The Peter Johann Memorial Scholarship
Since 1974, the UNLV men’s soccer program has been quite fortunate to have the support of Las Vegas
businessman Ken Johann and his wife, Alice. It was that fall in 1974 when the Johanns’ son, Peter, died in
a sporting accident. The next fall, the Johann’s decided to honor their late son with a memorial
scholarship.
Established in 1975, the Peter Johann Memorial Scholarship assists one deserving student-athlete in
attending classes at UNLV while participating in intercollegiate soccer. The scholarship is awarded to the
student-athlete each season who demonstrates excellence in six areas: academic performance, techniques
and tactics of soccer, team loyalty, cooperation, leadership and endurance.
In return for their generosity, UNLV’s first-ever on-campus soccer field was dedicated to the
memory of Peter Johann when it was built on the north side of the campus in 1983.
Peter Johann Memorial Scholarships Winners
| 1975 | Rick Porter |
| 1976 | John Romero |
| 1977 | Glen Newbry |
| 1978 | Brian Clayton |
| 1979 | Thomas Lozzi |
| 1980 | Dale Taylor |
| 1981 | Sean Wright |
| 1982 | Harry Fields |
| 1983 | Lionel Saenz |
| 1984 | Danny Anderson |
| 1985 | Eddie Anibal |
| 1986 | Rick Davis |
| 1987 | Jason DiOrio |
| 1988 | Bob Van Groski |
| 1989 | Gerard James |
| 1990 | Charles Caronia |
| 1991 | Arthur Copeland |
| 1992 | Michael Madrid |
| 1993 | Noah Gins |
| 1994 | Coby Holt |
| 1995 | Phillip Detmer |
| 1996 | Todd Roberts |
| 1997 | Ryan Bindrup |
| 1998 | Kevin Lunkwitz |
| 1999 | Leo Cruz |
| 2000 | C.J.Schalyo |
| 2001 | Richard Riley |
| 2002 | Chris Henderson |
| 2003 | Boomer Arbelaez |
| 2004 | Joshua Starbird |
