The Service, Leadership, and Community Engagement (SLCE) Office at UW is currently seeking nominations for the inaugural “Do Good, Be Good” award recipient. Nominees should be current UW students who have shown consistent engagement in community service initiatives at UW and/or in Laramie over an extended period, reflecting their genuine commitment to helping others as well as demonstrated leadership in organizing, managing, or contributing to impactful service projects that address societal needs and inspire others to take action. Nominations are due by March 23rd. Learn more about the award or submit a nomination: https://www.uwyo.edu/csil/community-engagement-and-service/slce/service/do-good-be-good-award.html
A gift to the University of Wyoming (UW) has established the “Do Good, Be Good” Seeton Family Community Impact Fund specifically to support the top community-serving students at UW who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to community service. This fund will encourage sustained, individualized leadership in service activities and honor outstanding contributors who make a lasting impact.
This fund has been established by Tom Seeton, who graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1979 with a B.A. in journalism and later returned to UW to earn a B.S. in business administration in 1983. Tom was very active in student media, serving as Sports Editor and News Editor of the Branding Iron and Editor of the Summer Roundup, the weekly summer school newspaper. During his junior year, he was awarded the prestigious Wyoming Press Association Scholarship for journalistic excellence and won two Rocky Mountain Press Association awards for sports news and column writing. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Tom worked as a Sports Editor for daily newspapers in New Mexico, Wyoming (Rawlins) and Arizona before embarking on an exciting career with Continental Airlines and later co-managing his family's oil and gas business (Mary Helen Energy LLC.) Tom is actively involved in several initiatives that enrich the university community including being a staunch supporter of the Pokes Food Pantry. Tom's philanthropic contributions to UW include the establishment in 2023 of the two Seeton Family "Cowboy Tough" scholarships, which celebrate student athletes who overcome a significant medical challenge, injury, disability or family hardship to make their mark in UW sports. He and his wife, Cheri, reside in Golden, CO.
Tom’s vision for the new "Do Good, Be Good" Seeton Family Community Impact Fund reflects his belief in the transformative power of self-driven community service and leadership, a passion that was deeply inspired by his many years of involvement in community service projects through his Kiwanis clubs in metro Denver. Tom aims to foster a culture of sustained, individualized impact at UW, encouraging students to make meaningful contributions to society.
