Name/Title
Distinguished AlumniDescription
Distinguished Alumni from the Alumni Today Platteville WI 2010
Distinguished Alumni
ESTABLISHED IN 1960, THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD RECOGNIZES DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT, AND DISTINGUISHED HUMAN SERVICE.
Richard F. Aide (pictured second from the left), is one of seven, that has been presented the Distinguished Alumni Award. Mr. Aide served as Agriculture instructor in the Waupun area school district for 32 years and the FFA advisor.
The article reads as follows- Richard F. Aide- Aide came to UWP in the fall of 1961. He grew up on a farm in Castle Rock Township, Grant County, and chose UWP based on the excellent reputation of the agriculture program and on the school's proximity to the family farm, where he worked on weekends. Aide was active in the Collegiate Agricultural Association, serving as vice president. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultural education from UWP in 1965 and 1973 respectively.
Since 1965, Aide has devoted himself to agricultural education, serving the Waupun Area School District for 32 years as the agriculture education instructor, FFA advisor, local vocational education coordinator and safety director. Aide took an active role on the state and national level, presenting workshops and serving on committees. The curriculum guide for Wisconsin agricultural education was published as the result of the work of a committee chaired by Aide. He also worked with others in agriculture to integrate science concepts into the agriculture curriculum.
Aide served as executive secretary of the Wisconsin Future Farmers of America chapter for 19 years and was a member of the committee that created the Wisconsin FFA Center. From 1991 to 2008, Aide was the executive director of the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators. He has also been active in professional organizations on the national level where he was honored in 2004 with the Region III National Association of Agricultural Educators Lifetime Achievement Award and, in 2009, with the organization's Outstanding Service Award.
Remaining active within his community, he served as assistant treasurer for the 2009 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days held at Crave Brothers Farm in Dodge County. He also volunteers as a construction foreman with Habitat for Humanity and has built homes in Texas, Montana, Massachusetts, Wyoming, Michigan and Iowa.
Aide served for nearly 20 years on the UWP Agricultural Education Advisory Committee. He was an adjunct instructor, teaching Current Issues and Topics in Agricultural Education. He was recognized by the Agricultural Education Society in 1985, as an Outstanding UWP Alumnus and has twice earned the Friend of the UWP School o Agriculture Award.Acquisition
Accession
2011.0500Source or Donor
Waupun Newspapers and other newspapers.Acquisition Method
Bequest,Collected byCredit Line
These are basically newspaper article that Jim cut from the newspapers and presented for documentation.
