46 to be inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame

SEDALIA, Mo. – Forty-six Missourians will be inducted into the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame at 3 p.m. Saturday, August 15, at Stauffacher Center for the Fine Arts on the State Fair Community College campus in Sedalia.

The Missouri 4-H Foundation annually recognizes the work of 4-H friends and volunteers through its annual recognition and awards program, said Rachel Augustine, associate director of University of Missouri Extension’s 4-H Foundation.

“Individuals who have created exceptional legacies of service and dedication to 4-H are recognized and honored with membership in the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame,” Augustine said.

County 4-H members and the 4-H Foundation nominate individuals with at least 20 years of volunteer service.

This year’s inductees and their counties include:

• James and Wilma Baile, Johnson County
• Don and Diana Bartholomew, Howard County
• Ted Belzer, Linn County
• Lesa Blackford, Shelby County
• Virginia Buschmeyer, Gasconade County
• Connie Chevalier, Cass County
• Janice Cooper, Greene County
• Robert Curtis, Pettis County
• Shirley Ensor, Monroe County
• Jim Freeman, Lawrence County
• Jean Haner, Vernon County
• Don Harris, Clark County
• Al and Ruth Heitman, St. Charles County
• Bill and Julia Helvey, Boone County
• Richard Henke, Audrain County
• Sandy Hutchinson, Henry County
• Susan Jaster, Lafayette County
• Mary Ellen Johnson, Grundy County
• Wilma Keightley, Benton County
• Diane Kerns, Livingston County
• George Kolpin, Jasper County
• Ruth Kolpin-Rubison, Jasper County
• Donna Lawson, Lewis County
• Thomas and Karen Lee, Callaway County
• Tom and Becky Loehner, Osage County
• Ray Luebbering, Cole County
• Tammy Lueker, Cass County
• Linda Mallett, Scotland County
• Patty Mollick, Randolph County
• Ruth Moreland, Warren County
• Vincent Mueller, Franklin County
• Toni Newcomer, Andrew County
• Jane Ann Oliver, Macon County
• Butch and Vickie Rush, Barton County
• Phyllis Rush, Miller County
• Sharan Schnuck, Cooper County
• Charles Scoon, Schuyler County
• Janice Spears and Sarah “Betty” E. Walton, Montgomery County

The Missouri 4-H Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the private resource partner of the MU Extension 4-H Center for Youth Development, governed by an elected board of trustees.