List of 4-H alumni

4-H alumni are represented across numerous professions, including politicians, entertainers, athletes, business individuals, and educators.

Political figures

Notable alumni include U.S. President Jimmy Carter,^[2] and U.S. Vice Presidents Al Gore^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] and Walter Mondale.^[2]^[5]^[6]

Current and former U.S. Senators

Current and former U.S. Governors
Alabama

George Wallace^[5]^[6]

Arkansas

Asa Hutchinson

Georgia

Hawai'i

John Waihee^[6]

Iowa

Terry Branstad

Kansas

Kentucky

Maine

John Baldacci^[5]^[6]

Michigan

John Engler^[5]^[6]

North Carolina

Oklahoma: Mary Fallin^[6]

Raymond D. Gary^[4]^[6]

North Dakota

William L. Guy^[4]^[6]

Tennessee

Buford Ellington^[4]^[6]

Utah

Olene Walker^[5]^[6]

Vermont

Jim Douglas^[5]

Virginia

Gerald L. Baliles^[5]^[6]

Wisconsin

Tommy Thompson^[5]^[6]

Wyoming

Mike Sullivan^[6]

Current and former members of Congress include

Former Puerto Rico Senator Miguel Deynes Soto.^[4]

Cabinet officials

John Rusling Block^[5]^[6] and Ann Veneman,^[5]^[6] former secretaries of Agriculture

First Ladies

Rosalynn Carter^[5]^[6]
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis^[2]^[3]^[5]^[6]^[8]
Pat Nixon^[5]^[6]
Idaho First Lady Patricia Kempthorne^[6]

Native Americans

Ethel Branch^[9]

Academics

former Kansas State University President Duane Acker^[4]^[6]
former Chancellor of Texas A&M University Perry Adkisson^[4]^[6]
former U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander^[2]^[5]^[6]
Nobel Prize winners George Beadle^[4]^[6] and Daniel McFadden^[5]
former Arizona State University President Lattie Coor^[6]
Colorado State University System President Tony Frank
Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust^[5]^[6]
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee^[6]
Steve Gunderson of the Career Education Colleges and Universities
Former University of Illinois President Stanley O. Ikenberry^[4]^[6]
Former Yale University President Howard Lamar^[6]
Former Virginia Tech President William Edward Lavery^[4]^[6]
Former University of New Hampshire President Joan Leitzel^[6]
Former Clemson University President Max Lennon^[4]^[6]
Former Auburn University President James E. Martin^[4]^[6]
Former Kent State University President Glenn Olds^[4]^[6]
Former University of Nebraska President Ronald Roskens^[4]^[6]
Former Penn State University President Graham B. Spanier^[5]
Former University of Maryland President John S. Toll^[4]^[6]
Former Mississippi State University President Donald W. Zacharias^[6]

Arts and literature

Frank Herbert, American Science Fiction writer^[10]
Jim Davis, cartoonist^[3]^[5]^[6]^[8]
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist John Updike^[3]^[5]^[6]

Business and industry

Andrew Bosworth of Facebook^[12]^[13]
Colby Chandler of Eastman Kodak^[4]^[6]
Arnold W. Donald of Carnival Corporation
Bob Evans^[6]
Ken C. Hicks of Footlocker^[5]
Bill Mensch of the Western Design Center^[5]
Javier Palomarez of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce^[13]
Harold Poling of the Ford Motor Company^[4]^[6]
Orville Redenbacher^[2]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Edward B. Rust Jr. of State Farm Insurance^[6]
Jesse W. Tapp of Bank of America^[4]^[6]
Randall L. Tobias of Eli Lilly and Co.^[5]^[6]
Leland Tollett of Tyson Foods^[6]
Frank L. VanderSloot of Melaleuca^[5]
Nancy Zieman of Sewing with Nancy^[4]^[6]

Entertainment and media

Anne Burrell of the Food Network^[12]^[13]
Johnny Carson^[2]^[5]^[8]
Steve Doocy^[6]
Nancy Grace^[5]^[6]^[12]
Florence Henderson^[5]
Holly Hunter^[5]
Karen Kilgariff
David Letterman^[2]
Miss America Jacque Mercer^[6]
Jim Nabors^[5]
Aubrey Plaza
Donna Reed^[5]
Julia Roberts^[2]^[3]
Sissy Spacek^[5]
Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat^[5]

Military

General Creighton Abrams^[6]
Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré^[6]
General Hugh Shelton^[6]
Brigadier General Wilma Vaught^[6]

Music

Sciences and technology

4-H alumni include the astronauts:

