Giving Day 2022

6,296
Donors
165% of 3,800 Donor goal
$4,107,408
Donated
This campaign ended on October 20, 2022, but you can still make a gift to University of Wyoming by clicking here!

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About

UW Giving Day is an annual UW tradition spearheaded by the UW Foundation that raises thousands of dollars in a single day for students and programs across campus. This year, weโ€™re looking forward to upping our game and inspiring enthusiastic donors and friends to support the university they love. UW Giving Day will take place October 19โ€“20, noon to noon, in conjunction with Homecoming. Matches and challenges will be available to double the impact of your gift or unlock challenge funds. As youโ€™re tailgating with other alums and enjoying the beautiful campus during Homecoming, donโ€™t forget to stop by uwyo.edu/givingday and support those areas you care about. UW Giving Day is an amazing force for good for the University of Wyoming and its students and alums. Thank you for making it possible!

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Matches & Challenges
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Donation Challenge

$50,000 if 300 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For College of Business Campaign

Offered by College of Business Donors

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Donation Challenge

$50,000 if $50,000 is donated in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Engineering Student Enrichment Fund - Paul Schwieger Memorial

Offered by Kent and Susan Westedt

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Donation Challenge

$40,000 if 40 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Veteran's Services Center

Offered by Jill and Jim Anderson

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Donation Challenge

$29,000 if 300 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Debate/Forensics Excellence Fund

Offered by Distinguished alumni and loyal Debate Team supporters

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Donation Challenge

$25,000 if 25 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Ward Family Sigma Chi Scholarship

Offered by The Family of Neil. D. MacKay

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Donation Challenge

$17,300 if 200 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Western Thunder Marching Band - Hat Club

Offered by Kathleen Donhiser

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Donation Challenge

$14,125 if 90 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources Campaign

Offered by Haub School of ENR Advisory Board Members and Dean Koprowski

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 50 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Black 14 Social Justice Summer Institute

Offered by Alumni Association

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 50 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For School of Culture, Gender and Social Justice (SCGSJ) Campaign

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 100 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop Excellence Fund in Civic Engagement

Offered by Lindsay Hooper

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 20 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Physics and Astronomy Department

Offered by Nora and Patrick Ivers

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 175 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Student Success & Graduation Hub

Offered by UniWyo Federal Credit Union

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Donation Challenge

$6,000 if 65 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Art Museum

Offered by UW Art Museum Board

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 if 75 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For College of Education Campaign

Offered by Martha and Gerry Wyrsch

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 if 50 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For School of Nursing Campaign

Offered by Fay and Roy Whitney

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 if 30 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For School of Pharmacy Campaign

Offered by John and Patrice Pieper

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 if 60 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Biodiversity Institute

Offered by Nora and Pat Ivers

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 if 400 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Rodeo Team Campaign

Offered by Tom and Shelley Botts

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 if 20 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Rocky Mountain Herbarium Excellence Fund

Offered by Doug and Deniz Stark and College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

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Donation Challenge

$2,500 if 15 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Women's Basketball Team - Wyoming Athletics

Offered by Heather Ezell

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Donation Challenge

$2,500 if 250 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Rodeo Team Campaign

Offered by Friends of Rodeo

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Donation Challenge

$2,000 if 25 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC)

Offered by Jeff Hamerlinck and Beth E. McMillan

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Donation Challenge

$1,250 if 40 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Biodiversity Institute

Offered by Biodiversity Institute Staff

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 55 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research (WIHR)

Offered by Scott Henkel

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if $2,000 is donated in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

Offered by KATHERINE CROWLEY

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if $1,000 is donated in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Lisa Dusselier

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 100 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Rodeo Team Campaign

Offered by Dick and Maggie Scarlett

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Donation Challenge

$500 if $500 is donated in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Doug Russell

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Donation Challenge

$500 if $500 is donated in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Anne Alexander

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Donation Challenge

$500 if 20 donors give in the next about 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Laramie County Pharmaceutical Association Scholarship

Offered by Laramie County Pharmaceutical Association

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $90,000

Match Complete!

