VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION

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2008 Volunteer Awards Program Handbook
Texas 4-H Salute to Excellence Award
Texas 4-H Leader Legacy Award
Texas 4-H Alumni Award
Texas 4-H Citation for Outstanding Service to 4-H
Meritorious Service Award (Sponsored by Volunteer Leaders Assocation of Texas)

2008 VOLUNTEER AWARDS PROGRAM INFORMATION

2008 Texas 4-H Volunteer Awards Program Handbook

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TEXAS 4-H SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE AWARD

This award recognizes outstanding 4-H volunteers for their service to 4-H programs and the impact that they have had on the lives of young people. Each distirct may select two recipients who will be honored with this award. The awards are sponsored by the Texas 4-H and Youth Development PRogram. Districts are strongly encouraged to submit one ward winner for excellence in club work (community, project, school) and one award winner for excellence through special interest and curriculum enrichment programs. Selections are made at the district level with two copies of the nomination forms fowarded to the Texas 4-H Office.

Past Winners of the Salute to Excellence Award

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TEXAS 4-H LEADER LEGACY AWARD

The Leader Legacy Award recognizes a 4-H leader who has been an integral part of the 4-H and Youth Development Program for 20 years or more. The person who is nominated for this award may or may not be the person who is always in the spotlight, but is the one who makes an impact and a difference on the 4-H members with whom he/she works.

Specific requirements for this award include:

• Twenty (20) or more years of service to 4-H as a volunteer leader.
• Continuing support of the 4-H program at any level.
• Must have been a club manager or project leader in a county in Texas for at least five (5) years.

Nominations for the Leader Legacy Award may be made by 4-H members, 4-H volunteers, County Commissioners, State Specialists, county Extension agents, program assistants, District or County Extension Administrators, other program parnters/collaborators.

PAST WINNERS OF THE LEADER LEGACY AWARD
2000	Hollis Burgess	Claudine Brooks Shorter
2001	Rowena Braddock	E.H.Grote
2002	Kathy Jackson	DJ Young
2003
2004	Sue Crober Calhoun Cty/D11	Donald L. Peters Potter Ct./D1
	Dan & Linda Taylor Hockley Cty/D2
2005	Nelda Blackwell	Shelia Harris
2006	Alda Beth Garrison	Wanda Lee
	Mary Ann Till
2007	Jim & Brenda Campbell Deaf Smith Cty/D1	Ronnie Ragland Crosby Cty./D2
	Yvonne Gribble Webb Cty/D12

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TEXAS 4-H ALUMNI AWARD

The Texas 4-H Alumni Award will recognize adults who have made significant achievements IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. Consideration is given to individuals who demonstrated an outstanding record of achievement AS A 4-H MEMBER and who have shown evidence of 4-H's influence on their adult lives. Continued service to 4-H in adulthood is very important. No current Extension employee may receive this award.

PAST WINNERS OF THE 4-H ALUMNI AWARD
1985	JoAnn Ehrhardt	Jerry Phillips
1986	Dr. H.O. Kunkel	Lloyd & Sue Robinson
1987	Walter S. Britten	Nancy Jo Roebuck-Pearson
1988	Emmett Evans	F.H. "Tuffy" Whitehead
1989	Honorable Albert Bustamante	Joe Holstead
1990	Pleas Childress, III	Bill Helwig
	Honorable Anna Mowrey	Bill Piehl
	Leroy Shafer	Pat Shepard
1991	Verna Cordes	Sue Fagan
	Dr. E. Dean Gage	Shelia Harris
	Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney	Honorable Rick Perry
1992	Senator Chet E. Brooks	Vivian Cates
	Jimmie Ruth Evans	Teddie Lou Stephens
	Dr. Joe D. Townsend	Tandy Corporation
	Pilgrim's Pride Corp.	Pioneer Flour Mil
1993	Kay Bezner	Dr. Sam Curl
	Alvin Davis	Kit Horne
	Katherine Mayfield	Vernon Winkelmann
1994	Dr. Marvin J. Cepica	Dr. Edward Hiler
	Don Jordan	Honorable Dan Kubiak
1995	Dr. Richard "Dick" Cummins	Marcus Hill
	Dr. Paul R. Vaughn
1996	Kathy Jackson	Natrelle Long
	Charles "Chuck" Real
1997	Sam Massey	Jackie Van DeWalle Haas-Dreher
	Elaine Van DeWalle-Thompson
1998	Dr. James Clark	Marge Micek
	Dr. Bob Moore	Reid Sharp
	C.L. Wall
1999	Bill Brewer	Charles Elk
2000	Liz Jones	Garet von Netzer
2001	Linda Duncan	Rodney Mosier
	Bertha Woods
2002	Helen Hayes Piehl	Robert G. Walsleben
2003
2004	Ned Lynn	Jim Jennings
	Honorable J.D. Johnson
2005	Dr. Linda Hoover
2006	Virgil Bartlett	Kathy Hunt
	Dr. John Pipkin
2007	LeAnne Vogel	Chris Holcombe
	F.G. "Butch" Collard, III

 

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TEXAS 4-H CITATION FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO 4-H

This award recognizes an individual, business or organization who has made an outstanding contribution to Texas 4-H programs on a regional or state basis. Awards are generally made based on a long-term commitment rather than a one-time program.

