Beryl Jeanne Burt

    Program Director, 4-H and Rural Development

    Canton, Illinois

    Beryl worked as 4-H Agent in Yuma Co. and later Maricopa Co. She initiated programs in teen leadership, home economics programs, and volunteer leadership. Her inner-city 4-H program model is still used today. As State 4-H Specialist, Beryl developed the entire 4-H Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) program – curriculum, training plans, materials and policies. She helped set the example that ALL youth in Extension Programs are 4-H members. As Program Director, 4-H and Rural Development, Beryl established certified volunteer programs, 4-H Japanese Exchanges, and discussions of community issues using the National Issues Forum model. 

     

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    “The 4-H Youth Development Program has offered members, leaders, and youth professionals an opportunity for individual personal growth through traditional as well as cutting-edge programming to meet the needs of contemporary youth. I want to see that opportunity continues for all.”

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