Daniel J. Wyant
Class Year: 2002
County: Cass
Title: President, Edward Lowe Foundation
Bio:4-H provided me with fundamental leadership skills that serve me well to this day. Public speaking, a commitment to the local community, and a focus on youth development were all taught to me early in my 4-H experience. 4-H provided lessons that serve as foundation values for me in daily lifehard work, individual responsibility and family. 4-H continues to serve and provide a wonderful legacy to future generations of Michigans youth.
Dan Wyant, Cass County 4-H alumnus, is currently the president of the Edward Lowe Foundation, an operating foundation that champions the entrepreneurial spririt by assisting entrepreneurs and the organizations that serve them. Wyant was the director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture from 1996 to 2005. He began his career in the private sector at Ralston Purina Company and Lowes International. Wyant also has been a legislative liaison and the associate director of Governor John Englers Office of Legislative Affairs. Wyant also serves on the State Fair Advisory Council and is the past president of both the Mid-America International Agri-Trade Council and the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources alumni board. Wyant has also been a supporter of community activities as a local soccer coach, by participating in Kettunen Center 4-H workshops, supporting the state 4-H livestock sale at the Michigan State Fair and by being a member of the Michigan FFA Foundation board of directors.