Office of the President
206 Old Main
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-4121
Fax: 307-766-4128
Email: uwpres@uwyo.edu
(1898-1903)
Elmer Smiley was the President of the University of Wyoming from 1898-1903. He was named after Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, who fought for the Union during the Civil War. He was born in Syracuse, New York on August 6, 1862. He attended the celebrated Onondaga Academy and graduated valedictorian in 1879 and later received his B.A. from Syracuse University in 1885. Following this, Smiley took a post-graduate course in Semitic languages at Yale University where he received his B. D. degree.
Predecessor: Frank Graves
Successor: Charles Lewis
Office of the President
206 Old Main
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-4121
Fax: 307-766-4128
Email: uwpres@uwyo.edu