Fran R. Castille
Fran Castille began 4-H as a St. Helena Parish member, where she was raised on a dairy farm and showed Guernsey cows. She continued to be involved throughout … Read more.
Year: 2018
Elizabeth (Betty) McCoy
Betty first went to club meetings with her older sister, became a 4-H member herself, a college 4-H’er, and then chose a career in the Extension Service. Betty … Read more.
Dr. Henry M. Brooks
Upon graduating with degrees in Agriculture Education from Tuskegee University, Henry was hired by Auburn Univ. as a county agent to work with limited resource farmers and as … Read more.
Dr. Arlinda Nauman
Dr. Nauman was a 4-H member in Oklahoma in her youth and primarily focused on clothing and foods and nutrition projects, and leadership development. As 4-H alumna from … Read more.
Clarence (Bud) Ryan
Bud Bryan has worked in the Delaware Co. (PA) 4-H program since 1956, including 42 years as 4-H coordinator. In this very urban county, he grew the annual … Read more.
Sharon Runion Rowland
Sharon Runion Rowland, 11-year Mitchell 4-Her, participated in Leadership, Citizenship, Nutrition/Preservation and Consumer Science. She attended 4-H Congress twice, as a National Leadership and State Consumer Education winner … Read more.
Richard L. Mahacek
Richard participated in electrical, woodworking, and safety projects as a 4-H member, leading to an interest and focus in technology education. He served for 12 years as statewide … Read more.
Rev. Dr. W Romando James
Rev. Dr. Romando James joined the Rutgers Univ. Extension Service and became the first New Jersey Urban 4-H Change Agent. The program served and incorporated significant numbers of … Read more.
Mark Manno
Mark Manno’s 40-year career in Cooperative Extension included 26 years as a County Agent in Virginia (2 yrs.), Maryland (3 yrs.) and Delaware (21 yrs.). He then served … Read more.
Marifloyd Hamil
Marifloyd was a 4-H Member in Blount County, Tennessee. After college, she worked as a 4-H Agent in Campbell County before joining the State 4-H Staff in Tennessee … Read more.
Lynn Garland
At 7, Lynn joined the Beltsville Girls 4-H Club, led by her mother, with foods, sewing, and crafts projects plus camp, fashion revues, demonstration days, fairs and Maryland … Read more.
Linda Jo Turner
Jo Turner’s career spanned county, state, national and international levels. In Missouri, she developed volunteer screening processes, establishing “youth protection” policies and procedures that are the foundation of … Read more.
Vernon Walden
Vernon was a member of the Go Getters 4-H Club in Greely Co., KS. He devoted 37-years with Nebraska Extension developing, teaching and facilitating youth and adult volunteers … Read more.
Keith Martikainen
A strong advocate for professional development, Keith spent his term as NAE4-HA president in 1996-97 encouraging and stretching Extension 4-H Professionals to gain and use new skills for … Read more.
Dr. George and Ruth Duncan
Dr. George and Ruth Duncan made meaningful contributions to 4-H at the local, state and national levels. Dr. Duncan devoted his career to serving farmers and youth. Unlike … Read more.