Director William P. “Bill” Curran
In June 1992, William P. “Bill” Curran joined the Sletten team as an Outside Director for Sletten, Inc.

Bill is a 1969 honors graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in political science.  In 1972, Bill received his Juris Doctrine Degree from the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law.

After law school, Bill served two years as a law clerk for the Nevada Supreme Court.  From 1975 through 1989, he was a member of the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, ultimately serving for ten years as County Counsel where he supervised a staff of 22 attorneys and served as Chief Legal Counsel to the Clark County Commission, the Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, McCarran International Airport, the University Medical Center, the Clark County Planning Commission, the Clark County Building Department, the Clark County Public Works Department, the Clark County Sanitation District, the Las Vegas Valley Water District and more than 50 other local governmental entities.

From 1989 to date, Bill has maintained a private law practice and is currently a partner in the firm of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll LLP with emphasis in administrative, government, gaming, real estate, construction and civil litigation.

Bill is a former chairman of the International Association of Gaming Regulators and the Nevada Gaming Commission.  He is the past president of the Nevada Bar Association.  Throughout his career, Bill has served as a member of numerous public and charitable organizations including United Way of Southern Nevada, the National District Attorney’s Association and the National Association of Counties.

Bill was raised in Minnesota.  He has lived in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1974.  He and his wife have two sons and a daughter.

Director N.E. “Tuck” Vosburg
In 1991, N.E. “Tuck” Vosburg became an outside member of the Board of Directors for Sletten Inc.

Tuck recently retired from Pacific Steel and Recycling in Great Falls, Montana where he held the positions President and CEO.

Pacific is a northwest regional firm doing business through a system of 37 branches in seven states.  The company’s steel division includes steel, steel processing, hardware and farm products.  It’s recycling division processes ferrous and nonferrous metals, fiber, hides and gameskins.  Pacific’s origins date back to 1885 evolving into an employee-owned company with over 500 employees.

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Tuck spent 13 years in banking with Norwest (now Wells Fargo).  In 1978, he joined Pacific and was elected president and CEO in 1982.

He holds an undergraduate degree in agricultural business from Iowa State University and a Master Degree in finance from the University of Nebraska.  He also is a graduate of the Stonier School of Banking at Rutgers and a Stanford Executive Program.

He and his wife Susan have three grown daughters.

Tuck also serves on the board of directors of Touch America Holdings, Inc. and the community board of Wells Fargo Bank, Great Falls.  He is a past member of the board of directors of:  the Federal Reserve Bank of Helena, the board of Montana Power Company, Northwestern Bank of Great Falls, Deaconess Hospital, Montana Chamber of Commerce, Great Falls Education Foundation, C.M. Russell Museum, Paris Gibson Square, the President’s Advisory Council, University of Montana, President’s Council, College of Great Falls and Montana Ambassadors.

Director Ambassador Michael J. Sullivan

In June 2002, Ambassador Michael J. Sullivan became an outside member of the Board of Directors for Sletten, Inc.

In 1998, Governor Sullivan was appointed by President Clinton to serve as the United States Ambassador to Ireland and completed his service as Ambassador in June of 2001.  Ambassador Sullivan currently serves as Special Counsel with Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP of Denver, Colorado.  He opened the firm’s Casper office where he works regionally in the areas of mediation, arbitration, public policy, natural resources and developing international business relationships.  Ambassador Sullivan is authorized to practice before the courts of Wyoming, the Federal District Court for the District of Wyoming, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Throughout his professional career, Ambassador Sullivan has maintained a high level of involvement in community affairs.  He served as Chairman of the Natrona County Hospital Board, the Wyoming Board of Bar Examiners and the Western Governors’ Association.  He co-chaired the Alliance for Acid Rain Control and chaired the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

Additionally, Ambassador Sullivan served on the National Governors’ Association’s Executive Board, directing its Natural Resources Committee, School Years Action Team, and the Indian Gaming Working Group.  Special honors include the Wyoming National Guard’s Distinguished Service Medal, the University of Wyoming Outstanding Alumnus Award, and the Wyoming Heritage Society’s Award of Merit.

