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Two to Receive UW Honorary Degrees | News | University of Wyoming

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. ....

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Northern Arapaho elder to receive UW honorary doctoral degree

(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 ....

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UW honoring Northern Arapaho elder who received Purple Heart and Wyoming ranching advocate with top award

UW honoring Northern Arapaho elder who received Purple Heart and Wyoming ranching advocate with top award
By Brendan LaChance on May 3, 2021
Left: Jim Magagna
Right: Crawford White Eagle Sr.
(Photos courtesy of UW)
CASPER, Wyo. The University of Wyoming said on Monday, May 3 that they will be conferring honorary doctoral degrees on two individuals during their up-coming May 14-15 commencement ceremonies. UW said the honorary degrees are the highest award that they give to people.
UW will confer the honorary degrees on “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.” ....

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Chief Washakie Foundation establishes fund to benefit UW and Wind River Reservation – Sheridan Media

The UW Foundation marked the creation of the Zedora Teton Enos Excellence Fund with a ceremony April 23 at the McMurry Legacy Hall in the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center. From left are: front row, Laura Raynolds, Chief Washakie Foundation trustee; Zedora Enos, namesake of the excellence fund and Chief Washakie Foundation trustee; and Ann Abeyta, also a Chief Washakie Foundation trustee; back row, James Trosper, Chief Washakie Foundation chairman and director of UW’s High Plains American Indian Research Institute; Lee Spoonhunter, co-chairman of the Northern Arapaho Business Council; UW President Ed Seidel; and John Washakie, co-chairman of the Eastern Shoshone Business Council. (UW Photo) ....

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Chief Washakie Foundation Establishes Fund to Benefit UW and Wind River Reservation | News

April 29, 2021
UW President Ed Seidel, right, receives a check from Zedora Enos, a trustee of the Chief Washakie Foundation. Also on hand for the recent ceremony was James Trosper, Chief Washakie Foundation chairman and director of UW’s High Plains American Indian Research Institute. (UW Photo)
The Chief Washakie Foundation has established an endowment fund the Zedora Teton Enos Excellence Fund at the University of Wyoming that benefits the Wind River Indian Reservation community.
“I wanted to see this endowment created because of a passion for education and being an entrepreneur, and to help others know that they can get out and do something,” says Shoshone elder and entrepreneur Zedora Teton Enos, the fund’s namesake and great-granddaughter of Chief Washakie. “At the beginning, I wanted to set an example and set a good example and let others know what we can do. I want our people to know that they can roll up their sleeves and do something for thems ....

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