Alice in Dairyland explained

Alice in Dairyland
Formation:1948
Type:Governmental organization, ambassador, agriculturalist
Headquarters:Madison
Location:Wisconsin
Language:English

Alice in Dairyland is a one-year, full-time public relations professional employed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Each year, Alice in Dairyland travels more than 40,000 miles throughout the state, promoting Wisconsin agriculture to various audiences. Additionally, she conducts hundreds of media interviews, speeches and school presentations. Applications for this rewarding role are accepted each January.

The Alice in Dairyland program began in 1948 with the selection of Margaret Jean McGuire of Highland, as part of Wisconsin's centennial celebration. It is organized by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP)[1] and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

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1948
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Milwaukee County Margaret Jean McGuire1 Highland UW-Whitewater
1949
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Milwaukee CountyLaVonne Hermann 2Mount Horeb University Hospitals
1950
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Milwaukee CountyVirginia Peterson 3Union Grove UW-Madison (BS)UW-Milwaukee (MS)
1951
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Waukesha CountyMarjean Czerwinski 4Milwaukee
1952
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Outagamie County Beverly Ann Steffen 5 Appleton UW-Madison
1953
La Crosse CountyMary Ellen Jenks 6Chippewa FallsUW-Eau Claire
1954
Green CountyMary JcCabe 7LadysmithUW-Eau Claire
1955
Marathon CountyBarbara Brown 8StanleyUW-Stout[2]
1956Eau Claire CountyDoris Olsen9BrooklynUW-Milwaukee
1957Dodge CountyNancy Trewyn10WhitewaterUW-Whitewater
1958Brown CountyBarbara Haslow11ChiliUW-Madison
1959Rock CountyMerrie Barney12BurlingtonStephens College (MO)
1960Richland CountyJoan Engh13LaCrosseUW-Madison
1961Wood CountyCarol Anderson14SuperiorUW-Madison
1962Dunn CountySylvia Lee15ColfaxUW-Eau Claire
1956
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Manitowoc County Marilyn Katherine Draeger16 Fort Atkinson UW-Whitewater
1964
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1964 Milwaukee County Beth Bartosh 17Burlington UW-Whitewater
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1965 Dane County Kathy Kenas18 Rosendale UW-Madison 1981
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1967
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Brown CountyKristin Ann Williams20ColgateUW-Oshkosh
1968Kenosha CountyRoberta Thoreson21West AllisUW-Milwaukee
1969Fond Du Lac CountyJudith Schultz22South MilwaukeeUW-Madison
1970La Crosse CountySusan Masterson23JanesvilleUW-Madison
1971Marinette CountyMarsha Lindsay24ManawaUW-Stevens Point (BS)UW-Madison (MS)
1972Jefferson CountyDeborah Moser25Wausau
1973Barron CountyMary Hopkins26CumberlandUW-Eau Claire (BS)UW-Stout(PhD)
1974Outagamie CountyJoana Markevicious27Pine RiverUW-Madison
1975Grant CountyDeborah Del Balso28BrookfieldUW-Madison
1976Washington CountyJanice Findlay29BurlingtonUW-Madison
1977Marathon CountyKaryn Nelson30BarronUW-Eau Claire
1978Brown CountyLaura Oldenberg31BurlingtonUW-Stout
1979Clark CountyRebecca Powell32BarabooUW-Madison
1980
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Sauk CountyVicky Leah Scharlau33WaumandeeUW-Madison
1981Dodge CountyDebra Casucci34BeloitUW-Madison
1982Kenosha CountyDorothy Farrell35OregonUW-Madison
1983Door CountyBarbara Jo Ward36Fort AtkinsonUW-Madison
1984Eau Claire CountyCynthia Johnson37OregonUW-Stout
1985Marathon CountyLisa Hoesly38JudaUW-Madison
1986Grant CountyLiz Henry39DaneUW-Madison
