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Mississippi 4-H Foundation Advisory Board

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The Mississippi 4-H Foundation Advisory Board supports the Foundation and Mississippi 4-H by developing relationships, identifying potential donors, and communicating with others about the value and impact of 4-H in Mississippi.

Roles of the Foundation Advisory Board members

  • Serve as a role model of leadership, advocacy, and investment for 4-H’ers, 4-H alumni, and donors.
  • Identify prospective donors, inform them of the value and impact that their investment can provide for the 4-H program and encourage them to provide support, and connect those donors to the MSU Foundation representatives.
  • Strengthen public and private support and investment in 4-H at the local, state, and federal levels through networking, relationship-building, leadership, and advocacy.

Mississippi 4-H Foundation Advisory Board Members

John Mark Holliday, Chair

Andy Berry, Vice Chair

Larry Alexander

Frank Castiglia, Jr. 

Michael Callahan 

Mark Chaney

Harry Dendy

Joe Hayman

Dr. Gary Jackson

Barney Jacks

Mike McCormick

Gale Martin

Dr. Michael Newman

Tedrick Ratcliff

Randy Russell

Inez Saum 

Reta Scott

Petesy Smith

Jaylin Smith

William Staggers

Charles Taylor

Dr. Paula Threadgill 

David Waide

Camille Scales Young

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News

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Filed Under: 4-H, Join 4-H, Support 4-H September 17, 2021

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Harry Martin helped create the blueprint for major industrial and economic development in Lee County, and now he is laying another foundation for something big -- this time for a Mississippi 4-H statewide scholarship campaign.

Martin partnered with the Mississippi State University Extension Center for 4-H Youth Development to establish the Harry Martin 4-H Youth Leadership Endowed Scholarship. His support was recognized Sept. 11, when he was presented a commemorative football during the game between MSU and North Carolina State University.

Success Stories

A large group photo of several young children and adults wearing kayaking gear and several kayaks of different colors in the grass in front of them.
4-H, Support 4-H
Volume 8 Number 3

Leaders at Walmart in Louisville had already noticed Facebook posts announcing the new Winston County 4-H Kayak and Fishing Club when front-end coach Nikki Marshall realized they had too many life jackets and paddles in stock.

A group of five men and women standing on the MSU football field during a game day.
4-H, Support 4-H, Community, Economic Development
Volume 8 Number 1

Assessing and Adjusting

MSU Extension prepares 4-H HomeGrown Scholarship campaign

A woman and two small children in a field with black cows grazing behind them.
4-H, Support 4-H, Agriculture
Volume 2 Number 1

Back to Her Roots

Although Greta Thornton’s children are adults, she could not give up the volunteer work that she says keeps her connected to agriculture.

A man wearing a light blue shirt with “US Jersey” above the chest pocket stands smiling in front of several cows.
4-H, Support 4-H, Agriculture, Livestock, Dairy
Volume 6 Number 1

Neal Smith grew up in Picayune in Pearl River County and has lived in Ohio for 27 years. As the chief executive officer and executive secretary for the American Jersey Cattle Association, Smith has been able to stay connected to the reason he joined 4-H as a child—his love of dairy cattle. He first joined 4-H because he wanted to show his Jersey calf at the Pearl River County Fair.

A young woman with brown hair and a pink shirt stands smiling while holding a black and white speckled chicken next to her face.
4-H, 4-H Livestock Program, Youth Livestock, Youth Poultry, Join 4-H, Support 4-H, Youth Projects
Volume 4 Number 3

When Emma Grace McGrew became Mississippi’s 2017 Miss Hospitality, a year of exciting experiences awaited the former Prentiss County 4-H’er and self-proclaimed country girl.

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