Portraits: SCHOFIELD_PROFILE_031113rc_01

Dr. Jack Schofield, a member of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, sits in front of a collage of family photographs in his kitchen in Las Vegas. Schofield, 90, who has six children and has been married to his wife Alene for 71 years, has an extensive list of accomplishments in Las Vegas and Nevada including a middle school named after him. The University of Utah is honoring Schofield with the College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award.

Dr. Jack Schofield, a member of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, sits in front of a collage of family photographs in his kitchen in Las Vegas. Schofield, 90, who has six children and has been married to his wife Alene for 71 years, has an extensive list of accomplishments in Las Vegas and Nevada including a middle school named after him. The University of Utah is honoring Schofield with the College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award.