LIFE MEMBER — John Jaeggi, center, of the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) recently was honored with the 2026 Life Member Award from the Eastern Wisconsin Cheesemakers and Buttermakers Association (EWCBA). Jaeggi is a third-generation Wisconsin licensed cheesemaker who began his cheesemaking career over 50 years ago with the family cheese business in Green County, Wisconsin. He started at CDR in 1991 as research cheesemaker and coordinated the Cheese Industry and Applications Group for 30 years. Today, he coordinates the Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker Program and is active as a member of various dairy and trade organizations. Pictured with Jaeggi, from left, are fellow CDR colleagues Mike Sipple, Brian Riesterer, Rani Govindasamy-Lucey, John Lucey, Luis Jimenez-Maroto, Gina Mode, Ben Ullerup Mathers and Dean Sommer. |
November 13, 2026
