https://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/a1e8322b72eafa4e0ddc1f6119f63ebf.jpeg 6d2de19feaee10a8add87169fa80bbc2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution Early woman in Hotel Management Birth Date July 27, 1934 Birthplace Cincinnati, Ohio Arrival in Las Vegas 1961 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Dr. Joanne L. Goodwin Date of Interview July 25, July 30, 1997, & February 3, 1998 Biographical Text Bernice Jaeger was one of the first women in Las Vegas to penetrate the then male-dominated field of hotel administration. When Bernice started working at the Riviera in 1973, women represented only about one-tenth of Las Vegas hotel administrators across the board. Executives like Inez Rambeau, Bernice’s first mentor, encouraged young women in their goals to attain executive positions. Bernice Jaeger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 27, 1934. Bernice graduated from high school, but left college early to marry Ivan Jaeger on June 20, 1955. Ivan Jaeger and his family were involved in the so-called underground gaming industry in the Midwest. When the Midwest gaming industry shut down in 1961, he and Bernice relocated their growing family to Las Vegas. Bernice earned a degree in hotel administration in 1974 from Clark County Community College. Soon after, Inez Rambeau hired Bernice as her secretary at the Riviera. Over the following years, Bernice worked with a number of prominent hotel directors, including Dick Chappell at the Riviera and Ed Torres at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino. In 1985, Bernice met Ira Levy, the new owner of the Continental Hotel and Casino. Impressed by her background and knowledge of the hotel industry, Levy hired Bernice immediately as his assistant general manager, a position she held for twelve years. Bernice later earned a master’s degree in counseling at UNLV in 2003. Bernice now works for Legal Rehabilitation Services, leading court-mandated group counseling for people in domestic violence situations. In 1981, Bernice was rewarded for her efforts when she received the Clark County Working Mother of the Year award. She was honored again in 1995 with her inclusion in Distinguished Women of Southern Nevada. Bibliography <a href="http://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/id/473" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bernice Jaeger, “An Interview with Bernice Jaeger, by Joanne L. Goodwin” [transcript], Las Vegas Women Oral History Project (1998), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> insert audio clip somewhere Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bernice Jaeger Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Relation A related resource <a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/search/searchterm/Las%20Vegas%20Women%20in%20Gaming%20and%20Entertainment%20Oral%20History%20Project/field/source/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project</a> Hotel/Gaming Oral History