Longtime Las Vegas Sun executive and columnist Ruthe Deskin will now be remembered by students of the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies through a scholarship fund.

To continue their mother's legacy and memorialize her commitment to young reporters, daughters Nancy Cummings of Reno and Terry Gialketsis of Las Vegas started the Ruthe Deskin Memorial Scholarship Endowment after Deskin died last year.

The Yerington native embarked on her remarkable career as a papergirl for the Reno Evening Gazette. Prior to joining the Sun in 1954, she paid her dues in radio, public relations, and advertising. Her Sun career lasted more than five decades.

Deskin is remembered not only as a pioneer, especially among women journalists, but also for her devotion to the Las Vegas community.

More than 30 donations to the fund have been received by the UNLV Foundation, and the $25,000 mark to establish a scholarship endowment has been met.