SDSU at 2009 US Championship Cheese Contest

The 2009 US Championship Cheese contest was held at the Lambeau Field Atrium in Green Bay, Wisconsin during 17-19 March. Tricia Schuller, a senior at SDSU double majoring in Dairy Manufacturing and Microbiology and Dr. Bob Baer, Professor of Dairy Science and Coach of the Dairy Products Judging Team were invited by Chr. Hansen, Inc. to participate in the 2009 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. A record 1,360 cheeses from 32 states were evaluated. Schuller participated as an associate judge and Baer was an official judge at the Contest, which was sponsored by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. Schuller placed first as an individual out of 42 contestants at the Collegiate Dairy Products Judging Contest which was held in Newark, OH. In addition to Baer and Schuller, SDSU Dairy Science alums, Dr. Mark Johnson (currently of the University of Wisconsin), Tim Czmowski (currently at Green Meadows Foods), and Virgil Metzger (currently at Kraft Foods) also served as official judges. Pictured to the left is Tricia Schuller at the contest.

22 March 2009

South Dakota State University / Dairy Science Department
Dairy Microbiology Rm 109 / Phone: 605-688-4116
College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences