4-H Emerald Clover Society Members

Donald R. Jost, a member of the Alpine Eagles 4-H Club in Kent County for five years, served as executive director of the Michigan 4-H Foundation from 1977 to

Growing up on his family farm, Maurice Kaercher was actively involved in the Kalamazoo County 4‑H program, showing beef, sheep, and other projects. After

Matt Kempf is a medical professional entrepreneur. A graduate of Muskegon Community College and the St. Louis School of Medicine, he owns and operates Michigan

Vera Kempf is a lifelong 4-H’er beginning with her years as a member of the Happy Hustlers 4-H Club, one of the first 4-H clubs in Michigan, and today as

Alice Kempf has been a Newaygo County 4-H’er since the day she was born. Kempf family members, including Alice Kempf’s grandmother, mother, and today,

Since 1980, Dean Kiesling has dedicated his life to 4-H and positive youth development. He began his career as a 4-H program assistant, served as a 4-H agent

Karen Kolberg Kietzer has spent a lifetime working with young people. After obtaining an associates degree from Lake Michigan College, Kietzer earned

Ralph Kirch joined MSU Extension as a Branch County 4-H agent in 1950 and was in Kent County when he received a National 4-H Fellowship. After a year in

For more than 58 years, William D. Knox has been a national voice on agricultural economics and dairy issues. As president of W.D. Hoard & Sons Company of

Betsy McPherson Knox served as an Ionia County MSU Extension home economics educator and 4-H youth agent before moving to campus as an associate program leader