CloverSeed FY2016 A Publication of the Illinois 4-H Foundation
Letters from Our Leaders...... 2 Global 4-H...... 26 2016 Enrollment Highlights...... 6 Healthy Living...... 28 The Illinois 4-H Foundation Shooting Sports...... 30 Board of Directors...... 6 Leadership...... 36 Program Area Highlights Project Partners...... 41 Environment...... 8 Camping...... 42 STEM...... 12 Alumni News...... 44 College & Careers...... 14 4-H Hall of Fame...... 45 Food Access & Gardening....18 4-H Family Spirit Award...... 45 Animal Sciences...... 20 Annual Report of Giving...... 46 GIVING TO HELP YOUTH GROW From the Foundation Board Chair
Dear Friends,
CloverSeed tells the stories of what Illinois 4-Hers have been doing in the previous year, thanks to generous donations from people who know and value 4-H. My fellow Illinois 4-H Foundation board members and I are excited to see it in print.
Let me begin with a hearty thank you to each of you who donated to Illinois 4-H this year. Your gift may have provided a trip to 4-H Congress or the National 4-H Conference. It may have helped finance a judging team or funded scholarships for 4-Hers who are continuing their educations. Your donation may have provided a grant to a SPIN (Special Interest) club or helped fund the training of teen teachers.
I encourage you to read CloverSeed from cover to cover to learn about the myriad ways that donations to the Illinois 4-H Foundation were used in FY2016 to enrich the life-changing experiences of Illinois 4-Hers.
We are proud to have been the conduit between you as the donor and 4-H youth throughout Illinois. This year, our combined efforts delivered more than $379,000 to provide key experiences to Illinois 4-Hers. It’s been a year of The Illinois 4-H program continues to grow in the number of young people served and in the breadth of offerings. This year, more than “MORE” for Illinois 4-H 180,000 youths are experiencing 4-H. Be sure to read Dr. Lisa Diaz’s letter (p. 3) to better appreciate the enrichment and expansion of 4-H, participation at key 4-H events— now in its second century. MORE 4-H Memorial Camp (UP 8.5%), Illini Summer Academies (UP 24%), the The letter from Foundation executive director Angie Barnard is a State Robotics Competition (UP 14%), and must-read, too (p. 4). Angie highlights the fundraising efforts of the 4-H at the Illinois State Fair (UP 28%). Plus Foundation, which received more than $526,000 in donations this year. more brand-new events, such as the Youth Livestock Conference. My fellow board members and I help the Foundation staff develop relationships with potential donors and thank donors who give programs tackling important year after year. After you finish reading CloverSeed, think of a few MORE Illinois issues. New programs— people you know who share your passion for 4-H. You could pass the Honey Bee Challenge, Juntos, Junior your CloverSeed on to one of them. Better yet, call the Illinois 4-H Chef, Ready4Life—complement long-time Foundation office at 217-333-9295 with their names and addresses, programs of I Think Green, Conservation and we’ll do the rest. Day, Health Rock, Health Jam, and more.
I also encourage you to stay informed members. When involvement in year-round: check the foundation’s web MORE other groups is declining, Illinois page— 4hfoundation.Illinois.edu—and 4-H has enjoyed a 24% growth in total “like” the Foundation on Facebook. participation over 5 years.
Warm regards, recognition for 4-H members. A MORE new award system gives more youth more options for celebrating their successes.
Cheryl Wormley ways for 4-H alumni to stay Chair, Illinois 4-H Foundation MORE connected to Illinois 4-H. Be Board of Directors sure to register as a 4-H alum at go.illinois. edu/4Halumni.
2 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois From Our State 4-H Program Leader 4-H— This was a big year for 4-H in the Diaz household. Our son attended his first 4-H camp in 2016; our daughter, as part of A program built the 4-H international program, traveled abroad for four weeks. Both brought home wonderful stories of friendships made and on excellence lessons learned. I hope that 4-H likewise expanded the world of youth in your circle of family and friends. system allows youth from any Experiences like these, and the many others that 4-H background, interest, tenure, or members enjoy, are possible only because of the assistance location to celebrate what they’ve we receive from supporters like you through the Illinois 4-H learned and be acknowledged for Foundation. We are truly grateful for each and every gift. The their achievements. creation of the Illinois 4-H Alumni Association, launched at this year’s Illinois State Fair, gave me an opportunity to visit None of this would be possible with many of you. You made it clear how important your 4-H without a team of devoted heritage is to you. professionals who work countless hours for our 4-H youth and families. I want to acknowledge We’ve worked this year to build our organizational capacity to their hard work and dedication. Several were honored this guarantee high-quality 4-H experiences for this generation of year by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents, and young people. Please visit our new Illinois 4-H website, at many others presented educational workshops for the 3,000 4-H.illinois.edu, alive with more than 2,000 photos of Illinois youth workers attending the conference. 4-H participants and families. In addition to the inviting graphics, the site provides lots of opportunities to interact. Ask a Despite many challenges facing U of I Extension in recent question, whatever page of the site you are on. Register for an years, we’ve been able to grow 4-H by over 24% the past event without leaving the page that tells you about it. Request five years. We continue to expand our services to underserved new programs for your classroom or club. You can even “Tell a youth, increasing minority membership by 90% in five years Friend” about an event by clicking a button which leads to and Hispanic membership by 137% in the same time. Your your own social media page. That feature lets you become gifts are making a difference in the world. part of our marketing team. Share your story with us and you may be featured on the site! Finally, each page provides a direct link to to the Illinois 4-H Foundation’s website, allowing you to donate your financial support to the 4-H program.
We have also transitioned (by popular request—and after a bit of internal hoop-jumping) to online registration. Now Dr. Lisa Bouillion Diaz 4-H families can enroll, select projects, and register for the 4-H Assistant Dean and Director, University of Illinois fair any time of the day without leaving home. A new award Extension 4-H Youth Development
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 3 From the Foundation Director Consumer and Environmental Sciences, home to University of Illinois Extension and Outreach and to our Illinois 4-H Timeless tradition program. • New donor relations. The mission of the Illinois 4-H Over the 115 years since Foundation has continually evolved during its 63 years 4-H began, it has remained of existence. We are proud that the number of donors to consistently relevant to the Foundation increased by 6.3% this year. We are also developing strong, independent, pleased to welcome CoBank and CME Group as Illinois generous youth prepared to 4-H Project Partners (p. 41). take on life and the workplace. Has the program evolved, too? • New recognition event. The Foundation was proud to be Of course—we wouldn’t expect a part of “Celebrate Excellence,” the first annual statewide anything else of 4-H. award reception, in November. It was inspiring to hear about many accomplishments from around the state and I am passionate about what I to see so many supporters come together to acknowledge do, and I am proud to be part of such hard work. 4-H—an organization that puts youth first, provides them with a • And, in my family, a new 4-H member. Our son, Alex, safe environment to explore their joined 4-H this year, and our daughter, Brecke, became interests, and affords opportunities to meet friends they might a Cloverbud. My husband and I are proud to deepen our not cross paths with otherwise and to help identify their future family roots with a new generation of 4-Hers and to add paths. “4-H parent” to our rich experiences with the program!
There are so many new things with Illinois 4-H to be aware of The Illinois 4-H Foundation Board of Directors and staff and excited about! This edition of the CloverSeed highlights thank you for your financial support. Your gifts have allowed many. I hope you take time to enjoy the pictures, read about us to impact every statewide event or program at some level, the impacts, and consider how you might financially support insuring the continued success of the 4-H program. Illinois 4-H through a gift to the Illinois 4-H Foundation. With warmest regards, • New 4-H programs. Curriculums that focus on the needs of Illinois citizens along with efforts to recognize our large 4-H alumni footprint in Illinois are demonstrated by stories on 4-H Citizen Scientists (p. 8), the Honeybee Challenge (p. 9), and the Illinois 4-H Alumni Association (p. 44). Angie Barnard • New leadership with our land-grant university. Dean Executive Director Kimberlee Kidwell has joined the College of Agricultural, Illinois 4-H Foundation
4 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Why I give...
Nannette Armstrong
Why do you give to the Illinois 4-H Foundation?
For a long time, I just didn’t know how the projects, programs, and awards I enjoyed with 4-H were funded. Looking back, I know 4-H was a contributor to who I am and the life skills I mastered. It’s my turn to be a contributor to 4-H! Government funding is no longer there for the kinds of special trips—Leadership Camp, Dairy Conference, and 4-H Congress—I was awarded. Donations from businesses and individuals are Your Gifts needed to continue this excellent nationwide youth development program and to provide new opportunities for Illinois youth. Go Local College became an extension of 4-H for me—my major, some of my activities, and definitely my home on campus in 4-H House. As an adult, I was a 4-H leader at Illinois 4-H Foundation financially times, and later I worked with 4-H as an Extension professional. I know 4-H is still supports all 102 county 4-H programs relevant.
As the Foundation works to provide financial resources for the How do you give back to the Illinois 4-H program, we are often asked by individuals how Illinois 4-H Foundation? our efforts benefit their county. We displayed the state map shown here at the 2016 Illinois State Fair; it was a wonderful While I was working for Extension, I invested a good portion of my salary in an IRA tool for meeting people from all of Illinois and explaining how and sometimes made donations directly to the Illinois 4-H Foundation. Now that I am we are helping their local programs! retired, my IRA Minimum Required Distribution exceeds my annual living expenses, so I can make a Qualified Charitable Contribution. Illinois 4-H Foundation is my Foundation Highlights choice for the biggest portion, and the 4-H Legacy of Leadership Scholarship is one designation I make from this gift. • Total donors: 1,952 • Total number of gifts: 2,268 • Total gifts: $526,815 • 115 new donors For more inspiring thoughts from Illinois • 145 grants, totaling $151,750 4-H donors about their reasons for giving, • 34 state-level scholarships, totaling $34,000 see pages 7 and 47. • 43 endowments, with a market value of nearly $3 million • Support back to county 4-H programs: $379,800— a 14.5% increase over last year!
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 5 2016 The Illinois 4-H Foundation Board of Directors Enrollment A Purposeful Foundation
Highlights The members of the Illinois 4-H Foundation Board of Directors are indeed purposeful. Giving their time and energy to pursue financial support 4-H Club Membership for 4-H youth across Illinois, board members— • 26,524 club members using their backgrounds, connections, and • 13% identify as minority expertise—advance the work of the Foundation as • 36% are teenagers we raise funds and spread the word in ways that advance the 4-H vision.
New 4-H Club Members Each board member is an ambassador to promote and share 4-H with unfamiliar individuals, corporations, and organizations, as well to express gratitude to those that • 10,087 first-year members already support us. The board understands the need to meet future challenges and recruited the vital role they and the Foundation play in serving Illinois 4-Hers. • 1,596 were teenagers (16%)
Youth 4-H Participation • Nearly 200,000 youth participants • 18% identify as minority • 11% identify as Hispanic
Our 4-H Volunteers • 20,556 volunteers • 4,431 were club leaders Reaching Underserved Audiences • 21% growth in membership in 4-H clubs in 5 years • 90% growth in minority 4-H club members in 5 years • 137% growth in Hispanic 4-H club members in 5 years
The Illinois 4-H Foundation Board of Directors: 18 dedicated volunteers with a vital mission. We are grateful to (front, from left) Jessie Crews of Clark County; Renee Deuth, corporate advisor, Illinois Farm Bureau; Lila Jeanne Eichelberger of Champaign County; Sharon Tenhouse of Adams County; Heather Thompson, corporate advisor, of GROWMARK; (back) Roger Clark of Cook County; Steve Launius of Washington County; Paul Hadden of DuPage County; Kara Brockamp, youth representative; Kevin Carey of Grundy County; Cheryl Wormley of McHenry County, chair; Anthony Warmack, youth representative; Barbara Rundquist Clark of Cook County; Jerry Hicks of Sangamon County; Dan Kelley of McLean County. Our thanks also to those not pictured: Beverly Haselhorst of Stephenson County, Karl Barnhart of Sangamon County, and Jan Sibley of Lake County.
6 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois •
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Share the following language with your estate-planning attorney to add to your will or living trust. “I leave (e.g., % of estate, $ amount, residue) to the University of Illinois Foundation, an Illinois nonprofit corporation (37- 6006007), for the benefit of Illinois 4-H Foundation supporting the Illinois Jo Menacher 4-H Youth Development Program.” Why do you give to the The good feeling of knowing you are making a difference can grow by combining a current gift to Illinois 4-H with a future gift. This thoughtful Illinois 4 H Foundation? approach lets you both see the impact of your support today and help us address challenges of tomorrow. 4-H has always been a very important part of my life. From joining my local 4-H Club as an 8-year-old to currently serving Blending today’s giving with a future gift to Illinois 4-H lets you make a bigger on the 4-H Memorial Camp board, I have remained active and impact than you might have thought possible. You have the flexibility to choose supportive of the values and opportunities 4-H provides to all the combination of gifts that complement your financial situation and the future participants. By giving to the Illinois 4-H Foundation, I can help needs of you and your loved ones. future generations of youth have the same experiences and opportunities that I had.
How do you give back to the Illinois 4-H Foundation?
Some of my fondest 4-H memories center on 4-H Memorial Camp—I spent many summers there, first as a camper and then on staff. I have designated a percentage of my estate to support future 4-H Memorial Camp needs and have taken the steps necessary with the Foundation and my attorney to ensure this gift.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 7 ENVIRONMENT
Stewarding the natural resources we all share
Illinois 4-H members enrolled in 56,000 4-H projects focused on the environment, and 7 out of 10 members involved in 4-H environmental programs say they have ideas to care for the environment. School programs are an effective way to deliver the environmental message. I Think Green engages youth in investigating how living things interact with each other and with their environments. In Nature Detectives, youth learn to understand local habitats. As 4-H Citizen Scientists, youth work in streams near their homes to monitor water quality and provide data to improve the conditions of Illinois waterways and streams.
he Illinois constitution states that “the In their individual project work, 4-H members study the impact of public policy of the state and the duty of chemical runoff as they grow crops each person is to provide and maintain to feed the world. Youth enrolled T in animal production practice the a healthful environment for the benefit of medication procedures that provide this and future generations.” The Illinois a safe consumer product. Young Department of Natural Resources supports entomologists discover the importance of insects to the web of life. Forestry 90,000 Illinois jobs and at least $32 billion projects help youth see the importance of annual economic impact. Our very lives of trees for clean air. Together, 4-H are inseparable from the health of our planet. members are putting their heads, hands, and hearts into the health of the While we save the world for future generations, planet. Illinois 4-H believes, we should be saving it for the current generation. < Members become Nature Detectives as they learn more about our natural resources. “ The emphasis 4-H placed on living a well-balanced life and the ‘I dare you to be your own self at your very best all the time’ challenge made an impact on my life that has continued to this day. Trees that I planted as part of a conservation project are now fully mature and provide homes for birds and other wildlife. 4-H taught me how our lives can make a difference in our world.”
—Karen Campbell, Champaign County
8 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois < This Illini Summer Academies delegate learned the proper way to access hives to avoid startling the inhabitants.
Feeding the world by saving the honey bees Leaders for the state team of teachers were (from left) Lanie Obermark, Bryce Crim, Tammie Obermark, and Keeton You don’t think much about honeybees until you realize what Reynolds. Tammie Obermark serves as the state volunteer won’t exist without their work as key pollinators. coordinator; the others are 4-H members from Massac County.
Picture your local grocery store aisle. Now take away all the apples, beans, blueberries, broccoli, cantaloupes, cherries, cucumbers, grapefruit, lemons, limes, oranges, peaches, peppers, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, squashes, and watermelons.
The empty spots on the shelves represent what will disappear unless we protect pollinators, said Bill Million, University of Produce choices with bees Produce choices without bees Illinois Extension 4-H youth development specialist. “Honey bees account for 80 percent of all insect pollination.” Jody Johnson, University of Illinois Extension county director, promoted the Honey Bee Challenge in the five southernmost Illinois 4-H, through a grant provided by Monsanto and counties in Illinois. “Being a part reminded me of the the National 4-H Council, is teaching young people the importance of bees in our ecosystem,” Johnson said. “The importance of pollinators to our food supply. As part of the pictures of a grocery store showing our produce choices national 4-H Ag Innovators Experience, youth participants took with bees and without bees were very impactful. They drove their peers on the “Honey Bee Challenge” last summer. home the importance of educating our youth to the challenges honey bees face and how we can help.” 4-H teen teachers made learning fun for the 2,145 participants. The teens taught about honey bee habitats, showed the important role of honey bees in agriculture and food production, showed the current threat to habitats, and explored ways to preserve these bee habitats.
“We know in order to feed the additional 2 billion people which will live on this earth in the coming 40 years, we need young professionals to drive innovation in agriculture,” Million said.
In addition to the Honey Bee Challenge, an entomology program was added to the Illini Summer Academies, a high school 4-H program aimed at introducing students to a college experience. Ten students monitored the beehives at the University of Illinois Pollinator Farms.
To save the honey bees, youth had to help the bees do the “waggle dance” to tell other bees where good sources of food exist and relay that information back to the hive.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 9 < The Mercer County 4-H Citizen Scientists are honored to be part of this groundbreaking endeavor and look forward to presenting findings to the 4-H Citizen Scientists’ partners and to community members.
4-H conducts groundbreaking research on the Edwards River
Mercer County 4-H Citizen Scientists began their adventure partnering with Living Lands and Waters, adopting a section of the Edwards River to clean. Later they also joined the Illinois RiverWatch effort to test and monitor the river’s water quality.
The first outing for the Citizen Scientists was June 30. The testing conditions were challenging—the group experienced heavy rainfall, swift Fish and wildlife biologist Aleshia Kenny points out the distinguishing “M” on the current, and high winds. Despite the side of a johnny darter. She explains that the species is an indicator of excellent weather, the water’s turbidity remained water quality due to its intolerance to water pollution, confirming that Edwards River remarkably clear. The sandy substrate water quality is good. and swift current made it difficult to find many macroinvertebrates in the whose intolerance to water pollution sampling. From the few that were indicates excellent water quality. found, the group rated the water quality as fair to good. The club revisited the river throughout the fall and performed chemical In August, fish and wildlife biologist analyses with Kenny. The Mercer Aleshia Kenny met with the group at County 4-H Citizen Scientists are the the river site. Using a large seining first group to collect samples and data net, they collected samples that on the Edwards River. “Realizing that confirmed the findings regarding Living Lands and Waters the health of the Edwards River. and Illinois RiverWatch had The collection included the shell of no previous data makes an endangered large yellow sand this project even more clam, many sand shiners, flathead exciting,” a club leader Collecting samples downstream in a minnows, and a johnny darter, said. uniform riffle area.
10 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois How to WAYS IMPACTSIMPLE YOUR TO EXTEND Remember 4-H member publishes magazine, develops app Illinois 4-H
There are 4-H projects—and then there is Anthony Warmack’s version of a 4-H project. For years, Anthony has made Program in environmental sciences his passion. Your Will or Robert Woodruff of the Illinois Stewardship Alliance has collaborated with Anthony on water quality and nutrient loss projects. “I was impressed with his knowledge and ability to Trust understand the information we were researching.” Share the Anthony, a recent 4-H alum from Grundy County who now following language works at the county U of I Extension office, promoted natural resource education on three fronts. First, he created a with your estate- magazine for both rural and urban homeowners addressing planning attorney proper fertilizer use, importance of soil testing, and sustainable gardening and landscaping. to add to your will or living trust. Second, he developed a mobile app that allows people to get answers to environmental questions. And third, Anthony has I leave (e.g., % of honed his educational skills to reach more than 4,500 people. “Citizen science is something I’m really passionate about,” estate, $ amount, Anthony said. “I think is a really great tool for teaching the residue) to the general public.” University of Illinois Foundation, an Illinois Gathering information can be costly, so Anthony designed nonprofit corporation an easy-to-make spectrometer that teachers use with their (37-6006007), for students to collect data from the field. That data is added to the collective research from people around the country the benefit of Illinois and leads to practical policies and practices to preserve our 4-H Foundation natural resources. supporting the Illinois 4-H Youth “Anthony is very conservation-minded and devoted to Development educating others on our natural resources and how to Program. preserve them,” said David Wallgast, Illinois conservation officer.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeedCloverSeed FY2016 FY201611 11 STEM STEM
What can robotics do for you?
Robotics has been a highly successful way to engage youth in out-of-school programming. Besides the pure fun of building and designing, 4-H STEM projects encourage youth to be critical thinkers and team players. Our surveys show that Illinois 4-H members are more likely than their peers to want a job related to science and that they find Science, Technology, Engineering and Math science exciting. Not only do they like science, Illinois 4-H members are twice as likely to believe they are good at it.
Across the state, STEM-related projects account for 214,000 individual projects, and robotics continues to grow year by year. Special grant funding allows for concentrated work in key metro areas, which host regional showcases at the end of their programming. Staff expected to reach 750 metro youth; they reached 1,282 instead.
And it’s not just robotics that is increasing in popularity with 4-H members. In DuPage and Kendall counties, for example, groups raised enough funds through a Barnes and Noble book fair to purchase a 3-D printer. Just like that, a 4-H Maker Club was created.
