Expanding the 4-H Network
Net•work /'net-wərk/ (noun)
1. an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system; an interconnected group or association of persons (such as friends or professional colleagues;
2. a place where there is a sense of belonging and connection.
This publication is a joint effort between the Montana 4-H Foundation and the Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development.
We are pleased to show the impact of the 4-H program that is made possible, in part, by donors who support 4-H through the Montana 4-H Foundation.
Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development
Montana State University
210 Taylor Hall
P.O. Box 173580
Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone: 406-994-3501
Fax: 406-994-5417
Email: mt4h@montana.edu
Todd Kesner
Director (2014–2023)
Teri Antilley
Director (2024–present)
Connect with us
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@ Montana_4h
The Montana 4-H Foundation
111 Taylor Hall
P.O. Box 173580
Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone: 406-994-5911
Email: 4hfdn@montana.edu
Jane Wolery
Executive Director (2022–present)
JaNaie Finn Business Manager (March 2022–December 2023)
Kelsey Proue Program Manager (April 2024–present)
FROM THE MONTANA 4-H DIRECTOR
It is my pleasure to report that 4-H is thriving and growing in Montana. Thanks to more than 3,000 volunteers and numerous parents, 4-H youth have endless opportunities in front of them as they mature into adulthood. We hope these opportunities and experiences inspire young people to pursue their goals, choose the path that is best for them, and continually contribute to their community. Involvement in 4-H develops life skills applicable to many situations at any age. In a statewide 4-H survey, over 70 percent of the respondents indicated participation in 4-H taught them how to prepare a presentation from beginning to end and 66 percent felt more comfortable when speaking with adults. After learning about a problem in their community, nearly half of the respondents feel more inclined to look for ways to help and 45 percent feel they can make a difference in their community compared to before joining 4-H.
The success of the Montana 4-H program is due to the combined efforts of volunteers, parents, 4-H faculty, and generous donors who all contribute to developing thriving youth. It is our hope that through 4-H we can help to build closer families, better citizens, and stronger communities.
Sincerely,
Todd Kesner, EdD Director (2014–2023)
Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development
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Photo: E. Brush Photography
Photos (front cover, clockwise from top left): E. Brush Photography, Julie Hager, Brenda Richey, E. Brush Photography, Jane Wolery, Josie Evenson; (back cover, clockwise from top): Brenda Richey, Kari Lewis, Jane Wolery
Building Life Skills through 4-H
Montana 4-H helps youth find their spark! We build confidence through 4-H project skills; help youth make meaningful contributions through club membership and service learning projects; and provide leadership opportunities for youth at local, state, and national levels.
4-H is about youth finding a spark through belonging, relationships, engagement, responsibility, and contribution.
4-H prepares youth for their future! We improve academic and vocational success, inspire service to others, increase employability and economic stability. Through positive youth development, 4-H is part of creating overall happiness and wellbeing! 4-H creates a spark that lights the way to a positive future!
“ I’ve learned that even teens can be capable of big things.”
– 4-H Youth in Judith Basin County
Service learning opportunities:
� Club-initiated service projects
� During events
� Through international programs
� Through independent studies
SERVICE
Montana 4-H members are engaged in service learning. Research shows that youth who participate in 4 - H programs are significantly more likely to make a positive contribution to their communities. Youth involved in service to others build relationships, gain a sense of belonging, are more likely to remain engaged in their communities, and often find their spark through contribution to others.
CITIZENSHIP
Montana 4-H Civic Engagement programs place emphasis on the importance of young people being connected and well-informed citizens. By connecting to their communities and leaders serving their communities, youth understand their role in civic affairs and expand the role of youth in decision-making processes. Civic engagement provides the foundation that helps youth understand the “big picture” of life and find purpose and meaning.
Montana 4-H Citizenship Programs:
� Montana Citizenship Seminar
� National 4-H Conference
� Citizenship Washington Focus
� Ignite by 4-H
� True Leaders in Equity Institute
Photos (top): Katelyn Anderson, (middle and bottom): Christine Hodges
YOUTH LEADERSHIP
By far the greatest impact 4-H Congress makes is giving youth the opportunity to form relationships with peers from around Montana, with current ideas and faculty who present those ideas, and with higher education and college life.
Pre-Congress activities allow youth to learn by doing, build confidence, and work together as a team in real time. Competitive events allow youth to work toward goals and grow from the results. Educational opportunities and national speakers help youth see and experience ideas they may have never encountered before.
Youth overwhelmingly say the number one impact this event has on their lives is the widening of their network and the opportunity to meet people. The event is designed to bring people together, from the welcome activities to the meals and workshop attendance, youth are often surrounded by new people.
Why is this important? In a world of virtual meetings and social media, the forming of relationships has changed. While digital tools help us stay connected once we have made friends, Montana 4-H Congress, and other statewide activities, give teens an opportunity to form healthy and safe relationships with their 4-H peers. These relationships can last a lifetime.
The Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development thanks all MSU Extension staff, 4-H volunteers, parents, and youth who help with countless aspects of the successful annual Montana 4-H Congress, from chaperoning to contest chairs and judges, workshop presenters, and more.
4-H members who received recognition for Montana State Awards and placed in State Contests move on to represent Montana at National 4-H Congress in Atlanta and Western 4-H Roundup in Denver.
“ Because of 4-H, I am able to try new ideas and projects. I have learned valuable life lessons like teamwork, leadership, work ethic, and responsibility.”
– 4-H Youth in Rosebud County
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Montana 4-H International Programs provide the opportunities to learn about another person’s culture by welcoming and hosting an international youth delegate into your home short-term and long-term, and the opportunity to experience another country by traveling and living abroad in a variety of countries both as a teenager or as a young adult.
Through the Inbound short-term programs, international delegates come to the United States for one month in summer. They come to experience the everyday life of Montana families, learning culture through immersion. Through the Inbound academic-year program, host families welcome the delegate as a member of their families for about 10 months to attend school and activities.
Through the Outbound programs, the delegates live with volunteer host families and engage in experiential learning about a new way of life. Delegates experience aspects of daily life that allow them to understand both their host culture and their own culture more deeply.
� Inbound Short-term Programs: Norway (every other year), Costa Rica, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
� Inbound Academic-year Programs: Japan and South Korea
� Outbound Programs: Norway (every other year), Argentina (every other year), Costa Rica, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Montana 4-H Outdoor Education programs allow youth to learn by doing in the environment that surrounds them. From Environmental Sciences to Outdoor Recreation Skills, a new generation of Montanans are learning to thrive in one of the state’s most valuable resources: the outdoors.
� There are 6000+ Montana youth who participate in 4-H Outdoor Education projects
� There are 30 research-based projects that give youth the skills to navigate and enjoy the outdoors
� 4-H members enrolled in these projects will have the skills in conservation and the wise use of natural resources
� There are a variety of state and national events in which 4-H members can participate: 4-H Shooting Sports State Shoot, Western Heritage Conference, Outdoor Education Field Days
“ I can work hard alone, or with a team, and
(I) can stick to a schedule… I’ve learned so many things from 4-H.”
– Montana 4-H Shooting Sports Member
CURRICULUM
Project work is the foundation of the 4-H experience. When youth learn new skills, they gain confidence. Couple a spark in a project area with a sense of belonging and relationship with a caring adult volunteer and 4-H members thrive. Combine project work with enrollment in a 4-H club, and young people will learn the many life skills necessary to make a successful transition to adulthood. That’s the true goal of 4-H: increasing personal abilities and developing life skills that youth will apply to many new situations. Along the way, young people will become contributors to their community by learning character, caring, connection, confidence, and competence. The curriculum team is proud to promote project work by providing quality resources to Montana’s youth as they pursue their personal passions.
“ Because of my 4-H projects, I understand how to manage money.”
– 4-H Youth in Yellowstone County
� The Montana Curriculum Advisory Team (MCAT) is a voluntary committee comprised of MSU Extension agents and Publications staff, Montana 4-H Center staff, 4-H adult volunteers, and 4-H youth members.
� MCAT reviews and develops curriculum for more than 200 different projects offered by Montana 4-H.
� Experiential Learning is the process of making meaning from direct experience and requires reflection on learning. In short, it is “Learning by Doing.”
� All 4-H curriculum employs the Experiential Learning Model to teach both project skills and life skills.
Photos (top): Jane Wolery, (middle and bottom): E. Brush Photography
VOLUNTEERING
Montana 4-H is made possible by the dedication of volunteers giving their time to make a difference in the lives of youth 4-H members. Supporting all Montana 4-H volunteers is a priority for the Montana 4-H Center. Educating, connecting, and recognizing volunteers for their impact is vital to the success of 4-H.
� 77 4-H volunteers and MSU Extension agents came together for the first Volunteer Institute in Billings, Montana in 2023.
� The Montana 4-H Center launched the first ever online 4-H Volunteer Orientation.
� More than 2300 certified volunteers across Montana are volunteering with 4-H.
� Folders for new volunteers were created to help them get started on the right track.
� The quarterly Montana 4-H Volunteer newsletter was launched in fall of 2022.
“ (It is refreshing) as a volunteer to understand the importance of your job, and to keep doing what we are doing.”
– Volunteer Institute Attendee
The Montana 4-H Foundation, founded in 1969, serves as a non-profit corporation supporting the continued development and growth of the statewide 4-H program. The generous support of donors, volunteers, businesses and community partners helps make possible the many opportunities available to 4-H youth and leaders.
Our mission is “to help 4-H youth by raising private funds, managing financial resources and partnering with the MSU Extension Service to fund educational opportunities for Montana 4-H youth, volunteer leaders and staff.”
