TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS

VOLUME 03 - Issue 15
April 17, 2003

Don’t Forget To Name Your June Dairy Month Chair
Meet The State 4-H Staff! - Neal Smith
New Web Site Unveiled
Tennessee 4-H Congress Results

DON’T FORGET TO NAME YOUR JUNE DAIRY MONTH CHAIR

Some counties have still not named their June Dairy Month chairperson. The information sheet was due to the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA) by April 4 and is available at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/dairypromo/infosheet.pdf. If you have a young person interest in this opportunity, please fill out the information sheet immediately and send it to:

Remember $200 will be added to the local county 4-H funds of the three overall state winners in each division.

Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
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MEET THE STATE 4-H STAFF! - NEAL SMITH

This week finishes up the features on members of the state 4-H staff. We hope you have enjoyed learning more about us. Keep reading to find out about another of our area 4-H specialists.

Neal Smith serves as the area 4-H specialist in the 21 county Western District. He has served in this capacity since April of 1997. His main responsibility is to provide the 4-H staff in the Western District the resource materials and assistance they need to provide positive youth development experiences for their audiences. Neal develops curricula, facilitates training sessions, assists with county programming efforts and makes visits with new agents. Other district responsibilities include providing leadership to the district All Star Council, volunteer leaders and career and consumer education programs.

In addition to Neal’s district duties, he has served as the State 4-H Horse Championships Western division show manager and staging chairman for the past 10+ years. He also contributed to the development of the state “On My Own” curriculum and has been a presenter at NAE4-HA conferences.

Neal received his B.S. degree in Agriculture-Animal Science from The University of Tennessee at Martin and a M.S. in Agriculture and Extension Education from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He started his Extension career in 1984 as a 4-H agriculture agent in Hardin County and held that position for 12 years before moving to the district office.

Neal lives in Savannah with his wife Mary Grace and their two daughters, Emily (11) and Rachel (8). His hobbies include riding horses, hunting, drawing and travel.

Alice Ann Moore
Assistant Director/State 4-H Leader
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NEW WEB SITE UNVEILED

If you’ve visited the Tennessee 4-H Web site recently, you’ve noticed it has a new look! We think you’ll find it much more colorful and user-friendly. Be sure to check it out at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/.

A special thanks to Lynn Scott, Web design editor in the UTIA Information Technology department for helping us in designing and organizing the site. Please let us know what you think and share any ideas you might have regarding future development of the site.

Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
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TENNESSEE 4-H CONGRESS RESULTS

Several 4-H members and adults were recognized at Tennessee 4-H Congress this week. Congratulations to all the award winners and to those agents and volunteers who motivated, coached and assisted with their work. Winners include:

Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop.
~Usman B. Asif