< More than 65 teams and 400 youth participated in the 2016 Illinois State 4-H Robotics Competition held on the U of I campus.
instills a passion for science and 4-Hscience-related careers that is needed in today’s workforce. 4-H STEM brings science alive for youth and builds skills for a competitive job market.
“I started 4-H at age 8, exhibited model rockets and so much more. I attended Space Camp two times and really enjoyed Companies that rely on technology are it, and I am now employed as an aerospace encouraged to mentor 4-H robotics teams. engineer.”
—Mandy Dodd, Montgomery County
12 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois These dogs may not bark, but they do obey commands
Building a robot that obeys commands is hard enough. Now build it to resemble a dog that does tricks, and you have the right ingredients for the 2016 Illinois State 4-H robotics competition, held in April on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana.
Sixty-five teams with 450 4-H members from across the state met to test their This dog robot, guided by programming developed by these middle school youth, skills and forge new friendships. performed a series of tricks to compete in the 2016 State 4-H robotics contest. The contest was held on the University of Illinois campus. “4-H Robotics is all about ‘co-opertition’ [a healthy balance of cooperation and field. Teamwork and problem-solving weave in and out around poles. A team competition],” said Bob Smith, University are important skills in the workplace, earned extra points if its dog barked. of Illinois Extension volunteer. “The Smith said, and 4-H provides the competition encourages youth to work perfect training ground. Of course, Each team was given three attempts hard, but cooperating with your just as in real life, it’s important that on the competition tables, with time teammates and other competitors is the robot do what it’s supposed to do, between runs to make improvements more important than winning.” so performance on the competition to its robot. Although there were tables also figures heavily into the day’s tables spread around the room, that Much of the scoring, in fact, is based results. improvement time found most teams on how well team members interact huddled together on the floor with their and work together on a team challenge This year, clubs were challenged to heads together, trying to better their unknown to the participants until they build and program robots that acted previous performance. arrive for judging. “Figuring out the like dogs competing in an agility challenge isn’t the goal,” Smith said. contest. In addition to designing a The Illinois 4-H robotics program has “Working together to consider the robot, each team designed an 8-foot by seen tremendous growth, with project options earns the most points.” 4-foot mat where the robots performed. enrollments exceeding 7,500 last year. Some clubs programmed their dog The Illinois 4-H Foundation provided The robotics challenge mimics real robots to walk through covered tubes nearly $30,000 in funding, with money work environments in the technology and climb ramps. Others had them going to many 4-H robotics clubs for equipment purchases. In metro areas, work is also supplemented with a grant from Altria.
Nearly 50 volunteers, many of them U of I students, mentored the youth while they judged the event. “4-H members look up to the college students and begin to see the possibilities of having a career in the technology field themselves,” Smith said. “For many young people, 4-H robotics offers their first glimpse of a future STEM career.”
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 13 COLLEGE & CAREERS
Thad Hughes (left), pictured with American Graduate host Michael Hill, was named the 2016 National 4-H Council Youth in Action award winner in science, technology, engineering and math. Thad appeared on PBS’s American Graduate Day special to discuss the importance of STEM education.
National 4-H winner is building future one youth at a time It starts with an idea. That’s as far as he taught 50 middle schoolers basic some people get, but Thad Hughes is circuitry and how to build simple robots. not “some people.” The son of Matthew Hughes and The McLean County 4-H member was Connie Schneider, Thad is currently the 2016 National 4-H Youth in Action studying engineering at Rose-Hulman award winner in the area of science, Institute of Technology, one of the technology, engineering and math. nation’s top-ranked undergraduate He was selected from more than 250 schools in engineering. applicants nationwide for the award, sponsored by National 4-H Council Thad said he works to turn an idea into through a gift provided by HughesNet. reality. “It’s satisfying to know I built something. I didn’t just come up with an “Out of the hundreds of submissions we idea; I made it a reality.” received this year, Thad’s stood out from the crowd not only for his incredible The Youth in Action award celebrates talents in robotics and engineering, but 4-H members who have overcome for his dedication to sharing his passion challenges and used the knowledge and skills to make a positive impact in they gained in 4-H to create a lasting his community,” said Jennifer Sirangelo, impact in their community. Thad has president and CEO of National 4-H helped fill the void of STEM training Council. “4-Hers like Thad show just in the rural central Illinois community how much positive impact 4-H youth where he lives. leaders can have on their communities and the world around them.” Thad is a charter member of Team Metal Cow, which now boasts Through talks, demonstrations, 33 members, as well as five other workshops, and interviews, Thad has 4-H clubs, including Power Surge, engaged more than 6,000 youth in the Quadratic Crushers, Spinning Robots, wonders of science. For four years he Linden Lead ‘Em, and Robo Vortx. has been a mentor for FIRST Lego For his work, Thad received a $5,000 League and the state robotics scholarship for higher education. competition. He developed a 4-H An additional $5,000 for STEM out-of-school program in McLean programming was awarded to McLean County called Spinning Robots, in which County Extension.
14 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Illinois 4-H . . . Inspiring the next generation to change the world Welcome to the Real World
Welcome to the Real World vividly teaches youth the importance of education and training to successful careers. In 2016, 2,600 youth in 10 Extension units participated in this real-life simulation of paying typical monthly bills with income determined by the career they were randomly assigned.
he current graduation What Did They Learn? rate means that in T2018 there will be 3 million fewer workers 63% 57% 53% 56% than the labor market needs, with 72 percent NOW know NOW know NOW know LEARNED how to balance how to open how to balance MORE about the of jobs requiring a income and a savings a checkbook. relationship of jobs, bachelor’s degree or expenses. account. money, & education. higher. Illinois 4-H is increasing its efforts to prepare youth with skills needed in the workforce—Ready4Life skills, we call them. Illinois 4-H is inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs and channeling youth to college experiences and mentors who can guide them toward a “My view of how important productive path. watching how you spend your “4-H gave me a sense of money is has accomplishment and my future greatly changed,” career path. Because of the success In 4-H, youth have a safe place to explore potential said a student careers, meet professionals in jobs of interest, and at Glenwood I experienced in sewing, cooking, develop the work ethic and responsibility to be Middle School. and other projects, I became a successful in their chosen careers. Here we present “I now realize family and consumer science just a few of our impacts in College and Careers. you will have to sacrifice teacher.” certain things in order to pay for —Dawn Jones, Greene County necessities.”
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 15 The 4-H Experience
We asked graduating high school seniors what they thought of their experiences in 4-H. This is what they told us:
Tech Wizards mentoring program EXPOSURE TO OPPORTUNITIES
4-H Tech Wizards is a small-group mentoring program for 96% believe that their 4-H youth who tend to be underrepresented in STEM fields. experience helped them build Mentors help engage youth interested in science and skills they need in future emerging technologies in learning and encourage them to jobs. apply their learning to their future career goals. In Illinois, 46 mentors across the state meet regularly in small groups 73% are more aware of at community centers, schools, and military bases with college majors related to 224 youth, who put their heads and hands to a variety of their project. challenging activities. Youth in the program have designed robots, experienced being engineering students for a day during college visits, and used their knowledge and skills to Awareness of career pathways is an important create an all-natural toothpaste. step toward being ready for life, and 4-H creates opportunities for members to gain that awareness. The participants in Tech Wizards are growing as a result of their involvement. Teens say they take more challenging SKILL BUILDING coursework in school and develop more confidence in problem solving, interpersonal communication, and creative 70% had meaningful thinking by being in the program. One conversations with 4-H staff mentor, reflecting on the progress of a and volunteers about skills female youth participant, said, “She’s they need to achieve their got the mind of an engineer.” Youth goals. who may have not considered pursuing STEM careers are opening up to the 76% were influenced by possibility that they may be the next coaching from an adult that STEM innovator. helped them identify their strengths.
Mastering skills requires practice, but practice without coaching may not lead to progress. 4-H combines practice with frequent opportunities for 4-H Teen Teacher Ag in the Classroom members to receive coaching from adults who care about their success. 4-H Teen Teacher Ag in the Classroom provides opportunities for teens interested in teaching and agriculture to hone their CREATING PATHWAYS skills and explore agricultural education. In 2016, 83 teen teachers were involved at 55 different sites. More than 1,700 17 % have started a business youth participated. related to their project.
Teens gained experience in many aspects of teaching, 66% plan to attend an including lesson plan development, positive youth educational institution in development, teaching methods, and group management Illinois after high school. skills, all while sharing the story of Illinois agriculture. Youth gained a greater appreciation for the importance of agriculture 89% have considered a and some of the careers it offers. business idea related to their project. “My experiences have intrigued me to want to be a teacher,” said one teen teacher. “Being a teen teacher has helped me realize how much I love working with children.” 4-H creates viable pathways youth can travel to achieve success in business or a career.
16 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois < Bruce Fouke (middle, second row), U of I professor and a 4-H alum, hosted the astrobiology session at Illini Summer Academies.
< These delegates studied molecular and cellular biology.
Illini Summer Academies guide youth to college
Bruce Fouke is a leading researcher in University of Illinois because of their cellular biology. “Three students walked the co-evolution of life and the Earth academy experience, and 88 percent up to me at the start of the fall 2016 through the sciences of molecular said they gained valuable career semester and said they were former microbiology and geology. As a counseling about their field of study. delegates in my summer academies professor of geology, microbiology, course,” Reedy said. “I think their and genomic biology at the University Illini Summer Academies work. Just experience at the academies made of Illinois, he follows his work to exotic ask life sciences teaching specialist them more comfortable approaching corners of the world to study hot Melissa Murray Reedy, who provides me and made the new learning springs and coral reefs. And Fouke is a the instruction for molecular and environment better for them.” 4-H alum.
That kinship presented a unique opportunity for Illinois 4-H. Fouke and his team at the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center and Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology hosted 20 4-H delegates during the 2016 Illini Summer Academies in the first astrobiology academy.
More than 300 teens explored the U of I campus in 15 different academies of study. Scholars spent 17 hours working closely with university instructors. More than 55 percent of the teen delegates were new to 4-H.
In addition to astrobiology, teens studied aerospace, ag mechanization, animal science, anthropology, The Department of Human Development and Family Studies hosted 25 delegates chemistry, computer science, creative (pictured here with their instructors) during Illini Summer Academies. The writing, digital fabrication, electrical and department also provided full scholarships to two participants. computer engineering, entomology, human development and family studies, molecular and cellular biology, plant science, and vet medicine.
Nearly 70 percent of participants said they’re more interested in attending the
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 17 Teens at the 2016 Illinois 4-H Junior Leadership Junior Leadership Illinois 4-H at the 2016 Teens < Conference 15,000 packaged meals, doing their part families. to help feed Illinois Clare’s experience Clare’s helping at a meal- packaging event inspired her to take on the challenge of organizing an event of her own. First she raised $2,300 to cover the cost $750of the ingredients, aided by an Illinois 4-H Foundation grant (made possible by financial assistance from Evelyn Clare and a core team of volunteers Then Brandt Thomas). distributed more than 16,000 meals for their local community. Clare and fellow 4-H members also prepare and serve a fund a weekend They free monthly meal for the community. other Illinois teens how to program and teach backpack teens also developed recipes advocate for those in need. The to enhance the packaged meals’ flavor. “It is because of the amazing support of my 4-H Extension that I was able to takeprogram and 4-H Foundation on this Clare said. challenge,” The difference one person can make The difference takenSome 4-H teens have to heart the “hands to larger the 4-H pledge by feeding their neighbors. service” promise of by Illinois 4-H as was recently honored Clare VanSpeybroeck a state service award winner for her efforts fighting community and her team of 4-H Hunger Clare Together, local hunger. Ambassadors have distributed more Island County in Rock County alone. Island than 115,000 meals in Rock Clare of VanSpeybroeck Island CountyRock was inspired to lead event a meal-packing in her community. the help of With more than many, 16,000 meals were distributed locally. 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois
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State Fair: staying up all night to pick my staying my State up all night to pick Fair: them gently for the bus veggies and pack ride down, then staying in a huge dorm-like building with so many kids. What an exciting experience.” —Patricia Elswick, McHenry County —Patricia “My favorite memory of 4-H was my trip to
agricultural commodities, one agricultural commodities, one children—nearly in five Illinois 750,000 of our Illinois youth— 4-H is experiences hunger. helping youth understand where their food comes from, inspiring them to pursue interests in agriculture, and creating opportunities for as they them to lead change advocate for more food- secure communities. C CloverSeed
FOOD ACCESS & GARDENING 18 Half a million meals packaged by < This crew from the southern Illinois U of I Extension unit, serving families in Hamilton, White, Gallatin, Pope, Hardin, 4-H Feeding and Growing initiative and Saline counties, fought hunger in their area with a food- packaging event. Across the state, Illinois 4-H members and volunteers are creating more food-secure communities. Three years into the 4-H Feeding and Growing Our Communities initiative, more than half a million meals have been distributed. Thousands of pounds of garden produce also have been raised to feed hungry families. The grassroots effort empowers youth to understand hunger in their local community, then to tailor a plan to their community’s needs.
Some 4-H members gather food donations to fill weekend backpacks for children to take home. In other places, volunteers create meal packets they donate to local family- assistance sites. These food-packaging events are done with the assistance of Illini Fighting Hunger, a University of Illinois student organization that operates with the campus Wesley 4-H Feeding and Growing Gift Garden in Hamilton County Foundation. was one of the program’s first community gardens.
In 2016 alone, 259,878 meals were packaged by Illinois “It is a joy to watch a garden grow,” said a 4-H volunteer from 4-H, bringing the people fed through 4-H’s efforts to the Bountiful Kids 4-H Club in Peoria County. “But I think the 588,275 in three years. More than 5,050 volunteers have bigger joy was in donating the vegetables we worked hard assisted, donating 30,700 hours of service. to tend,” she said. “Experiences like these will nourish these children to become giving adults.” The raw ingredients cost about 14 cents per meal; 4-H clubs must raise funds to cover most of the cost of what Logan County 4-H Ambassadors have filled a real need they package. Up to $750 is provided for each event from with their weekend food backpack program, but it was hard a statewide Illinois 4-H Foundation grant. Seed money was for them to grasp that other children didn’t have food at provided by the Howard G. Buffet Foundation; subsequent home, Extension educator Carissa Akpore said. Once they funding has come from Evelyn Brandt Thomas and Farm understood, their passion to help their peers exploded. Credit Illinois. The life lessons 4-H members gain may equal the life-saving food their efforts provide, said a Hardin County Corn Fed Community 4-H gardens also provide valuable support, said Clovers Club leader. “The 4-H Feeding and Growing Our Bill Million, U of I Extension 4-H youth development specialist. Communities garden not only produced vegetables for In some counties they provide a full-circle experience for community members in need; it also produced kids with a new young 4-H members who till the land, plant the seeds, care for outlook on how they can be caring citizens.” growing plants, harvest the vegetables, then prepare nutritious dishes. Fifty counties held a 4-H hunger initiative program locally in 2016. Those who wish to support The 2016 growing season challenged gardens; still, in continued 4-H efforts in this area three years, nearly 17,500 pounds of produce with a value are encouraged to contact Illinois of $25,000 have been donated locally. An estimated 7,000 4-H at [email protected] or call families have enjoyed the bounty. 217-333-0910.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 19 4-H events make ag come alive 4-H events 4-H Neighbor to Neighbor Clay Zwilling demonstrates the reproductive tract of swine. 4-H Youth Livestock Conference 4-H Youth Conference, Livestock After the inaugural Illinois 4-H Youth said participants they gained knowledge every one of the 70 herds; they also they can use to improve their livestock conference for 4-H careers. The learned about livestock included lessons members in seventh through ninth grade on meat science, breeding, herd management, herd health, and marketing. Funding was provided by Farm Credit Illinois and 1st Farm Credit Services through the Illinois 4-H Foundation. With grant funding from Brandt Foundation, 40 from Brandt Foundation, grant funding teens from With investigated current and emerging research counties 10 then the University of Illinois. They being conducted at the story of safeworked locally to tell wholesome food and other teens to consider careers in production, inspiring Monroe, and St. Clair counties, rural agriculture. In Madison, to Orchards and urban teens together toured Braeutigam At into cider. learn how apples are produced and turned as cows, equipped Finke Dairy Farm, the youth watched where the parlor, entered the milking with electronic chips, dairy was able to collect data to improve herd management. drive and rewarded Macon County youth conducted a food all the providers with ice cream sundaes while they learned about the careers that contributed to the cool treat. 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois
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CloverSeed Ilinois 4-H is helping build the capacity Ilinois 4-H is helping build the of rural youth interested in agricultural careers, while also introducing a opportunities helped prepare me to run a company to help livestock developing innovative new technology producers better meet the needs of consumers and increase productivity.” new audience to careers they never knew existed in the ag world. Sonny director of the National Ramaswamy, and Agriculture, warns Institute of Food not enough supply to keep up there’s with the demand in the ag workforce. —Joy Parr Drach, Mason County —Joy Parr “4-H livestock projects, public speaking, and leadership projects, public speaking, and leadership “4-H livestock 20 ANIMAL SCIENCES I State 4-H livestock judging contest draws youth interest
Interest in livestock judging remains high across the state as participation in the state contest grows. Nearly 200 youth participated in 2016.
What do we know about youth who attend the state contest?
• 78% have held an office or another leadership role Ray Hildebrant, 4-H livestock ambassador from Boone in their club. County, discusses artificial insemination. • 44% have held a county, regional, or state leadership role. • 73% complete 4-H records or award applications. Livestock Ambassador Team Events • 94% participate in other county 4-H events. • 84% participate in the State Fair or other state 4-H Illinois 4-H livestock ambassadors are the voice of the 4-H event. youth livestock industry. Twenty-two teens advocate both • 25% attend 4-H camp. locally and statewide for livestock and agriculture, in 2016 • 56% are males. reaching more than 5,000 people across the state. At the Illinois State Fair the ambassadors provided guided trolley What skills have these 4-H members learned that tours of the agriculture complex. At the Youth Livestock help them be better animal stewards? Conference they taught sessions on eyeball dissection, carcass cuts, reproductive tract palpation, suturing and wound • 90% are now interested in a career in the livestock dressing, biosecurity, and marketing. Serving as livestock industry and say 4-H is giving them the skills to ambassadors prepares teens for success in college and achieve that goal. agriculture careers as they hone their skills in public speaking • 97% say 4-H animal science has taught them what and working in teams as well as developing their organization, it means to be responsible and ethical. confidence, decision making, and knowledge of important • 96% say 4-H animal science has helped them agriculture build confidence and social skills. issues. • 70% have helped their community through their YOUR FIRST CHOICE livestock project work. Commodity Carnival
In partnership with National 4-H Council and the CME Group, Illinois 4-H teaches the public about the risks, costs, and income in raising and marketing livestock through Commodity Carnival, a fun, hands- on game. As youth play the game, they learn the challenges and financial risks associated with raising livestock. More than 100 teen leaders presented Commodity Carnival at 35 county fairs across the state in 2016, reaching more than 8,000 people. Two young members intent on their work at the state 4-H Livestock Judging Contest.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 21 Teachers must have a plan for placing the chicks after they hatch.
In a world where many people have become disconnected from the food they eat, this program brings the farm into the classroom, teaching animal husbandry, responsibility, and empathy.
“Some students who are sometimes unkind to their peers with words or actions were very empathetic and gentle with the chicks,” one instructor said. “It was nice to see their kindness shine.
“It was a great way to engage those students who are often quiet and don’t regularly volunteer in class.”
Of course, students also learn harsh realities of life when some of the eggs The facts of life from a chicken’s viewpoint don’t hatch or chicks don’t survive. Such disappointments give teachers an That peeping you hear is coming animal science project that teaches the opportunity to discuss what might have from the hottest 4-H program aimed life cycle of the chick incorporating the gone wrong, such as an inconsistent at bridging the gap between food STEM scientific model,” said Deanna temperature in the incubator. production and consumption. Roby, University of Illinois 4-H youth development educator. “It also empha- “We were able to have a community Last year more than 26,000 youth, sizes food safety and responsibility to around the chicks,” said one instructor. many in metro areas, learned a very the school-aged children.” “A lot of our kids cannot have pets, so simple lesson: chickens come from this gave them a sense of ownership, eggs. 4-H Embryology is the program In most counties, teachers must united many cultures, and broke down most requested by school educators in complete professional development language barriers.” Cook County and the collar counties. training developed by University of For many students, it is their only Illinois Extension poultry specialist Ken The activities inspired inquisitive exposure to food production. Koelkebeck before being allowed to exploration, said one instructor. “All age conduct the program. Extension staff groups had valid questions, and it “The Incubation Embryology Program help connect teachers with incubator motivated kids to read, write, and introduces in-school youth to 4-H and and fertilized-egg providers, then learn.” Illinois agriculture with a hands-on provide them complete lesson plans. At a time when interest in science is declining, teachers say this program excites youth to think more about What teachers said about their students... science careers. Twenty-six counties conducted 4-H embryology programs Life skills gained through Science skills gained in 2016, with 35% of the youth minority 4-H Embryology through 4-H Embryology and 16% Hispanic.
