Employee-owned Vita Plus emphasizes service, value - Wisconsin AGR
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Employee-owned Vita Plus emphasizes service, value By Jim Massey - Editor, The Country Today Bob Tramburg, chief executive officer at Vita Plus, said he has followed a simple premise while managing a successful livestock-nutrition company for more than 25 years. “Serve customers, make money, and have fun,” Tramburg said. “There are too many businesses that try to make it way too complicated. We just try to bring something that is different and unique to our customers and have fun doing it.” Vita Plus is an employee-owned livestock-nutrition company based in Madison, with facilities in five states and 45 dealers across the Midwest. The company was founded by UW-Madison colleagues Lyle Hill (Iota brother, #255) and Wally Henderson in 1948 in a barn in Fitchburg. Their idea was to take the latest nutritional research out of the laboratory and onto the farm. Sixty-two years later, the company has 355 employees and manufactures and distributes about 375,000 tons of feed per year. The company sells feed for dairy animals, swine, and beef cattle through its owned facilities and dealerships.
Vita Plus is one of Wisconsin’s largest livestock-nutrition companies. Allan Schultz, vice- president of technical services, (Iota brother, #799) said the company feeds about 300,000 dairy animals and has a major presence in the swine industry in neighboring states. Tramburg, the stepson of co-founder Hill, said Vita Plus doesn’t look anything like it did when he joined the company in the late 1960s. “The whole concept of farm-specific feed and how we serve our customers has been
the big change,” Tramburg said. “We help our customers with problems they know they have and problems they don’t even know they have. That’s our job when we get to the farm.” Alan Gunderson, vice-president of sales and marketing, (Iota brother, #902) said the livestockfeed industry has changed dramatically since he joined the company in 1979. He said some people might remember when Vita Plus sponsored the popular TV dance show “Dairyland Jubilee” in the 1960s and 1970s and touted its traditional Grist-N-Rich product. Today, the company has about 350 standard products. “We used to sell Grist-N-Rich to everybody because that was the basis they used for all their herds,” Schultz said. “The standard off-the-rack product would work for everybody. Today, with the size of the herds and the amount of product they buy, there is much more custom formulation. Our nutritional consultants in the field are going out like you would go to the doctor and make a prescription for the herd. We probably have 5,000 different formulations.” Continued on page 3
2010 National AGR Honors recently awarded to the Iota Chapter Runner-up for the Maynard Coe Chapter Efficiency Award Gold Status for top chapters, National AGR Highest Honor: Membership Development, National AGR High Honor: Recruitment, National AGR High Honor: Chapter Website, National AGR High Honor: Crescent - Best Series, National AGR February 2011
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As compiled by Brothers Bill Hantke and Corey Geiger
Justin Banach # 1470 graduated this past fall semester with a degree in Biological Systems Engineering specializing in Food Engineering. He is currently attending graduate school at Iowa State University studying Food Science and Technology. He is working on a project to modify milk protein concentrate to be used as a functional ingredient. Brother Banach greatly enjoyed his undergraduate years with the Iota chapter. His favorite memories include taking a John Deere 5425 for a trek up Bascom Hill and breakfast with our cook, Earl, on Friday mornings. We wish him success in his studies and look forward to his future endeavors.
Key Iota contacts Alpha Gamma Rho — Iota Chapter 233 Lake Lawn Place Madison, WI 53703 Phone: (608) 257-3871 Fax: (608) 251-2159 Web site: www.uwagr.com e-mail: [email protected] Undergraduate Chapter Name, office
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CURTIS hORSENS, Noble Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(715) 853-9067 JACOB GREShIK, VNR of Alumni Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(507) 450-2689 DJ CIANCIO, VNR of Recruitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(630) 947-4893 BRANDON KRUSWICK, VNR of Management and Operations . . . .(920) 495-9118 WILL MADSEN, VNR of Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 334-9677 JARED WENDT, VNR of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 630-7236
Brent Clements, #1264, “It was difficult to see our family sell our herd of Guernseys in 1994. Shortly thereafter, I invested in a really great brood cow named Glen Brook Smokey Vivian with Jon Lantz and Jason Danhof. She scored EX-93, made over 30,000 M, and became the dam of Lantz Farm Visa and Vilter thanks to the great care of Jon Lantz and his family. “In 1996, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison followed by working at Bader-Rutter & Associates, then the largest agricultural advertising and marketing agency in the U.S. From there, I began working at an investment bank on Wall Street, and then I decided to go back to graduate school at NYU. Within a year, the bank transferred me to Chicago where I earned an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. As a part of a contract with the firm, I agreed to complete the company’s executive rotational training program and relocate to Miami, Fla., in 2001 to oversee the firm’s national small business lending division. It was a great opportunity to provide loans to small businesses, including dairy farms seeking to expand or improve their operations while maximizing the entrepreneurial spirit. We grew the staff from over 200 to 3,000 and opened offices in Denver, Boston, and Nevada. “After more than 10 years, I recently became a partner in a private equity firm rescuing small businesses and real estate projects on the East Coast affected by the recession in Fort Lauderdale, where I reside today. I enjoy following the latest Guernsey news on the AGA website and have even watched the Guernsey show at World Dairy Expo online. It was great to watch this year as one of my former 4-H judging teammates and childhood neighbor, Lynn Harbaugh, judged the show.”
