![]() Several 4-H educators from across the country served as the National 4-H Curriculum Summit Planning Committee, working over the last year to plan the first-ever National 4 H Curriculum Summit. The summit, held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md., from June 12-14, 2007, sought to explore and improve curriculum for the 4-H Youth Development Program. Members of the planning committee built the agenda, recruited panelists and incorporated their experiences in youth development in planning the event. Pictured, front row: Kathleen Jamison, session chair, Virginia Tech University; Linda Horn, University of Connecticut; Amy Gallimore, session chair, University of Tennessee; Maria Arnold, program specialist, National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES, USDA; Cathann Kress, director, 4-H Youth Development, National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES, USDA; Jan Seitz, summit convener, associate dean for Extension and outreach, University of Delaware; Nancy Schaff, curriculum project manager, National 4-H Council; and Eddy Mentzer, program specialist, National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES, USDA. Second row: LuAnn Johansen, session chair, Iowa State University; Madonna Weese, University of Illinois; Mindy Turner, New Mexico State University; Connie Miller, Cornell University; Susan Kerr, Washington State University; Kim Huffman, Cornell University; and Ed Maxa, North Carolina State University. Back row: Chadwick Higgins, session chair, West Virginia University; Marilyn Rasmussen, South Dakota State University; and Cheryl Newberry, Texas A&M University. |