2005 Year in Review

Inaugural Class of Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame Announced

Source: Rod Stoll, Director, Illinois 4-H Foundation, 217-333-0333

Forty-one individuals associated with 4-H were named to the inaugural class of the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame during the 4-H Family Picnic at the 2005 Illinois State Fair on August 13.

The Illinois 4-H Foundation established the Hall of Fame this year to honor extraordinary 4-H alumni, volunteers, or former 4-H staff members. Hall of Fame inductees were nominated by county University of Illinois Extension staff and have a track record of exemplary service to 4-H or outstanding career and community achievement.

Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame Class of 2005 The Inaugural Class of Inductees:
Diane Barnes, Carol Stream; Barbara Bauer, Anna; Martha Bazik-Rittmueller, East Moline; Gordon Bidner, Carlock; Catherine Burg, Stronghurst; Keith Clement, Alpha; Jean Dean, Orland Park; Helen DeSutter, Manito; Anita Dominique, Chicago; Lila Jeanne Eichelberger, Champaign; Dorothea Eisenbrandt, Lockport; Lawanda Fager, Murphysboro; Terry Ferguson, Clinton; Adaline Glatthaar, Paris; Janet Goodell, Prophetstown; Elda Goodmiller, Elizabeth; Georgia Green, Atlanta; J. Dennis Hastert, Batavia; Marge Hennenfent, Cameron; Mike Hogendobler, Villa Ridge; Dot Hunt, Urbana; Lucille Korsmeyer, Highland; Robert Lyford, Poplar Grove; Eleanor Markwell, Casey; William McAllister, Carlinville; Mary McFarland, Good Hope; Phyllis Nelson, Viola; Arlin Obst, Waterloo; Patricia Orr, Watseka; Cyndi Punke, Paxton; E. Jo Rector, Albion; Gordon Ropp, Normal; Doris Schoenbein, Elmwood; Patricia Sturgeon, Arlington Heights; Dorothy Trimble, Allendale; JoAnn Webster, West Point; Stuart Wells, Harvard; Carol Williams, Chicago; Lisa Woessner, 1964-2004; Dorothy Mae Yochem, Mt. Carroll.

4-H is the largest out-of-school educational program for youth in the United States. 4-H seeks to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, forming attitudes, and developing life skills that will enable them to become caring, competent, and contributing members of society. In Illinois, 285,991 youth participate in 4-H and the other youth programs of U of I Extension. More than 26,000 adult volunteers assist in the programming. For more information about 4-H in Illinois, visit: 4-H News and Events.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
August 25, 2005