Ambassador Sullivan received a B.S. Degree in Petroleum Engineering and a Juris Doctor of Law Degree with honors from the University of Wyoming.  In 1996 he held a fellowship at the Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.  He is married to the former Jane Metzler of Powell, Wyoming and has three children. 

Director Vaughn “Skip” Corley

In June 2001, Vaughn “Skip” Corley became an outside member of the Board of Directors for Sletten, Inc.

Skip graduated as a civil engineer from the University of Arizona and has been a registered engineer in the State of Arizona since 1963.  While in college, Skip was active in the SAE Fraternity, a quarterback on the football team and was class President.  Following graduation, he served four years in the Air Force as a civil engineering officer.

Skip and his wife, Dawn have lived in Arizona for the past forty-two years.  He recently retired from the Arizona-Portland Cement Company (APC) after forty years.  APC is a part of the California-Portland Cement Company (CPC).  Skip was general manager of APC from 1982 until his retirement and executive vice-president of CPC since 1990.
In the cement industry, Skip is a director of the Portland Cement Association, the American Portland Cement Alliance and the American Concrete Paving Association.

Some of Skip’s activities in Arizona consist of being a director of the M&I Thunderbird Bank since 1984, a director of the Goldwater Institute, and a member of the Phoenix Thunderbirds.  He is also a member of the University of Arizona Business and Graduate School Advisory Board and past director of the U of A Alumni Board.
Skip and Dawn have three adult children who live in Phoenix.  They enjoy family, golf, tennis, skiing and hiking.

In June 2006, General Lance W. Lord became an outside member of the Board of Directors for Sletten, Inc.

Retired General Lance W. Lord was Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. He was responsible for the development,
acquisition and operation of the Air Force's space and missile systems. The General oversaw a global network of satellite command and control,
communications, missile warning and launch facilities, and ensured the combat readiness of America's intercontinental ballistic missile force.
He directed more than 39,700 space professionals who provided combat forces and capabilities to North American Aerospace Defense Command and
U.S. Strategic Command.

General Lord entered the Air Force in 1969 as a graduate of the Otterbein College ROTC program. He completed a series of Air Staff and
Department of Defense-level assignments in strategic missiles after serving four years of Minuteman II ICBM alert duty. He directed the
Ground-Launched Cruise Missile Program Management Office in Europe. He was a Military Assistant to the Director of Net Assessment with the
Office of the Secretary of Defense and represented the Air Force as a research associate in international security affairs at Ohio State
University.

General Lord commanded two ICBM wings in Wyoming and North Dakota. In California he commanded a space wing responsible for satellite launch
and ballistic missile test launch operations. He served as Director of Plans and as Vice Commander for Headquarters Air Force Space Command.
The general led Air Force education and training as Commandant of Squadron Officer School, Commander of 2nd Air Force, Commander of Air
University and Director of Education for Air Education and Training Command. Prior to assuming his current position, General Lord was the
Assistant Vice Chief of Staff for Headquarters U.S. Air Force.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars
Humanitarian Service Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1988 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1999 Gen. Thomas D. White Space Trophy, Air Force Association
2003 Gen. Bernard A. Schriever Fellow Award, Air Force Association, Northern Utah Chapter
2003 Distinguished Achievement Award, Air Force Association, Tennessee Ernie Ford Chapter
2004 Gen. James V. Hartinger Award, National Defense Industrial Association, Rocky Mountain Chapter
2004 Gen. Jimmy Doolittle Fellow Award, Air Force Association, Iron Gate Chapter
2004 Gen. Bernard A. Schriever Award, Air Force Association, Los Angeles Chapter
2005 Space Champion Award, National Defense Industrial Association
2006 Order of the Sword, Air Force Space Command

Director Richard J. Morgan

Work Experience:

September 1, 1997 to present, Dean and Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

January 1, 1999 to June 30, 1999, Interim Dean, College of Business, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

January 1, 1990 to September 1, 1997, Dean and Professor of Law, Arizona State University College of Law, Tempe, Arizona

July 1, 1987 to December 31, 1989, Dean and Professor of Law, University of Wyoming College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming

August 1, 1983 to June 30, 1987, Professor of Law and Associate Dean, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

