Balloon Race pin and drawing ticket information
The Balloon Race Scholarship Committee is offering commemorative pins for $5 each, and raffle tickets for $1 each or six for $5. All proceeds support our scholarship.
This year’s drawing will be held on September 3, 2025, the Wednesday prior to the balloon races, in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union.
Buy commemorative lapel pins and raffle tickets
Soon we will have a form available to buy online (Venmo or check) or email your order to the seller of your choice.* The form will be active until noon on September 3, 2025. Pins will also be available for sale at the Reno Balloon Races (while supplies last).
You can also approach any of our sellers* in the drop-down below for on-campus pickup or delivery.
*All sellers accept cash or checks made out to the NSHE Board of Regents (BRSC in the memo).
| Name | Office/Location | Phone | Selling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barb Judd | bejudd@unr.edu | University Advancement - University Foundation | (775) 682-5955 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Dawn Aeschlimann | daeschlimann@unr.edu | Admissions and Records | (775) 530-0565 | Pins only |
| Debbie Ottaviano | dottaviano@nshe.nevada.edu | 2601 Enterprise Road - Claude Howard System Administration (NSHE) | (775) 784-3423 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Fran Vancil | fvancil@unr.edu | Off-Campus | (941) 807-3555 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Ginnie Kersey | ginniek@unr.edu | Emeritus Faculty | (775) 747-3919 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Haley Anderton-Folmer | anderton@unr.edu | MarCom | (775) 219-3735 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Jamie Marcosa | jmarcosa@med.unr.edu | University Med - PMB 209 | (775) 682-7325 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Jessica Maher | jmm@unr.edu | EH&S ARF 220 | (775) 327-5042 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Jill Short | jill@unr.edu | Human Resources | (775) 784-6263 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Kelly Keefe | kellykeefe@unr.edu | Off-Campus | (775) 443-8064 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Kitty Dame | kit_dame@yahoo.com | Off-Campus | (775) 355-7656 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Kristy Reynolds | kristyr@unr.edu | Learning Resource Center - WRB 1021 | (775) 784-4971 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Lindsey Forbes | lforbes@unr.edu | Office for Prospective Students - First Floor of FSSB | (775) 682-5928 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Nancy Kelly | nkelly@nshe.nevada.edu | NSHE SCS | (775) 789-3755 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Naomi Dominguez | naomidominguez@unr.edu | Human Resources | (775) 784-4587 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Pam Moore | moorep@unr.edu | Graduate School/FSSB 225 | (775) 784-6106 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Ryan Abrahamian | rabrahamian@unr.edu | College of Engineering (SEM 131) | (775) 682-7721 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Samantha Altergott | saltergott@unr.edu | Civil and Environmental Engineering, SEM 105 | (775) 682-7922 | Pins only |
| Sariah Tillotson | stillotson@unr.edu | Admissions & Records office | (775) 682-8065 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Tanya Wells | tanyaw@unr.edu | University Police-FSSB | (775) 327-5299 | Pins and raffle tickets |