Stewart Edward Calkins: Class of 1947
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
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James L. Carpenter: Class of 1953
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
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Robert G. Hoskins: Class of 1953
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
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Howard Danforth "Dan" Poulson: Class of 1954
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
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