Your donations and generosity make a positive difference in the lives of 4-H youth and communities across the state of Montana.
FROM THE MONTANA 4-H FOUNDATION DIRECTOR
I came to the Montana 4-H Foundation in June 2022. I am excited to serve in this capacity because of my nearly lifelong involvement in 4-H. I know the value of a good 4-H network. I have seen the results when youth gain confidence through project-based and club learning. Confidence is a key to taking center stage in your own life. Watching a 4-H member gain that confidence and then build on it until they have the skills to lead and give back is a performance worthy of any spotlight.
As with any fine production, there are always those who work offstage. At the Montana 4-H Foundation, we are excited to roll the credits and feature those who make this production possible. Our donors help us set the stage for learning opportunities. If you have seen how 4-H members have performed as youth and later as alumni, then you know the importance of your gifts and generosity. I firmly believe that 4-H is fundamental for building youth into the performers of tomorrow — serving us with their knowledge and community-minded leadership. Your gift matters today in the lives of youth and communities across Montana. Your donation is also an investment in the 4-H performances of the future.
We thank you for being part of this 4-H network and all the ways you contribute.
Sincerely,
The Montana 4-H Foundation
111 Taylor Hall
P.O. Box 173580
Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone: 406-994-5911
Email: 4hfdn@montana.edu
Jane Wolery
Executive Director
jane.wolery@montana.edu
Cell: 406-590-2492
Jane Wolery Executive Director Montana
4-H Foundation
Photo: Bellamy Beadle
MONTANA
4-H FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2022–2023)
Our Board of Directors believes in the value of 4-H for Montana youth and communities. They want to build networks that generate the resources to fund our program. Please contact any member of our board to support Montana 4-H.
Gus Turner
Missoula County State 4-H Ambassador
Shelby Martinell Beaverhead
Carter Jasper Mineral
Roni Baker Yellowstone
Marsha Goetting Montana State University
Tim Gill Lewis & Clark
Todd Kesner Montana 4-H Center Director (through 2023)
Carrie Taylor Gallatin
Monty Lesh Custer
Rose Malisani Cascade
Cody Stone Ex-Officio, MSU Extension
Sarah Converse Cascade
Breanna Blain Ex-Officio, MSU Collegiate 4-H
Cathy Ratzburg Toole
Victoria Kirby Cascade County Youth Representative
Awards: Hall of Fame Honorees
The Montana 4-H Foundation honors individuals such as community leaders, alumni, former or current directors or former or current staff for their outstanding lifetime efforts to generate opportunities for 4-H youth by giving, volunteering or community support of 4-H.
RONI BAKER YELLOWSTONE COUNTY & MONTANA
Ronalee (Parker) Baker was honored at the 2022 Montana 4-H Congress as an inductee into the Montana 4-H Hall of Fame. Roni joined 4-H as an eight-year-old and remained in 4-H for 10 years, taking and excelling at a variety of projects. Her early experiences in 4-H led to involvement in collegiate 4-H.
Baker cultivated a love for learning, earning a degree in education and becoming a teacher. To add to her 4-H experiences, she took the “learning by doing” 4-H attitude to international levels through travel with the IFYE (International Foreign Youth Exchange Program) to Finland.
In the late 80s and early 90s, Baker served as the Montana State 4-H Congress Coordinator and as an International Program Director.
In 1994, Baker joined MSU Extension as a full-time 4-H agent in Yellowstone County, providing leadership to one of the largest county 4-H programs in Montana. She also served as the Montana 4-H Curriculum Coordinator for at least eight years, simultaneously with her position in Yellowstone County. She lends her leadership to mentor, coach, develop, and excel on so many levels within the Extension organization. Baker saved the original 4-H building at MetraPark from demolition and raised funds to renovate. The building is now in heavy use by 4-H.
A true leader, Roni Baker works behind the scenes and gives discretionary effort. She works beyond her compensation. Through 4-H she continues to serve others and improves their lives.
KARYN HAMILTON LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY
Karyn Hamilton’s spirit is truly the embodiment of 4-H. She defines what 4-H really is about: teaching life skills to young adults so that they can be better in the future. Hamilton has been a volunteer in 4-H for 50 years and grew up in 4-H too. Her primary goals are to help 4-H youth excel in projects and learn life lessons. Hamilton’s dedication and passion make her worthy of the spotlight.
She pours that passion into teaching youth project skills, serving on the local 4-H foundation board, and serving on the building committee. In addition to some of these roles, she can also be found at 4-H dances, staying up late into the night serving popcorn and cotton candy.
Her strengths in her starring role are her loyalty and service. Every 4-H member and family she has touched would run her name in the credits of their lives.
ANN MCRAE, DAWSON COUNTY
Though her final act has come to completion, her performance was so stellar that her 4-H audience in Dawson County is continuing their applause. During the 2023 Montana 4-H Congress, Ann McRae was posthumously inducted into the Montana 4-H Hall of Fame.
