TOM WHITSON SCHOLARSHIP

Tom Whitson spent 22 years in Cooperative Extension Service work with the University of Wyoming. As a weed specialist, Tom’s research focused on controlling noxious weeds such as Russian knapweed, leafy spurge, and musk thistle. He also serves as editor of Weeds of the West. Profits from Weeds of the West, an immensely successful publication serving a wide audience in agriculture and elsewhere, were used to fund this scholarship. The Whitson Undergraduate Scholarship was established in 2001 to help young people achieve their educational goals. “Other people helped me when I was going to school and I wanted to give something back,” says Tom.