Although the reappointment of Powell engineer Dusty Spomer to the Industrial Siting Council drew the most attention, he was just one of 14 Big Horn Basin residents named to various state boards by Gov. Mark Gordon. The Wyoming Senate ultimately confirmed all of them.

In a letter to legislators, Gordon said all of his nominees “represent some of the brightest and most dedicated in our state.”

The governor’s other Senate-confirmed nominations from the Big Horn Basin included:

• appointing former state senator and Park County School District 1 curriculum coordinator R.J. Kost to the Wyoming State Board of Education;

• reappointing Wapiti outfitter and Park County Commissioner Lee Livingston to the Wyoming State Board of Outfitters and Professional Guides;

• reappointing Powell farmer Pidge Fulton to the Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Board;

• appointing Cody engineer Travis Conklin to the School Facilities Commission;

• appointing Park County Archives Curator Brian Beauvais of Cody to the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund Board to fill an unexpired term;

• appointing Cody psychologist Terresa Humphries-Wadsworth to the Wyoming Board of Psychology;

• reappointing Blair Hotels vice president Quintin Blair of Cody to the Wyoming Tourism Board;

• reappointing former Cody Enterprise publisher Bruce McCormack to the Aeronautics Commission;

• appointing former state Rep. Elaine Harvey of Lovell to the Wyoming Business Council to fill an unexpired term;

• appointing Burlington rancher Mike Riley to the Wyoming Board of Agriculture;

• appointing Patricia Flynn Elliott of Shell to the Wyoming Community College Commission;

• appointing former Hot Springs County commissioner and state representative Mike Baker of Thermopolis to the Wyoming Transportation Commission; and

• appointing Thermopolis rancher Weston Jones to the Wyoming Livestock Board.

All of the appointees are unpaid volunteers.