AREA YOUTH LEADERS EARN WISCONSIN 4-H KEY AWARD
Cameron Pokorny and Lindsay Propst were recently honored as recipients of the 2021 Wisconsin 4-H Key
Award in the Dodge County 4-H program.
The prestigious Key Award, one of the highest recognitions a 4-H member can receive, honors a select group of
4-H participants annually. The youth receiving this award are ones who have demonstrated consistent growth in
their 4-H involvement, developed and applied their leadership skills, and actively participated in their club and
community.
According to Dodge County 4-H Youth Development Educator Marie Witzel, this year’s recipients exemplify
the goals and values of the Wisconsin 4-H Program.
Cameron Pokorny, son of Doyle and Kim Pokorny, is in his 12th year as a Dodge County 4-H member.
Cameron is a senior at Waupun High School. He is a member of the Achievers 4-H club and was involved in
poultry, photography, youth leadership, home environment, entrepreneurship, and many other projects.
Lindsay Propst, daughter of Andy and Tracy Propst, is in her 13th year as a Dodge County 4-H member.
Lindsay is a freshman at UW Madison, majoring in Genetics and Genomics. Lindsay is a member of the Hyland
Prairie 4-H Club. She is involved in swine, crops, sewing, cake decorating, art, home environment,
photography, and scale models.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau has been sponsoring the Wisconsin 4-H Key Award Program for over 40 years,
having started their support in 1974. Over the years, 4-H youth in every county have received special Key
Award recognition, thanks to Farm Bureau and its affiliated companies: Rural Mutual Insurance Company, and
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation.
The Wisconsin 4-H Key Award is the highest honor a 4-H youth can receive. Recipients are selected at the
county level, based on the young person’s consistent growth in 4-H involvement, their developed and applied
leadership skills, and their active participation in the activities of their 4-H club and their community. Each
county is responsible for selecting the Key Award recipients in their area, based on an evaluation of a
candidate’s total 4-H record, including project work, personal development, leadership, and community
University of Wisconsin, US Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin counties cooperating.
UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title VI, Title IX and ADA.
involvement. Counties award a specific number of Key Awards, based on the 4-H club enrollment in that
county.
Candidates must have passed their 14th birthday on January 1 of the year in which the recognition is given, and
must have completed at least three years of 4-H and one year of youth leadership. Selection is based on an
evaluation of the candidate’s total 4-H record (membership, projects, activities, leadership, personal
development and county 4-H and community involvement.) Each Key Award recipient receives a framed
certificate and a Key Award pin.
For more information about 4-H, please visit https://dodge.extension.wisc.edu or contact the Extension Dodge
County office at 920-386-3790.
Marie Witzel, Dodge County 4-H Youth Development Educator
