Reece D & Bonnie Fife Nielsen
Scholarship Endowment 

The Reece D. & Bonnie Fife Nielsen Scholarship Endowment was established in 1999 by Bonnie Fife Nielsen. The endowment has and will continue to support Utah State University students enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. Bonnie’s goal was to assist future generations of deserving students demonstrating a financial need, personal integrity and scholastic potential.

About Bonnie Fife Nielsen

Bonnie was born in Providence to Lamont Walter and Mileta Andrus Fife on August 10, 1931. She lived in Providence until the ninth grade when her family moved to Nyssa, OR. Bonnie graduated from Nyssa high school. She attended the University of Idaho. She worked in Washington DC at the Pentagon.

While in Washington DC, Bonnie met Reece David Nielsen from Hyrum. They were married in the Logan Temple on April 2, 1952. After Reece finished his commitment in the Army, they moved to Hyrum on the family farm. Reece passed away November 18, 1998.

Bonnie was always involved in giving back to the community. She served four years on the Hyrum City Council. She spent two years as the Chair of the USU Institutional Council and six years as an Institutional council member. She served on the county zoning Board of Adjustment for many years. She was an active member in literary clubs, DUP, & Clerisy. She was truly an example of one who gave her time to help others.

During her marriage, Bonnie and Reece enjoyed traveling as part of Reece’s time serving on Hyrum City council and as mayor in addition to his time as chairman of Intermountain Power Agency. She traveled extensively in the US and Europe with family and friends. She enjoyed reading and learning. Anyone who knew Bonnie appreciated her gardening skills. She always had a beautiful garden full of flowers.

Bonnie and Reece are the parents of one daughter and three sons. They have 19 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.