• Keeping records (63%) • Observe (71%) Currently classrooms must cover the • Empathy (58%) • Hypothesize (67%) cost of incubators and eggs. Your • Concern for others (54%) • Predict (63%) gift to the Illinois 4-H Foundation • Planning/organizing (49%) • Compare (59%) could help classrooms in your county • Responsibility (49%) • Organize/order/classify provide the resources many schools • Teamwork (48%) (56%) aren’t able to provide. Be a “good • “Learning to learn” (47%) egg” and support your local 4-H • Cooperation (44%) embryology program. Start by calling the Foundation office.
22 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Dedication of 4-H members, coaches results in outstanding judging season
Illinois stands tall in the world of national judging These Illinois teams earned top awards. contests. Being good does not just happen; it takes hours and hours of study and practice. American Royal 4-H Livestock Judging The Illinois 4-H Foundation is proud to provide FIRST-PLACE TEAM financial support to all the Illinois 4-H teams competing in national judging competitions.
Three Illinois 4-H members earned the elite status of National Champions.
National Hippology—FIRST PLACE
Aubrey Sieve completed her 4-H career with a first-place win at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup Hippology Contest in November. Aubrey is a member of the Just Say Nay 4-H Club of DuPage County. The top Illinois livestock judging team from Henry/Stark “I am so grateful for my time in counties was also named the national champion team at the 4-H,” Aubrey said. “It has taught 2016 American Royal Livestock Judging contest. Pictured me so much about the world and (from left) are James Dobbels, Lucas Wisnefski, Adam myself. Through the wins and Gradert, Jacob Dobbels, and coach Lee Denzer; not pictured losses, I am better because of my is coach Tyler Cambridge. Adam won the individual contest, 4-H experience.” Lucas finished 9th, and Jacob finished in 10th place overall.
National Horse Judging—FIRST PLACE National 4-H Livestock Judging SIXTH-PLACE TEAM Bailey Wight won the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup Judging Contest held in November. The contest was part of the North American International Livestock Expo. Bailey also placed first in both conformation and oral reason divisions. She is a member of the Bridle Path 4-H Club and the McLean County 4-H Horse Judging Team.
“4-H has taught me that, through hard work and dedication, anything is possible,” Bailey said. She demonstrated that with her dominance against 90 participants. The Illinois State 4-H Livestock Judging Team placed sixth at Livestock Judging, American Royal— the National 4-H Livestock Judging contest held in conjunction FIRST PLACE with the North American International Livestock Exposition. Pictured (front row, from left) are Adrian Austin of Marion Adam Gradert of Henry County was the American Royal County, Adam Gradert of Henry County, Gage Hank of Henry National 4-H Champion at the contest held in October. He also County, Austin Walter of LaSalle County, and (back row, from placed first in swine, second in oral reasons, and fifth in sheep. left) coach Jack Oattes and Lucas Wisnefski of Stark County. The Illinois team placed second in cattle, second in oral “The American Royal was an overall awesome and exciting reasons, fourth in swine, and sixth overall. experience,” Adam said. “It was a fun atmosphere—fun to compete, even more fun to win.” (Continued)
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 23 These Illinois teams earned top awards. (Continued)
National 4-H Horse Hippology National 4-H Horse Speaking THIRD-PLACE TEAM SIXTH-PLACE TEAM
The Illinois 4-H Hippology team finished third in the Eastern A team of Mercer County 4-H members placed sixth in the National 4-H Horse Roundup Hippology Contest. They placed Eastern Nationals 4-H Horse Roundup Team Presentation first in the judging phase of the contest, second in stations, Contest, as part of the North American International Livestock and fourth in the written exam phase. Pictured (from left) Expo. Pictured are team members Brandi Welch (left) and are coach Dana Taylor and team members Aubrey Sieve of Kiersten Pratt. DuPage County, Madde Klinkey of Kane County, Kaiti Collins of Carroll County, and Bailey Ricketts of Kane County. National 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl SECOND-PLACE TEAM National 4-H Horse Judging THIRD-PLACE TEAM
The Illinois 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl team placed second at the 2016 National 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest. Pictured (from A team of Illinois 4-H members placed third overall at the left) are assistant coach Becky Meier, Connor Erbsen of Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup Judging Contest, as Carroll County, Charlie Elliott of Stephenson County, Jared well as earning first in oral reasons, second in conformation, Dickman of Carroll County, Jordon Oellerich of Stephenson and fourth in performance classes. Pictured (from left) are County, and coach Dave Fischer. Courtney Wiedenmann of Mercer County, Elena Chapa of Kane County, Bailey Wight of McLean County, and Erin LaKamp of Morgan County. Paul Rogers of Quincy, a former 4-H member from Pope/Hardin counties, coached the team.
24 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois A tradition of learning,
National 4-H Dairy Judging a tradition of winning TENTH-PLACE TEAM Livestock judging is a family tradition for Adrian Austin. Adrian completed her 4-H career by winning the elite National 4-H Livestock Judging contest held during the North American International Livestock Exposition in November last year. The national win tops off a stellar judging career for the talented Marion County 4-H member.
Adrian earned the national championship by finishing first in the cattle and oral reason divisions and sixth in the swine division. The Illinois 4-H dairy cattle judging team placed tenth overall Winning judging contests is a way of life for those in at the 2016 National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest held during Adrian’s family, but don’t think it comes easily; it’s a the World Dairy Expo. Pictured (from left) are coach Dave tradition forged through continual practice and research Fischer, Alex Walden of Shelby County, Hadley Ehlers of to improve their skills. Jackson County, Brock Irwin of St. Clair County, and Bria Koester of Stephenson County. Adrian’s older brother, Kane, completed his college judging career at Kansas State. Kane won his own share of national titles and, like Adrian, represented Illinois at National 4-H Poultry Judging the national livestock judging contest. TWELFTH-PLACE TEAM Their father, Steve, has coached several 4-H teams to national titles. A Marion County 4-H alum, since 2004 he has been the Marion County livestock judging coach and 4-H club leader. Steve is currently livestock specialist with University of Kentucky Extension and coach of its state 4-H team. Not to be left out, Holly Austin, Steve and Adrian’s mother, was on the Western Illinois University college livestock judging team.
“It’s a passion,” said Marilyn Thompson, former University of Illinois Extension 4-H program coordinator. “It shows in the way they practice, mentor, and compete.” After their Thanksgiving meal, instead of playing football or cards, the Austin family holds a fiercely competitive judging contest, Thompson said.
Adrian is a freshman at Lincoln Land College and a The Illinois 4-H Poultry Judging Team placed twelfth in the member of its livestock judging team. Her national win National 4-H Poultry Judging Contest in November. Team wasn’t the first time she’s stood at the front of the line. In members were (front row, from left) Dalton Bartz of Morgan previous years Adrian won both the Illinois 4-H individual County, Kodiak Shimmin of Warren County, and Brady Haring junior and senior divisions. Two years ago, she won the and Rhett Geisz of Jo Daviess County. Pam Utterback and 4-H Livestock Judging Contest held at the American Ken Koelkebeck (back) coached the team. Royal in Kansas City.
Adrian also serves on the State 4-H Livestock Ambassador Team, where she passionately promotes the value of Illinois agriculture and safe food production.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 25 GLOBAL 4-H GLOBAL
Faraway adventures await
What makes an Illinois teenager decide to travel to a new country and live with a family she’s never met? For Lana Fitzgerald, it was the adventure of the unknown.
As part of the 4-H intercultural exchange program, Lana lived with a host family in South Korea for four weeks last summer. Korea holds special meaning for the Champaign County 4-H member, who first studied the country in her 4-H intercultural project. Since then, Lana has immersed herself in Korean cuisine, music, and drama.
“I saw a K-pop music video and it got me interested,” Lana said. She downloaded a Korean language app and started learning the language.
Lana embodies the adventurous nature of today’s Illinois 4-H member. She flew alone from Chicago to Alaska, where she caught her flight to Seoul. Even a last-minute change in her host family assignment didn’t dampen the teen’s enthusiasm.
On one adventure, Lana and two of her host sisters toured several buildings and museums at Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty.
“It was so strange to see such a historical place right in the middle of the bustling city,” she said. “On the way out, we
n our ever-globalizing and fast- changing world, international youth Ieducation programs such as those offered in 4-H serve to bring together the critical elements of positive youth development, cultural competency, and world understanding.
“I was fortunate to participate in a 4-H exchange program with a county in New York State [in the summer of 1974]. Elian, the 4-Her with whose family I stayed with, is one of my best friends—actually, she is like a sister. In fact, she is the godmother of two of my three children. Ours is a friendship that flourishes even with the long-distance separation. Our meeting came about because of 4-H, and for that I am forever grateful.”
—Barbara Marck, Stephenson County
26 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois witnessed a procession of palace guards, who marched around the palace in traditional dress.”
Lana was prepared for most of the food she ate in Korea; she often cooks Korean food for her family, who live in Urbana. She said her host family typically served various grilled meats with vegetable sides and soup, as well as ramen or meat stew.
One of the few western meals Lana had was pizza, “but it definitely wasn’t your normal pizza,” she said. “Mine had potatoes and shrimp with egg custard in the crust.
“4-H in Korea is largely agriculture- based,” Lana said. “The program has opportunities for both youth and adults to be involved.” 4-H international programs bring the world together Lana called her trip a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Illinois 4-Hers live the “world” part of the 4-H pledge—“For my club, < Pictured (from left): Yoko “Be open to trying new things, even my community, my country, and my Kawaguchi, president, States’ if it’s uncomfortable at first,” Lana world“—by participating in international 4-H International; Mary Herra, remarked. “You don’t want to regret opportunities. 4-H volunteer coordinator, Kane anything.” County; Miriam Rosenbohm, Last year, more than 2,200 Illinois 4-H coordinator, Illinois 4-H Interna- Lana has studied Russia and Swaziland members learned about the world tional; and Cathy Sutphin, board in addition to South Korea in 4-H. through the 4-H Passport to the World chair, States’ 4-H International. She said the intercultural project has project. The international group exhibit inspired her to consider careers that remains one of the most popular club involve international travel. projects at the Illinois State Fair. South Korea, and Lydia Fulton of Macoupin County to Costa Rica. For more than 40 years, Illinois 4-H families have welcomed international This year Illinois 4-H international guests into their homes in the summer programs, under the guidance of and even for an entire year through Miriam Rosenbohm, received the hosting opportunities offered through Extraordinary Quality Program Award States’ 4-H International, our partner for its continued support of global for global 4-H opportunities. This year, citizenship and cultural immersion Illinois was home to 49 youth and four programming for 4-H-age youth. The adults from Japan for the LEX and Labo award was presented at the States’ international programs as well as to 4-H coordinators conference in Seattle. three long-term students through FLEX, the Future Leaders Exchange. Rosenbohm, a Peoria County dairy farmer, was also recognized for her 15 Five Illinois 4-H members also packed years of service to 4-H international their bags for extended stays in programs as a host family, host mom, other countries in 2016. Gwendolen and state coordinator for the past McDaniel of Peoria County and several years. Miriam works with a Sophia Loiacano of McHenry County core group of Illinois 4-H volunteers in went to Japan, Susanne Russo recruiting and orienting host families. of Winnebago County and Lana Each year, about 50 international youth Fitzgerald of Champaign County to arrive in Illinois.
< Lana (far right) visited Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul with Yoonji and Eunji, her two host sisters, and their cousin, Haeun.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 27 HEALTHY LIVING
Illinois Junior Chefs
New in 2016, the Illinois Junior Chefs program was conducted in conjunction with U of I Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) education staff. 4-H Teen Teachers taught 3,200 low-income SNAP-eligible youth basic food preparation skills, food safety, personal hygiene practices, and healthy eating choices.
Implemented in 28 counties, Illinois Junior Chefs helped 464 teen teachers gain critical skills in lesson planning, teaching, and ver the last three decades, childhood evaluation. obesity rates in America have tripled, “Being in the program helped me and today nearly one in three children interact with people better,” said Dierra O Barnette, a Teen Teacher from Macon in America is overweight or obese. If things County. “It gave me a better sense of remain as they are today, a third of all happiness when working with kids.” children born in 2000 or later may suffer Illinois Junior Chefs helped Keishawn from diabetes at some point in their lives. Walker learn to work with others and their personalities. “I have learned Illinois 4-H is teaching young people about how to be a leader and how to lead by the importance of healthy eating and physical example,” Keishawn said.
activity. Just over half (53%) of the participants were of minority race; 14 percent “4-H was a fantastic experience! It shaped my character, developed were of Hispanic ethnicity. More than new skills, and introduced me to the field of health, food, and $11,000 was provided by the Illinois nutrition, which became my career path of dietetics!” 4-H Foundation for Teen Teacher awards, and an additional $1,000 provided needed equipment for clubs —Stellera English, McDonough County focusing on nutrition.
28 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois 4-H Food Challenge
The Illinois 4-H Food Challenge tasks teams of 4-H members to create a dish in 35 minutes using mystery ingredients. In their presentation, the team must include nutritional and cost information on the dish and identify any associated food safety risks.
The challenge is gaining in popularity. Last year, 170 teens in five counties participated. “The Food Challenge opened doors for 4-H in communities where we have not been able to reach youth,” said Sherry Fulton, University of Illinois 4-H youth develop- ment educator. “The food and consumer sciences teacher at Cerro Gordo High School is on fire for the program, and she is bringing kids to 4-H that we never would have reached.”
Many times, the food challenge experience leads youth to additional 4-H experiences, such as serving as teen teachers for the Illinois Junior Chefs program, Fulton said.
Illinois 4-H Food Challenges across the state are supported by proceeds from the sale of Favorite Recipes of Illinois 4-H Through the Years. Health Jam
4-H Health Jam partners with community health professionals to teach young people how to keep their bodies healthy, engage in a variety of daily physical activities, and make healthy food choices. The program reached nearly 3,000 youth participants in 2016, with 41% identifying as minority and 9% indicating Hispanic ethnicity. Forty-seven 4-H teen teachers and 250 adults provided the program, which targeted underserved youth ages 10 to 14. The program is funded through National 4-H Council with a grant from Wal-Mart Foundation.
“Young people are learning at an early age to make healthy choices and increase daily physical activity to keep their bodies healthy and strong,” said Madonna Weese, University of Illinois 4-H youth development specialist. “They are sharing that information at home, influencing family food purchases, and getting family involved in physical activity.”
Health Rocks! A teen participant in Chicago Health Rocks! said the program has helped Health Rocks! 4-H curriculum aims to her change her family’s perspective on reduce youth smoking and tobacco drinking, using drugs, and smoking. “I use, helps youth build life skills that feel it’s finally starting to get through to lead to healthy lifestyle choices, and my mother, father, aunts, and uncles,” builds enduring partnerships with she said. “All the information I’ve at-risk youth and caring adult mentors learned has made me feel confident to who can help guide youth to productive say no to these vices.” She now feels lives. hope for the future, she said.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 29 SHOOTING SPORTS
Creating a story of teamwork: The Fab Five Junior Chefs
From the beginning, they named As the teens began to teach, they themselves the Fab Five. The five were looking out for each other and kids from Belvidere—young, bright, their students. The teens worked one- enthusiastic—had never met each on-one with the kids. Their interactions other, but they had a common goal that were incredible—Tajori taking the time summer: to be 4-H teen teachers. to show a student how to use a rolling pin, Cameron keeping close watch I was there to train Whitley Freeman- as the kids practiced their knife skills, Russell, Reyna Nolan, Cameron Whitley encouraging kids to take a little Haenitsch, Tajori Johnson, and Chelsey bite and give it a try. Recendez (shown from left in the photo above) as teen teachers. I knew that I watched the teamwork I was looking creating a sense of team was essential for begin to form. On one occasion, for success but also challenging to Chelsey, who was lead teacher for accomplish in a short period. the day, could tell the kids lacked energy, so she stopped the lesson to We began by writing down qualities reenergize them. Before I could blink, of good teachers. The youth included Reyna jumped in with an activity, and caring, going the extra mile, taking a the kids stood up to “shake it out.” personal interest in their students, fun, smiles, and smart. Our goal was to be None of this had been rehearsed. The “that teacher.” Now, I wondered, could I creativity and confidence of the teen make that goal a reality for them? teachers were growing with each lesson. Their hard work and effort paid I shared a tip that a mentor had once off as they became known as the Fab shared with me: from the moment Five of the Kitchen. students walk in the door until they leave for the day, they are always a Story by Lisa Hepker, U of I 4-H youth teacher’s #1 priority. development educator
30 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports offers more than you may think
Spending time outside raises levels of vitamin D, helping protect children from future bone problems, heart disease, diabetes, and other health issues. We know that a child’s stress level falls within minutes of seeing green space. Learning to enjoy free time and a relaxed lifestyle helps combat anxiety and depression.
4-H Shooting Sports remains the fastest-growing individual project in Illinois. Last year youth took more than 5,300 he gap is widening individual shooting sports projects. between the time Tkids spend indoors and what they spend outside enjoying nature. 2,180 1,672 1,106 426 The lure of technology Archery Rifle Shotgun Hunting and Outdoor Skills is one culprit, but youth also lack opportunities to explore nature. This shift impacts the wellness of our nation’s kids. Outdoor play increases fitness levels and builds active, healthy bodies, an important strategy to build fitness in the one in three American kids who are obese.
“4-H was a wonderful experience If you were to think it’s all about shooting, you’d be wrong. 4-H shooting sports is 4-H that taught me about responsibility, first, shooting second. making critical decisions, following through on commitments, and “4-H is about fostering a sense of belonging and friendship for all youth in the program,” practicing leadership personally and said Dan Dawson, University of Illinois Extension state 4-H shooting sports educator. “Helping them learn life skills of teamwork, problem solving, and decision making is just with others.” as important as what they learn about the sport—probably more important.”
—Steve Wagoner, Menard County The focus of all 4-H programs is the development of youth as individuals and as responsible, productive citizens. The shooting sports program is a stand-out example. Youth learn marksmanship, safe and responsible use of firearms, the principles of shooting and archery, and much more. The activities of the program and the support of caring adult leaders provide young people with opportunities to develop life skills, self-worth, and conservation ethics.
Last year the Illinois 4-H Foundation provided more than $11,000 in equipment for 4-H shooting sports clubs. A need for funding and volunteer leader support remains.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 31 Volunteers make 4-H shooting sports program possible
You wouldn’t think it would work. So why do instructors volunteer? Many be involved in his community. “This is say they want to be sure youth have a my chance to give some of my time The shooting sports program is one chance to experience the sport, and and knowledge to young people in an of the fastest growing in Illinois 4-H. they know many don’t have someone to activity that I have enjoyed all my life.” It offers five disciplines: archery, rifle, teach them. For others, the reasons are shotgun, pistol, and wildlife/hunting. For more personal. Karen and Ron Horsley of Stark County some teens, shooting sports is the one are volunteering together. The couple’s reason they join and stay in 4-H during John Berberich of DuPage County own children are 12, 6, 2, and 1. their busy high school years. wanted to help his daughter fully Already, their club has 14 young people participate. His daughter uses a in archery and 17 ready to begin air rifle There’s just one hitch: to participate in wheelchair, but that doesn’t stop her once the Horsleys are certified. this national 4-H program, youth must from enjoying shooting sports. John take the project as part of a 4-H club is no stranger to volunteering. He “We knew we wanted to teach our own experience. And a 4-H shooting sports also coaches a 4-H robotics club and children and their friends about safety club requires at least two certified knows the value of group learning. and the ethics of shooting sports so instructors, one who coordinates that accidents don’t happen,” Karen the club and one or more for each Win Phippen of McDonough County said. discipline the club offers. said he enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the out-of-doors with children. Mike For Don Richart, it was the rich 4-H To be certified, adults must attend a full Claypool isn’t new to 4-H; he is a long- history that drew him to volunteer. “Our weekend of training; most do so at their time poultry and rabbit judge. He sees youth need all the help they can get, own $125 expense. They go through shooting sports as a way to expand the and the 4-H program has been doing background checks and reference 4-H program to new audiences. a very good job for a long time,” the checks. Once approved, they spend Crawford County volunteer said. “I feel countless hours in all types of weather For Jacob Baxter, being an instructor drawn to be a part of it.” giving their time to teach youth. has allowed him to be a 4-H participant. “I have two children in 4-H Zak Benjamin of Henry County chose You can see why it really shouldn’t now, but I never got to be in 4-H as a 4-H because of the quality of the work; yet it does work, and it is thriving. youth,” he said. program that inspires youth. “Of all the youth programs I have been a part of,” With the end of the 2016 training “This is my way to finally participate,” Zak said, “I have seen more impact season, more than 900 adults have the Crawford County volunteer added. from 4-H than any of the others.” been certified as instructors in six years. About 175 have returned to Others see instruction as an opportunity For many volunteers, this is their first receive certification in more than one to pay it forward. “I’m volunteering to experience in the 4-H program. Dan discipline, and a handful are now give back to my community and support Dawson, University of Illinois Extension certified in all six disciplines, as well as my own children on their 4-H journey,” state 4-H shooting sports educator, the coordinator position. said Phil Blunt of Rock Island County. noted the vital mentoring role they plan with these young people. Some of the first youth participants, “Someone took the time to teach me,” who have aged out of 4-H, are said Jon McDonald of Wabash County. “We have extremely passionate and returning to take their turn as “Now it’s my turn to pass it on.” dedicated volunteers, and that’s why instructors in the program they say this program beats the odds and works taught them patience and determination For Jeremy Conaway of Mercer County, so well,” Dawson said. in a sport they passionately enjoy. this was his first real opportunity to
32 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois When 4-H really matters
Life-changing. It is a description that loses its power when overused. Yet no other term accurately describes Josiah’s 4-H journey.
