Congratulations to the Sheridan College Foundation 2022 Distinguished Alumnus: Tom Ringley ’60! “Tom Ringley has made a difference in everything he has done” said Barb Williams, one of Tom’s classmates at Sheridan College from 1958-1960. “He is a dedicated, unselfish human being who is always willing to share his vast knowledge and his expertise to […]
Art Orr just kept coming back for more… education, that is. After graduating high school in Bigfork, MT, Art enrolled in the Montana Institute of Bible, graduating in 1972 with a degree in Education and Music. He worked as a youth pastor for a few years at the First Baptist Church in Sheridan. He then […]
After three years of college classes elsewhere, amassing debt and still not finding a program of study that appealed to him, Mason landed back in his hometown of Sheridan. Deciding to not take on more debt until he found a career he was passionate about, he found a job working at a small auto […]
“Sheridan College is part of my life. It has always been a part of my life, and always will be, professionally and personally.” Sheriff Allen J. Thompson ’96 has dedicated his life to serving his country and his community with professionalism and excellence. Sheridan College Criminal Justice Department head Jonni Joyce nominated Thompson for this […]
Bored and looking for adventure, Adam Bunker left his home in Albuquerque in 2008 to go backpacking in the Rockies. Little did he know he would end up growing produce in Sheridan, Wyoming! As part of his original travels through the Rockies, he decided to visit his aunt Cheryl Harrelson in Sheridan. She asked him […]
Tina Krueger has packed a lot of excitement and accomplishment into her 33 years on this earth. Her passion for the outdoors and nature was fueled early when Cheryl Harrelson, founder of Steady Stream Hydrology, a company that specializes in assessing and restoring river systems, visited her elementary school class. Intrigued, she went to work […]
Maison Furley’s personal story speaks to the power of community college education to change lives. Currently working to help Sheridan Memorial Hospital navigate its way through the COVID-19 pandemic, Maison credits Sheridan College as being a springboard to his current success – despite great personal challenges. At just 16 months old, Maison was diagnosed with […]
Growing up, neither of my parents were college graduates. Most of my friends and family also had not gone to college. There was a low priority placed on education, viewed more like a luxury item, and it was more important to get a job and learn hard work at an early age. Towards the end […]
Feels comfortable, like home…. That’s how both Zane and Shelby Garstad describe Sheridan College. Zane ’85 and daughter Shelby ’13 took different paths to get to Sheridan College, but both agree on what brought them back to work for their alma mater. Zane grew up rodeoing in Canada. He was a first generation high school […]
Brett Burke’s journey has taken him almost full circle. He grew up in a small, remote town in South Dakota, on the family farm. “My elementary school was a one room schoolhouse, with multiple grades being taught by one teacher. In high school, there were 38 students in my graduating class.” As a junior in […]