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History
The stability of Kansas 4-H ensures a bright future.
The Foundation's inauguration combined private funds to the public programs of Kansas 4-H. While functions of the Foundation started decades before, the Foundation was chartered in 1952.
Through the generations, the Foundation has built a solid team to help maintain the ongoing success with quality staff and an exceptional board of trustees. The Foundation celebrates a long tradition of partnership with both Kansas 4-H and donors wanting to make youth a central focus.
Foundation Timeline
- 1931 - Alpha of Clovia established at Kansas State University
- 1946 - 4-H Clubs purchased Rock Springs Ranch for $22,500
- 1952 - 1952 - Kansas 4-H Foundation, Inc. organized to assist Kansas 4-H with private funds and oversee Rock Springs Ranch
- 1956 - first edition of the Kansas 4-H Journal magazine published by the Foundation
- 1958 - hired Erna Bly, full-time secretary, and J. Harold Johnson, executive director
- 1967 - Foundation becomes landlord for newly built Clovia Scholarship House (current building)
- 1969 - bought Camp Wa Shun Ga to increase camping capacity to 700
- 1971 - named Merle Eyestone executive director
- 1986 - named William (Bill) Riley executive director
- 1992 - dedicated the Kansas Courtyard at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, MD
- 2004 - named Gordon Hibbard president
