal of the Lee School Prize, which is to fuel worldwide innovation and make safer these industries that employ roughly 330M people globally.
Staci Alonso
Commissioner, Nevada State Athletic Commission
Rick Arpin
Managing Partner,Kpmg
Bo Bernhard
Executive Director, International Gaming Institute
Travis Brady
President & CEO, Brady Enterprises
Andre Carrier
COO, Eureka Casinos
Lily T. Garcia
Dean, UNLV School of Dental Medicine
Christopher R. Hemmeter
Managing Director, Thayer Ventures
David Knight
Founder & CEO, TERBINE
Jason Koch
Entrepreneur, Investor, and Director, JMK Partners Inc
Brett Lashbrook
Owner & CEO, Lights FC
Leith Martin
Executive Director, Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Zach Miles
Associate Vice President for Economic Development, UNLV
Tina Quigley
Foundation Chair, Desert Research Institute and former CEO, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Robert Rippee
Director, Hospitality Lab at the International Gaming Institute
Oliver Wharton
Founder, A Perfect Bite, Inc.