The club method is an intensive and relatively expensive method when compared to other delivery methods.
The club method must be viewed as one of the several delivery methods used by a county program. The mix will be different for different counties.
Ongoing training needs to be provided to the "front line" 4-H club organizers in the counties. All county programs and NYS 4-H staff must be committed to this effort.
NEW YORK STATE ROOM - NATIONAL 4-H CENTER
At the 1988 Annual Meeting, the NYSACE4-HA took on the project of generating $40,000 towards the remodeling and maintenance of a New York State Room at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Karen Schultz, 4-H Agent in Montgomery County initiated this project. Sue Bauer, Erie County took over this project after Karen resigned from Cornell Cooperative Extension.
The New York State Room will be a hospitality/conference room in Firestone Hall. It will be ideal for state delegations, agents meetings and a general area for conference gatherings in the center complex. The room is approximately 24' x 40'. A divider will be installed to allow the areas to be separated. Plans were developed and available for county promotions and corporate presentations. Funding for the room was provided through county contributions, individual contributors and corporate donations. Completion of the room is anticipated for 1991.
The final payment of $5,000 was presented to the National 4-H Center during Citizenship Washington Focus in July. Nancy Torp, Allegany County and the New York State delegates presented the check, six water color paintings by Richard Trick and district/county items and books.
At the time we were proud of our 4-H programs and feel it is vital that our state had a visible presence at the Center to all 4-H youth, volunteers and others who utilize the facilities, while allowing all to realize the diversity of our state.
Since then, the National 4-H Youth Conference Center has reassigned the purpose of that room in 2009. Most of the items that were put in that room from NYS have been returned to our state association. (The large wall map of the NY with the counties remains there.) Many of them were on display in the Volunteer Lounge located in the Youth Building at the 2010 New York State Fair. Many will be auctioned off at our 2010 state conference to raise money for our association.
NEW YORK STATE 4-H CLUB STUDY
In 1996, the agents association and others financed a study on the value of 4-H clubs. The conclusion, "4-H clubs do make a difference in the lives of New York State youth". The resulting document was used internally and as a major resource piece nationwide. Due to this study a renewed interest of the club arose. The association spearheaded a statewide club conference and the clover is now being proudly displayed on shirts.
Much of our work is now being done electronically although our face to face relationships with youth and volunteers are the same as it was decades ago.
NEW YORK HOSTS NATIONAL CONFERENCES
In 1966, the Association hosted the annual National Association Extension 4-H Agents in Syracuse, NY. Joseph Brownell of Monroe County served as President of the National Association.
In 1976, New York State hosted NAE4-HA Conference at the Grossingers’ Resort in the Catskills. “Spirit of ‘76” was the theme. Mary Louise Fisher was the Host State Coordinator.
In 1994, Ellen Elliott chaired the New York State committee that hosted National. Nearly every agent was involved as sub-committee chairs and workers. Over 1200 attended the event that took place in Niagara Falls. The theme for the conference was, "Investing for Tomorrow".
In 2009 we in partnership with the states of the Northeast Region hosted National Conference in Rochester New York. “Imagine the Possibilities” Conference Co-chairs are Tom Davis, New York and Laura Marek, Connecticut.
