Wisconsin Ag Connection - Beard, Patterson Join the WALSAA Board

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Beard, Patterson Join the WALSAA Board
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 11/21/2016

The Wisconsin Agriculture & Life Sciences Alumni Association at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has two new members on its board of directors. Tammy Beard and Paul Patterson have joined the WALSAA leadership panel.

Beard grew up on a registered Holstein dairy farm outside of Cuba City, where she was extensively involved in 4-H, FFA and athletics. She took her love of agriculture with her to UW-Madison, where she graduated with honors in 2002 as a double major in Dairy Science and Agricultural Journalism. While on campus, Tammy held leadership roles in the Association of Women in Agriculture and National Agri-Marketing Association, and was active in the Badger Dairy Club. She received both the CALS Outstanding Senior and WALSAA Outstanding Sophomore awards. Following graduation, she served roles on the AWA Corporation Board and Wisconsin FFA Foundation Board, and continued involvement in other organizations. She is currently the marketing director at Badgerland Financial.

Patterson was raised on a Century Family Farm near Bloomington, where the family raised hogs, beef and cash grain. He graduated from CALS with an degree in ag economics in 1986. Paul has worked in the Ag Crop Protection field, the Ag Supply Cooperative world for 10 years and the energy sales field for 17 years. He is currently employed by Plains Marketing, LP wholesaling propane to retail customers in Michigan and New York.

WALSAA plans events for alumni and friends of the College of Ag and Life Sciences and its Farm Industry Short Course.

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