Offered by UW Foundation Board

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $33,500

Match Complete!

For Ethics Club/SparkTank Initiative

Offered by John P. Ellbogen Foundation, Scarlett Family Foundation, ATBS/American Truck Business Services, UniWyo Federal Credit Union, and an Anonymous Donor

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $26,400

Match Complete!

For High Plains American Indian Research Institute (HPAIRI)

Offered by Wyoming Arts Council, Wyoming Cultural Trust, and the Wyoming Community Foundation

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $25,000

Match Complete!

For Faculty/Staff

Offered by President Seidel's UW Faculty/Staff Match

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $15,000

Match Complete!

For Biodiversity Institute

Offered by Nora and Pat Ivers

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $15,000

Match Complete!

For Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources Campaign

Offered by Haub School of ENR Advisory Board Members and Dean Koprowski

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $12,000

Match Complete!

For Art Museum

Offered by UW Art Museum Board

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $12,000

Match Complete!

Offered by UW Foundation Board

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Center for Global Studies Campaign

Offered by Nora and Pat Ivers

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For College of Education Campaign

Offered by Mickey and Jeanne Klein

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Men's Rugby Club

Offered by Sheldon Eike

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)

Offered by Anonymous Donor

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For American Heritage Center (AHC) Campaign

Offered by Pat and Keith Bailey

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000

Match Complete!

For ASUW Non-Citizen and International Students Support Fund

Offered by ASUW

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000

Match Complete!

For UW Food Security Discretionary Fund

Offered by Anonymous Donor

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000

Match Complete!

For Wyoming Migration Initiative

Offered by Knobloch Family Foundation

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $4,000

Match Complete!

For U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop Excellence Fund in Civic Engagement

Offered by Peter and Victoire Gardner, Jean Garrison, Kendall Hartman, Bill Hill, Marilyn Kite, Isabel Wallop, and Michael Wallop

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $3,000

Match Complete!

For Salt Creek Energy Excellence Scholarship

Offered by Alex Obrecht, Jamie Jost, Joe Evers, Tara Righetti

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $3,000

Match Complete!

For School of Computing

Offered by Dr. Gabrielle Allen and President Ed Seidel

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For Soccer Team - Wyoming Athletics

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For Track & Field/Cross Country Team - Wyoming Athletics

Offered by Dan and Kathy Stanton

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For Saddle Up Discretionary Fund

Offered by Kevin Carmen

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For Swimming and Diving Team - Wyoming Athletics

Offered by Dan and Kathy Stanton

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,000

Match Complete!

For Honors College and High School Institute (HSI) Campaign

Offered by Janice Harris, Oliver and Sidney Walter, Peter Parolin

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,000

Match Complete!

For Veterinary Sciences Canine Dysautonomia Research

Offered by Emily and Colton Beck and the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,000

Match Complete!

For President's Impact Fund (Hands-On Learning)

Offered by President Ed Seidel

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,750

Match Complete!

For University Counseling Center (UCC)

Offered by President Ed Seidel

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,750

Match Complete!

For Native American Education, Research, and Cultural Center (NAERCC)

Offered by President Ed Seidel

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,500

Match Complete!

For School of Energy Resources Campaign

Offered by Holly Krutka

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For UW Extension

Offered by College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Meat Judging Team

Offered by College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Matthew Shepard Symposium on Social Justice Campaign

Offered by Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Matthew Shepard Symposium on Social Justice Campaign

Offered by Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Wyoming Wool Initiative (Western Sheep Industry Fund)

Offered by College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Rocky Mountain Herbarium Excellence Fund

Offered by College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Molecular Biology and Microbiology Campaign

Offered by College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Zoology and Physiology Department

Offered by College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For School of Energy Resources Campaign

Offered by Long Reimer Winegar Beppler LLP

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$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Student Dietetics Association (Student Organization)

Offered by College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $500

Match Complete!

Offered by Jean Garrison

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $250

Match Complete!

