Rodney “Rod” Buchele
Rod demonstrated strong leadership as the faculty liaison giving major time, creativity, facilitation, and organizational skills to the Kansas 4-H Photography Action Team (PAT) from 2006-2015. The PAT … Read more.
Status: Deceased
Brookley Rush and Ruby Salyer Butcher
The Butchers were transformative leaders. Rush is widely acclaimed as the first person in the nation to establish “Youth Opportunity Camps” for disadvantaged youths when most Extension staff … Read more.
Denise E. Frebertshauser
Denise Frebertshauser’s 4-H journey began as a youth in Carroll County, where she developed a passion for leadership, camping, and poultry. She served as a teen counselor and … Read more.
Jeannette “Missy” Rea Keywood
Jeannette Rea Keywood was a visionary leader and lifelong champion of 4-H whose career with Rutgers Cooperative Extension spanned over three decades. Raised on a lima bean farm … Read more.
Sheri Seibold
Sheri dedicated 34 years to the University of Illinois Extension, shaping the 4-H program through her leadership, innovation, and commitment to volunteerism. She began her career as an … Read more.
Rufus Stanley
Rufus Stanley moved to Elmira in 1885 and by 1914, Rufus started 10 different clubs for boys and girls. The Foto-Rama Klub/Rambling Club was the first club developed … Read more.
Dr. Reverend Senator Clementa Carlos Pinckney
Clementa Carlos Pinckney was born to a large family on July 30, 1973, in Beaufort, South Carolina. One of Clementa’s favorite programs as a youth was 4-H. He … Read more.
Dr. Denver Loupe
4-H was prevalent in our household growing up. Some of our fondest family memories with my father are attending rodeos and livestock shows together. From the time we … Read more.
James I. Phelps, Jr.
Jim Phelps was the first-born of 12 children, born to hard-working parents, in the Kentucky’s Appalachian region. He attended Berea College during a time when hard-working students could … Read more.
Susan Barkman
Susan was active in 4-H before age 10. Her many projects included sewing, cooking, home improvement, rocketry, babysitting and entomology. Susan began her career as an Assistant Extension … Read more.
B. A. Pratt
B. A. Pratt was a 4-H pioneer who served for almost 20 years during the most formative part of our history. B. A. received his BS from Kansas … Read more.
Joe Hughes
Dr. Joe Hughes began his career in 1971 as the first full time 4-H Youth Livestock Specialist at Oklahoma State University. For many years he defined the essence … Read more.
James O. Baker
Jim Baker served as a 4-H agent in WV from 1950-1958, then came to Sussex County, DE, as a County 4-H Agent for two years before becoming State … Read more.
Dr. Tommy Walton
Joined the Cooperative Extension Service as an assistant County Agent in Cobb County, 1949. Transferred to UGA as an extension economist, community development specialist, 1951. Appointed State 4-H … Read more.
Otis Hall
Otis E. Hall, Kansas’ first State Leader of Boys’ and Girls’ Club Work and author of the 4-H Pledge, served in Kansas from Sept. 1, 1914, to March … Read more.