Bill Wilcke, photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota
NCR-SARE is pleased to announce that William F. Wilcke is the first person to receive the “NCR-SARE Hero Recognition.”
Coordinated by the NCR-SARE Alumni Organization, this recognition recognizes the leadership, vision, contributions, and impact that these heroes have made in the field of sustainable agriculture in the North Central...
Read MoreEarlier this year, Bill Wilcke, University of Minnesota Professor Emeritus, established a graduate fellowship to perpetuate his interest in sustainability and to guarantee the future professional work of the Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota.
Bill was born and raised on a small diversified crop and livestock farm in northwest Iowa. Like most farms in the 1950s, hard work
and perseverance were valued. After graduating from Battle Creek High School, Bill received all three post high school degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Iowa State University...
