Past Outstanding Alumni | College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

2019
Outstanding Alumni: Robert Grieve and Jason Fearneyhough
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Thunder Basin Grasslands Prairie Ecosystem Association
Legacy Award: Stella McKinstry

2018
Vanvig Lifetime Achievement: Scott Shaw
Outstanding Alumni: Adalberto Pérez de León and Jody Levin
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Whitney Benefits
Legacy Award: Jill Lynch Anderson

2017
Vanvig Lifetime Achievement: Tex Taylor
Outstanding Alumni: Martin K. Winchell and Phil Stahlman
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming Livestock Roundup
Legacy Award: Kurt "Cub" Feltner

2016
Outstanding Alumni: William Gross and Doug Miyamoto
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Legacy Award: John Hines

2015
Vanvig Lifetime Achievement: KJ Reddy
Outstanding Alumni: Charles "Bud" Christensen and Ken Hamilton
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Anadarko Petroleum
Legacy Award: John P. Ellbogen Foundation

2014
Vanvig Lifetime Achievement: Don L Jarvis
Outstanding Alumni: Bradley E. Boner and Joel E. Bousman
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Legacy Award: Bob Baker

2013
Vanvig Lifetime Achievement: Dale Menkhaus
Outstanding Alumni: Jim Neiman and Doug Stark
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming Mining Association
Legacy Award: Victor McMurry

2012
Vanvig Lifetime Achievement: Stephen D. Miller
Outstanding Alumni: Kennedy Gauger and Mick Botkin
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: BP America
Legacy Award: Ron and Lynne Pulley

2011
Outstanding Alumni: Gary Darnall and Angus McColl
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Syngenta
Legacy Award: Timothy Mellon

2010
Outstanding Alumni: Alex Ogg and Quentin Skinner
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts
Legacy Award: Tammy Au-France

2009
Outstanding Alumni: Keith Geis (Wheatland, Wyoming) and Dr. Steve Tharp (Worland, Wyoming)
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Y-TEX Corp. of Cody
Legacy Award: Leroy Maki (Laramie, Wyoming)

2008
Outstanding Alumni: Donald Meike (Kaycee, Wyoming) and Dr. Regina Rooney (Moran, Wyoming)
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Morris Animal Foundation (Denver, Colorado)
Legacy Award: Whitney Benefits, Inc. (Sheridan, Wyoming)

2007
Outstanding Alumni: Tom Davidson (Mukwonago, Wisconsin) and Linda Melcher (Dallas, Texas)
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WWCA)
Legacy Award: Violet Dinwiddie (Tucson, Arizona)

2006
Outstanding Alumni: Jerry Rankin and Blair Wolfley
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Bayer CropScience
Legacy Award: The Mead Family (Peter Mead, Matt Mead, Brad Mead, Muffy Mead-Ferro)

2005
Outstanding Alumni: Cynthia Lummis and Richard Taggart
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association
Legacy Award: Glyda May

2004
Outstanding Alumni: Curt Rochelle and Robert G. Sackett
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Dupont
Legacy Award: Conrad & Lydia Kercher & Family

2003
Outstanding Alumni: Mary Thorson Gullikson and Tom Whitson
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance CompanyLegacy Award: Andrew & Connie Vanvig

2002
Outstanding Alumni: Dick Hiser and Arlen D. Davison
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming Crop Improvement Association
Legacy Award: Doug & Susan Samuelson

2001
Outstanding Alumni: Kurt Feltner and Jw Nuckolls
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: BASF
Legacy Award: Clifford & Martha Hansen

2000
Outstanding Alumni: Kim Krueger and Gerald E. Schuman
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Fort Dodge Animal Health
Legacy Award: Gordon & Reta Mae Tate

1999
Outstanding Alumni: Robert Frary, Mel Lynch, and J. Ron Micheli
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Monsanto
Legacy Award: Harry & Anne Sager

1998
Outstanding Alumni: Truman Julian, Michael McNamee, Sr. and Gordon Mickelson
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Western Sugar Company, Grower Joint Res. Commission
Legacy Award: Amanda Schale

1997
Outstanding Alumni: Alvin Gale and Karyl Kohrs Rickard
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: American Cyanamid Company, Ag Production Group
Legacy Award: Roma Rouse

1996
Outstanding Alumni: Bert L. Bohmont, James M. Nichols, Robert L. Rolston, and Craig L. Thomas
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: - Dow Elanco, National Western Stock Show Association, and True Ranches/True Foundation
Legacy Award: John & Ester Clay

1995
Outstanding Alumni: Robert W. Budd, Orville L. Nicholls, and Ted R. Warfield
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wrangler Apparel/Corral West Ranch Wear
Legacy Award: Harold Newton

1994
Outstanding Alumni: Clifford P. Hansen, Robert Kidd, and Donald K. Rolston
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming Weed & Pest Control
Legacy Award: Brainerd & Anne Mears, Leland & Gladys Landers

1993
Outstanding Alumni: A.K. Dobrenz, Gordon D. Niswender, and Paul Joe Ogg
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Wyoming Beef Council
Legacy Award: Joe & Arelene Watt, Ruth Moe

1992
Outstanding Alumni: David Fuller, B. Delworth Gardner, and Sylvia Moore
Legacy Award: Paul Stock Foundation, US Tobacco Company/Copenhagen/Skoal

1991
Outstanding Alumni: Larry Bourret Colin Kaltenbach Jack Turnell
Legacy Award: Gayle Neubauer, Shaw & Greta Neubauer, Betty Stratton, and Don Stratton Family

1990
Outstanding Alumni: Richard Comes, Stan Flitner, and Delmar H. Landen
Legacy Award: Margaret J. Boyd, R. Earl & Carol Holding, Curtis W. Rochelle

1989
Outstanding Alumni: Donna Beth Downer, Priscilla Stark, and Alvin L. Young
Research/Outreach Partner of the Year: Chevron USA and Coastal Chemical Incorporate
Legacy Award: Helen Miller

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