NAE4-HA NATIONAL 4-H HALL OF FAME
This began as a 4-H Centennial project of the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents. The National 4-H Hall of Fame Task Force within the Public Relations & Information Committee developed and implemented the nomination & selection process. The induction ceremony is held the first weekend of National 4-H Week in cooperation with National 4-H Council and 4-H National Headquarters. In 2002 the first laureates - volunteers, supporters, staff, and pioneers - who made major contributions to 4-H at local, state and national levels were honored. The following from NYS were inducted:
2002: Albert Hoefer, Harold Willman, Don Styles (with NAE4-HA)
2003: Liberty Hyde Bailey
2004: Margaret Van Rensselaer
2008: V. Joseph McAuliffe
2010: Ellen Elliot (with NAE4-HA)
2014: Mary Lou Brewer
4-H STAFF WHO HAVE SERVED NAE4-HA
Donald Stiles, Essex - FIRST PRESIDENT -1947
Florence Hanks Thayer, Schenectady - Vice President 1947
Robert Dyer, Columbia - President 1950
Lloyd Strombeck, Chenango - President 1954; 1st Vice President 1953; Secretary/Treasurer 1952
Dorothy Flint, Nassau - Director 1957, 1958, 1963
Margaret Edwards, Erie - Secretary 1961; Director 1959-60
George Burkhardt, Nassau - President 1962; 1st Vice President 1961; 2nd Vice President 1960; Director 1963
Merle Cunningham, Wayne - Treasurer 1956; Director 1963-64
George Allen, Oneida - Treasurer 1962-63; Rep. to Extension Journal 1962-1969
Joseph Brownell, Monroe - President 1966; 1st Vice President 1965; 2nd Vice President 1964
John Sterling, Tompkins - Treasurer 1965-66
Adeline Evans, Erie - Northeast Director 1965-67
Walt Ganshaw, Niagara - Northeast Director 1965-67
Anne Marvin, Herkimer - Director 1969-71
Al Lasky, Erie - Rep. to Extension Journal 1971-74
Ellen Elliott, Albany/Schenectady - Secretary 1974-76; Vice President 1977-78; President-Elect 1978-79; President 1979-80
Donald MacVean, Oswego - Director 1975-77
Mary Louise Fisher, Suffolk - NE Regional Director 1977-79
Glenn MacMillen, Treasurer 1976-78
Niles F. Brown, Ontario - NE Regional Director 1981-83
Ronald E. Leal, Orange - NE Regional Director 1987-89
Mary Fairley, Essex, NE Regional Director 1989-91
Allen Woodward, Seneca, Chair Policy & Resolutions 1997-1999, VP for Finance & Operations 2001-2003
Barbara Schirmer, Livingston – NE Regional Director 2001 -2003
Megan Tifft, Tompkins – NE Regional Director 2005 – 2007
Tom Davis, Orange (retired) – NE Regional Director 2012-14
Chrys Nestle, Washington – Public Relations & Information Committee Chair 2013 - 2015
Shawn Tiede, Wyoming – Vice President for Finance & Operations 2013 – 2015, President-Elect 2016 – 2016, President 2016 – 2017
Megan Tifft, Tompkins – Vice President for Member Services 2013 - 2015
Linda Tripp, Columbia/Greene – Vice President for Programs 2013 - 2015
Bernadine Wiesen, Rensselaer – Vice President for Policy & Resolutions 2014 – 2016
OFFICERS
In 1922, the officers “for recreational purposes were known as Captain Kid, 1st and 2nd Mate, Keeper of the Log, and Keeper of the Pail.” Members called each other by their nicknames and the Association was largely social. In 1922, Chairman Pro Tem was O.B. Trowbridge and then:
YEAR
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CAPTAIN KID
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FIRST MATE
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SECOND MATE
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KEEPER OF LOG
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KEEPER OF PAIL
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1923
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Rufus Stanley
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Mildred Stevens
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H.S. Weaver
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1924
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Alton Adams
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Albert Hoefer
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Mildred Stevens
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J.A. Lennox
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Harry Case
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1925
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Albert Hoefer
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Dot Powell
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F.E. Heinzelman
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Lee Towsley
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W.G. Meal
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1926
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Albert Hoefer
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1927
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Harry Case
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E.B. Fuller
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H.H. Tozier
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Allen Pomeroy
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Dot Powell
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1928
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John Lennox
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E.B. Fuller
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E.G. Smith
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Allen Pomeroy
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Dot Powell
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1929
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F.E. Heinzelman
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A.A. MacKenzie
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Art Woodward
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Ike Reed
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Edith Cleeland
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1930
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F.E. Heinzelman
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Allen Pomeroy
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Leon Westfall
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A.A. MacKenzie
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Hazel Dunn
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1931
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E.B. Fuller
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Johnny Walker
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Allen Pomeroy
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Betty Wooley
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Edith Cleeland
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1932
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Johnny Walker
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Allen Pomeroy
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A.A. MacKenzie
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Norma Everson
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Nancy Hanks
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1933
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Allen Pomeroy
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Althea Aust
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1934
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Dot Powell
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Bert Rogers
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Ike Reed
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Hattie Clausen
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H.H. Tozier
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1935
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Ernest Grant
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Bert Rogers
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H.H. Tozier
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Betty Wooley
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Bob Dyer
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1936
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E.G. Smith
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Ike Reed
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Bob Dyer
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Dot Young
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Russell Ace
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1937
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Bert Rogers
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Hazel Dunn
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Russell Ace
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Helen Cotter
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Leon Pratt
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1938
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Ike Reed
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Nancy Thayer
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Merle Cunningham
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Ethel Pathiger
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Melvin Merton
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1939
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H.H. Tozier
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Dot Young
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Russell Ace
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Barbara Keeney
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Sam Dorrance
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1940
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Melvin Merton
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Hattie Clausen
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Ralph Higley
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Marion Bellany
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Schultz
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1941
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Paul Thayer
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Eloise Jones
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Leon Pratt
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Kenneth Miller
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John Stookey
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1942
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Leon Pratt
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Charlotte Water
