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AZ Foundation Update Board of Trustees
2010-2011
ARIZONA 4-H YOUTH
FOUNDATION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The foundation would like to say
Congratulations to Ms. Tosha Freytag as she
graduated this spring. Tosha worked as a
student employee for the Arizona 4-H Youth
Foundation for two years and is now looking
forward to teaching agriculture in Arizona this
coming Fall. We wish her good luck and thank
her for all her hard work she has done for us
over the years!!
PRESIDENT
Carol Wuertz-Behrens
VICE-PRESIDENT
Doug Wright
SECRETARY
Beverly Collier
TREASURER
Mack McKeon
We also have some new employees to recognize
in the office:
First we have Ms. Kathy DelGrosso working as
our new Administrative Assistant. We are excited that she has joined our team and are
looking forward to working with her.
We also welcome a new student employee Mr.
Russell Noon. Russell began working here in
January and helped out a lot with the scholarship process. He is a Freshman at the
University of Arizona and is majoring in crop
management. We are glad to have him!!
And of coarse we still have Ms. April Ehrlich
in the office. Together we are all hard at work
taking care of donations and scholarships! We
want to thank everyone for their continued
support and congratulate the Arizona 4-H
Youth Foundation on their 40th anniversary!
PAST PRESIDENT
Dan Klingenberg
FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
Kathy DelGrosso
Board Members
Cliff Amator
Donald Butler
Tim Dunn
Rodney Glassman
Paul Groseta
Cory Mellon
Don Walker
Arizona Extension Representative
Kim Gressley
Newsletter Editor
April Ehrlich
Student Employees
Russell Noon
April Ehrlich
Date
Event Calendar
10/2-8/2011
National 4-H week
10/14 to
11/6/2012
Arizona State Fair
1/5-8/2012
National Western Roundup
Corporate Sponsors
Arizona Drip
Systems
Commercial
Investors Realty
Inc.
Services
(SW Region)
Keithly-Williams
Seeds
Farnam
Arizona Farm
Bureau
Federation
Desert Construction
Desert Tree Farm
Arizona Machinery
The Norton
Foundation
Gowan Company
(Caroline Lott
Jessen
Foundation)
Doug Mellon Farms,
Inc
Calcot
Farm Credit
The Glassman
Foundation
Sundance Farms
Wells Fargo
Donor Recognition
A special thank you to the following individuals, corporations and foundations who have made a difference in
the lives of Arizona’s youth by helping the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation reach out to children and young
people all across Arizona. These donations were made during the period of July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.
Emerald Partner
($10,000 or more)
Mary Faul
Leeds Foundation
Diamond Clover Club
($1000 to $4999)
Oliver Anderson
Arizona Farm Bureau
Arizona Machinery Company
Arizona National Livestock Show
Kirk Astroth
Bingham Equipment Company
Calcot
Cochise County Junior Livestock Auction
Commercial Investors Realty
Desert Construction, Inc.
Doug Mellon Farms, Inc
Farm Credit Services Southwest
Dan A Klingenberg
Gladys Klingenberg
John and Susan Richards
State Employee Charitable Contribution
States’ 4-H International Exchange Program
Gold Clover Club
($500 to $999)
Desert Tree Farm
Tom and Mary Lou Edwards
Federal Cartridge Company
Michael F. Hand
Howard and Shelby D. Holland
West Consulting, Inc.
Bronze Clover Club
($100 to $499)
Arthur and Peggy Allen
Arizona Agricultural Aviation Association
Aspen Veterinary Clinic P.C.
Joe and Carmen Auza
Edwin and Sheila Baker
Mary Louise T. Brown
Earl H. and Louise R. Carroll
Beverly Joder Collier
Desert View Farms
Dr. Paul C. Deutsch
Leonard W. Dewhirst
Duncan Family Farms
Eagle Produce Limited Partnership
William A. III and Kathleen Estes
General Sharpening/Charles Foster
Gladdn Family Farms
Dan Hardison
Charlotte Hargreaves
Harris Cattle Company (HC Douglas)
Bruce Heiden
JF and LA Keller
Marianne Manterola Sylvia Manterola
Mack and Sandra McKeon
Joe Bob Neely
Ronald Olding Jr.
Arthur B. and Lois L. Pacheco Jr.
Larry and Marlena Parrott
Paul E. Rovey Dairy
Payson Concrete and Materials, Inc.
Steven R. Reiley
Ronald N. and Cynthia N. Rovey
San Pedro Farms
Santa Fe Ranch
Corinne Stinson
Thoroughbred Paint and Body, Inc.
Russ or Eleanor Upton
Waymon Farms, Inc.
Donor Recognition
Bronze Clover Club
($100 to $499)
Glenn and Suzanne Weber
Greg and Loralee Wuertz
Sarah Wuertz
Copper Clover Club
(under $100)
Winifred P. Anderson
Bach’s Cactus Nursery
Robert and Alana Baker
Peggy J. Beaston
Charles and Janice Bell
Ronald and Margaret Bemis
Bowe Family Trust
Caldwell Funeral Chappel
Carnicom-Helminiak
James and Susan Chilton
James Christenson
Calvin Cordes
John or Anna Daer
Elkhorn Ranch, Inc.