DUANE MyKLEJORD, VNR of Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(715) 305-5721 JACOB BREy, VNR of Membership Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 495-9012 JEREMIAh ShAFER, VNR of Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(715) 220-6362 DAVID LAMMIE, Resident Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(773) 510-4973
Active Chapter Advisors TOM CRENShAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 263-4423 BRAD GARRISON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(214) 533-4498 JON SChEFERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(320) 260-5436
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ROBERT hAGENOW, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 992-3188 JON RASMUSSEN, Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 960-7083 BILL hANTKE, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 442-7294 2635 Arboretum Dr., Madison, WI 53713-1009 EVAN SChNADT, Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 295-1828
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COREy GEIGER, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 650-0294 JERRy WALLANDER, Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 827-6550
PLEASE help us find these LOST Iota Brothers Edwin Ahlers #1001 Benjamin Arriens # 623 Tim Baumgartner #1200 David Charlton #848 Gary Kloth #873 Chris Linder #1187 Doug Luchsinger #947 Roberto Marcel #1411 Jeffery Navarro #1167 David Nelson #570 Kenneth Rabas #1060 David Thompson #495 Timothy Udell #956
RICK DALUGE, Secretary-Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 273-1091 5321 Fairway Drive, Madison, WI 53711
Crescent Editor COREy GEIGER, editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 650-0294 e-mail [email protected]
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If you know of a recent address, phone number, or e-mail address for any of these Iota brothers, please let me know. E-mail: [email protected] or phone me at 608-442-7294. Bill Hantke #740 page 2
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The ingredients in the company’s products come from all over the world, Gunderson said. Trace minerals often come from Asia and Africa, and vitamins generally come from western Europe, China and Asia. Those global purchases require Vita Plus and other livestockfeed companies to research the companies they buy from and their products. “We spend a lot of time and money checking those kinds of things out so we can assure our customers that what they’re getting is of the highest quality standards,” Gunderson said. “We participate in a third-party audit program called Safe Feed/Safe Food that puts an emphasis on traceability. Vita Plus certainly recognizes that the feed industry is part of the food industry. A lot of efforts are made to make sure that the food we produce is safe, wholesome, and dependable. “We know where every pound of feed came from back to the manufacturer. If there was a problem, we could quickly isolate it. Traceability is a key word in our business at the present time.” Tramburg said that in a competitive industry, Vita Plus has tried to stay in front of potential customers and bring them something that is “different, better and has value.” “Farmers have to know that we’re not adding stuff to their rations just to sell more product,” Tramburg said. “Our goal is not just to maximize milk production but to maximize profitability at the farm level. Ken Von Rueden, manager of the Vita Plus facility in Dodgeville, said Tramburg has allowed him to do his own thing at the Dodgeville plant. “We’ve been owned by Vita Plus for 20 years, and I have yet to propose a project that didn’t get done,” Von Rueden said. “It’s a great deal to have the Madison office for a resource but to also have the independence to run the operation the way we think it should be run at the local level. You know that when you make decisions and in the work you do, you’re part owner. “We don’t have all the resources of the ADMs and Cargills of the world, but we have enough to provide a good product at a competitive price. And it works.” Vita Plus’s other Wisconsin facilities are in Columbus, Fall River, Lake Mills, Loyal, and Madison. Vita Plus advocated for agriculture in the fall of 2009 when journalist Michael Pollan was invited to UW-Madison as part of the university’s “Big Read” program. In Pollan’s 2008 book, “In Defense of Food: an Eater’s Manifesto,” he reviewed the effects of large industrial agriculture on our eating habits. Vita Plus organized a group of farmers and agribusiness representatives to attend Pollan’s presentation and provided them with green T-shirts with a slogan that said: “Eat food, be healthy, and thank farmers.” The company has since taken that effort farther with its “Thank a Farmer” campaign on the side of its semitrailers. The first trailer, unveiled during this year’s World Dairy Expo, features the images of six farm families, and a second trailer will hit the road soon. “For us, we were looking at what one or two things can we do to make a difference,” said Marjorie Stieve, Vita Plus marketing services manager. “It’s a positive thing that consumers are getting more and more engaged in the discussion of food. We need to take that as an opportunity and do what we can.” February 2011
In Memory of our Iota Brothers Harris F. Babler, Iota # 296, died on January 15, 2011, in Marshfield, Wis., at 94 years of age. He was born in Monticello, Wis., and studied at the University of Wisconsin where he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in dairy science and economics. He became a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Iota Chapter in 1937 where he served as noble ruler. Harris was our oldest living Iota Chapter alumni member. Harris started his career with the U.S.D.A. Commodity Credit Cheese in Chicago. He traveled through the Midwest grading and inspecting cheese and then worked with the Borden Company in Marshfield as procurement manager and retired in 1980. Duane A. Miller, Iota #516, died on January 13, 2011, in Madison. He entered the UW-Madison College of Agriculture and graduated with a degree in animal husbandry. While at the UW, he won the International Livestock Meat Judging Contest and served as chairman of the Little International in 1954. He was a member of the Iota Chapter of the AGR fraternity. After military service, Duane was a cattle buyer for Rath Packing and then American Beef Packers, both located in Iowa. Duane and his family moved back to his hometown of Oregon, Wis., where he farmed and later developed housing subdivisions. In 1991, Duane retired from farming and started full time in real estate at which he was still actively working at this death. Duane was very involved in farming and the Holstein cattle community. He had served on the World Dairy Expo Board, the Dane County Fair Board, the Dane County Holstein Breeders Board, and was an active 4-H leader for many years
Dairy Expo – WINNER During the 2010 Dairy Expo show, AGR had a booth for all AGR brothers and friends from across the nation to stop by and say hello. They were requested to sign up for a drawing of a John Deere model tractor, donated by Mid-States Equipment from Columbus, Wis. The winner was Jay Binversie, Iota #1203 of Robinway Farms from Kiel, Wis. Jay and daughter were happy to hear of their winning.
