Cal and Irene Taggart’s scholarship endowment is a tribute to their belief in supporting the future of the Big Horn Basin by providing opportunity for area young people to grow and succeed. Cal Taggart was born and raised in Cowley, Wyoming, and Irene grew up in...

CAMPCO Federal Credit Union has been empowering members to achieve their financial dreams, with strong ties to family, the community and Northwest College. Recipients of this scholarship demonstrate superior athletic achievement and academic performance. Students...

Carolyn has loved school ever since she dreamed of being a teacher in first grade. She wanted to share that opportunity with others who felt the same calling. After attending college (University of North Dakota, Kansas State University, and the University of...

For those who were lucky enough to know her, Carrie Gasch inspired them to give.  As an influential member of the fundraising team at Northwest College Foundation, she added life to the annual phonathon and created unforgettable employee campaigns.  This work gave...

The Fish family connection to Northwest College Forensics began in the fall of 1971, when Duane and Virginia arrived on campus as students and met while competing on the speech and debate team. Duane joined the Northwest College faculty in 1976, and began coaching...

Charles “Les” and Nora Bovee married in 1947, after meeting at a community dance at the old Garland Schoolhouse. Les was born in Powell on the family farm, and Nora had moved to the area from South Dakota to teach in Powell and at the Valley School west of Cody. ...

Chris Cooley spent the first 10 years of his life in Powell before moving to Logan, Utah, where he’d eventually play college football at Utah State. He then went on to play nine seasons in the NFL finishing his career as Washington’s all-time leader in receptions by...

When Clay Miller passed away, his wife Dianne and family dedicated his memorial funds to creating the Clay Miller Electrical Apprentice Scholarship. Clay was a Master Electrician, and in 1977 he started Clay’s Electrical Service (later Prime Power and...

When Stacy Bair established Wyoming’s premiere fitness center with multiple locations, creating a new scholarship wasn’t something she thought about at the time. However, when the idea of creating an athletic scholarship came to light, it seemed to be a perfect fit....

Jerry Lanchbury, member of the Cody High School Class of ’49, said, “Ours is a special class. We believe in giving, in whatever way you can.” There’s some confusion about whose idea the scholarship fund was, but since its initial funding in 1999 with money left...

Cole Schanz was a musical artist and like many artists, was with us for too short a time. As a gesture of support to his parents, the Breakfast Exchange Club in Billings, Mont., endowed a scholarship in honor of Cole. To keep his memory alive, every year in Oregon...

There are times in life when we see glimpses of ourselves in other people’s stories. When Northwest College alum and Army Command Sergeant Major Kevin J. Griffin died during an attack in Afghanistan in 2012, Army veteran and NWC faculty member Steve Walker had such a...

“Everything is going to be OK; Connie’s taking care of me.” Generations of Powell patients were soothed by Connie Kovach’s calming nature and compassionate care. As Pastor Ron Lytle put it, “Connie was a healer.” Educated as a nurse in the 1950s, Connie returned to...

Diane E. Bonner was a colorist at heart. She held a B.A. degree in art from the University of Wyoming (1962), formal training that sharpened her natural creativity. Her bold work played out in the use of distinguishing vivid colors in an array of fields—paintings,...

The Smith family started the Dick Smith Memorial Scholarship in 1988 after Dick’s early passing. Dick was not a college educated man, but a man who learned by doing. However, he always believed “diplomas open doors that otherwise may remain closed.” Jeanette,...

Dick and Marge Wilder enrolled as members of Northwest College’s first class in 1946. Marge still vividly remembers the makeshift college put together in a few rooms in the basement of Powell High School. The Wilders attended NWC for one year, and then moved on to...

“Education is the one thing that no one can take away from you.” These are the searing words of a Palestinian man in Amman, Jordan, who sacrificed to pay for a college education for his eight children after he had lost nearly everything, including his land on the...

Dock Fulton never wrestled a match in his 80 years of life, but his legacy is a family of wrestlers, wrestling officials, and wrestling coaches. He believed in the value of education, and the importance of participation in activities; his scholarship encourages...

The Dolores Snyder Nursing Scholarship was started in 2004 after Dolores lost her life to colon cancer. In gratitude for the loving care that Dolores received from the Cody medical community during her illness, Dolores’ husband Bob approached one of her doctors...

Don “Livy” Livingston founded “Engineering Associates” in Cody in the 1950s and guided its growth and development over the decades. His hard work and sacrifice made it what it is today. He has always been a tireless advocate for the engineering and surveying...

Mark Kitchen’s mother was a believer in the power of education and knew it was essential for her children. Kitchen noted, “When my sister, divorced with three small children, was accepted into a college Registered Nursing program, my mother cared for my nieces and...

The Gould family home is across the street from Northwest College, and according to Earl and Faie’s daughter, Grace, the family watched the college grow from a University of Wyoming experiment farm to the Northwest College campus it is today. The success of the...

It seems that Eric and Wendi Robirds have always had a special place in their hearts for Northwest College student athletes. They were a host family for men’s basketball for many seasons, and Wendi served on the Trapper Booster Club for countless years. Even their...

Esther Cowgill Brodrick Brumage was born with a song in her heart and she played it for all 93 years of her life, often as a Sunday accompanist in church and at official high school functions.  She got others to sing along as the founding director of a 94-member...

Olive Fell was born in 1896 and spent her early years in Montana and Wyoming. Her rural upbringing contributed to her appreciation of nature and animals. She graduated from Cody High School in 1916 and went on to study art at the Art Institute of Chicago, University...

Floyd Young was born and raised in Lusk, Wyoming. He attended the University of Wyoming, where he was a varsity wrestler. After receiving his Master’s degree in Physical Education, he was hired to teach and coach wrestling at Northwest College. His coaching career...

Having returned from active duty with the Army in World War II, Forrest Allen left his family’s sheep ranch in Montana in 1948 to homestead near Heart Mountain. He lived without electricity, gas or phone that first year in barracks moved from the nearby...

As a Big Horn Basin boy at heart, Gene Shuler loves to play horseshoes.  He also loves to golf.  But he really loves Northwest College and that’s evident in a big way through the agriculture scholarship endowment he helped to develop.  Each year he honors his NWC...

The value of education was a cornerstone of George and Janice Armour’s life. Both college graduates, George taught English at Lovell High School and Janice was a library aide. George and Janice appreciated having NWC handy and attended plays and concerts when...

Gerry went to school in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Manitoba, Canada, until he reached high school. He attended Winnipeg Technical and Vocational School, where he graduated. While there, he participated and excelled in all manner of sports: Football, wrestling,...