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4/18/02
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Joe Kurth, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-1018, jkurth@iastate.edu
Mitchell Hoyer, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-1531, mhoyer@iastate.edu
Tracy S. Petersen, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515)
294-9915
Three Iowans Inducted Into National 4-H Hall of Fame
AMES, Iowa -- Three late Iowans were among the 100 people inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame April 11 in Chevy Chase, Md. Another Iowan was recognized as an outstanding 4-H alumni.
Iowa's inductees are:
Jessie Field Shambaugh, widely regarded as the mother of 4-H. She was a Page County teacher who began after school boys and girls clubs in 1901.
O.H. Benson, a Wright County principal and school superintendent. He conceived the clover as the emblem for the Boys and Girls Clubs in 1906.
Fannie R. Buchanan, Victor, who wrote 4-H songs in the 1920s and 1930s. Her songs "Plowing" and "Dreaming" became 4-H classics.
The Hall of Fame is a 4-H centennial project of the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents. Each state and Washington, D.C., had at least one person inducted into the Hall of Fame.
In addition, Loren Kruse, Ankeny, editor of Successful Farming magazine, received the National 4-H Alumni Award.
"I remember a skinny, 10-year-old trying to give his first presentation at his 4-H club in Grundy County," Kruse said in March at a 4-H event hosted by Meredith Corp., publisher of Successful Farming. "He was so nervous he ran from the room, but two very caring 4-H leaders encouraged him not to give up and to try to be the best that he could. be. By the time he was in senior high, he was able to earn a blue ribbon for a speech presentation at the Iowa State Fair. Of course, that 10-year-old was me. I thank 4-H for giving me many of the life skills I use every day in leading Meredith."
The induction took place during the annual National 4-H Conference. Five Iowa 4-H members attended the conference, held April 6 to 13 at the National 4-H Center. The delegates also spent a day on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of the U.S. Congress and presenting the National Conversations on Youth Development recommendations.
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