Our Donors

Clete and Mary Keck Memorial Scholarship

Clete and Mary Keck Memorial Scholarship

Clete and Mary Keck were long-time Campbell County residents and life-long learners. They did not have the opportunity to graduate from college, but they encouraged their children, grandchildren, and many other students to attend college.

Clyde E. and Jerrine N. Stewart Family Student Enrichment Fund

Clyde E. and Jerrine N. Stewart Family Student Enrichment Fund

The Donor makes this gift in memory of her late parents who were committed and passionate about their community. This gift is meant to keep their legacy of service alive by helping students engage with their communities.

DAISY M. WALTERS

DAISY M. WALTERS

Daisy M. Walters, a South Dakota native, graduated from the University of South Dakota, and later taught home economics in high schools in South Dakota and Iowa. She and her husband George moved to Laramie in 1953 where they owned and operated the Walters Men’s...

DAVID H. AND RUTH H. EDDINGTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

DAVID H. AND RUTH H. EDDINGTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

After graduating from the University of Wyoming in 1953, Mr. Eddington worked for Holly Sugar in California, Wyoming, and Colorado. While at Holly, Mr. Eddington remained interested in agricultural research and worked with the University of Wyoming animal science...

Deborah L. Gasdek-Booth and Barry D. Gasdek Scholarship

Deborah L. Gasdek-Booth and Barry D. Gasdek Scholarship

Army Reserve Ambassador Barry D. Gasdek is a retired Infantry (Airborne, Ranger, Pathfinder) Soldier, US Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, having served in a variety of senior leadership and staff positions. Mr. Gasdek earned the Distinguished Service Cross,...

Diane Courselle Memorial Clinic Fund

Diane Courselle Memorial Clinic Fund

Diane Courselle joined the faculty as a Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of the Defender Aid Program in July 1998, and was then hired as a regular member of the faculty. She is currently a Professor of Law and Director of the Defender Aid Program. After...

Donald G. and Irene Blakeman Scholarship Fund

Donald G. and Irene Blakeman Scholarship Fund

The Donald G. and Irene L. Blakeman Scholarship Fund was established to support students enrolled in the College of Business. Don, a native of Sundance, WY, and Irene, a native of Paxton, MT, knew the value of higher education and how it can afford additional life...

DON AND JUNE LOBDELL SCHOLARSHIP

DON AND JUNE LOBDELL SCHOLARSHIP

A Wyoming native, Don Lobdell grew up in Casper and later attended the UW preparatory school in Laramie. June grew up in Midwest, Wyoming, and after graduating from Southwest Teachers College in Springfield, Missouri, she taught physical education at Natrona High...

Dowell Infectious Nursing Scholarship

Dowell Infectious Nursing Scholarship

My career as an Infectious Diseases physician brought me to Wyoming in 1992, where I founded Rocky Mountain Infectious Diseases. The practice has grown and provides specialty services throughout most of Wyoming. Excellent nursing has been a key to my success and...

DR. FATHI A. MANSOUR

DR. FATHI A. MANSOUR

The Fathi A. Mansour Memorial Scholarship is offered annually to accounting majors with demonstrated academic ability and financial need in memory of Dr. Fathi A. Mansour (1939-1979). Fathi was an Egyptian immigrant who came to the U.S. because of his love of...

DR. RUE JENSEN VETERINARY SCHOLARSHIP

DR. RUE JENSEN VETERINARY SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship honors former veterinary pathologist, Dr. Rue Jensen. After serving at Colorado State University as a pathologist, dean of the college of veterinary medicine, vice-president of research, and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Rue came...

DR. TERRY L. JENKINS MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP

DR. TERRY L. JENKINS MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP

Terry Jenkins was a University of Wyoming distinguished emeritus professor of mathematics. Terry’s wife Sharon and their family felt it fitting to establish a mathematics scholarship in his name in the UW College of Arts and Sciences. The Terry L. Jenkins Mathematics...

Dr. Thom and Terry Flamboe Graduate Fellowship in Speech-Language Pathology

Dr. Thom and Terry Flamboe Graduate Fellowship in Speech-Language Pathology

Thom and Terry Flamboe first met at the Buckhorn Bar in downtown Laramie in 1972. Thom was awarded a Graduate Assistantship in Communication Disorders and Terry was finishing her Liberal Arts degree in Education. Thom came from Detroit, Michigan and Terry was from...

DR. WILLIAM D. AND ANNA K. WILSON

DR. WILLIAM D. AND ANNA K. WILSON

A native of Guernsey and a graduate of Wheatland High School (’42), Dr. William D. Wilson attended the University of Wyoming, lettering in baseball, after completing his military service. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army and served as a medic in the Pacific...

EARL AND MINNIE LYNCH AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP

EARL AND MINNIE LYNCH AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP

Earl and Minnie Lynch homesteaded in Wyoming in 1936 on a ranch in Weston County 50 miles from Newcastle. For over 50 years Earl was a National weather observer and received an award for his service. The Lynch’s were one of the last people to homestead in the state...

