Biography - www.jerryapps.com Jerold W. Apps jwapps@wisc.edu

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Jerry Apps, born and raised on a Wisconsin farm, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of more than 25 books, many of them on rural history and country life. His nonfiction books include: Living a Country Year, Every Farm Tells a Story, When Chores Were Done, Humor from the Country, Country Ways and Country Days, One-Room Schools, Cheese, Breweries of Wisconsin and Ringlingville USA (History of Ringling Brothers circus). His children’s books include: Stormy, Eat Rutabagas, Tents, Tigers and the Ringling Brothers, and Casper Jaggi: Master Swiss Cheese Maker. He has an audio book, The Back Porch and Other Stories. Jerry has published two novels, The Travels of Increase Joseph, and In a Pickle: A Family Farm Story. Jerry is a former publications editor for UW-Extension, an acquisitions editor for the McGraw-Hill Book Company, and editor of a national professional journal.

Jerry has won awards for his writing from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Library Association (the 2007 Notable Authors Award), American Library Association, Robert E. Gard Foundation, The Wisconsin Council for Writers (the 2007 Major Achievement Award), Upper Midwest Booksellers, and Barnes and Noble Bookstores, among others. Check www.jerryapps.com for more information.

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County Extension Agent, Green Lake and Brown Counties, 1957-1962.
Publications Editor, State 4-H Office, 1962-1964.
Assistant, Associate and full Professor, Ag. And Extension Ed. Dept, 1964-1974.
Professor, Continuing and Vocational Education, 1974-1994.
Staff Development, University of Wisconsin Extension. 1964-1974, 1982-1985.
Chancellor’s Office, University of Wisconsin Extension, 1989-1993.
Chair, Department of Continuing and Vocational Education, 1977-1979, 1982-1987.
Director of Kellogg funded National Leadership Development Program, 1989-1993.
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994-present.

• The Land Still Lives. Wisconsin House. 1970 (Out-of-Print).
• Cabin in the Country. Argus. 1973 (Out-of-Print).
• Village of Roses. Wild Rose Historical Society. 1973.
• Barns of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Trails. 1977, 1995 (Out-of-Print).
• Mills of Wisconsin and the Midwest. Wisconsin Trails. 1980 (Out-of-Print).
• Skiing Into Wisconsin. Pearl Win Publications. 1985.
• Breweries of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. 1992, 2005.
• One-Room Country Schools. Amherst Press. 1996.
• Wisconsin Traveler’s Companion. Wisconsin Trails. 1997.
(Out-of-Print)
• Rural Wisdom. Amherst Press. 1997
. (Out-of-Print).
• Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition. Amherst Press. 1998.
• When Chores Were Done. Amherst Press. 1999.
• Symbols: Viewing a Rural Past. Amherst Press. 1999
.(Out-of-Print)
• Humor From The Country. Amherst Press. 2001.
• The People Came First - A History of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension. Cooperative Extension Publications. 2002.
• Eat Rutabagas. Amherst Press. 2002.
• Stormy. Amherst Press. 2002.
• The Travels of Increase Joseph. Badger Books. 2003.
• Ringlingville USA. Wisconsin Historical Society Press. 2004.
• Every Farm Tells A Story. Voyageur Press. 2005.
• Country Ways and Country Days. Voyageur Press. 2005.
• Country Wisdom. Voyageur Press. 2005
• Tents, Tigers and the Ringling Brothers. Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2006.
• Living a Country Year. Voyageur Press, 2007
• In a Pickle: A Family Farm Story. University of Wis. Press, 2007
• Casper Jaggi: Master Swiss Cheese Maker. Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2008.

