Professional agrologist and 4-H Canada Foundation member Kim McConnell was appointed a Member to the Order of Canada June 30.
He is among 100 Canadians who were named by the governor general.
McConnell’s involvement with 4-H began with Manitoba’s 4-H McConnell Beef Club, the oldest beef club in Canada.
The founder of AdFarm sits on the 4-H Canada board of directors, has received the Alberta Institute of Agrologists’ distinguished agrologist award and also has been named to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame.
4-H Canada, a rural youth group, has 24,000 members and 7,400 volunteers.
The Order of Canada is among the country’s highest civilian honours and has recognized 7,000 people since its inception in 1967.
The McConnell 4-H club and former town were named for Andrew McConnell.
Today its history fills the upper rooms of an old train station museum in Hamiota, Man., where a cairn was erected to commemorate 100 years of 4-H in Canada, and McConnell as the longest running club in the country.
