The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation awarded $50,000 to the University of Wyoming during
the past fiscal year for education and research programs and for scholarships for
entering freshmen from Wyoming communities.
Rocky Mountain Power and the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation have gifted a total of
$844,320 to UW throughout the years.
“We are pleased to be able to provide scholarships to 11 outstanding freshmen at the
University of Wyoming with this donation from our foundation,” said Leslie Blythe,
Rocky Mountain Power regional business manager. “Wyoming’s future is in good hands
with such stellar young people as these studying at the University of Wyoming.”
The grant and additional funding support other campus programs as well, including
College of Engineering Senior Design Symposium, Environment and Natural Resources,
UW Art Museum, UW Center for Volunteer Service, and the UW-Casper, among others.
“The University of Wyoming is pleased to acknowledge the generosity and support of
the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation on behalf of our students,” says Kathleen Bobbitt,
director of Student Financial Aid. “The Foundation’s charitable mission has provided
many students across campus additional resources as they strive toward their educational
goals at the University of Wyoming. We look forward to working with the Rocky Mountain
Power Foundation in the future with the goal of ensuring future students with the
same opportunity for success.”
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation scholarship recipients for the 2015–16 academic year
are as follows:
Baggs -- Katelyn Olson
Burns -- Harley Steege
Casper -- Sydney Cannon
Cokeville -- Hannah Nieslanik
Encampment -- Isaac Dugger
Evanston -- Katie Williams
Green River -- Nicholas Green
Gillette -- Ceejay Harris
Laramie -- Sharon Deberard, Brandie Mullan, Noah Schofield
Lusk -- Meghan Proctor
Wheatland -- Sierra Amundson
About the University of Wyoming Foundation
The University of Wyoming Foundation is an independent nonprofit corporation dedicated
to securing, managing and stewarding private gifts in support of the University of
Wyoming’s missions in teaching, research and public service. As the state’s premier
four-year institution of higher education, private support from alumni and friends
has never been more important. For more information, visit www.uwyo.edu/foundation.
About the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the
largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The foundation was created
in 1988 by PacifiCorp, an electric utility serving 1.8 million customers in six Western
states as Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho) and Pacific Power (Oregon,
Washington and California). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments,
is to support growth and vitality of the communities served by Rocky Mountain Power
and Pacific Power. For more information, visit www.rockymountainpower.net/foundation.
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