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SPOTLIGHT

UW Haub School Receives $600,000 for Scholarship Opportunities

The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources has received a gift of $600,000 from the Tomé Foundation to create the Tomé Scholars to Fellows Program.

“Wyoming and the University of Wyoming are close and dear to us. The University of Wyoming is our alma mater, and Carol is a native Wyomingite,” Ramon Tomé says. “We are proud to provide an opportunity to continue the support of a diverse student body, one that is inclusive of all people, as the university has done in the past and continues to foster now.

“We know that these scholars will make a difference in their field of study and that the university will empower them to do their best. Through our support and the university commitment, it is our intent to enable underrepresented students to achieve an education that will make a difference in the lives of others and their own.”

The Anschutz Corporation Donates to UW SER to Kick-Start Hydrogen Energy Research Center

The University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) has received a generous donation from The Anschutz Corporation to help launch the school’s new Hydrogen Energy Research Center (HERC).

The donation is the first substantial private financial investment made in support of the center, which will focus on clean hydrogen produced by diverse energy sources. The gift is intended to kick-start the center and advance research into key technical aspects of the hydrogen production, delivery and deployment sector, which stands to complement and enhance Wyoming’s already robust energy sector, helping to diversify its economy, says SER Executive Director Holly Krutka.

“We are so grateful to The Anschutz Corporation for its support of our efforts to investigate and help initiate hydrogen opportunities in Wyoming,” Krutka says. “This generous commitment will be used to accelerate the significant role that Wyoming-produced hydrogen will play in the low-carbon economy of the future.”

Experts at SER believe that hydrogen, or H2, is a natural fit for Wyoming energy production, as the state’s renewable, mineral and natural resources, and existing infrastructure are well suited to launch a hydrogen economy.

“Hydrogen has the potential to transform Wyoming’s energy sector,” Krutka says. “Paired with our in-house geologic, economic and carbon management expertise, Wyoming is poised to not only be successful in this endeavor, but a true leader and a ‘Hydrogen Headwaters State.’ The work that will be done in the center will make that goal a reality.”