2002 4-H Centennial Alumni-The Inaugural Class of the Emerald Clover Society

Recognized by
Michigan 4-H Youth Development

With support from
Michigan 4-H Foundation

Last updated: September 6, 2002

The Emerald Clover Society reflects the ultimate outcome of 4-H membership—extraordinary use of an individual's head, heart, hands and health to make our communities, our country and our world a better place in which to live.

2002 4-H Centennial Alumni: The Inaugural Class of the Emerald Clover Society

Carol Stockman Carol Stockman, Berrien County 4-H'er

Clerk Emeritus, Berrien County

“[Through 4-H] I learned how to do things right, how to work with people and to accept each person for who they are, not who you want them to be.”

Carol Stockman has given her life to volunteering since retiring as the Berrien County treasurer in 1996. She is a past president and treasurer of the Berrien County United Way, a former chair of the Berrien County Republican Woman’s Club, a member of the Berrien County Republican Executive Committee, a chairwoman of the Lakeshore Excellence Foundation board, a coordinator of Mothers of Pre-schoolers (MOPS) and a chair of an annual golf outing in memory of her husband that supports the Benton Harbor Street Ministry.

In 1995, Stockman received the Margaret B. Upton Volunteer Leadership Award. She was recognized as a Women of Achievement nominee through the Executive and Professional Women Association in 2000. Stockman was an Engler appointee to the Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority. She raised funds to purchase and renovate a building for the MOPS and to renovate the Lakeshore High School football facility. Her five children were all 4-H members and she was a 4-H organizational leader for 15 years.