Past Honorary Recognition recipients
1909
Charles Perry Goodrich
Fort Atkinson, WI
Arthur Lorenza Hatch
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Henry Wallace
Des Moines, IA
1910
Herman Adams Briggs
Delavan, WI
George Cook Hill
Rosendale, WI
Seaman Asahel Knapp
Washington, DC
1911
Alexander Galbraith
Janesville, WI
William Toole
Baraboo, WI
1912
Alexander A. Arnold
Trempealeau Cty, WI
William Dempster Hoard
Fort Atkinson, WI
Charles Wesley Marsh
Dekalb, IL
William Wallace Marsh
Sycamore, IL
1913
Herbert Winslow
Collingwood New York, NY
Henry David Griswold
West Salem, WI
Oliver Hudson Kelly
Washington DC
1914
Arthur Broughton
Albany, WI
John Howard Hale
South Glastonbury, CT
John M. True
Baraboo, WI
1915
George McKerrow
Pewaukee, WI
James Warfield Martin
Gotham, WI
Adoniram Judson Philips
West Salem, WI
1916
Charles Horatio Everett
Racine, WI
Adda Florette Howie
Milwaukee, WI
Soren Hanson Uhrenholdt
Hayward, WI
1917
John Quincy Emery
Madison, WI
Joseph Gordon
Mineral Point, WI
Henry Krumrey
Plymouth, WI
1918
William Cyrus Bradley
Hudson, WI
James Newtown Dillion
Mondovi, WI
Frederick Lewis Hatch
Spring Grove, IL
Nellie Kedzie Jones
Madison, WI
1919
John Orville Parrish
Plymouth, WI
Laurens Enos Scott
Stanley, WI
1920
Stephan Austin Baird
Waukesha, WI
Walter Livingston Houser
Mondovi, WI
Andrew Robert Potts
Waupaca, WI
1921
Rensselaer Jay Coe
Fort Atkinson Wi
Eugene Duncan Funk
Bloomington, IL
Robert Hall
Lena, WI
David Imrie
Roberts, WI
1922
David Demerest Aitken
Flint, MN
William Garrett Jamison
Appleton WI
Robert Burns Ogilvie
Chicago, IL
Carl August Schroeder
West Bend, WI
Homer Calvin Taylor
Beloit, WI
1923
Wilbur Henry Brigman
Stanley, WI
Theophilus Levi Haecker
St. Anthony Park, MN
Edwin Chauncey Jacobs
Elk Mound, WI
John Cheney Robinson
Evansville, WI
Jippa Abe Wielinga
Onalaska, WI
1924
Fannie Ochsner Brace
Lone Rock, WI
Charles F. Leins
West Bend, WI
Ellsworth J. McKinny
Barron, WI
Henry Runke
Algoma, Wi
Albert Wittemore Sanborn
Ashland, WI
1925
Frederic Cranefield
Madison, WI
Newell Edwin France
Platteville, WI
Nicholas Hocker Gentry
Sedalia, MO
John Davidson Imrie
Roberts, WI
Richard Morris Smith
Peshtigo, WI
1926
Albert George Cox
Osseo, WI
Eucine Trevor Dougan
Beloit, WI
Wesson Joseph Dougan
Beloit, WI
Phillip H. Kasper
Clintonville, WI
John Williams Smith
Burnett County, WI
1927
Edward Lewis Divan
Browntown, WI
Stoughton Willis Faville
Lake Mills, WI
William Henry Hanchett
Sparta, WI
Jens Jenson
Luck, WI
Rodman Blunt Melvin
Plymouth, WI
1928
Henry A. Brace
Lone Rock, WI
Charles Lewis Hill
Rosendale, WI
Mina O’Neil Hill
Rosendale, WI
John LeFeber
Milwaukee, WI
1929
Slyvester C. Cushman
Wyocena, WI
William J. Hansche
Racine, WI
James W. Hutchinson
Randolph, WI
Lucy A. Leonard
Shell Lake, WI
Louis J. Taber
Columbus, WI
1930
Marie B. Hanrahan
Kewaunee, WI
Virginia C. Meredith
Lafayette, IN
Matt Michels
Fond du Lac, WI
Edward O’Connor
Hancock, WI
Burton M. Smith North
Lake, WI
1931
Nora Dunlap
Savoy, IL
Cornelius Olson
