UW-Rock County Student Finalist for Alice in Dairyland

By Kristina Recob

UW-Rock County student Ann Marie Ames moved up to the finalists and is now on her way to representing Rock County as Alice in Dairyland.

Upon winning, Alice in Dairyland will have a one–year public relations contract through the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP). She states, "It's really exciting to represent this county and this school because finalists are more often from UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls or UW-Madison."

Ames was the agriculture reporter for four of the five years she worked at the Janesville Gazette. Currently she is the crime and public safety reporter for the Gazette and is on her way to possibly becoming the 65th Alice in Dairyland.

Ames will be graduating with her associate degree from UW-Rock County this May. Ames is a returning adult student, who said that she “wasn’t ready for college at 18.” She put school on the back burner until she heard about the Right Start Program. This program allows part-time students to take their classes with a mixture of the classes being online and on the campus during a seven-week period. This allows part-time students to get classes done faster. Read more..