UW president, retiring development officer have receptions at Wyoming State Fair

Portrait of man
Ed Seidel
Portrait of woman
Anne Leonard

A meet and greet with University of Wyoming president Ed Seidel followed by a reception honoring the retiring College of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ long-time development officer is Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo in Douglas.

Both are at the Ruthe James Williams Memorial Conference Center on the state fairgrounds.

The gathering for Seidel is 2:30 p.m. The reception for Anne Leonard follows at 3:30 p.m.

Leonard is retiring in September. She joined the college in 1996 as the development officer, responsible for raising funds for scholarships, endowments and other special projects for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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