Badger Boys State
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| Abbreviation | BBS |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Investing In Our Youth For a Stronger Wisconsin" |
| Formation | April 8, 1939 |
| Type | Not-For-Profit Corporation |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | "To educate our youth in the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of American citizenship." |
| Headquarters | Portage, WI |
| Location | |
Region served | Wisconsin |
Membership | 68,000 |
Official language | English |
Chairman of the Board | Russell Hanseter |
Parent organization | American Legion |
| Affiliations | American Legion Department of Wisconsin |
Staff | 1 |
Volunteers | 120 |
| Website | http://www.badgerboysstate.com |
Badger Boys State is a week-long youth program held each June to teach Wisconsin high-school students leadership and the workings of government. Forty-nine states[1] (all except for Hawai'i) have a similar yet distinctive program for boys[2] and a separate program for girls.[3] The program hosts approximately 850 students (called citizens while attending the program) and over 100 volunteer staff members for 8 days on the Ripon College campus. During the week, a mock government is created as citizens elect leaders in 27 cities, 9 counties, and a "51st" state that encompasses the entire program. The oath of office is administered by Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Badger Boys State has helped in the growth and training of a number of notable members of society, including Wisconsin governors Scott Walker, Scott McCallum and Martin Schreiber.[4] The staff and the American Legion seek to provide an educational experience to those who attend the program. Many citizens find the experience memorable and impactful.[5]
History[edit]
During the mid-1930s, an American Legion program known as Boys State was originated in Illinois. In October 1938, the State Executive Committee of the Wisconsin American Legion authorized Alonzo Cudworth Post No. 23, Milwaukee, to proceed with its plans for the organization of Badger Boys State.
Badger Boys State adopted a program based upon the experience of the Illinois Boys State which was sponsored by the Illinois American Legion and had been in operation since 1935. Four hundred eighty-four high school juniors attended the first session of Badger Boys State at St. John's Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, June 16–23, 1939. The project proved very successful and was unanimously authorized to proceed as a state program by the Wisconsin American Legion Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The individuals responsible for founding the Badger Boys State program officially on April 8, 1939 were:
- Val E. Ove, President 1939, Director 1940-1971, Director Emeritus 1971-1980
- William E. Fletcher
- Benjamin Pettitt
- Ashley Swan
- Steven Shepherd
- Henry C. Fuller, Secretary - Milwaukee
- Lawrence H. Smith, Vice President - Racine
- George D. Haupt, Treasurer - Milwaukee
- Grover C. Fillbach, Director - Milwaukee
- Herbert H. Helble, Director - Appleton
- Henry O. Regner, Director - West Bend
- G. H. Stordock, Director - Milwaukee
- Major George E. Ballhorn, Director - Milwaukee
Due to the limited capacity of St. John's Military Academy, a survey of the various college facilities throughout the state was made in 1941 which resulted in moving Badger Boys State to its present location at Ripon College (Wisconsin). Ripon College's entire facilities are made available for the purpose of accommodating Badger Boys State.
Wartime restrictions forced the suspension of operations in 1943, 1944 and 1945. Badger Boys State resumed its sessions in 1946 with a memorial service for 35 former Badger Boys Staters who gave their lives in the service of their country.
The operation of an actual session of Badger Boys State and the execution of its program now requires a full-time volunteer staff of over one hundred people, plus a part-time special lecture staff of 45. Attendance has grown from 484 in 1939 to an all-time high of 1,066 in 1982. Ripon College was forced to place some restrictions on space in the late 1980s whereby total citizen attendance is restricted to 973 per session.
