Lancaster County 4-H began awarding a monthly Heart of 4-H Award 20 years ago in January 2003 and have recognized 240 volunteers to date (mostly individuals, but some couples and groups)! Read more about each of these remarkable volunteers at https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/heartaward.
2003
Pat Heather
Terri Whisler
Ken Majors
Ruth Lantis
Sara Morton
Gary & Rhonda Chubbuck
Sheri Ramirez
Merlin Dana
Paula Peterson
Marilyn Schepers
Trudy Pedley
Tonya Beach
2004
Franklyn Manning
Judy Fitzgerald
Gene Veburg
Keith Dey
Lisa Burham
Cheryl Landon
Ellen Chapelle
Shirley Condon
Julie Thomson & James Walla
Cindy Fiala
Kala Ball
Jo Fujan
2005
Kelly & Colleen Warner
Leah Spencer
Shelly Everett
Cathy Hurdle
Denise Farley
Donna Bundy
Dick Hollman
Myron & Barb Smith
John & Lori Bruss
Karen Rutt
Sandi Kroll
Kirk Gunnerson
2006
Tom & Brenda Messick
Jim & Bonnie Henshaw
Barb & Ron Suing
Kitt Saathoff
Jane Dowd
Ron Dowding
Jean Pedersen
Kay Clinch
Karen & Joel Armstrong
Sheila Scheideler
Lynnette Nelson
Joyce & Jim Agena
2007
Justy Hagan
Becky McHenry
Linda Hanigan
Roberta Sandhorst
Chris Scow
Chris Stephenson
Jay Wilkinson
Larry Pershing
Lynn Albin
Kristy Hattan
Mike & Lanna Shrader
Greg Crawford
2008
Amber Nore
Eunice Cernohlavek
Kendra Ronnau
Stephenie Doeschot
Karol Swotek
Sandy Talbert
Debbie Brandt
Susan Frobish
Harry Muhlbach
Martin Dye
Becky Grimes
Leia Noel
2009
Brenda Wilkinson
John Krueger
Jim Bauman
Carin Sandman
Elaine Simpson
Quentin Farley
Linda Meyer
Deb Badeer
Pat & Kim Wiseman
Jennifer Rawlinson
Danetta Jensen
Mindy Leach
2010
Marcia Claesson
Jen Smith
Kathy Wiegand
Deb DeWald
Kath Conroy
Rodney Lilestrand
Steve Muhlbach
Laura Hardesty
Elva Janak
Kelly Brown
Gordon Maahs
Scott Heinrich
2011
Brandy Gunnerson
Trina Brown
Peg Fairfield-Bixby & Sherm Bixby
Cheri Truax
Jill Greff
Stephanie Wachter
Roger Bell
Tammy Wollen
Carol Wolf
Jodi Cooper
Marian Hanigan
Katie Cruickshank
2012
Tammy Miner
Peggy & Kenny Steward
Ann Pickrel
Bob Dresser
Mark Hurt
Cindy Zimmer
Andy & Suzi Dearmont
Janet Anderson
Shari Becker
Shari Green
Jhoni Kucera
Ted & Alice Doane
2013
Kent Frobish
Laurie Bellinghausen
Rod Hollman
Ann Johnson
Brian & Shannon Vogler
Tony & Nicole Scott
Holly Steinbach
Mike & Tracie Lloyd
Ben Walbrecht
Nicole Schmidt
Steward & Kris Spath
Maralee Sobotka
2014
Connie Kreikemeier
Jean Nabity
Teresa Brandt
Marsha Prior
Cathy Plager
Shar Sieck
Virginia Prey
Lianne Garza
KayCee Wanser
Scott & Rita Sieck
Kari Price
Sue Stanoszek
2015
Mary Ann Gabel
John & Karen Cooper
Jill White
Dwayne & Joan Wittstruck
Rhonda Griess
Jill Hattan
Lynn Becker
Angie McClelland
Michelle Huber
Cathy Babcock
Sherry Wolf Drbal
Nate Dowding
2016
Darwin Eucker
Diane Usher
Carl Cedarberg
Doug Malone
Stephanie Polk
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
Pam Cuttlers
Lincoln Center Kiwanis
Rachel Carlson
Marlo Yakel
Sara Hansen
Tammy Sheldon
2017
Diane Ossenkop
Amber Herrick
Nickie Casburn
Shane Krause
Chas Skillett
Mitch Sump
Rachel Hanigan
Megan Bauman
Analisa Peterson
Kate Rawlinson
Bridget Bogle
Kaiya Green
2018
Troy Bernadt
Jenny Schnase
Northeast Kiwanis
Sally Schedlock
Chris Hansen
Tabetha Burnham
Kylee Plager
Nichole Jelinek
Brandy Wollen
Erica Peterson
Kristyn Jones
2019
Susan Bulling
Travis Hodtwalker
Lois Muhlbach
Megan Starner
Susan Martin
Glenda Willnerd
Kylee Yakel (Schirmer)
Susan Holland
Brenda Nepper
Kelsey Ebke
Beverlee Keller
Dave Hattan
2020
Jodi Freeman
Karen Hanson
Clayton Haman
Mike Conroy
Mary Burroughs
Grace Kim
Greater Lincoln Obedience Club
Jim & Nita Stell
Tracy Pracheil
Amy Vander Woude
Jodi Gabel
Sarah Lanik-Frain & Mike Frain
2021
Emalea Dean
Laura Cook
Whitney Lehn
James Blake
Rusty & Heidi Hanley
Jen & Jesse Metcalf
Marti Thomson
John Croghan
Tim & Jenny Higgins
JJ & Amy Frink
Jamie Wood
Julia Plugge
2022
Phil Wharton
Jenny DeBuhr
Sherry Kubicek
Angie Root
Rick Waldren
Jamie Greenlee
UNL Bee Lab
Sonja Moore
Lancaster County Engineers
Capital City Horse and Pony Club
Beatrice Livestock 77
Lon & Carol Bohling