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Iota Corporation Board - Committee Updates Facilities and Finance Committee Reports on Progress In March 2010 the Madison Fire Department increased our occupancy level from 49 to 85 people to cover some of our larger gatherings. The chapter rent of the 2011-2012 year was adjusted to $92,500. This small increase over last year will help pay for future maintenance updates such as new carpeting for the Chapter Room, bathroom improvements, and possibly a new pier. The cost to live in the AGR house is about $7,065, in the dorms about $7,217 and in the apartments about $6,445 which includes out-of-house dues of $480. Perhaps those out-of-house dues are too low as it lowers the incentive to stay in the house. AGR Chapter House summer rental was more successful than previous years; however, the Alumni Corporation still sustained a loss of $ 3,684 which is shared 50 percent by the Chapter. This loss includes three months of property insurance, bank loans, and property taxes which is very hard to overcome when the house is not fully occupied. This fall a laptop computer owned by one of our freshman brothers was stolen from the house. This loss was not covered by any insurance policy. After much discussion, the Foundation and the Corporation Board paid for a portion of this one-time loss. From now on, all brothers living in the house must maintain a renter’s insurance policy. The best news of the day is that our cook, Earl Krueger, wants to stay for another four years before retiring. Alan Koepke, Facilities & Financial Committee Chair
Chapter Development Making headway Exciting times are always occurring at the chapter house and with the chapter development committee. We have just completed the new officer transition meeting with a little twist compared to previous transition meetings. Past goal setting sessions had just the incoming officers gather with some alumni advisors. This year, we asked some of the outgoing officers to join also at Bill and Leslie Hantke’s house for a day of fun activities and planning discussions. Having the outgoing officers involved brought some great insight for the new officers and alumni about the past year and thoughts on how to approach the future. I am excited with all the enthusiasm and great ideas that were shared and would like to encourage everyone who has the opportunity to visit to inquire on what is occurring. Along with this insight, the Insight’s program has also been introduced. Insight’s is an educational tool that teaches us about our personalities and how we think as well as interact with different personalities. You may have heard of similar programs such as Myers-Brigs and Keirsey Temperament. We are fortunate to have Brother Bob Hagenow being well versed in training about Insight’s and willing to spend some time helping us identify some opportunities to build brotherhood. To help describe the program it is helpful to think of the colors of fiery red (driven), cool blue (analytical), February 2011
earthy green (compassionate), and sunshine yellow (sociable). These colors signify different traits that describe our natural and adaptive personalities. Something to note is that we are all different combinations of each of these colors. Many businesses utilize this knowledge when building teams and in gaining this knowledge earlier, we are hoping to strengthen the Iota team. These items have been part of our more recent activities. In the past year we have also had some great discussion on scholarships, building on the Big Brother program, recruitment efforts, and continuing to build on our overall brotherhood. We welcome all that want to join in on these efforts to contribute their thoughts to contact us. If anyone is interested in being involved or has questions feel free to contact me by email at [email protected] or phone 920-960-7083. Jon Rasmussen, Chapter Development Committee Chair
Communications Committee Revamps Website This past year, the AGR communications committee began process of revamping the website this past April. As we moved through the process, we began moving the content throughout the summer and finished moving material in October. College brothers did almost all the work. However, Brother Anson Goldade, #1245, provided oversight and assistance. The new site went live in November. Here are some of the new capabilities: • Able to organize committees and boards on the website, including minutes, agendas, discussions, and broadcast emails. • Event calendars — Ability to publish upcoming events to the website, including committee and board meetings. • Will be able to publish Crescent online and provide archives of previous Crescents. • Better content editing capabilities. No longer have to engage vendor for most changes we want to do to the site. • Ability to customize forms. Example would be forms for perspective members requesting more information. Many more applications over time. • Centralized directory of all alumni and actives. Each person can customize their profile with the most current information. • Ability to submit news articles online. Moving forward, we plan to have current standing committees, boards, and actives begin using and understanding tools on site. Likewise, we plan to engage other alumni to begin updating their profiles. Also, we would like to use the website to manage committee, board, and college activities. Posting of information online for all users to see. However, the public wouldn't have access, only registered Iota users (alumni and actives). Long-term, we would like to build communities of interest using the alumni directory. For example, a community of alumni focused on a specific industry. Provides ability to leverage the power of the alumni network. Corey Geiger, Communications Committee Chair
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AGR-Iota Founders Day Event - Saturday March 26, 2011 Iota Chapter Alpha Gamma Rho will be honoring all our 5040-30-20-10- year alumni and encourage all of our alumni brothers to join us at this year’s annual chapter house event and awards banquet. We will again be joined by the AWA alumni women during the evening’s social time and awards banquet. It should be fun to talk with many of your AGR brothers and AWA friends. We would be honored if you would join your AGR brothers as we continue to Make Better Men and Build a Better Fraternity, based on the great friendships that you developed during your AGR college years.
AGR Chapter house – 233 West Lakelawn Place 12:00 - 2:00 pm Luncheon and Friendship 2:00 - 4:00 pm Corporation / Foundation Meeting 2:00 - 4:00 pm Alumni Wives and Friends Social Time Lowell hall Center – 610 Langdon Street 4:30 – 6:00 pm Brotherhood Social Time 6:00 – 8:30 pm Banquet and Awards Ceremony We have reserved a block of 10 rooms at the Lowell Hall Center. If you wish to reserve a room, please phone the UW - Lowell Hall Center at 608-256-2621. Please use Code: ALUMDINN when requesting a special room rate.
March 26, 2011, 95th Founders’ Day Please reserve________Ticket(s) for Awards Banquet All tickets are $30 per person, $55 per couple for dinner Please reserve________PARKING SPACE Cost per automobile is $10 for the day Bill will mail a parking pass to enter the underground parking Enclosed is my check for..........$________________ Name:_____________________Address:_____________________ City:___________________ State:________ Zip Code: ________ Phone: ___________________E-mail:________________________ Big Brother:_________________ Little Brother(s):____________________ Make checks payable to “Iota of Alpha Gamma Rho, Inc.” Send to: Bill Hantke Alpha Gamma Rho-Iota 2635 Arboretum Drive Madison, WI 53713 (608) 442-7294 [email protected] February 2011
Deadline March 12th