July 1, 1980 to July 30, 1983, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

April 1, 1977 to June 30, 1980, Partner (specializing in business associations, securities and corporate governance), Nossaman, Krueger & Marsh, Los Angeles, California

January 1, 1972 to March 30, 1977, Associate (with the same specialities), Nossaman, Waters, Scott, Krueger & Riordan, Los Angeles, California

June , 1971 to December 31, 1971, Associate (doing tax work), Feldman, Waldman & Kline, San Francisco, California

Educational Background:

Juris Doctor, UCLA, School of Law, 1971 Order of the Coif UCLA Law Review Faculty nominee for the William O. Douglas Supreme Court Clerkship Recipient of the faculty award for best business law student

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1967 Tower and Flame Honor Society Undergraduate scholarship recipient

Scholarship:

Reconciling the Conflicting Duties of Transfer Agents and Issuers Under the Securities Act and the Uniform Commercial Code, 42 Ohio State L.J. 879 (1981)

The Insider Trading Rules After Chiarella: Are They Consistent with Statutory Policy?, 33 Hastings L.J. 1407 (1982)

Offers to Buy Securities Under the Securities Act of 1933, 1982 Ariz. St. L.J. 809

Application of the Securities Laws in Chapter 11 Proceedings Under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 1983 Ill. L. Rev. 861

Insider Trading and the Infringement of Property Rights, 48 Ohio State L. J. 79 (1987)

Numerous bar magazine columns and occasional op-ed pieces since I became a dean, in 1987

Professional Service:

Chair (for two years) and member (for one year), Standards Review Committee of the American Bar Association

Chair (for two years) and member (for one year), Association of American Law Schools Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure

Member (for two years), AALS Task Force on Law School Rankings

Member, AALS Task Force on the Solomon Amendment

Member (for one year), AALS Clinic Committee

Member (for two years), ABA Law Libraries Committee

Member (for several years), ABA Committee on Admission to the Bar

Faculty Member (twice), at the ABA New Dean's Workshop

Member or Chair of several ABA site inspection teams

Member (currently) of the Board of Trustees of the National Judicial College

Ex-Officio Member (for eight years), Arizona State Bar Board of Governors

Ex-Officio Member (currently), State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors

Ex-Officio Member (for eight years), Maricopa County Bar Association Board of Directors

Member (for eight years), Board of Directors of the Maricopa County Pro Bono Project

Member (for four years), Board of Directors of the Arizona Homeless Legal Assistance Project.

Member (currently), Clark County Legal Services Board of Directors

Member (currently), Clark County Bar Foundation Board of Directors

Member (currently), Lied Real Estate Institute Board of Directors

Member (currently), Salvation Army Board

Member, Clark County Indigent Defense Advisory Group

Chair, Clark County Ethics Task Force

Speaker, on several occasions, at ABA Deans' Meetings and AALS Workshops

Frequent speaker at community meetings, such as Rotary and Chamber gatherings

University and Law School Service:

Numerous committee and task group memberships and chairships, too numerous and boring to list; numerous presentations to campus and community groups; participation in numerous panels and programs on higher education issues; speaker or moderator at several CLE events; member of Deans' council at three different universities.

Probably my most significant university service was serving for six months as Interim Dean of the UNLV College of Business, an assignment which is now concluded. Also, I recently served as a member of the presidential search committee for the University of Nevada, Reno. On two occasions, I have presented workshops to the Board of Regents on corporate governance matters.

Compliance Committee Service:

I currently serve as vice chair of the Aruze Corporation compliance committee and as chair of the Cantor Fitzgerald Compliance Committee. I have been nominated to serve on the compliance committee of MGM Mirage Corporation.

References Regarding Board Service:

Bob Faiss of Lionel, Sawyer & Collins can speak to my contributions to the compliance committees of Aruze and Cantor Fitzgerald. President Rew Goodenow or immediate past president Vince Consul can speak to my contributions to the State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors. The Honorable Barbara Buckley can speak to my contributions to the Board of the Clark County Legal Services and Pro Bono Project. Former County Manager Thom Reilly or Commissioner Rory Reid can speak to my leadership of the Clark County Ethics Task Force.