The UW Foundation’s Gift Planning staff assists donors in integrating legacy gifts into their financial, tax, and estate planning objectives, maximizing benefits to both donors and the University of Wyoming. With smart planning, you can increase the impact of your gift and reduce the tax burden on your heirs, and/or you can receive an immediate tax deduction, life income, continued use of gift property, or elimination of capital gains tax—all while making a meaningful contribution to UW.
Gene Scott grew up on a wheat farm and cattle ranch north of Fort Laramie. It was a big step from his graduating class of six to the UW campus. Finances were tight, but he worked summers as a road construction truck driver and campus jobs, as well as receiving scholarships. He graduated with a bachelor’s from the Department of Speech before pursuing a master’s from American University and a Ph.D. from Purdue. Initially, he worked for Cal Davis and then served as a management consultant for California health care companies. He then founded his own consulting business, which he operated for 20 years. In gratitude, he is establishing the Gene Scott College of Arts and Sciences Student Enrichment Fund through his estate to support transformative experiences for A&S students.
Three-time UW alum Aksel Peterson and spouse Rebecca Raybould believe in supporting
students who are Wyoming’s best and brightest. Through their philanthropy and their
estate, they established the Aksel Peterson and Rebecca Raybould President’s Endowed
Scholarship in 2021, the impact of which was doubled by the state matching program.
“I was one of the first ten recipients of the UW Superior Students Scholarship in
1961,” Aksel says. “This scholarship was a godsend for me at the time, and I believe
in passing this good fortune on to students of the current generation.”
UW alum Kurt “Cub” Feltner loves Wyoming agriculture. From Pinedale, he’s served
at universities across the country in ag colleges and experiment stations. With his
estate, he established the Feltner Family College of Agriculture Assistance Fund,
which provides scholarships to Wyoming ag students, especially those studying plant
science. Previously, he established a fund in honor of his late wife of 58 years,
Lynn, which created an award for the best student paper in Reflections, the research
magazine of the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station.