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Founders Day Set for March 26, 2011 The Iota Chapter Founders Day event will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011. We will be inviting all our 50-40-30-20-10-year alumni members to attend and be honored at our awards banquet. We will again be joined by the AWA alumni women during the evening’s social time and awards banquet. It should be fun to talk with many of your brothers and AWA friends. Mark your calendar, and plan to attend our 2011 Founders Day event. Fraternally, Bill Hantke 1961 INITIATES JACOB GRUENEWALD THOMAS WEYHMILLER CALVIN DEWSNAP JOHN KING DUANE MANTHE PAUL BERGE JAMES PALMQUIST RANDALL USCHOLD JAMES McCAFFREE DAVID GRANT DONALD PRITZL MICHAEL PAULSEN ERVIN BAUMGART GLENN BORCHARDT 1971 INITIATES GARY LARSON JAMES ZARNDT ARNOLD CORDES DAVID CHARLTON DENNIS MEULEMANS JAMES SMITH THOMAS GREGAR JEFFREY BRADLEY RODNEY GASCH JAMES HALPIN RICK KOCH RICHARD KARLS FRED KALTENBERG CRAIG LUKAS JOHN THOMAS JOHN SODERHOLM MARK SWANSON THOMAS VENABLE RUSSELL SETTE 1981 INITIATES SAMUEL MILLER JAMES LEDERER WAYNE GLAESER DENNIS HOHL DAVID THOMPSON VERNON DOUGHERTY CARLTON BREHM February 2011
ROBERT GEVELINGER DAVID HEIDEMAN ROGER STEINER RODNEY EISCH THOMAS GRISWOLD ROBERT HAGENOW LAWRENCE DUPPLER JOSEPH MARTIN JAMES STEINER GREGORY STACEY RAYMOND COOPER MARK CAMPBELL 1991 INITIATES MATTHEW STREIFF THOMAS BUECHEL BRIAN ZIMMERMAN ADAM GARDNER DAVID PITZNER ROB RIPPCHEN CRAIG KRONBERG ERIC ARMBRUSTER BRETGYGI CHARLES RABITZ DERRICK MOST TIMOTHY MURPHY DALE HALINK COREY GEIGER JOHN SHORT KENNETH WALLER BRUCE BOEBEL BRUCE MURRAY RICHARD STRAUB 2001 INITIATES DANIEL DOGS MAX ARMSTRONG ERIC P BERGUM BENJAMIN DORSHORST ROBERT B PANZER BRIAN HOSKENS ANDREW SARBACKER CHAD WETHAL AARON ABRAHAM ROBERTO MARCEL
The New Iota Vision = We CARE During the recent 10-hour-long officer transition meeting, the previous and new officers reviewed their successes and challenges during the 2010 year. They discussed and established new goals for the chapter and each officer positions and what they can do to Build a Better Iota Chapter in the coming year. The officers are to be congratulated for their professionalism and maturity shown during this meeting, and we wish them another successful year of leadership for the Iota Chapter. In addition the officers discussed the results of a Personality Profile Assessment which was sponsored by our Educational Foundation and Bill and Leslie Hantke. Each officer had previously completed the profile evaluation as part of a leadership training presentation given by Bob Hagenow. The results are helping each officer identify his own unique leadership and communication style and will serve as a valuable tool for the new officer team and their future careers. Another important result of this session was the creation of the new “We CARE” Iota Chapter Vision. Each letter in We CARE stands for an important AGR value. ●CommuNICATE the goals, values and responsibilities of being an AGR member ●ACCouNTAblE for your actions and words that will affect the chapter image ●RECRuITmENT of quality young men that will represent the chapter in the future ●ENgAgEmENT of the undergraduates and alumni in the activities of the chapter This new Iota AGR “We CARE” Vision will assist our undergraduates and alumni focus on a pathway in helping us “Build a Better Iota – AGR fraternity”. Thank you to our alumni who participated in meeting: Tom Crenshaw, Karl Drye, Bob Hagenow, Jon Rasmussen, Jon Schefers, and Bill Hantke for their assistance. Also a special thank you to Leslie Hantke and Ruth Drye for the great lunch and dinner preparations. Fraternally, Bill Hantke Alumni Secretary
We NEED your latest E-Mail We are trying to improve our chapter communication with the e-mailing of the IOTA PROUD NEWSLETTER to our 1000 alumni. But we only have about 500 of your latest e-mail addresses. Would you please send me a note with your latest email so that we can keep you updated on the latest happenings at Iota Chapter. Thank you. Send to: [email protected] page 6
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Iota AGRs Attend Rose Bowl Game
AGR-Iota Awarded Outstanding holstein Boy
Several Iota brothers and alumni made the long trip to California to cheer for their UW - Badgers football team. Everyone had a great time in spite of the cold California weather and the outcome of the game.
This January, Iota Brother Jacob Brey of Door County was chosen as Wisconsin’s Outstanding Holstein Boy and Danae Bauer of Waupaca County was named Outstanding Holstein Girl which is the most prestigious honor given by the Wisconsin Holstein Association to a junior member. Brey is the son of Bill and Clarice Brey of Sturgeon Bay. Brother Brey attributes his success to his family and working on his family’s farm. “I think growing up on a dairy farm builds a work ethic into you. It builds your character. It gave me responsibilities, and I grew into those responsibilities.” Brother Brey received a full education in dairy from participating in Junior Holsteins, FFA, 4-H, and Badger Dairy Club, and was involved in dairybowl and dairy judging. He is majoring in dairy science with a business emphasis. In his other accomplishments, he was selected as a National Distinguished Junior member finalist this past summer at the National Holstein Convention and serves on the WHA Junior Activities Committee.
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Scott Borgwardt Rick Daluge Oren Hammes Fred Kaltenberg Jack Kaltenberg Brandon Kurth David Lammie Zach Lieven Derrick Most Andy Mulrooney Dale Quam Tim Pierce Bob Satori Wes Stefonik Jon Weise
Jake Greshik Justin Banach Jake Brey Jordan Riley Cody Carpenter Garret Germain Pete Gernetzke Hayden Hauschildt Bob Heintz Ty Hildebrandt Curtis Horsens Derek Johnson Brandon Kruswick Eric Ronk Taylor Fritsch D.J. Cianco Tim Schley Lee Slattery Ryan Peterson
Chapter Prints Color painting by James Baird, long-time Hoard’s Dairyman art director. Print size is 8x10. Each print costs $50. They make fantastic gifts. Enclosed is my check for $_____________ Name: _________________________________________ Address:________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Make checks payable to: “AGR Educational Foundation of Iota Chapter, Inc.” Send to: Corey Geiger, 28 Milwaukee Ave. West, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 February 2011
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233 Lake Lawn Place Madison, Wisconsin 53703 “Return Service Requested”
Iota AGR Chapter Events 2011
help AGR Recruit high School Seniors Can you help the Iota Chapter with the name of a high school senior who will be attending UW-Madison in the fall of 2011? We are looking for the names of potential new quality members who would be interested in learning the values of becoming an AGR. Please contact: DJ Ciancio [email protected] (630) 947-4893
February 24-26 AGR National Leadership Conference march 12-20 UW-Madison Spring Break 26
Iota Chapter Founders Day
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Iota Competitive Edge Recruitment
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Iota Corporation Board & Committee Meeting
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Employee-owned Vita Plus emphasizes service, value By Jim Massey - Editor, The Country Today Bob Tramburg, chief executive officer at Vita Plus, said he has followed a simple premise while managing a successful livestock-nutrition company for more than 25 years. “Serve customers, make money, and have fun,” Tramburg said. “There are too many businesses that try to make it way too complicated. We just try to bring something that is different and unique to our customers and have fun doing it.” Vita Plus is an employee-owned livestock-nutrition company based in Madison, with facilities in five states and 45 dealers across the Midwest. The company was founded by UW-Madison colleagues Lyle Hill (Iota brother, #255) and Wally Henderson in 1948 in a barn in Fitchburg. Their idea was to take the latest nutritional research out of the laboratory and onto the farm. Sixty-two years later, the company has 355 employees and manufactures and distributes about 375,000 tons of feed per year. The company sells feed for dairy animals, swine, and beef cattle through its owned facilities and dealerships.
