Background

Simpson, Peter Kooi was born on July 31, 1930 in Sheridan, Wyoming, United States. Son of Milward Lee and Lorna Helen (Kooi) Simpson.

Education

Bachelor, University Wyoming, 1953. Master of Arts, University Wyoming, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oregon, 1973.

Career

President, Western Hills, Inc., Billings, Cody, Wyoming, 1959-1961; assistant professor of history, Eastern Oregon College, La Grande, Oregon, 1962-1965; assistant professor of history, Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon, 1968-1969, 70-72; instructor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1969-1970; assistant to president, Casper (Wyoming) College, 1974-1977; coordinator U.Wyo.-Casper College upper division, Casper (Wyoming) College, 1976-1977; dean instruction, Sheridan College, 1977-1983; assistant to president for development, dean instruction, Sheridan College, 1983-1984; vice president for development, alumni and university relations, executive director Foundation,, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1984-1989; vice president for institutional advancement, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1989-1997; vice president emeritus, U. Wyoming, Laramie, since 1997; distinguished Simpson professor.of political science, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1998. Board directors Bank of Laramie, U. Wyoming Foundation.

Achievements

• Peter Kooi Simpson has been listed as a noteworthy university official by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Community of Cattlemen: A Social History of the Cattle Industry in Southeastern Oregon, 1869-1912 by Peter K. Simpson (1987-12-03)

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • The Community of Cattlemen: A Social History of the Cattle Industry in Southeastern Oregon, 1869-1912

    (Softcover book)

Membership

Member Wyoming House of Representatives, 1980-1984. Republican nominee for governor of Wyoming, 1986. Board directors Wyoming Volunteer Assistance Corporation, Laramie, 1985-1989, Casper Troopers Foundation, since 1988, Ivinson Memorial Hospital Foundation, since 1993.

Member library advisory committee Buffalo Bill History Center, since 1997. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1960. Member Screen Actors Guild, Wyoming History Society, Cowboy Joe Club (executive committee 1984-1997), Rotary (chairman Foundation 1990-1992), Masons (33 degree), Shriners, Jesters.

Interests

• Avocations: community theater, astronomy, running, reading, madrigal singing.

Connections

Married Lynne Alice Livingston, June 18, 1960. Children: Milward Allen, Margaret Ann, Peter Kooi Junior.

Father:

Milward Lee Simpson

Mother:

Lorna Helen (Kooi) Simpson

Spouse:

Lynne Alice Livingston

child:

Milward Allen Simpson

child:

Margaret Ann Simpson

child:

Peter Kooi Junior Simpson