Roxanne Dueppengiesser

Honoree Profile

May 7, 2019

Roxanne Dueppengiesser

Roxanne Dueppengiesser is a lifelong resident of Wyoming County. She is a dynamic leader in the agriculture industry, a business so critically important to the Wyoming County community. For the past 23 years, Ms. Dueppengiesser has served as a 4-H family and consumer science educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension. In this position, she supports local agriculture by organizing educational activities and special events for area youth.

Ms. Dueppengiesser is active in creating engaging activities that help young people learn about agriculture and the important role the industry plays throughout the entire State of New York. She organizes the “Produced in New York Food Contest” which requires 4-H members to prepare a recipe made with New York grown products as the main ingredient. She also develops various youth activities for the annual Wyoming County Fair. 

In addition, Ms. Dueppengiesser has worked to promote careers in agriculture. Using a grant from the New York State Agricultural Society, she spearheaded a tour of Western New York businesses as part of the 4-H Career Exploration Trip. The daylong event gave youth firsthand exposure to the many career paths associated with farming.

Earlier this year, Ms. Dueppengiesser was named the 2019 Wyoming County Friend of Agriculture by the Wyoming County Farm Bureau and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County. She is a member of the Wyoming County Business Education Council, the Perry Central School Shared Decision Making Team, the Warsaw Agricultural Youth Supporters Committee and the Wyoming County Agri-Palooza Committee. She is a past member of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce, the Wyoming County Tourist Promotion Agency and the Wyoming County Youth Board.

Ms. Dueppengiesser and her husband, Peter, are active participants in Farm Bureau and have served on the Young Farmer and Rancher Committee. Her enthusiasm for helping the youth of Wyoming County and her support of the local agriculture industry are truly unmatched. Ms. Dueppengiesser attended Pavilion Central Schools and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Consumer Economics and Business Management from Cornell University.

Roxanne Dueppengiesser is a lifelong resident of Wyoming County. She is a dynamic leader in the agriculture industry, a business so critically important to the Wyoming County community. For the past 23 years, Ms. Dueppengiesser has served as a 4-H family and consumer science educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension. In this position, she supports local agriculture by organizing educational activities and special events for area youth.

Ms. Dueppengiesser is active in creating engaging activities that help young people learn about agriculture and the important role the industry plays throughout the entire State of New York. She organizes the “Produced in New York Food Contest” which requires 4-H members to prepare a recipe made with New York grown products as the main ingredient. She also develops various youth activities for the annual Wyoming County Fair. 

In addition, Ms. Dueppengiesser has worked to promote careers in agriculture. Using a grant from the New York State Agricultural Society, she spearheaded a tour of Western New York businesses as part of the 4-H Career Exploration Trip. The daylong event gave youth firsthand exposure to the many career paths associated with farming.

Earlier this year, Ms. Dueppengiesser was named the 2019 Wyoming County Friend of Agriculture by the Wyoming County Farm Bureau and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County. She is a member of the Wyoming County Business Education Council, the Perry Central School Shared Decision Making Team, the Warsaw Agricultural Youth Supporters Committee and the Wyoming County Agri-Palooza Committee. She is a past member of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce, the Wyoming County Tourist Promotion Agency and the Wyoming County Youth Board.

Ms. Dueppengiesser and her husband, Peter, are active participants in Farm Bureau and have served on the Young Farmer and Rancher Committee. Her enthusiasm for helping the youth of Wyoming County and her support of the local agriculture industry are truly unmatched. Ms. Dueppengiesser attended Pavilion Central Schools and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Consumer Economics and Business Management from Cornell University.

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