Medford, WI
Malachi Ryan
Appleton, WI
Edgar W. Taylor
La Grange, WI
1932
Arthur J. Glover
Fort Atkinson, WI
James C. Hansen
Deerfield, WI
Alexander Legge
Chicago, IL
Vera C. Rehnstrand
Superior, WI
Michael J. Wallrich
Shawano, WI
1933
Joseph A. Craig
Janesville, WI
Frank Hamachek
Kewaunee, WI
George Hull
Whitewater, WI
Frederick H. Scribner
Rosendale, WI
Mrs. Charles W. Sewell
Otterbein, IN
1934
Mrs. Fred B. Hanson
River Falls, WI
Perry G. Holden
Whitehall, MI
Margaret Keys
Fond du Lac, WI
Dr. Charles R. Pickering
Muscoda, WI
Arthur H. Sholts
Oregon, WI
1935
Anton O. Berge
Valders, WI
Ellen L. Kellogg
Janesville, WI
Albert E. Rundell
Platteville, WI
Charles W. Schmaling
Delavan, WI
Sam H. Thompson
Quincy, IL
1936
Abe Anderson
Ashland, WI
G.H. Benkendorf
Modesto, CA
Edwin Owens
Wild Rose, WI
William F. Renk
Madison, WI
Lillian Chloupek Schmidt
Two Rivers, WI
1937
Arthur E. Bennett
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Grace Caswell Freeman
Gays Mills, WI
Eben A. Jones
Bangor, WI
John L. Lejeune
Rice Lake, WI
William S. Moscrip
Lake Elmo, MN
1938
Winifred Wallace Erickson
Pigeon Falls, WI
Herman Ihde
Neenah, WI
George Pope
Darien, WI
Samuel D. Sanders
Washington, DC
John R. Williams
Montello, WI
1939
John Brandt
Litchfield, MN
Matt Domaszek
Amherst Junction, WI
William W. Hennlich
Dorchester, WI
August J. Piper
Racine, WI
Dr. Bertha E. Reynolds
Avoca, WI
1940
Minnie B. Rogan
Cable, WI
Celia K. Conrad
West Allis, WI
George O. Humphrey
York (Osseo), WI
Ruth Suckow
Cedar Falls, IA
Peter Templeton
Rock County, WI
1941
Alfred T. Hipke
New Holstein, WI
Frederick W. Huntzicker
Greenwood, WI
Percy H. Moore
Westminster, BC
Lela Starks
Starks, WI
Fred & Ida B. Strahm
Ladysmith, WI
1942
Grace Greiner Alberts
Stratford, WI
Howard E. Babcock
Ithaca, NY
Winfred E. Bishop
Arcadia, WI
Ira E. Inman
Beloit, WI
John D. Jones, Jr.
Racine, WI
Harry O. Wells
Livingston, WI
1943
Walter K. Ahlers
Grafton, WI
Adolph Brunstad
Chippewa Falls, WI
Theodore Christoph
Chilton, WI
May Hatch
Lake Geneva, WI
Josephine Sullivan Nixo
Ontario, WI
Max H. Peterich
Arpin, WI
Charles A. Wilkins
Platteville, WI
Otto Wirth
Antigo, WI
1944
John F. Hauser
Bayfield, WI
William H. Hutter
Spring Green, WI
Celia Mae Jahnke
Pepin, WI
Guy Speirs
Cameron, WI
William E. Thompson
Kenosha, WI
1945
No ceremony held.
1946
No ceremony held.
1947
William David James
Fort Atkinson, WI
Roman Muskavitch
Shawano, WI
Ruth Buxton Sayre
Ackworth, IA
Jeremiah Francis Shea
Pickett, WI
John Wuethrich
Greenwood, WI
1948
Dr. Walter L. Bible
Lime Ridge, WI
Amasa D. Clements
Tomahawk, WI
Lyman S. Hulberts
Washington, DC
Lola S. James
Richland Center, WI
Fred Pabst
Oconomowoc, WI
1949
Louis Arnoldi
Sheboygan Falls, WI
Olga Dana
Kewaunee, WI
Joseph M. Gifford
Racine, WI
Dr. L. Rosa Minoka Hill
Oneida, WI
Albert Klebesadel
Shawano, WI
Bryce S. Landt
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Edward H. Malcheski
Pulaski, WI
Lucius A. Markham
Janesville, WI
Oscar Gottfried Mayer, Jr.
