Champion of TRIO
“For Advocacy on behalf of ASPIRE and TRIO students by an elected public official”
This award is given each year; the appropriate nominations are received and approved by the ASPIRE Executive Board. Criteria to be a nominee consist of the following:
- being an elected official (includes Tribal Council members);
- evidence of active support of TRIO and disadvantaged students; and
- must serve constituents within the ASPIRE
| Year | Name, Title, Location |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Tim Wirth, Senator CO |
| 1993 | Wayne Owens, Congressman UT |
| 1995 | Rosemarie Myrdal, Lieutenant Governor ND |
| 1997 | Conrad Burns, Senator MT |
| 2002 | Kent Conrad, Senator ND |
| 2003 | Jack Spiker, Mayor, City of Cheyenne WY |
| 2004 | Craig Thomas, Senator WY |
| 2005 | Jim Matheson, Congressman UT |
| 2006 | Becket Hinckley, Wyoming House of Representatives, District 41, WY |
| 2008 | Earl Pomeroy, Congressman ND |
| 2009 | Tim Johnson, Senator SD |
| 2011 | Max Banens, Senator MT |
| 2011 | Jon Tester, Senator MT |
| 2012 | Floyd Esquibel, Wyoming State Legislator, District 8, WY |
| 2013 | Jared Polis, US Representative D-CO 2nd District, CO |
| 2018 | Daneya Esgar, Representative, District 46 CO |
| 2019 | Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado |
| 2020 | Heidi Heitkamp, Former North Dakota Senator |
