Earl G. Gould and Faie V. Gould Scholarship Endowment

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 college was a source of pride to Earl and Faie, and the campus world was always a part of their lives. After he retired, Earl took horticulture classes at NWC, and both he and Faie enjoyed watching college athletic events.
Earl Gould lost his mother at a young age, and during the Depression when he was just 12 years old, he was sent out on his own to fend for himself. As an adult, he strongly believed in the value of education, and he knew firsthand the challenges facing students from modest backgrounds as they strive to attend college. When Earl passed away in 1997, Faie knew that a scholarship endowment was the best way to honor the memory of her husband.
Faie also believed strongly in the value of higher education. Raised in Greybull, she graduated from the Colorado Women’s College in 1937 and came back to the Big Horn Basin to teach. She and Earl eloped to marry, because in her day you couldn’t teach if you were married. In order to see her students through the school year, she kept her marriage a secret until school let out.
Faie passed away in 2016, and her family chose to honor her memory with donations to the scholarship that had been endowed when Earl passed away almost 20 years earlier. At Faie’s death, the scholarship was renamed to honor both Faie and Earl. According to Faie and Earl’s daughter Grace, “Education is something that no one can take away from the recipient; it should be available to students who come from less affluent backgrounds.” The Earl G and Faie V Gould Memorial Scholarship gives those who need financial support an extra boost, honoring the values of the Goulds.