Chicago, IL
Kurth Stock
Fish Creek, WI
1950
Lawrence Buckley
Oxford, WI
Frankie Mallory
Marengo, WI
Harry F. Moors
Rice Lake, WI
Ora R. Rice
Delavan, WI
P.O. Wilson
Chicago, IL
1951
Mellie M. Anderson
Oshkosh, WI
Mabel J. Douglas
Juda, WI
Lloyd F. Hubbard
Evansville, WI
Oscar Shultz
Merrill, WI
Frank D. Stone
Minneapolis, MN
1952
Ezra Taft Benson
Salt Lake City, UT
Emma M. Engel
Fountain City, WI
Arthur J. Gafke
Fort Atkinson, WI
Joseph E. McGillivray
Milwaukee, WI
William H. McNeight
Unity, WI
Fred A. Stare
Columbus, WI
1953
Leonard Kalt
Glen Haven, WI
Mrs. John Kruse
Middleton, WI
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Meyer
Milwaukee, WI
Francis W. Peck
Chicago, IL
Walter Wieckert
Appleton, WI
1954
John A. Hanson
Grantsburg, WI
Arthur G. Johnson
Brantwood, WI
Julia Ramsay
Peshtigo, WI
Milo K. Swanton
Madison, WI
1955
Mr. & Mrs. William Basse
Muskego, WI
Dr. Thomas H. Ferguson
Lake Geneva, WI
Frank A. Garvey
Lynxville, WI
Mrs. Morton Geraldson
Manitowoc, WI
Delos H. Kellogg
Superior, WI
Ignatz Lang
Marathon, WI
1956
Charles Foster Claflin
Milwaukee, WI
Mrs. Milton Koegel
Milwaukee, WI
Gerhardt G. Schuette
Rock Springs, WI
John L. Stauber
Marshfield, WI
1957
John H. Bartz
Suring, WI
Mrs. Irvin Eggebrecht
Colby, WI
Lewis C. French
Milwaukee, WI
Ben Moy
Mondovi, WI
James H. Murphy
Burlington, WI
Lester Palmer
Mauston, WI
1958
Elsmer Berg
Brownsville, WI
Mrs. Melvin Pulver
Poynette, WI
Arthur C. Schultz
Arcadia, WI
Harry M. Schuyler
Fish Creek, WI
L.C. Virchow
Waupaca, WI
1959
Arthur L. Andrews
South Wayne, WI
Lucile Decker
Hingham, WI
Irene Remund
Amery, WI
Paul Remund
Amery, WI
Walter Renk
Sun Prairie, WI
Guido Schroeder
West Bend, WI
1960
William D. Danielson
Cadott, WI
Clinton and Ada Griswold
West Salem, WI
Gavin W. McKerrow
Pewaukee, WI
W. James Prosser
Antigo, WI
1961
Julian B. Buss
Waterloo, WI
Charles M. Creuzinger
Sturtevant, WI
Alfred L. Johnson
Sparta, WI
George W. Rupple
Shawano, WI
Jennie L. Webster
Eau Claire, WI
1962
Emmons Accola
Mondovi, WI
Eva Detlor
Plainfield, WI
Glenn Detlor
Plainfield, WI
Elwood R. McIntyre
Madison, WI
Leonard J. Seybold
Forest Junction, WI
Frank A. Van Someren, Jr.
Baldwin, WI
1963
Clarence E. Ahrens
Prairie du Chien, WI
John H. Budzien
Milwaukee, WI
Walter M. Jensen
Grantsburg, WI
Orville Kuehl
Kewaunee, WI
Myrtie Neitman
Waupun, WI
1964
Henry J. Binsversie
Kiel, WI
John W. Jung
Randolph, WI
Frederick G. Kilp
Minocqua, WI
Mrs. L. T. Lee
Holmen, WI
Watford G. Seguin
Eleva, WI
1965
Edna Braun
Athens, WI
Marjorie Phillips
Middleton, WI
Arthur F. Stapel
Appleton, WI
Frank E. Zemaitis
Birchwood, WI
Carl A. Zielke
Madison, WI
1966
Gilbert J. Hipke
New Holstein, WI
Sylvia Lau
Grafton, WI
Charles A. Maas
Evansville, WI
Math C. Meulemans
Wrightstown, WI
Ralph Most, Sr.
