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).

Balloon Race Scholarship Committee Pin and Ticket Sellers
Name Email 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