• Toward a Working Philosophy of Adult Education. Syracuse U. 1973.
• Tips For Article Writers. Wisconsin Regional Writers, 1973.
• Problems in Continuing Education. McGraw-Hill. 1980.
• Problemas de La Educacion Permanente. Paidos Educador. Barcelona, 1983, 1994.
• Problems in Continuing Education. Arabic Translation.
• The Adult Learner on Campus. Follett. 1981.
• Study Skills for Adults Returning to School. McGraw-Hill. 1978, 1981.
• Improving Your Writing Skills. Follett. 1982.
• How to Improve Adult Education in Your Church. Augsburg. 1972
• Ideas For Better Church Meetings. Augsburg. 1975.
• Improving Practice in Continuing Education. Jossey-Bass (Simon & Schuster). 1985.
• Higher Education in a Learning Society. Jossey-Bass (Simon & Schuster). 1988.
• Study Skills For Today’s College Student. McGraw-Hill. 1990.
• Mastering The Teaching of Adults. Krieger. 1991.
• Leadership For The Emerging Age. Jossey-Bass, 1994.
• Teaching From The Heart. Krieger. 1996.

Apps has written more than 800 articles and columns that have appeared in Wisconsin newspapers and magazines, and in national magazines. He has chapters in several books including an article in the Oxford Companion to United States History. Two recent monographs are “Giving Old Barns New Life: Ethnic History and Beauty of Old Barns,” and “Giving Old Barns New Life: Wisconsin’s Changing Farmsteads,” (Both University of Wisconsin-Extension).

• Segment about Ringling Brothers as part of Cable Network, Arts and Entertainment, Biography (2005).
• Regular guest on Wisconsin Public Radio, the Larry Meiller Show and others.
• Special segment on Jerry’s writing as part of Wisconsin Public TV series, “In Wisconsin” (2003).
• Segment about Ringling Brothers as part of National Public TV series, “History Detectives (2003).
• Segment about history of Cheese as part of History Channel program (2007)

• First place award in non-fiction and scholarly book writing (1977, 1989, 2002 Council for Wisconsin Writers).
• Award of Merit: For Distinguished Service to History (1978, 1981, 1993, 1999, 2003) State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
• Research to Practice Award for books in education (1982), American Association for Adult and Continuing Education.
• Adult Educator of the year award for books in education (1987), Wisconsin Association for Adult and Continuing Education.
• Landsdowne Scholar, University of Victoria, 1991
• Outstanding Literary Achievement Award (1993), Wisconsin Library Association.
• Recognition Award (1994), Wisconsin Retired Educators Association.
• Wisconsin Idea Award (1994), University of Wisconsin-Extension
• Writer in Residence (1995) Rhinelander School of Arts.
• Award for Excellence in Interpretation of Wisconsin and Midwest Heritage (1996), Robert E. Gard Foundation and Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters.
• Fellow: International Hall of Fame for Adult and Continuing Education. 1996.
• Wisconsin 4-H Alumni Award. Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, 1998.
• Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Alberta, 1988.
• Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Alaska, 1995.
• “Midwest Favorite” book award from Upper Midwest Booksellers Association, 1999, 2000.
• Pride of Wisconsin Award for Excellence in the Field of Regional Literature, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2001, 2002.
• Outstanding Academic Title award, Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, 2005.
• Major Achievement Award, Council for Wisconsin Writers, 2007
• Notable Authors Award, Wisconsin Library Association, 2007
   

Authors Guild, Council For Wisconsin Writers, Wisconsin Regional Writers Association, Wisconsin Academy for Sciences Arts and Letters, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

Publications Editor, University of Wisconsin-Extension (1962-1965), Acquisitions Editor, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1976-1982. Writing Instructor: School of the Arts, Rhinelander, 1971-2000; The Clearing, Door County, 1990- present; Write by the Lake, UW-Madison, 2001-2006; Green Lake Writers’ Institute; Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa. Consulting editor to Follett and Jossey-Bass publishing companies. Consultant and narrator for the production of “Barns” Video, Wisconsin Public TV, 2000. June Dairy Month spokesperson for the Dairy Council of Wisconsin, 1999.

Ph.D. in Education and Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Married, three grown children. Interests include farming, wilderness canoeing, nature study, and cross-country skiing.