LARAMIE, Wyo.— When President Ed Seidel arrived at the University of Wyoming in 2020, he confronted a myriad of challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic, budget cuts and an online campus. Two years later, Seidel is hitting his stride and working toward transforming UW into a top-flight research institution.

LARAMIE, Wyo.— President Ed Seidel arrived at the University of Wyoming in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, budget cuts and an online workplace. The timing was less than ideal. But Seidel persisted through the challenges and is now leading the charge to transform UW into a nationally recognized research institution.

At 50, Daniel Fetsco views the criminal justice system through a unique lens. Fresh out of the University of Denver Law School, he served as a public defender and prosecutor in Carbon County before joining the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office. From there, Fetsco spent 10 years as the Deputy and Executive Director of the Wyoming Parole Board, where he participated in 10,000 parole hearings.