2020 Illinois 4 H Hall of Fame Award

In 2020, 87 individuals received the Foundation Hall of Fame Award. Five of the honorees are being named posthumously. See a list of recipients, by county, below:

Welcome by Angie Barnard, Executive Director, Illinois 4-H Foundation 0:01
The 4-H Pledge, Shelter In Place style 1:40
Adams county 2:52
Alexander county 3:27
Bond county 0:04:05
Boone county 0:04:33
Carroll county 0:05:25
Cass county 0:05:55
Champaign county 0:06:45
Clark county 0:07:26
Clay county 0:08:25
Clinton county 0:09:07
Coles county 0:10:05
Crawford county 0:10:35
Cumberland county 0:11:45
DeKalb county 12:35
What 4-H means to me, Tyler Behme, Macoupin county 13:15
Dewitt county 13:55
Du Page county 14:35
Edgar county 15:35
Edwards county 16:25
Effingham county 17:05
Ford county 18:15
Fulton county 19:15
Grundy county 19:45
Hamilton county 20:57
Hancock county 21:35
Henderson county 22:25
Iroquois county 23:15
Jasper county 24:25
Congratulations from Lisa Bouillion-Diaz, Illinois 4-H Assistant Dean & Director 25:13
Jersey county 25:55
Jo Daviess county 26:45
Johnson county 27:35
Kane county 28:15
Kankakee county 28:55
Kendall county 29:29
Knox county 30:18
Lake county 31:05
Lawrence county 31:55
Lee county 32:35
Livingston county 33:25
Logan county 35:05
Macoupin county 36:25
Madison county 37:15
What 4-H means to me, Kaitlyn May, Massac county 38:15
Marion county 38:55
Mason county 39:25
Massac county 40:25
McDonough county 41:45
McHenry county 41:57
McLean county 43:05
Menard county 43:55
Mercer county 44:35
Monroe county 45:25
Montgomery county 46:25
Morgan county 47:15
Moultrie county 47:55
Ogle county 48:55
Congratulations from Jerry Hicks, Chair, Illinois 4-H Foundation Board 49:46
Peoria county 51:05
Piatt county 51:55
Pike county 53:24
Pope county 54:25
Pulaski county 55:05
Richland county 55:35
Rock Island county 56:05
Saline county 56:45
Sangamon county 58:05
Shelby county 58:55
St. Clair county 59:55
State 4-H Office, Bill Million 1:00:35
State 4-H Office, Deb Stocker 1:01:45
State 4-H Office, Sheri Seibold 1:02:55
What 4-H means to me, Avery Plote, DeKalb county 1:04:45
Stephenson county 1:05:25
Tazewell county 1:06:24
Union county 1:07:35
Vermilion county 1:08:15
Wabash county 1:09:25
Warren county 1:10:05
Washington county 1:10:45
Wayne county 1:11:55
White county 1:12:35
Whiteside county 1:13:15
Will county 1:14:25
Williamson county 1:15:27
Winnebago county 1:16:25
Woodford county 1:17:15
Closing remarks by Angie Barnard, Executive Director, Illinois 4-H Foundation 1:19:12
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The Illinois 4-H Foundation established the statewide Hall of Fame in 2005 to honor and celebrate extraordinary 4-H alumni, volunteers, and former 4-H staff. Each inductee receives a commemorative Hall of Fame medallion.

Service is a hallmark of the Illinois 4-H program. The Illinois 4-H Foundation annually honors longtime volunteers and former staff members for their selfless dedication to 4-H, the University of Illinois Extension youth development program.

“These volunteers fully embody what 4-H strives to instill in youth,” says Angie Barnard, Illinois 4-H Foundation executive director. “They are caring, dedicated, generous leaders, and the Illinois 4-H Foundation is extremely proud to be able to provide this honor to thank them for their service to this wonderful organization."

Since 1954, the Illinois 4-H Foundation has raised funds from individuals, corporations and organizations to supplement state and county 4-H programs.

We work with:
- Former 4-H members frequently want to "give back" to the organization that gave them high impact experiences as a young person and helped shape them into who they are today.
- Current and former 4-H leaders, volunteers, and parents support 4-H each year because they have personal experiences of seeing the positive youth development that 4-H provides. It is always rewarding to hear personal testimonies of how 4-H programs have provided a positive impact to young people, to families, and to communities.
- Corporations, businesses, trade associations, and professional organizations support 4-H because they know they are investing in a program that produces young people who are better prepared to be effective leaders, contributing citizens, and value-added employees, and team members.
Our office works with all of our donors to maximize the impact their support makes on 4-H.

The 4-H Foundation is part of the Office of Advancement in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. The University of Illinois Foundation processes all gifts to the Illinois 4-H Foundation and manages all our endowed funds.
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