LARAMIE, Wyo., Sept. 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

A major gift from University of Wyoming Foundation Board member and alumna Martha Brown Wyrsch will establish the Wyrsch Family Deanship in the UW Honors College.

The gift marks the fifth named deanship in UW's history and advances the university's commitment to academic excellence. Endowed deanships are among the most prestigious gifts a university can receive, providing both the resources and recognition needed to attract visionary academic leaders and to advance university priorities.

"I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to invest in the Honors College and in the extraordinary students and faculty who make it such a special place," Wyrsch says...