Helen M. Simon

Helen M. Simon has dedicated her entire life to 4-H and young people. She dreamt of becoming a school teacher, but due to financial difficulty in the Great Depression was […]

Jane L. Thocher

Jane L. Thocher’’s life has been dedicated to education and to providing youth the opportunity to be the best that they can be. She retired from Michigan’s public schools in […]

Janet R. Wendland

Janet R. Wendland, former Bay County 4-H member, has been a 4-H volunteer in Bay and Saginaw counties since 1958. She has been the Saginaw County 4-H program associate for […]

Keith L. Brown

Keith L. Brown graduated from MSU in 1954 with a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry. He and his family own and operate Brownson Farms and the Horse and Carriage Bed […]

Sheila M. Burkhardt

Sheila M. Burkhardt, a Michigan 4-H Foundation trustee, has been the Michigan Milk Producers Association director of member relations and public affairs since 1988. She creates and implements educational and […]

Janice O. Harwood

Janice O. Harwood’s career included seven years as a high school home economics teacher and the remainder of her career in Extension until retiring in June 2002. She served as […]

Betty L. James

Betty James is a Michigan licensed registered nurse and nursing home administrator. She is a graduate of the Blackstone School of Law, received her associate’s degree in nursing from Henry […]

Theodore S. Leipprandt

Ted Leipprandt worked at Cooperative Elevator Company in Pigeon from 1959 until he retired in 1995. For 13 of those years Leipprandt was CEO of the company. He received his […]

Sally Ann Narhi

Sally Ann Narhi is accredited with 31 years of service for Michigan’s public schools prior to retiring in 1998. Most recently she was a high school principal for 11 years […]

Howard C. Pennington

Howard C. Pennington owned a veterinary practice in Lenawee County until 1985 when he began relief veterinary practice. He continues to offer his veterinary services to vet practices in the […]