Wilson County secures Hunt endowment
Gathering at the March endowment signing are (front, from left) Carolyn Hunt, former Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. and Tanya Heath. Standing are Dennis Vick, Pender Sharp, Marshall Stewart and Walter Earle.
Photo courtesy Coopertive Extension in Wilson County
As a result of the efforts by the Wilson County Extension staff and volunteers, a $34,000 4-H Scholarship Endowment for the Gov. James B. and Carolyn Hunt 4-H Scholarship Fund was signed at the Wilson County 4-H Livestock Show and Sale on March 27. The endowment will fund college scholarships for 4-H youth in the Wilson livestock program.
At the endowment signing were former Gov. and Mrs. Hunt, Walter Earle, Tanya Heath, 4-H agent; Michael Martin, executive director of the N.C. 4-H Development Fund; Sharon Rowland, executive director of development for the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service; Marshall Stewart, N.C. 4-H program leader; Pender Sharp, chairman of the scholarship fund-raising committee; and Dennis Vick, president of the Wilson County Livestock Association.
—Natalie Hampton
At the endowment signing were former Gov. and Mrs. Hunt, Walter Earle, Tanya Heath, 4-H agent; Michael Martin, executive director of the N.C. 4-H Development Fund; Sharon Rowland, executive director of development for the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service; Marshall Stewart, N.C. 4-H program leader; Pender Sharp, chairman of the scholarship fund-raising committee; and Dennis Vick, president of the Wilson County Livestock Association.
—Natalie Hampton