Wyoming Business: VP lends support to UW fund campaign

LARAMIE — Vice President Dick Cheney returned to his alma mater, the University of Wyoming, on the final weekend of September to help launch a major extension of the university’s fund-raising campaign.

Joking about his “spotty” and undistinguished early academic career, Cheney told students, faculty and UW supporters from around the state that UW gave him a “fresh start.” He said the school nurtured his interest in politics and public service that propelled him to the second-highest seat in the nation.

“It really started here at the University of Wyoming,” he said. “By the time I got here, I really wanted to…