
Gretna Van Fleet
Gretna Van Fleet has served in many roles throughout her lifetime. From being an office manager for Hillsdale and Saginaw County Farm Bureau branches to

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Gretna Van Fleet has served in many roles throughout her lifetime. From being an office manager for Hillsdale and Saginaw County Farm Bureau branches to

Marjory McPherson Veliquette has devoted her life to 4-H and her community. In 1972, she and her husband, Norman, co-founded Great Lakes Packing Company, a

A promoter of world peace, Norman Veliquette grew up on a dairy farm and was a member of Antrim County’s A-K 4-H Club. During his last year in 4-H, he

For nearly four decades, Nancy Victorson was a staple in the Luce County MSU Extension office. Hired in 1979 as a 4‑H agent serving Luce and Schoolcraft

As a 4-H’er in Muskegon County, Shaun Wade was involved in the entomology, botany, and soil conservation program areas, igniting a spark that led him to

Karen Waite is an equine Extension specialist at Michigan State University and teaches and advises equine students in the MSU Department of Animal Science. In

Dave Weatherspoon, Ph.D., serves as MSU’s vice provost of Enrollment and Academic Strategic Planning and a professor of agricultural, food and resource

In 1985 Mary Ellen Weaver-Moschetti cofounded Data Processing Corporation (DPRC), an information technology staffing company located in Newport Beach,

John Welser’s 4-H experiences prepared him for a career in veterinary medicine and research. From 1975 to 1983, Welser served as dean of the MSU College

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
“4-H has been a part of my life for almost six years. Every year I always learn something new I can use outside of 4-H and later in life.”
— Victoria P., Washtenaw County

Become a permanent part of the Michigan 4-H Children's Garden by sponsoring a brick! Bricks can be donated in your name; in honor of a family, friend or club; or in memory of loved ones. Learn more: Sponsor a brick!.

Outstanding Michigan 4-H alumni, volunteers, youth, staff and partners were recognized Sept. 21 during the 2024 Michigan 4-H Legacy Awards Celebration in East Lansing. Awards presented at the event, which was hosted by Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan 4-H Foundation, are among some of Michigan 4-H’s highest honors for adults.