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.

Alice in Dairyland
Formation1948
TypeGovernmental organization, ambassador, agriculturalist
HeadquartersMadison
Location
Official language
English
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

Winners

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Date of event Location of event Winner's name Alice # Hometown School/Training
1948
June 20
Milwaukee County Margaret Jean McGuire 1 Highland UW-Whitewater
1949
March 20
Milwaukee County LaVonne Hermann 2 Mount Horeb University Hospitals
1950
March 20
Milwaukee County Virginia Peterson 3 Union Grove UW-Madison (BS)

UW-Milwaukee (MS)

1951
March 20
Waukesha County Marjean Czerwinski 4 Milwaukee
1952
August 20
Outagamie County Beverly Ann Steffen 5 Appleton UW-Madison
1953
La Crosse County Mary Ellen Jenks 6 Chippewa Falls UW-Eau Claire
1954
Green County Mary JcCabe 7 Ladysmith UW-Eau Claire
1955
Marathon County Barbara Brown 8 Stanley UW-Stout[2]
1956 Eau Claire County Doris Olsen 9 Brooklyn UW-Milwaukee
1957 Dodge County Nancy Trewyn 10 Whitewater UW-Whitewater
1958 Brown County Barbara Haslow 11 Chili UW-Madison
1959 Rock County Merrie Barney 12 Burlington Stephens College (MO)
1960 Richland County Joan Engh 13 LaCrosse UW-Madison
1961 Wood County Carol Anderson 14 Superior UW-Madison
1962 Dunn County Sylvia Lee 15 Colfax UW-Eau Claire
1963
June 9
Manitowoc County Marilyn Katherine Draeger 16 Fort Atkinson UW-Whitewater
1964 Milwaukee County Beth Bartosh 17 Burlington UW-Whitewater
1965 Dane County Kathy Kenas 18 Rosendale UW-Madison
1966 Eau Claire County Jo Ann Cupery 19 Markesan St. Olaf's College (MN)
1967
June 10
Brown County Kristin Ann Williams 20 Colgate UW-Oshkosh
1968 Kenosha County Roberta Thoreson 21 West Allis UW-Milwaukee
1969 Fond Du Lac County Judith Schultz 22 South Milwaukee UW-Madison
1970 La Crosse County Susan Masterson 23 Janesville UW-Madison
1971 Marinette County Marsha Lindsay 24 Manawa UW-Stevens Point (BS)

UW-Madison (MS)

1972 Jefferson County Deborah Moser 25 Wausau
1973 Barron County Mary Hopkins 26 Cumberland UW-Eau Claire (BS)

UW-Stout(PhD)

1974 Outagamie County Joana Markevicious 27 Pine River UW-Madison
1975 Grant County Deborah Del Balso 28 Brookfield UW-Madison
1976 Washington County Janice Findlay 29 Burlington UW-Madison
1977 Marathon County Karyn Nelson 30 Barron UW-Eau Claire
1978 Brown County Laura Oldenberg 31 Burlington UW-Stout
1979 Clark County Rebecca Powell 32 Baraboo UW-Madison
1980
June 14
Sauk County Vicky Leah Scharlau 33 Waumandee UW-Madison
1981 Dodge County Debra Casucci 34 Beloit UW-Madison
1982 Kenosha County Dorothy Farrell 35 Oregon UW-Madison
1983 Door County Barbara Jo Ward 36 Fort Atkinson UW-Madison
1984 Eau Claire County Cynthia Johnson 37 Oregon UW-Stout
1985 Marathon County Lisa Hoesly 38 Juda UW-Madison
1986 Grant County Liz Henry 39 Dane UW-Madison
1987 Dane County Kristine Gratz 40 Darlington UW-Platteville
1988 Manitowoc County Rebecca Weiner 41 Ladysmith UW-Madison
1989 Dunn County Stephanie Binversie 42 Wauzeka UW-Stout
1990 La Crosse County Kim Nettesheim 43 Elkhorn Cardinal Stritch
1991 Marathon County Renea Troller 44 Rubicon UW-River Falls
1992 Barron County Kristan Conrad 45 Green Bay UW-Madison (BS and MS)
1993 Rock County Angela Corbin 46 Belleville UW-Madison

U of Illinois

1994 Monroe County Angela Rule 47 Mineral Point UW-Platteville (BS and MS)
1995 Rusk County Jolynne Nagel 48 Antigo UW-Madison
1996 Waupaca County Holly Crowley 49 Walworth UW-Madison
1997 Green County Courtney Booth 50 Forest Junction UW-Madison
1998 Eau Claire County Jennifer Meyer 51 Monroe UW-Madison
1999 Langlade County Amy Brown 52 Loyal UW-Madison
2000 Sauk County Roxanne Peelen 53 Oconomowoc Marquette
2001 Clark County Sheri Hicken 54 Baraboo UW-River Falls
2002 Wood County Angela Hemauer 55 Plymouth
2003 Fond Du Lac County Natalie Parmentier 56 Green Bay UW-River Falls
2004 Iowa County Betsy Francoeur 57 Merrill UW-La Crosse
2005 Taylor County Gena Cooper 58 Mukwonago UW-Madison
2006 Ozaukee County Nicole Barlass 59 Sheboygan Falls UW-Madison
2007 Chippewa County Jill Makovec 60 Muscoda UW-Madison
2008 Sheboygan County Ashley Andre 61 Plymouth UW-Madison
2009 Racine County Cheryl O'Brien 62 Eastman UW-Milwaukee
2010 Rock County Christine Lindner 63 Beaver Dam UW-Madison
2011 Waushara County Katie Wirkus 64 Athens UW-River Falls
2012 Grant County Rochelle (Ripp) Schnadt 65 Lodi UW-Platteville
2013 Calumet County Kristin (Natzke) Olson 66 Fond du Lac UW-Madison
2014 Clark County Zoey Brooks 67 Waupaca UW-Madison
2015 Manitowoc County Teyanna Loether 68 Sauk City UW-Madison
2016
Dodge County Ann Elizabeth O'Leary 69 Evansville Carthage College
2017
May 13
Brown County Crystal Siemers-Peterman 70 Cleveland University of Minnesota
2018 Adams County Kaitlyn Riley 71 Gay Mills UW-Madison
2019 Green County Abigail Martin 72 Milton UW-Madison
2020 Walworth County Julia Nunes 73 Chippewa Falls University of Minnesota
2021[Note 1] N/A Julia Nunes 74 Chippewa Falls University of Minnesota
2022 Dane County Taylor Schaefer 75 Franksville UW-Madison
2023[3] Walworth County Ashley Hagenow 76 Poynette University of Minnesota
2024 Door County Halei Heinzel 77 Oconomowoc UW-Madison

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Notes

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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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "DATCP Home Alice in Dairyland". Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "DATCP Home History of Alice in Dairyland". Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Meet Ashley". Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Alice in Dairyland Alumni". Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Meet Some of the Women Who Have Served as Alice in Dairyland". Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

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