2016 Inductees

Stewart Edward Calkins: Class of 1947

Stewart Edward Calkins

Agriculture/Community/Leadership

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural Short Course Graduate - 1949

  • 4th Generation to Farm the Calkins Sesquicentennial Family Farm

  • Town of Palmyra Board of Supervisors; Chairman 26 years, Supervisor 14 years

  • Lifelong Member of the Palmyra United Methodist Church and its Men’s Club

  • Member of the Masonic Lodge and Served as Master Several Times

  • Jefferson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) Committee Member for 30 years

  • Hillside Cemetery Association Treasurer

  • Palmyra Historical Society Member

  • Great Grandson of the First Pioneer Couple Married in Palmyra 1844

  • Honored with his Wife Carol, as the 2001 Palmyra Old Settlers

James L. Carpenter: Class of 1953

James L. Carpenter

Education/Science/Research

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Pathology - 50 years, 1960-2010

  • Valedictorian of 1953 Palmyra High School Class and the 1960 Iowa State University Veterinary Class

  • Intern, Clinician, Director of Clinics, and Director of Pathology at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, Boston, MA 1960-1994

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology at Harvard Medical School

  • Teacher of Veterinary Interns, Pathology Residents, and Harvard Research Fellows in Comparative Pathology

  • Teacher of Medical Students in Histology at Tufts Medical School

  • Visiting Lecturer at MIT and the VA Hospital, Boston, MA 1974-1994

  • Diagnostic Veterinary Pathologist at Marshfield Clinic, WI 1994-2010

  • Author of Over 90 Scientific Articles in Veterinary Medicine and Pathology

  • Harold W. Casey Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching Veterinary Pathology 2005

  • ISU Stange Award Recipient from College of Veterinary Medicine 2013

  • George T. Angell Centennial Award Recipient from Angell Memorial Animal Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA 2015

Robert G. Hoskins: Class of 1953

Robert G. Hoskins

Education/Government

  • Graduated U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders School, Quantico, VA 1956

  • Graduated Carroll College 1957; American History Fellowship at University of Iowa 1957-58

  • Masters Degree in Political Science at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1969

  • Recipient Sigma Tau Delta Award, Carroll College English Department 1957

  • Oconomowoc High School English and Special Education Teacher 22 years

  • Lady Pitts School, Milwaukee Teenage Parent Program, 4 years

  • Who’s Who in American Politics and Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1968, Chicago, IL

  • Executive Secretary, State of Wisconsin Bingo Control Board (for legal gambling) 1974-79; Wrote Law Legalizing Raffles for Charitable Purposes in Wisconsin with State Representative Steve Gunderson

  • Endorsed Three Times by the Milwaukee Journal for Election to the Wisconsin Legislature

  • Served Two Terms as Public Member on the State of Wisconsin Land Surveyors Examining Board

  • Board Member and Volunteer Unlimited Jazz Ltd; Member Nashville Songwriters Association

Howard Danforth "Dan" Poulson: Class of 1954

Howard Danforth "Dan" Poulson

Agriculture/Professional/Community

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural Short Course Graduate - 1955

  • 2nd Generation to Farm the Poulson Family Farm

  • Wisconsin State FFA Officer and President - 1957

  • Wisconsin Farm Bureau and Rural Insurance Companies - President and CEO - 12 years

  • Wisconsin Farm Bureau - Active Member and Board of Directors - 33 years

  • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Board of Directors - 12 years

  • Volunteer at Easter Seals of Wisconsin, The Clearing Board in Door County, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Palmyra United Methodist Church and an Avid Panther Supporter