UW HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTION TO D.A.R.E. PROGRAM

LARAMIE -- The University of Wyoming athletics department will be
honored today for its contributions to the Laramie Police
Department's D.A.R.E. program at the Rochelle Athletics Center.
Deputy Director of Athletics Barbara Burke will accept the award on
behalf of the athletics department.

This fall, the athletics department entered into a partnership with
the Laramie Police Department to form the Albany County Drug-free
Youth Support Program, which provides sixth grade D.A.R.E. students
opportunities to attend 45 athletic events at Wyoming free of charge.

"I am very excited about this program and immeasurable support that
the University of Wyoming Athletics Department has given the
D.A.R.E. Program, and our youth who choose to remain drug-free and
make wise decisions," D.A.R.E. officer Erica Rich said in a release.