Dr. Catherine S. Fowler is a distinguished anthropologist and Professor Emerita at the University of Nevada, Reno, celebrated for her decades‑long work documenting and preserving the cultures, languages, and ecological knowledge of Native peoples of the Great Basin. Prior to earning her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, she joined UNR in 1964 and spent […]
Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Grant
Abowd, Karen – Carson City, Nevada
Karen moved from Seattle to Carson City in 1980 with her husband, Charlie, to help his parents run their restaurant, Adele’s. A major shift from her medical career and his work in construction, they embraced the venture fully and eventually purchased the restaurant in 1994. Beyond the restaurant business, Karen expanded her career opportunities. She […]
Weinberg, Barbara – Washoe County, Nevada
Barbara Boyarski Weinberg, a longtime Reno resident and self-described optimist, has spent decades enriching Jewish and civic life in Nevada. Since settling in Reno in 1974, she and her late husband Harry have been pillars of Temple Sinai, where she has held numerous leadership roles. Her impact reaches far beyond the synagogue: she has served […]
Bennett, Dana — Midas, Elko County
Dana Bennett is both a historical Nevada researcher and author. Among Dana’s many accolades, she became the first woman to head of the Nevada Mining Association. Currently the editor of the Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Quarterly and owner of Midas Strategies, a boutique research firm., her interests include history of women in Nevada politics, state […]
Leeder, Nancyann Pacheco — Reno, Washoe County
Rhode Island native, Nancyann Leeder found herself in Reno with three young children in 1964 where she found a position as a news reporter for the Reno Gazette-Journal. Her main reporter “beats” were education, the Judicial College, courts, and. police. She obtained a B.A. at UNR in 1970 while still working for the newspaper. With […]