Colbert County 4-H Volunteers Inducted March 19, 2013 Henry and Kathy Gotcher are lifelong residents of Colbert County and have deep roots in 4-H and agriculture. The Gotchers have remained true to their roots and have continued many of the traditions with their...
Calhoun County 4-H Volunteers Inducted March 19, 2013 Curtis and Susie Franklin* served Calhoun County and surrounding counties youth for many years through volunteer work at Coosa Valley Youth Services (CVYS). The Franklins learned and loved gardening from their...
Butler County 4-H Volunteers Inducted March 19, 2013 Eric and Louise Cates Jr. are longtime outstanding leaders in Extension and 4-H programs. They are recognized as leaders in Butler County and their community at large. They were always willing to serve on committees...
Butler County 4-H Alumnus Inducted March 19, 2013 The 4-H pledge learned by Rex Blackburn as a young boy growing up on a rural farm with no electricity or indoor plumbing in the 1940s continues to follow him today. "My friends and I could hardly wait to be old enough...
St. Clair 4-H Alumna andAlabama Teacher of the Year Inducted March 19, 2013 Gay Glidewell Barnes credits her foundation in Alabama 4-H as the reason she is a teacher. As Alabama's Teacher of the Year for 2012 and one of four finalists for National Teacher of the Year,...
Partner Inducted March 19, 2013 Auburn University Athletics' commitment to Alabama 4-H youth has provided thousands of Alabama youngsters an often unlooked and much-needed opportunity to experience a college game-day atmosphere, see a collegiate athletic game and...