The Wheel Happy 94th Anniversary Las Vegas Rotary Club! Our magnificent club was chartered on April 5, 1923. As such, yesterday was our 94th birthday! As recent events show, Las Vegas perhaps more than any other city in the world, is constantly evolving. Just in the...

The Wheel Nehme Abouzeid-Vegas Golden Knights Nehme E. Abouzeid is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the Vegas Golden Knights. He joined the organization on November 7, 2016. From 2013 - 2016, Abouzeid was the Executive Director of Brand...

The Wheel Brian Connett-Nevada Department of Correction Brian Connett is the Deputy Director for the Nevada Department of Corrections, with primary responsibility for Prison Industries which operates businesses within the prisons called Silver State Industries. For a...

The Wheel Marvin Menzies - UNLV Basketball Ben Lesser Bio Ben Lesser is a dynamic and memorable speaker whose personal Holocaust story and later life success has inspired thousands worldwide. Ben's memoir “Living a Life That Matters: From Nazi Nightmare to American...

The Wheel Dan Stover Music Competition Each year musically talented high school students participate in a Rotary District 5300 program entitled The Dan Stover Memorial Music Scholarship, and winners qualify for educational awards that enable them to further their...

The Wheel Angelo Capozzi- Rotaplast Menzies, 54, comes back to Las Vegas after nine years as the head coach at New Mexico State. Under his direction the Aggies have appeared in the postseason each of the last five seasons and six of the last seven years. Menzies led...

The Wheel The 4-Way Speech Contest From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The 4-Way...

The Wheel Rob Cornelius-Rugby 7’s Mr. Cornelius came to Las Vegas from Southern Colorado to attend UNLV in 1988. One day, freshman year, a stranger told Rob he looked like a football player and asked if he wanted to play rugby. Having no idea what he was getting into,...

The Wheel Roger Thomas- Wynn architect Roger Thomas is executive vice president design for Wynn Design and Development. He created the interiors of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. He led the interior design of Wynn Macau and designed Encore Macau.  Mr....

The Wheel Tom Thomas- Antarctica Thomas A. Thomas is the Managing Partner of the Thomas & Mack Co., an investment management and commercial real estate development company. Mr. Thomas has managed the company since its formation in 1992. After completing his legal...

The Wheel Scott Hunter- FBI Scott Hunter grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Fullerton University.  Scott is married and has two children.  Scott followed in his brother’s footsteps and joined the FBI.  Scott spent 25 years as a Federal Agent,...

The Wheel Alan Chamberlain-Great Basin Oil Elephant Alan Chamberlain attended a community college and five western North American Universities. He has earned five degrees including a BS, MS, and PhD in geology. He has worked for Exxon, Gulf, Marathon and Placid oil...