The excitement at the groundbreaking for the Wisconsin Agricultural Education Center showed on faces as dignitaries, board members and supporters turned the dirt to begin construction of a state-of-the-art center to help consumers understand where their food comes from.
Pictured left to right are: Jean Dvorak, widow of Norval Dvorak, WAEC visionary; Corey Geiger, Campaign Co-Chair and Managing Editor of Hoard’s Dairyman; Ann O’Leary, 69th Alice in Dairyland; Sarah Klavas, Deputy Secretary of Tourism; Rebecca Kleefisch, 44th Lieutenant Governor; Melissa Bender, WAEC Executive Director; Roger Sinkula, Chair of the WAEC Building Committee and Agricultural Lender, Investors Community Bank; Shawn Mueller, Bayland Buildings; Lydia Botham, Land O’Lakes Foundation; Julie Maurer, WAEC Board President and Soaring Eagle Dairy; Dave Armstrong, President and CEO GreenStone Farm Credit Services; Laurie Schetter, WAEC Board of Directors and GreenStone Farm Credit Services; and Nic Schoenberger, WAEC Board of Directors Vice President and Greendale Dairy. (Photo by Shellie Kappelman)