Trustees
Sherry Colquitt, Community Member
Sherry Colquitt has dedicated her 31 years in Las Vegas to public service. Among her contributions to numerous community and State boards and organizations, she feels her 18 years on the Clark County District Board of Health to have been the most rewarding and productive. Her dedication to the improvement of the environment and air quality in Clark County has benefited the entire community. She is especially proud that she could lend her expertise to the Board of Health at the onset of the AIDS crisis in Clark County.
Sherry is extremely proud that she and two of her children graduated from the University of Nevada System Schools; it is her goal to ensure that the educational opportunities in Nevada remain of the highest caliber. Her experiences as a student, alumna, parent, and longtime supporter of many university programs give her a special insight into the University System. She is uniquely qualified to help lead the University System into the next millennium.
Years of community service and a background in finance have helped Sherry Colquitt understand the importance of fiscal responsibility – using limited taxpayer dollars to achieve the greatest benefit. It is her desire to bring this experience to the University of Nevada Board of Regents.
Sherry has been married since 1961 to Richard Colquitt, a practicing general surgeon. Together they have raised three sons – Richard, Randy and Ron. The entire family, which now includes four grandchildren, resides in Las Vegas.