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Cheese makers award scholarships

Fifteen thousand dollars has been awarded to students pursuing an education that will help them in the dairy industry.

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association named Jamie Feldmann of Sartori Cheese Company, Alesha Radke of Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, Mary McClure from IFM Efector Inc., Audrey Medrano from Yamato Corporation, and Andrew Bargender from A&B Process Systems with scholarships, funded by the Championship Cheese Auction.

All of the students are working while pursuing college degrees that will help them advance in the dairy industry.

Here is the list of 2018 scholarship winners and their background information:

Winners of the 2018 WCMA Myron P. “Mike” Dean Cheese Industry Student Scholarship are:

• Jamie Feldmann, a production supervisor at Sartori Company in Plymouth, Wisconsin, who is pursuing a Business Management degree from Lakeshore Technical College, maintaining a 3.5 grade point average while working full-time; and,
• Alesha Radke, a packaging supervisor at Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, who is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, maintaining a 4.0 grade point average.

Winners of the 2018 WCMA Cheese Industry Supplier Student Scholarship are:

• Mary McClure, a part-time Customer Support Engineer at IFM Efector in Malvern, Pennsylvania, seeking a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University, maintaining a 3.57 grade point average in her major;
• Audrey Medrano, an Accounting Analyst at Yamato Corporation in Mequon, Wisconsin, holding a 3.9 grade point average in pursuit of an accounting degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and,
• Andrew Bargender, a Purchasing Intern at A&B Process Systems in Stratford, Wisconsin via the Wisconsin State Youth Apprenticeship Program, a straight “A” student entering the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in Fall 2018 with the goal of a double major in accounting and information systems.