Prescott, WI
1967
Thomas W. Barrett
Camp Douglas, WI
Edward C. Jones
Fort Atkinson, WI
Charles L. Lewis, Sr.
Shell Lake, WI
George B. Page
Merrill, WI
Ella M. Veslak
Shawano, WI
1968
T.S.B. Aribisala
Ibadan, Nigeria
Norval C. Ellefson
Dallas, WI
Henry F. Krueger
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Lyman D. McKee
Madison, WI
Thomas S. Pinney
Sturgeon Bay, WI
1969
Hugo J. Herzog
Chilton, WI
William D. Hoard, Jr.
Fort Atkinson, WI
John E. Olson
Chetek, WI
John Kenneth Stern
Roaring Spring, PA
Ruth J. Stolle
Tripoli, WI
John D. Wuethrich
Greenwood, WI
1970
Elmer G. Biddick
Livingston, WI
Michael J. Brunner
Rhinelander, WI
William H. Kelm
Emerald, WI
Melvin H. Sprecher
Sauk City, WI
Ronald G. Stephenson
Cedarburg, WI
1971
Craig Beane
Fort Atkinson, WI
Laura Beane
Fort Atkinson, WI
Thomas M. Hecimovich
Ashland, WI
Janet E. McNabb
Shell Lake, WI
Wilbur N. Renk
Sun Prairie, WI
Dr. Robert R. Spitzer
Burlington, WI
1972
Mrs. August J. Bauman
Cottage Grove, WI
William D. Knox
Fort Atkinson, WI
Milton Stellrecht
Spooner, WI
Truman Torgerson
Manitowoc, WI
Franklin Walsh
Hebron, WI
1973
Mrs. Lewis Epstein
Millston, WI
Wilbur Stanton
Platteville, WI
Wilma Stanton
Platteville, WI
Lyle F. Viney
Evansville, WI
Kenneth E. Wallin
Shawano, WI
Dr. Elmer A. Woelffer
Oconomowoc. WI
1974
Natalia Athorp
Sheboygan, WI
Wallace H. Jerome
Barron, WI
Clarence W. Knebel
Belmont, WI
William J. Louis
Richland Center, WI
William A. McKerrow
Pewaukee, WI
Dallas E. Western
Palmyra, WI
1975
Roger D. Biddick
Livingston, WI
Herb Buseman
Gillett, WI
Norman L. Christianson
Roberts, WI
Oscar A. Hanke
Mt. Morris, IL
Norbert Nuttelman
West Salem, WI
Clyde J. Schloemer
West Bend, WI
1976
Philip Hein
Stratford, WI
John C. Jung
Randolph, WI
Wilfred J. Jung
Randolph, WI
Sadie Root
Hortonville, WI
Mully Taylor
Eagle River, WI
Howard F. Voegeli
Monticello, WI
Anthony Wise
Hayward, WI
1977
Wilber M. Alexander
Necedah, WI
William KasaKaitas
Madison, WI
Leonard A. Peck
Chippewa Falls, WI
Marvin P. Verhulst
Madison, WI
Ruby Walton
Janesville, WI
Ted Walton
Janesville, WI
1978
Gregory D. Blaska
Marshall, WI
Gordon A. Bubolz
Appleton, WI
Bernard M. Hovel
Prescott, WI
Edna Meudt
Dodgeville, WI
Clayton Nichols
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Edwin Stauffacher
Mineral Point, WI
1979
Byron Berg
Blanchardville, WI
Flora Danielson
Cadott, WI
Wayne Danielson
Cadott, WI
Ed Engelbretsen
Gillett, WI
Celia Lausted
Colfax, WI
Dr. Glenn S. Pound
Madison, WI
Eldon H. Roesler
Oconomowoc, WI
1980
Dr. Lee Allenstein
Whitewater, WI
Elroy Borgwardt
Valders, WI
Russell Gasch
Chilton, WI
Bruce Odeen
Black River Falls, WI
Lyle O. Reid
Plainfield, WI
Dr. Robert E. Walton
DeForest, WI
1981
