Joan Daley Singer was an inspiration to all who knew her. She was a vibrant person with an out-going personality and a natural leader. Before graduating in the Powell High School class of 1945, she was active on the newspaper staff, the annual staff, in music, in...

Joe and Anni Ross had always had a dream to create a scholarship for students majoring in an agricultural academic program at Northwest College. This is not the first time Joe and Anni have created a scholarship. After working in the Real Estate Appraiser business...

When John Krause passed away in 1993, his wife Leona started a small scholarship to honor his love of Northwest College and of agriculture. John has served as an early member of the college’s Board of Trustees. She faithfully donated each year to fund the award...

A mild-mannered Powell store owner by day, John Bonner became the “music man” at night, playing his organ every evening at home. From accompanying Rotary Club songs at weekly meetings to delighting his grandchildren with pop tunes and oldies, John gifted everyone in...

John DeWitt, Jr., was a scholar who viewed education as a means for individuals to more fully appreciate the human experience and contribute to civic life in a constructive and thoughtful manner. He lived out this belief as Northwest College’s Dean of Students from...

John Hinkley dedicated his entire professional career to quality instruction at Northwest College where he was one of only sixteen faculty members and responsible for teaching all the “Social Sciences” at the beginning of his career. When Hinkley died in 1997, his...

Jonathan Miller’s opus was on its way to becoming a beautiful body of work until it was cut tragically short in 2002. A passionate young man who studied music in the rooms of this building before transferring to the Lamont School of Music in Denver, Jonathan was...

Dr. Lyle Haberland met June, a nurse and his wife-to-be, at Sacramento County Hospital in California. As a young nurse, June had aspirations of entering the nursing education field, but instead she became Lyle’s right hand in the family practice he opened in Powell...

Karen Harrison Memorial Nursing Scholarship Endowment According to her husband Bruce, Karen Harrison loved her job as a member of the Nursing faculty at Northwest College. “Karen loved teaching,” he said, “and every spare moment was spent working on that program.” ...

For decades, Keele Sanitation has been the trusted provider of sanitation services for residents and businesses in Cody, Powell and Lovell Wyoming. In 2021, this scholarship was created to support full-time students participating in intercollegiate athletics as...

Lars Bly was an accomplished and talented graduate of Powell High School. He was a National Merit Finalist and an excellent tennis player along with numerous other achievements. Growing up, he was often seen around the Northwest College campus where his father, Jim...

Larry Menefee has lived in Colorado most of his life, but he still thinks of Powell as his hometown. He grew up in Powell, and he attended NWC while still living with his parents, working 50 hours a week and playing baseball to put himself through school. In his...

Believing that education is a religious responsibility, area representatives from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worked with church leaders in Salt Lake City to create a scholarship program that assists members enrolled at Northwest College in...

Loretta Stapleton, former Cody Regional Health Emergency Room Director, and her family have left an amazing gift for generations to come. After Loretta’s passing in 2022, an endowed scholarship was created in her memory at Northwest College to support Cody Regional...

Marianna (Mari) Howard Daley Mathews always met challenges with determination and dignity. Returning to college and becoming a pharmacist was how she met the challenge of being widowed at the age of 32 with a drugstore to run and 3 small children to raise. As an...

The Marigold N. Saunders Scholarship Endowment was established in 1977 by Grant Taggart, of Cowley WY. Mrs. Marigold Saunders was the widow of H.J. Saunders, a former executive of California-Western States Life Insurance Company. Grant Taggart went to work as a...

Mario Aguilar found is confidence and discovered his passion behind a camera at Northwest College. That’s why after his death at age 44 from ALS, his wife, Darla, established a scholarship endowment to educate sophomore photography students. Darla shared, “As his...

Mary Elaine Bever Housel grew up as a Homesteader’s daughter in Garland, Wy. After graduating from Powell High School, she attended the University of Wyoming with degrees in Commerce and Education. She married Jerry Winters Housel in Cody where they resided...

Matthias Ambrose was a baby who lived a very short but precious life. The scholarship has been funded to continue his memory while helping those seeking to further their education. Matthias would not of been an honor student but he would have been a caring person...

From roots in Powell’s earliest homestead days, Max Murray went on to help pioneer this country’s space exploration program. But he never forgot where he came from or his humble beginnings. He was born in 1915 on the Shoshone Reclamation Project at Powell and grew up...

Wrestling has always been a big part of the Metzler family. Wes Metzler, and all his boys competed in wrestling at various levels and points in their lives. It was a family passion. It was also important according to Coleen Metzler to promote Trapper wrestling to...

Robyn Fleenor and Troy Hissam met for the first time at Northwest College in 1986. Robyn was a member of the Trapper volleyball team and Troy worked as a line judge at games. They were introduced at a party two weeks before classes started their freshman year and...

With a big, welcoming smile and engaging personality, Professor Emeritus Mike Masterson was a faculty fixture at Northwest College from 1977 to 2010. He served in a variety of positions at NWC over his 33-year career, including low brass instructor, director of vocal...

Mildred Robertson Parr was an educated, buckskin-wearing, shotgun-toting woman who played the piano and violin “like an angel.” A member of one of Cody’s founding families in the early 1900s, Mildred was known in her teen years as an accomplished riflewoman and...

Until she was 13, Minnie Wasden Blood attended a three-room rural school in Penrose, WY, and then her parents built a two-room home in Cowley so she and her brothers and sisters could attend the only school available in that part of the Big Horn Basin. Though...

Jessica’s commitment to education and community empowerment is at the heart of the Morales Veronica Nursing Scholarship. Born to parents who immigrated from Mexico in the 1980s, Jessica understands firsthand the challenges that come with being a first-generation...

This scholarship award is given to honor the memory and legacy of Nellemay Gillett Blevins. She arrived with her parents and brothers and lived her entire life in the Big Horn Basin. She raised her family with Wyoming values, treating others with a graceful blend...

Nicholas Waln Morris Sr. was an avid pilot and a sought after flight instructor. Despite his personal regret for having dropped out of high school to pursue a career in aviation during the post-World War I era, he was a lifelong promoter of education. Nick was...

Dr. Nick Morris and his wife Madelyn, a registered nurse, dedicated their lives to the medical profession. With strong ties to the local community, its people, and its hospitals, they were committed to the sustainability of the medical workforce in the Big Horn...

Megan Woods, studied English at NWC, graduating in 1984. Megan transferred to the University of Wyoming and completed her bachelor’s degree in English. While pursuing a master’s degree in American Studies, she was working as a graduate teaching assistant when a young...