McRae did not intend to have a leading role in 4-H. She first joined as a leader when her own children were in the program and continued leading for more than 30 years, still serving at the time of her passing in February 2023.
McRae was excellent with horses and, as it turns out, with inspiring young people. The Dawson County 4-H Horse program thrived under years of her leadership.
She had a way of bringing out the best in people, keeping it light and fun and using games to help reinforce learning. She expected her 4-H members to be well-rehearsed and they rose to the challenge under her leadership and direction.
While McRae’s true passions lay with the 4-H horse project, she never shied away from other roles, taking on responsibilities with the small animal projects, chaperoning county trips and even volunteering to run the 4-H Food Booth for several years during the fair.
Dawson County 4-H members stood in honor of McRae to receive her Hall of Fame award. They are a testament to her dedication and a promise of how enduring her educational efforts have been and will be. Her investment in them will be felt throughout their lives and will play into the lives of those they touch.
We thank Ann McRae for her starring role as a 4-H volunteer.
Building a Legacy
The challenge of the production of life is to command each stage with a generous performance. At any point when you are considering your legacy, please contact the Montana 4-H Foundation. When the final credits roll about your life, what parts will you have played? How will you have led, supported, or set the stage for others? May we each aspire to lives that are an exceptional performance of giving to others.
Your gift can change the world by changing a child’s skills and confidence. Financial support helps empower youth seeking solutions to problems through service projects, provides training and support for 4-H volunteers and more knowledge and education for 4-H members.
Your investment with 4-H could:
� Endow a 4-H program educator position
� Sponsor youth travel to state, regional, and national experiences
� Support yearly training with experts for best practices for youth development to support educators and volunteers. Topics could include overnight camping programs, service-learning, youth-adult partnerships in leadership.
� Aid development and delivery of project skill courses statewide and through online learning methods.
Your gift helps support:
� National competition travel
� Youth leadership opportunities
� National experiences for youth
� College and career readiness
� Volunteer training, background checks, and certification
� Outdoor education
� Scholarship opportunities
� Agriculture and natural resources education
� International exchanges
� 4-H project materials and curriculum
� Shooting sports
� Service learning and citizenship experiences
� 4-H STEM programs
� Enrollment
Photo: Christine Hodges
PLANNED GIFTS
Some donors plan their gifts in the form of bequests, trusts, and life insurance. Generosity and charitable giving can be part of your legacy and estate planning. These planned gifts become part of perpetual gifts once the donor’s estate is settled. If you plan to remember Montana 4-H, please let us know at the Montana 4-H Foundation.
Thank you to all who have included Montana 4-H youth in their estate planning throughout the years.
PERPETUAL GIFTS
Endowments are the gifts that keep giving. A perpetual gift provides ongoing support for Montana 4-H. Endowments can be created with a minimum gift of $12,500 to continuously benefit a specific 4-H program, a scholarship, or the entire Montana 4-H program. A gift of $3 million could endow a position ensuring 4-H education and programming in a specific area in perpetuity for Montana youth.
Because of a $3 million anonymous donation through the MSU Alumni Foundation, Montana 4-H has been able to add an endowed position supporting Montana youth in Career and College Readiness. This faculty member will be housed in the Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development.
Endowments
� Anonymous Donor, $3 million (invested with MSU Alumni Foundation) to support 4-H Career and College Readiness
� Frank “Tex” Ritter Endowment
� IFYE/IPYA Endowment
� Kuehn Family Endowment*
� Jacobsen Endowment*
� Lawrence Capra Endowment*
� Leslie Davis Burns Travel Funds 4-H Endowment
� Old West Competition Judging Team Endowment
� People Partner Endowment, Geraldine Fenn and Friends
� Rinehart Endowment
� Ruth and Vernon Taylor Endowment
� Wayne Gibson Endowment
Scholarship Endowments
� Anton & Helga Sundsted Pioneer Scholarship
� Barbara Edens Memorial Endowment
� Bob and Margaret King Memorial Scholarship
� Bud Dawson Ag Scholarship
� Carson Christensen Memorial Scholarship
� Cedric and Elfriede Maurer Memorial Scholarship
� Doyle W. Stocks Memorial Scholarship
� First Security Bank Foundation Scholarship
� CoBank Endowed Scholarship
� MABA/MGEA Scholarship
� MT 4-H Council Scholarship
� N.A. Jacobsen Scholarship*
� Susan K. Dufner Scholarship
� Wilcox Family Scholarship
*Not yet fully funded. Need to reach $12,500 before use as an endowment. Note: Many 4-H scholarships are funded on an annual invoice basis.
If you love 4-H and want to include it in your legacy, see our MSU Extension resources at montana.edu/estateplanning for planning purposes and visit with your financial professionals.