Josiah Taylor (shown among the competitors at right) won the 2016 Illinois State 4-H Air Rifle Shoot, held in September in Bloomington, but that isn’t why his life is changed. The change is the result of one simple year in 4-H.
Josiah joined the McLean County 4-H Shooting Sports Club in 2016 so he could learn to shoot air rifles. Until Top 4-H members competed in the state 4-H Air Rifle Shoot in September at then Josiah, a young man with high- Central Illinois Precision Shooting near Bloomington. Top 10 finishers included functioning autism, only ever spoke (front, from left) Joseph C., sixth; Jamie Anderson of McHenry County, seventh; to members of his family. Period. He Marlee Anderson of McHenry County, eighth; Jeffrey Donnan of Cass County, joined 4-H, and his life changed. ninth; Charlotte Hogreve of McHenry County, tenth; (back) Josiah Taylor of McLean County, first; Natalie Seaman of Cass County, second; Marygrace C., third; Hunter Josiah started at Central Illinois Swanson of DeKalb County, fourth; Blake Tammen of Iroquois County, fifth. Precision Shooting as the only teenager in the beginner class. “I told him that when he walks into the demonstration where he interacted Though other teens might have been range, the world stops and you become with the crowd. At one point, his discouraged, Josiah persevered. Under a shooter with one thing on your mind: mom recalled, he turned to the group the direction of 4-H Shooting Sports to make the best shot possible. Nothing and said, “Don’t be afraid to ask me volunteers Kurt Willoughby and Joe else matters at that point in time.“ questions,” Before his 4-H experience, Miller, nights at the range became a Josiah lived it just as his coach she said, he never would have spoken routine. As Josiah’s shooting improved, described. “When he walks into the to anyone in a situation like that. the bigger change came in his range,” Willoughby said, “he is a interaction with world around him. different person.” “4-H gave us the opportunity for him to do this,” Rene said. “I would encourage Josiah began to engage with others. Rene believes that part of the reason any parents of special-needs children Josiah did so well so quickly is that his to consider becoming active in 4-H.” “I couldn’t believe the change in my autism allows him a singular focus: one child,” said his mother, Rene. shot in the black circle. “It’s hard to put into words how I feel to know I have actually made a difference Instructor Miller can barely speak Josiah also took up blacksmithing in in someone’s life,” Willoughby said. “It’s of Josiah without tearing up. The 4-H, exhibiting at the 2016 Illinois State still hard to believe how much Josiah relationship has changed them both, he Fair. It has led to a new career path that has accomplished in the short time that said. Willoughby described how “we Rene said he would not have found I have been working with him. Just to spent a lot of one-on-one time at the without 4-H. Under the direction of see his face makes my day every time.” range, where I would carefully explain mentors, Josiah is progressing through the whats, whys, and hows of air rifle the blacksmithing internship ranks and For the record, although Josiah walked training. Josiah took every word to will soon study in North Carolina at the away with the championship belt buckle heart.” John C. Campbell Folk School. at the state shoot, he doesn’t like to compete. He doesn’t like to “beat” Willoughby discussed with Josiah what In another testament to his changed someone else. He just wants to beat he calls “the heart of a marksman.” life, Josiah conducted a blacksmithing his last score.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 33 They just keep getting better Elite marksmen show skills at 2016 state contests
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Any better and he would have been perfect. Top marksman Jacob Maschino, the day’s youngest competitor, missed just one shot—one shot out of 100, and it came in the very first Top 4-H members competed in the state 4-H Smallbore round. After that, his performance was perfect. Rifle Shoot held in September at Central Illinois Precision Shooting near Bloomington. The top ten winners included The 4-H member from Edgar County had stiff competition. (front, from left) Jaden Thompson of McLean County, first; Second-place finisher Brandon Batchelder, from Logan County, Josette Peters of Iroquois County, second; Krzystof Gajda of scored 98 out of 100, one shot behind Jacob. Brandon said the Winnebago County, third; Cheyenne Enderson of Winnebago morning’s misty rain forced the competitors to concentrate and County, fourth; (back) Andy Gustafson of Winnebago County, adjust their shooting to compensate for the weather. fifth; Silas Kittle of Richland County, sixth; Danielle Brosend of Winnebago County, seventh; Alex Enderson of Winnebago The next three competitors tied for third, each missing only County, tenth. (Not pictured: Aaron Fishburn of Sangamon four shots for the day. A 25-round shoot-off determined the County, eighth; Isaac Snider of Mason County, ninth.) final placings.
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Don’t tell Jaden Thompson that Olympic dreams are foolish. She’s bound to prove you wrong.
The McLean County 4-H member won the 2016 Illinois 4-H State Smallbore Rifle Shoot in September in Bloomington. Her ultimate goal, she said, is to shoot in the Olympics.
Jaden knows achieving her goal will take dedication, hard work, and great mentoring. Luckily she has all three. “Success doesn’t happen overnight,” Jaden said. “You have to work at it.” She trains at Central Illinois Precision Shooting, where the shoot was held, and works with Joe Miller, coach of the Illinois State University rifle team. “He believes in me; he inspires me,” Jaden said. “He’s honest and wants me to succeed.”
The top 10 finishers in the 2016 State 4-H Shotgun Shoot, Standing to Jaden’s right throughout the competition was held in October at the Brittany Shooting Park in Bunker Hill, Iroquois County 4-H member Josette Peters. Josette nearly all scored at least 93 out of 100 possible points. Pictured equaled Jaden and might have topped her had Josette’s clip (front, from left) Hayden Hemrich of Richland County, Landon not malfunctioned on one of the rapid-fire timed rounds. Alcorn of Logan County, Dakota Larimore-Lamb of Piatt County; (back) Jacob Maschino of Edgar County, Brandon Josette said 4-H shooting sports provides her a challenge and Batchelder of Logan County, Trent Finchum of Edgar County, something to work for. “It takes lots of practice and dedication.” and Brent Alman of Rock Island County. (Not pictured: Darren Hawkins of Grundy County, Naythen Jones of Rock Island County, Seth Gleason of Logan County.) Archery
Aaron Fishburn has learned a valuable lesson through 4-H: helping others sometimes has unexpected consequences. The 17-year-old was named champion of the Illinois 4-H State Archery Shoot, but he had more reasons to smile than the first-place award.
34 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois The Sangamon County 4-H member is a skilled archer and ROLLOVER! was part of the 2015 team that finished sixth out of 30 teams at the national championship. Earlier this year, he volunteered to mentor 4-H members from Woodford County. There he met Good IRA. Sarah Fandel, and a friendship soon developed. Fast-forward to spring: the teen found a unique way to ask Sarah to prom. Before practice, Fishburn set up two targets, one with YES in the bullseye and the other with NO. A sign read, “Will you go with me to prom?” Lucky for Aaron, Sarah hit the yes target.
Stories of camaraderie and friendship are common in a program that promotes the development of young leaders while it trains them to use a bow and arrow to hit a target. “It’s a big family that gets together to shoot arrows,” said Bill Mohn, state 4-H archery certified instructor.
Aaron won the 2016 contest in September at Panther Creek Bowhunters Club in Chatham. Members of the team he mentored took four of the other top five other spots. (See the photo below for the other finishers.)
Awards were also presented to contestants in the recurve division. Top winners were Alexandra Gast of McHenry County, first; Daniel Frank of McHenry County, second; Matthew Westfallen of McHenry County, third; Jeffrey Che of Jackson County, fourth; Noah Evans of McHenry County, fifth; Cheyanne Bihlmaier of McHenry County, sixth; and Alexander Ford of Kane County, seventh. The tax-free IRA charitable WAYS IMPACTSIMPLE YOUR TO EXTEND “The growth of the Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports program is just phenomenal,” said Pete Fandel, another state archery rollover is back—permanently! coordinator. The 2016 state contest tripled in size from 2015. Gifts made directly from your IRA to the University of Illinois Foundation for the benefit of Illinois 4-H Youth Development Program are: 1. An easy and convenient way to make a gift from one of your major assets. 2. Excluded from your gross income: a tax-free rollover. 3. Counted toward your required minimum distribution.
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4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 35 Development Fund, and the H. Richard & Development Fund, and the H. Richard Youth McFarland Endowed 4-H Sarah F. Leadership and Character Development Support Fund. Project Partners, the Youth Leadership Leadership Project Partners, the Youth 4-H Foundation with funding from 4-H Foundation statewide work is supported by the Illinois The 4-H Teen Planner role is a great fit for 4-H Teen The someone who likes paying attention to all the
Pick the best for you fit 4-H has been building leaders for countless 4-H has been building generations. So what makes today’s 4-H Teen 4-H Teen makes today’s generations. So what Leadership program different? It really is a simple idea; Leadership program Planning Youth Leadership Team Leadership Youth instead of making teens do every activity, we engage them we engage them do every activity, instead of making teens of leadership they like. only in the elements 4-H members bring different talents recognized that “We said Lisa Bouillion 4-H club work,” and interests to their often “Teens Diaz, Illinois 4-H assistant dean and director. that made them were asked to do some aspects of leading uncomfortable a bigger time commitment than or required they could give.” had brought a to leadership A “one size fits all” approach the introduction of six different decline in teen retention. With best for the role that’s leadership focuses, teens now choose them. Not only are we now retaining teens, Diaz said, more to us as teenagers. Of we’re gaining new members who come nearly 1,600 recruited in 2016, first-year members the 10,087 (16%) were recruited as teenagers. , , promoting six leadership focuses are planning The , mentoring, advocating teaching advising. This , and details 22 members of the that make an event successful. The of their spend much Leadership Team Illinois State 4-H Youth work planning statewide conferences. 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois
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hat makes great leaders? Some hat makes great leaders? Some practice—good would say it’s leadership is not formed in an CloverSeed years of age. I was a leader in the ’60s. Many of my former 4-Hers still thank me for my leadership. Many of them have been leaders themselves, and some of my great- are now startinggrandchildren their 4-H careers.” instant. are Instead, leadership skills built by habit, by intentionally repeating practices until they become instinctive, natural, and powerful. 4-H builds good leaders by giving them safe environments and many opportunities to practice. —Thelma Bishop, Cumberland County —Thelma “I was in 4-H in the ’30s, taking sewing, and I am now 99 36 LEADERSHIP W Legislative Connection 4-H Memorial Camp counselors
Macon County Teen Teachers IFB Youth Education Committee teens
“I thank the Youth Leadership Team Speaking for Illinois 4-H last year. “This for showing me how diverse the world program helps me think about the really is outside of my own little world, public relations aspect of 4-H,” said as well as showing me the diverse one participant. “I have always thought opportunities in 4-H,” said Marion the question ‘What is 4-H?’ was County 4-H alum Rhiannon Branch. difficult to answer. Now I don’t.”
Teens passionate and The 4-H Teen Teacher Promoting knowledgeable about Teaching program continues to 4-H and not afraid to tell the world are engage teenagers from all communities. well suited for the 4-H Teen Promoter Teen teachers plan, teach, and evaluate role. The Speaking for Illinois 4-H a progression of lessons for younger program provides intense training in youth on various topics, from nutrition Citizen Scientists public speaking as well as tools to tell the and health to STEM and agriculture. 4-H story to local and state legislators Teens improve in listening, decision 4-H Teen Advocates and stakeholders. Teen Promoters spend making, and communication skills while Advocating stand up for what they four days in the state capital during 4-H they become more confident teachers. believe in to make positive changes in Legislative Connection, meeting with their world. Currently, teens are primarily legislators and telling the benefits of Teenagers across the state show involved as advocates on issues of the 4-H program. initiative and self-determination by hunger or in building research data volunteering to share what they’ve as 4-H Citizen Scientists. Advocates Youth Leadership Team member learned with their younger peers. More gain skill in research, analysis, critical Brittney Muschetto was so excited than $22,000 from the Foundation thinking, communication, and teamwork about promoting 4-H she formed a was awarded in direct support to more to bring youth voice to public issues county ambassador program in Will than 300 teens in the teen recognition facing Illinois. County. In six months, the team of program in 2016. promoters is 15 members strong. Teen advisers provide a Teen mentors teach Advising youth voice on various “This past year has opened my eyes to Mentoring important life skills while committees to help guide local and so many great experiences, and I have they encourage youth to try new things state 4-H programs. On the state grown tremendously as an individual,” and have fun. Camp counselor is a level, Illinois has youth serving on the Brittney said. “I feel more independent perfect example of a 4-H Teen Mentor Illinois Farm Bureau Youth Education and college-ready.” role. As teens gain the trust of kids in Committee as well as the Illinois 4-H their care, they build their own levels of Foundation Board of Directors and the Seventy-five youth were trained through leadership and responsibility. Illinois Extension Advisory Committee.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 37 New ceremony honors outstanding award winners
The Illinois 4-H Foundation, along with Illinois 4-H, applauded the achievements of these youth, whose collective work sets them apart as the state’s elite, in a November ceremony in Champaign.
The Youth Education Committee of the Illinois Farm Bureau and its affiliates awarded 10 Illinois 4-H members with its Leadership, Citizenship, and Professionalism Award. Pictured (front, from left): Shelby Ledbetter of Rock Island County, Jackie Beck of Shelby County, Justene Jennings of DeKalb County, Brandi Welch of Mercer County; (back) Jenny Webb of Illinois Farm Bureau, Courtney Wiedenmann of Mercer County, Rachel Miller of Franklin County, Drew Groezinger of Jo Daviess County, Abigail Mongan of Ogle County. (Not pictured: Julia Taraszewski of Macon County, Jordan McLane of Jo Daviess County.) Presenting the award was Jenny Webb, membership and program specialist with Illinois Farm Bureau. Jenny is herself a McLean County 4-H The Illinois 4-H Foundation presented $1,000 Legacy of alumna; she showed paint horses. Leadership scholarships to 4-H members who have maintained a high standard of 4-H excellence and mastery. Pictured (from left): Justene Jennings of DeKalb County, Jillian Parrent of McLean County, Courtney Wiedenmann of Mercer County, Drew Groezinger of Jo Daviess County, Alyssa Zimmer of Logan County, Wade Hutchens of Franklin County, Shelby Ledbetter of Rock Island County. (Not pictured: Lauren Robison of Bond County, Jacob Ebens of Ogle County.)
The scholarships are provided by the Illinois 4-H Foundation through gifts from donors: Legacy of Leadership Endowment, Farm Credit Illinois, Nannette Armstrong, Patricia Clickener, Lila Jeanne Eichelberger, Nellie R. McCannon Trust, Keith Parr, and LA-CO Industries. “Through their words and actions, the 4-H members honored with the Legacy of Leadership Scholarship have taken their personal leadership skills to the next level by elevating others around them,” said Debra Stocker, University of Illinois Extension 4-H youth development The Illinois 4-H Foundation was proud to sponsor 13 specialist. delegates to National 4-H Congress in Atlanta in November. Pictured: (front, from left) Erin Stichter of Whiteside County, Parker Karrick of Marion County, Grace Skelton and Clayton Skelton of Logan County, Kaitlyn Ball of Cook County, Isabella Warmack of Grundy County, Julia Taraszewski of Macon County; (back) delegation coordinator Debra Stocker, James Martin of Kendall County, Devin Koester of Jo Daviess County, Will Short of McLean County, Zachary Perkins of Kendall County, Josephine Hubele of White County, Eli Tobin of McLean County, 4-H volunteer chaperone Michael McKellar.
38 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Twenty 4-H members from across the state were honored The Key Award recognizes youth leaders who mentor and for their achievements with the Illinois 4-H Award, which serve their community. Presenting the award on behalf of recognizes exemplary work in communications, community the H. Richard and Sarah F. McFarland Endowed 4-H Youth service, leadership, personal growth, and project mastery. Leadership and Character Development Support Fund was Pictured (front, from left): Erin Stichter of Whiteside County, Richard McFarland (far right). Pictured with McFarland: (front, Grace Skelton of Logan County, Shelby Ledbetter of Rock from left) Brandi Welch of Mercer County, Katlyn Helton of Island County, Parker Karrick of Marion County; (center) Eli Logan County, Abigail Mongan and Natalie Carlson of Ogle Tobin of McLean County, Courtney Wiedenmann of Mercer County; Justene Jenning of DeKalb County; (back) Courtney County, Alyssa Garner of Macon County, Isabella Warmack Wiedenmann of Mercer County, Zachary Perkins of Kendall of Grundy County, Clayton Skelton of Logan County, Kaley County, Kyle Hubb and Drew Groezinger of Jo Daviess Rouse of Stark County, James Martin of Kendall County; County, Josephine Hubele of White County. (Not pictured: (back) Devin Koester of Jo Daviess County, Josephine Hubele Austin Brockmann of Boone County, Jacob Hubele of White of White County, Clare VanSpeybroeck of Rock Island County, Calista Kern-Lyons of Lee County.) County, David Kloppe of Sangamon County, Zachary Perkins of Kendall County, William Short of McLean County. (Not pictured: Kaitlyn Ball of Cook County, Austin Brockmann of Boone County, Julia Taraszewski of Macon County.)
Winners received as their prize either a trip to National 4-H Congress, $1,000 toward attendance at another national 4-H event, or a $1,000 college scholarship. The award is supported through gifts to the Illinois 4-H Foundation from donors, including the Illinois Farm Bureau, Durbin Veterinary Clinic, Ruthann Bauroth, Jennifer Cowsert, Peter Johnson, Susan Moore, Donna Mueller, Keith Parr, Phyllis Ruwe, Ryan Ruwe, Elizabeth Schnitzler, James Shinn, Kenneth Smith, Rod Stoll, and Gerald Theile. Illinois 4-H Foundation board members Barbara Clark and Jan Sibley presented the awards.
Justene Jennings of DeKalb County (right) was awarded the Illinois 4-H Veterinary Medicine Award for her work in the veterinary medicine project area. The $200 cash prize was awarded in November 19 in Champaign, presented on behalf of the Auxiliary to the Illinois State Veterinary Medicine Association by Illinois 4-H Foundation board chair Cheryl Wormley.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 39 The Northeast Illinois 4-H Club Grant Program promotes positive youth development experiences in the 10 counties of the northeast corner of Illinois (Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will). With the support of an anonymous donor, 4-H Club Grants—up to $1,000 yearly for the next five years—are available for counties to enhance local programming in ways that will improve club quality, expand club formation, and support Donor funds expansion efforts in northern Illinois club member retention. Addressing disparity in 4-H recruitment for a new 4-H club. Lake opportunities they otherwise might have County 4-H Ambassadors conducted missed. 4-H offers diverse learning 4-H was expanded in the Lake a 4-H Hands-on Fair at the Lake Villa opportunities where members can meet County communities of Beach Park, Library, introducing 80 families to 4-H and interact with youth from other parts North Chicago, and Waukegan. 4-H activities. Formation of a new club and of the state, yet not all youth can take marketing packages and program recruitment of volunteers in is process. advantage of those experiences. support materials were developed to capture the interest of new families Enhancing community Expanding teen and inform them of opportunities. The clubs leadership skills initiative included basic orientation to the 4-H club program. The Juntos Unit 9 took a multipronged approach In DeKalb County, Discover 4-H program served as the platform to to improving club quality: promote Day engaged youth in hands-on reach new families. Working with the formation of new clubs, foster an 4-H project experiences, providing the Round Lake Bilingual Parents environment of member retention, a taste of the opportunities available Advisory Committee and Harvard Junior and increase the interaction among through 4-H involvement. This low- High, 4-H enrolled 20 youth as new clubs and members in the counties of income community had no current members. Other outreach has included Grundy, Kankakee, and Will. Using 4-H representation. Twenty-two youth working with 22 families during a five- three events, strides have been made participated and expressed interest session Juntos program with ongoing to increase youth engagement while in enrolling in 4-H; a Cloverbud Club providing clubs with tools to enhance with eight members has formed as youth belonging. Day-long events were a result. Northern Illinois University held in each county focusing on team students have been recruited as building and leadership development. volunteer leaders to support this new Activities ranged from team-focused club. Efforts continue in this same skill-building activities—low ropes and area to establish a 4-H community zip lining—to team efforts involving club program for older youth. A youth in combining creativity, science, second Discover 4-H event has been and teamwork to solve a mission. scheduled, targeting Latino families in With nearly 200 participants, visible another underserved community. enthusiasm was generated. Members were encouraged to bring a non-4-H McHenry County fights friend as a potential member. high 4-H drop-out rates
Expanding teen Efforts are underway in McHenry leadership skills County to increase STEM-related experiences available for 4-H DuPage, Kane, and Kendall counties members in middle and high school. have increased involvement of junior In partnership with a local high school high and high school youth by providing career technology education program, 4-H opportunities beyond the club level Good Year Autotech, and Buck Bros as a strategy to increase retention. In John Deere Service, the program response to the offer of scholarships, exposes teens to potential career and 10 youth were engaged in new 4-H entrepreneurship paths.
