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NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE AWARD APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 15 - 25 January, 2012
Denmark, Wis. – National Dairy Shrine is again seeking nominations for its most prestigious
awards: Guest of Honor, Pioneer, Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder, Progressive Dairy
Producer, and Graduate Production Award.
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NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS - 24 October, 2011
Denmark, Wis. - At the 62th annual meeting of the National Dairy Shrine, Erick Metzger, Manager of National All Jersey from Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was elected President of the organization. Meanwhile, Dale Olver, a Penn State University Professor from University Park, PA., was chosen as President-elect.
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2011 KLUSSENDORF/MCKOWN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– The Klussendorf Association has announced four 2011 scholarship winners and two more who earned the Whitey McKown Scholarship.
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TEN STUDENTS HONORED IN 2011 NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– National Dairy Shrine recently recognized ten college students for their outstanding leadership skills, academic abilities, and interest in the dairy industry. The prestigious Student Recognition Award honors exceptional graduating seniors from across the country as they begin careers in the dairy industry or further their education.
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TEN STUDENTS HONORED IN 2011 NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– National Dairy Shrine recently recognized ten college students for their outstanding leadership skills, academic abilities, and interest in the dairy industry. The prestigious Student Recognition Award honors exceptional graduating seniors from across the country as they begin careers in the dairy industry or further their education.
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NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE ANNOUCES 2011 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– The National Dairy Shrine announces the winners of their scholarships for 2011. The scholarships will be presented at the Awards Banquet at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin on October 6th. National Dairy Shrine will provide more than $40,000 of scholarship awards to students at that event.
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KRAUSE AND BURKEN FAMILIES RECOGNIZED AS DAIRY SHRINE PROGRESSIVE PRODUCERS - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– Two outstanding dairy operations have been selected to receive the National Dairy Shrine's prestigious Progressive Dairy Producer award for 2011. Those two farms represent herds less than and greater than 300 milking. In the 300 or less category, Krause Holsteins, the Krause family from Buffalo, Minn., are being honored. In the 300 and more category, Blue Hyll Dairy - the Burken family of Clinton, Iowa are recognized. Both herds embody what the award seeks to recognize. Each utilizes progressive management practices to optimize their operations and have a proven track record of continuous improvement.
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NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE RECOGNIZES FIVE INDUSTRY PIONEERS - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– Each year the National Dairy Shrine bestows the honor of Pioneer to individuals who have made a lasting impact on the dairy industry. At the 2011 World Dairy Expo the five pioneers will be honored and join a long list of outstanding individuals who have also received this prestigious honor; their portraits will also be permanently displayed in the National Dairy Shrine Museum and Dairy Hall of Fame in Fort Atkinson, Wis. These industry leaders were nominated by a member of the National Dairy Shrine and are selected by an anonymous committee.
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GRESS AND KRULL 2011 McCULLOUGH SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– Each year, two scholarships are awarded by National Dairy Shrine in memory of Professor Marshall E. McCullough, the well-respected nutrition researcher and educator from Georgia. Eligible students must be entering their freshmen year of college and plan to major in dairy/animal science or agricultural journalism with a dairy emphasis.
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2011 NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE KILDEE SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– Three students have been honored as the 2011 recipients of the Kildee Scholarship Award, including two graduate students and one undergraduate. Receiving the Kildee Graduate Studies Scholarship are Chelsea Holschbach and Hannah Thompson.
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MANN AWARDED 2011 IAGER DAIRY SCHOLARSHIP - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– The National Dairy Shrine is pleased to announce that Karessa Mann of Hilmar, Calif., is the recipient of the Iager Dairy Scholarship this year. The Iager Scholarship for $1,000 is awarded annually to a second-year student in a two-year agricultural school to pursue a career in the dairy industry. Award criteria include academic standing, leadership ability, interest in the dairy industry and future plans.
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2011 NDS GRADUATE DAIRY PRODUCTION AWARD PRESENTED TO PENNSYLVANIA PRODUCER - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– Business savvy, a thirst for efficiency, and a passion for genetics that helped propel an already outstanding Lebanon, Penn., family dairy herd to even loftier heights, have earned Joel Krall the National Dairy Shrine Graduate Dairy Production Award for 2011. The award was created in 2009 to recognize, encourage and assist qualified two year or four-year agricultural college graduates to pursue careers in commercial dairying and to gain ownership of dairy cattle to grow the size of their herd. Entrants apply during their second to ninth year after graduation. Krall will receive a $2,500 cash award from sponsor Elanco Animal Health, which will be presented this fall at the NDS Awards Banquet during World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc.
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2011 NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE/DAIRY MANAGEMENT INC. AWARDS OVER $8,000 IN MILK MARKETING SCHOLARSHIPS - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– The National Dairy Shrine (NDS) and Dairy Management Inc (DMI) are pleased to announce that $8,500 in scholarships have been awarded to college students in agriculture or related fields. Laura Weisz received the $1,500 scholarship and seven other $1000 scholarships were also awarded. The NDS/DMI scholarships encourage students to pursue careers in dairy product marketing.
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2011 NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE DISTINGUISHED DAIRY CATTLE BREEDER AWARDED - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– Few dairymen fit the criteria of this award as precisely as William H. Peck. An active, progressive producer, who, through expertise in managing a dairy-breeding herd based upon sound genetic and business principles, serves as a model of success for contemporaries throughout the nation. And few herds have made more of an impact globally than the elite Holstein and Guernsey genetics from Welcome Stock.
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NDS / MAURICE CORE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO ERIN DANINGER - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– National Dairy Shrine has named Erin Daninger of Forest Lake, Minn. winner of the 2011 Maurice Core Scholarship. This $1,000 award is given in honor of Maurice Core, a long-time leader in Jersey breed and the Dairy Shrine. The Core Scholarship recognizes a college freshman planning a career in the dairy industry and working toward a degree in dairy science or a related field and emphasizes leadership and volunteerism.
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NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE ANNOUNCES 2011 AWARD WINNERS - July, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– National Dairy Shrine (NDS) is pleased to announce the winners of the Graduate Dairy Production, Progressive Dairy Producer, Pioneer, Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder, and Guest of Honor awards for this year. These awards were designed to honor dairy industry leaders that have or will contribute to strengthening and enlivening the dairy industry.
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LARSON NAMED 2011 NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE GUEST OF HONOR - June 22, 2011
Denmark, Wis.– Steven A. Larson, a dairy journalist and editor for Hoard's Dairyman magazine who has been educating dairy producers and sharing their stories for over four decades, has been named the 2011 National Dairy Shrine Guest of Honor. The prestigious award is given each year to salute a contemporary leader for his or her outstanding achievements and contributions that benefit the dairy industry.
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NATIONAL DAIRY SHRINE TO SHOWCASE HISTORIC BROWN SWISS BELLS
The National Dairy Shrine Museum and the Hoard Historical Museum in Fort Atkinson, Wis. are pleased to feature an exhibit on Brown Swiss dairy cattle. Opening the week of Tuesday, September 20, 2011, the exhibit will run through the end of October, during a six-to-eight-week period centered around World Dairy Expo.
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