Fiscal year October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
3,188,642.13
Setting the Stage for Success
clubs are available for general membership and special interests in 4-H projects.
2022 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Photos: submitted by scholarship recipients
Amara Bodkins Teton W. Doyle Stocks Scholarship
Brighton Lane Yellowstone Bud Dawson Livestock Scholarship
Hayley Stahl Fergus–Petroleum Anton and Helga Sundsted Pioneer Scholarship
Lydia Vermulm Pondera Bob & Margaret King Memorial 4-H Scholarship
Andee Baker Yellowstone N.A. Jacobsen Scholarship
Brooke Binando Carbon Bud Dawson Livestock Scholarship
Katelyn Christensen Sanders TrailWest Leadership Scholarship
Maci Moore Custer Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Asa Jassen Cascade Douglas A. & Nancy W. Dear Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Hickey Judith Basin Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Lillian Wages Ravalli AMTOPP Scholarship
Mackenzie Serrano Musselshell–Golden Valley Hubbard Feeds 4-H Scholarship; Wilcox Family Scholarship
Bailey Binando Carbon Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Grace Donnelly Gallatin Barbara Edens Memorial Scholarship
Logan Sites Park Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Olivia Fletes McCone Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Ryan Yeske Lewis & Clark Nutrien Ag Solutions 4-H Scholarship
Wyatt Berkram Glacier Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Marie Stott Yellowstone Co Bank Farm Credit 4-H Scholarship
Raegan Nansel Yellowstone Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Sage Zook Custer Montana 4-H Council Scholarship
Molly Eaton Prairie Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Raya Carlson Fergus First Security Bank Foundation 4-H Scholarship
Taylor Noyes Broadwater MABA/MGEA Agri-Business 4-H Scholarship
Nyssa Schairer Ravalli Montana Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship
Rory Shay Stillwater Carson Christensen Memorial 4-H Scholarship
Victoria Kirby Cascade Cedric and Elfriede Maurer Memorial Scholarship
Maria Stringari Carbon Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Mariah McPhee Gallatin Montana 4-H Shooting Sports Scholarship; Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
2023 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Photos: submitted by scholarship recipients
Abigail Curtis Madison Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Aspen McKee Lake Nutrien Ag Solutions 4-H Scholarship
Cadee Hess Stillwater Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Darynne Beadle Teton Cedric and Elfriede Maurer Memorial Scholarship
Annika Lunde Wibaux Miller Scholarship
Audrey Evans Lincoln Bud Dawson Livestock Scholarship
Callie Beckett Musselshell–Golden Valley Wilcox Family Scholarship
Annika Mason Flathead Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Brilee Peters Wheatland W. Doyle Stocks Scholarship
Colter Petre Lewis & Clark
MABA/MGEA Agri-Business 4-H Scholarship
Ashton Deegan Judith Basin
MABA/MGEA Agri-Business 4-H Scholarship
Cade Duran Lewis & Clark Trailwest Leadership Scholarship
Colton Noyes Broadwater Co Bank Farm Credit 4-H Scholarship
Kaitlyn Carter Fergus–Petroleum Montana Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship
Lance Rutledge Chouteau Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Mariah Creason Park Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Kaitlyn Scott Gallatin Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Logan Turner Missoula First Security Bank Foundation 4-H Scholarship
Marley Seely Yellowstone Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Kate Kovanda Stillwater Carson Christensen Memorial 4-H Scholarship
Madison Groff Sweet Grass Montana 4-H Shooting Sports Scholarship
Kiarra Kennedy Yellowstone Barbara Edens Memorial Scholarship
Magdalen “Maggie” Toeckes Teton Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Hadley Barbie Glacier Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply Scholarship
Haley Hoerner Cascade Bud Dawson Livestock Scholarship
Elizabeth Hickey Judith Basin Bob and Margaret King Memorial Scholarship 4-H
2023 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED (continued)
Morgan Anderson Sweet Grass Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Nolan Forseth Teton Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Nyssa Schairer Ravalli Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Taryn Martinell Beaverhead Douglas A. & Nancy W. Dear Memorial Scholarship
Miranda Johnson Yellowstone Steer In Trailer Sales 4-H Scholarship
Molly Eaton Prairie Montana 4-H Council Scholarship
Taten Erickson Judith Basin Anton and Helga Sundsted Pioneer Scholarship
Photos (top): submitted by scholarship recipients, (bottom): E. Brush Photography
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Aaron and Rachel Pruitt
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Alvin and Phyllis Kaul
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Anonymous (5 Donors) $106,155.29
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Bernard VanEvery
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Betty and Edward Banderob
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Bobbie Roos
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Ian and Mandie Reed
Ione Young
Jack and Donna Lenoir
Jack and Wendy Newman
Jaclyn Mavencamp
James and Alice Sargent
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James and Kristi Warburton
James and Laurel Hagenbarth
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Jane Glennie
Jane Wolery and Darren Beadle Family
Janet Endecott
Janet Hulme
Janice and David Irvin
Janice and Stanley Klaumann Sr.
