When Bob Schilling came back to Wyoming to accept his induction into the Wyoming Business Alliance Hall of Fame last week, there was one emotional moment that brought home the impact of his four decades of work in the Cowboy State.

That moment happened when Schilling asked people in the audience to raise a hand if they had either been the recipient of a Hathaway Scholarship or knew someone who had.

More than half of the room raised their hands.

Everyone looked around the room, including Schilling, taking it all in.

“Isn’t that amazing,” Schilling said quietly. “Twenty years ago, that wouldn’t have happened, would it?”

The visual was a testament to one of Schilling’s best-known achievements in Wyoming, a merit-based scholarship that ensures any student with C+ or better grades and good

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