Salute to Excellence

Illinois Program Participation Guidelines

Volunteer of the Year Award – for individuals with less than 10 years of service to 4-H at the county or state level.

Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award – for individuals who have served 10 or more years at the county or state level.

Illinois Salute to Excellence
4-H Volunteer Award Winners

(Award sponsored by National 4-H Council and Monsanto)

Lifetime Volunteer Award (10 plus years )

2008

NW Region – Gayle Redington – JoDaviess County
WC Region – Sharon Tenhouse – Adams County
EC Region – Kay Knapp – Ford-Iroquois Unit
*NE Region – Nancy Rink – Kendall County
S Region – Bernadette Gregson – Monroe County

2006

*NW Region – Sharon Charlesworth – Boone County
WC Region – JoAnn Webster – Hancock County
EC Region – Sabrina Funkhouser – Edgar County
NE Region – no nominee selected
S Region – Sandy Ohren – Madison County

2005

NE - Marilyn Goodrich - DuPage County
*WC - Carolyn Gerberding - Sangamon County
EC - Bradley D. Cash - Edgar County
NW - Dorothy Zwicker - Rock Island County
S - Joan Schaefer - Randolph County

2004

NE – Judy Corson – McHenry County
* WC – Susan Kissick – Adams/Brown Unit
EC – Janice Anderson – Ford/Iroquois Unit
NW – Sue Knautz – DeKalb County
S – Gloria Mund – Monroe County

2003

*NE - Dorothea Eisenbrandt – Will County
WC – Judy McFarland – Tazewell County
EC – Jean Hiles – Ford/Iroquois Unit
NW – Marguerite Thompson – LaSalle County
S – Dick and Jane Molt – AJMPU Unit

2002

NE – Jane O'Leary –Cook/Chicago Unit
WC – Geraldine McGuire – Scott County
*EC – Eleanor Markwell – Clark County
NW – Sherry Wallace – Knox County
S – Lawanda Fager – Jackson County

Volunteer of the Year Award (less than 10 years)

2008

NW Region – Robin Kindberg – Boone County
WC Region – Theresa McHenry – Woodford County
*EC Region – Mark Cox – Coles County (also North Central Regional Winner)
NE Region – No nominee
S Region – Brent Miller – AMJPU Unit

2006

NW Region – Amy Krause – Knox County
WC Region – Sandy Heaton – Schuyler County
EC Region - no nominee selected
NE Region – no nominee selected
*S Region – Annette Hornbostel – Randolph County

2005

*EC - Deanne Holste - Iroquois County
NE - Cindy Naberhaus - DuPage County
NW - Kris Hall - Boone County
S - Cathy Hutchings - Perry County
WC - Lana Berardi - Tazewell County

2004

NE – Anne Carson – Kane County
WC – Becky Hoerr – Tazewell County
* EC – Tammy Stewart-Aldridge – McLean County

NW – Kristi Huizenga – Whiteside County
S – Jan Goolsby – Hardin County

2003

NE – Janet Martin – McHenry County
*WC – Cindy Moscardelli – Macoupin County
EC – Lisa Weiler – Richland County
NW – Richard Davidson – Carroll County
S – Karen Mckinney – White County

2002

NE – Jodi Brummel – Kendall County
WC – Terry & Maliea Gross – Greene County
EC – Patsy Leonberger – Clay County
*NW – Joan Soltwisch – Grundy County
S – Rosie Wece – Jackson County

* BOLD – indicates Illinois State Winner in each category each year

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