Janice Peace
Jay and Barbara Delaney
Jay and Judy Berg
Jean Roberts
Jeannie Cantrell
Jeff and Donna Bader (400 Club)
Jeff and Vicky Michels
Jeffrey Cade
Jennifer Lawson
Jenny Millar
Jeri and Robert Dobrowski
Jerry and Bonnie Billquist
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Jesse and Carol Fulbright
Jim and Sue Lorang
Jim Thiessen
Jo Garner
Joan and Robert Savage
John and Jean Baringer
John and Jennifer Bloomquist
John and Joann Amend
John and Leanne Fontaine
John and Marilyn Simmons
John Paulson
John R. Miller (400 Club)
Jon and Janet Pallister
Jordan and Shirley LaBree
Josè M. Herrera
Judith L. Rafferty
Julie and John Riley
Karan Dunnigan
Karen Cheever
Karin and Russell Ludeman (400 Club)
Kathy Krebs
Katy Proctor (400 Club)
Keith and Kristine Arntzen (400 Club)
Ken and Bonnie Nelson
Ken and Myleen Clawson
Kenneth and Carol Oster
Kent Rasmussen
Kerby & Karen Durbin
Kristen Juras
Kristie Rutledge
Kristine Handley
L.G.F Bronk
Lance Lindbloom
Lane and Colleen Drury
Larry and Shannon Brence (400 Club)
Larry Ellison
Larry Kaufman
Larry Olson
Lawrence and Vyonne Moran
Lenore Pfaff Bricco
Leslie Millspaugh
Lewis and Tracey Krutzfeldt
Linda Buckingham
Lois Weber
Lora M. Pearson
Loren Tucker
Luke Sheehan
Lynne Krusi
Marc Gullickson
Margaret Stallkamp
Maria Bishop-Carns
Marian Combellick
Marilyn and Gerald Robertson
Marilyn Delger
Mark and Rietta Malsom
Mark and Susan Leach
Marlene Bummer
Marsha A. Goetting (400 Club)
Marshall Haferkamp
Martin and Sharon Dawson
Marty and Kristi Hogoboom
Marty Malone
Mary Ann Dyk
Mary McHugh
Matthew and Denise Ladenburg
Melissa Cryer
Melville and Rebecca Jackson
Michael and Cheryl Schuldt
Michael and Thelma Green
Michael Danahy
Mike and Deborah Tomell
Mike and Patricia Cavey
Mike and Ronalee Baker
Mike and Sandra Germann (400 Club)
Miller’s Trucking Inc.
Mitchell and Janice Zaron Hobish
Nadean and Diana Morris
Nadean Snow
Nancy and Timothy Shumway
Nathaniel and Sally Jaeggli
Neil and Laura Lee Harvey
Nicole and Ryan Rolf
Nicole Ritter
Pat Hall
Patricia and Lindsay Anderson
Patricia Wilson
Patrick and Patti Marmon
Paul and Janet Wertheimer
Paulette Blaseg
Powell and Catherine Becker
Ramona Kinyon
Randall and Sheryl Knowles (400 Club)
Randy Gabel
Ray and Ellen Lappin
Rem and Sara Kohrt
Richard E. Phillips
Rick and Betti Hill
Robert and Lynda McCray Jr.
Robert and Sheri Brastrup
Robert Carter
Robert Gorham II
Rod and Lorri Coulter
Roger and Rhea Johnson
Ronald and Karen Meroney
Ronald Odom
Ross and Terri Middlemist
Ruth Drange
Ruth Drummond
Sam Boyd
Sandra Peck
Sarah Friez
Shane and Sara Rehm
Sharla and Bob Sackman (400 Club)
Shelby Martinell
Shelley Mills (400 Club)
Sheran Krall
Sherrie and Daniel High
Sherry Silberhorn
Sherry Suta
Shirley Marxer Roehm
Stan and Martha Klaumann Jr.
Stephanie Hedrick
Stephen and Kathleen Lehmer
Steve and Betty Hedstrom
Sunny and Steve Mandeville
Susan and Barbara Debree
Susan Iverson
Tanner Whitlock
Terry and Brenda Rider
Terry and Joan Gill
Thomas Miller
Thomas Sparks
Tim and Carol Gill (500 Club)
Todd and Lisa Kesner
Vicki and Dan White
Virginia Chaffin
Virginia Traeger
Wade and Cheryl VanEvery
Wade and Velda Pehl
Walt Sales
Walter and Shirley Rolf
Walter and Vicki Johnson
Warren Neyenhuis
Wendy Wedum
Wesley Oja
William and Barbara Cowan
William Jimmerson
Wilma Younkin
BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
4-H State Horse Show Committee
4M Weed and Pest Control
AgWest Farm Credit
Allied Investment Advisors (400 Club)
Amazon Smile Foundation
AMTOPP
Associated Veterinary Services
Barnard Construction Co., Inc.
