Wyoming native and University of Wyoming Alumnus, Patricia R. Guthrie, has been awarded the University of Wyoming National Advisory Board President’s Award for 2008. Mrs. Guthrie has been given the award for recognition of her hard work and dedication in supporting the arts in Wyoming. Born in Rock Springs, Guthrie graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in home economics. While in attendance at UW, Guthrie was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society and Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Guthrie has been a member of the UW Art Museum National Advisory Board since 1989 and served as the board’s president from 1997-98. She was the first chairwoman for the UW Art Museum Annual Miniature Show and Art Sale in 1997-98. She has been tireless in her support of the museum including raising funds to build an elevator in the Centennial Complex to make the building and the Art Museum more accessible.
In 2001, as part of the Distinction Campaign and with the Wyoming State Matching Fund program, Guthrie established the Patricia R. Guthrie Special Exhibition endowment, valued at $1 million for the UW Art Museum in support of new acquisitions, conservation and special exhibitions.
The UW National Advisory Board President’s Award is an award created in 1995 as a special recognition for an individual, group or organization that represents a lifetime commitment to the arts in Wyoming. The award was presented to the honoree at the Art Museum’s annual Gala Ball Saturday. A replica of the award is on display at the UW Art Museum.
