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.

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) and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Winners 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-Stout1956Eau Claire CountyDoris Olsen9BrooklynUW-Milwaukee1957Dodge CountyNancy Trewyn10WhitewaterUW-Whitewater1958Brown CountyBarbara Haslow11ChiliUW-Madison1959Rock CountyMerrie Barney12BurlingtonStephens College (MO)1960Richland CountyJoan Engh13LaCrosseUW-Madison1961Wood CountyCarol Anderson14SuperiorUW-Madison1962Dunn CountySylvia Lee15ColfaxUW-Eau Claire 1956 Example Doris Olsen Example Example Example Example 1957 March 20 Example Example Example Example Example Example 1958 March 20 Example Example Example Example Example Example 1959 March 20 Example Example Example Example Example Example 1960 March 20 Example Example Example Example Example Example 1961 March 20 Example Example Example Example Example Example 1962 March 20 Example Example Example Example Example Example --> 1963 June 9 Manitowoc County Marilyn Katherine Draeger16 Fort Atkinson UW-Whitewater 1964 Milwaukee County Beth Bartosh 17 Burlington UW-Whitewater 1965 Dane County Kathy Kenas18 Rosendale UW-Madison |-1966Eau Claire CountyJo Ann Cupery19MarkesanSt. Olaf's College (MN)1967 June 10Brown CountyKristin Ann Williams20ColgateUW-Oshkosh1968Kenosha CountyRoberta Thoreson21West AllisUW-Milwaukee1969Fond Du Lac CountyJudith Schultz22South MilwaukeeUW-Madison1970La Crosse CountySusan Masterson23JanesvilleUW-Madison1971Marinette CountyMarsha Lindsay24ManawaUW-Stevens Point (BS) UW-Madison (MS)1972Jefferson CountyDeborah Moser25Wausau1973Barron CountyMary Hopkins26CumberlandUW-Eau Claire (BS) UW-Stout(PhD)1974Outagamie CountyJoana Markevicious27Pine RiverUW-Madison1975Grant CountyDeborah Del Balso28BrookfieldUW-Madison1976Washington CountyJanice Findlay29BurlingtonUW-Madison1977Marathon CountyKaryn Nelson30BarronUW-Eau Claire1978Brown CountyLaura Oldenberg31BurlingtonUW-Stout1979Clark CountyRebecca Powell32BarabooUW-Madison1980 June 14Sauk CountyVicky Leah Scharlau33WaumandeeUW-Madison1981Dodge CountyDebra Casucci34BeloitUW-Madison1982Kenosha CountyDorothy Farrell35OregonUW-Madison1983Door CountyBarbara Jo Ward36Fort AtkinsonUW-Madison1984Eau Claire CountyCynthia Johnson37OregonUW-Stout1985Marathon CountyLisa Hoesly38JudaUW-Madison1986Grant CountyLiz Henry39DaneUW-Madison1987Dane CountyKristine Gratz40DarlingtonUW-Platteville1988Manitowoc CountyRebecca Weiner41LadysmithUW-Madison1989Dunn CountyStephanie Binversie42WauzekaUW-Stout1990La Crosse CountyKim Nettesheim43ElkhornCardinal Stritch1991Marathon CountyRenea Troller44RubiconUW-River Falls1992Barron CountyKristan Conrad45Green BayUW-Madison (BS and MS)1993Rock CountyAngela Corbin46BellevilleUW-Madison U of Illinois1994Monroe CountyAngela Rule47Mineral PointUW-Platteville (BS and MS)1995Rusk CountyJolynne Nagel48AntigoUW-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 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 N/A Julia Nunes 74 Chippewa Falls University of Minnesota 2022 Dane County Taylor Schaefer 75 Franksville UW-Madison 2023 Walworth County Ashley Hagenow 76 Poynette University of Minnesota 2024Door CountyHalei Heinzel77OconomowocUW-Madison2025Crawford CountySarah Hagenow78PoynetteUniversity of Minnesota2026Marathon CountyAnastasia Poull79Port WashingtonSouth Dakota State University Source: and

Notes 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.

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Further reading

External links Alice in Dairyland at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Alice in Dairyland historical artifacts at the Wisconsin Historical Society