PAST WINNERS OF THE CITATION FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO 4-H AWARD
1983	South Plains College	Texas Power & Light Company
	B.V. Thompson, Jr.	Clayton W. Williams
	Young Men's Business League
1984	Southwestern Public Serivce Company	Marivn Lin Warthan
	Camp Tyler	Galveston Noon Kiwanis Club
1985	Milton Hill	El Paso Electric Company
	Panhandle/South Plains Fair Association	Kenneth W. Pollard, Jr.
1986	KVTV Channel 11	Kim Austin
	Adams Extract Company	The Garvy Texas Foundation
1987	Dr. Samuel E. Curl	Honorable L.B. Kubiak
	John E. Burrus	WBAP Radio
1988	Ag. Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Co.	Tandy Corporation
	Piligrim's Pride Corp.	Pioneer Flour Mill
1989	Amarillo Globe News	Whataburger, Inc.
	Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers' Foundation	Texas Tech University, College of Home Economics
1990	Honorable Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis	James Orr
	JC Penny Co., Inc.	West Texas State University
	Alcoa Foundation	Country World Newspaper
1991	ACCO Feeds, Inc.	Brookshire Brothers Grocery Store
	Creative Consultants	Lyntegar Electric Co-Op, Inc.
	The Outfit	Sew Much More & London's Fabric
1992	Arrowhead Mills, Inc.	Blinn College
	Fayette County Swine Breeders	Group 5 Electric Cooperatives
	Texas Cattle Feeders Association	United Telephone System
1993	Central Power & Light Company	SW Public Service Company
	Sonora Wool	Kiwanis Club of Abilene
	Bamburger Ranch	SALE Rural Youth Committee
1994	D.K. Caldwell Foundation	Dr. Barry Thompson
	Joel Wilson	SALE School Tours Committee
1995	Gail & Katie Hanselka	Jerry Gardner
	Lee Alan Barron
1996	Honorable Bob Bullock	Honorable Layton Black
	Honorable Garnet Coleman	Mr. Preston Sides
1997	Stephen F. Austin State University	Honorable David & Joyce Swinford
	Tom Arthur
1998	Alcoa, Rockdale Works	West Texas Utilities Company
	KGNC Radio	South Plains Electric Cooperative
1999	Tri-State Fair	Bea Baker
2000	Women's Auxiliary, Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers'	Honorable Bob Turner
2001	Mr. & Mrs. Robert Silverthorn	Drs. Joe & Chris Townsend
2002	AEP Central Power & Light	Panhandle Tech Prep School to Careers
	Texas Extension Educators Assocation	Dr. Greg & Karen West
2003
2004	Shawn & Jan Irvine	Honorable Jim White
	Rod Welsh	Donnie Laughlin
2005	Texas Agrifood Master Volunteers of the Panhandle	6666 Ranch
	Texas Forestry Association
2006	Jeannie & the Late Herbert Kuhlman Family	Northwest Texas Field & Stream Association
	West Texas A&M Division of Nursing
2007	Texas A&M University	Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - Educational Programs Office
	West Texas A&M University Nance Ranch

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MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
(SPONSORED BY VOLUNTEER LEADERS' ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS)

The 4-H Volunteers Leaders’ Association of Texas annually recognizes an outstanding county Extension agent, county Extension director, or program assistant and an outstanding Extension Specialist (any program area) or District Extension Administrator with the Meritorious Service Award.

The purpose of this award is to recognize Extension faculty members for their role in making 4-H volunteers more effective. These nominations should not be limited to 4-H Faculty. There are many deserving faculty members whose major responsibilities fall in other program areas. All nominations should be made by a 4-H member or Adult Leaders’ Association member and forwarded to the local county Extension agent. (Should you nominate your agent, forward the form to another local agent.) The agent will verify the nomination contents and forward it to the appropriate District Extension Administrator for review and submission to the state 4-H office. Nominees must be a resident of Texas and have been paid staff or faculty with Texas AgriLife Extension Service/Texas 4-H for the immediate past five (5) years. Two awards are given annually.

PAST WINNERS OF THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
1979	Eunice Rainwater	C.R. Salmon
1980	Verner Bippert	Iris Kalich
1981	Ollie Liner	Warren Mauk
1982	Lanny Dreesen	Lucian McCarroll
1983	Alby Peters	John Pelham
1984	Chris Holcombe	B.F. Yeates
1985	Betty Robertson	Janet Yeates
1986	Julie Wimberly	Don Steinback
1987	Mary Strickland	Lynn Thibodeaux
1988	Clara Henze	Bobby Ragsdale
	Gloria Schwarzlose	Barron Rector
1989	Jan Davis	John Senter
1990	Anne Buchanan	Gayle Laine (Hall)
1991	Billy Reagor
1992	Carolyn Bonner	Mike McKinney
1993	Charla Kothmann	Charles Cole
1994	James Greer	Marilyn Prause
1995	Ona Ballard	Bill Thomas
1996	Dan Cornett	Ed Koliba
1997	Iris Kalich	Angela Burkham
1998	Barbara Sulak
1999	Mike Whiteman	Billy Higginbotham
2000	Brad Pierce	Montza Williams
2001	Joe Taylor	Jeanie Gentry
2002	Rachel Bauer	Bob Robinson
2003	Stanley Young	Melissa Long
	Dale Rollins
2004	Susan Breitling	Charlotte Hold
2005	John A. Jackman	J.D. Ragland
2006	Donna Brauchi	Michael Clawson
2007	Tommy Phillips	Teresa Smith

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Page last updated: December 19, 2007