40 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Project Partners help youth develop skills and knowledge for success in life
Our Illinois 4-H Project Partners’ passion for supporting young people is incredible! We are proud and humbled to have their support. Whether through annual gifts or time volunteered to be involved, they help us develop ways to prepare young Paul A. Funk people for the challenges of the workplace and daily life. Foundation
Look throughout the CloverSeed for the Project Partner logo—which indicates the combined support of all our partners—as well as for individual partner logos to learn about the many ways their funds have expanded the opportunities Illinois 4-H can provide.
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4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 41 There’s a campfire waiting for a campfire There’s 4-Hyou at Memorial Camp “At 4-H Memorial 4-H Memorial “At Camp, concentrating on Camp, concentrating our #1 your group needs is said Curt Sinclair, priority,” “The camp director. woodland setting helps you get down to business without interruptions and hassles. And the lake and hiking trails complete the secluded atmosphere, with everything located within walking distance.” October offer both a Camping programs from April through team climbing. course and high-ropes low-ropes challenge Highly trained facilitators are flexible which lead all programs, goals and participant group’s and tailored each to match abilities. American Camp 4-H Memorial Camp is accredited by the accreditationAssociation. This verifies that the camp has complied with up to 300 standards and health, safety, for law and government program quality recognized by courts of regulators. the weeklong summer Last year 1,200 youth attended one of people participated in a camp sessions. An additional 7,000 season. Of last group camp during the seven-month camping campers, 40% meaning that over half were first-timers, year’s camp is open to all youth ages 8 to were repeat users. Youth 16. Escape to 4-H Memorial Camp! 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois
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CloverSeed pportunities to escape today’s pportunities to escape today’s 4-H fast-paced routines are rare. is Memorial Camp near Monticello available. When I was a 9- to 12-year-old, going to summer going to summer available. When I was a 9- to 12-year-old, camp was always a big highlight . . . until I learned it was even more fun to be a camp counselor . . . and even more rewarding to initiate and organize new camp opportunities for teens from adjoining counties.” the perfect location to make an escape. the perfect location to make Situated on 250 the camp not acres, summer only sponsors four weeks of Corral youth camp and a week of Camp for youth of military families, but it also college serves organizations, churches, groups, and businesses looking for a relaxing environment for team building and interaction. —David Schug, Champaign County “What amazes me about 4-H are the growth opportunities 42 CAMPING O A new Arts and Crafts building will be built at 4-H Memorial Camp thanks to a generous donation from Lila Jeanne Eichelberger, pictured with camp director Curt Sinclair.
“Rarely has Illinois 4-H seen an individual make such a lifelong impact on the lives of young people,” said Angie Barnard, Illinois 4-H Foundation executive director. “A woman of remarkable grace, Lila Jeanne tirelessly campaigns with her time, energy, and financial resources to the advancement of Illinois 4-H, 4-H Memorial Camp, 4-H House, University of Despite all her worldly adventures, Illinois, and Fighting Illini sports.” it is 4-H camp that captures Lila “Anyone who knows me,” Eichelberger said, “knows Jeanne’s heart that I bleed Illini orange and blue and 4-H green. It is an Sometimes greatness comes in a very small package, honor to have Paul’s and wrapped in humility and gentleness. my legacy live on through a gift from our estate. If In October, Lila Jeanne Eichelberger was inducted into the we are remembered for National 4-H Hall of Fame. Known as Shorty around the just one thing, I hope it University of Illinois campus because of her 5-foot frame, will be a commitment to Eichelberger stands as a giant among her peers for her the development of the philanthropic efforts to support 4-H and the university. next generation of young people.” Eichelberger’s storied 4-H background traces back to her mother’s volunteer 4-H leadership, and she continues to this Eichelberger has made day as member emerita of the Illinois 4-H Foundation Board of financial gifts to the Directors and supporter of several 4-H endeavors. University of Illinois and Illinois 4-H every year for Topping the list of her many accomplishments is 50 years. Her total giving Eichelberger’s service on the steering committee for the Illinois to 4-H alone exceeds 4-H Memorial Camp “Remember CAMPaign.” She not only $2 million. In 2000, she made her own generous commitment but also helped to raise created an endowment to funds to renovate the camp’s historic dining hall facility. An honor her late mother, a 11-year Mason County 4-H member, Eichelberger was one of 50-year 4-H leader. Today, the first camp counselors at Western Illinois 4-H Camp. Camp Eichelberger continues to work remains dear to her heart. 4-H Memorial Camp will be add value with an estate the beneficiary of a $75,000 gift from her estate to further arts commitment that will activities. A $30,000 donation funded two new cabins named endow the Margarette E. to honor Eichelberger’s late husband and mother. Athey 4-H Adult Volunteer Eichelberger traveled in “The instant you meet Lila Jeanne Eichelberger, your definition Leader Development Fund October to Chevy Chase, of ‘genuine’ is shattered, and the bar is raised higher than at over a quarter-million Maryland, for her induction you had it before,” said Curt Sinclair, 4-H Memorial Camp dollars. into the National 4-H Hall of director. “Nothing in the mile-long list of her accomplishments Fame. She joins only 343 is self-serving. Eichelberger was honored fellow laureates from around in 2016 with the nation’s the country in this prestigious “My personal experience with Lila Jeanne entwines with top 4-H recognition: group, which began in 2002. our common belief in the incredible power 4-H camping The National 4-H Hall of programs can have in the lives of young people, both campers Fame Award is given to and counselors,” Sinclair said. “Her purely genuine spirit individuals who have made a significant impact on the 4-H embodying the 4-H pledge—head, heart, hands, and health— program and 4-H members through their contributions of time, mentors us all.” talent, energy, and financial resources.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 43 Alumni snapshot
Marilyn Alice Tuckman recalls that as a young girl, and during a very impressionable time in her life, her 4-H leader was much like a Martha Stewart of the 1950s. The leader taught many home- oriented skills through modeling her own best qualities and sharing her interest in a casual, friendly way. Today Marilyn, a resident of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, can ALUMNI NEWS clearly see that 4-H gave her The mission of the Illinois 4-H Alumni Association is to create a lifelong, a wholesome and worthwhile statewide community of 4-H alumni and to provide increased opportunities for experience that filled her time with meaningful engagement in order to increase awareness, pride, participation, constructive projects—projects volunteerism, and philanthropic commitment to Illinois 4-H. that became her lifelong interests, hobbies, and even career.
Marilyn is a sensory taster for a large company that produces flavorings and fragrances. She Tell us your 4-H alumni story credits 4-H with having set the tone, rhythm, and pattern of her Were you a 4-H club member? Then you are one of 25 million Americans who share life, inspiring her to find useful a unique bond. Each 4-H alum has a unique story to tell. Whether it’s spending time purpose in all she does, including in summer at 4-H camp, conquering fears of public speaking, leading a club as an her career. Early on, 4-H led her officer, traveling the world as an exchange member, competing at the 4-H fair, or to collect recipes, especially working with 4-H club leaders—your 4-H memories helped make you pumpkin recipes, and later she the person you are today. lovingly constructed a cookbook.
We’d like to hear your story. Each month, we’ll select five 4-H Complementing her memories alums who have submitted stories to receive a 4-H Alumni is Marilyn’s 4-H pin. Though its t-shirt. Register online at go.illinois.edu/4Halumni. clasp is broken, the cherished pin is safely stowed in her jewelry box, forever representing something priceless.
Among the 22 members of the Illinois Farm Bureau Board of Directors, 18 of them (shown here) are 4-H alumni.
44 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame honorees inducted
The Illinois 4-H Foundation annually recognizes one 4-H The ceremony was held Saturday, August 20, during the volunteer from each county as a Hall of Fame winner for Illinois State Fair. “These long-time volunteers fully embody exemplary service to the Illinois 4-H program. This year, 74 what 4-H strives to instill in youth,” Barnard said. “They are new members were inducted into the Illinois 4-H Hall of caring, dedicated, generous leaders, and the Illinois 4-H Fame, the largest inductee class to date. “This year celebrated Foundation is extremely proud to provide this the 12-year anniversary of the award,” said Angie Barnard, honor to each of them to thank them for their director of the Illinois 4-H Foundation. service to this wonderful organization.”
For a list of all inductees since 2005, visit http://4hfoundation.illinois.edu/content/hall-fame-award/list.
4-H Family Spirit Award given to the Geiger family
Since 1965, at least one descendant of as 4-H club leaders, totaling 123 years. granddaughter of Joseph and Ida the Joseph and Ida Geiger family has “Each family member has personal, Geiger. “As diverse as these accounts been a 4-H member. In that 50 years, special memories of how 4-H benefited are, two commonalities run through all there have been 62 family members them, be that through developing a of our stories—4-H was fun, and the and spouses with 4-H affiliation, for a hobby, choosing a profession, serving skills learned during our years in 4-H total of 411 years of 4-H membership. as a community leader, or even finding are still used daily. Nine of the family members have served a spouse,” said Margaret Weis,
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 45 Wendell and Geneva Armour Nancy and Harold Barnes Leonard and Pat Armstrong Karl and Heather Barnhart Nannette Armstrong Marilyn and Burton Barr Donald and Rosemary Arnett Christina Barthel FY 2016 Annual Report on Giving Patricia and David Asbury Debra and Dennis Bartman Susan and Terry Asher Everett and Pamela Bass James Ashworth Allan and Dorothy Bastian Phyllis and George Attig Margaret Bateman “Real generosity towards the future lies Scott and Kay Ault Angela and Bane Bates Arla and Richard Ault Linda and Galen Bates in giving all to the present.” —Albert Camus Elmer and Beata Aupperle Thomas Bates Virginia and Eldon Aupperle Patricia and Richard Battles Allan and Ruth Aves Douglas and Mary Bauling The Illinois 4-H Foundation would like to thank the many individuals, Barry and Karessa Aves John and Christine businesses, trade associations, and organizations that provide financial Ronald Aves Baumann support for our 4-H programs. Your financial support is the reason we Marilyn Babb Bruce and Kathryn Anna Babbs Baumgartner can continue to fund outstanding 4-H opportunities in Illinois that give Larry and Myra Bachman Ruthann Bauroth our youth opportunities to grow, learn, and succeed. The following Tina and Kevin Bachman Celene and Richard Baxley contributions—each one important and appreciated—were made Rhonda Badtke Jack Baylor Mary Baer Timothy and Connie Bealor between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016. Betty Bafford Clarence and Leona Beatty John and Beatrice Bagby Simone and Randel Beazly Andrew Bagley William Beck Karen and Paul Bailey Virginia Beckner-Rush Jerry and Deborah Baird Karen Beeler Diane and Kevin Baker Ruth and Harold Behling Individuals Philip and Sarah Alexander Theresa Anderson Cecilia and Gary Balke Julie and Jeffrey Behme Jule Allaman Angie Anderson-Althaus Dawn and Daniel Ballard Leland Behnken Libbie and Rodney Aavang James and Crystal Allen and David Althaus Matthew Bandy Brian Behrends William Abbott Linda and Jay Allen Karen Anderson-Like and Emily and William Bane Dave Behrns Timothy and Barbara Abel Shirley Allen Gerald Like Susan Banks-Price Arlis and Randall Bell Carol and Victor Abell David Allspach James and Leland Andrews Christine Bannister Morris Bell Robert and Emma Ackerman John and Lolita Alward Mary and Darrell Andris Florence and Sidney Amy and Debra Bemis Cynthia Adams Kathleen Amundsen Lucinda Antonacci-Fulton Banwart Brian Bend DeWayne Adams Sherry Anast and Robert Fulton Cheryl Barclay Phyllis Bend Jeannie Adams Barbara and Keith Anderson Catherine Apel Donna and Allen Barclay Judy and James Bender Paul Ahlden Christine and Dale Anderson Gene Apel Lawson Barclay Roger Bengtson Wade Ahrends Elnathan Anderson Myrna and Fred Aper Richard and Kathleen Laura Bennett Kurt Albers Joan Anderson Wayne and Roberta Archer Barclay Shirley Bennett Kimberly and Kevin Albert Joan Anderson and Daryle Alice Arjes Jed and Sandy Barker Margaret Benoit Branden and Sheila Wragge William Arkebauer and Paula Barksdale Eric and Mary Benson Alexander Mary Anderson Rebecca McWard- Angela and Matthew Barnard Joan and Richard Benson Keith and Camella Alexander Rebecca and Clyde Anderson Arkebauer Charlotte and Lyndel Barnes Judith and Lester Benz
46 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Kimberly and John Berberich Edgar and Sally Braundmeier Kevin Carey G. and Darlene Jim and Lois Brechbiel Tim and Belinda Carey Why we give... Bergschneider Carl and Marjorie Breckon Lisa and Kenton Carley Daniel and Karen Bernick Patricia and Clarence Bree Althea Carls Mary Berry Connie Breitweiser Mary Carls Mary Bertelsen Denece and Gary Bressner Allan and Elizabeth Carlson Richard and Cynthia Ethel and Virgil Brewer Colleen and John Carlson Bertinetti Michelle and Charles Joe and Susan Carnes Ronald and Cindy Bertolino Brewer Jane Carney Marilyn and Carlan Best James Bridgeland Jane and Dennis Carroll Kenneth Betz Gary and Margaret Shirley and Robert Carroll Christine Beuoy and William Bridgewater Tami and David Carroll Saylor David and Lynnellen Briggs Roger and Martha Carson Alvin Beutel Gail and Robert Briggs Debra Carter Tim and Roberta Beutel Robert and Marilyn Brink Howard Carter Nancy Beveridge Jean and Darryl Brinkmann Carolyn Case Dennis and Jodi Beyers Marina and William Britz Jane Casey Belva and Kirk Beyers Jennifer Brock Betty Casper Joe and Anamary Bicknell Wesley Broers James Castagna Sandra and J. Bidner Suzanne Bromme-Winger Jane and Ralph Castellano Catherine Biever Mary Bronson Dean and Doris Cates Debra and Fredric Bindler Jerry and Merrilyn Brookman Carolyn and David Cattron Kristine and Wayne Bingham Sue and Billy Brooks Wendy Cauley Thelma Bishop Sylvia Brooks Keith and Lynette Jane and Robert Bitting Rachel and William Causemaker Thomas and Nancy Bivens Broughton Dennis and Linda Chandler Jane and Lynn Black Ross and Carolyn Brower Herschel and Sandra Dean and Phyllis Blackford Deborah Brown Chandler Carol Blair Edna Brown Janet Chapman PERMISSION USED WITH INC., LIFETOUCH © Edith and Douglas Block Jeff Brown Judith Chase Sue and John Block Jeff Brown and Toni Brown Theodore and Jean Chase Sid and Flo Banwart Kathleen and Charles Jeffrey and Mindy Brown Elizabeth Chatterton Bloomberg Michael Brown Karen and Robert Leon and Marge Bluhm Pama Lee Brown Chatterton Why do you give to the John and Roberta Boarman Stephen and Rhonda Brown Linda and Robert Illinois 4-H Foundation? Ginger Boas Marilyn and Rex Brown Cheeseman Jamie and Thomas Boas Shirley and Kenneth Brown Christine Chenoweth Matthew Bockhold Zena and Philip Brown James Cherrington The Illinois 4-H Foundation has been an annual part of our Peggy and John Bockler Ray Brownfield John and Adrienne Chesnut philanthropy for many years. Lessons we learned as 4-H Angela Boe Diann and Keith Browning Barbara Chiles Lois Boecker Gwen Buchanan Jody Chmielak members have benefited us throughout our adult lives. These Peggy and Robert Boente Joni and John Bucher Mary Anne and Bruce same life skills taught today continue to enrich the lives of Richard and Carol Boerngen Maryann and Stanley Chrisman Richard and Marilyn Bogner Bugaieski Elizabeth and Dana young people across the state of Illinois. The funds we donate Jacquelin and Gerald James and Sondra Bugg Christensen to the Foundation enhance and expand the reach of these vital, Boicken Claudia Builta Roger Christin practical programs. Mary and Kenneth Bolen David and Terri Bullard Betty Church Patsy and Carrol Bolen Shelly and Gary Bultemeier John and Mary Church Diana Bollin Kathleen and John Bundy Tanner Clagg How do you give back to the Verleen and Daryl Bollmeier Nancy and Arthur Bunn Ruth Clanin Robert and Debra Book Robert and Sue Barbara and Stuart Clark Illinois 4-H Foundation? Marni and Stephen Boppart Bunselmeyer George and Barbara Clark Sharalyn Borchers Bradley and Cheri Burcham John and Lula Mae Clark Marlena and Gary Bordson Christina and Roger Burgess Joyce and David Clark We make an annual contribution to the Foundation, which helps Brian and Carol Borecky Rebecca Burget Roger Clark and Fredric ensure the continuation of this important youth program, along Kent Borecky Richard and Annabelle Hoffman with expansion to new groups of youngsters. Karen and Phillip Borgic Burgland Mike Claypool Carol Bork Laura and David Burk Carol and Keith Clement Gene and Pamela Bork Elizabeth Burton Karen and David Clement Stacey and William Boruff Paul and Ellen Burton Patricia Clickener Gerald and Norma Boston Phyllis and Charles Burwell Margaret and Scott Cline Flo, a former Foundation board member Marilyn Bottorff Kimberly and Maury Katherine Cloonen and Extension adviser, continues to Sanya and Alan Boucher Busboom Brenda and D. Close enthusiastically support Foundation Sherri and Steven Bourgeois Matthew and Susan Busby David and Carol Close Maurice and Anna Bouslog Timothy and Janet Butcher Linda and Mark Cloud programs. Sid and Flo both credit 4-H for Nancy Bower Gary and Sherry Butler Steven and Denita Clover the leadership skills learned at a young age Andrew and Karlie Bowman Lori Butler Coena Coffee in local clubs. Gary and Mary Bowman Matthew and Valerie Butler Judith Cofoid Jennifer and Lanny Bowman Lisa and Paul Butterfield Chad Colby and Karen Georgia Boyer-Lichthardt John and Susan Caldieraro Corrigan Today’s members are offered a wide variety Doris and Paul Braddock Marion Calmer Amanda Cole of learning opportunities. Many of these are Lori Bradshaw Nancy Calvert Annette and Farley Cole Scott and Laura Bradshaw Connie Campbell Charlot and Kendall Cole only possible because of the generosity of Martha Braker Marlene and Allan Gale and Joyce Cole Foundation donors. Terry and Terry Brakhane Campbell Janice and Warren Cole Amanda and Stephen Braun Kathryn and John Cantlin Kendra and Jon Cole
