Pin and ticket sellers
The Balloon Race Scholarship Committee sells commemorative pins for $5 each, and raffle tickets for $1 each or six for $5. All proceeds support our student scholarships.
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 your pins or raffle tickets online using our order form (pay by 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 | Selling | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsey Brokmann | cbrokmann@unr.edu | Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center/411 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Christina Ruymaekers | Fitzgerald Student Services Building/2nd Floor | Pins and raffle tickets | |
| Dawn Aeschlimann | daeschlimann@unr.edu | NSHE System Administration | Pins only |
| Debbie Ottaviano | dottaviano@nshe.nevada.edu | NSHE System Administration | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Desi Tillman | dtillman@unr.edu | Central Services Building/2nd Floor | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Elizabeth Sedano | esedano@unr.edu | Fleischmann Agriculture Building/236 | Pins only |
| Ginnie Kersey | ginniek@unr.edu | Off-Campus | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Jamie Marcosa | jmarcosa@med.unr.edu |
Pennington Medical Building/209
|
Pins and raffle tickets |
| Jill Short | jill@unr.edu | Artemisia Building | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Jorge Farinacci |
Facilities Receiving Warehouse/203
|
Tickets only | |
| Katie Newman |
Facilities Services Annex Building
|
Pins and raffle tickets | |
| Kelly Keefe | kellykeefe@unr.edu | University Foundation Arts Building | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Kim Buell | Pennington Health Sciences/301 | Pins and raffle tickets | |
| Kitty Dame | kit_dame@yahoo.com | Off-Campus | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Margo Grubic | University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe | Pins and raffle tickets | |
| Ryan Abrahamian | rabrahamian@unr.edu | Scrugham Engineering and Mines/131 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Samantha Altergott | saltergott@unr.edu | Scrugham Engineering and Mines/105 | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Sariah Tillotson | stillotson@unr.edu | Fitzgerald Student Services Building/2nd Floor | Pins and raffle tickets |
| Stephani Price | Joe Crowley Student Union, Welcome Center/1st Floor | Pins and raffle tickets |