Clarence Boyke
Fond du Lac, WI
Virginia Boyke
Fond du Lac, WI
Eunice M. Garsow
DePere, WI
Donald McDowell
Madison, WI
Rex Whitmore
Burlington, WI
1982
Vincent Drendel
Evansville, WI
Keith M. Hawks
Green Bay, WI
Eugene Meyer
Fort Atkinson, WI
Adin Reynolds
Anima, WI
Vernon Schultz
Manitowoc, WI
1983
Dr. Gaylord Hartsough
Thiensville, WI
Richard Scullion
Highland, WI
John P. Selz
Humbird, WI
Ralph S. Yohe
Madison, WI
1984
Fred (Fritz) Bernegger
New London, WI
Edward Elliott
Springbrook, WI
Harland Everson
Edgerton, WI
Vera Haberman
Janesville, WI
Walter Haberman
Janesville, WI
Eugene W. Nelson
Union Grove, WI
Robert Skiera
Milwaukee, WI
1985
Percy Hardiman
Hartland, WI
James A. Kaltenberg
Waunakee, WI
Bernard Maas
Beaver Dam, WI
Aurthur W. Nesbitt
Fort Atkinson, WI
Robert J. Van Liere
Salem, WI
1986
Charles L. Farr
Madison, WI
Myron D. Groskopp
Stevens Point, WI
George Hillery
Darlington, WI
Marybelle Hillery
Darlington, WI
Floyd R. Halloway
Union Grove, WI
Jocelyn Rhein
Brownsville, WI
1987
Robert G. Bush
Green Bay, WI
Merlin G. Bush
Green Bay, WI
Donald Long
Weyauwega, WI
Keith Long
Weyauwega, WI
John Malcheski
Pulaski, WI
Hilman B. Schroeder
Sauk City, WI
Albert D. Weber
Lancaster, WI
1988
Brice Bender
Colby, WI
Warren Bottlemy
Owen, WI
Robert Diercks
Antigo, WI
James W. Hewitt
Marshfield, WI
Karl F. Kappelman
Two Rivers, WI
1989
Robert C. Bjorklund
Madison, WI
Eunice Guell
Fond du Lac, WI
Gail E. Janssen
Kaukauna, WI
Paul May
Mineral Point, WI
Monroe S. Miller
Middleton, WI
Russ O’Harrow
Oconto Falls, WI
1990
Winston Brill
Madison, WI
Casey Grabarski
Grand Marsh, WI
Karl Ohm
Richfield, WI
Phil H. Sander
Kenosha, WI
Robert Whitty
Reedsburg, WI
1991
Marvin A. Barlass
Janesville, WI
Fritz C. Friday
New Richmond, WI
Duane and Carol Jean Hegna
Baraboo, WI
James W. Huggett
Marshall, WI
Rachel L. Jordan
Dodgeville, WI
George E. Nettum
Virocqua, WI
Stanley B. Utgaard
Star Prairie, WI
1992
Alan, Dave & James Koepke
Oconomowoc, WI
Richard Kretzschmar
Mellen, WI
Leo A. Sorensen
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Deane Thomas
Cobb, IA
Nancy Thomas
Cobb, IA
William W. Ward
Fort Atkinson, WI
1993
Victor Brockmiller
Madison, WI
Norval Dvorak
Manitowoc, WI
Lyle Hill
Madison, WI
William Huffman
Milwaukee, WI
Charles “Pete” Knigge
Omro, WI
Joseph B. Weix
Oconomowoc, WI
1994
Dan Carter
Mayville, WI
Jerome H. Franz
Poynette, WI
Ben Logan
Gays Mills, WI
Rod Nilsestuen
DeForest, WI
Richard R. Pavelski
Amherst Junction, WI
Dean Pawlisch, DVM
Brodhead, WI
Michael Wehler
Plain, WI
1995
Kenneth A. Barton
Middleton, WI
Virginia Streuli Hazlett
Sturtevant, WI
Thomas L. Lyons
Shawano, WI
Daniel David Nusbaum
Green Bay, WI
Orion Samuelson
Chicago, IL
1996
