DeKalb County 4-H Volunteer Inducted May 14, 2009 Sue Wills has been involved in DeKalb County 4-H for more than 40 years. As a teacher in Ruhama School in Dogtown, Ala., she served as the 4-H volunteer and coordinator for the school. Wills' name is synonymous with...
Wall of Fame - May 2009
Ronny Williams
Talladega County Extension Agent Inducted May 14, 2009 Ronny Williams* began his Extension career in Bueler County before transferring to Talladega County in 1990. His enthusiasm for youth made him successful. 4-H Natural Resources was his passion. While in Butler...
Annette Mchurg Wardrup
DeKalb County Extension Agent Inducted May 14, 2009 Annette Mehurg Wardrup started her 4-H career as so many do, in her youth. Her 4-H agent, Celeste Martin, encouraged her to try many different things. She participated in every 4-H activity, eventually turning to a...
John M. “Bubba” Trotman
Alabama Agriculture Producer and 4-H Supporter Inducted May 14, 2009 John M. "Bubba" Trotman's deep affection for agriculture began when he was a child growing up in Pike County as the son of a farmer and mule trader. He left his hometown of Troy while still a...
Barbara D. Thorne
Board Member, Alabama 4-H Club Foundation, Inc. Inducted May 14, 2009 Barbara D. Thorne* served on the Alabama 4-H Club Foundation from 1994 until her passing earlier this year, a 15-year term serving interests of the Alabama 4-H Club Foundation and the youth of...
Jack D. Smith
Extension Communications Inducted May 14, 2009 Jack D. Smith's Extension career covers 30 years of challenge and change across the state of Alabama. His background in journalism was with The Decatur Daily and The Montgomery Advertiser, and it was while he was working...