2011 Foot Notes, Foundation Newsletter
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Ana Olson Memorial Scholarship
Published to site on: December 21st, 2010
To make your online donation, go to the upper right hand corner and “Click Here Give Now”. This will take directly to the online donation page of our website. Complete the online gift designation form. Under “please make my gift to” click on the drop-down menu and select Established Fund located under Scholarships. On behalf of Ana’s family and friends we thank you for giving to Ana’s scholarship.
This scholarship was established in 2010 to honor the memory of Ana Ivanovna Olson, a loving daughter and sister and a friend to many. Ana’s closest friends, Paige Miller, Kirsty MacMillan and Shelby MacMillan raised most of the seed money for this scholarship to honor their friend and classmate from Tongue River High School, class of 2010. Ana was born in Russia and adopted by her Wyoming family when she was 9 years old. Ana was caring, intelligent, fearless, and steadfast and loved her 4-H animals. She excelled in raising swine and one day hoped to graduate from Sheridan College with both a nursing degree and an agriculture degree so that she could always raise swine commercially. Ana passed away in 2009 during the summer before her senior year at Tongue River High, due to complications from heart surgery. This scholarship will be awarded preferentially to graduates of Tongue River High School with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or above, and majoring in either nursing or agricultural science.
Whitney Benefits provides new on-campus housing
Published to site on: March 5th, 2010College trustees, foundation board members, and administrators, Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and Whitney Benefits board members gathered to cut the ribbon for the lofts on September 4, 2009. College Trustee Walt Wragge and Whitney Benefits President Tom Kinnison handled the scissors to cut the ribbon. (Read More)
College trustees, foundation board members, and administrators, Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and Whitney Benefits board members gathered to cut the ribbon for the lofts on September 4, 2009. College Trustee Walt Wragge and Whitney Benefits President Tom Kinnison handled the scissors to cut the ribbon.
Witzel Family Foundation supports SC
Published to site on: March 5th, 2010Major gifts from the Witzel Family Foundation will provide resources and program development for the students in the music program at Sheridan College.
A gift of $16,950 completes the Sheridan College Foundation’s campaign to raise funds for the music department’s piano fleet. Additional support from 22 other donors, the college and the Sheridan College Foundation contributed to the purchase of six new pianos for lessons and practice.
Sheridan College Hosts Career Expo – April 15, 2010
Published to site on: March 5th, 2010This expo is specially designed to expose students and job seekers to a broad spectrum of career paths, as well as provide them with opportunities to secure internships and employment information. Participants will learn more about their field of interest and new trends of the industry. The Career Expo will showcase the 16 Career Clusters and the many careers and job opportunities that each cluster has to offer. The Career Clusters will help participants enhance the link between the knowledge they acquire in school and the skills they need to pursue their dreams. Representatives from Sheridan College, University of Wyoming, Chadron State College and area businesses will be on hand to share information about the education and training needed to excel in each of the career clusters and answer questions regarding enrollment in specific programs of study. (Read More)
February Faculty Lecture
Published to site on: February 1st, 2010Son of “Popcorn, Projectors, and Pavarotti”: the Revenge
Lecturer: Chris Erickson
February 25th, 7PM, Sheridan College Whitney Building
Dr. Gordon Ward, Sheridan College President 1972-87
Published to site on: August 11th, 2009Dr. Gordon Ward, Sheridan College President 1972-87
Dr. Gordon Ward, SC President 1972-87
May 22, 1926-March 22, 2009. Dr. Gordon Ward, of Mesa, AZ, passed away on Sunday March 22, 2009 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born May 22, 1926 in Edgeley, North Dakota to William and Grace Ward, Gordon was the youngest of 6 children. Gordon graduated as an outstanding scholar from Edgeley High School in 1944. He served the United States in the Navy before attending Northern State College (Bachelors degree), the University of Wyoming (Masters degree in History and a Doctorate in College Administration). He also attended Stanford University with a Coe Fellowship. He was a teacher and coach in Pollack, SD and Fairmont, ND before teaching at Natrona County High School in Casper, WY. He later served as the Assistant to Dr. Aley at Casper College, before becoming the Dean of Instruction at Riverton College in Riverton, WY and then the Academic Dean at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM. From there he went on to become the President of Sheridan College in Sheridan, WY, (1972-1987) where he played a vital role in the development of the community college. After his retirement from Sheridan College, he became the Executive Director of the Sheridan College Foundation where he stayed until he and his wife, Betty, moved to Mesa, AZ to enjoy the sunshine. Gordon is survived by his wife: Betty, of Mesa, his daughter and son-in-law: Kimberly and Kevin, and three grandchildren: Jeremy, Nicholas and Haleigh of Longmont, CO. Source: Sheridan Press, March 25, 2009
Dr. Marilyn Grams donates piano to Sheridan College
Published to site on: August 11th, 2009The delivery of the Mason & Hamlin grand piano requires a lot of hands to unload on June 15, 2009. The piano is the gift of Dr. Marilyn Grams and greatly expands opportunities for student performance and education, and for community enjoyment of the college’s performing arts initiatives.
Piano Delivery - june 2009