Mary Brazeau Brown
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
James Howard
Prairie du Sac, WI
Robert L. Sellars
Waukesha, WI
Peter Senn
Campbellsport, WI
1997
Susan M. Crane
Burlington, WI
Philip L. Peterson
Oregon, WI
Steve Slinger
Randolph, WI
Russ Weisensel
Madison, WI
1998
LaVerne Ausman
Elk Mound, WI
Olga M. Bassett
Baraboo, WI
Russell C. Doane
Menomonie, WI
Patrick J. Luby
Madison, WI
1999
Dave Cole
Prairie du Sac, WI
William Geary
Baraboo, WI
John Kappelman
Manitowoc, WI
Pete Kappelman
Manitowoc, WI
Dennis Zeloski
Lake Mills, WI
2000
Larry Borchert
Madison, WI
Howard Bremer
Madison, WI
Jack Gherty
White Bear Lake, MN
John Hansen
Onalaska, WI
Bernie Staller
Zionsville, IN
2001
Herbert Behnke
Shawano, WI
Roger and Bill Borgwardt
Valders, WI
Guy Gottschalk
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Lloyd Holterman
Watertown, WI
2002
Bob Bosold
Eau Claire, WI
Ed Brooks
Reedsburg, WI
Larry R. Johnson
Fort Atkinson, WI
Steven A. Larson
Whitewater, WI
2003
Ron Caldwell
Arlington, WI
Nina Leopold Bradley
Baraboo, WI
Howard Poulson
Palmyra, WI
Orville and Marie Strachota
West Bend, WI
Gary Tauchen
Bonduel, WI
2004
Charles, George, Mark & Thomas Crave
Waterloo, WI
Laurie Kull
Stillwater, MN
Robert Rennebohm
Madison, WI
Robert Williams
Pardeeville, WI
2005
Rick Adamski& Valerie Dantoin
Seymour, WI
Randall and Rosalie Geiger
Reedsville, WI
David Heidel
Random Lake, WI
Linda Hodorff
Eden, WI
Roger Ripley
Baraboo, WI
Russell Schuler
Sheboygan, WI
2006
Robert Hagenow
Poynette, WI
Mary Klecker
Cambridge, WI
John Louis
Richland Center, WI
2007
Bradley Biddick
Livingston, WI
Robert Pofahl
Middleton, WI
Mark Riechers
Darlington, WI
Douglas Wilson
Shawano, WI
2008
James Behnke
Incline Village, NY
Linda Bochert
Madison, WI
Peter Giacomini
Verona, WI
Richard Renk
Sun Prairie, WI
2009
Debra Crave
Waterloo, WI
Michael Krutzka
Wausau, WI
2010
James Costello
Malone, WI
Bob Oleson
Palmyra, WI
Richard Roembke
Cedarburg, WI
William Sperber
Minnetonka, MN
2011
John Pagel
Kewaunee, WI
2012
Robert B. and Carol J. Black
Columbus, WI
Roger Cliff
Verona, WI
Karl Klessig
Cleveland, WI
2013
Roger Blobaum
Washington, DC
Pam Jahnke
Madison, WI
John Ruedinger
Van Dyne, WI
Allan Schultz
Verona, WI
2014
William Oemichen
New Glarus, WI
Larry Smith
Lodi, WI
2015
Faye Jones
Spring Valley, WI
Tom Pfaff, Jr.
Melrose, WI
George Roemer
Hartland, WI
2016
Ben Brancel
Endeavor, WI
Bernard Easterday
Brooklyn, WI
Richard Otto Wiegand
Spooner, WI
2017
Allan Herrman
New Franken, WI
Louis Wysocki
Custer, WI
2018
Daphne and Lloyd Holterman
Watertown, WI
Anna Maenner
Waterloo, WI
David Rhoda
Evansville, WI
2019
Timothy Boerner
Chetek, WI
Gerald Weiss
Lancaster, WI
2020
No ceremony held.