Vita Plus is one of Wisconsin’s largest livestock-nutrition companies. Allan Schultz, vice- president of technical services, (Iota brother, #799) said the company feeds about 300,000 dairy animals and has a major presence in the swine industry in neighboring states. Tramburg, the stepson of co-founder Hill, said Vita Plus doesn’t look anything like it did when he joined the company in the late 1960s. “The whole concept of farm-specific feed and how we serve our customers has been
the big change,” Tramburg said. “We help our customers with problems they know they have and problems they don’t even know they have. That’s our job when we get to the farm.” Alan Gunderson, vice-president of sales and marketing, (Iota brother, #902) said the livestockfeed industry has changed dramatically since he joined the company in 1979. He said some people might remember when Vita Plus sponsored the popular TV dance show “Dairyland Jubilee” in the 1960s and 1970s and touted its traditional Grist-N-Rich product. Today, the company has about 350 standard products. “We used to sell Grist-N-Rich to everybody because that was the basis they used for all their herds,” Schultz said. “The standard off-the-rack product would work for everybody. Today, with the size of the herds and the amount of product they buy, there is much more custom formulation. Our nutritional consultants in the field are going out like you would go to the doctor and make a prescription for the herd. We probably have 5,000 different formulations.” Continued on page 3
2010 National AGR Honors recently awarded to the Iota Chapter Runner-up for the Maynard Coe Chapter Efficiency Award Gold Status for top chapters, National AGR Highest Honor: Membership Development, National AGR High Honor: Recruitment, National AGR High Honor: Chapter Website, National AGR High Honor: Crescent - Best Series, National AGR February 2011
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As compiled by Brothers Bill Hantke and Corey Geiger
Justin Banach # 1470 graduated this past fall semester with a degree in Biological Systems Engineering specializing in Food Engineering. He is currently attending graduate school at Iowa State University studying Food Science and Technology. He is working on a project to modify milk protein concentrate to be used as a functional ingredient. Brother Banach greatly enjoyed his undergraduate years with the Iota chapter. His favorite memories include taking a John Deere 5425 for a trek up Bascom Hill and breakfast with our cook, Earl, on Friday mornings. We wish him success in his studies and look forward to his future endeavors.
Key Iota contacts Alpha Gamma Rho — Iota Chapter 233 Lake Lawn Place Madison, WI 53703 Phone: (608) 257-3871 Fax: (608) 251-2159 Web site: www.uwagr.com e-mail: [email protected] Undergraduate Chapter Name, office
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CURTIS hORSENS, Noble Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(715) 853-9067 JACOB GREShIK, VNR of Alumni Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(507) 450-2689 DJ CIANCIO, VNR of Recruitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(630) 947-4893 BRANDON KRUSWICK, VNR of Management and Operations . . . .(920) 495-9118 WILL MADSEN, VNR of Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 334-9677 JARED WENDT, VNR of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 630-7236
Brent Clements, #1264, “It was difficult to see our family sell our herd of Guernseys in 1994. Shortly thereafter, I invested in a really great brood cow named Glen Brook Smokey Vivian with Jon Lantz and Jason Danhof. She scored EX-93, made over 30,000 M, and became the dam of Lantz Farm Visa and Vilter thanks to the great care of Jon Lantz and his family. “In 1996, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison followed by working at Bader-Rutter & Associates, then the largest agricultural advertising and marketing agency in the U.S. From there, I began working at an investment bank on Wall Street, and then I decided to go back to graduate school at NYU. Within a year, the bank transferred me to Chicago where I earned an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. As a part of a contract with the firm, I agreed to complete the company’s executive rotational training program and relocate to Miami, Fla., in 2001 to oversee the firm’s national small business lending division. It was a great opportunity to provide loans to small businesses, including dairy farms seeking to expand or improve their operations while maximizing the entrepreneurial spirit. We grew the staff from over 200 to 3,000 and opened offices in Denver, Boston, and Nevada. “After more than 10 years, I recently became a partner in a private equity firm rescuing small businesses and real estate projects on the East Coast affected by the recession in Fort Lauderdale, where I reside today. I enjoy following the latest Guernsey news on the AGA website and have even watched the Guernsey show at World Dairy Expo online. It was great to watch this year as one of my former 4-H judging teammates and childhood neighbor, Lynn Harbaugh, judged the show.”
