Volunteers

Volunteer at World Dairy Expo!

Each fall, World Dairy Expo is held in Madison, Wisconsin at the Alliant Energy Center. To make WDE possible, Expo recruits the help of up to 500 volunteers, helping in areas from the Purple Cow Gift Shop to the Dairy Cattle Show.  

Are you interested in volunteering during World Dairy Expo? Please complete our Volunteer Interest Form (found here) and a WDE staff employee will be in touch if a volunteer opportunity arises for you.

Friends Of Expo 

Each year, World Dairy Expo hosts a celebration honoring all the Friends Of Expo (FOE) who go above and beyond to ensure the event is a success, from those who are hired to help staff the event to those who volunteer their time and efforts. At this annual event, World Dairy Expo honors a few select individuals who consistently go above and beyond to help Expo. 

Previous FOE Winners

2024   Emily Yeiser Stepp  
2024   Phil Willems
2023   Dave Bollig
2023   Katie Palmer & Lee Haag
2023   John Salzwedel
2022   Adam Alesch
2022   Berta Hansen
2022   Bob & Marge Kaether
2021   Ken Elliott
2020   Michael Hellenbrand
2019   Event Essentials
2019   Rick Feran
2019   Carol & John McKinley
2019   Pam VanderSanden
2018   Diane Amundson
2018   Pat & Phyllis Agnew and Family
2018   David & Cindy Cooper
2017   Diane Morgenthaler
2017   Dr. David Jeans
2017   Rick Farris
2017   Suzanne Lois
2016   Jim Dickrell
2016   Chuck Miller
2016   Rita Paulson
2016   Mary Latchford
2016   Marjorie Stieve
2015   Envision IT
2015   Troy Esser
2015   Rhonda Meinholz
2015   Dean Hermsdorf
2014   Al Deming
2014   Sandy Horn
2014   Token Creek Mobile Television
2014   Doug Williams
2013   Jeannie Marshall & Joe Feigley
2013   Diane Nichols
2013   Ted Woodstock, Silk Screen Advertising
2013   Dr. Mark Zidon
2012   Bonnie Bohse
2012   Skip Bohse
2012   Robert Fourdraine
2012   Nancy Solberg
2011   Maureen DeBruin
2011   Julie Ehrke
2011   Betty Haag
2011   Brenda Turner
2010   Corey Geiger
2010   Dr. Roland Jeans
2010   Joan Judd
2009   Gary Kolpin
2009   Connie Kolpin
2009   Gordon Marquart
2009   Lynda Yates
2008   Laurie Breuch
2008   Gail Palmisano
2008   Dale Ziegler
2008   The Madison Concourse Hotel
2007   Kim Erb
2007   Bob Hagenow
2007   Betty Rotar
2007   Tammy Rotar
2006   Garvin Anderson
2006   Kim Moucha
2006   Kim Brown Pokorny
2006   Richard Stampfl
2005   Tom Earleywine
2005   Nancy Eisele
2005   Sandy Franklin
2005   Nasco
2004   Maurice & Gerri Cooper
2004   Rick Halvorson
2004   John Lang
2004   Clarence Olson
2003   AgSource Cooperative Services
2003   Brian Herr
2003   Bob Kaiser
2003   Carol & Gordon Van Keuren
2002   Jim & Sonjia Olstad
2002   Rex Ricketts
2002   Kendal Uphoff
2002   Kevin Uphoff
2002   Vita Plus
2001   Dave Badula
2001   Mike Reuter
2001   Rudy Van Fleet
2000   Laura Blaska
2000   Shirley Bostad
2000   Virginia Buhler
2000   George Gibert
2000   Dr. Bob Rowe
2000   Farm Journal/Dairy Today
1999   Nolan Anderson
1999   Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
1999   W. Phil Niemeyer
1998   Sheila McGuirk
1998   Hoard's Dairyman
1998   Roger Ripley
1997   Lisa Behnke
1997   Tom Morris LTD.
1997   Joe Sarbacker
1996   Mike Ashworth
1996   Deb Boyke
1996   Arthur Nesbitt
1995   Accelerated Genetics
1995   Greg Blaska
1995   Dave Selner
1994   Jerry Darling
1994   Ray Kuehl
1994   Frank McClellan
1993   Verlo DeWall
1993   John & Vi Helt
1993   Al Wollenzien
1993   Jerry Wood
1992   James W. Crowley, Jr.
1992   Pam Jahnke and WTSO
1992   Jim Smith
1991   W. Terry Howard
1991   Roger & Gloria Palmer
1991   Pfizer
1990   American Breeders Service
1990   Duane Miller
1990   Les Peckham
1989   Merle Howard
1989   R. Dale Jones
1989   Holstein World
1988   Ruby Anderson
1988   UW-Dairy Science Department
1987   Jonathan Barry
1987   John Raab
1986   Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
1986   Myrna Sue Jones
1985   Jan Walton
1985   Hoard's Dairyman
1984   Leland Allenstein
1984   Robert Bjorkland
1983   Ardath DeWall
1983   Robert Zimmerman
1982   John Garrett
1982   Joe Gilbert
1982   Marsh Sergenian
1981   James Crowley, Sr.