2021
Mitch Breunig
Sauk City, WI
Alan Gunderson
Waunakee, WI
2022
Andy and Steve Diercks
Coloma, WI
Liz Henry
Dane, WI
George Siemon
Viroqua, WI
2023
Corey Geiger
Beaver Dam, WI
Dan & Mark O’Brien
Brooklyn, WI
2024
Bill Bruins
Former Owner and Operator of Homeland Dairy LLP, Waupun, WI
Ann Palmenberg
Emeritus Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Biochemistry, Madison, WI
Past Distinguished Service Award recipients
1994
Henry L. Ahlgren
Agronomist and Chancellor, UW-Extension
1995
James Crow
Geneticist, author, community leader
1996
E. Michael Foster
Food and dairy microbiologist
1997
Ira L. Baldwin
Bacteriologist & Dean
1998
Neal A. Jorgensen
Dairy scientist & Dean
1999
Alfred E. Harper
Biochemist & nutritional scientist
2000
Robert W. Bray
Animal and meat scientist & Associate Dean
2001
Robert W. Hougas
Plant geneticist & Associate Dean
2002
Norman F. Olson
Food scientist & founder and Director of the Center for Dairy Research
2003
Leonard Maurer
Communicator, outreach leader & Associate Dean
2004
Larry R. Meiller
Communicator & Radio host
2005
Gary D. Bubenzer
Agricultural engineer and soil erosion specialist
2006
Bernard Wentworth
Poultry scientist and founder of Midwest Poultry Center of Excellence
2007
Hector F. DeLuca
Biochemist and inventor of health-promoting drugs
Leo Walsh
Emeritus dean and soil scientist
2008
Robert A. Cropp
Agricultural economist and dairy marketing specialist
2009
Joachim von Elbe
Food scientist and outreach innovator
2010
Jerold Apps
Rural historian and outreach leader
2011
Edward Jesse
Agricultural economist, marketing and policy specialist
2012
Kenneth Shapiro
Agricultural and Applied Economics and associate dean of International Programs
2013
Warren Gabelman
Professor of Horticulture, formed UW’s first beet lab in 1949
2014
Michael Pariza
Department of Food Microbiology and Toxicology and Food Research Institute
David Wieckert
Department of Dairy Science
2015
Norlin J. Benevenga
Departments of Animal Sciences and Nutritional Science
2016
Daryl Lund
Department of Food Science
2017
Robert Kauffman
Department of Animal Sciences
2018
No award given
2019
David Thomas
Department of Animal Sciences
2020
No award given.
2021
Elton Aberle
Emeritus dean & animal scientist
2022
Richard Straub
Biological Systems Engineering and emeritus senior associate dean
2023
George Shook
Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences
Paul Williams
Department of Plant Pathology
2024
No award given
Past Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
2009
Hector F. DeLuca
Biochemist and inventor of health-promoting drugs, Emeritus Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison
Richard H. Scheller
Biotechnology innovator and leader in human health, Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Therapeutics at 23andMe
2010
Fritz Friday
Vegetable processing industry leader, emeritus chairman of the Friday Canning Corp
2011
Stephen Diercks
Potato producer, President at Coloma Farms, Inc
2012
Martin Burkhardt
Agricultural Engineering alum, business executive at Wausau Insurance
2013
Henry Fribourg
Emeritus Professor of Forage Crops Ecology at the University of Tennessee
2014
Shelly Mayer
Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) and dairy farmer
2015
Michael Doyle
Professor and Director of Food Safety, University of Georgia
Robert Spitzer
President, Robert R. Spitzer and Associates
2016
Gary Onan
Professor and Chair, Animal and Food Science, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
2017
Mary Beth Kirkham
Professor, Agronomy, Kansas State University
2018
Timothy Young
Professor, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, the University of Tennessee
2019
Barbara Barton
Dairy Science alum, researcher in dairy nutrition and innovation
Elzie Higginbottom
Agriculture and Applied Economics alum, real estate entrepreneur
Steven Ricke
Professor and chair, Food Safety, University of Arkansas
2020
No award given.
2021
Claire Huschka Sink
Life Sciences Communication alum, US Department of Energy leader
Max Rothschild
Animal Science alum, Professor of animal sciences at Iowa State
2022
Barry Jacobsen
Plant Pathology alum, emeritus professor of plant pathology at Montana State University
Jenny Scott
Bacteriology alum, US Food and Drug Administration leader
2023
Dennis Dimick
Life Sciences Communication alum, emeritus editor of National Geographic
2024
Michael Finley
Assistant General Manager/Vice President Basketball Operations, Dallas Mavericks; President, Michael Finley Foundation, Dallas, TX
Past Distinguished Recent Graduate recipients
2024
John Goeser
Director of Research and Innovation, Rock River Laboratory, Inc.; Adjunct Assistant Professor, UW–Madison, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, La Farge, WI
Elle Grevstad
Director of Product Strategy, Exact Sciences, Madison, WI