DUANE MyKLEJORD, VNR of Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(715) 305-5721 JACOB BREy, VNR of Membership Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 495-9012 JEREMIAh ShAFER, VNR of Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(715) 220-6362 DAVID LAMMIE, Resident Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(773) 510-4973
Active Chapter Advisors TOM CRENShAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 263-4423 BRAD GARRISON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(214) 533-4498 JON SChEFERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(320) 260-5436
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ROBERT hAGENOW, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 992-3188 JON RASMUSSEN, Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 960-7083 BILL hANTKE, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 442-7294 2635 Arboretum Dr., Madison, WI 53713-1009 EVAN SChNADT, Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 295-1828
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COREy GEIGER, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 650-0294 JERRy WALLANDER, Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 827-6550
PLEASE help us find these LOST Iota Brothers Edwin Ahlers #1001 Benjamin Arriens # 623 Tim Baumgartner #1200 David Charlton #848 Gary Kloth #873 Chris Linder #1187 Doug Luchsinger #947 Roberto Marcel #1411 Jeffery Navarro #1167 David Nelson #570 Kenneth Rabas #1060 David Thompson #495 Timothy Udell #956
RICK DALUGE, Secretary-Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(608) 273-1091 5321 Fairway Drive, Madison, WI 53711
Crescent Editor COREy GEIGER, editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(920) 650-0294 e-mail [email protected]
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If you know of a recent address, phone number, or e-mail address for any of these Iota brothers, please let me know. E-mail: [email protected] or phone me at 608-442-7294. Bill Hantke #740 page 2
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The ingredients in the company’s products come from all over the world, Gunderson said. Trace minerals often come from Asia and Africa, and vitamins generally come from western Europe, China and Asia. Those global purchases require Vita Plus and other livestockfeed companies to research the companies they buy from and their products. “We spend a lot of time and money checking those kinds of things out so we can assure our customers that what they’re getting is of the highest quality standards,” Gunderson said. “We participate in a third-party audit program called Safe Feed/Safe Food that puts an emphasis on traceability. Vita Plus certainly recognizes that the feed industry is part of the food industry. A lot of efforts are made to make sure that the food we produce is safe, wholesome, and dependable. “We know where every pound of feed came from back to the manufacturer. If there was a problem, we could quickly isolate it. Traceability is a key word in our business at the present time.” Tramburg said that in a competitive industry, Vita Plus has tried to stay in front of potential customers and bring them something that is “different, better and has value.” “Farmers have to know that we’re not adding stuff to their rations just to sell more product,” Tramburg said. “Our goal is not just to maximize milk production but to maximize profitability at the farm level. Ken Von Rueden, manager of the Vita Plus facility in Dodgeville, said Tramburg has allowed him to do his own thing at the Dodgeville plant. “We’ve been owned by Vita Plus for 20 years, and I have yet to propose a project that didn’t get done,” Von Rueden said. “It’s a great deal to have the Madison office for a resource but to also have the independence to run the operation the way we think it should be run at the local level. You know that when you make decisions and in the work you do, you’re part owner. “We don’t have all the resources of the ADMs and Cargills of the world, but we have enough to provide a good product at a competitive price. And it works.” Vita Plus’s other Wisconsin facilities are in Columbus, Fall River, Lake Mills, Loyal, and Madison. Vita Plus advocated for agriculture in the fall of 2009 when journalist Michael Pollan was invited to UW-Madison as part of the university’s “Big Read” program. In Pollan’s 2008 book, “In Defense of Food: an Eater’s Manifesto,” he reviewed the effects of large industrial agriculture on our eating habits. Vita Plus organized a group of farmers and agribusiness representatives to attend Pollan’s presentation and provided them with green T-shirts with a slogan that said: “Eat food, be healthy, and thank farmers.” The company has since taken that effort farther with its “Thank a Farmer” campaign on the side of its semitrailers. The first trailer, unveiled during this year’s World Dairy Expo, features the images of six farm families, and a second trailer will hit the road soon. “For us, we were looking at what one or two things can we do to make a difference,” said Marjorie Stieve, Vita Plus marketing services manager. “It’s a positive thing that consumers are getting more and more engaged in the discussion of food. We need to take that as an opportunity and do what we can.” February 2011
In Memory of our Iota Brothers Harris F. Babler, Iota # 296, died on January 15, 2011, in Marshfield, Wis., at 94 years of age. He was born in Monticello, Wis., and studied at the University of Wisconsin where he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in dairy science and economics. He became a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Iota Chapter in 1937 where he served as noble ruler. Harris was our oldest living Iota Chapter alumni member. Harris started his career with the U.S.D.A. Commodity Credit Cheese in Chicago. He traveled through the Midwest grading and inspecting cheese and then worked with the Borden Company in Marshfield as procurement manager and retired in 1980. Duane A. Miller, Iota #516, died on January 13, 2011, in Madison. He entered the UW-Madison College of Agriculture and graduated with a degree in animal husbandry. While at the UW, he won the International Livestock Meat Judging Contest and served as chairman of the Little International in 1954. He was a member of the Iota Chapter of the AGR fraternity. After military service, Duane was a cattle buyer for Rath Packing and then American Beef Packers, both located in Iowa. Duane and his family moved back to his hometown of Oregon, Wis., where he farmed and later developed housing subdivisions. In 1991, Duane retired from farming and started full time in real estate at which he was still actively working at this death. Duane was very involved in farming and the Holstein cattle community. He had served on the World Dairy Expo Board, the Dane County Fair Board, the Dane County Holstein Breeders Board, and was an active 4-H leader for many years
Dairy Expo – WINNER During the 2010 Dairy Expo show, AGR had a booth for all AGR brothers and friends from across the nation to stop by and say hello. They were requested to sign up for a drawing of a John Deere model tractor, donated by Mid-States Equipment from Columbus, Wis. The winner was Jay Binversie, Iota #1203 of Robinway Farms from Kiel, Wis. Jay and daughter were happy to hear of their winning.
