Kenneth Anderson

    Associate Director of National 4-H Service Committee & National 4-H Council

    Hudson, SD


    Kenneth Anderson’s 4-H career spans nearly 70 years as a Member, Volunteer Leader, County Extension Agent, and State 4-H Staffer-all in South Dakota-and at the National 4-H Service Committee, where he began work in 1938. Anderson gave voice to the Extension Agent’ perspective during the merger of the National 4-H Service Committee and National 4-H Foundation into National 4-H Council. Appointed President of the Inter-American Rural Youth Committee in 1964, Anderson built a foundation and history for what is now 4-H IFYE. Anderson retired from National 4-H Council in 1978 and volunteered for Arizona 4-H Foundation until his death in 1992.

     

     

     

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    “4-H was his life. He was devoted to 4-H throughout his entire life and gave everything to the organization because he believed that 4-H was the best organization for youth.”
    –Winifred Anderson, wife of Ken Anderson

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