Press Release 10/05/2007
Irvin to be inducted tonight into
National 4-H Hall of Fame
Tommy Irvin, Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture, is being inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame this evening in Baltimore, Maryland.
Irvin is only the seventh Georgian to receive the national honor.
“Tommy Irvin is a friend of Governors and Presidents and always finds time to visit with 4-H'ers,” according to the National 4-H Hall of Fame website. The Hall of Fame nominating committee noted Commissioner Irvin’s active service on the Georgia 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees for over 20 years, as well as his service to 4-H and college advisory committees. The nominating committee also noted that Irvin is a 4-H donor who has endowed a scholarship for 4-H members and leveraged and authorized hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit 4-H.
“I have been involved in and a strong supporter of 4-H for more than 50 years,” said Irvin. “My wife, Bernice, and I have seen the many varied opportunities for development 4-H has afforded young people, including our daughter who was a national winner. We fund 4-H scholarships so that young people can build on the skills and knowledge they learned through the 4-H program.”
Dr. Bo Ryles, Georgia State 4-H Leader and Director, and Dr. Scott Angle, Dean and Director of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, are accompanying Irvin to Baltimore.
For more information visit: http://www.nae4ha.org/hof/
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