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L.L. Burton
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Francis Sears
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John Merchant
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1943
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Sam Dorrance
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Eileen Smithers
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Russell Ace
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Carol Ogle
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Carl Lewis
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1944
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Russell Ace
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Carol Clark
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Robert Dyer
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Elizabeth Sheldon
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Frank Stevens
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In 1945 the 4-H Agents Association voted to be known as the NYS 4-H Agents Association, and the offices were President, 1st and 2nd Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and the Association became a professional group of 4-H Club Agents.
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PRESIDENT
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1st VICE PRES
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2nd VICE PRES
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SECRETARY
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TREASURER
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1945
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Robert Dyer
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Florence Thayer
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Kenneth Miller
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Margaret Bull
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Merle Cunningham
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1946
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Florence Thayer
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Kenneth Miller
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John Stookey
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Jean Nelson
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Edward Cockram
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1947
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Kenneth Miller
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George Burkhardt
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Merle Cunningham
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Elsie Raimer
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James Veeder
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1948
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George Burkhardt
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John Stookey
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Merle Cunningham
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1949
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Merle Cunningham
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Adelaide Kennedy
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Leslie Nichols
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John Stookey
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Peg Brumdage
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1950
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John Stookey
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Barbara Kendrick
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Howard Stelle
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Wilbur Pease
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Margaret Edwards
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1951
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Lloyd Strombeck
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Kenneth Coombs
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Aleta Getman
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Edmund Bower
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Wilbur Pease
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1952
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Kenneth Coombs
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Edmund Bower
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Douglas Deuel
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Larry Dedrick
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George Allen
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1953
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Edmund Bower
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Douglas Deuel
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Edna Keen
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Jane Merry
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Edward Cockram
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1954
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Douglas Deuel
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Edward Cockram
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Harold Sweet
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Adelaide Kennedy
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Wesley Smith
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1955
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Edward Cockram
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Harold Sweet
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Phyllis DuBois
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Irma Lauckhardt
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Harold Carley
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1956
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Harold Sweet
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Wesley Smith
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Nancy Lynk
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Janet LaMont
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Rodney Hommel
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Wesley Smith
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J. Frank Stevens
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Phyllis DuBois
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1957
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J. Frank Stevens
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Robert Blatchley
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George Allen
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Laurain Lasher
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Joseph Brownell
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1958
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Robert Blatchley
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George Allen
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Frank Finnerty
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Charlotte Bliss
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Wayne Willis
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1959
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George Allen
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Frank Finnerty
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Harold Carley
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Rhoda Peck
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Margaret Edwards
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1960
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Frank Finnerty
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Larry Dedrick
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Ed Winchester
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Barbara Mandigo
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Irma Lauckhardt
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1961
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Larry Dedrick
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Ed Winchester
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Natalie Straub
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William Niles
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1962
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William Niles
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Fred McCloskey
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John Berney
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Jean Weaver
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Leland Jinks
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1963
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Fred McCloskey
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Howard Stelle
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Carl Garey
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Priscilla Watson
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John Berney
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Barbara Willey
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Walter Ganshaw
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1964
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Howard Stelle
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John Berney
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Karl Grant
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Marion Perky
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1965
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John Berney
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Karl Grant
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Wayne Willis
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Mary Lou Brewer
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Frank Wiles
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1966
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Karl Grant
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Wayne Willis
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Margaret Edwards
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Anne Marvin
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Allyn Smith
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In November 1966 the Association name was changed to the NYS Association of Cooperative Extension 4-H Agents.
