Sweetwater County Native Named University Of Wyoming President

Brigadier General Shane Reeves has been named as the next President of the University of Wyoming.

Reeves is currently the dean of the Academic Board at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. U.W Trustees voted to offer him the presidency on Thursday, April 2, and he has accepted. He will assume office in July.

A post on the University of Wyoming Facebook page quotes Reeves as saying “I am deeply honored and humbled to return home and serve as the next president of the University of Wyoming,” Reeves says. “The future is bright for our incredible community, and I am excited about what we will accomplish together.

Reeves Is A Rock Springs High School Graduate

According to uwyo.edu.news:

After graduating from Rock Springs High School in 1992, Reeves enrolled at West Point and earned a bachelor’s degree in European history in 1996. He began his Army career as an armor officer with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, leading soldiers at the platoon and troop levels and establishing a foundation of tactical and organizational leadership.

Reeves earned a Juris Doctor from the College of William and Mary in 2003 and was deployed in support of combat operations in Iraq as a brigade judge advocate, advising commanders on operations, detainee prosecutions and international law. For his combat service in Iraq, he received the Bronze Star.

Reeves will be the 29th President of the University of Wyoming.