Gary Sherman
Department Chair
M.S. Southwest Missouri University, 1975
B.S. University of Missouri, 1972

Sherman@uwyo.edu • 307-766-2988 • AS 223

Prior to becoming the department chair in 1999, Mr. Sherman was the first faculty member hired for the Criminal Justice program at the University of Wyoming.

Before coming to the University in 1994 he was the director of the Wyoming Department of Family Services , 1991-1994 and director of the Board of Charities and Reform (Institutions of Corrections, Juvenile Corrections, Mental Health and Aging) for the State of Wyoming, 1988-1991. In addition to working for the State of Wyoming, Gary has worked as the director of many Missouri State Agencies including the Missouri Division of Youth Services. He has served under three governors including the current Attorney General of the United States, John Ashcroft.

Mr. Sherman also is a training consultant for various National and Federal correction agencies and prisons as well as social service agencies and private organizations.

In addition to receiving the Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award in 1999, Gary has received numerous Top 10 Teacher Awards.

Classes Taught

• Intro to Corrections
   

Press releases:

• 1/26/2007 - UW Trustees Approve Personnel Items
• 4/7/2003 - UW Honors Top Advisers
• 4/29/2002 - Green River's Kerr Receives Tobin Memorial Award
• 5/11/1999 - Five UW Faculty Members Receive Ellbogen Awards
• 5/6/1999 - Gary Sherman Honored with UW Ellbogen Teaching Award
• 5/6/1999 - UW/CC Center Faculty Member Earns Teaching Award
• 3/19/1997 - First UW Student to Finish Practicum at WLEA