March, 2007
Arizona 4-H Youth
Foundation
National 4-H Conference
During the week of March 24-29, 2007, The Arizona 4-H
Youth Foundation will be sending five 4-H’ers, ages 15 to
17 to the National 4-H Conference. Held each year in
Washington D.C., delegates will stay at the National 4-H
Center in Chevy Chase, MD. Based on the theme “Our
Changing World”, conference delegates will reflect upon
the question, “As the world changes, how do we continue
to enhance the 4-H Youth Development Program to ensure
we are being socially significant and relevant to meet the
needs of young people today?” During their stay in the
nation’s capitol, 4-H’ers will participate in many
workshops dedicated to assisting in the development of
recommendations to help guide 4-H Youth Development
Programs nationally and in their communities. The
conference brings together youth, volunteer leaders, and
state and county Extension staff members from across the
United States, the U.S. Territories, and the Canadian
Provinces. In addition to discussing issues and challenges
associated with the 4-H program, attendees will get a
chance to meet their respective representatives in Congress.
Tribute to Jim Faul and Marvin Morrison
Jim Faul was born June 8, 1910 in Windthorst,
Saskatchewan, Canada. He graduated from Florence High
School in 1930 and was a cotton farmer and cattle rancher
in the Coolidge area beginning in 1929. He was a friend of
many and loved by those who knew him. Jim and his wife,
Mary, supported 4-H in Arizona for more than 70 years and
aided the University of Arizona College Agriculture and
Life Sciences Boyce Thomas Arboretum and the Ag
Ventures program at the Maricopa Agricultural Center.
They have helped many students further their education. In
2002, The Faul 4-H Learning Center was dedicated at the
Pinal County Fairgrounds. Jim Faul
served for more than 40 years on the
Pinal County Cooperative Extension
Advisory Board, with 31 of those as
president, and received the Lifetime
Award from the College of Life
Sciences in 1995.
Marvin Morrison is widely remembered as a man who
never raised his voice and was the first one to lend a hand.
Born in Gilbert in 1923, Arizona was his home. His wife of
62 years said her husband “was the most generous man
with his time, talents and finances”
that she ever met. 4-H definitely
benefited from his many talents.
With a passion for education,
agriculture and technology, he
committed his resources to the
community. He served as a community leader of the Gilbert 4-H
Club in 1947 and eventually became
president of the Arizona 4-H Youth
Foundation. His belief in a strong 4-H board continues to
influence our current board. He received recognition from
the United States Department of Agriculture in 1985 as a
National Partner of 4-H.
Endowment Highlights
Leonard & Rita Cheatham Scholarship
Established by the Cheatham family for youth in
Maricopa and Santa Cruz Counties, participating in
4-H leadership and livestock programming.
Applicants must be attending an accredited college or
technical school to qualify.
The Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation has many named
endowments supporting a wide variety of programs
and events. These are just a few of the endowments
that help support the worlds largest youth
organization in Arizona. For a full listing, please visit
our website at: http://ag.arizona.edu/4-h_foundation
Pima County Jr Livestock Sales, Inc Scholarship
Established in 2006, this endowment will help provide
financial assistance in the form of scholarships to 4-H
& FFA members continuing their education.
Tessa Leigh Griggs Endowment Fund
This endowment was established in memory of Tessa
Leigh Griggs by her parents Denis and Cedina. This
endowment will serve to perpetually support the
general operations and programs of the Foundation.
The Norton Foundation Endowment
Established by longtime 4-H supporter John Norton in
2007, the Norton Foundation Endowment will serve to
enhance leadership programs in Arizona. Such
programs include the J.O.L.T. camp in Heber, AZ,
Character Education programs, 4-H Military, Youth &
Adult Partnerships and Community Service Programs.
Dan Klingenberg Endowment
Dan Klingenberg established this endowment in 1989
to support the 4-H Foundation in the area of greatest
need. However, over the years the Endowment
fund has been focused on Youth Leadership and
developing programs throughout the state.
Pima County Leaders Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in December of 2006 by current and
former 4-H leaders in Pima County, this endowment
will provide annual scholarships to 4-H’ers seeking a
higher education. Applicants must be an active
participant in Pima County 4-H, a high-school senior,
maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5, and provide proof of
leadership activities through the 4-H program.
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4-H is the only youth
program with direct
access to technological
advances in
agriculture, life
sciences, human
development, social
sciences and related
areas which result from
land-grant university
research.
Head - Heart - Hands - Health
Current Endowments
Memorial Funds
Mark Accomazzo
Gene Bayless Shooting Education
Ginny Bruce
Conner Byestewa, Jr.
Gerry & Rex Eberline
Annette Firth
Sharon O’Donnell Franklin
Kathleen & Fred Fritz
Emogene & George Gehrke
Sarah Harman
Virginia Ott Kieckhefer
Virginia May
Edmund McGibbon Family
Leatha & Howard Morrison
Edna & Otto Neely
Carter E. Nelms
Joshua Partridge
Elise & Harry Porterfield
Ruth M. Scofield
Irene & Chase Traweek
Warren Codes
Honorary Funds
Winifred & Kenneth H. Anderson
Mary & Harold Arp
John Peter Bogle
Anita & Everett Brown
Charlotte & B.P. Cardon
Vicki & Don Charles
Chilson Camp Fund
Margaret & Cliff Clements
John S. Engen
Judith & Richard Fleming
Haldiman Family
Lucy Alice & Stuart Houston
Carolyn & J. Rukin Jelks, Jr.
