Maurice “Maury” Kramer was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame to recognize his lifetime of contributions to 4-H. He was one of 13 people inducted on Monday (Oct. 9).
In 1984, Kramer joined Purdue Extension as the associate director of Extension and Indiana 4-H department head. He started the first animal drug testing at the Indiana State Fair and was instrumental in leading Indiana 4-H to adopt the use of computers to record enrollment and management. During his tenure, Indiana’s “Say Yes to 4-H” initiative took place, which provided a renewal of the 4-H program in all 92 Indiana counties.
“Maury was a great listener for all county extension staff and tried to understand each of our county’s situations,” shared Roger Sherer, retired 4-H youth development educator for Purdue Extension – Wells County. “He was also a big proponent of working to update curricula.”
Kramer and former Indiana 4-H state coordinator, Ed Frickey helped coordinate the “Seeds in Space” project with astronaut and Indiana 4-H alumnus, Jerry Ross. The project resulted in sycamore trees across Indiana that were grown from seeds taken to outer space on space shuttle Atlantis.
Source: purdue.edu
Photo Credit: 4-H
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