NBA AND BOB  FISHER TO BE HONORED THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

The University of Southern Nevada is proud to present its Eighth Annual Scholarship Gala, “Run for the Roses,” this Saturday night, May 1, 2010 at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas. This extravaganza will be the final farewell and last event held at the luxurious hotel.

The Kentucky Derby-theme gala takes place on the actual opening day of the World’s most famous horse racing event at Churchill Downs.  Guests arriving into the Grand Ballroom will be greeted with the intoxicating smell of hundreds of roses.  To begin the evening, guests will enjoy cocktails, mint juleps and hors d'oeuvres. There will be both a fabulous silent and live auction.  Following the live auction featuring nationally acclaimed auctioneer Christian Kolberg -- a lavish dinner prepared by The Ritz-Carlton’s award-winning chefs will be served.  Throughout dinner composer and recording artist Tim Boatman will perform.

The highlight of the evening event will be the presentation of the USN Champions of Health Care in Education Awards with honorees Larry Ruvo, Timothy Wilson, D.D.S. and Bob Fisher.  Larry is the CEO of Southern Wine & Spirits and founder of Keep Memory Alive and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health; Dr. Wilson and his Star Smiles Children's Dentistry -- is known as the Ambassador of Smiles.  He has been recognized nationally for his philanthropic surgeries for underprivileged kids with cleft palates, both in this country and in South America.

The NBA and Bob will be honored for all the years of airing health issues and educating listeners and viewers through OBSERVATIONS -- the NBA produced weekly statewide radio and northern television public affairs programs.  OBSERVATIONS has been an award-winning platform for promoting health information and events.  Bob has been and remains a very strong advocate promoting life saving information for the public.  In addition, Bob, together with Adrienne Abbott -- have been credited with bringing AMBER Alert to the state of Nevada. 

Proceeds from the gala benefit USN Pharmacy, Nursing, Dental and MBA student scholarships and services. For more information about the event, including sponsorship and tickets, please contact Barbara Wood at 702-968-2055 or bwood@usn.edu.  Sponsors include KLAS-TV, Lotus Broadcasting, In Business Las Vegas, Cox Communications, 3.78 Irish Acres, United Healthcare Nevada, St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Rite Aid, SavOn Drugs, Nevada State Bank, HealthSouth, Vons/SuperValu, Bank of America, You Name It Events, Global Flowers, Quality Medical Imaging, Southern Wine & Spirits, and Pahrump Valley Winery.