CALS alumnus M. Edmund Aycock named to 2008 National 4-H Hall of Fame
In recognition of his contributions to 4-H at the local, state, and national level, M. Edmund Aycock was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame Oct. 10, 2008. Aycock also was honored for his exemplary service as chair of numerous agricultural boards and associations in North Carolina.
A 1936 graduate of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Aycock first worked with Cooperative Extension in Vance County. During his 11 years as a farm agent, he chaired several agricultural boards, including the Chancellor’s Study Committee on the Future of North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service.
Aycock also founded the North Carolina Cattleman’s Association and led the charge in the 1960s for N.C. State University to keep its name (and not become UNC-Raleigh).
He met his wife, Elizabeth, in the late 1930s at what is now known as 4-H Congress, the annual gathering of 4-H’ers from across the state for demonstrations and honor club. He was working with Cooperative Extension, and Elizabeth, a native of Johnston County, had just been crowned 4-H Health Queen. The couple married in 1939, eventually moving to Raleigh in 1955, where he worked with Wachovia Bank while continuing as a consultant for agri-business start-ups.
Together the Aycocks established a scholarship — the Edmund and Elizabeth Aycock 4-H Scholarship Endowment — for N.C. State students of any major who have excelled in 4-H in any N.C. county. They are lifetime honorary members of the North Carolina 4-H Development Fund for their continued support of the program.
A 1936 graduate of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Aycock first worked with Cooperative Extension in Vance County. During his 11 years as a farm agent, he chaired several agricultural boards, including the Chancellor’s Study Committee on the Future of North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service.
Aycock also founded the North Carolina Cattleman’s Association and led the charge in the 1960s for N.C. State University to keep its name (and not become UNC-Raleigh).
He met his wife, Elizabeth, in the late 1930s at what is now known as 4-H Congress, the annual gathering of 4-H’ers from across the state for demonstrations and honor club. He was working with Cooperative Extension, and Elizabeth, a native of Johnston County, had just been crowned 4-H Health Queen. The couple married in 1939, eventually moving to Raleigh in 1955, where he worked with Wachovia Bank while continuing as a consultant for agri-business start-ups.
Together the Aycocks established a scholarship — the Edmund and Elizabeth Aycock 4-H Scholarship Endowment — for N.C. State students of any major who have excelled in 4-H in any N.C. county. They are lifetime honorary members of the North Carolina 4-H Development Fund for their continued support of the program.