William Campbell, better known as “Bill,” joined the staff at Coleman Technical Institute, now Western, in 1965 as administrator of Student Personnel Services. He retired on July 31, 1984. Bill gave unselfishly of his time and talents for the welfare of students. He...

Bill started at Western in 1974 as the program head in the Emergency Medical Technician Program. He was a dedicated and well-respected instructor at Western for 21 years. Bill believed in what he taught in EMS. Not only did he teach EMS, but he also lived it. When he...

William “Bill” Kroner was a first year electrical apprentice when he died tragically in a motor vehicle accident while returning from classes in Chippewa Falls at the age of 24. Bill made a lasting impression on all those he met and contributed greatly to the...

William G. “Bill” Welch, Sr. came to the La Crosse Vocational School in 1960 while he was still employed by Southern Minnesota Supply Company to start an evening program in electronics. In 1961 he was employed by the school full-time to organize and start a two-year...

In 1934, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration established the Wisconsin Rural Rehabilitation Corporation to purchase FHA guaranteed farm loans to stimulate the agricultural economy following the Great Depression. During the decades that followed, the...

The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association was founded in 1887 to provide educational programs for cranberry growers and to advance the interests of cranberry farming in Wisconsin. Today the organization continues its education and advocacy mission on behalf...