MONROE — Washington Center 4-H club member Natalie Roe was recently named the 2020 first place awardee of the prestigious James W. Crowley Dairy Leadership Award out of a highly competitive field of numerous applicants statewide. 

The James W. Crowley Dairy Leadership Award recognizes 4-H youth members who display excellence and outstanding leadership in dairy projects throughout Wisconsin. The award committee, composed of dairy industry leaders and professionals, named the award in honor and memory of James W. Crowley, longtime Extension Dairy Specialist and strong supporter of dairy youth project work. 

The top three youth awardees, Grace Haase, Sarah Hagenow, and Natalie Roe, each received $500 for their continuation of dairy education. The first-place awardee, Roe, received a $5,000 scholarship to attend the Department of Animal and Dairy Science at UW-Madison.

The 2020 winners include: Megan Anderson, Elise Bleck, Barbara Dittrich, Emma Dorshorst, Justyne Frisle, Grace Haase, Sarah Hagenow, Brooke Hammann, Hanna Hockerman, Kaylee Mess, Megan Moede, Natalie Roe, Ben Stone, Carly Strauss, and Randy Winch.

For more information on the 4-H Dairy project or Green County 4-H, contact Ellen Andrews, 4-H Youth Development Educator, at 328-9440 or ellen.andrews@wisc.edu.