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University of Wyoming

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Laramie, WY

Founding Date:
1887

Enrollment:
12,766

Official Website:
http://www.uwyo.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Brian Baird
Politician
7-Mar-1956   Congressman from Washington, 1999-2011
James E. Barrett
Judge
8-Apr-1922 7-Nov-2011 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1971-87
Louis V. Bockius III
Business
c. 1936   Former VP at Diebold
Wade Brorby
Judge
23-May-1934   10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-2001
Tom Buchanan
Educator
c. 1952   President, University of Wyoming
E. James Burke
Judge
c. 1949   Justice, Wyoming Supreme Court
Jerry Buss
Business
15-Jun-1934 18-Feb-2013 Owner, Los Angeles Lakers
Chris Carney
Politician
2-Mar-1959   Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2007-11
Dick Cheney
Politician
30-Jan-1941   US Vice President, 2001-09
Steve Cochran
Actor
25-May-1917 15-Jun-1965 The Damned Don't Cry
Chad C. Deaton
Business
c. 1952   CEO of Baker Hughes
Sheridan Downey
Politician
11-Mar-1884 25-Oct-1961 US Senator from California, 1939-50
Dave Freudenthal
Politician
12-Oct-1950   Governor of Wyoming, 2003-11
Jack R. Gage
Politician
13-Jan-1899 14-Mar-1970 Governor of Wyoming, 1961-63
Michael Golden
Judge
c. 1942   Justice, Wyoming Supreme Court
Curt Gowdy
Sports Journalist
31-Jul-1919 20-Feb-2006 Voice of the Red Sox
Clifford Hansen
Politician
16-Oct-1912 20-Oct-2009 US Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78
Stanley K. Hathaway
Politician
19-Jul-1924 4-Oct-2005 Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75
Ed Herschler
Politician
27-Oct-1918 5-Feb-1990 Governor of Wyoming, 1975-87
John J. Hickey
Politician
22-Aug-1911 22-Sep-1970 Governor of Wyoming, 1959-61
William U. Hill
Judge
c. 1948   Justice, Wyoming Supreme Court
Marilyn S. Kite
Judge
22-Oct-1947   Justice, Wyoming Supreme Court
Cynthia Lummis
Politician
10-Sep-1954   Congresswoman, Wyoming
M. Margaret McKeown
Judge
11-May-1951   9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Matt Mead
Politician
11-Mar-1962   Governor of Wyoming
Joseph B. Meyer
Politician
22-Apr-1941 6-Oct-2012 Treasurer of Wyoming, 2007-12
Leslie A. Miller
Politician
29-Jan-1886 29-Sep-1970 Governor of Wyoming, 1933-39
Judith A. Muhlberg
Business
c. 1952   Public relations consultant, Gagen MacDonald
Michael R. Murphy
Judge
6-Aug-1947   10th Circuit Court of Appeals
Terrence L. O'Brien
Judge
8-Aug-1943   10th Circuit Court of Appeals
Kenny Sailors
Basketball
14-Jan-1921 30-Jan-2016 Jump shot pioneer
Peter Schoomaker
Military
12-Feb-1946   US Army Chief of Staff, 2003-07
Matthew Shepard
Victim
1-Dec-1976 12-Oct-1998 Gay hate crime victim
Alan Simpson
Politician
2-Sep-1931   US Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97
Milward L. Simpson
Politician
12-Nov-1897 10-Jun-1993 Governor and Senator from Wyoming
Mike Sullivan
Politician
22-Sep-1939   Governor of Wyoming, 1987-95
Richard J. Taggart
Business
c. 1943   CFO of Weyerhaeuser, 2003-07
Craig Thomas
Politician
17-Feb-1933 4-Jun-2007 US Senator from Wyoming, 1995-2007
Carol B. Tomé
Business
c. 1957   CFO of Home Depot
Solomon D. Trujillo
Business
17-Nov-1951   CEO of Telstra
Barton R. Voigt
Judge
1949   Wyoming Chief Justice
James Watt
Government
31-Jan-1938   Reagan's Secretary of the Interior

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Thurman Arnold
Attorney
2-Jun-1891 7-Nov-1969 Trust-busting attorney
Tom Buchanan
Educator
c. 1952   President, University of Wyoming
Robert E. Hemenway
Educator
10-Aug-1941 31-Jul-2015 Chancellor, University of Kansas, 1995-2009
Thomas S. Kleppe
Politician
1-Jul-1919 2-Mar-2007 US Secretary of the Interior, 1975-77
Gale W. McGee
Politician
17-Mar-1915 9-Apr-1992 US Senator from Wyoming, 1959-77
Terry McMillan
Novelist
18-Oct-1951   Waiting to Exhale
David Minge
Politician
19-Mar-1942   Congressman from Minnesota, 1993-2001
John Edgar Wideman
Novelist
14-Jun-1941   Sent for You Yesterday

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Frank A. Barrett
Politician
10-Nov-1892 20-May-1962 Governor and Senator from Wyoming
Tom Buchanan
Educator
c. 1952   President, University of Wyoming
Joseph M. Carey
Politician
19-Jan-1845 5-Feb-1924 Governor of Wyoming, 1911-15
Arthur G. Crane
Educator
1-Sep-1877 11-Aug-1955 President, University of Wyoming, 1922-41
Clifford Hansen
Politician
16-Oct-1912 20-Oct-2009 US Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78
Theodore Roosevelt IV
Business
27-Nov-1942   Lehman Brothers
Milward L. Simpson
Politician
12-Nov-1897 10-Jun-1993 Governor and Senator from Wyoming

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bob Devaney
Football
13-Apr-1915 9-May-1997 Cornhuskers Head Coach, 1962-72
Dennis Erickson
Football
24-Mar-1947   Head Coach, Arizona State Sun Devils


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