Ethel F. and C. Kenneth Farnsworth
Dr. Mark and Mary Lou Frankel
Graydon and Betty Gaudy
Becky A. Hill
Intsy Prints (Gary Kojo)
Robert Kennedy
David King
Bessie Layton
Joanne Linnemann
Connie Lipinski
Jason J. and Rozlyn Lipsey
Loren’s Pooper-Scooer Service
Dr. and Mrs. Richard McDonald
Dusty Jo Murdock
Joh L. and Carolyn Nickerson
Dennis/Susan Nordeen
V.P. Ogurek
Alfred and Sylvia Paley
Albert Parenteau
David or Ellen Patterson
Payson Feed and Pet Supply
Ramon and Janet Paz
William and Rose Piper
James F. and Lavina S. Platt
Terry and Jane E. Pray
James and Elizabeth Provenzano
Barbara Ramage
Danny and Alberta Rapier
Copper Clover Club (Cont.)
(under $100)
Mary A. Robinson
Sandra Saad
Frank Sarwark
Donald G. Scheer
William Schurg
Stanley Smith
University Pet Hospital (Richard Schorr)
Valley Auto Wrecking, Inc.
Ray and Eileen Weick
W.R. or Loree Williams
Alice Jane Woehlecke
Wuertz Ranches
Marvin and Kathleen Wuertz
Thank you to the following donors who gave a
gift in memory or honor of a special person
during the past year.
In memory of
Bart Cordon
Oliver Anderson
In memory of
“Son” Auza
Joe and Carmen Auza
In memory of
David Courture
Robert and Alana Baker
In memory of
Dan Zent
Ronald and Margaret Bemis
In memory of
Warren Codes
Calvin Cordes
In memory of
Al Moss
Farm Credit Services
Southwest
In memory of
Sarah Harman
Ray and Eileen Weick
In memory of
Marcia Foster
General Sharpening/Charles
Foster
In memory of
Wylie Kerr
Mack & Sandra McKeon
and Steven R. Reiley
In memory of
Rick Snure
Farm Credit Services Southwest
In memory of
Joey Paz
Ramon and Janet Paz
In memory of
Mary Phillips
Stanley Smith
In Memory of
June Gibbs & Sarah Harman
Corinne Stinson
Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation Founding
Father, Graham Wright, now
Watching over the Foundation from
Heaven
Graham Patton Wright age 95, passed away peacefully at home with family members on Friday, March 11, 2011.
Graham was born on August 16, 1915 on a large, picturesque farm along the banks of the Little Harpeth River, Arrington, Montgomery County, Tennessee outside Nashville. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee (1938) and a M.A. degree from Vanderbilt University (1939). During WWII (1941 to 1945), Graham proudly
served our nation during five invasions as a U.S. Army Air Corp Flight Chief. His service included two invasions in
North Africa, Salerno and Anzio, Sicily, and in southern France. At the end of WWII, he was flown to England
aboard a C-47 that crash landed with no one injured. Graham returned stateside from England aboard the Europa, the
largest German passenger ship captured during WWII. Once out to sea, the ship began listing and was endanger of
capsizing while crossing the Atlantic to New York City. He stated that he was never so happy to see the Statue of
Liberty as when he arrived in NYC to a hero's welcome with fireboats shooting sprays of water. As a young boy,
Graham was active in the 4-H program raising chickens and the Boy Scouts Venturing program canoeing the Cumberland River. In 1945, he became the first, full-time Assistant County Agent with 4-H and Youth Development in
Obion County, Tennessee. He also worked at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock (1949-1954) and was Program
Leader at Purdue University Extension Center in Indianapolis, Indiana (1954). In December 1954, Graham Wright
joined the University of Arizona faculty as State 4-H Leader. During his 18 year Arizona career, Wright was instrumental in establishing and developing the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation (1970) as one of the earliest 4-H Foundations in the nation. From these efforts and those following, the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation grew during its 40
years history, to currently serving over 142,000 4-H youth. Presently, Graham's son, Doug is the Vice President of
the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation. Graham introduced the 4-H program to a majority of the 21 federally recognized
Arizona Native American tribes. He also implemented statewide 4-H Club Junior Leadership Training programs before retiring in June 1972 with 30 years of civil service. The legacy of Graham Wright's 4-H professional career was
honored on October 8, 2010, in Silver Spring, Maryland, when he was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame.
Graham was from the Greatest Generation living a long, simple, fun-filled life devoted to his family and mentoring
youth to let their own greatness shine. Graham is survived by his loving wife, Marilyn, with 64 years of marriage; by
son, Douglas; daughter, Dr. Emily Vance, of Tucson and two grandchildren, Jason (Tucson) and Jessica (LaJolla)
Vance along with his youngest surviving sister, Margaret "Putt" (Thomas R.) Cummings, (Nashville) and is predeceased by his sister, Mary Wright Lyle and parents, Suzie Mae and Graham C. Wright (of Nashville) and the recent
October passing of his oldest sister, Susan M. Schoonvel and her surviving spouse, Col. John Schoonvel (Ret. U.S.
Air Force of Greenville, NC). Graham loved the 4-H program and the belief that our nation's great strength is deeply
rooted in the ethics of our forefathers. Graham lived the 4-H Pledge every day: " I Pledge my Head to clearer thinking, my Heart to greater loyalty, my Hands to larger service, and my Health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world." The family requests all remembrances or donations be offered in the care of the
Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation, 325 Forbes Blvd, The University of Arizona, P. O. Box 210036, Tucson, AZ. 85716
-0036 or use the online link. http://ag.arizona.edu/4-h_foundation/2008-%20support%204-h.htm The family wishes
to thank the medical and nursing personnel at Northwest Hospital, the Veterans Administration Hospital, Odyssey
Hospice, and Amber Lights Assisted Living Community; Pastor Lujet McCullough, Dr. Leland Scott, Rev. Glen
Murray and the worship community at First United Methodist Church for all their wonderful care and concern.
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