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Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership

 

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The Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership is a program of the American Heritage Center focusing on the acquisition, preservation, and research use of the papers of prominent individuals, businesses, and organizations that have provided leadership - political, economic, social, and cultural - for Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West.
The Simpson Institute was created in 2000 when Julienne Michel contributed $500,000 to the University of Wyoming as "seed" money and pledged a $1 million estate gift to endow the Institute’s permanent operations. Michel was a UW benefactor and friend of former U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson and his wife, Ann.
To learn more about business and political leadership in Wyoming and the region, please view the AHC's Business Collections and Politics and Public Affairs Collections pages.

Breaking the Boom and Bust Cycle in Wyoming: Viewpoints from Southeast Wyoming

The AHC’s Simpson Institute and Laramie County Community College collaborated on a discussion event on April 18, 2019, that focused on Southeast Wyoming’s perspectives regarding Wyoming’s economic future. The event was moderated by retired historian and politician Pete Simpson and featured Wyoming state representatives Sara Burlingame, Cathy Connolly, and Sue Wilson; former state representative Michael Madden; economics author Sam Western; and former ENDOW director Jerimiah Rieman.

 

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  Simpson Family

Milward Simpson and Lorna Helen Kooi black and white family photo

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Contact Us

American Heritage Center

Centennial Complex

2111 Willet Drive

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-4114

Email: ahcref@uwyo.edu

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