Offered by Rita C. Meyer

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$1 per donor up to $1

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Offered by Tristan Gabel

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Alumni Association LeaderboardIf 1,200 alumni donate on Giving Day, a $10,000 challenge fund is unlocked for the Alumni Association by UW Foundation Board
Go Pokes!DonorsRaised ($)
Faculty/Staff878$298,524
Students857$51,419
Friends2022$487,262
Parents/Family918$118,144
Alumni1796$628,509
Overall Donor ChallengeCampaigns with the highest donor counts when Giving Day ends will receive monetary prizes in 1st through 10th places. Campaigns for overall colleges such as the College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, and so on are not eligible to participate. 1st Place: $6,000. 2nd Place: $4,000. 3rd Place: $3,000. 4th Place: $2,000. 5th Place: $1,500. 6th Place: $1,000. 7th Place: $1,000. 8th Place: $500. 9th Place: $500. 10th Place: $500.
CampaignsDonorsRaised ($)
Fraternity and Sorority Life Campaign0$0
Debate/Forensics Excellence Fund607$67,263
Rodeo Team Campaign633$43,789
Women's Hockey Club231$14,046
Tennis Team - Wyoming Athletics35$5,188
Chi Sigma Iota1$1
Cowboy Country Swing Club (CCSC)234$3,106
Soccer Team - Wyoming Athletics267$24,546
Club Tennis137$2,778
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources Campaign101$42,868
Sigma Chi Fraternity44$31,554
Men's Rugby Club261$45,388
ASUW Non-Citizen and International Students Support Fund30$6,279
Club Swimming6$230
Native American Summer Institute12$470
UW Figure Skating8$421
Golf Team - Wyoming Athletics33$39,436
Club Fencing8$284
Salt Creek Energy Excellence Scholarship34$20,185
Philosophy and Religious Studies Campaign9$1,015
School of Computing17$5,375
Laramie County Pharmaceutical Association Scholarship14$2,100
Biodiversity Institute70$70,051
Visual Arts Campaign16$2,390
Track & Field/Cross Country Team - Wyoming Athletics67$11,792
Theatre and Dance Campaign57$27,297
Math and Statistics Department19$22,870
WWAMI19$1,691
School of Nursing Campaign57$12,120
Richard Pasewark Excellence Fund for Graduate Education in Psychology13$1,155
College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Visioning Fund11$5,335
UW Casper Campaign22$976
Wrestling Team - Wyoming Athletics44$10,765
Club Esports59$1,776
School of Energy Resources Campaign38$13,090
Saddle Up15$3,950
Department of Geology and Geophysics19$5,010
John M. Burman Fund for Clinical & Professional Education13$2,800
Women's Soccer Club14$697
Wyoming Pathways from Prison16$5,433
Disability Support Services13$1,390
Women's Basketball Team - Wyoming Athletics60$17,220
Veteran's Services Center61$74,980
Alumni Association (UWAA) Campaign55$11,862
Club Baseball82$18,689
School of Culture, Gender and Social Justice (SCGSJ) Campaign61$15,786
Women's Softball Club9$1,551
Department of Economics19$2,392
Engineering Student Enrichment Fund - Paul Schwieger Memorial72$69,727
Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA)12$1,029
College of Law General Scholarship Fund19$16,155
Society of Women Engineers Student Chapters9$500
Nordic Ski Team33$7,754
Sigma Phi Epsilon Excellence Fund16$1,200
American Heritage Center (AHC) Campaign30$28,150
Center for Professional Selling36$7,953
Wyoming Latina Youth Center10$565
Zoology and Physiology Department18$5,650
Black 14 Social Justice Summer Institute61$19,290
Social Work19$1,565
Ethics Program Support Fund - SparkTank Initiative59$54,719
Department of Accounting & Finance65$12,136
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND)22$3,102
UW Student Success & Graduation Hub60$13,174
Chief Washakie Memorial Endowment Funds Campaign23$12,350
Survivor Emergency Fund62$2,313
Chemistry Department17$2,660
Wyoming Wool Initiative (Western Sheep Industry Fund)30$9,616
Men's Ice Hockey Club40$17,507
Criminal Justice and Sociology Department Campaign18$6,401
Native American Education, Research, and Cultural Center25$3,196
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)29$60,094
President's Impact Fund15$4,675
Art Museum83$30,888
Choirs at UW Campaign37$2,642
Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC)33$3,258
David A. Bell Graduate Seminar Fund15$3,110
Veterinary Sciences Canine Dysautonomia Research97$12,621
Mechanical Engineering Campaign32$4,349
Women's Lacrosse Club36$1,671
UW Food Security Discretionary Fund75$9,020
Men's Soccer Club14$1,251
Honors College and High School Institute (HSI) Campaign33$6,795
Rocky Mountain Herbarium36$10,901
Pre-Dental Club25$780
George C. Frison Memorial Fund32$6,770
Central Asian Student Association (CASA)2$51
Women's Volleyball Club5$415
George C. Frison Memorial Fund32$6,770
School of Pharmacy Campaign47$9,750
Department of History Campaign12$11,345
Communication Disorders Campaign35$3,744
Wyoming Migration Initiative42$10,095
Matthew Shepard Symposium on Social Justice Campaign26$1,862
Criminal Justice Student Organization2$1,001
Western Thunder Marching Band - Hat Club341$57,509
Middle East and North Africa Cultural Club3$121
Women's Rugby Club105$8,952
Friends of Lucinda Philips24$1,575
Associated Students Interested in China6$551
Coe Makerspace Artist Series Campaign3$150
Club Cycling8$700
Firearms Research Center7$780
Kinesiology & Health30$4,621
Volleyball Team - Wyoming Athletics5$960
National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLH)2$27
Student Media Scholarships Campaign1$50
John P. Ellbogen Foundation Entrepreneurship Competition Excellence Fund6$250
Science Initiative Discretionary Fund4$5,525
Criminal Justice Student Organization2$1,001
Men's Lacrosse Club27$3,316
Club Racquetball7$207
Club Triathlon25$3,138
Diane Courselle Memorial Clinic Fund - Defender Aid Clinic5$250
Model United Nations Club1$1
College of Health Sciences Discretionary Fund (Pre-Health Cowboys)5$475
English Department9$377
Geological Museum9$1,227
Club Equestrian27$1,946
Multicultural Affairs Campaign29$2,018
Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research (WIHR)26$3,575
Center for Global Studies Campaign36$17,355
Queer Community Coalition28$684
UW Extension10$4,072
Wyoming Precision Shooting Club10$481
Pre-Veterinary Club5$451
Meat Judging Team34$6,295
Molecular Biology and Microbiology Campaign18$3,421
Jazz Studies Program34$2,011
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering41$14,394
Northern Arapaho Endowment Funds Campaign7$305
Campus Recreation Campaign21$803
Susan McCormack Center for Student Success (McCaskey Institutional Fund)3$200
Shotgun Sports Club10$865
Engineers Without Borders UW Chapter3$300
Physics and Astronomy Department30$12,946
Swimming and Diving Team - Wyoming Athletics46$14,225
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Gradhat icon22%Alumni
Book icon13%Students
Suitcase icon11%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon28%Friends
Parent icon11%Parents
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UW Foundation Board
Heart icon matched 435 gifts for a total of $90,000
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Kent and Susan Westedt
Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!
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College of Business Donors
Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!
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Jill and Jim Anderson
Gave $40,000 during a Challenge!
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John P. Ellbogen Foundation, Scarlett Family Foundation, ATBS/American Truck Business Services, UniWyo Federal Credit Union, and an Anonymous Donor
Heart icon matched a total of $33,500
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Distinguished alumni and loyal Debate Team supporters
Gave $29,000 during a Challenge!
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Wyoming Arts Council, Wyoming Cultural Trust, and the Wyoming Community Foundation
Heart icon matched a total of $26,400
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The Family of Neil. D. MacKay
Gave $25,000 during a Challenge!
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President Seidel's UW Faculty/Staff Match
Heart icon matched 168 gifts for a total of $25,000
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