The Tennessee 4-H Foundation chooses to recognize individuals, families and organizations that have made significant donations to the 4-H Program by naming them Hall of Fame Donors. Each of these donors have contributed over $10,000 over the past 10 years.
The generosity of these donors is essential to the Tennessee 4-H Program. And because of that, the Tennessee 4-H Foundation has several levels of recognition.
Felix and Helen Knight
Benefactor Society
The Felix and Helen Knight Benefactor Society is established to honor donors who have contributed $1 million or more in cumulative gifts and pledges to the Tennessee 4-H Program.
Mrs. Helen Knight
Ms. Ruth Henderson McQueen
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Diamond Benefactor Society
The Diamond Benefactor Society has been established to honor donors who have contributed $100,000 or more in cumulative gifts and pledges.
Individuals
Mary Neil Alexander
Peggy & Ralph Allen
Bob Brinkmann
William & Ruth Edmondson
Irene Martin
John E. Mayfield
Jim Powell
James & Alice Rainey
Ray & Dott Spann
Lloyd Duff Warren
Organizations
Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund
Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee
Juanita Fasola Foundation, Inc.
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
Diamond Heritage Society
The Diamond Heritage Society is established to honor donors who have contributed $50,000 or more in cumulative gifts and pledges.
Individuals
G.L. Carter, Jr.
Kathrine Clark
Charles & Frances Darnell
William & Lougenia Gabard
Jacquelyn D. Guthrie
Ruth Hale
Michael Harris
Waymon Hickman
Russell & Velma Mars
George Mays
Miriam Jenkins Nack
John Riley
Organizations
Joyce & Owen Rogers Charitable Foundation
Madison County Parent & Adult Leaders
Tennessee Beef Industry Council
Tennessee Dairy Products Association
Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association
Diamond Clover Society
The Diamond Clover Society is established to honor donors who have contributed $25,000 or more in cumulative gifts and pledges.
Individuals
Phil Baggett
James & Eugenia Bond
Bill & Ann Hicks
Michael & Martha Keel
Mary Mantooth
Alice Ann & Harry Moore
James Passmore
Sally Smith
Organizations
Chattanooga Ag Credit Association
First National Bank of Pulaski
Knoxville Scottish Rite Foundation
National Wild Turkey Federation
Nissan Motor Manufacturing Cooperation
Tennessee Agricultural Production Association
Tennessee Cattlemen᾿s Association
Tennessee Corn Promotion Board
Tennessee Feed & Grain Association
Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association
Tennessee Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers
Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors᾿ Association
Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration
West Tennessee Young Farmers & Homemakers Leadership Development Corporation
Hall of Fame Benefactors
The Hall of Fame Benefactors Society has been established to honor donors who have contributed or pledged $10,000 or move over the past 10 years.
Individuals
Tom & Carol Bailey
Keith & Sandy Baker
John Basinger
Mitch & Angie Beaty
Adam & Marissa L. Brown
George & June Brown
Steve & Jill Brown
Sue Brown
Janet Buck Family
Herb & Resa Byrd
Cindy Carpenter
Rita J. Casey
Randy Vaughn Cawood
Patricia Clark
Mildred Clarke
Janet Cluck
James & Donna Cox
Tim & Denise Cross
David Crowe & Kristen Marsh
Justin & Julie Crowe
Cherry Lane Darken
Bruce & Melissa Davis
W. Terry Disney
Timothy P. Fawver
Matt Fennel
William & Celia Foster
Ryan & Amanda Hensley
Jane Ambrose Herron
Ray & Carolyn Humberd
John & Bonnie Johnston
KMK Acres, Leon Herron, Jr.
Arnold F. Hunter
Aaron & Kelly Knight
Anne Mae Kobbe
Bent & Nina Larson
Lavoy & Jamie Ledford
Debbie Crowe Leming
Dwight & Rita Loveday
Ralph Lovely
Joseph & Martha Malloy
Susan Marks
Nicole Marrero
Lois McPherson
Curtis & Sharon Melton
Murray & Mary Jane Miles
Buddy & Penny Mitchell
Monty & Mary Montgomery
Susan Couts Murphey
Rebecca Murray
Jimmy Newby
Charles Owen
Rural & Nancy Peace
Ben T. Powell
Emmit & Betty Rawls
Neil & Mary Rhodes
Nancy Rucker
William & Kaye Smith
Sherry Cawood Spangler
William “Bear” Stephenson
David Stroud
Steve Sutton
Martha Jo Tolley
Gene & Charlotte Turner
Nolan & Polly Turner
Elizabeth Urquhart
Matthew & Krista Wade
Charles Weber
Clyde & Ogeal Webster
Etta Mae Westbrook
Trent Willmon
James & Charlotte Wills
John & Carol Worthman
Organizations
Elisabeth Mitchell Charitable Trust
Ezell-Purity Foundation
Magic Wand Car Wash Systems
Nashville Area Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
Southeast United Dairy Industry Association
Southern Cotton Ginners Association
Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders᾿ & Exhibitors᾿ Association
Tennessee Sheep Producers Association
Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association
Williamson County Family & Community Education