North Carolina 4-H Club National Award winning members

Item information

Title:

North Carolina 4-H Club National Award winning members

Description:

Tar Heel 4-H'ers Win Nationals A delegation of 39 North Carolina 4-H Club members--the largest Tar Heel group ever to attend--won eight national awards and three sectional prizes at the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Seven members won educational scholarships valued at $500 each and one member won a $1,000 scholarship. Sheila Blanton, Jackson County, won the $1,000 grant for her achievements in the safety program. Other winners were Linda Rumbley, Alamance, bread and cereal; Kenneth Clapp Guilford, health; Jack Nesbitt, Henderson, agriculture; Mary Lois Cooke, Iredell, horticulture; Gail King, Johnston, food preservation; Steve Szczerbiak, New Hanover, tractor; and Ray Ritchie, Wake, electric. Sectional winners who received trips to Chicago were Phoebe Lee, Anson, dairy foods; Ralph Renegar, Iredell, forestry; and Bob Chandler, Pitt, photography.

Topics:

Community and Extension

Subjects:

4-H clubs -- United States -- Congresses

Original Format:

Black and white print (photograph)

Item identifier:

ua023_007-004-bx0012-004-025

Created Date:

circa 1965

Names:

North Carolina State University. Department of 4-H Youth Development more info on North Carolina State University. Department of 4-H Youth Development 
4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.) more info on 4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.) 

Location:

Chicago (Ill.)

Digital Project:

University Archives Photographs