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 47 Herbert Coleman Stanley Davis James Durand Ted and Sheri Collins Terry and Cindy Davis Jesse and Glenda Durbin Cindy and Terry Colwell Laura Davis-Maas and Lorrie and Edward Durbin D. and Patricia Compton Randy Maas Nancy and Charlie Durbin Richard Conn and Cynthia Marilyn Davison Mary Duvall Smith Kristine and Jerry Daws Linda Dyer Lynn and Timothy Connelly Nancy and Richard Day Heather Dykstra Beverly and Marvin Conrady Bobbi and Delbert Dean Ashley and Andrew Earles Dale and Becky Conrady Jean Dean Robert and Mary Martin and Rosann Conroy Cindy and Wilburn DeBoard Easterbrooks Gloria Cook Mary Jo and Grover Amy and Kenneth Kathleen and Richard Cook DeCounter Eathington Marjorie and John Cook Rita Deets Martha and Robert Tim Coonrod Karen and John Dehlinger Ebbesmeyer Tammi and Keith Coons Ray and Irene Denbesten Kathryn and L. Ebersohl Chris and Kelley Coplan Donald and Pamela Denby David Ebert Amanda Corban Jack and Carolyn Denny Martin and Doris Ebert Richard and Marilyn Cordes Lisa and Steven Depies Loretta and Stanley Eden Scott and Maureen Corless Jean and Robert Derrickson Marion Eden Amy and Victor Corman Suzanne and Randall Laury Edlund John and Rita Corson DeSutter Carol and Arthur Edmonds Ryan and Carrie Corson Andrew and Sally Determan Patricia Edmonds Paul Corzine Barbara and Steve David and Anna Edsall Glenda and David Costello Determan Darrell and Nancy Edwards Judith Cotter Renee Deuth Marion and John Edwards Terry Courson John and Marilyn Dewey Rosanne and Donald Jennifer Cowsert Harold and Nancy Diamond Edwards David Cox Lisa Diaz Kimberly and Douglas Egan Marcia Cox Gerald Diekemper Debrorah and Larry Egbert Kay Coyne M. Diel-Beeler and William William and Doris Egelhoff Marilyn Coyne Beeler James Eggen Kermeta and Jeffrey Craig Mary and William Dielman Kimberly and Kevin Ehlers William Craig Rodney and Sharon Dienst Norman and Martha Ehlers Paul Crandall Wendell and Mary Dienst Lila Jeanne Eichelberger Floyd and Annette Crane Virginia Dillon William Eickhoff Scott Crane Kathy and Craig Dimmick Eleanor Eisfeller Myra and Clifford Craven William and Mary Lee Rolland and Ardeanne Ekena Dale and Suzy Crawford Dimond Paul and Lorene Ellinger Donald and Claire Crawford Rebecca and Dan Dittmer Robert and Sharon Elmore James and Beverly Creek Shirley Dittus Mary Elson Sue and Robert Ewbank Margaret Ford Jerry and Diana Cremer Penny Dixon Harold and Barbara Ely Jerry Faber Randall and Nanette Fornoff Jessie and Daniel Crews Phillip and Marianne Dixon Effingham and Anita Embree Loreta Failoni Clarence and Norma Forth Shirley Crisco Mary Ann Doetschman Shirley Emerson Melissa Fairbanks Charles Foster Jeffery Crisman Melissa Dolan John Emery Jane and Robert Fairchild Elizabeth Foster Rebecca and Mark Crone Gloria and James Donaldson Jeffrey Emme Jana Fairow Linda Foster Joyce Crouse James and Sandra Donovan Kenneth and Diana Emme James and Carla Farley Samuel and Judith Foster Craig Culp Debra and Richard Dorothy Emory Roberta and Harold Farley Carol and David Foulke Caroline Cummings Dorzweiler Carolyn and Jerry Endress Joyce and Norman Fassig Cheryl Fox Arthur and Mary Richard and Jean Doub Lori and Kevin Engel Audrey Fechner Margie and James Fraley Cunningham Natalie and James M. England Arthur Feller Jane and John Francis Edward and Karla Dougherty Michael England Ken Ferrie Jeri and Jerry Francis Cunningham Earle and Renell Douglas Stephen and Brenda Donald and Mollie Fesser Rita and William Francis Dean and Tessa Curley Jerry Douglass England Glenn and Mary Fesser Stephen and Judy Francis Isabel and Robert Curley Edward and Marcia Dowling Janet and Dale English E. and Janet Ficken Ken and Mary Frank Tasset Marlene Curley Virginia and Samuel Down Mark Erdman Timothy and Deanna Fidder Bruce Frank Alan and Janet Curry Judith and David Downin Waneta and Myron Erdman Christina Fidler Lynn and William Frank Darlene Curry Harold and Nancy Drake Dorene and Carl Erickson Kelly and Brian Finet Marilyn Franks Robert and Kathy Curtis Judith and William Drayer Nancy and Keith Erickson Charles and Elizabeth Finley Janet Frazee Mary and Larry Cutler Linda and Dale Drendel Scott and Rebecca Erickson Paul Finley Lois and Charles Frazee Timothy and Debbie Cyr Carol and Greg Drummond Suzann and William Russell and Mary Finney John and Lois Freberg Carol Cyrier Nita Dubble Erlenbush Laura and Barry Fisher Merlin and Emily Freidinger George and Sally Czapar Cheryl Duckwitz Alice Espenschied Lois and Martin Flaherty Mark and Ann Frels Ellen and Chris Dahm David and Jill Dueringer Robert and Mary Espeseth Vicki and Jack Flammang Beverly and Michael Friese George and Nancy Daigh Lawrence and Mary Duewer Mary and James Estes Elaine and Marvin Flessner Eloise Fritschle Martha and Steve Dailey Helen DuFour Barbara and James Mary and Paul Flint Judith and Darrell Fritz Everett and Grace Daily Diana Dugan Esworthy Bonnie and Dana Floor Barbara and George Frock Justin Dambacher Michael and Amara Duhr Barbara and Earl Etheridge JoAnn Foiles Denise and Don Frost Cheryl and Duane Carl Dumoulin Bill and Peggy Etherton Kathryn and Malcomb Foiles Rachel and Cimeron Frost Daugherty Linda and David Duncan Karen and Lynn Etter M. and Esther Foiles Sheryl and Brian Fuelberth Carol and Richard David William and Irma Duncan Cynthia Eustice Glenna and Leroy Foley Lisa and F. Fulkerson Janice and Richard David David Dunham Marlene and James Evans Bradley and Mary Follmer John and Sheryl Fulton Joan and Russell Davidson Terri Dunham Matt Evans Linda and Leon Follmer Gerald and Carolyn Funk Jennie Davidson-Clemens Stephen and Sandy Dunn Sandra and David Evans Glenn and Mona Fones Melba and James Funk and Michael Clemens Sandy and Michael Dunphy Harold and Susan Everett Mark and Debra Forbes Andrew and Sandra Furbee John and Ann Davis Cynthia and Darrin Steven Everitt and Sandra Patsy and Ronald Forbes Paul and Cheryl Galligos Shirley Davis Dunsworth Ettema Janet and Rick Ford Elsie Garbin
48 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Richard and Linda Garlisch Daniel and Helen Guyot Fred and Joan Heina Alan and Lori Higgins Russell and Lois Horeni Andrea and August George and Ann Guzzardo Raymond and Linda Roger and Shirley Higgs Judy Hormell Garritano Bryan and Teresa Haas Heinisch David and Karen Hildebrand Irma Horn Julie and Craig Gathmann Martha Habben William Heinisch Penny and George Hiler Ivan and Vivian Horn Lois Gatlin William and Lorraine Hacker Bonita and Nelson Jean Hiles Barbara and Dwaine Horsch Jason and Kathi Gehrke Kristen and Paul Hadden Heinzman G. Hillman Caroll and Bruce Hortin Bernard Geier Marilyn and Joel Haefelin Martha and Phillip Heisner Linda Hiltabrand Scott and Michele Horton David Geiger Herbert and Janice Hagen Otto and Nancy Heisner Stephen and Dawn Sherrill and Rick Houchens Cheryl Geitner Donald Hahn John Heitzig Hinterlong Suzanne and Thomas Thomas and Carol Gelwicks Eula and Fred Haier Pamela Heitzig John and Lauren Hintzsche Hough Donald and Wilma Gepford Barbara Hall Sidney and June Helle Debrah and J. Hobbs Karen and Roger Houston Jeff and Cynthia Gerard Janet and Fred Hall Michelle Helms and Mary Ann Hobbs Thomas Howell Margaret and David Gibb Peter and Darla Hall Matthew Helms Jennifer and Thomas Hoben M. and Roger Hubele Donald and Lee Gibbons Virginia Hall Sara and Daniel Julie Hodges James and Nina Hubert Carolyn Gibbs and Michael Yvonne Hall Hembrough Ann Hodgson Dona and Thomas Hubert McCully Connie and Virl Hallett Alan Henderson C. W. Hoelscher Joy and Don Hubner Larry and Jenny Gibbs Kathleen Hamby Donald and Andrea Stanley Hoelzer David and Phyllis Hudson Mary Gibbs Bernard and Mary Hammel Henderson Paul and Martha Hoene Rose and Mark Hudson Phyllis and Marion Gibbs Norrita and R. Hammond Carl Hendrickson Allen and Jane Hoffman Felecia and Charles Joanne and C. Gill Gary and Laura Hampton Helen Henert Courtney and Bryce Huebener Mary and John Gill Gregory and Peggy Linda Henkel Hoffman Jeremy Huelsmann Martha and Edward Gillespie Hampton Christine and Robert Dolores Hoffman Patricia and Jeff Huffer Richard Gillingham Lorraine and Donald Hand Hennenfent Mary Hoffman Genevieve and Robert Todd and Claranne Gleason Richard and Cinda Hanes Judy and Mike Hennenfent Patricia and Roger Hoffman Hughes Wayne Gleim David and Amy Haney Frederick Henry Nancy and Joseph Hogan Donald Hull Holly Gleissner Duane and Margaret Haney David and Lindsey Henson Dan and Deanna Hoge Annica and Nathan Hulstedt Joan and Bruce Steven and Lyren Haney Louis and Mary Henson Katie and Mark Hoge Mary and Thomas Hunsley Glendenning Keith and Carla Haning Alvin and Phyllis Hepner Helen and Kenneth Donnell and Dorothea Hunt Susie and Eric Glenn Sharon and Ronald Hank Darcy Hepner Hohenstein Lawrence and Mary James Godke Ellen and Raymond Hankes Diana and Steven Herriott Kyle and Gail Hoke Huseman Dorothy and Ardell Goetting Grace Hanley Joyce Herriott Clarence Holdiman Diana and Raymond Huston C. and Mary Goff Carolyn and Gordon Kristina Herriott Richard and Gail Hollis John and Anne Huston Mary and Ronald Going Hansen Ann Hertz William and Brigit Hollis Judy and Allen Huston Robert and Sharon Going Andrea and Corey Hanson Dennis and Donna Hesker David and Thelma Holmbeck Sidney and Mary Hutchcraft Alice and James Golby Edward Hanson Hope Heslop Merlyn and Jane Holmbeck Hazel Hutchison Rob and Hope Golden Edward and Tasha Hanson Phyllis and Steven Hess Dean and Arlene Holmes Barbara and John Ibendahl Donna and Robert Gommel Jerry Hardin William and Marilyn John Holmes Carrie and John Inczauskis Janet and Gail Goodell Jeanne and Alan Harland Hessman Gary and Marilyn Holt Robin and Duane Ingram Judy and Richard Goodwin Peggy Harmon Michele and Brad Hester Jean and Gordon Honegger Edith Irwin Gail Gordon Wendy and William Harmon Tanya and Roger Hetelle Joyce and Lloyd Honegger Melissa and Mark Irwin Shirley and Thomas Gordon Daniel and Rose Harms Jill and Thomas Hevrdejs Richard Hood Martha Jackson Sandra and Eldon Gould Karen and Norman Harms Roger and Mary Steve and Lisa Hood Barbara and Donald Jacobs Jerry and Linda Gourley Kathryn Harms Hickenbottom Barbara Hopkins Daniel and Patricia Jacoby Janis and Roger Grace Ryan and Breanne Harms Jerry and Jill Hicks Barbara and John Hopkins Lisa and Michael James Irene Graham Cynthia Harris Phyllis and Robert Frank and Dorothea Bernard Janecki Robert Grant Sue and Robin Harshbarger Hieronymus Hopkins John Janssen Richard and Patti Green Helen Harshman-Edwards Steven and Pamela and William Edwards Greenfield Lisa Hart Angela and Jay Greenwalt Maynard and Leta Hartke Betty and Eldon Greenwood Michael Hartman Gean and Eleanor Gregory Gerald and Nancy Hartmann Richard and Barbara Ronald and Patricia Gregory Hartmann Carman Gresham Beverly Hartter Richard and Kim Grever Leonard and Barbara Nancy and Walter Grimes Harzman Joyce Grimmett Peter and Beverly Marsha Gritton Haselhorst Janet Grommet Linda and Faiz Hasib Lynn and David Grotefendt Sarah Hasib and Pete Amanda and David Grove Yunyongying Kevin and Elizabeth Groves Grace Haskins Florence Gudmunson Rick and Diane Hatcher Susan and Eric Guldenstein Robert Hauser Sherry and Kim Gullberg Jody and Darren Havens Virgil and Darleen John and Katherine Hawkins Gummersheimer Emery and Jeannine Hayes Alee and Michael Mary Hays and John Hoag Gunderson Sharon and Gary Hays Sondra Gunn Christine and James Hazen Darlene and Donald Charlotte and F. Heaton Gusewelle Stephen and Nancy Heaton Cartha Gustafson Troy Heaton Donald Gustafson Julia Heberer Jenna Guthrie Drinda Heiden
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 49 Katherine Janssen John and Marilyn Kell Rebecca and Martin Koster Craig and Gail Lithgow Tim and Cindy Lovejoy Susan and Wayne Janssen Daniel and Pamela Kelley Edward and Sharon Kramer Mary and James Little Brent Lowderman Evelyn and James Jarboe Elizabeth and John Kelley Debra and Steven Krones Doris and Robert Livingston Kimberly and David Loy Catherina and Jack Jenkins Janice and John Kellogg Steven and Patricia Krones Kyle and Thomas Lloyd Lawrence and Mary Donna and Roger Jennings Matthew Kellogg Kraig Kruse Randall and Diane Lloyd Lubertozzi Jack Jennings Robert and Shirley Kelly Betty and Leonard Ronald and Michelle Lloyd Anthony Lucht James and Joyce Jensen Gordon Kelm Krusemark Ted Lobello Kenneth Lucht Donna and Paul Jeschke Joel and Nancy Kelsey Lisa and William Kuhn Sylvia Lock Donna Ludeman Monica and John Jeschke Clarke and Deborah Kelso Patricia Kuhn Mary and Brian Loeffler Ronald and Marilyn Marjean and Eugene Jiles Kurt Kelso Sharon and Gary Kuhns David Loellke Lunnemann Christina and Regan Joehl Judith and Robert Kemp Alan and Margaret Thomas and Patricia Loftus Leonard and Joyce Lutz George Joesten Georgia and Jon Kenney Kulczewski Dennis and Anne Long Jerry and Joan Luxmore Claire and Jason Johns Helen Kenney Lynn and John Kustes William Long Carlene and Ronald Maag Victor and Tammy Johns Robert Kenney Barbara and George Lahr Wilma Long Marilyn Maccanelli Audrey and John Johnson Marian and Robert Kerr Charles and Kimberley Laird David and Lisa Longmeyer Richard MacDonald and Barbara Johnson Gerald Kersten Diana LaMaster Dorothy and Larry Loop Elizabeth MacDonald-Gray Carline and Rick Johnson Ronald and Mary Kersten Margorie and Tod Lancaster Jeanne Lord Donald Mack Christine and Larry Johnson Evelyn Kesler Martin and Donna Landes Rodney and Connie Beth and Steven Macke Daniel and Linda Johnson Lora and Kenneth Kesler Howard and Carolyn Loschen Norma Mackey Donna Johnson and Robert Daryl and Katherine Keylor Landon Stanley Lott Lara and Craig Macklin Johnson Richard and Barbara Kiefer Linda Landon Edward and Norma Lotz Cynthia and John Maddock Dorothy Johnson Pamela Kieper Linda Lane Marjie and Steve Edgar Madsen and Melva Elaine Johnson Bonnie Kieser Marcella Lane Loudenburg Gage Jean Johnston Karla and James Killam Keith Lange Lavern and Phyllis Johnson Mary and Richard Killey Linda Lanphier Lucile Johnson Anastasia and John Killian Elmer Lanz Nancy Johnson Debra and Dennis Kimme Anton and Barbara Largio Peter Johnson Barbara and Harold King Susan and James Larkin Ralph and Ruth Johnson Kimberly and Edward King Barbara and Norman Larson Ruth Johnson Toby King and Judith Diane Lassila Ruthann and J. Johnson Hevrdejs-King Mary and James Launer Sharon and Thomas Cheryl and William Kinnaird Steven Launius Johnson Brenda and Michael Kinney Shirley and James Lausted Stephen and Lila Johnson Carolyn and John Kinsella Karen Lavazza and Robert Terry and Kathryn Johnson Kenneth and Debra Kinsella Quinlan Virginia and Donald Johnson Michael and Sherry Kinser Eileen and Gregory Lawfer Ruth and Kenneth Johnston David and Mary Kirbach Christine Laws Carol and Patrick Jones Rick and Gay Kirkton Medanell Lawton Eunece Jones Thomas and Denise Kistner Penny Lawyer and Kent Janice and Chester Jones Thomas and Karen Klatt Slater Phil and Judith Jones Deborah and James Klaus Norma Lay Rosemary and George Daniel Kleiman Joseph and Diane Lecher Jones Ronald Klein John and Theta Lee Herb and Rhonda Jordan Carolyn Kleven Evan and Lu Ann Leefers Henrietta Juarbe Joshua and Kasi Klimstra Martha and Thomas Leeper Floyd and Lois Jurgens Robert Kline Arthur and Jana Lehmann John and Marcia Kabat Ronda and Kevin Kline Garry Lehmkuhl Rita and Larry Kabat Sharon Klingstedt Michael Leick Larry and Patricia Kaburick Verlene Klopmeier Leland and Rita Leigh Chris Kaeb Ronald and Wanda Kloster Frances Leland Henry and Alberta Kaiser Mary and Mathias Kluemke Amy and Christopher Leman Melvin Kaiser Megan Knack Nina and Walter Lembke Edward and Kathryn Kalaher Gilbert and Rosemary Knap Lorraine and Glenn Marilyn and Dan Kallal Francis and Mary Louise Lenschow Mary Kallal Knepler Gary and Mary Leonard Damien and Audra Kalvar Norman and Leslie Knicl Diane and Gregory Lepper Francis Kamerer Kenneth and Jeanette Knight Carrol and John Lewis Esther and Arthur Kane Richard and Darlene Knipe Helen Lewis Robert and Dorothy Kane Brian Knodle and Heather Mary Lewis Hal Kapraun Hampton+Knodle Robert and Emily Lewis Alan and Madonna Karcher Eugene and Joyce Knodle Walter and Gayla Lewis Virginia and Timothy Kasser Verna and Richard Knudson Michael and Debra Liccar Donna and Carl Kasten Alvin and Jo Kobernus Gary Lickfett Alice Kaufman Cleo Koch Donna and Terry Light Audrey and Donald Kaufman Dan and Carol Koch Chris and Cynthia Lightle Mark Kaufman Edward and Karen Koch Sandra Lignell Russell and Norma Keagy Elmon and Janice Koch Gary and Kathie Lincoln Marjorie Keane Susan and Dennis Koch Steven and Sharon Lindahl Teri Keegan Rebecca Koebbe Richard and Sharon Linden Karen Kehoe Oscar Koenig James and Diane Lindgren Dale Kehr Brandon Kolb Carole Lindholm Christopher and Ann Keim Rhonda and Randall Charles Lindsay Rickey Keim Kollmann Harriett Lindstrom Carol Keiser-Long and Agnes Koresko Billie and Richard Lindstrom Woody Long Lucille Korsmeyer Richard and Ruby Lingle William and Betty Kelch Phillip and LeAnn Korty Carol and Dennis Lingley
50 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Carrie Magill and Emanuel Melody and David McGrew Jeffrey and Gena Moore Vlastos Robert and Barbara Rolland and Frances Moore Roy and Cathie Maguire McGrew Susan Moore Jeffrey and Jenna Maierhofer Sara and Samuel McGrew Marcia Morgan Gary and Suzanne Main Thomas and Jane McGrew Richard Morgan Rolland and Sally Main Wyatt McGrew Bettina and Virgil Morris Barbara and John Majernik Sherry McGrew-Huffman James and Paulette Virginia Malone and Jim Huffman Morrison Cathy and James Manint Gordon and Kristna Thomas and Bethany Andrew and Sally Mansfield McKavanagh Morrison Christina and Edward Jacqueline and James Sandra and Francis Morse Marburger McKown Ronald and Carmen Karen and Charles Maris Emily and James McLaughlin Morthland Carolyn and Jerome Marley Kay McMahon Kim Morton and Ronald Helen Marlowe Ramona and Richard Kok-Alblas Gina Marsh McMeekan Donald Mosher Enid Marshall Carl McQueen Ted and Janet Mottaz John Marshall Jay and Tama McWhinney Elizabeth and John Moulton Lynette Marshall and Jeffery Marjorie Mead Sylvia and Robert Mountz Ford Kimberly and Steven Jon and Tracy Mowrey Rodger Marshall and Janet Meenen Leanna Mraz Marshall Edward and Brenda Linda and Gregory Muehling Teresa Marshall Mehnert Nancy and Ross Muehling Mary Marten Darwin Meier Susan Muelder Gerald and Louise Martin Gregg and Janet Meier Arnold and Ruth Mueller James Martin Robert Meier William and Edna Mueller Margaret and Richard Martin Betsy and Brad Alma Muenter Nanette and Leland Martin Meisenheimer Mary and Robert Muentnich Virgil and Amy Martin Melissa Mellendorf Richard and Frieda Mulch Michael and Lynn Martz Verda Mellendorf Robert and Martha Mulch Searoba Mascher Franklin and Jane Mellert Michael and Brenda Murphy Kenneth and Julie Maschhoff Carolyn Meng Michael Murray Natalie and Todd Mason Alan and Joyce Merriman Elizabeth and Andrew John and Edith Massey Muriel Merriman Musgrave Vicki and Michael Massie Betty and LeRoy Messmer Cindy Myer Monica Masten Anne and Norman Meyer Carol Myers Barb and Don Mathey Charles and Phyllis Meyer Charlotte and Richard Myers Erik Matthews Debra and Donald Meyer Gladys and Richard Myers Kimberly and Gregory Ronald and Lois Meyer Paula and Dennis Myers Mauck Lila Miche Ronald and Carolyn Myers Thomas and Carol Maulding Edward and Jean Mies Suzanne and Frank Mynard Nancy Maxwell and Joseph Denise and Kirk Miller Jennifer and G. Neef Rich Donald Miller Carol and James Neilson Sharon Mayhew Dyanne Miller Teresa and Kent Nell Margaret and William Evelyn Miller Alice and Stanley Nelson McAllister James and Kay Miller Anna and David Nelson Karen and Philip McArdle Jenny and Kevin Miller Beverly Nelson Robert and Donita McCleary Joann and Wayne Miller Brad and Patricia Nelson James and Robyn Linda and Donald Miller Carl and Leona Nelson McClelland Mary and Robert Miller Dean Nelson D. and Lloyd McClure Melinda Miller Patricia and Richard Nelson Janet and Donald Orlan and Carol Miller Walter and Lavonne Nelson McCormack Anita and William Million Wilbur and Marilyn Nelson Donna and Steve McCoy Brenda and Daniel Mills Willard Nelson Kay and Gene McCoy Rita Mills Julia and Ronald Ness Mike and Kimberly Nancy Mings Patrick Newman McCutchan Mason and Constance Jan and Theresa Niccum Ruth and John McDaniel Minnes Bill Nichelson Timothy and Barbara Jennifer and William Minnis Ronald and Richanne McDaniel Lori Miser Nicolai Duane and Barbara Karen Mitchell Laura Nicholson McDonough Brian and Lori Moeller Erma and Leif Nielsen Shirley and Michael Richard and Marilyn Moeller Mary and Eugene Niemerg McElvain Donald and Carolyn Moffitt Doris Noble Dick McFarland Jennifer and Justin Moffitt Joseph and Brenda Nolan Judy McFarland Steven Moffitt and Connie Marietta and Charles Nolte Donald and Betty Zumwalt Yvonne Nolte McGillivray Holly and Todd Momper Brandon and Christine Helen McGranahan Kyong and James Moncrief Norris Alison and Justin McGrew Ann and Jerome Mondt David and Mary North Beverly McGrew Rodney and Kathleen Ida and Robert Nuernberger Carla and Matthew McGrew Monier Catherine and Ned Null Elizabeth McGrew Linda and Russ Monson Denise and Ron Oberle John and Sharon McGrew Donald and Joann George Obernagel Jordan and Carley McGrew Montgomery Thomas O’Connor Marcia and William McGrew Daniel and Melissa Moore David O’Dell