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Iota Corporation Board - Committee Updates Facilities and Finance Committee Reports on Progress In March 2010 the Madison Fire Department increased our occupancy level from 49 to 85 people to cover some of our larger gatherings. The chapter rent of the 2011-2012 year was adjusted to $92,500. This small increase over last year will help pay for future maintenance updates such as new carpeting for the Chapter Room, bathroom improvements, and possibly a new pier. The cost to live in the AGR house is about $7,065, in the dorms about $7,217 and in the apartments about $6,445 which includes out-of-house dues of $480. Perhaps those out-of-house dues are too low as it lowers the incentive to stay in the house. AGR Chapter House summer rental was more successful than previous years; however, the Alumni Corporation still sustained a loss of $ 3,684 which is shared 50 percent by the Chapter. This loss includes three months of property insurance, bank loans, and property taxes which is very hard to overcome when the house is not fully occupied. This fall a laptop computer owned by one of our freshman brothers was stolen from the house. This loss was not covered by any insurance policy. After much discussion, the Foundation and the Corporation Board paid for a portion of this one-time loss. From now on, all brothers living in the house must maintain a renter’s insurance policy. The best news of the day is that our cook, Earl Krueger, wants to stay for another four years before retiring. Alan Koepke, Facilities & Financial Committee Chair
Chapter Development Making headway Exciting times are always occurring at the chapter house and with the chapter development committee. We have just completed the new officer transition meeting with a little twist compared to previous transition meetings. Past goal setting sessions had just the incoming officers gather with some alumni advisors. This year, we asked some of the outgoing officers to join also at Bill and Leslie Hantke’s house for a day of fun activities and planning discussions. Having the outgoing officers involved brought some great insight for the new officers and alumni about the past year and thoughts on how to approach the future. I am excited with all the enthusiasm and great ideas that were shared and would like to encourage everyone who has the opportunity to visit to inquire on what is occurring. Along with this insight, the Insight’s program has also been introduced. Insight’s is an educational tool that teaches us about our personalities and how we think as well as interact with different personalities. You may have heard of similar programs such as Myers-Brigs and Keirsey Temperament. We are fortunate to have Brother Bob Hagenow being well versed in training about Insight’s and willing to spend some time helping us identify some opportunities to build brotherhood. To help describe the program it is helpful to think of the colors of fiery red (driven), cool blue (analytical), February 2011
earthy green (compassionate), and sunshine yellow (sociable). These colors signify different traits that describe our natural and adaptive personalities. Something to note is that we are all different combinations of each of these colors. Many businesses utilize this knowledge when building teams and in gaining this knowledge earlier, we are hoping to strengthen the Iota team. These items have been part of our more recent activities. In the past year we have also had some great discussion on scholarships, building on the Big Brother program, recruitment efforts, and continuing to build on our overall brotherhood. We welcome all that want to join in on these efforts to contribute their thoughts to contact us. If anyone is interested in being involved or has questions feel free to contact me by email at [email protected] or phone 920-960-7083. Jon Rasmussen, Chapter Development Committee Chair
Communications Committee Revamps Website This past year, the AGR communications committee began process of revamping the website this past April. As we moved through the process, we began moving the content throughout the summer and finished moving material in October. College brothers did almost all the work. However, Brother Anson Goldade, #1245, provided oversight and assistance. The new site went live in November. Here are some of the new capabilities: • Able to organize committees and boards on the website, including minutes, agendas, discussions, and broadcast emails. • Event calendars — Ability to publish upcoming events to the website, including committee and board meetings. • Will be able to publish Crescent online and provide archives of previous Crescents. • Better content editing capabilities. No longer have to engage vendor for most changes we want to do to the site. • Ability to customize forms. Example would be forms for perspective members requesting more information. Many more applications over time. • Centralized directory of all alumni and actives. Each person can customize their profile with the most current information. • Ability to submit news articles online. Moving forward, we plan to have current standing committees, boards, and actives begin using and understanding tools on site. Likewise, we plan to engage other alumni to begin updating their profiles. Also, we would like to use the website to manage committee, board, and college activities. Posting of information online for all users to see. However, the public wouldn't have access, only registered Iota users (alumni and actives). Long-term, we would like to build communities of interest using the alumni directory. For example, a community of alumni focused on a specific industry. Provides ability to leverage the power of the alumni network. Corey Geiger, Communications Committee Chair
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AGR-Iota Founders Day Event - Saturday March 26, 2011 Iota Chapter Alpha Gamma Rho will be honoring all our 5040-30-20-10- year alumni and encourage all of our alumni brothers to join us at this year’s annual chapter house event and awards banquet. We will again be joined by the AWA alumni women during the evening’s social time and awards banquet. It should be fun to talk with many of your AGR brothers and AWA friends. We would be honored if you would join your AGR brothers as we continue to Make Better Men and Build a Better Fraternity, based on the great friendships that you developed during your AGR college years.
AGR Chapter house – 233 West Lakelawn Place 12:00 - 2:00 pm Luncheon and Friendship 2:00 - 4:00 pm Corporation / Foundation Meeting 2:00 - 4:00 pm Alumni Wives and Friends Social Time Lowell hall Center – 610 Langdon Street 4:30 – 6:00 pm Brotherhood Social Time 6:00 – 8:30 pm Banquet and Awards Ceremony We have reserved a block of 10 rooms at the Lowell Hall Center. If you wish to reserve a room, please phone the UW - Lowell Hall Center at 608-256-2621. Please use Code: ALUMDINN when requesting a special room rate.
March 26, 2011, 95th Founders’ Day Please reserve________Ticket(s) for Awards Banquet All tickets are $30 per person, $55 per couple for dinner Please reserve________PARKING SPACE Cost per automobile is $10 for the day Bill will mail a parking pass to enter the underground parking Enclosed is my check for..........$________________ Name:_____________________Address:_____________________ City:___________________ State:________ Zip Code: ________ Phone: ___________________E-mail:________________________ Big Brother:_________________ Little Brother(s):____________________ Make checks payable to “Iota of Alpha Gamma Rho, Inc.” Send to: Bill Hantke Alpha Gamma Rho-Iota 2635 Arboretum Drive Madison, WI 53713 (608) 442-7294 [email protected] February 2011
