• $500,000 names the CREAM program
• $250,000 names the CREAM endowment
• $200,000 names the new CREAM barn
• $100,000 names the office in the new barn
• $50,000 names a box stall in the new barn
• $40,000 names the Milk Room in the new barn
  
• $25,000 names a standard stall in the new barn
  
• $5,000 Blue Ribbon Club (Special recognition plaque in foyer of barn)

Provide the Foundation

With the dramatic fluctuations of the marketplace in recent years, students in the CREAM program have learned valuable lessons about finances and operational stability.  It is desirable to establish a $500,000 endowment for the CREAM program whereby the students will have the means to succeed during lean times and the investment capital to keep the herd healthy and strong as it passes from one group of student managers to the next.


Build the Barn

The new CREAM barn is designed to emphasize cow comfort, student-cow interaction, and an aesthetically appealing appearance for students, faculty, and the public while fitting in with UVM’s facility plan to remove the present barn and relocate the CREAM herd.

CREAM alumni testimonials   Ellen Wright ’94 (now a veterinarian):  “The two keys to CREAM are 1)hands-on involvement and 2) the motivation for learning that CREAM inspires by placing the responsibility for the success of the business and the welfare of the animals squarely on our shoulders as individuals and as a group.” Katy Biltekoff Kelly ’92 (now a school teacher):  ”CREAM taught me how to work in a very diverse community of learners.  It helped me to learn to ask questions and find my own answers – something I think kids struggle with.  Educators would classify CREAM as learning through inquiry – which we did all the time in managing CREAM.” Patti Brennan ’94 (now in vet school):  “The structure of CREAM allowed us to teach ourselves; this opened many doors which allowed us to succeed.  We’ve learned a great deal about each other.  We became a team.  I’ll never forget the people I’ve worked with, or the experience which came with it.”

• Milk production awards
• Milk quality awards
• Genetic awards
• Teaching awards
• Blue ribbons at the fair
• Program copied by major universities
• Successful careers of CREAM alumni

Since its inception in 1988, 230 CREAM alumni have been successful in their chosen careers. 

Thirty are successful VETERINARIANS and thirty more are studying veterinary medicine in vet schools around the USA and abroad.

Eighteen are successful DAIRY FARMERS and 18 are successful in other
AGRI-BUSINESS careers.

Twenty-one are successful TEACHERS, RESEARCHERS, or successful in related positions at universities and in the public school system.

Two are successful in Washington D.C. as an AGRICULTURAL LOBBYIST, and as a SENATORIAL LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT.
 

Megan Tifft '95 - extension educator, Marci Guilette '95 - livestock program coordinator, Dr. Grace Dickinson '95 - dentist, Tammy Veldman '92 - Monsanto, Dr. Cary Hannold '92 - veterinarian

To invest in this unique educational program, print out a printer-friendly version of this page, fill out the following information, and write your check to The CREAM Gift fund.
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If you would like more information about CREAM or the Rising to the Top Campaign, write to Dr. John Barlow at the above address, or call 802-656-1395, or email john.barlow@uvm.edu.  

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