Many Badger Boys State graduates serve public office or work in business, the professions, industry, and the armed forces.[6]
Governors[edit]
- 2018 Malik Staude; Oconomowoc
- 2017 Kellen Sharp; Milwaukee
- 2016 Kadin Hendricks ; West De Pere
- 2015 Jacob Malinowski ; Greendale
- 2014 Anthony Mensah
- 2013 Gustav Johnson ; Grantsburg
- 2012 Harvey Buckner ; Shorewood
- 2011 Matthew Walker ; Wauwatosa
- 2010 Connor Zwick ; Waukesha
- 2009 Rory Ferreira ; Kenosha
- 2008 Billy Entringer ; Mt. Calvary
- 2007 Osahon Okundaye ; Neenah
- 2006 Joseph Beaudoin ; Menomonee Falls
- 2005 Ignacio Meneses ; Madison
- 2004 Walter Bond ; Milwaukee
- 2003 Samuel Katz ; Madison
- 2002 Marcus Lewis ; Black River Falls
- 2001 Christopher Grace-Moore ; Milwaukee
- 2000 Luke Naegele ; Waukesha
- 1999 Bryan Lattimore ; Milwaukee
- 1998 Michael Dyer ; Wisconsin Rapids
- 1997 Andrew Krajnik ; Mishicot
- 1996 Matthew E. Kopac ; Whitefish Bay
- 1995 Jelani A. Canser ; Milwaukee
- 1994 R. Teig Whaley-Smith ; Milwaukee
- 1993 Timothy J. Seipel ; Sheboygan
- 1992 Chivas O. Owens ; Milwaukee
- 1991 Ge Vue ; Kaukauna
- 1990 Lafayette Crump ; Milwaukee
- 1989 Ernest H. Bivins ; Milwaukee
- 1988 Peter Schiefelbein ; Oshkosh
- 1987 Corey D. Woods ; Milwaukee
- 1986 Dominic L. Williams ; Milwaukee
- 1985 Karl S. Gashler ; Abbotsford
- 1984 Philip A. Meyer ; Greendale
- 1983 David P. Eich ; Appleton
- 1982 James S. Kent ; West Bend
- 1981 Dean M. Vernon ; Milwaukee
- 1980 Vidur Mahadeva ; Oshkosh
- 1979 Christopher R. Hutchison ; Waukesha
- 1978 N. Neville Reid ; Milwaukee
- 1977 Gregory D. Zlevor ; Racine
- 1976 Kabir S. Mahadeva ; Oshkosh
- 1975 Patrick J. Bruer ; Eau Claire
- 1974 Bryan N. Massingale ; Milwaukee
- 1973 David M. Kisner ; Wisconsin Rapids
- 1972 Kenneth T. Ramsey ; Milwaukee
- 1971 James F. Zender ; Wausau
- 1970 Roger C. Berg ; Shawano
- 1969 John Jungbacker ; Oshkosh
- 1968 Keith Bakken ; Mt. Horeb
- 1967 Tim Higgins ; Appleton
- 1966 Gary McCartan ; Wauwatosa
- 1965 Pat Toppins ; Appleton
- 1964 David B. Marth ; Wausau
- 1963 John. I. Clark ; Racine
- 1962 August Gnorski ; Kenosha
- 1961 William Lacy ; Port Washington
- 1960 Willie Rogers ; Racine
- 1959 Charles W. Asher ; Sturgeon Bay
- 1958 Kevin Kersten ; Milwaukee
- 1957 Alwin L. Jarreau (Al Jarreau) ; Milwaukee
- 1956 Thomas E. Hart ; Milwaukee
- 1955 William A. Steiger ; Oshkosh
- 1954 William Ellman ; Waupun
- 1953 Richard Aaron ; Milwaukee
- 1952 Julius Temkin ; Beaver Dam
- 1951 Richard Gascoigne ; Kohler
- 1950 James Moore ; Racine
- 1949 Ken Turner ; Racine
- 1948 Allan Redman; Shawano
- 1947 Joseph Murphy ; La Crosse
- 1946 Henry Meyer ; Richland Center
- 1943 - 1945 No Sessions
- 1942 Gerald De Motts ; Sheboygan
- 1941 John R. Lewis ; Eau Claire
- 1940 William Burton, Jr. ; Appleton
- 1939 Ervin P. Wolfe, Jr. ; Sheboygan
2011 Governor Matt Walker is the son of current Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker, a BBS alumni himself.
Boys Nation Senators[edit]
- 2015 Jacob Malinowski (Greendale) ; Ryan Latham (Boscobel)
- 2014 Hunter Lisko (North Fond du Lac) ; Ian Dyrbye O'Hare (Osceola)
- 2013 James Broomfield (Whitefish Bay) ; Daniel Shepard (Kickapoo)
- 2012 Alexander Lux (West Alis) ; Alex Rathke (Random Lake)
- 2011 Brian Jacobs (Franksville) ; Tyler Thomsen (Waukesha)
- 2010 Zachary Henderson (Marshall) ; Connor Zwick (Waukesha)
- 2009 Nicholas Bohrer (Eau Claire) ; Ivan Fan (Appleton)
- 2008 Troy Tauber (Sturgeon Bay) ; Patrick Revord (Appleton)
- 2007 Alex Palmer (Elm Grove) ; Daniel Ewert (Germantown)
- 2006 Joe Francaviglia (New Berlin) ; Zach Dugan (DeForest)
- 2005 Charles Workinger (Marshfield) ; Michael Noshay (Menomonee Falls)
- 2004 Riley Catlin (Rhinelander) ; Andrew Christman (Mequon)
- 2003 William Davison (Lake Mills) ; Michael Gaspar (Waukesha)
- 2002 Daniel R. Suhr (Mequon) ; Trent Benishek (McFarland)
- 2001 Bradley Vogel (Kiel) ; Dane Skillrud (Dane)
- 2000 Brandon Dimond (Greenbay) ; Ryan Tilot (Denmark)
- 1999 Jon Fitzsimmons (Shorewood) ; Bryan Early (Janeville)
- 1998 Erik Eisenmann (Waukesha) ; Michael Vilitchka (Wausau)
- 1997 Doug Conners (New Berlin) ; Daniel Peterson (Waukesha)
- 1996 Dante Houston (Milwaukee) ; John Bauer (West Allis)
- 1995 Clifton Parker (Wautoma) ; Thomas (Sahr Lublin)
- 1994 Benjamin E Kinney (Whitefish Bay)
- 1993 Gabriel L Stanek (Neenah) ; Jay B Varkey (Brookfield)
- 1992 Daneil A Volkmann (Ripon) ; Joshua D Rogaczewski (West Allis)
- 1991 Mark J Muehl (Stevens Point) ; Daniel P Goemans (Wauwatosa)
- 1990 John M Richardson (Oshkosh) ; Penn R Vieau (Green Bay)
- 1989 Eric A Lundberg (Germantown) ; Jeffrey S Nelson (Rhinelander)
- 1988 Joseph M Eckberg (Green Bay) ; James R Wall Jr (Greenleaf)
- 1987 Matthew M Knott (Lake Geneva) ; Erik D Rydberg (Appleton)
- 1986 James R Vyvyan (Union Grove) ; Randall Dean Wickman (Ripon)
- 1985 Scott Walker (Delavan);[7] Jeff J Bowen (Wausau)
- 1984 Grant E Grudzina (Lancaster) ; Steven L Bray (Wauwatosa)
- 1983 Scott A Shuda (Stevens Point) ; Daniel J Hurdle (Oconomowoc)
- 1982 Dennis S Schell (Baraboo) ; Jay F Hein (Shawano)
- 1981 Peter A Pranica (Sobieski) ; Douglas J Binzak (Menomonee Falls)
- 1980 Christopher M Natzke (Oconomowoc) ; Larry Massen (Arkdale)
- 1979 Steve Litzow (Elm Grove) ; Michael E O'Neill (Osseo)
- 1978 Brian J Donovan (Fond du Lac) ; Jeffrey G Stellrecht (Shell Lake)
- 1977 Martin J Wojtysiak (Genoa City) ; Thomas T Barney (LaCrosse)
- 1976 Eric D Kovacic (Milwaukee) ; Michael L Schowalter (Wauwatosa) ; Bradford L Smith (Appleton)
- 1975 Christopher G Kinast (Boloit) ; Daniel T Heaney (Beloit)
- 1974 Douglas L Schmidt (Appleton) ; John C Sommerer (Wauwatosa)
- 1973 Robert L Illinski (Marshfield) ; David M Kisner (Wisconsin Rapids)
- 1972 Peter J Biersteker (Combined Locks) ; Andrew M Paul (Madison)
- 1971 Jon E Willman (Manitowoc) ; Alan D Deda (Oshkosh)
- 1970 David L Hall (LaCrosse) ; Mark S Scheller (Wauwatosa)
- 1969 Robert S Barwa (Franklin) ; Peter R Pivonka (Cato)
- 1968 Jerome C Olin (Centuria) ; Evan J Cutting (Wausau)
