Nomination and Selection Criteria:
Any individual, family, business, or corportation is eligible to receive the award who:
1. Is a current supporter at the time the application is made.
2. Has not previously received the award (the award may be received by an individual, family, business, or corporation only once)
3. Has given observable and/or measurable support and contribution to the 4-H program. Including:
- Nominee has greatly impacted 4-h Youth and/or 4-H Volunteers
- Nominee's activities involve many aspects of the 4-H Program
- Nominee's involvement has outcomes that have positively affected the majority of the 4-H Youth and/or 4-H Volunteers
4. Multiple nominations for the same award do not constitute priority in selection. It is preferred that nominations include support letters or additional information to use in the selection.
NOTE: Only one individual, family, business, or corporation may be selected to receive the county-level award each year. If the applicaiton warrants, the nomination may be submitted for "Ohio Friend of 4-H" award consideration. The award will be presented during the Allen County 4-H Advisor Update each year. The person submitting the nomination may be notified of the award and will be asked to assist in "surprising" the award recipient.
Past Friend of 4-H Recipients:
| 1991 - Harry Shutt | 1992 - Al Post |
| 1993 - Calvin Leimbach | 1994 - Maxene Jones |
| 1995 - Noah Miller | 1996 - Marty Hutchison |
| 1997 - Mark Smith | 1998 - Hancock Gas Service, Inc. |
| 1999 - Don Miller | 2000 - Pete Stout |
| 2001 - Hunington National Bank | 2002- Bill Henderson |
| 2003 - Jackie Austin and Jay Begg | 2004 - Tom Guy |
| 2005 - Tom Miller | 2006 - Keystone Meats |
| 2007 - Mike Emerick | 2008 - Donald Davis |
| 2009 - Rita Plaugher, Lowell Hoy, and Shirley Mulholland | 2010 - Sue Butcher |
| 2011 - Terry Slane | 2012 - Anne Deerhake |
| 2013 - Jo McConnell | 2014 - Gary Austin |
| 2015 - Debra Schroeder | 2016 - Jo Ellen Gellart |
| 2017 - Kevin Dues and Betty Flinn | 2018 - Steve Shafer |
| 2019 - Bill and Lindy Flarida and Andy Kennedy | 2020 - Barry Musselman |
| 2021 - Dawn Arheit | 2022 - Jim and Cindy Hefner |