Edward C. Babbitt
In 1965, Oceana County 4-H’er Edward C. Babbitt began what has grown into a multi-million dollar hobby and very successful business, Babbitt’s Sport Center. Best known for sale of personal […]
Ralph James Frahm
Ralph J. Frahm has been a 4-H member, farmer, banker and politician in Saginaw County. For close to 20 years, he operated Elmwood Farms in Frankenmuth in a farm partnership […]
John G. Laurie
Jack Laurie’s leadership in Michigan agriculture is well-recognized and respected everywhere from community farms to the Michigan legislature. He retired as president of the Michigan Farm Bureau in 2000, but […]
Gary L. Seevers
Gary L. Seevers led the futures brokerage business for Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York and abroad after joining the firm in 1979 as head of commodities marketing. He […]
Jack W. Barnes
Jack Barnes, a 4-H member for nine years, served as general manager for 26 of the 39 years he worked for the Michigan Milk Producers Association, a Fortune 500 organization […]
Marquetta L. Pearson Frost
Marquetta Pearson Frost has been committed to the positive development of young people since she was a young teen growing up in Calhoun County. When rap was beginning to dominate […]
Russell G. Mawby
Russell G. Mawby is an internationally recognized philanthropist dedicated to improving the lives of young people around the world. He joined the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as director of the agriculture […]
Mary Ellen Sheets
What began for Mary Ellen Sheets as a way for her two high school-aged sons to earn some spending money is today the fifth largest moving company in the United […]
Margaret A. Bethel
Margaret A. Bethel has served almost 25 years extending the knowledge of Michigan State University to help transform the lives of people in Michigan’s communities. In 2001, that dedication placed […]
Donald W. Gast
Donald Gast, senior vice-president of the Southwestern Medical Clinic in Berrien Springs, is credited with expanding the clinic from one independent location and five employees to 12 satellite medical facilities […]