E. George Distinguished Visiting Chair in Law

E. George Distinguished Visiting Chair in Law

Offered a faculty appointment, Ernest George Rudolph happily accepted. For nearly a half century, he has been a solid pillar of the school. In January 1971, Dean Trelease announced his resignation from the deanship effective in the summer of 1971. He would remain on...

E. George Rudolph Law Scholarship

E. George Rudolph Law Scholarship

Offered a faculty appointment, Ernest George Rudolph happily accepted. For nearly a half century, he has been a solid pillar of the school. In January 1971, Dean Trelease announced his resignation from the deanship effective in the summer of 1971. He would remain on...

E. G. MEYER

E. G. MEYER

E. G. Meyer (Gerry) -2007 Outstanding Former Faculty A&S College The quintessential Renaissance man, E.G. “Gerry” Meyer rides his Harley to the office most days and seldom misses a morning jog. He collects art—mostly Western American. A member of the American...

ELDON AND JOSEPHINE JOHNSTON FAMILY GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

ELDON AND JOSEPHINE JOHNSTON FAMILY GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

When Josephine Keefe was a young girl in Minnesota, little did she know where her life would take her. In the late 1930s she came to visit family in Wyoming, where she met Eldon Johnston, a native Wyomingite. They were married in 1939 and shortly thereafter started a...

Elizabeth McCabe 4-H Leadership Scholarship

Elizabeth McCabe 4-H Leadership Scholarship

Elizabeth McCabe was a fixture of the Teton County community, and she was an avid supporter of the 4-H program and the people who participated in it. As a talented photographer, McCabe was known for capturing the scenery in Teton County, family and friends, and the...

EMILY J. SMITH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

EMILY J. SMITH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Emily Smith was a 1983 graduate of University of Wyoming and a varsity letter winner in volleyball and softball. Her zest for life, boundless energy, and enthusiasm greeted those she met. This scholarship honors her memory, while acknowledging a female, Wyoming...

Ernest and Helen Hilton Scholarship Fund

Ernest and Helen Hilton Scholarship Fund

Wyoming natives, Ernest Hilton and Helen Howard Hilton, both attended the University of Wyoming. Ernest received his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Wyoming, and a doctorate in Education from the New York University. He began a 58 year career in...

FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA

FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA

Farm Credit Services of America finances the growth of rural America, including the special needs of young and beginning producers, providing credit and insurance services to farmers, ranchers, agribusiness and rural residents in Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, and...

Frances E. Gasdek-Eaglehouse and Barry D. Gasdek Scholarship

Frances E. Gasdek-Eaglehouse and Barry D. Gasdek Scholarship

Army Reserve Ambassador Barry D. Gasdek is a retired Infantry (Airborne, Ranger, Pathfinder) Soldier, US Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, having served in a variety of senior leadership and staff positions. Mr. Gasdek earned the Distinguished Service Cross,...

Frank C. & Eleanor M. Gasdek Agriculture & Natural Resources Scholarship

Frank C. & Eleanor M. Gasdek Agriculture & Natural Resources Scholarship

Army Reserve Ambassador Barry D. Gasdek is a retired Infantry (Airborne, Ranger, Pathfinder) Soldier, US Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, having served in a variety of senior leadership and staff positions. Mr. Gasdek earned the Distinguished Service Cross,...

Frank C. & Eleanor M. Gasdek Engineering Scholarship

Frank C. & Eleanor M. Gasdek Engineering Scholarship

Army Reserve Ambassador Barry D. Gasdek is a retired Infantry (Airborne, Ranger, Pathfinder) Soldier, US Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, having served in a variety of senior leadership and staff positions. Mr. Gasdek earned the Distinguished Service Cross,...

Frank J. Trelease Scholarship Fund

Frank J. Trelease Scholarship Fund

Frank J. Trelease was Western water law for almost his entire career. Only the lack of an enforceable doctrine of scholarly prior appropriation permitted many of us to enter the field with any confidence. He was often the first to address a major issue and his...

Frederick Emroy Warren Law Scholarship

Frederick Emroy Warren Law Scholarship

When Frederick Emory Warren was born on 20 January 1884, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, his father, Senator Francis Emeroy Warren, was 39 and his mother, Helen Mariah Smith, was 40. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Elizabeth Louise Cook. He died on 26 May 1949, in...

FRED E. WARREN SCHOLARSHIP HONORING DEAN JOHN A. HILL

FRED E. WARREN SCHOLARSHIP HONORING DEAN JOHN A. HILL

The unique relationship between Dean John A. Hill and Fred Warren was an excellent example of university/industry cooperation. Hill, an expert in wool, worked with Fred Warren of Warren Livestock of Cheyenne to start a sheep selection program. The selection was based...

GARY AND GLORIA PARKER SCHOLARSHIP

GARY AND GLORIA PARKER SCHOLARSHIP

Gary and Gloria Parker owned and operated Shamrock Angus Ranch north of Laramie, Wyoming for 12 years. During this time they participated in the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, Albany County 4-H organization, Wyoming Angus Association, the Wyoming Beef Cattle...