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 51 Jean and Foster Rinefort Alan Ringhausen Dennis Ringhausen Mildred and Dwight Ringhausen Ray Rippelmeyer Skyler Ripplinger Eleanor and Daniel Roat Phyllis and John Roat Duane and Phyllis Robb April and Joseph Robbins James and Nancy Roberts Sherrilyn Roberts Sue Roberts Carol Robertson Margaret and Richard Robertson Edward Robinson Karen and William Robinson Roy and Paula Robinson Wilfred Robinson Linda Robles and Allan Evans Phyllis and Dennis Roby Fred Rodhouse Theresa and Michael Roegge Raymond and Jennifer Odle Carol Paul Elaine and John Pittenger Cynthia and Edward Reedy Ruby and George Roemer Diane and David Oedewaldt Connie and Ross Pauli Janet and Roy Plote Shirley Rees David and Louise Rogers Marion Oelze Harold and Carolyn Pauli Tammy and John Christine and Harold Reetz Arthur Rohrer Jason and Tammy Oertel Mark and Carolyn Paullin Poffenberger Coy Reichert Daniel Roley and Marilyn Candace Ogden and Kent and Lynn Paulus Gerald and Ruth Poppe Kenneth and Kristine Bidner-Roley Harvey Harms Nic Payne Phillip Poppe Reichert William and Jacquelyn Roll Kelli O’Hara and Michael William and Judith Payne Heather and Keith Poppy Doug and Linda Reid Julia Romano Kukulka Randall and Betsy Pech Ernest Potter Sandra Reifsteck Nancy Romer Delano and Wanda Ohaver Marian Pedrick Gayla and Robert Potts Camilla Reimer Mary and Thomas Root Karen and John O’Hearn William and Ann Pell Sheila Powers Alisa and Rickie Reimolds Gordon Ropp Sandra Ohren Floy Pelletier Allen and Janet Poynter Daniel Reinhart Jane and John Rosenbohm Donald and Doris Oliver Gary and Deborah Pellizzaro Tom Pratt Carol Reiter and Charles Darin and Sunny Rosenthal Jennifer Oliver Mary and Dan Pendarvis Kevin and Lynn Price Becker Roger and Kristy Tina Olroyd George and Marjorie Shirley and Delbert Price Nancy and James Rendel Rosentreter Marilyn and James Olsen Pennacchi Todd and Marcia Price Mildred Renken Theresa and Kris Carol and Michael Olson John Pepper Willard and Joan Price Joan and Don Reno Rosentreter Charles and Janice Olson Russell Perkinson Mary Price-Moisand Margie Renshaw Gerald and Evalyn Roskamp Dean and Diane Olson Roscoe and Annette Robert and Mary Pritchard Nancy Retherford Vicki and Paul Rosmann Julie Olson Pershing Mary Prosser Kathleen and Roger Reum Dorthy Ross Ruth Olson Marvin and Sharon Perzee Carolyn and Clifford Puzey John and Lois Revell Mary and Norman Ross Candace and Gregory Gene Pessman John and Bea Quandt Kathy and Matthew Barbara Rossman Oltman Tracy and Kevin Pestle Michael and Lori Quarton Reynolds Roberta and Albert Roth Cynthia O’Neill Daniel and Carla Peters Debra Quick Matthew Reynolds Norma and Paul Rothe Judith Onken Gail Petersdorff Amy and Kenneth Quinn Peter Reynolds and Linda Catherine and Wayne Rovey William and Virginia Orcutt Cynthia and Stacy Peterson Patricia Quintenz and Eilks Lois and John Rowe Patricia Orr David and Holly Peterson Robert Yasinski Wanda Reynolds Michael and Tina Rowe William and Rilla James Peterson Cheryl Rabe Martha Rhoades Anita and Maurice Roy O’Shaughnessy Martha Peterson Walter and Sandra Norman and Mary Rhoades Beverly Rudolph Esther Osterbur Stephen Peterson Rademaker Shelley Rhoads Marian and Otis Ruff Helena Osterbur Susan Peterson Rick and Kimberly Rader Loren and Rosemarie Kathleen and Alphonse Eugene and Gayle Peter and Debra Petges Darla and Dennis Rahe Rhodes Ruholl Osterhous Landon Petrie and Nancy Richard and Alice Rainville Thomas and Pamela Rhodes Eric and Maria Rund Evelyn and Dennis Osterloo Schwab Sally and James Ramp Robert and Holly Rice Holly and Ronald Runner Sara and Frank Otis Larry and Jan Pfeiffer Steven Ramp Cheryl and Gerald Rich Duane and Pamela Runyon Tracey and Ronald Ott Mary and Charles Pfingsten Robert and Jacquelyn Evan Rich William Runzel Joel and Nancy Ottosen Carolyn Phelps Ramsey Joy and Charles Richey Andrea and Chad Ruppert Shirley and Eugene Marjorie Phelps David and Susan Randall Jacqlin and Phillip Richmond Clarice Ruppert Overcash Robert and Carol Phillippe Carla and Gregory Rassi John and Bernadine Richter L. and Susan Rutan Mary and Robert Owens Debbie and Dan Phillips Dan Ratermann Barbara and Norman Charles and Helen Ruth Ralph and Margene Vernon Phillips Darrell Ratermann Ricketts Carol and John Ruth Paarlberg Deborah and Mark Pierce Lori Rauch Donna and Lyle Riddle Nancy Rutledge Margaret Page Lisa and Paul Pierce Sheila Rauch Norma and Donald Ridlen Robert and Patricia Mary and Arthur Paine Randall and Sharon Pierson William and Rosella Ray Donald and Mary Riedle Rutledge Marjorie and James Parkin Chad and Amy Pilcher Jana Raymond Curt and Janet Rigg Elaine and Ryan Ruwe Karen and Jerry Parmele Marilyn Pile Katherine and Robert Razim Lynne and Jerry Riggins Phyllis and Alan Ruwe Lissa and Keith Parr Judith Pingel Bruce and Debra Reardanz Rachel Riley Winona Saathoff Thomas and Susan Parrent Eleanor Pistorius Stanley and Teresa Rebman Virginia Rimington Linda Sabo Faye Parsell William and Loraine Pitman Angela and Blake Reed Belva and Franklin Rincker Todd and Laura Saey Linda Patton Paul Pitstick Theresa Reeder Curtis and Pamela Rincker Shirley Saiter
52 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Joan Salzman Douglas and Patricia Angela Schultz Leon Shaw Jo Ann Smith and John Orion and Gloria Samuelson Scheider Karre and Floyd Schultz Roy and Betty Shaw Smith Theresa Sancken Mary and Thomas Scheider Andrew and Susan Sally Shaw Joyce and Gary Smith Darren and Ann Sanders Laura and Douglas Schumacher Rosemarie and Mark Shedd Judy and Donald Smith Harold Sanders Schemmer Barbara and Daniel Linda Sheldon Kenneth and Lorna Smith Jody Sanders Betty and Darrell Scherer Schumacher Jean Shelly Kevin and Pamela Smith Elizabeth and Steven Sharon and Ronald Scherer Donna Schumacher Mary Shepard Mary Smith Sandino Richard Schicht Roger Schumacher Merilyn Shepherd Robert and Elaine Smith Rose and David Sandstrom Alfred Schierer Marc and Laurie Schutz Tom Sheppard Sharon Smith Teresa Sanford-Shipplett David and Darlene Martin and Elizabeth Donna and D. Sherfey Sharon and Jerry Smith Christophe and Carolyn Schingoethe Schwab Patsy Sherrard Treasure Smith Sarginson Pamela and Todd Schippert Kay Schwarting Jean and James Shinn William and Margaret Smith Nathan and Elizabeth Sasse John and Rebecca Schiver Adam Schwartz Kelly Shiraki Mary Smitley Ruth and David Sattazahn Johnny and Barbara Schmid Lisa Schwarze Carole Shirely Lea Sneed Gregg and Cindy Sauder Mary and Kenneth Schmidt Melvin and Delores Lisa and Gerald Shreeves Carolyn Snyder Richard Sauder Jeffrey and Elizabeth Schmitt Schweizer Robin Shuda Earl and Doris Sorrells David and Sylvia Saunders Michael and Paulette Schmitz Lorie Schwerer Charles and Mary L. Donald and Judith Sowinski Claire and John Sauntry Richard and Francie Schmitz Douglas and Kathleen Scott Shuman Ruth Sparkman Carrie Saville Kelsie Schneck Mary and John Scott Roger Shupe Bettie and Doyle Speer Richard Sawyer Thomas and Nancy Kathy and Tom Scranton Bobbie and Joseph Sibley Julie and Rick Spencer Rebecca and John Sayles Schneider Karen and Mark Searl Janice and Jeffrey Sibley Richard and Rita Spencer Linda and Eldon Schaake Connie Schneider and Anne Sears Kay Siebenthal Linda and Dennis Spice John and Kimberly Schaefer Matthew Hughes Nancy Sears Richard Siemers James Spohr Richard and Jean Schaefer Marvin and Elizabeth Robert Seaver Carra Simmons C. and Margaret Sprague Wilbert and Marilyn Schnitzler Fern Sebby Mary and Randy Sims Melvin and Susan Sprague Schaefer Joyce and Jon Scholl Mark and Brenda Seboldt Pamela Sinn Marsha and Maurice Sprout David and Helen Schafer John Schoolman Jennifer Seggebruch Gordon and Jane Sissing Sonya Squibb Kenneth and Linda Schafer Averil Schreiber Sheri Seibold James and Shirley Allen and Valerie Stabenow Louise Schafer Lynne and Jeffrey Schroeder Ruth and B. Seney Slothower Dennis and Patricia Stack Wendy Schaffer Jamie and Derek Schrof Terrie and Charles Serven Becky Smith Judith and Larry Stack Thomas and Pam Schahrer Sandra Schrof Debra and Daniel Seyller Erin and Bret Smith Barbara Staggs Kimberly and Duane Richard and Sheila Esther Shanks Helen and Mervin Smith Helen Stahl Schallenberg Schrumpf Charles and Audrey Shaw James Smith Lloyd and Betty Stahl Phyllis Staker Curtis and Marcia Stalheim Edna and Chester Stanfield Melinda States Constance and Gary Stauffer Derek Stayton Jeanne Stebbins Eleanor and Ronald Steber Hazel and Mandell Steffey Barbara Steidl Caryl and Roger Steimel Richard Steiner Deborah Sterett Sue and Mark Sterr Nancy Stetson William and Lois Stetzler Leona Steven Verla and DeWayne Stevens Wilbert and Elizabeth Stevenson Terry and Ruth Stevig Ruth Stewart Brandon and Casey Stichter Charles Stickman Dolores Stierwalt Sharon Stierwalt Bruce Stikkers David and Barbara Stille Elinor Stille C. Stilwell Katherine Stine Dorothy Stirrett Rebecca and Lionel Stirrett Kent and Jill Stoefen Gerald and Joan Stoffregen Marcia and Kenton Stoll Rodney Stoll David and Eleanor Stolz Janis and Kenneth Stone NaN and Jack Stork Curtis Stortzun Marjorie Stout
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 53 Virginia Stout Susie and O. Stoutner Robbie and Terry Strauch Peter Streid Wanda Streitmatter Kathy and Jeffrey Stremming Patricia and Harold Stremsterfer Marsha and Doug Strom Sylvia and Stanley Stroup Frances and Philip Struble Evelyn Stumpe Arlene Stumpf Gayle and Marvin Stumpf Joan Sturdy Vera Stutzke Gregory and Mary Sullivan Joan and John Sullivan Dale Summers Vickie Summers Joe and Carole Summerville Alice and Kenneth Sherrill and Leslie Totsch Charles and Melody Lawrence and Paula Renee Willhite Sundberg Carol and William Totten VonHolten Weidner Dixie and John Williams Karen and Henry Sutton Bradley and Meredith Robert and Lorraine Terry and Louise Weidner Earl and Arlene Williams F. and Bonnie Swatek Townsend Vormezeele Ben and Lisa Weiler Ilse Williams Joy Swearingen Jean Treter Larry Wachtel Virginia Welborn Jane and David Williams Allen Swegle Dorothy Trimble Clayton Wadlow Robert and Karla Weldon Melissa and Doyle Williams Judith and Wayne Swigert Norma and Robert Trojan Kraig Wagenecht Richard and Sara Wendling Philip and Becky Williams John and Carolyn Swisher Lee Trotter Jean Wager Christine and Roy Wendte June Willms Charlotte and Joe Talkington Dale and Teresa Troyer Steven Wagoner Timothy and Betty Wente Charles and Jean Wills Virginia Tate Mary Tunison Richard and Marcia Wahls Elaine and Wilbert Mark and Penny Wills Judith and Charles Taylor David Tuntland Cheryl and Robert Waid Wernecke Michele and Scott Wills Mark and Regina Taylor Ann and Gary Turner Vincent and Alexis Walch Becky and Larry Werries Ronald and Jane Wills Mary Taylor Steven and Lori Turner Richard and Linda Walden Dale and Larry Wesemann Audrey Wilson Regina and Mark Taylor Arthur and Mary Twardock Jerry and Judy Waldron Janet and Randall Carol and Russell Wilson Stephen and Carla Taylor Kenneth and Charlotte Richard and Carmen Wesemann Donald and Irene Wilson Susan Taylor Tyrrell Walgrave Judith Wesoloski Jewell and Robert Wilson Alice and Alan Tebbe William and Eleanor Uhlman Gregory and Carol Walk Myron and Sherry Wessel John and Mary Wilson Douglas and Abrigail Temple Beverly and Michael Ujcich Kim Walk Nancy Wessel Larry Wilson Arthur and Sharon Tenhouse Anthony and Amy Ulrich Randy and Kathleen Walk Warren Wessels Regena Wilson Carol and Michael Terstriep Martha and C. Vache Eleanor Walker Elizabeth and Larry West Robert and Joyce Wilson Liana and Robert Terwilliger Jane and Larry Vahle James and Tracey Walker Julie and William West Donald and Shirley Wilton Edwin and Melanie Teubel June and Kenneth Valentine Mary Walker Kenneth and Mary West Erma and Edward Winn Genalee and Michael Cherie and Dennis Van Sharon and James Walker Mary West Kevin and Kelly Winter Tevebaugh Daele Ed and Darlene Wallace Elsie and Donald Wesley Winter and Connie Ann and Bernard Thacker Jeanne Van Hovrin Grace Wallace Westerman Gritton-Winter Leona Thacker Forrest Van Orman Harry and Carol Wallace Cheryl and Jimmy Westfall Carole and Paul Wirth Mollie Thayer Cindy and Dennis Vance John and Susan Wallace Duane and Patricia Dale Wise Betty Theobald Gerald and Mary Vance Sharon and Donald Wallace Westnedge Joshua Wiseman Linda and Melvin Thies Kevin Vancina Mary Walsh Karen and Donald Wettstein Gregory Witmer Cheryl and Richard Thomas David Vandeburg Laura and Douglas Walsten Loretta Wheeler Phyllis and Richard Witter Evelyn Brandt Thomas Karl and Christine Peter and LaRae Walter Malcolm Whipple Patricia and James Woerner Jaime Thompson Vandermyde Susan and James Walter Janet and Michael Charlotte and Lawrence Mary Thompson Debra and Richard James Walz Whitchurch Wohler Michael and Catheran Vanderpool Lisa Warden Doris White Diane and Robert Wolf Thomas George and Shirley Ronald and Melanie Mary White Charla and Garry Wolff Rita and David Thorngren VanDyke Warfield Diana and David Whitson George and Gina Wood Cathy and Christopher Thorp Tara and Marvin VanHoorn Mary and Charles Wargel Duane and Barbara Wibben Mary Woodbury Helen and Ernest Thorp Deborah and Sean Lyle and Rosella Warner Sally and Jack Widholm Leola Woodworth JoAnn Thorp Vanslyke Henry and Janice Frederick and Marla Wiemer Stacy Woodyard Alberta Thorpe Eric and Susan Varner Wassmann Crystal and Robert Wiese Bonnie Woolley Maya and Ronald Mary Vaughan E. Waters Dean and Gloria Wiese Doyle and Linda Worlow Throneburg Douglas Vaughn and Stacie Bill and Nancy Waters Holly and Willard Wietfeldt James and Cheryl Wormley William and Helen Timpner Piatt-Vaughn David and Jennifer Watson Frank Wieting Albert Worou Howard Tingley Ronald and Liza Vaughn Muriel and Marvin Watters Christine and Kendall Rodney Worth Effie Tinkham Branden Veach Edith Watts Wiggers Betty and Kenneth Wright Marilyn Tjardes Tina and Eric Veal Richard and Carol Wax Patricia and Douglas Deanna and Kenneth Wright Marla and John Todd Vernon and Laura Veal Zachary Weaver Wiggim Glenna and A. Wright Becky Toohill Alfred and Rosemary Ormand and Phyllis Webb Dale and Marilyn Wilcox Helen and Harry Wright Loren Torbeck Vermiglio Adam Weber Richard Wilcoxen Vicky and Robert Wyffels Tami and W. Venson Toreja Sherry and Dennis Vetter Justin Weber Helen Wilcoxon William and Jane Wyffels Corey and Michelle Torrance Charles Vogel Craig and Alice Webster Shelley and Ronald Wilke Kenneth and Linda Wyss Duane and Terecia Torrance Jean and Rolf Vogen JoAnn Webster Libby and Randy Wilken Connie and Alan Yager John Torrance Robert and Debra Vohland Wayne and Rebecca Tania and John Wilken Daniel Yates R. Torrance and Monica Virl and Mary Voights Wedekind John Wilkening Neval and Norma Yeates Torrance Larry and Jan Voigt Madonna Weese Bradley and Kate Wilkens Duffy and Diane Yocum
54 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois Betty and Wallace Yoder Biddle Farms, Inc Consolidated Grain & Barge Dale and Crystal Yonker Big R Stores Company Mary Yost Bill’s IGA Coon Creek Sod Farms Donna and Barry Young Bird HCE Unit Cornell University Elizabeth and Dennis Young Birkey’s Coulter Agency Laurence and Karla Young Birkey’s Farm Store, Inc. The Country Cupboard Martha Young Black Hawk College Country Financial Andrew and Abigail Zeaman Blandinsville Veterinary Covenant Animal Clinic Paul and Jane Zeien Clinic Cox Land and Cattle, Inc. John and Anne Zick Bond County 4-H & Crane Brothers, Inc. Karen and Joe Ziegler Extension Education Crop Production Services Margie Zimdars Foundation Crop-Tech Consulting, Inc. Ryan Zinke Boone County Community The Cubby Hole Bradley and Paula Zwilling Foundation Cummings Curtis Family Farms LLC Nancy and Ronald Zwilling Charitable Trust D & D Service Center Borgic Farms, Inc. Dairy Queen of Carollton Bork Family Trust Daley-Bruckert Chevrolet, Businesses, Clubs, Bountiful City Kids Garden Inc. Foundations, and 4-H SPIN Club Dambacher Farms Organizations Bradshaw Custom Pumping, Partnership Inc. Dandy Doers HCE Unit 1st Community Bank Brandt Consolidated, Inc. David Carroll, Inc. 1st Farm Credit Services BRANDT Foundation David Grotefendt Farms, Inc. Abbott Fund Brass Door Restaurant & David L. O’Dell Insurance Ag Resource Management, Catering Inc. Agency Inc. Inc. Brooks Farms Davis Towing AgReliant Genetics, LLC Buckardt Family Trust Dearwester Grain Services, AgriGold Buck’s Decorating Center Inc. Airgas USA, LLC Bunn-O-Matic Corporation Diekemper Brothers, Inc. Akron Services, Inc. Busey Bank Do More Unit (HCE) Aladdin Steel, Inc. Busey Wealth Management DuPont Pioneer Albert K. Krause, Jr. Family Bushnell Banking Center Durbin Vet Clinic, PC Trust Bushnell Locker Service E. Knodle Farms, Inc. Albrecht Brothers LLC II, Inc. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Aljets Automotive Inc. Bushnell Veterinary Service, Company All Hart Chiropractic Inc. Eagle Outfitters All Pets of Macomb PC Calmer Corn Heads, Inc. EC & JR Farms Alliance Contractors, Inc. The Cantlin Law Firm Edgar County Bank And Allison Family Corporation Cargill Incorporated Trust Co Alpha Controls & Services, Carlinville City Public Works Ernest G. Potter, Ltd. LLC Carlinville Lions Club Estwing Manufacturing Alpine Bank & Trust Carrollton Bank Company, Inc. Company The Carrollton Levee, Inc. Evans Ford, Inc. Alward Trenching Inc. Carthage Livestock, Inc. Exelon Generation Regional Ameren Corporation Casteel Color Wheel Headquarters American Grinding and Catch A Star Learning F & M Bank Machine Company Central Illinois Steel Fairview Sale Barn, Inc. American Legion Auxiliary Company Family Farms, LLC Unit 854 Chadco, Inc. Farm Credit Illinois Animal Medical Center of Charley Martin Farm King Supply, Inc. Macomb Ltd. Horseshoeing Farmers & Merchants State AO Foundation Research CHS Bank of Bushnell Fund Citizens Bank - Morton Farmers State Bank Aquality Solutions, Inc. Community Bank Fastlane Graphix Area Diesel Service, Inc. Citizens for Hammond Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Arnold Bros. Heating & City of Virden First Bank Cooling, Inc. Clark County 4-H First Bankers Trust AT&T Illinois Foundation Company Badtke Farms, Inc. Clearfield Farm Reg. First Busey Corporation Bagley Grain & Livestock Holstein Cattle First National Bank of LLC Clinton County Electric Brownstown Bangert, Inc. Cooperative, Inc. First National Bank of Bank & Trust Company Close Farms Raymond Bank of Modesto Clover Cadets 4-H Club Floyd A. Schultz Grain BankORION CME Group Inc. Farms & Trucking Barn Chic Boutique CNB Bank & Trust Fountain Creek 4-H Barry HCE CoBank Producers Bartlett Grain Company Commerce Bancshares Friends of John Sullivan Baylor Insurance Agency Foundation G and E Roskamp, Inc. Beeler Farms Community Foundation for Gable-Moore Insurance Bellm Apartments the Land of Lincoln Agency Bergschneider, LLC Community Foundation of Gary D. Edwards Insurance Best Buy Co., Inc. Northern Illinois Agency, Inc. Best Supermarket Community Foundation of Geier Family Trust Bicknell Farms Limited the Quincy Area General Grind and Machine, Partnership Compton Accounting Inc.
