Las Vegas, February 1987.
Given the date, I believe we were in Las Vegas for the annual meetings of the Western Society of Criminology. Vegas was a favorite spot of conference organizers at that time because hotel rooms and meals were inexpensive, as the prime rib meal advertised on the billboard for $3.99 shows.
That was about the time Meda started collaborating with Professor Randy Shelden at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. A few years later, they co-authored a book that has become known as a “foundational text” in the scholarly literature around juvenile justice (Girls, delinquency, and juvenile justice). It won the American Society of Criminology’s Michael J. Hindelang Award in 1992, only the second year the award was given, for its contribution to the field of criminology. It was just one of the publications that emerged from their collaboration over a period of years.
Randy retired just last year. He passed away on June 19th after suffering a stroke. Randy had a long teaching career at UNLV and was a prolific author of many books and scholarly articles.
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I’m so sorry to hear of Randy Shelden’s passing. I always enjoyed catching up with him at WSC.
Condolences on Randy Sheldon’s passing.
On another topic, what a cute couple you and Meda make!
Sorry to hear of your recent loss – coincidentally, I watched an interesting interview with Meda this morning, on Hawaii News Now. We’ll done Meda!
Condolences to family and friends. The passing of a work colleague can be jarring for many reasons, including proximity (their office is right next to you or just down the hall), working toward common goals (knowing they are there and can be depended on to support the work team), or shared understanding of subject matter (familiarity and ease of communication on topics not well understood by the general public). There is a profound sense of loss in knowing the working relationship cannot be replaced. But over time, as we figure out new ways to meet work goals, we can reflect with gratitude about how that person helped us in our career or made valuable contributions to the field in general.
Hats off to Meda for a job well done in 6/26/26 coverage by Hawaii News Now of the local sex trafficking trade.
So much History!
Vagas! What a great place to go for a conference 🙂 🙂 🙂
Prof. Sheldon looked a very nice man.