
Benjamin Westrate
From 1957 to 1969 Benjamin Westrate served as the executive director of the Michigan 4-H Foundation. In this role, Westrate led the Foundation in the campaign

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From 1957 to 1969 Benjamin Westrate served as the executive director of the Michigan 4-H Foundation. In this role, Westrate led the Foundation in the campaign

David White has dedicated his life to 4-H and agriculture. He purchased his first of three farms at age 22 and has carried on the family heritage of showing

Sally’s love and involvement of 4-H as a member has helped develop her into the person she is today. With her 4-H leaders’ support and her

For the past 30 years, Vera Wiltse has overseen the care of the Orr Community Building, a former one-room schoolhouse that her 4-H community club converted to

Don Wissman joined the Peters 4-H Club in St. Clair County at age 10 and remained active in 4-H through all four years of college at MSU. He was a

Wayne Wood, a former Sanilac County 4-H’er and fourth-generation dairy farmer, is in his second year as the 16th president of the Michigan Farm Bureau.

Dennis Wooden is a partner in Wooden Purebred Swine Farms in Cassopolis, Mich. He is vice president of the Cass County Farm Bureau board of directors and

Dan Wyant, Cass County 4-H alumnus, is currently the president of the Edward Lowe Foundation, an operating foundation that champions the entrepreneurial spirit

Mary Yeomans is an educator at heart, with more than two decades of work in the education sector and nearly five decades of service as a volunteer with

Emma Young has emerged as a leader in public policy and public service, building a career dedicated to improving opportunities for Michigan’s children,
It takes confidence and courage to try new things and I am thankful to 4-H for providing that opportunity for me.
— Ethan McLaughlin, Monroe 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.