1967
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Donald Stiles
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Margaret Edwards
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Joseph Brownell
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Shirley Brasted
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Carlton Doan
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1968
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Margaret Edwards
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Joseph Brownell
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David Barnes
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Mary Andrews
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Carlton Doan
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Ruth Ann Miller
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1969
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Joseph Brownell
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David Barnes
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Walter Ganshaw
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Dorothy Keyes
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Robert Tousey
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1970
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David Barnes
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Anne Marvin
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Alfred Lasky
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Ellen Elliott
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Robert Tousey
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1971
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Anne Marvin
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Alfred Lasky
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Theodore Jenkins
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Laurain Lasher
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Robert Haeger
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1972
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Alfred Lasky
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Glenn MacMillen
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Donald MacVean
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Margaret Wento
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Robert Haeger
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1973
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Glenn MacMillen
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Frank Wiles
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Mary Lou Brewer
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Walter Phillips
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Ellen Elliott
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1974
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Frank Wiles
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Mary Lou Brewer
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David Grey
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Richard Robinson
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Ellen Elliott
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1975
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Mary Lou Brewer
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Niles Brown
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Ellen Elliott
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Margaret Story
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Anne Campos
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1976
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Niles Brown
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Ellen Elliott
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Margaret Story
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Charles Rowland
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Anne Campos
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1977
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Ellen Elliott
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Margaret Story
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Charles Rowland
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Susan Halbert
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Terry Gifford
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1978
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Margaret Story
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Charles Rowland
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Daniel Connell
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Jane Pease
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Terry Gifford
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1979
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Charles Rowland
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Daniel Connell
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Andrew Levey
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David Hillmann
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Judy Stark
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1980
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Daniel Connell
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Andrew Levey
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Mary E. Downing
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Jean Butzer
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Judy Stark
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1981
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Andrew Levey
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Mary E. Downing
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Ronald Leal
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Lydia Reidy
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David Hillmann
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1982
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Mary E. Downing
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Ronald Leal
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Shirley Bright
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Mary Fairley
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David Hillmann
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1983
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Ronald Leal
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Shirley Bright
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Jerry Mulcahy
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Margaret O’Neill
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Allen Woodward
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1984
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Shirley Bright
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Jerry Mulcahy
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Margaret O’Neill
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Les Travis
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Allen Woodward
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1985
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Jerry Mulcahy
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Margaret O’Neill
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James Rice
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Dorothy Allenbrandt
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Ben Wood
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1986
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Margaret O’Neill
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James Rice
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Richard McCaffery
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Betty Heitmann
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Ben Wood
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1987
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James Rice
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Richard McCaffery
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Mary Fairley
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Barbara Schirmer
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John Freebern
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1988
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Richard McCaffery
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Mary Fairley
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Charles Malone
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Valerie Luzadis
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John Freebern
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1989
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Mary Fairley
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Allen Woodward
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Barbara Schwarting
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Shelley Stebbins
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Jim Batsford
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1990
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Allen Woodward
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Barbara Schwarting
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Thomas Dumas
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Patti Zellmer
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Ben Wood
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1991
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Barbara Schwarting
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Thomas Dumas
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John Mulcahy
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Sharon Carlson
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Richard Robinson
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1992
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Thomas Dumas
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John Mulcahy
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Shelley Stebbins
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Linda Earley
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John Freebern
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1993
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John Mulcahy
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Shelly Stebbins
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Linda Earley
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Debra Vrablic
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Steve Billings
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1994
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Shelley Stebbins
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Kermit Bossard
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Debra Vrablic
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Sheri Sherman
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Steve Billings
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1995
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Kermit Bossard
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Linda Earley
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Linda Wegner
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Kathy Sherwood
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Lynn Telaak
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1996 Bylaws changed to read – “the name of the organizations shall be New York State Association of Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Educators”. Offices were renamed Past President, President & Vice President.
