Mary Seifert Kissner, 1982

Photo of Mary Seifert from the 1982 Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch Dairy Outlook-June Dairy Month addition.

Mary Seifert Kissner, 1982

Parents: Lowell & Mary Ann Seifert, Sleepy Eye
Currently: New Ulm MN 56073
Mary says about the dairy princess program, “It was a GREAT opportunity to meet with others from the county. We attended many parades and did various dairy promotions. Handing out ice cream was the best!-YUMMY!” Mary married Steve Kissner September of 2003. She has worked at the New Ulm Dental Clinic since May 1986. She has also enjoyed working at the New Ulm Holiday Inn since January 1998. To current princesses, Mary advises, “Be PROUD of what you represent! I always respected my parents and all the hard work they did, but now I am off the farm looking in. I have an even greater respect for all the hard work of dairy farmers!” At her job, Mary often gets the opportunity to chat with people about proper nutrition in order to maintain excellent dental health…and how dairy products can do that! Mary also shares, “It is great to be honored as a former dairy princess during the same year that my niece (Kelsey Sellner) is representing the dairy industry as a princess! It’s great to see how the “job” of dairy princess has grown and with less dairy farmers in the county, it’s great to see such interest in the program yet! It’s just too bad farmers are still getting the same prices for their crops and milk as they did when I was a dairy princess!”