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January 2015 | Vol. 16 No. 2

Thank you to the 500+ alumni and friends who donated to the Scholarship Club and to the holders of Brown & Gold Wyoming license plates for funding 100 percent of the scholarships. A list of the 2014 Scholarship Club donors may be viewed at uwyo.edu/alumni/scholarships. The UWAA provides four-year scholarships and single-year awards to more than 80 deserving students each year, with a commitment of more than $100,000 annually. UWAA has awarded more than $1,500,000 in scholarships since 1980, and the program continues to grow. Scholarships valued at $1,500 per year are awarded to Wyoming and out-of-state residents, undergraduate and graduate students. New awards have been added to support more Wyoming community college transfer students, veterans and underrepresented multicultural students. 2014 scholarship recipients include:


Second Bachelor’s:

  • Stewart Jenkins, Sheridan, Wyo., international engineering

Outreach Undergraduate:

  • Alisha Gonzalez, Casper, Wyo., social work

Fifth/sixth Year Undergraduate:

  • Amber Leyba, Cheyenne, Wyo., psychology

Nontraditional Undergraduate:

  • Misty Heil, Cheyenne, Wyo., social work

Veterans of War:

  • Jennifer Quintana, Cheyenne, Wyo., nursing

Charles A. Viox Memorial Scholarship:

  • Brent Rhodes, Rock Springs, Wyo., wildlife biology

Fred Gray Memorial Scholarship:

  • Blessing Ugwuanyi, Nigeria, consumer economics

Platte Valley Bank  Jr./Sr. Scholarship:

  • Jeremy Clay, Laramie, Wyo., computer engineering

Graduate Student:

  • Chase McNamee, Shoshoni, Wyo., counselor education/mental health counseling

Community College Transfer Students:

  • Grace Newman, Rock Springs, Wyo. nursing; Shelby Garstad, Sheridan, Wyo., communications; Stephanie Klein, Wheatland, Wyo., chemistry

Juniors/Seniors:

  • Stanley DeVore, Casper, Wyo., physiology; Susan Manown, Laramie, Wyo., criminal justice; Alyssa Bradley, Castle Rock, Colo., petroleum engineering

High School Seniors - District I:

  • Sean Mortimer, Worland, Wyo., computer engineering; Hayden Cragoe, Powell, Wyo., mechanical engineering

District II:

  • Sarah Boyer, Douglas, Wyo., nursing; Morgan Jacobs, Sheridan, Wyo., nursing

District III:

  • Kelly Zhang, Evanston, Wyo., pre-pharmacy; Sarah Frakes, Evanston, Wyo., elementary education; Haley Powell, Rock Springs, Wyo., zoology

District IV:

  • Kia Hageman, Casper, Wyo., business management; Kaylyn Wessel, Encampment, Wyo.,  mechanical engineering

District V:

  • Aysha Reeves, Cheyenne, Wyo., accounting; Hannah Battershell, Wheatland, Wyo., English education

District VI:

  • Emily Hines, Olathe, Kan., civil engineering; Juliann Sedar, Reno, Nev., nursing/pre-med

Alumni Members Scholarship:

  • Blake Kroger, Worland, Wyo., secondary education/social studies

Alumni Premier Scholarship:

  • Taylor Thompson, Cody, Wyo., biology/chemistry/pre-med

Multicultural Chapter:

  • Victoria Munoz, Jackson, Wyo., social work; Autumn Tarango, Rawlins, Wyo., human nutrition and food

Grandchild of an Alumni:

  • Taylor Kirkbride, Meriden, Wyo., agricultural business

Child of an Alumni:

  • Owen Bensel, Sheridan, Wyo., mechanical engineering

Mary Lou Rechard Memorial Scholarship:

  • Brendon Taedter, Scottsbluff, Neb., engineering

Hershler/Skinner Family Memorial Scholarship:

  • Hannah Chapin, Buffalo, Wyo., physiology; Lauren Mugg, Cheyenne, Wyo., microbiology

Tuff Samuelson Memorial Scholarship:

  • Ashley Ott, Lyman, Wyo., pre-med

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