Florida 4-H Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding individual contributors to the Florida 4-H program. Established in 2002, during the national 4-H program’s centennial year, one hundred members were inducted in the inaugural class.  Up to an additional five members are inducted each year. Inductees include outstanding 4-H alumni, volunteers, emeritus Extension agents and professionals, and supporters. 

2023 Inductees: Betsy Barfield of Jefferson County, Todd Bundy of Gadsden and Leon Counties, William "Bill" Hill of Polk County, Larry Middour of Orange County, and Christopher Tompkins of Hillsborough County (posthumous).

The 2023 induction was held Thursday, August 3, 2023 at the University of Florida J. Wayne Reitz Union. Click to view 2023 event photo gallery.

For more information about the Florida 4-H Hall of Fame and opportunities to sponsor the annual induction event, please contact Caylin Hilton at grow4H@ifas.ufl.edu or 352.392.5432.

2024 NOMINATION DEADLINE: January 31, 2024

FLORIDA 4-H HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Alphabetical List: Florida 4-H Hall of Fame Member List

• NOMINATION CRITERIA

  The Hall of Fame Committee assesses nominations for induction on the following four areas:

  • Citizenship as exemplified by participation in civic, community, state, regional and national public service related activities evidencing concern for the welfare of others, especially as they relate to 4-H.
  • Leadership as exemplified by qualities of leadership and acceptance of leadership responsibilities in civic, community, professional and business related activities that directly or indirectly benefit 4-H.
  • Career Accomplishments as exemplified by accomplishments and success in his/her chosen career and as a mentor or role model.
  • Character as exemplified by evidence of the influence of 4-H involvement (if a 4-H alumni or volunteer) in the nominee's life and/or his or her commitment to 4-H.

  4-H Professionals must be 3 years removed from paid service. Inductees include outstanding 4-H alumni, volunteers, emeritus extension agents and professionals, program leaders, and supporters.
  
  Nominations are submitted online.

• 2023

   

  Betsy Barfield	Jefferson County
  Todd Bundy	Gadsden & Leon Counties
  William "Bill" Hill	Polk & Hernando Counties
  Larry T. Middour	Orange County
  H. Christopher Tompkins II	Hillsborough County

   

• 2022

  Don Bennink	Gilchrist County
  Nate Grimsley	Leon County
  Carl and Dee Dee Grooms Family	Hillsborough County
  Judy Raymond	Polk County
  Marvin Weaver	Gilchrist County

• 2021

  Leann Barber	Broward County
  Linda Denning	Alachua County
  Morris Steen	Taylor and Madison Counties

• 2020

  Dr. Susan MacManus	Pasco County
  Kim Massagee	Alachua County
  Vicki Meriwether	Seminole County
  Hal Porter	Citrus County
  Donald Richard Sellers	Okeechobee County & Palm Beach County

• 2019

  Ronda Banner	Alachua County
  Bobby Beagles	Orange County
  Elaine Faison	Gilchrist County
  Gene Holcomb	Hillsborough County
  F. Ben Mather	State Poultry Specialist

• 2018

  John Brenneman	Polk County
  Patricia Ann Bosley	Hendry County
  Henry Davis	Taylor County & Escambia County
  Vickie Mullins	Santa Rosa County
  Inez Pettigrew	Manatee County

• 2017

  Alice Ayers
  Jean Bodiford McMillan	Gulf County
  Dr. Marilyn Norman
  Victoria Simpson
  Linda Syfrett
  Cecil Tucker

• 2016

  Faye Culp	Florida 4-H
  Joy Jordan
  John Rutledge
  Ruth Ann Scurry

• 2015

  Bobby Damron	Alachua County
  Barry Hoffman	Leon County
  Shirley Risser	Orange County
  Frances Dianne Spann	Okeechobee County
  Terry Stout	Okaloosa County

• 2014

  Colan Coody	Union County
  Barbara Nagle	Brevard County
  Bobbi Watson	Putnam County
  Shelda Wilkens	Seminole County

• 2013

  George Corey	Duval County
  Bobby Ray Durden	Gadsden County
  Michael McKinney	Hillsborough County
  Anne Peterson	Escambia County

• 2012

  Gloria Roller Bohannon	Hernando County
  Katherine Smith	Manatee County
  Toby Turner	Indian River County
  Evalena Tatum Vann	Sarasota County

• 2011

  Dr. Elva Farrell	Sarasota County
  Betty Hicks	Suwannee County
  Bernard Lewis	Gadsden County
  Rose Marzella	Marion County

• 2010

  Dr. Robert Bruce Christmas, Sr.	Orange County
  Karen Kirkendall	Osceola County
  J. Lowell Loadholtz	Union County
  Larry & Susan Reese	Marion County & Alachua County

• 2009

  Annette Conn	Lake County
  Jean Guidy	Escambia County
  Michael Kenney	Duval County
  Elaine Shook	Leon County
  Betty Jo Tompkins	Hillsborough County

• 2008

  Sandra J. Blackadar	Hillsborough County
  Sue Young Bledsoe
  Fred & Linda Burnett	Orange County
  Larry B. Williams	Okeechobee County

• 2007

  Marilyn Halusky	Duval County
  Gene & Cordella LaRoe	Lake County
  E. T. York	Florida 4-H Foundation

• 2006

  H. Fred Dietrich, III	Orange County
  Gladys Freeman	Okeechobee County
  Earl Gill	Hardee County
  Marjorie Modesky	Duval County
  Frank Sullivan	Brevard County