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Past President
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President
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Vice President
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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1996
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Kermit Bossard
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Linda Earley
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Steve Billings
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Shawn Thayer
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Lynn Telaak
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1997
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Linda Earley
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Linda Wegner
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Barbara Schirmer
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Lynn Lettieri
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Suzanne Schwarting
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1998
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Linda Wegner
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Barbara Schirmer
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Kathy Sherwood
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Bernadine Wiesen
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Suzanne Schwarting
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1999
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Barbara Schirmer
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Kathy Sherwood
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Timothy Davis
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Chrys Nestle
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Syd McEvoy
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2000
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Kathy Sherwood
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Tim Davis
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David Hillmann
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Jim Ochterski
Chrys Nestle
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Syd McEvoy
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2001
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Tim Davis
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David Hillmann
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Charles Malone
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Barbara Baker
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Pam Castro
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2002
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David Hillmannn
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Charles Malone
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Debra Vrablic
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Maechele Manchester
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Pam Castro
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2003
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Chip Malone
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Debra Vrablic SeGuin
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H. Thomas Davis
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Bonnie Peck
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Bernadine Wiesen
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2004
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Debra Vrablic SeGuin
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H. Thomas Davis
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Chrys Nestle
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Kelly Maleski
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Bernadine Wiesen
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2005
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Tom Davis
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Chrys Nestle
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Bernie Wiesen
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Terri Lanterman
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Stacia True
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2006
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Chrys Nestle
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Bernie Wiesen
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Patti Zellmer
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Linda Roll (Brosch)
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Stacia True
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2007
2008
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Bernie Wiesen
Patti Zellmer
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Patti Zellmer
Barbara Stevens
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Barbara Stevens
Megan Tifft
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Jessica Spence
Jennifer Jensen
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Shawn Tiede
Shawn Tiede
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2009
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Barbara Stevens
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Megan Tifft
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Shawn Tiede
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Margo Bowerman
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John Bowe
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2010
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Megan Tifft
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Shawn Tiede
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Jennifer Jensen
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Brenda Carpenter
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John Bowe
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2011
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Shawn Tiede
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Jennifer Jensen
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Brenda Carpenter
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Alexa King
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Steve Billings
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2012
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Jennifer Jensen
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Brenda Carpenter
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Marika Rywak
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Mel Schroeder
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Steve Billings
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2013
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Brenda Carpenter
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Marika Rywak
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Rachel Williams
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Kandis Freer
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Roxanne Dueppengiesser
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2014
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Marika Rywak
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Rachel Williams
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Greg Stevens
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Jen Clancy
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Roxanne D.
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2015
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Rachel Williams
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Greg Stevens
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Tanya Nickerson
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Ingrid Hill
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Shawn Tiede
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2016
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Greg Stevens
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Tanya Nickerson
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Kelly Adams
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Vicky Fleming
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Shawn Tiede
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