Rena M. Nora, M.D.  is  a  UST Graduate Class 1963 and the 2008 recipient of the Sapphire Jubilarian  Award .

Dr. Nora is currently a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Nevada School of Medicine.  She is also  the Director of the  Outpatient Program for Pathological Gambling at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas.  Dr. Nora is  a Commissioner of the Governor’s Commission on Mental Health and Developmental Services and a member of the State Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Gambling Counselors in Nevada.  Dr. Nora is a recipient of the 2005 Herman Goldman Award, the highest award of the National Council on Problem Gambling, in recognition of a lifetime of personal commitment to problem gambling issues

Dr. Nora’s professional  experience include  30 years of serving as Chief of Psychiatry in the VA Health Care System both in New Jersey and Las Vegas, Nevada. She is recognized

as a national pioneer in the field of problem gambling  and other areas of expertise  include   clinical research, suicide, posttraumatic stress disorder and administrative psychiatry.

Dr. Nora served in many leadership roles in the Filipino American  community and professional organizations both in the East Coast and the West coast of the United States.

She has received several honors for community service, including the Bana-ag Award

from Past President Corazon  Aquino and Commission on Filipinos Overseas.  Dr. Nora is

a retired  Lieutenant Colonel of the US Army, Medical Corps. She is  married to Demetrio T. Nora, M.D. ( UST Class 1957 graduate). They have three children, Yvette Nora, Production Manager of a Medical Publishing Company in New York, Dean T. Nora, M.D. an Oncology Surgeon and  Family Court Judge Cheryl Nora Moss .