2001 Hall of Fame Inductees |
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Induction of the first 100 members took place during the Centennial Birthday Gala at the State 4-H Forum in Ocean Shores on October 18, 2001. Following is a short biography of each inductee by county.
Grant County
In the 1950's, Frank "Tub" Hansen was leader of the Mae Ranchers 4-H Club. With a leadership philosophy that was ahead of the times, he let the youth run the club and practiced "tough love." If a steer hadn't been trained appropriately to be handled at the fair, it was taken directly to the commercial sale yard, no matter how likely it was to being declared a champion in type classes at the fair. Tub believed youth, given the chance to make decisions, would make appropriate ones; and poor decisions deserved their own consequences. The Hansen's hosted IFYE students from India and Brazil. As a state representative and senator, Tub staunchly supported Washington agricultural interests and their primary showcase, the agricultural fairs and youth shows in Washington.
Mary McKenzie was a Grant County Extension agent. She was active in the 4-H State Fair, Washington State 4-H Association, and Western Regional Leader Forum. She continued her involvement after retirement by volunteering in the 4-H program.
Russell M. Turner was WSU Cooperative Extension director from 1954-1957, retiring after 33 years in Extension. Initially, he was a cow tester, then served as county agent in Island County. Throughout his career, he was very supportive of the Washington State 4-H Program.
Grays Harbor County
Davona Gwin has been a 4-H volunteer for 35 years. She was first involved in 4-H as a member with a dairy calf in the 1950's with the Humptulips Valley Hustlers 4-H Club. She enrolled as a project leader in that club in 1965, became main club leader in 1968, and held that position until 1984. During that time, her club was the recipient of the Grays Harbor County 4-H Club Achievement Award a total of 14 times. Davona served several years as the Grays Harbor 4-H camp director at Panhandle Lake and has held every office in the county 4-H Leaders Council, serving as treasurer since 1977. Currently she is the head cook for the Grays Harbor 4-H camping program and 4-H general superintendent for the Grays Harbor County Fair. She has served on the State 4-H Advisory Board, and was president during the 1980's. She represented our state at the National 4-H Conference. Gwin remains active at the county level as state fair coordinator and project leader in foods and clothing.
Phil Hearnesberger is past-president of the State 4-H Advisory Board. He has been a board member since 1995. He also manages the Panhandle 4-H Camp in Shelton, has been the llama superintendent at State 4-H Fair since 1997, and is a member of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics Advisory Council representing 4-H. He is a past-member of Cooperative Extension's National Strategic Directions Team, representing 4-H volunteers from the Western Region. Phil has served seven years on the county Leaders Council. He works as assistant superintendent at Grays Harbor County Fair, is a member of Panhandle 4-H Association Board, and served as president from 1996-99. He was the driving force behind the development of the llama 4-H project in the state and has been awarded the Volunteer of Excellence Award.
Jim Kling was the 4-H youth agent for Grays Harbor County for over 20 years. He retired in the late 1980's. He developed the middle management roles with Grays Harbor 4-H leaders in the 1970's and 1980's. These roles remain a strong leadership model today. Jim helped develop and coordinate the 4-H salmon raising project. This project taught youth how to care for salmon eggs. He also coordinated projects for pheasant raising, growing roses, and a wide variety of other unique projects.
Nominations due June 1
of current 4-H year
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