LEE WIEGAND EXCELLENCE FUND IN AGRICULTURE

A Saratoga, Wyoming native, Lee Wiegand remembers how difficult it was for him to attend UW. “I didn’t have any help; I had to work my way through college. Jobs were scarce in those days. I remember when I wouldn’t have a nickel for a Coke.” While a student at UW, Mr. Wiegand was a member of two livestock judging teams, and played varsity basketball for the Cowboys. Upon graduating from the College of Agriculture in 1938, he became the extension agent in Converse County. After spending time in the military, Mr. Wiegand joined Western Life Insurance Company of Helena, Montana as a farm and ranch insurance appraiser and retired in 1979 as Vice-Chairman of the company. Lee established this fund to help worthy students succeed in their careers and support UW’s livestock judging teams.