Flora and Stuart Mason

Flora Mason is a UNLV alumna and a former UNLV instructor. She moved to Las Vegas in 1965 with her late husband, Stuart, whose construction firm built many of the casinos on the Strip, including Caesars Palace. Flora received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from UNLV, and was a lecturer in the Department of English for eight years.

In addition to being a founding member of the University Libraries’ Advisory Board, in 2006 she and Stuart established the Mason Undergraduate Peer Research Coach Program with the University Libraries. The program provides opportunities for students to learn a variety of academic and life skills, including project management, networking, research, and presenting.

Flora founded the Las Vegas chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in the early ’70s, and has been active with Temple Beth Sholom and the Junior League of Las Vegas. Flora is an avid reader, and also enjoys gardening and quilting.