- 1967 Ronald W Woerpel (Madison) ; Thomas H Boettcher (Madison)
- 1966 R Peter Henschel (Wauwatosa) ; Mark A Mangerson (Rhinelander)
- 1965 Daniel H Schmitt ; James W Koleas
- 1964 David J Boeklke (Eau Claire) ; David B Marth (Wausau)
- 1963 Brent W Poppenhagen (Sheboygan) ; Thomas G Smith (Seymour)
- 1962 Richard L Schwaab ; Thomas A Heberlein
- 1961 John L Froiland (Viroqua) ; John T Blakely (Beloit)
- 1960 Jay A Zymmerman (Milwaukee) ; Mark A Gennvich (Merrill)
- 1959 Barry D Gaberman (Madison) ; Charles W Asher Jr (Sturgeon Bay)
- 1958 Charles H Klopf (Wauwatosa) ; Michael E Wheeler (Platteville)
- 1957 Lee Huebner (Sheboygan) ; Thomas Petri (Fond du Lac)
- 1956 Thomas N Hart (Milwaukee) ; Edward O Sandvold (Fort Atkinson)
- 1955 William A. Steiger (Oshkosh) ; Jerry C Hock (Green Bay)
- 1954 Richard A Chilgren (Eau Claire) ; William J Ellmann (Waupun)
- 1953 Richard I Aaron (Milwaukee) ; John F Pomperin (La Crosse)
- 1952 Richard C Hotuedt (Wauwatosa) ; William A Heins (Eau Claire)
- 1951 Richard Holt Gascoigne (Kohler) ; William G. Marshall (Madison)
- 1950 Joel P Smith (Delavan) ; James K Moore (Racine)
- 1949 Kenneth Turner (Racine) ; Mike Hammond (Appleton) ; Norbert Esser (Madison)
- 1948 Allan R Redman (Shawano) ; Fortney H Stark Jr (Wauwatosa)
- 1947 Gerald T Flom (Menasha) ; J William Murphy (LaCrosse)
- 1946 Kenneth M Sachtjen (Madison) ; Henry B Meyer (Richland)
Board of directors[edit]
| Member[8] | Position Held | Home Town |
|---|---|---|
| Russell H. Hanseter | Chairman of the Board/Director Emeritus | Seymour |
| Wayne Jensen | Department Commander & President | Milwaukee |
| David Schuler | Vice President | Chicago, IL |
| Fred Berns | Director | Whitehall |
| Lloyd Wagener | Treasurer | Horicon |
| Al Richards | Assistant Treasurer / Assistant Director | Grafton |
| David A. Kurtz | Executive Secretary | Portage |
| Nathan Grunewald | Assistant Executive Secretary | Brookfield |
| Erik Brown | Member | Waunakee |
| Mike Feirer | Member | Marshfield |
| George Fix | Member | Pewaukee |
| John Cumicek | Member | Seymour |
| Ted Duckworth | Member | New Lisbon |
| Bud Mautz | Member | Madison |
| Bill Cosh | Member | Lodi |
| Don Lechner | Americanism Chairman | Mayville |
| Denise Rohan | Past Department Commander | Verona |
| Robert Batty | Member | Cedarburg |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://legion.org/boysnation
- ↑ http://www.boysandgirlsstate.org/boys.html
- ↑ http://www.boysandgirlsstate.org/girls.html
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-02-28.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsAGZerlKZ0
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-02-28.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-10-31.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-02-28.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
External links[edit]
- Badger Boys State website
- Badger Boys State Alumni website
- Boys Nation website
- All Boys' States website
- The American Legion Department of Wisconsin website
- The American Legion website
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