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Former Nevada Sen. Richard Bryan honored with statue at UNR

Longtime former U.S. Sen. and Nevada Gov. Richard Bryan greets well-wishers on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno on Friday, April 29, 2016. (Scott Sonner/The Associated Press)
Longtime former U.S. Sen. and Nevada Gov. Richard Bryan, center, poses with his wife, Bonnie, and artist Benjamin Victor on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno, on Friday, April 29, 2016. (Scott Sonner/The Associated Press)
Longtime former U.S. Sen. and Nevada Gov. Richard Bryan, left, chats with Gov. Brian Sandoval on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno, on Friday, April 29, 2016. (Scott Sonner/The Associated Press)
Longtime former U.S. Sen. and Nevada Gov. Richard Bryan gathers together past and present members of his fraternity on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno, on Friday, April 29, 2016. (Scott Sonner/The Associated Press)
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
April 29, 2016 - 7:37 pm
 

RENO — Former U.S. Sen. and Nevada Gov. Richard Bryan has become only the second person in the history of the University of Nevada, Reno, to have a statue dedicated in his honor at the school founded in 1874.

The 78-year-old Democrat was elected UNR student body president in 1958 and went on to 60 years of public service in Nevada.

Prior to the unveiling of his statue Friday, only Comstock silver baron John Mackay had been honored in such a way. The bronze sculpture depicts Bryan sitting on a bench, reading the school newspaper.

Gov. Brian Sandoval and a host of dignitaries joined nearly 200 students, faculty and others at the dedication ceremony.

UNR President Marc Johnson said Bryan is the school’s only graduate to serve as student president, county public defender, state legislator, attorney general, governor and U.S. senator.

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