Sports

Robert A. "Bob" Baffert, racehorse trainer^[15]
Johnny Bench^[5]^[6]
U.S. Triple Crown jockey Steve Cauthen^[6]^[7]
Olympic Gold Medal winner Stacy Dragila^[6]
NASCAR Champion Ned Jarrett^[2]^[6]
Archie Manning^[6]
National Collegiate Basketball coach Pat Summitt^[4]
Dan Reeves^[2]^[6]
Original owner of the Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie^[4]^[6]
All-Time leading women's professional basketball scorer Katie Smith^[6]
Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker^[2]^[5]^[6]
Reggie White^[2]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "U.S. Presidents and 4-H". 4-H History Preservation Program. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Famous 4-H Alumni" (PDF). North Carolina State University. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Butler, Keira (2014). Raise: What 4-H Teaches Seven Million Kids and How Its Lessons Could Change Food and Farming Forever. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-5202-7580-5. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au "National 4-H Alumni Winners". 4-H History Preservation Program. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc ^cd ^ce ^cf ^cg ^ch ^ci ^cj ^ck ^cl ^cm ^cn ^co ^cp ^cq ^cr ^cs ^ct ^cu ^cv ^cw ^cx ^cy ^cz ^da ^db ^dc ^dd ^de ^df ^dg ^dh ^di ^dj ^dk ^dl ^dm "4-H Club". NNDB. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tenkotte, Paul A.; Claypool, James C. (2014). The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-8131-5996-6. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Broyles, Mathew (2006). Pole Bending. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4042-0547-5. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ Schwartz, Faith (April 24, 2018). "Navajo Nation Attorney General Receives 4-H Luminary Award". University of Arizona. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ DUNE Author Frank Herbert on Environmentalism. He Said This in the 70's!, retrieved October 10, 2021
^ "Interview with William Mensch". Stanford University. October 9, 1995. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Famous 4-H Alumni Join National Leaders to Celebrate Youth Impact, Emphasize STEM at 4-H Legacy Awards in D.C." PR Newswire. April 4, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Alumni Stories". 4-H. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ Shelton, Hugh; Levinson, Ronald; McConnell, Malcolm (2010). Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-0-3125-9905-8. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
^ Naczek, Margaret (July 4, 2018). "From border town to Belmont: Bob Baffert points to family, Nogales ranch as roots to horse racing success". Cronkite News. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

[4HPres-1] "U.S. Presidents and 4-H". 4-H History Preservation Program. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

[NCState-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Famous 4-H Alumni" (PDF). North Carolina State University. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[Raise-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Butler, Keira (2014). Raise: What 4-H Teaches Seven Million Kids and How Its Lessons Could Change Food and Farming Forever. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-5202-7580-5. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[4HAlumni-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au "National 4-H Alumni Winners". 4-H History Preservation Program. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[NNDB-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc ^cd ^ce ^cf ^cg ^ch ^ci ^cj ^ck ^cl ^cm ^cn ^co ^cp ^cq ^cr ^cs ^ct ^cu ^cv ^cw ^cx ^cy ^cz ^da ^db ^dc ^dd ^de ^df ^dg ^dh ^di ^dj ^dk ^dl ^dm "4-H Club". NNDB. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

[Nae4ha-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc ^cd ^ce ^cf ^cg ^ch ^ci ^cj ^ck ^cl ^cm ^cn ^co ^cp ^cq ^cr ^cs ^ct ^cu ^cv ^cw ^cx ^cy ^cz ^da ^db ^dc ^dd ^de ^df ^dg ^dh ^di ^dj ^dk ^dl ^dm ^dn ^do ^dp ^dq ^dr ^ds ^dt ^du ^dv ^dw ^dx ^dy ^dz ^ea ^eb ^ec ^ed ^ee ^ef ^eg ^eh ^ei ^ej ^ek ^el ^em ^en ^eo ^ep ^eq ^er ^es ^et ^eu ^ev ^ew ^ex ^ey ^ez ^fa ^fb ^fc ^fd ^fe ^ff ^fg ^fh ^fi ^fj ^fk ^fl ^fm ^fn ^fo ^fp ^fq ^fr ^fs ^ft ^fu ^fv ^fw ^fx ^fy ^fz ^ga ^gb ^gc ^gd ^ge "4-H Distinguished Alumni". National Association of Extension 4-H Agents. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[NKentucky-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tenkotte, Paul A.; Claypool, James C. (2014). The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-8131-5996-6. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[PoleBending-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Broyles, Mathew (2006). Pole Bending. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4042-0547-5. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[Schwartz2018-9] Schwartz, Faith (April 24, 2018). "Navajo Nation Attorney General Receives 4-H Luminary Award". University of Arizona. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[10] DUNE Author Frank Herbert on Environmentalism. He Said This in the 70's!, retrieved October 10, 2021

[11] "Interview with William Mensch". Stanford University. October 9, 1995. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

[PRNewswire-12] "Famous 4-H Alumni Join National Leaders to Celebrate Youth Impact, Emphasize STEM at 4-H Legacy Awards in D.C." PR Newswire. April 4, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[AlumniStories-13] "Alumni Stories". 4-H. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[14] Shelton, Hugh; Levinson, Ronald; McConnell, Malcolm (2010). Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-0-3125-9905-8. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

[15] Naczek, Margaret (July 4, 2018). "From border town to Belmont: Bob Baffert points to family, Nogales ranch as roots to horse racing success". Cronkite News. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

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