John Brunnquell of Port Washington, Wis. and Cindy Baumgartner of Plainfield, Wis. have been elected president and vice-president of the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association for 1999-2000. Brunnquell earned a B.S. in 1986 and M.S. in 1996 from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is president of Egg Innovations, a specialty egg marketing group. Baumgartner is a farmer and 1979 CALS graduate. With her husband, she is involved in a business, Pest Pros, a crop protection/scouting firm.

New directors elected to the Board for three year terms include Ann Groves Lloyd, Lodi; Don Drecktrah, Shorewood; David Baumler, Madison; and Paul Kaesberg of Madison. Continuing board members include Martin Burkhardt, Wausau; LaVerne Ausman, Elk Mound; Debra Crave, Waterloo; Jim Crowley, Madison; Robert Daentl, Edmund; Jackie Menn, Norwalk; Michael Marr, Mineral Point; Thomas Vergeront, Rhinelander; Bill Wendorff, Cross Plains; Nicholas Hemling, Beaver Dam; and Rick Daluge, Madison.

WALSAA was founded in 1972 and is the official alumni group of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. WALSAA”s 2,000 members provide both monetary and volunteer support for the College, its students and faculty. They award more than $12,000 annually in scholarships for undergraduates and provide a faculty advising award.