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The University of Wyoming has announced that Wyoming’s only four year institution of higher learning will confer its highest award, the honorary doctoral degree, upon former Wyoming first lady Carol Mead during UW’s winter commencement ceremony Dec. 11.
Mead will receive the Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
According to the university, UW alumni, current or former trustees and faculty members are eligible to nominate individuals for honorary degrees who embody the university’s high ideals; exemplify the values of excellence, service and integrity; and possess distinguished accomplishments in their professions, public service or service to humanity. Submissions are referred to a joint committee of trustees and faculty members, which forwards recommendations to the full Board of Trustees for approval.
Mead served two terms as first lady from 2011 to 2019, when her husband of 29 years, Matt Mead, was Wyoming’s governor. During that time, she spearheaded work to elevate the cause of literacy for children and adults, helping fund and establish the Literacy Research Center and Clinic at UW.
Mead graduated from UW in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology-cardiac rehabilitation. She has worked as a cardiovascular technician, pharmaceutical sales representative, real estate agent, and principal and managing partner of Mead Land and Livestock LLC and X Diamond Development LLC.
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Last modified: December 1, 2021