Nomination Form

Nomination and Selection Criteria:

Any Individual, Family, Business or Corporation is eligible to receive the award who:
1. Is a current supporter at the time the application is made.
2. Has not previously received the award (the award may be received by an individual, family, business, or corporation only once)
3. Has given observable and/or measurable support and contribution to the 4-H program. Including:
* Nominee has 3 or more separate activities or acts of support or involvement
* Nominee has greatly impacted 4-H Youth and/or 4-H Volunteers
* Nominee’s activities involve many aspects of the 4-H program
* Nominee’s involvement has outcomes that have positively affected the majority of 4-H Youth and/or Volunteers
4. Multiple nominations for the same award do not constitute priority in selection. It is preferred that nominations include support letters or additional information to use in selection through use of additional pages with one nomination form.

Note: One individual/family and one business/corporation may be selected to receive the county-level award each year. If the application warrants, the nomination may be submitted for “Ohio Friend of 4-H” award consideration.

Award Presentation and Details:

The award will be presented during the Ross County Junior Fair King & Queen Contest at the Ross County Fair (Sunday night of the Fair). The person submitting the nomination will be notified of the award and will be asked to assist in “surprising” the award recipient.

PAST FRIEND OF 4-H RECIPIENTS:

YEAR RECIPIENT YEAR RECIPIENT
1952 Ohio Midland Light & Power Company 1989 Jean Bauman (Home Ec. Extension Agent)
Maynard Muntzing (Agriculture Extension Agent)
1953 W.R. Sunderland Company (4-H Advisor) 1990 Countrymark/Chillicothe Farm Center
1954 Farm Bureau 1991 Florence Cryder (4-H Advisor)
Margaret Cryder (4-H Advisor)
1955 Standard Elevator & Supply Company 1992 Joe Lane
1956 J.C. Penny Co., Inc. 1993 Gene Acton
1957 Ross County Milk Producers Company 1994 Bob Litter - Litter Industries
1958 Ross County Agricultural Society 1995 Union Township Fire Department
1959 Louise Lance (Extension Secretary) 1996 Chillicothe Telephone Company
1960 The Chillicothe Gazette 1997 Dr. Dustin Stinson
1961 Chillicothe Kiwanis Club 1998 Lloyd and Mary Clark
1962 Chillicothe Altrusa Club 1999 Jerry Cryder
1963 Mrs. Otto Haubeil (4-H Advisor) 2000 Paul Easterday
1964 Producers Association 2001 Glenn and Ruth Anderson
1965 Ross County Commissioners 2002 John and Doris Corcoran
1966 Mrs. Earl Cryder (4-H Advisor) 2003 Ronald & Evelyn Montgomery
1967 First National Bank 2004 Hershel Detty (Individual) 
Detty's Market (Business)
1968 Mr. & Mrs. C.M. Newman (4-H Advisors) 2005 Larry & Judy Morrison (Individual)
RLS Recycling & Disposal (Business)
1969 Federick Lincoln Mercury, Inc. 2006 Lorri Stewart (Rabbit Barn Superintendent)
1970 Greenfield Times 2007 Judy Gary (4-H Advisor)
1971 WBEX Radion Station 2008 Mike & Barb Retherford (Individual)
Agri Services Inc., Ernie Roll (Business)
1972 Della Simon (Extension Secretary) 2009 Todd Holdren
1973 J.K, Rudell (Fair Board Secretary) 2010 Dan Riddle
1974 Carroll Food Products Company 2011 Mary Harp (Individual)
Ross Co. Litter Control & Recycling (Business)
1975 Landmark 2012 Hal Hardiesty
1976 McDonald's Restaurant 2013 William Pickerrell
1977 M. Schachne & Sons 2014 Don Kunz and Ray Wells
1978 Kingston National Bank 2015 Hirsch Fruit Farm
1979 Carter Feed & Grain 2016 Nancy Jones
1980 Ross Co. Academy of Veterinary Medicine 2017 Betsy Moore
1981 Clarksburg Commercial Bank 2018 Stephen Gary
1982 Four D Farms 2019 Karen Edler
1983 Citizens National Bank 2020 Adena Health Systems
1984 Mead Corporation Chillicothe Division 2021 Philip Hurtt
1985 Reverend Fred Fox 2022 Jackie Detillion
1986 C.C.I. Farm Staff 2023 Amy Smythe
1987 John Sparks 2024 Nancy Detty
1988 Otto Roll 2025 Bill Speakman