BRATTLEBORO, VL Traci
Pierson of Eau Claire, Wis. has
been awarded die 1997 Robert H.
Rumler Scholarship from the
Holstein Association.
The Minnesota native is cur
rently completing requirements to
earn a master’s degree at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
and currently working as a mark
eting intern for the Greater Eau
Claire Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Pierson grew up on a Regis
tered Holstein Farm in Lake City,
Minn. She graduated in 1994 from
the University of Minnesota with
a degree in Agricultural Industries
and Marketing.
Upon graduation, she worked
as a Held representative for the
Holstein Association, serving pro
ducers in Wisconsin. Prior to that,
she completed internships with
Associated Milk Producers, Inc.,
and the Holstein Association, and
was a student supervisor for Min
nesota DHIA.
Pierson is a member of the Min
nesota Holstein Association, Wis
consin Holstein Association and
the National Dairy Shrine. She
served on the Minnesota Junior
Holstein Association board of
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variety of capacities. She also suc
cessfully completed the Young
Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI).
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teins all her life, she remains in
close contact with the home farm
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■ Pierson said she believes the
future in agriculture is bright, “as
long as the next generation takes
hold and runs with it,” adding she
intends to take the dairy industry
by the horns and continue to
enhance it
“Obviously our greatest assets
are the products we produce,” she
said. “Learning more about how to
effectively market them to con
sumers is a primary way in which
I hope my skills will make a dif
ference.” After completing her
MBA she hopes to attain a posi
tion in the dairy industry.
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of two 1997 junior member com
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tein Foundation.
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be a sophomore at the University
of Kentucky in the fall, is major
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