In celebration of its 40^th anniversary, the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association is honoring individuals who have made a difference not only for WALSAA, CALS and theFarm and Industry Short Course, but also farms, classrooms, laboratories, businesses and other organizations in Wisconsin.

Nominated by their peers, the 40 honorees are examples of the many individuals inside and outside of the university who have made a difference and contributed in significant ways not only in the past but also toward shaping the future.  From leading companies, shaping associations, impacting student organizations and having far-reaching careers, these individuals have a common commitment to agriculture and the life sciences and paving the way for the next generation.  The following honorees will be recognized on September 15 as part of WALSAA’s Football Fire-Up event.

Lou Armentano	La Verne Ausman
Roger Biddick (in memory)	Dale Boness
Valerie Breunig	Dale Bruhn
William C. Bruins	Robert Bush
Susan Crane	Tom Crenshaw
Rick Daluge	David Dickson (in memory)
Norval Dvorak	Dorothy Farrell
Steve Fronk	Corey Geiger
Bob Hagenow	Keith Hawks
Liz Henry	Daphne Holterman
Gail Janssen (in memory)	Bruce Jones
John “Jack” Kaltenberg	Pete Kappelman
Robert Kauffman	Alan Koepke
Shelly Mayer	Jill Makovec
Larry Meiller	Sam Miller
Larry Satter (in memory)	Tom Schomish
Ronald Schuler	George Shook
Bernie Staller	Marjorie Stieve
William F. Tracy	Gale VandeBerg
Bob Williams	Thomas Wright

The WALSAA Football Fire-Up event will kick off at 3 p.m. at the UW Foundation building, located just off campus at 1848 University Avenue in Madison. It will be followed by the Wisconsin versus Utah State football game at 7 p.m. in nearby Camp Randall Stadium.  The event is open to all WALSAA members and agricultural enthusiasts.  Call 608.438.1994 for ticket information.

 

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