The Youngstroms
During his years as associate director of Extension at the 果冻传媒麻豆社, Carol O. Youngstrom 鈥渨as a consistent supporter of 4-H programs,鈥� say his son, Robert C. Youngstrom 鈥�57, 鈥�61, Boise and daughter Mary Youngstrom Stunz 鈥�61, who lives in California鈥檚 Sacramento area.
The siblings have each given $100,000 to establish the Youngstrom 4-H Faculty Excellence Endowment honoring their parents, the late Carol O. and Elizabeth E. Youngstrom.
Their gifts helped launch 4-H鈥檚 efforts to raise $1 million for the 4-H Foundation, which would bring the total of the Friends of 4-H Endowment to more than $3 million. Interest earned from the endowment provides college scholarships for 4-H youth, helps low-income 4-Hers attend state and national events and awards county 4-H leaders with numerous opportunities to initiate and sustain youth programming.
Carol, who was raised in Culver, Oregon, began 40 years of service to the university in 1929 as an assistant agricultural economist. In 1939, the family moved to Boise where, in 1944, he became associate director of Extension, a position he held until his retirement in 1969.
鈥淏oth mother and dad believed in the value of 4-H and were early contributors to 4-H鈥檚 endowment,鈥� said Robert.
鈥淏oth were inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2002,鈥� added Mary. 鈥淢other served as honorary co-chair of the Idaho 4-H Endowment Campaign in 2002 to 鈥�03. We鈥檙e pleased to be able to honor our parents in this way. Dad was such an Idaho advocate. He knew everybody in agriculture. He was so good in Extension because he paid attention to legislators and to all people.鈥