Beaverhead County 4-H Council
Boots and Britches 4-H Club
Bosch, Kuhr, Dugdale & Brown, PLLP
Capital Sports and Western All Seasons
Sport Shop
Capra Ranch, LLC
Cargill Corporation
Carter County 4-H Council
Cascade County 4-H Extension
Cascade County 4-H Horse Leaders
Cascade County Farm Bureau
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Chouteau County 4-H Council
CMG Engineering, Inc.
Community First Fund of MT (500 Club)
Cottonwood Equine
Cowan Select Horses LLC
Crow Creek Ranch
D.A. Davidson (400 Club)
Dan Works Farm, Inc.
Daniels County 4-H Council
Davis Elen Advertising for McDonald’s of Montana
Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
Donald and Carol Roberts Foundation (500 Club)
Earl and Bertha Pruyn Foundation (500 Club)
Element L Design
Elkhorn Veterinary Clinic
Equine Industry Associates
Estate of Esther J. McDonald
Fallon County 4-H Council
Fergus County 4-H Leaders Council
First Bank of Montana
First West Insurance
Flathead County 4-H Foundation
Laurel Ford
Four Georgians Elementary School
Freedom Outdoor Structures
Freeman & MacLean, P.C.
Frontstream
Gallatin County 4-H Foundation
Gallatin County 4-H Horse Committee
GFK Trailer Sales
Glacier Bank
Glass Specialist of Billings Inc.
Granite County 4-H Council
Greg Lackman Farms Inc.
H Bar R Ranches
Heights Eyecare
Hennan and Cook, PLLC
Hill County 4-H Foundation
J.P. Morgan Charitable
Joe C. King & Sons, Inc.
JR Civil, LLC
Judith Basin County 4-H Council and Extension
Kathryn J. Rinehart Trust
LBE LLC, dba Steer In Trailer Sales
Lechner Family Foundation (500 Club)
Legendary Finishes Inc.
Lehrkind’s Coca-Cola Bottling
LeRoy and Agnes Luft
Lewis and Clark County Extension
Lockwood Veterinary Service
Look Up, LLC
MABA/MGEA
Marias Fair Horse Committee
Martin Ranch
McCone County 4-H Council
McGregor Livestock
McKamey Ranch Co.
MidwayUSA Foundation
Millers Horse Palace
Mineral County 4-H Council
Minor for HD 19
Montana 4-H Council
Montana Community Foundation
Montana Cowboys Association
Montana Farm Bureau Foundation
Montana Farmers Union Insurance
Montana Shares
Montana State 4-H Horse Show
Montana State Grange
Montana Wheat and Barley Committee
Moore Farmers Oil Co.
Moulton Bellingham PC
MT Honda – Kawasaki & Tracker Marine
MT Tire District, Inc.
Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply
Murray Brothers Partnership
Musselshell-Golden Valley County Extension
National 4-H Council – Paper Clover TSC
Northern Broadcasting System, Inc.
NRA Foundation, Inc.
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Park County 4-H Council
Parker Horse Company
Paypal Giving Fund
Peck Transport and Excavating
Phillips County 4-H Council
Pondera County 4-H Council
Prairie County Extension
Prison Pizza, LLC
Pro-Tech Steel
R & L Seed and Machine, LLC
Ridley USA Inc.
Rising Sun Auto Repair (500 Club)
RL Reiquam Ranch Co.
Roberts Orthodontics, PLLC
Rocky Mountain Rehab
Rosebud-Treasure County Extension
Moore Farmers’ Oil Co.
Sidney Sugars Inc.
Silver Bow County Extension
Snowy Mountain Lock & Door
St. Labre Indian Educational Association
Stieg Ranch
Stockman Bank
Stockman Bank
Sweet Grass County 4-H
Tailfeather Ranch, LLC
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
The Dan and Mary Beth Ewen Trust (500 Club)
The Glennie Ranches
Thrivent Financial
Town and Country Supply
TrailWest Bank
Twenty X Panels, Inc.
Valley County 4-H Extension and Council
Valley Famers Supply
Valley Federal Credit Union
Valley Irrigation
Valley Machine & Engineering, Inc.
Vigilante Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Warden and Associates, LLC
Wealth Solutions of Montana
Wheatland County 4-H Leaders Council
Yellowstone 4-H Foundation
Yellowstone Economic Associates
IN MEMORY OF
Angus McMillan
Tom McMillan
Bernie Lake
Philip J. Grainey
Betty and Robert Reiquam
Cindy and Chris Reiquam
Tim and Carol Gill
Betty Louise Michel
Michael and Catherine Odden
Bill Munis
Betty Evans
Bob Carver
VerNel Carver
Bob Jordan
Victoria Scharen
Dale Heide
John R. Van Horn
Chris and Glenda Ueland
Dale Heide Revocable Trust
Kim Arlin Murphy
Montana Livestock Ag Credit, Inc.
