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The photograph shows the west face of the renovated College of Health Sciences building (formerly the Biochemistry building). The renovated structure provides 35,251 square feet of floor space to accommodate state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms, meeting spaces, and offices for the College of Health Sciences.

Campaign Goal

The College of Health Sciences will focus on raising capital necessary to purchase equipment, provide scholarships and create endowments in research and instruction to provide a quality education to Wyoming’s health care professionals.

A Profile of the College of Health Sciences

The College of Health Sciences is UW’s youngest college. Reorganized in 1984, the College consists of the Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy; the Divisions of Communication Disorders, Kinesiology and Health, and Social Work; the Family Practice Residency Centers in Cheyenne and Casper; the WWAMI Medical Education Program; and the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities. The college also offers a dental hygiene degree in conjunction with Sheridan College and an interdisciplinary bachelor of science degree in health sciences. Over the years, enrollment has steadily grown, making the college UW’s second largest.

The Health Sciences Center is home to all of the college’s programs and divisions except the Division of Kinesiology and Health, which remains in the expanded and remodeled Corbett Building. The interdisciplinary approach to education and research offered by the center has already shown remarkable results. Students learn from contact and consultation with students in other disciplines, thereby strengthening the importance of collaboration in the provision of medical and social services. Faculty members have profited, as well, by their increased ability to make major research contributions addressing important national and international issues in cardiovascular health, diabetes and cancer treatment and control, and stress management. These many advantages are a direct result of the outstanding teaching and research facilities offered in the building—“smart” classrooms, advanced computer labs, well-equipped practice treatment centers, and expanded research and telemedicine capabilities made possible by the liberal contributions realized during the distinction campaign. The center stands as physical proof of the state, university, and college’s commitment to providing exceptional health care and wellness maintenance education, innovative research, and service. That assurance will enhance recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, lead to the education of the best-equipped students in the health care professions, and result in countless ways to boost the vitality of the state and health of its citizens.

The center is proving to be an extraordinary state and university asset for research, instruction, and interdisciplinary collaboration. New opportunities such as a geriatric education center, a multidisciplinary addiction studies course, the expansion of areas in pharmacy and nursing, additional degrees, and updated equipment require private funding, however, and even with the Hathaway Bill, scholarships are becoming increasingly important as national certification standards require our graduates to obtain advanced degrees. Furthermore, the College of Health Sciences must be prepared to address the looming health-care-provider crisis facing our state and nation. The generosity of our friends and supporters has always played a critical role in assuring the success of the college as we work to achieve our mission of “promoting excellence in health and human services through university teaching, research, and service with special emphasis on rural populations.” Please contact the Development Office to learn more about how you can help.

Ways to Give

Several methods for making a charitable contribution to the Health Sciences campaign are available.

  • Bequests
  • Cash
  • Charitable remainder trusts and gift annuities
  • Corporate matching funds
  • Life insurance
  • Negotiable securities
  • Real estate
  • Tangible personal property

UW Foundation consultants are available to confer with you and your financial advisor about making the wisest charitable contribution for your situation.

College of Health Sciences Naming Opportunities

Gifts to the College of Health Sciences campaign may be made to honor family members, former professors, beloved health care providers, and/or donors by naming the entire facility, a major component, or one of the rooms in the complex. For example, just last year, Roy Whitney surprised his wife, Nursing professor Fay Whitney, by making the second largest cash gift to UW and thereby naming the School of Nursing the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. Roy and Fay’s generous gift of $3 million will cover a major portion of the renovation.


Roy and Fay Whitney

Naming opportunities still remain for major components such as

  • the Health Sciences Complex
  • the Division of Social Work,
  • the Division of Communication Disorders,
  • the School of Pharmacy,
  • WWAMI Medical Education Program, and
  • Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND).

Rooms and laboratories can be named in the following areas:

  • Social Work
  • Interview/Observation Rooms
  • Computer Lab
  • Communication Disorders
  • Hearing Aide Lab
  • Sign Language Lab
  • Auditory Resonance Lab
  • Child Language Lab
  • Nursing
  • Examination Rooms
  • Biofeedback Lab
  • Screening Lab
  • Pharmacy Esplanade (to connect the New Health Sciences Complex to the adjacent Pharmacy Building)
  • Wyoming INstitute for Disabilities (WIND)
    • Child Assessment Center
    • Assistive Technology Computer Lab 

For More Information please contact:

Jane Barghothi
Director of Development
College of Health Sciences
Dept. 3432
1000 E University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
(307) 766-2113
E-Mail:  jbarghot@uwyo.edu