1987Dane CountyKristine Gratz40DarlingtonUW-Platteville
1988Manitowoc CountyRebecca Weiner41LadysmithUW-Madison
1989Dunn CountyStephanie Binversie42WauzekaUW-Stout
1990La Crosse CountyKim Nettesheim43ElkhornCardinal Stritch
1991Marathon CountyRenea Troller44RubiconUW-River Falls
1992Barron CountyKristan Conrad45Green BayUW-Madison (BS and MS)
1993Rock CountyAngela Corbin46BellevilleUW-MadisonU of Illinois
1994Monroe CountyAngela Rule47Mineral PointUW-Platteville (BS and MS)
1995Rusk CountyJolynne Nagel48AntigoUW-Madison
1996 Waupaca CountyHolly Crowley 49Walworth UW-Madison
1997 Green CountyCourtney Booth 50Forest Junction UW-Madison
1998 Eau Claire CountyJennifer Meyer 51Monroe UW-Madison
1999 Langlade CountyAmy Brown 52Loyal UW-Madison
2000 Sauk CountyRoxanne Peelen 53Oconomowoc Marquette
2001 Clark CountySheri Hicken 54Baraboo UW-River Falls
2002 Wood CountyAngela Hemauer 55Plymouth
2003 Fond Du Lac CountyNatalie Parmentier 56Green Bay UW-River Falls
2004 Iowa CountyBetsy Francoeur 57Merrill UW-La Crosse
2005 Taylor CountyGena Cooper 58Mukwonago UW-Madison
2006 Ozaukee CountyNicole Barlass 59Sheboygan Falls UW-Madison
2007 Chippewa CountyJill Makovec 60Muscoda UW-Madison
2008 Sheboygan CountyAshley Andre 61Plymouth UW-Madison
2009 Racine CountyCheryl O'Brien 62Eastman UW-Milwaukee
2010 Rock CountyChristine Lindner 63Beaver Dam UW-Madison
2011 Waushara CountyKatie Wirkus 64Athens UW-River Falls
2012 Grant County Rochelle (Ripp) Schnadt 65Lodi UW-Platteville
2013 Calumet County Kristin (Natzke) Olson 66Fond du Lac UW-Madison
2014 Clark County Zoey Brooks 67Waupaca UW-Madison
2015 Manitowoc County Teyanna Loether 68Sauk City UW-Madison
2016
Dodge County Ann Elizabeth O'Leary69 Evansville Carthage College
2017
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Brown CountyCrystal Siemers-Peterman 70Cleveland University of Minnesota
2018 Adams CountyKaitlyn Riley 71Gay Mills UW-Madison
2019Green CountyAbigail Martin 72Milton UW-Madison
2020 Walworth CountyJulia Nunes 73Chippewa Falls University of Minnesota
2021 N/AJulia Nunes 74Chippewa Falls University of Minnesota
2022 Dane CountyTaylor Schaefer 75Franksville UW-Madison
2023[3] Walworth CountyAshley Hagenow 76Poynette University of Minnesota
2024Door CountyHalei Heinzel77OconomowocUW-Madison
2018
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Notes

1.Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection canceled the 2021 Alice in Dairyland Finals and allowed Nunes to continue as Alice in Dairyland for another year.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DATCP Home Alice in Dairyland . May 19, 2017 . May 25, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525200457/https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Growing_WI/AliceInDairyland.aspx . live .
  2. Web site: DATCP Home History of Alice in Dairyland . May 19, 2017 . April 30, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170430153619/https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Growing_WI/AliceHistory.aspx . live .
  3. Web site: Meet Ashley . June 8, 2024 . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207172842/https://www.aliceindairyland.com/about-alice . live .
  4. Web site: Alice in Dairyland Alumni . June 8, 2024 . December 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206135238/https://www.aliceindairyland.com/past-alice-in-dairylands . live .
  5. Web site: Meet Some of the Women Who Have Served as Alice in Dairyland . June 8, 2024 . March 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210320175129/https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/human-interest/2021/03/15/the-history-of-wisconsin-s-alice-in-dairyland-program . live .