Todd Rose
Jeannette Heide
United Livestock Brokers Inc. of MT
Marty and Donna Ueland
Daniel Charles Jackson
Teresa Raisland
Alan Yenne
Brenda Desmond
Wayne and Betty Stickel
Don Burnham
Nancy Burnham
Dorothy V. Allard
Phillip and Diane Grant
Earl and Jan Peace
Jim and Leslie Drummond
John Sacklin
Jane Howard
Thomas and Jo Ann Trail
Ed Lamb
Dan and Marilyn Deichmann
Edward B Armstrong
Thomas and Kimberly Armstrong
Ellen Rasmussen
MTIU, LLC
Gary Heitrick
Bob and Joan Lee Nicholson
Glenna Starky
Joseph Eve
Marion Barton
David Mettes
Gail Stucky
Lois Gaffney
Jane M. Holzer
Diane and Paul Olson
Grace and Bill Berberet
Jean Balint
J. Strauser
Quality Life Concepts
John W. Marrinan
Jeffrey and L. Robin Miller
Joe Hartman
Bill and Gloria Miller
Judy King
Larry and Robin Stoltz
Juliet Smith
Ivan and Avice Hofff
Kathie Bailey
Karin and Russell Ludeman
Steve and Gayle Muggli
Kathy Lee
Pauline K. Gaugler
Kelly Flynn
Erick and Jacqueline Sorenson
Ken Gardener
Bob and Joan Lee Nicholson
Landen Cox
Dan and Carla Horan
Larry Hanson
Betty M. McCoy
Lee Ann Larson
Tom and Val Frisk
Margaret Dunesberry
L. Petrau
Shirley T. Johnson
Nancy Flikkema
Western Cafe
J. Charles Kraft
Connie Krogstad
Arleene D. Weppler
John Robiduo
Louise Davis
Judith Sands
Garth and Carolyn Sime
Stephen and Ronalea Gordon
Barbara Brown
Darlene Gilchrist
Patricia and Charles Kirk
Jay and JoAnn Christensen
Lyle Zimmerman
Dorie Heimbigner
Larry and Nora Dinse
L. Kelly
Reed Howald
Robert and Kathy Doney
Carolyn Miller
Jean and Art Linton
Marion Todd
Tom and Mary Kay Milesnick
Marlys Paugh
Margaret Dusenberry
J.R. Casey
Miriam Capra
Billy and Mary Schaffer
Doran and Sharon Higgins
Kevin and Bobbi Geis
Laura Lambert
H. Ellen Gilger
B.J. or S. Melum
Angie Bisgaard
Jim and Gloria Bannan
Doug and Kerry Gardner
Larry and Karen Prager
Richard Jesse
Renne and Rodney Bisgaard
T.F. and D.S. Carlsen
Center of The Nation Wool, Inc.
Lloyd and Janet Sohl
Curtice and Bonnie Randall
Larry and Dawn Draine
Arthur and Leanne Viall
David and Cheri Strouf
Pioneer Bank and Trust
Lester and Renetta Phillipi
Meghan Phillippi
Nettie Welborn
Sam and Kathy Milodragovich
Sheryl Tremis
Kenneth M. and Mary Beth Walsh
Vicki Thomas
Ole Oiestad
Bloomquist Law Firm
Lee Langhus
Steve and Sheryl Richert
Shari Oiestad
Patrick Vanek
Jon and Leann Koon
Penny Linhart
Judith Basin County Fairboard
Kenneth Foster
Geraldine Stilson
Martha Boyce
Debby Olson
John and Susan Morris
Candace Turner
Patricia Hodge
Karl Hertel
James and Rhea Hughes
Shirley Barrick
Clint and Valerie Carr
Jason and Deborah Shobe
David and Janet Wichman
Douglas Linhart
Quinn Whitmus
Gordon and Ardis Oelkers
Gary and Phyllis Sethre
Richard Parker
Nancy McCormick
Dwight O’Hara
Duane and Dorothy Burkenpas
Beth Collier
Gary Parker
Darrell and Steffani Grogan
Charles Rust
James McCormick
Wayne Gibson
Lyle and Beth Ann Hodgskiss
Robert and Gladys Gearhart
Toni Rice
Roger Ferguson and Janet Vincent
Janis Eckert
Shari Delpgardner
Delp Simmental
Warren and Betty Don Ross
Linda Ortner
Wayne Waarvijk
Verlin and Diana Koenig
William McKay
Diana Warner
Wilma Younkin
Robert Sager
Jim Barutha
Morgan Family, LLC
HONORARIUMS AND TRIBUTES
Ruth Drummond
Carol Bronson
Louise Eggen and Sheila Friedrich
Sheridan County Extension
Jerry and Nancy Thuesen
Avice Hoff
Ed and Connie Lord
