Yesterday, the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAE) in UW-Madison's College of Agricultural & Life Sciences (CALS) held its annual Scholars and Sponsors Luncheon, to celebrate their student scholarship recipients and to recognize the donors that make the scholarships possible. The donors include the WROF, Inc. - which has awarded UW-Madison students with scholarships since the mid-1950s. At this
luncheon, 39 undergraduate student scholarship recipients and 13 graduate student scholarship recipients were recognized. For this academic year, students attending CALS received approximately $160,000 in total scholarship awards.
We are honored to be included in this event. With much gratitude for her dedication and leadership, WROF, Inc. President Joan Behr attended and represented our organization. Pictured with Joan above, on the left, is Kelly Herness of Whitehall, WI, one of the six WROF, Inc. Scholarship Award Recipients attending CALS this year. Kelly is majoring in Agricultural & Applied Economics and Life Sciences
Communication to gain an understanding of how things work in the agriculture industry and at home on her family farm. Kelly hopes to combine her farm-grown work ethic, valuable education at UW-Madison, and her personal agricultural experiences to continue moving Wisconsin agriculture in a positive forward direction. Kelly is one of the many WROF, Inc. scholarship recipients whose talents and skills are exemplary. So many of our scholarship recipients look forward to contributing to the
agricultural industry in Wisconsin upon graduation, and this makes us excited for the future of rural Wisconsin.
Thus begins the joy we'd like to
share with you! It brings the WROF, Inc. and its board members joy to support deserving students from rural Wisconsin, which in turn, will help sustain the vitality of our rural communities. Seeing the success of the students as they make their way towards their goals is also incredibly joyful. Being recognized and thanked for our generosity just doubles the joy we already feel in the giving. And now we invite you, to join us! Your support makes the mission of the WROF, Inc. possible. Experience
the joy of giving, and having a positive impact in rural Wisconsin, by making a gift today.