Lynne Cheney, wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney, will be honored as 2012’s Citizen of the West at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo.
Cheney will be honored at a dinner Jan. 9, one of the signature events of the annual stock show.
“Lynne is a true Westerner who credits much of her success to her western heritage and upbringing,” said Cheney’s friend Maggie Scarlett, in a release from the stock show. “She epitomizes western values. Compassionate, committed and effective; she has an impressive record of scholarly achievements and service to our country.”
Cheney is the author of “Blue Skies, No Fences” a book about growing up in the West. She is a graduate of Colorado College and has a master’s degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Denver Post
