Supporting Future Engineers
Encana Corporation President and UW alum Randy Eresman and his wife Shelly have pledged $1 million to create the Eresman Family Engineering Endowment, which will support Canadian students who transfer to the University of Wyoming to study petroleum engineering.
Randy epitomizes what the University of Wyoming aspires to instill in its graduates," says UW President Tom Buchanan. "As Encana's president and CEO, Randy has been instrumental in the exceptional relationship between UW and Encana, and now he has taken it one step further with his very generous personal gift with his wife Shelly. Read more ...
Riverbend Ranch Gift Supports Wildlife and Livestock Health
Much of Wyoming's economy-agriculture, tourism, outdoor recreation, and hunting-depends on the health of its livestock and wildlife. Working to ensure the wellness of the state's animal population is the University of Wyoming Wildlife-Livestock Health Center. Support for this center will come from an important gift of property, the Riverbend Ranch, as well as from the Wyoming Legislature and other sources.. Read more ...
Generosity Transforms Environmental Program
It is not an overstatement to say that the University of Wyoming's educational program in Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) was largely made possible by two people, Helga and Erivan Haub.
The Haubs' generous gift of $3 million in 2004-which was doubled to $6 million by the Wyoming Legislature's state matching program-provided the funding to establish the school, which was renamed the Helga Otto Haub School of Environmental and Natural Resources. Read more ...
Anadarko Supports Energy Research Excellence
Dr. Vladimir Alvarado in the UW Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering is trying to solve a sticky problem that's been around for a while: What do you do with the so-called "dirty water" that is produced from oil drilling. His solution? After conditioning this oil and water mix for stability, re-inject it. This serves three purposes: 1) it's a better way to dispose of the water, 2) 3‑5% more oil is recovered, which is actually quite a lot, and 3) it saves money. Read more ...
A Special Place Built on Relationships
The University of Wyoming is the collaborative effort of so many-the president and the state legislature, donors and alumni, faculty and students. It has been and continues to be built upon the relationships of its many contributors.
A prime example is the new Sullivan Family Student Center within the College of Education. Read more ...
Tom Stroock, Ambassador of Generosity
Ambassador Thomas Stroock was a passionate and dedicated public servant whose generosity to his adopted home state of Wyoming and to its university extends way beyond his lifetime.
"When I first came to Wyoming, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven," said Tom in a 2009 interview. Read more ...
Railroad Expert Leaves A Legacy
Jim Ehernberger has worked his whole life on what he is passionate about, and now he wants to pass it on to others.
Jim loves the railroad. He saw his first train at age four and has never looked back. As a kid, he hung out at the depot and started collecting train schedules. He got his first job at age 16 for the Union Pacific Railroad in Cheyenne and stayed on for thirty-four years. Read more ...
The Values of Success
Bud Noffsinger values hard work, humility, teamwork, trustworthiness, toughness, and bravery—ideals, he says, that UW imparts to its students.
“A young, energized, hard-working UW grad is an extremely valuable asset,” he says. That’s why he and his wife Jessica established a College of Business Dean’s Excellence Fund that was supported in part by the Wyoming State Matching Program. Read more ...
UW: Wyoming's Greatest Resource
The University of Wyoming is many things to many people, but to Dick and Maggie Scarlett it is one of our state’s most valuable assets.
For many years, Dick has claimed that the crown jewel of the state of Wyoming is the university. “The university is our state’s greatest economic resource, as well as a tremendous unifying force for its residents,” says Dick. “It doesn’t matter what political persuasion you are or what industry you are in, nearly everyone understands and appreciates the critical roll the University of Wyoming plays within the state.” Read more ...
A Centennial Centenarian
Violet Dinwiddie, who was born and raised on a ranch near Laramie, is 100 years old. "I've seen a lot of change in the last 100 years," she says. "It's a different world."
When she sold her house in Laramie after retiring to Arizona, Violet created two charitable remainder unitrusts?one that provides scholarships to students in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and the other to support research in wildlife and livestock diseases. Read more ...
Honoring the University's Libraries
The lifeblood of any university is information, and the single most important source of this information is the institution’s library.
Darryl Bindschadler agrees. “Libraries are a central gathering place for education and research at the university,” he says.
Darryl remembers in the 1950s that the library was a staid and formal place. Since then, though, it has undergone a comprehensive change, especially with the recent addition and renovation to William Robertson Coe Library. Read more ...
His Heart Is in Agriculture
Wyoming’s heart is in agriculture. The state was settled by cattlemen and homesteaders, and many of us are still ranchers and farmers, growing beef cattle and alfalfa or wheat and sugar beets.
Victor McMurry’s heart is also in agriculture. Though Vic’s father was in the construction business, when Vic came to UW he chose to attend the College of Agriculture. Read more ...
A Passion for Agriculture Fuels Advocacy
When Ron and Lynne Pulley of Huntley, Wyoming, began thinking about retirement, they chose a plan that would not only give them a secure income but also would benefit something that they strongly believe in?agriculture. As a result of their involvement with the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, they funded a charitable gift annuity in 2008 that will be used to support graduate assistants in the Department of Animal Science. Read more ...
Maj. Gen. Pamerleau Establishes an Endowment to Support All UW AFROTC Students
What does Major General (ret.) Susan L. Pamerleau care about?
"Living life to the fullest, and making a difference in the way that I can," says Gen. Pamerleau. "Where I think I can help the best is in making sure my estate can do the kinds of things that I am passionate about, and that's making sure that young people have opportunities." Read more ...
UW Pharmacy Receives $1.1 Million Gift
A more than $1.1 million gift from the charitable remainder trust of Wyoming native Dr. Linda Wells (B.S. pharmacy '70) to the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy will help fund graduate assistant research and provide scholarships for UW pharmacy students. It is the largest gift ever presented to the pharmacy school. Read more ...