$5M gift launches Kemmerer WORTH Institute

Boy hiking with Jackson Lake and Grand Teton Mountain in distance. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #177778510 - Jeremy)

The University of Wyoming is set to transform the landscape of outdoor recreation, tourism and hospitality, thanks to a $5 million gift from Jay and Karen Kemmerer.

With state matching funds pushing the impact to more than $6 million, this investment will elevate the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative into an institute, advancing innovation, education and economic growth in Wyoming’s second-largest industry: tourism.

With the renaming of the WORTH Initiative to the Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute, this gift will support UW’s vision of becoming the premier institute for outdoor recreation, tourism and hospitality in the Rocky Mountain region.

PHOTO: Boy hiking with Jackson Lake and Grand Teton Mountain in distance. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #177778510 – Jeremy)