May 3, 2021
Jim Magagna
The University of Wyoming will confer its highest award, the honorary doctoral degree, upon two individuals who will be recognized during UW commencement ceremonies May 14-15.
They are Jim Magagna, the longtime executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and advocate for Wyoming ranchers; and recently deceased Northern Arapaho elder Crawford White Eagle Sr., who will be honored posthumously.
They each will receive the Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
UW alumni, current or former trustees and faculty members are eligible to nominate individuals for honorary degrees who embody the university’s high ideals; exemplify the values of excellence, service and integrity; and possess distinguished accomplishments in their professions, public service or service to humanity. Submissions are referred to a joint committee of trustees and faculty members, which forwards recommendations to the full Board of Trustees for approval.
(Laramie, WY) – The University of Wyoming announced Monday they will confer its highest award, the honorary doctoral degree, upon two individuals who will be recognized during UW commencement ceremonies May 14-15.
They are Jim Magagna, the longtime executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and advocate for Wyoming ranchers; and recently deceased Northern Arapaho elder Crawford White Eagle Sr., who will be honored posthumously. Both will receive the Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
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White Eagle, who died in January 2020, was one of the ceremonial leaders of the Northern Arapaho people of the Wind River Reservation. He served as a member of the Northern Arapaho Business Council and the Northern Arapaho Elders Council, working as a tireless advocate for the preservation of the tribeâs language and culture. He also promoted the education of his people, helping establish the Northern Arapaho endowment for tribal students attending UW and help
LARAMIE The University of Wyoming will confer its highest award, the honorary doctoral degree, upon Rock Springs native Jim Magagna, who will be recognized during UW commencement ceremonies May 14-15. Magagna, the longtime executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and advocate for Wyoming ranchers will be honored along with recently deceased Northern Arapaho elder Crawford White Eagle Sr.
They each will receive the Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
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Magagna has led the Wyoming Stock Growers Association since 1998. Before that, he served as director of the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments and Office of Federal Land Policy. He also chaired the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission during that time.
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