Alice in Dairyland
Formation1934
TypeMilk Queen
HeadquartersMadison
Location
Official language
English
Websitealiceindairyland.com

Alice in Dairyland is a program that is meant to promote Wisconsin's diverse agriculture industry. A young woman is selected every year to be Wisconsin's Agriculture Ambassador. As a contracted public relations specialist, she works with the media, educates the public, speaks with rural and urban audiences, and teaches students about different aspects of the Wisconsin agricultural industry.

The program began as the Dairy Queen program in 1934, and was renamed to Alice in Dairyland in 1948.[1] It is organized by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP)[2] and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Winners

Date of eventLocation of eventWinner's nameAgeHometownSchool
1934
June 15		West AllisVirginia Kelly18Clintonville
1936
August 20		West AllisMary Delores Keyes18SpencerUW-Marathon
1948
June 20		West AllisMargaret Jean McGuire18HighlandUW-Milwaukee
1949
March 20		LaVonne HermannMount Horeb
1950
March 20		Virginia PetersonUnion Grove
1951
March 20		Marjean CzerwinskiMilwaukee
1952
August 20		West AllisBeverly Ann Steffen19AppletonUW-Madison
1955
??		ExampleBarbara BrownExampleExampleOW-Stout [3]
1963
June 9		ManitowocMarilyn Katherine Draeger19Fort AtkinsonUW-Whitewater
1967
June 10		Green BayKristin Ann Williams18ColgateUW-Oshkosh
1980
June 14		BarabooVicky Leah Scharlau20WaumandeeUW-River Falls
1996
March 20		Holly CrowleyWalworth
1997
March 20		Courtney BoothForest Junction
1998
March 20		Jennifer MeyerMonroe
1999
March 20		Amy BrownLoyal
2000
March 20		Roxanne PeelenOconomowoc
2001
March 20		Sheri HickenBaraboo
2002
March 20		Angela HemauerPlymouth
2003
March 20		Natalie ParmentierGreen Bay
2004
March 20		Betsy FrancoeurMerrill
2005
March 20		Gena CooperMukwonago
2006
March 20		Nicole BarlassSheboygan Falls
2007
March 20		Jill MakovecMuscoda
2008
March 20		Ashley AndrePlymouth
2009
March 20		Cheryl O'BrienEastman
2010
March 20		Christine LindnerBeaver Dam
2011
March 20		Katie WirkusAthens
2012
March 20		PlattevilleRochelle (Ripp) SchnadtLodiUW-Platteville
2013
May 20		BrillionKristin (Natzke) OlsonFond du LacUW-Madison
2014
March 20		CurtissZoey BrooksWaupacaUW-Madison
2015
March 20		ManitowocTeyanna LoetherSauk CityUW-Madison
2016
May 13		WatertownAnn Elizabeth O'Leary23EvansvilleCarthage College
2017
May 13		Green BayCrystal Siemers-PetermanClevelandUniversity of Minnesota
2018Kaitlyn RileyGay Mills
2019Abigail MartinMilton
2020Julia NunesChippewa Falls
2021[Note 1]Julia NunesChippewa Falls
2022Taylor Schaefer
2023[4]Ashley HagenowUniversity of Minnesota

Source: [3] and [5]

Notes

1.1 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Apps, Jerry (2015). Wisconsin Agriculture: A History. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 76.
  2. ↑ "DATCP Home Alice in Dairyland".
  3. 1 2 "DATCP Home History of Alice in Dairyland".
  4. ↑ "Meet Ashley".
  5. ↑ "Alice in Dairyland Alumni".
  6. ↑ "Meet Some of the Women Who Have Served as Alice in Dairyland".

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