Lifetime Service Recognition
Lifetime Service Recognition
in the Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program
2026 Recipients
Lynn M. Berton
Dane County
Barbara U. Brown
Brown County
Daniel Cummings
Waukesha County
Barbara Harness
Marathon County
William Harness
Marathon County
Donna Kudlas
Winnebago County
Connie Nemetz
Waukesha County
Chrismary Pacyna
Portage County
Rosie Petroll
Milwaukee County
Ruth Retzlaff
Winnebago County
Pat Ritchie
Waupaca County
Patty L. Schmitz
Winnebago County
Elaine B. Strassburg
Rock County
Deborah Voyles
Winnebago County
Mary Voelker
Milwaukee County
Judy Williamson
Waukesha County
POSTHUMOUS
RECIPIENTS
Kathleen Awe
Ozaukee County
Daniel Goulet
Portage County
Byron Hacker
Calumet County
Robert Kosanke
Winnebago County
This list does not include recipients who wish to remain anonymous.
We recognize these Master Gardeners for contributing more than 1,000 hours of lifetime volunteer service to their communities and making a difference through the Wisconsin Idea.
2025 Recipients
JoAnn Clark
Eau Claire County
Alice Dann
Fond du Lac County
Robert Goerlinger
Marinette County
Sue Hepp
Kewaunee County
Lawanda Jungwirth
Winnebago County
Dona McEssey
Winnebago County
Bob Potter
Winnebago County
Marti Prorok
Sauk County
Susan Tappy
Winnebago County
Jeffrey Trader
Waukesha County
Kay Voelker
Dodge County
This list does not include recipients who wish to remain anonymous.
I am proud to be a Master Gardener and to share my knowledge with the public.
I have benefited from all these programs by becoming aware of how each of us can bring gardening principles to educate, to beautify, and to conserve our lives and the planet.
I have learned so much from other Master Gardeners, which in turn, I implemented and educated others in the community regarding gardening practices. It is a joy to volunteer in the community to beautify gardens and landscape. I will continue to volunteer in the community as long as I can.
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