UNLV medical school to be named for Las Vegas legend Kirk Kerkorian
The UNLV School of Medicine will bear the name of prominent businessman and philanthropist Kirk Kerkorian, the first time the late Las Vegas icon’s name will be used on a building anywhere.
The naming, which requires approval by the Board of Regents, was announced this morning at the construction site of the medical school building. It will be known as the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.