• 2005

  Sandra Shaw Bekemeyer	Orange County
  Thomas Hanson Braddock	Duval County
  Mary Faith Urquhart	Pinellas County

• 2004

  Linda Dearmin Cook	State 4-H Staff
  Melinda Penny Gamot	Okeechobee County
  Joy Wren Satcher

• 2003

  Shirley Bond	Hillsborough County
  Bernard Clark	Gadsden County
  Paul Dinkins	St. Johns County
  Nell Ohff	Miami-Dade County

• 2002 (Last Names Adler-Britt)

  Helen Adler	Palm Beach County
  B. J. Allen	State 4-H Staff
  Joe & Leslie Allen	Duval County
  Diane Anderson	Orange County
  Dr. Robert A. Anderson	Brevard County
  A. T. Andrews	Alachua County & Bradford County
  Rance A. Andrews	Union County
  Walter B. Arnold, Jr.	Miami-Dade County
  Fred Barber	Okaloosa County
  Doris Base	Orange County
  Wilmer Bassett	State 4-H Staff & Lake County
  M. Langley Bell, Jr.	Escambia County
  Arthur Bissett	Polk County
  Raymond Blacklock	State 4-H Program
  Rep. F. Allen Boyd, Jr.	Jefferson County
  James Brasher	State 4-H Program
  Floy Britt	State 4-H Program

• 2002 (Last Names Brown-Eveland)

  Nettie Ruth Brown	St. Johns County
  Reginald "Reggie" Brown	Florida 4-H
  Woodrow Brown	Florida 4-H
  James Browning	St. Johns County
  Sandra Brubaker	St. Johns County
  Joe Busby	Alachua County
  William Earl Byrd	St. Johns County
  Lamar Camp	Hillsborough County
  Ben Campen	Alachua County
  Isaac Chandler, Jr.	Hamilton County
  Maxine Clayton	Pasco County
  Doyle Conner	Bradford County
  Louise Cox	Lake County
  James Croft	Baker County
  Jacqueline Dupont	Florida 4-H
  Virgil Elkins	Florida 4-H
  Barbara Eveland	Lake County

• 2002 (Last Names Fisher-Hammond)

  Sue Fisher	Florida 4-H
  Helen Fleming	Hernando County
  Lester C. "Terry" Floyd	Orange County
  E. Darwin Fuchs	Miami-Dade County
  Steven Futch	Bradford County
  Louis Gilbreath	Bradford County
  Francis Gindl	Escambia County
  Betty Lou Glassburn	Manatee County
  James Glisson	Florida 4-H
  Carol Gollnick	Indian River County
  James Gorman	Florida 4-H
  Senator Bob Graham	Florida 4-H
  Thomas & Earlece Greenawalt	Florida 4-H
  Hariot Greene	Indian River County
  Willie Haas	Suwannee County
  R. Nadine Hackler	Citrus County
  Marie Hammer	Florida 4-H
  Max Hammond	Polk County

• 2002 (Last Names Hampson-Larson )

  Charles M. Hampson	Florida 4-H
  Aubrey "Luther" Harrell	Baker County
  Mary Nall Harrison	Florida 4-H
  Oscar Harrison	Walton County
  Lisa Hinton	Hillsborough County
  Kevin Hyde	Gilchrist County
  Anthony "Tony" Jensen	Florida 4-H
  Audrey Johnson	Collier County
  Louise Johnson	Manatee County
  Bette Jones	Collier County
  Deloris Mae Jones	Madison County
  Lester Kalch	Florida 4-H
  Judy Keller	Collier County
  Emily King	Florida 4-H
  Robert King	Manatee County
  Donald Lander	Collier County
  Woody Larson	Okeechobee County

• 2002 (Last Names Leon-Putnam)

  Mary L. C. Leon	Collier County
  R. Earle Lucas, Jr.	Manatee County
  Rep. Donald Ray "Billy" Matthews	Florida 4-H
  John & Mary McKeon	Escambia County
  Kenneth S. "Mac" McMullen	Highlands County
  Norman Mehrhof	Florida 4-H
  Damon Miller, Sr.	Florida 4-H
  Ruth Milton	Florida 4-H
  Judson Minear	Martin County
  Herbert Morgan	Leon County
  Senator Bill Nelson	Brevard County
  Dan & Sara Nicholson	Orange County
  Marie Nickels	Escambia County
  Joan Hughes Odom	Miami-Dade County
  James & Linda Parks	Manatee County
  Rayburn "Kent" Price	Okeechobee County
  Congressman Adam Putnam	Polk County

• 2002 (Last Names Raulerson-Woeste)

  Phoebe Hodges Raulerson	Okeechobee County
  Clarence W. Reaves	Florida 4-H
  Robert Renner	Florida 4-H
  Nancy Alward Roberts	Collier County
  Warren Schmidt	Collier County
  Marylou Shirar	St. Johns County
  Thomas Skinner	Florida 4-H
  James Stephens	Florida 4-H
  Lorene Stevens	Florida 4-H
  Alice Storms	Florida 4-H
  Henry Swanson	Orange County
  Col. Wendell Taylor	Jackson County
  Walter "Doc" Thomas	Manatee County
  David Timberlake	Escambia County
  Wilma Tindell	Duval County
  James Watson	Duval County
  John Woeste	Florida 4-H

If you have a photograph of a Hall of Fame inductee you would like to share, please contact Caylin Hilton at grow4H@ifas.ufl.edu or 352.392.5432.