Deadline March 12th
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Founders Day Set for March 26, 2011 The Iota Chapter Founders Day event will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011. We will be inviting all our 50-40-30-20-10-year alumni members to attend and be honored at our awards banquet. We will again be joined by the AWA alumni women during the evening’s social time and awards banquet. It should be fun to talk with many of your brothers and AWA friends. Mark your calendar, and plan to attend our 2011 Founders Day event. Fraternally, Bill Hantke 1961 INITIATES JACOB GRUENEWALD THOMAS WEYHMILLER CALVIN DEWSNAP JOHN KING DUANE MANTHE PAUL BERGE JAMES PALMQUIST RANDALL USCHOLD JAMES McCAFFREE DAVID GRANT DONALD PRITZL MICHAEL PAULSEN ERVIN BAUMGART GLENN BORCHARDT 1971 INITIATES GARY LARSON JAMES ZARNDT ARNOLD CORDES DAVID CHARLTON DENNIS MEULEMANS JAMES SMITH THOMAS GREGAR JEFFREY BRADLEY RODNEY GASCH JAMES HALPIN RICK KOCH RICHARD KARLS FRED KALTENBERG CRAIG LUKAS JOHN THOMAS JOHN SODERHOLM MARK SWANSON THOMAS VENABLE RUSSELL SETTE 1981 INITIATES SAMUEL MILLER JAMES LEDERER WAYNE GLAESER DENNIS HOHL DAVID THOMPSON VERNON DOUGHERTY CARLTON BREHM February 2011
ROBERT GEVELINGER DAVID HEIDEMAN ROGER STEINER RODNEY EISCH THOMAS GRISWOLD ROBERT HAGENOW LAWRENCE DUPPLER JOSEPH MARTIN JAMES STEINER GREGORY STACEY RAYMOND COOPER MARK CAMPBELL 1991 INITIATES MATTHEW STREIFF THOMAS BUECHEL BRIAN ZIMMERMAN ADAM GARDNER DAVID PITZNER ROB RIPPCHEN CRAIG KRONBERG ERIC ARMBRUSTER BRETGYGI CHARLES RABITZ DERRICK MOST TIMOTHY MURPHY DALE HALINK COREY GEIGER JOHN SHORT KENNETH WALLER BRUCE BOEBEL BRUCE MURRAY RICHARD STRAUB 2001 INITIATES DANIEL DOGS MAX ARMSTRONG ERIC P BERGUM BENJAMIN DORSHORST ROBERT B PANZER BRIAN HOSKENS ANDREW SARBACKER CHAD WETHAL AARON ABRAHAM ROBERTO MARCEL
The New Iota Vision = We CARE During the recent 10-hour-long officer transition meeting, the previous and new officers reviewed their successes and challenges during the 2010 year. They discussed and established new goals for the chapter and each officer positions and what they can do to Build a Better Iota Chapter in the coming year. The officers are to be congratulated for their professionalism and maturity shown during this meeting, and we wish them another successful year of leadership for the Iota Chapter. In addition the officers discussed the results of a Personality Profile Assessment which was sponsored by our Educational Foundation and Bill and Leslie Hantke. Each officer had previously completed the profile evaluation as part of a leadership training presentation given by Bob Hagenow. The results are helping each officer identify his own unique leadership and communication style and will serve as a valuable tool for the new officer team and their future careers. Another important result of this session was the creation of the new “We CARE” Iota Chapter Vision. Each letter in We CARE stands for an important AGR value. ●CommuNICATE the goals, values and responsibilities of being an AGR member ●ACCouNTAblE for your actions and words that will affect the chapter image ●RECRuITmENT of quality young men that will represent the chapter in the future ●ENgAgEmENT of the undergraduates and alumni in the activities of the chapter This new Iota AGR “We CARE” Vision will assist our undergraduates and alumni focus on a pathway in helping us “Build a Better Iota – AGR fraternity”. Thank you to our alumni who participated in meeting: Tom Crenshaw, Karl Drye, Bob Hagenow, Jon Rasmussen, Jon Schefers, and Bill Hantke for their assistance. Also a special thank you to Leslie Hantke and Ruth Drye for the great lunch and dinner preparations. Fraternally, Bill Hantke Alumni Secretary
We NEED your latest E-Mail We are trying to improve our chapter communication with the e-mailing of the IOTA PROUD NEWSLETTER to our 1000 alumni. But we only have about 500 of your latest e-mail addresses. Would you please send me a note with your latest email so that we can keep you updated on the latest happenings at Iota Chapter. Thank you. Send to: [email protected] page 6
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Iota AGRs Attend Rose Bowl Game
AGR-Iota Awarded Outstanding holstein Boy
Several Iota brothers and alumni made the long trip to California to cheer for their UW - Badgers football team. Everyone had a great time in spite of the cold California weather and the outcome of the game.
This January, Iota Brother Jacob Brey of Door County was chosen as Wisconsin’s Outstanding Holstein Boy and Danae Bauer of Waupaca County was named Outstanding Holstein Girl which is the most prestigious honor given by the Wisconsin Holstein Association to a junior member. Brey is the son of Bill and Clarice Brey of Sturgeon Bay. Brother Brey attributes his success to his family and working on his family’s farm. “I think growing up on a dairy farm builds a work ethic into you. It builds your character. It gave me responsibilities, and I grew into those responsibilities.” Brother Brey received a full education in dairy from participating in Junior Holsteins, FFA, 4-H, and Badger Dairy Club, and was involved in dairybowl and dairy judging. He is majoring in dairy science with a business emphasis. In his other accomplishments, he was selected as a National Distinguished Junior member finalist this past summer at the National Holstein Convention and serves on the WHA Junior Activities Committee.
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Scott Borgwardt Rick Daluge Oren Hammes Fred Kaltenberg Jack Kaltenberg Brandon Kurth David Lammie Zach Lieven Derrick Most Andy Mulrooney Dale Quam Tim Pierce Bob Satori Wes Stefonik Jon Weise
Jake Greshik Justin Banach Jake Brey Jordan Riley Cody Carpenter Garret Germain Pete Gernetzke Hayden Hauschildt Bob Heintz Ty Hildebrandt Curtis Horsens Derek Johnson Brandon Kruswick Eric Ronk Taylor Fritsch D.J. Cianco Tim Schley Lee Slattery Ryan Peterson
Chapter Prints Color painting by James Baird, long-time Hoard’s Dairyman art director. Print size is 8x10. Each print costs $50. They make fantastic gifts. Enclosed is my check for $_____________ Name: _________________________________________ Address:________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Make checks payable to: “AGR Educational Foundation of Iota Chapter, Inc.” Send to: Corey Geiger, 28 Milwaukee Ave. West, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 February 2011
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233 Lake Lawn Place Madison, Wisconsin 53703 “Return Service Requested”
Iota AGR Chapter Events 2011
help AGR Recruit high School Seniors Can you help the Iota Chapter with the name of a high school senior who will be attending UW-Madison in the fall of 2011? We are looking for the names of potential new quality members who would be interested in learning the values of becoming an AGR. Please contact: DJ Ciancio [email protected] (630) 947-4893
February 24-26 AGR National Leadership Conference march 12-20 UW-Madison Spring Break 26
Iota Chapter Founders Day
April 2
Iota Competitive Edge Recruitment
may 7
Iota Corporation Board & Committee Meeting