Dan A. Klingenberg
Friends of Jim Kolbe
Drusilla & William Macbeth
Ethel & Kemper Marley
Cecil & Alzora Miller
June & Marvin Morrison
Carol & S. Earl Pugh, Jr.
Emil Rovey Family
Paula & Cabot Sedgwick
Bob Stump 4-H Citizenship
B.J. & Betty Wells
Graham Wright
Scholarship Funds
The Betty Accomazzo Memorial
The Jimmy Accomazzo Memorial
The Margery & Gene Bayless
The Mary & Arthur Faul Millstone Ranch
Farm Credit Services Southwest Award
Mildred & Larkin Fitch
June Gibbs Memorial
Don Landeen Memorial Scholarship
Eugenia Scott & Ralph Rodgers
Hawthorne Scholarship
Everett Grondin Memorial Scholarship
Ralph Hall Memorial Scholarship
Becker-Baguley 4-H Scholarship
Pima Co 4-H Horse Leaders
Pima Co Jr Livestock Sales
Special Program Funds
Arizona AE4-HA
JOLT Legacy for Leadership Endowment
Mohave Co 4-H Leaders Council
Investment Fund
Pinal County 4-H Scholarship Fund
Yavapai County
Youth-Adult 4-H Leadership Fund
You can Leave A Legacy through your own Endowment !
Endowments have a significant impact on the quality and depth of the 4-H Program. They are truly gifts from the
heart that keep on giving in perpetuity. Legacy gifts strengthen the 4-H program and touch the lives of Arizona
4-H Youth in so many meaningful ways. For information on how you can establish an endowment that provides
general support for 4-H; or specific support for scholarships, county programs, or state-wide activities, please
contact the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation office.
Phone: (520) 621-9783 ● Fax: (520) 621-1394 ● Email: lduering@ag.arizona.edu
Why 4-H?
An organization’s success might easily be measured when true products from the program are
returning to give the same opportunities to others. 4-H makes it easy for people like recent Foundation
donor John Sparks and his family to “give back to the organization that has gotten us where we are and
what we have.” To John and his family, 4-H is not just agriculture for youth, it is a family tradition, that
is passed on
generation to generation. When asked, John will tell you that is why he donates to 4-H.
Our thanks to John and his family for believing in what we do and helping us “make the best, better”
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Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation
Board of Trustees
In Action
ARIZONA 4-H YOUTH FOUNDATION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2006- 2007
Event Calendar
PRESIDENT
Tim Knutson
Mar.
24-29
Delegate for National 4-H
Conference
Mar.
28-Apr. 1
Pinal County Fair
VICE - PRESIDENT
Carol Wuertz-Behrens
Apr.
4-9
Yuma County Fair
SECRETARY
Don Butler
Apr.
11-15
Maricopa County Fair
TREASURER
Mack McKeon
Apr.
19-29
Pima County Fair
May
18
Board Meeting - Budget Review
Jun.
1-3
Shooting Education
Certification Workshop
Jun.
2-9
Citizenship Washington Focus
Aug.
17
Board Meeting - Elections
Sept.
13-16
Mohave County Fair
Sep.
15-16
Santa Cruz County Fair
Sep.
21-24
Yavapai County Fair
Nov.
16
Board Meeting –Financial Review
PAST PRESIDENT
Dan Klingenberg
Board Members
Cliff Amator
Cindy Baker
Bill Brake
Donald Butler
Tim Dunn
Sen. Franklin “Jake” Flake
Denis Griggs
Dan Klingenberg
Richard Livingston
Gene Peterson
Don Walker
Arizona Extension Representative
Bob Peterson
Foundation Staff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
D. Lee Dueringer
ASSOCIATE ACCOUNTANT
Cathy Roberts
4-H Forum
The 2007 Western Region 4-H Forum was a huge
success!
Arizona hosted over 300 youth and
adult volunteers and extension professionals from
16 U.S. states, Canada, and American Samoa, as
well as our 4-H Military Partners from Osan Air
Force Base (Korea), Kadena Air Force Base
(Japan), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (Tucson),
Yuma Proving Grounds and our Operation: Military
Kids Program. We were fortunate to have over 100
workshops presented by 4-H
teens, 4-H volunteers, Extension
faculty and staff, and five
commercial organizations.
In
addition, we had 13 commercial
exhibitors and vendors on-site,
and over 100 items up for bid
during our Silent Auction.
As the 4-H Motto states,
Arizona 4-H aims “To
Make the Best Better” and
are thrilled to have had the
opportunity to do so
through the Forum! The
Forum helped to create an enriching educational
experience for our participants and emphasized
youth and adult partnerships. Now, our 300+
participants have returned to their own communities
and local 4-H programs.They are eagerly beginning
to share the skills and knowledge they gained
during the Forum throughout their communities and
in doing so, they will further energize their local 4-H
programs, as well as continue positively impacting
their local communities across the globe.