MFB 4-H Excellence in Agriculture Awards

Michigan 4-H Foundation

James R. Williams

Class Year: 2007-08

County: Clare

Jim Williams of Clare County is the first winner of the Michigan Farm Bureau 4-H Excellence in Agriculture Award. Not […]

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Joan M. Spindler

Class Year: 2011-12

County: Shiawassee

A 4-H volunteer leader of Shiawassee County’s Rangers 4-H Club since 1960, Joan Spindler has devoted her life to educating […]

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Katelyn Horning

Class Year: 2015-16

County: Washtenaw

Katelyn has been a Washtenaw County 4-H leader for two years but has been an involved leader in her 4-H […]

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Kathy Grau & Mary Hammer

Class Year: 2018-19

County: Washtenaw County 4-H Junior Livestock Committee

Kathy Grau and Mary Hammer have provided numerous experiential learning opportunities for youth in their area as leaders of the […]

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Marci René Charest

Class Year: 2013-14

County: Ingham

Marci Charest has served as the Ingham County 4-H Horse Judging Team coach for the past five years. She brings […]

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Mary Hutka

Class Year: 2018-19

County: Oakland

Mary Hutka is the longtime leader and innovator of the Tollgate 4-H Club in Oakland County. Under her leadership, she […]

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Melanie Barnes

Class Year: 2016-17

County: Iosco

Since the beginning of her involvement with the 4-H program in Iosco County in 2006, Melanie Barnes has worked diligently […]

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Michelle Barnes

Class Year: 2016-17

County: Calhoun

Michelle Barnes got her start with 4-H in 1998, and today she volunteers with five clubs: 4-H Dairy Starter Calf […]

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Nell Ward

Class Year: 2014-15

County: Cass

A Cass County 4-H volunteer, Ward manages the baby animal barn at the Cass County Fair and leads the Friendly […]

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Patti Christmas

Class Year: 2013-14

County: Ingham

Patti Christmas has been a 4-H volunteer leader of the Firestone Farms 4-H Club for the past four years. She […]

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