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Midwestern Section ASAS 1984 Younger Animal Scientist Extension Award

The 1984 recipient of the Midwestern Section Younger Animal Scientist Extension Award is Michael F. Hutjens. He was born November 21, 1945, and raised on a 300-acre dairy farm near Green Bay, Wisconsin. After graduation from high school with honors, he enrolled at the Madison campus of the University of Wisconsin. He received his B.S. degree in 1967, and was selected the outstanding student in the College of Agriculture. In 1969, Hutjens received his master's degree and in 1971 he was awarded a Ph.D. degree by the University of Wisconsin. He then joined the faculty of the Department of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota as an Assistant Professor and extension dairyman responsible for feeding and nutrition, youth areas and for coaching the dairy cattle judging team. He was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 1974 and to Professor in 1978. In July of 1979, Dr. Hutjens moved to the University of Illinois as Extension Program Leader in Dairy Science.