In the fall of 2001 Audrey Kleinsasser and Jane Nelson of the Ellbogen Center met with groups of students at the University of Wyoming to solicit nominations of teachers who have made a positive difference in their lives, teachers who have helped them to remain at UW and to become successful learners. Student groups included the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA), the Minority Engineering Program/Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers, the Association of Black Student Leaders (ABSL), the Asian American Pacific Islander Student Association, the Keepers of the Fire (KOF), the  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Alliance (LGBTA), the United Multicultural Council, the Women's Center, International Student Life, and the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW). 

The nomination process was also advertised in the campus newspaper, through student government offices, and through student list-serves. Students nominated teachers  through their choice of an online nomination form or a paper form.

Fifty-two faculty were nominated.

In December 2002 the E-CTL hosted a reception to honor the nominees.

Photographs taken at the reception:

UW President Phil Dubois speaks at the reception

Several of the nominees for the Chilly project