Tribute to John
John Malchine - 1936-2007
John Malchine - Bio
Mr. Malchine was a co-founder of Badger State Ethanol and served on our board of directors as chairman of the board from May 2000 until his death in March 2007.
From 1954 to 1994, Mr. Malchine was a self-employed farmer.
From 1995 to 2002, John was the chairman of the Wisconsin Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Board.
From 1997 to 2007, he was a member of the Board of the Wisconsin Tax Commission, which regulates agricultural assessments in Wisconsin.
From 1983 to 2007, he has been a member of the board of directors of a unit of M & I Bank, in Burlington, Wisconsin. John has served on local School Boards for 28 years.
Mr. Malchine served on the Board of Governors of the Southern Region of the Aurora Health Care System, which owns three hospitals and 12 clinics in southern Wisconsin.
In May 1986 John was given the Wisconsin Master Agriculturist Award.
In December 2000 John was presented the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Award for distinguished service to Wisconsin Agriculture.
In 2006 he was appointed as co-chair of the Biobased Industry Consortium by Governor Jim Doyle. He was also appointed to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Board of Visitors University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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April 16, 2007
To All our friends at Badger State Ethanol,
The Malchine family would like to express our deep gratitude for all the support that we received during these past weeks from John’s second family, Badger State Ethanol. As our hearts and minds try to adjust to the reality that John is no longer with us, your prayers and friendship truly help sustain us.
Of all the things that John accomplished during his lifetime BSE was perhaps the crowning achievement of his public and business life. The journey over the last six plus years brought an intense pride and love for all that BSE stood for. He sincerely cared for each and everyone that was part of the BSE family and was truly inspired by your hard work and dedication.
We know that BSE will continue to be the envy of the ethanol world and nothing would make John more proud. No doubt John will be watching from the control room up above.
Sincerely,
Doris Malchine and Family