Walter C. Abbott
In 1910 W.C. Abbott began organizing girls’ tomato and boys’ corn clubs in two parishes. He became a district agent, then state 4-H agent from 1919-1949. Under Abbott, … Read more.
Year: 2006
T. Carlton Blalock
T. Carlton Blalock served as Dairy Specialist, State 4-H Leader and Director of NC Cooperative Extension Service for over 30 years. He led the NC movement for integrating … Read more.
Shirley Ann Geiss
Shirley Geis moved to Maryland in 1956. Her son was interested in horses, so they joined the Hi Riders 4-H Horse Club. When that club grew large, a … Read more.
Ray Parker
Ray Parker became a 4-H member in McClain Co. in 1929, where his primary projects were poultry and public speaking. After receiving a BS degree in 1947, he … Read more.
Ralph Kirch
Ralph Kirch was an outstanding Michigan 4-H member. He joined Michigan Extension as a 4-H agent in 1950 and was assigned to Kent Co. in 1953. He led … Read more.
Otis Samuel O’Neal
In 1914, when the Smith-Lever Act created the Cooperative Extension Service, Otis O’ became the Negro County Extension Agent in Houston and Peach Counties. As corn projects grew, … Read more.
Oliver Anderson
Oliver Anderson was a pioneer 4-H member in Pinal County. He has been a farmer, and he says that his 4-H experiences as a youth framed his goals … Read more.
Marion MacDonald
Marion MacDonald worked in Extension for over 30 years, starting in the early 1950′ as a Home Demonstration Agent in Oregon and then as 4-H Educator in Kent … Read more.
Martha Jo Tolley
Martha Jo Tolley’ extension career spanned 33 years: 4-H agent in Anderson and Hawkins Counties, State 4-H Specialist, and 4 years as State 4-H Leader before retiring in … Read more.
Max Exner
Composer, director, folk dancer, poet – these only begin to describe Max Exner. He began his extension career in NY prior to WWII, and moved to Ames, Iowa, … Read more.
Maynard Coe
Maynard Coe began his 4-H career in Minnesota. He worked with local schoolteachers to establish 4-H clubs but had difficulty recruiting local parents to serve as club leaders. … Read more.
Monty Chappell
Monty Chappell began his 4-H involvement as a livestock club member in central Ohio. He joined the faculty of the UK Animal Science Department in 1966 and was … Read more.
Lizzie Arabella Jenkins
A student and graduate of Hampton Institute, Lizzie Jenkins taught at the college until she was appointed the first African American Home Demonstration Agent in 1913. Her primary … Read more.
I.B. “Tubby” Boggs
“Tubby” Boggs served as the State 4-H Boys’ Agent, and many of those years as State 4-H Boys’ Camp Leader. He created “Treasures of the Trail,” a leaflet … Read more.
Dr. Edward F. Schutt
Ed Schlutt started with 4-H as a member in 1932. He joined the 4-H staff in Texas in 1959, when their 4-H club program was grounded in public … Read more.