Glenn Dildine

    National 4-H Council
    2012

    Project Coordinator, Research Project in Developmental Needs of Youth

    Silver Spring, MD

    Glenn Dildine revolutionized 4-H and Extension staff development in the 1950s by introducing citizenship and human development into the preparation of extension agents and volunteer leaders. He joined the National 4-H Club Foundation staff in 1952 to become project coordinator for the Research Project in Developmental Needs of Youth. With grants from the Rockefeller and Schwarzhaupt Foundations, the 4-H Foundation started a series of research studies that provided the framework for 4-H’ first move away from projects devoted strictly to agriculture and home economics. They resulted in training workshops for state and county personnel in which professionals realized that ” the kid was more important than the calf.”

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    Dr. Glenn Dildine advanced the skills that educators need in helping youth and adults mature in the developmental and behavioral tasks. He made a major contribution to the training and staff development programs of the Cooperative Extension System especially for youth education and volunteers. His cooperative relationships with The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and the Institute of Child Development at the University of Maryland enriched the six week-long short courses in Human Development-Human Relations for Extension personnel which he conducted annually. In addition he taught and advised countless training conferences across the country.
    – Grant Shrum, past President & CEO, National 4-H Council

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