By Faith Peppers
University of
Georgia
Georgia’s best 4-H’ers gathered to champion their program
during the 63rd annual State 4-H Congress in Atlanta July 19-
22. But 48 individuals emerged as state project competition
winners.
“The young people here develop their communication skills, but
the value of State 4-H Congress is much broader and deeper than
that,” said Roger C. “Bo” Ryles, state 4-H program leader with
the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences.
State Congress is the culmination of a year’s work in a 4-H
project. The 4-H’ers here give 12-minute demonstrations and
prepare portfolios of their research and service in 48 project
areas such as public speaking, computers, horticulture and
human development. University faculty members and other expert
judges evaluate their work and interview them on their
presentations and portfolios.
“When you combine what they learn through their project work
with their interaction with the academic, business, civic and
corporate leaders they meet here,” Ryles said, “you’d be hard-
pressed to find a stronger leadership development system
anywhere.”
A banquet July 21 honored state winners.
Here are this year’s state winners, projects and project
donors, listed by their home counties.
BIBB: Vinson Muhammad won in performing arts – general,
sponsored by Six Flags Over Georgia.
BLECKLEY: Laura Evans won in sports, sponsored by White
Water.
BULLOCH: David Martin won in beef, sponsored by Winn
Dixie Stores, Inc. Brooke Brookins won in housing and
environment, sponsored by Bucky Cook and the Georgia 4-H
Volunteer Leaders Association.
CLARKE: Athena Lao won in performing arts, piano,
sponsored by Six Flags Over Georgia.
CLAYTON: Sarah Landerfelt won in fashion revue,
sponsored by the Georgia Master 4-H Club.
COLUMBIA: Jillian Rumbaugh won in food fast and healthy,
sponsored by Georgia 4-H Foundation and Dr. Anupam Goel.
CRAWFORD: Anna Collins won in festive foods for health,
sponsored by Publix Super Markets Charities.
CRISP: Jessica Gordon won in outdoor recreation,
sponsored by White Water.
DOUGHERTY: Tracy Edwards won in workforce preparation
and career development, sponsored by Ramstad North America.
EFFINGHAM: Kathy Snooks won in arts and crafts,
sponsored by Mrs. Marion Fisher and Mrs. Brandie Rucks Park (in
honor of Jason and Hope Parris). Rebecca Kessler won in fruits,
vegetables and nuts, sponsored by Alice Griffin Howard and the
Georgia 4-H Foundation.
EMANUEL: Chet Sconyers won in plant and soil science,
sponsored by Georgia Plant Food Educational Society, Inc.
EVANS: Joshua Eason won in computers, sponsored by
Georgia Power Company. Crystal McCorkle won in textiles,
merchandising and interiors, sponsored by Russell Corp.
FORSYTH: Sarah Singleton won in food safety and
preservation, sponsored by Tom and Mildred Coleman, Elizabeth
Andress and Gary and Rhonda Keve. Erin Lovin won in horse,
sponsored by the Georgia Horse Council.
HARALSON: William Heath won in poultry and egg science,
sponsored by the Georgia 4-H Foundation and the Georgia Poultry
Federation.
HARRIS: Adam Johnson won in safety, sponsored by AGL
Resources, Inc.
HEARD: Phillip Nowicki won in environmental science,
sponsored by the Georgia 4-H Foundation.
JACKSON: Ward Black won in public speaking, sponsored by
Georgia Farm Credit Associations.
LEE: Britny Wray won in companion animal science,
sponsored by Monroe Veterinary Clinic, Inc., Mrs. Lindsey W.
Nelson, Georgia 4-H Foundation, Bill and Edna Sell (in memory
of Scott Sell). Chris Uppole won in communications, sponsored
by Georgia 4-H Volunteer Leaders Association. Monet Murphy won
in wildlife and marine science, sponsored by Georgia Power
Company.
LOWNDES: Kris Fletcher won in flowers, shrubs and lawns,
sponsored by the Georgia Development Authority.
MADISON: Kayla Perry won in the international project,
sponsored by Equifax, Inc. Brittany Kimball-Scott won in the
physical, biological and Earth sciences, sponsored by Georgia
Electric Membership Corp.
MARION: Ashley Waters won in power and energy, sponsored
by Chevron/Texaco.
MONTGOMERY: Nicole Crabb won in photography, sponsored
by Georgia Magazine.
MORGAN: Christine Trulock won in bread, sponsored by
Georgia 4-H Foundation. Mary Ann Cochran won in dairy foods,
sponsored by the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for
Milk.
OCONEE: Anna Savelle won in dairy and milk science,
sponsored by Mrs. Angela Broder Nemeth and the Georgia
Department of Agriculture. Emily Martin won in resource
management, sponsored by Georgia Cooperative Council, Inc.
OGLETHORPE: Christina Waller won in health, sponsored by
Mrs. Ellinore Nicholason, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Martin, North
Fulton Regional Hospital and Greater Association of Diabetes
Educators.
PAULDING: Emme Worthy won in consumer education,
sponsored by Dr. Anupam Goel. Joshua Rogers won in target
sports, sponsored by Callaway Foundation and the family of Col.
James “Jim” Boddie. Sam Raybon won in veterinary sciences,
sponsored by Georgia Veterinary Medical Association.
PICKENS: Mary Alice Jasperse won in entomology,
sponsored by Georgia Pest Control Industry Association and
Cooperative Extension Entomology.
RABUN: Jennifer Davenport won in human development,
sponsored by Georgia Association of Extension 4-H Agents.
SCREVEN: Alicia Haire won in forestry and wood science,
sponsored by International Paper Company.
STEPHENS: Jessie Moore won in food fare, sponsored by
Georgia Development Authority.
TATTNALL: Cassandra Murphy won in conservation of
natural resources, sponsored by Georgia Water Wise Council.
Beth Lynn won in sheep and meat goats, sponsored by Dr. and
Mrs. James Williamson.
TAYLOR: Ashley Cooper won in performing arts – other
instrumental, sponsored by Six Flags Over Georgia.
TREUTLEN: Joanna Ware won in general recreation,
sponsored by Georgia Recreation and Parks Association, Inc.
TURNER: Lauren Reeves won in pork production, sponsored
by the Georgia Pork Producers Association.
UPSON: Adam McDonald won in dog care and training,
sponsored by the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association.
WALTON: Natalie Reeder won in performing arts – vocal,
sponsored by Six Flags Over Georgia.
Georgia 4-H is the youth education component of the UGA College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