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 55 Ghrist Veterinary Clinic Horse Quest Unlimited K & M Farms, Inc. Glenn Insurance Agency, Inc. Howard Hughes Medical Karmak Glenn Webb Family Farm Institute Kathy’s Kitchen Gold Star FS, Inc. Huston Vet Service Kelch Farm Goldman Sachs Hydrocephalus Association Keller Williams Realty Philanthropy Fund Hy-Vee Food Store Kellogg Farms LLC Goodman Agency, Inc. IAA Foundation Kelly Drugs Gordon Food Service IBM International Kelly’s Accounting Service, Grainland Construction Foundation Inc. Incorporated Illini Dairy Club Kelso Brothers LLC Gray Cemetery Trust Illinois Association Home & Ken Alepra Investments Green Apartments Community Education Killion Communications Greenfield Veterinary Clinic, Illinois Ayrshire Breeders Consultants, Inc. Inc. Association Knights of Columbus Griggsville 4-H Club Illinois Conference WMS Knodle, Ltd. Griggsville Day Unit HCE Illinois Corn Marketing Board Knox County Extension & Griggsville Nite Unit Illinois Department of 4-H Facilities Corporation Groskreutz Schmidt Agriculture Knox County Farm Bureau Abraham Eshleman & Illinois Extension Foundation Gerretse Professionals for Youth KPMG LLP GROWMARK, Inc. Education The Kroger Co. Hadley Capital Illinois Farm Bureau Kufa & Son, Inc. Hair Designers II Illinois Heartland Decorative LA-CO Industries, Inc. The Hanson Agency, Inc. Artists Land of Lincoln Purebred Hartmann Farms, Inc. Illinois Prairie Community Livestock Breeders Hass Avocado Board Foundation, Inc. Association Haycraft Circle H Western Illinois Rural Electric Land Pro LLC Macoupin County Food Mulch Farms, Inc. Store Cooperative Members Landes Farms, Inc. Festival Murray Legacy Farms, LLC HCE Day Crochet Community Fund Larson’s Macoupin County Soil and National 4-H Council HCE Hardin Day II Unit Illinois Turkey Growers Lee County Extension Water National Wild Turkey Heaton & Heaton Association Foundation Macoupin Veterinary Clinic, Federation, Inc. Heitzig Farms Illinois Wool & Fiber Mill Leka Land Services, LLC Ltd. Nationwide Mutual Heneghan and Associates, Iroquois County Deputies Levora-Starr Electric, Inc. MakerGirl Insurance PC Association LG Seeds Maple Lane Farm Nelson Farm Service Hickory Kennels J & J Farm Account Lincoln Valley Farm Mark A. Wills Farm Nilwood Unit HCE Hiel Enterprises, Inc. James Gray, Ltd. Loellke Plumbing, Inc. Marley Pork Farms, Inc. No Place Like Home Hillcrest Family Farm Inc. Jay Tucker Agency Logan Agri-Service Inc. The Maschhoffs Northern Trust Company Hobbs Angus Jefferson Trailer Sales LLC Longmeyer Farms Massie, Quick & NTN Bower HOG Inc. Jersey County Farm Bureau Lowderman Auction Company Sondgeroth, LLC Oertel Farms, Inc. Home Extension Association Jersey County Grain LSSD, Inc. Attorneys at Law Olson Acres Scottville Unit Company M & M Service Company Maxi-Yield Consultant Olson Farms Hometown Family Foods Jersey Farmer’s Elevator, Inc. Macomb Glass, Inc. Service Inc. Otter Creek Acres The Hope Institute for John Deere Foundation Macoupin County McDonough County Farm Oxford Enterprises Children Joseph F. Boente Sons, Inc. Agriculture Education Bureau Production Office Horse Creek Outfitters Inc. Joy State Bank Foundation McDonough Power Paul A. Funk Foundation Cooperative Paullin Farm McDonough Telephone Pawnee Public Library Cooperative Piasa Birds 4-H Club McGrew Feedlot Equipment Piatt County Double Beards, Meier Brothers Tire Supply, IL Inc. Pike County Association Mennel Milling Company of for HCE Illinois Pioneer Hi-Bred Mercer County Farm Bureau International, Inc. Mercer County Soil and Pioneers 4H Club Water Conservation Pitstick Farms District Pittsfield Nite III HCE Unit Meyer Davis Farms PJ’s Tire & Service Center, Midwest Dairy Association Inc. Midwest Grass and Forage Plaza Truck Service Inc. Miller Tiling Company, Inc. The PNC Financial Services Milton/Pearl HCE Unit Group, Inc. MJM Electric Cooperative, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Inc. Prairie Land Power Modelite Home Extension Prairie State Bank & Trust Monday Niters Prairie State Generating Monroe County Farm Company Bureau Premier Cooperative, Inc. Monsanto Company Pro-Ag Consulting, LLC Moore’s Insurance Agency, Progressive Prairie Inc. Inc. ProHarvest Seeds, Inc. Morgan Stanley Prose Bulldozing Morrison Machine Shop Purdum Gray Ingledue Motorola Solutions Inc. Beck, Inc. Mount Olive HCE Unit Quandt Family Trust Muehling Meadows R & C Loschen Farms, Inc.
56 CloverSeed FY2016 4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois R & D Walter Farm Tremont Clover 4H Club Wittman & Lorton, PC Memorials Rally Tree Farm Tri-County Electric WM. Beck Auction & Realty Ramsey Financial Services, Cooperative, Inc. Woodward, Inc. Regina Anderson Inc. Twin Oaks Farm WRMJ Country 102.3 Galva, Illinois Ramsey Grain, Inc. United Community Bank Wyffels Enterprises Inc. July 9, 1933 – July 3, 2015 RCM Farms Ltd. United Technologies Wyoming Veterinary David and Mary North Regional Superintendent of Corporation Services Schools ROE#40 United Way of McLean Young Farms Evan Biddle RF Scheldt Enterprises, Inc. County Joy, Illinois Rich’s Livestock University of Illinois October 21, 1986 – August Riden Farm Supply Inc. Extension In Honor of 4, 1999 River Valley Cooperative University of Illinois Biddle Farms Rochester State Bank Henderson County 4-H Dorothy Blubaum Rockford Linear Actuation, US Bank Foundation James and Tracey Walker Jacob Cash Inc. Vanguard Charitable Savoy, Illinois Rollie Moore Farm Virden Lions Club Lila Jeanne Eichelberger George and J. Barbara Rosentreter Brothers, LLC VonHolten Farm Barbara and Stuart Clark Frock Roseville Veterinary Service, W. A. Rice Seed Co. PC Wagner Seed and Supply Carolyn Gibbs and Michael Lois Dienst Rotary Club of Carlinville Company, Inc. McCully Kewanee, Illinois Rural Electric Convenience Walch Farms Tiling LLC Bryan and Teresa Haas November 21, 1925 – April Cooperative Co. Walker’s Sandblasting & Herb and Rhonda Jordan 11, 2016 Rural King Distributing Painting, Inc. Wyoming Veterinary Ruyle, Sims & Bellm Walter Farms Lorraine and Donald Hand Services Attorneys at Law Warren County University Richard and Barbara Kiefer Debra and Dennis Bartman S & S Short Stop of Missouri Extension Debra and Fredric Bindler Rose Ann Eggen Saddle Teens 4-H Club Council Linda Hasib James Castagna Joy, Illinois Sam McCann for Senate Welders Supply Company Sarah Hasib and Pete Robert Grant August 7, 1938 – November Committee Weldstar Yunyongying Mary and James Little 6, 2015 Schaefer Appraisal Service Wells Fargo & Company Marjie and Steven Sanya and Alan Boucher Scheffel & Company, PC West Central FS, Inc. Stephanie Hein Loudenburg Barbara Chiles Scheidary Farms, Inc. Western Grain Marketing MakerGirl Brad and Patricia Nelson Penny Dixon Schippert Farms, Inc. Western Illinois Pork Willard and Joan Price James Eggen Schoolman Farms II Producers Shirley and Michael Wendy Schaffer Barbara and Earl Etheridge Security Lumber & Supply WGFA Radio Station McElvain Julie and William West William and Marilyn Company AM-FM Iroquois County Barn Chic Boutique Hessman Seed Source LLC Broadcasting Co. Belle Drake Martha Jackson Shady Ridge Farm Wiggers Companies, Inc. Charles Olson Urbana, Illinois Tracy and Kevin Pestle Sievers Equipment Willow Run Farms Alee and Michael Gunderson July 14, 1974 – July 25, Various donors Comapny Willy’s World 2004 Windy Acres Sievers Truck Leasing Windy Acres Thomas Schingoethe Harold and Nancy Drake Service, Inc. Winnebago County 4-H Fair William and Margaret Smith John Eisenmayer Sinn Trucking Inc. Livestock Auction Dorothea Eisenbrandt Stronghurst, Illinois Slow Boys Tractor Club Winnebago County 4-H Curt Sinclair September 16, 1918 – March 7, 1925 – September Smoky Jennings Chevrolet, Show Board, Inc. Lynette Marshall and Jeffery November 2, 2006 4, 2015 Inc. Witmer Farms Partnership Ford Ted Lobello Barbara and Steve Snell Enterprises, Inc. Determan Sonneborn Brothers Inc. Sorrells Farm Supply, Inc. Vicki Hamilton Southwestern Electric Toulon, Illinois Cooperative, Inc. September 24, 1949 – Soy Capital Ag Services March 29, 2016 Spring Point Rebels 4-H Margaret and Scott Cline Starved Rock Veterinary Brandon and Janeen Kolb Services State Bank of Toulon Barbara Harlan State Farm Companies Olney, Illinois Foundation April 4, 1937 – January 30, Stilwell Farms 1967 Stitch & Stir HCE Unit Bobbie and Joseph Sibley Straight North Streitmatter Family Survivor Carol Hays Trust A Champaign, Illinois Stuart E. Pierson Lodge #50 August 13, 1951 – October Sullivan Bros. Fertilizer 17, 2015 Service James Cherrington T. Rowe Price Program for Mary Hays and John Hoag Charitable Giving Robert and Emily Lewis Tanners Orchard, Ltd. Jaime Thompson Taylor Polak Accurate David and Jennifer Watson Perforating Company Thrivent Financial Chris Hennenfent Tim Coonrod Electric Wataga, Illinois Timpner Farms September 8, 1964 – Torrance Farms August 3, 2016 Town & Country HCE Unit Bob Hennenfent
4-H • U of I Extension • College of ACES • University of Illinois CloverSeed FY2016 57 Cole Richard Steele Williamsfield, Illinois October 20, 1994 – February 22, 2015 Andea and Corey Hanson
Joe Stritzel Johnston City, Illinois July 20, 1921 – July 3, 2015 Georgia Boyer- Lichthardt Janet Chapman Barbara and Harold King
Phyllis Summers Chatham, Illinois March 17, 1917 – January 30, 2015 Helen McGranahan Martha Vache
Katie Ann Thorp Knoxville, Illinois January 3, 2003 – July 19, 2006 JoAnn Thorp
Lawrence Johnson Karen and David Clement Matthew Odelius Terry Courson Jim Torrance Medora, Illinois Dean and Tessa Curley Lake Villa, Illinois Debra and Richard Dorzweiler Good Hope, Illinois March 10, 1944 – March Stanley Davis May 11, 1979 – July 10, Cheryl Duckwitz November 10, 1944 – 24, 2015 Terry and Cindy Davis 2000 Jesse and Glenda Durbin October 19, 2015 Barbara Johnson Laura and Barry Fisher Abbott Fund Irma Horn Colleen and John Carlson Lisa and F. E. Fulkerson Leanna Mraz Kay McMahon Dean and Tessa Curley Eugene and Ruth Kolmer Rob and Hope Golden Melissa Mellendorf Janet Grommet Phyllis and Steven Hess Ronald Phipps Verda Mellendorf Thelma Turner Debra and J. M. Hobbs Kane, Illinois Evelyn Miller Mahomet, Illinois Jean Main Sherry and Jim Huffman May 31, 1952 – March 1, Deborah and Mark Pierce June 25, 1917 – February Sherman Oaks, California Mary and Richard Killery 2016 Lisa and Paul Pierce 22, 2016 June 13, 1901 – October Brandon and Janeen Kolb Herbert and Janice Hagen Wilbert Schaefer Marilyn Babb 21, 1999 Diana LaMaster Dorothy Stirrett Joyce Herriott Judy and Mike Hennenfent Alison and Justin McGrew Claire S. Potter Curtis Stortzun Lora and Kenneth Kesler Dean Nelson John and Sharon McGrew Graymont, Illinois Kathy Stremming Linda and Donald Miller Jordan and Carley McGrew December 17, 1913 – Kim Walk Chuck and Jan Olson Lee Marten Franklin and Jane Mellert December 19, 1996 Margie Zimdars Waggoner, Illinois Muriel and James Merriman Ernest Potter James Welsh October 10, 1948 – July Tom Pratt J. L. Shepley Plainfield, Illinois 12, 2013 Jana Raymond Verda Schottman Tucson, Arizona February 23, 1925 – Mary Marten Edward Robinson Effingham, Illinois 1915 – January 8, 2015 December 12, 2014 Julia Romano September 23, 1932 – June Virginia R. Dillon Richard and Marilyn Gary Mayhew Robert and Patricia 15, 2016 Moeller Aledo, Illinois Rutledge David Behrns Sherry Shimmin April 25, 1939 – May 19, Terrie and Charles Serven Richard and Carol Boerngen Kewanee, Illinois Mike Wegrzyn 2013 Roy and Betty Shaw Sherri and Steve Bourgeois March 9, 1943 – May 18, 2015 Naperville, Illinois Sharon Mayhew Kelly Shiraki Jennifer Brock James Godke Molly Thayer Barbara Staggs James McCurdy Judith and Charles Taylor Monmouth, Illinois Betty Theobald April 26, 1929 – July 23, Debra and Richard 2015 Vanderpool Larry Wachtel Ed and Darlene Wallace Harry and Carol Wallace Dylis McCutchan Duffy and Diane Yocum Aledo, Illinois June 29, 1936 – June 20, Ruth Morrison 2014 New Berlin, Illinois Mike and Kimberly November 23, 1930 – McCutchan January 31, 2016 Kathleen and Richard James McGrew Cook Avon, Illinois January 15, 1932 – January Debra Newell 6, 2015 Williamsfield, Illinois Scott and Kay Ault January 9, 1956 – February Jeff Brown 13, 2014 Joni and John Butcher Marsha and Doug Strom
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4-H Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Alexander Memorial Fund Margarette E. Athey 4-H Adult Volunteer Leader Development Fund Ruth and Donald Berger Family Memorial 4-H Endowment Fund Charles and Frances Brummer 4-H Endowment Fund Camp White Eagle Scholarship Fund About FY2016 4-H Jerry G. Cash Memorial Dairy Judging Awards Fund CloverSeed 4-H Citizenship Memorial Award Fund 4-H Dairy Judging Contests Endowment Fund This report recognizes all donors who have generously 4-H George A. Doole Memorial Aerospace Award Fund 4-H Endowment Fund supported the Illinois 4‑H Foundation through their 4-H Equine Excellence Endowed Fund financial contributions from July 1, 2015, through June 30, Farm Credit Services of Illinois Endowed Fund for the Annual Support and Sponsorship of the Illinois 4-H Project Partners Program 2016. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of 4-H Mel Fink Livestock Judging Travel Endowment Fund information. 4-H Dr. Leo Fryman Leadership Dairy Award Fund Herman W. Hanouw Endowment Fund Patti Jeanne Higgins 4-H Scholarship Fund In the interest of economy, computerized methods have Illinois 4-H Alumni Legacy Fund been used wherever possible in compiling names. Please Illinois 4-H Youth Development Center Endowment Fund forgive any errors or omissions that may have occurred. Illinois IFYE Association Fund Lucille and Lester Korsmeyer 4-H Scholarship We ask that you notify the Illinois 4‑H Foundation of any 4-H Legacy of Leadership Scholarship Fund mistakes so that we can correct our records. Thank you. Nyle and Monica Masten Endowment Fund 4-H Lisa M. Mauney Memorial National Congress Achievement Award Nellie R. McCannon 4-H Special Interest Club Fund Managing Editor: Angie Barnard H. Richard McFarland Endowed Scholarship Fund H. Richard and Sarah F. McFarland Endowed 4-H Youth Leadership and Character Lead Writer: Judy Mae Bingman Development Support Fund Suzanne McMurry Memorial 4-H Endowed Fund Contributors: Nannette Armstrong, Sid and Flo Banwart, Eugene G. Mosbacher 4-H Program Support Fund 4-H Deborah Edwards Orr Memorial Dog Obedience Award Fund Dan Dawson, Lisa Bouillion Diaz, Alvarez Dixon, Lisa David D. Pyle Fund for 4-H Volunteer Development Fund Hepker, Dan Horn, Carole Lindholm, Jo Menacher, 4-H Harold Salzman Memorial Fund Patricia McGlaughlin, Bill Million, Curt Sinclair, Jennifer 4-H Emerson Scholl Memorial Fund-National Conference Janice A. Seitz 4-H Character Education Awards Endowed Fund Smith, Debra Stocker, Marilyn Alice Tuckman, Madonna 4-H Earl J. Sobinsky Memorial Livestock Fund Weese, Cheryl Wormley Milford and Florence Skog 4-H Endowed Fund John Clyde Spitler and Walter M. Johnson County 4-H Scholarship Fund Copy Editor: Molly Bentsen Superior Young Producers Scholarship Fund Gordon and Evelyn Brandt Thomas Quasi-Endowment Scholarship Fund Designer: Deb Eisenmann 4-H Kenneth Waddell Memorial Performing Arts Fund Clareta Walker Endowed Fund Illinois 4 H Foundation 4-H Nedra Wesson Fund Lisa Woessner Memorial 4-H Science and Technology Award Fund Angie H. Barnard, Executive Director 4-H Ray Woodis Memorial IFYE Fund Jennifer Smith, Assistant Director of Advancement, Illinois 4-H Carole Lindholm, Office Manager Deferred Gifts (Bequests, Trusts, Life Insurance) Office Thank you to the following individuals who have included Illinois 4-H Youth 801 N. Country Fair Dr., Suite E Development Program in their estate planning. Champaign, IL 61801 John and Beatrice Bagby 217-333-9295 Dr. Sandra Broadrick-Allen Email: [email protected] Patricia Clickener Charles and Ruth Dow Web: www.4hfoundation.illinois.edu Lila Jeanne Eichelberger Jo Menacher The CloverSeed FY2016 magazine was printed on SFI Duane Schroeder Rod Stoll and PEFC certified paper using soybean-based ink. Phyllis Summers The University of Illinois is an affirmative action/equal Susan and Ronald Warsaw opportunity institution.
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