Each year, county 4-H programs in South Dakota recognize outstanding volunteers and programs supporters through the Friend of 4-H award. The award is chosed at the county level and given out at local Recognition Events. This year's recipients are listed below, categorized by the hometowns of the award winners.
- Norman Peterson, Salem
- David Moore, Moore Welding, City of Vermillion Street Dept. and City of Vermillion Light & Power Dept.--Vermillion
- Ag Relations Committee of the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce, Donna Bittiker-- Brookings
- Bollinger Trucking, Dakota Silk Screen & Embroidery, Western Dakota Bank, Lawrence & Deb Goldade Family, Country Market, Dale & Dency Maier, Johny Weber, City of Timber Lake, Ellen Hulm, Jim & Joyce Mulloy, Moreau Grand Electric, Timber Lake Topic, Colette Enright, Timber Lake Service, Biegler Equipment/NAPA/United Hardware, Simon Equine Dentistry, West Winds Health, Timber Lake Rodeo Association, Ward Ranch Salers, Herman’s Service, Larry & Lyla Jacobs, Kougl Angus, Carmichael/Ducheneaux Sheep Ranch, Jerry & Jae White, Western Dakota Insurance, Archie & Mandy Hulm, Denver & Adele Enright, Air Kraft Spraying Inc. & Central Dakota Feed & Seed, Octa Flex Inc., Mike & Corrine Huber ---Timber Lake
- Bryan Bickel, Red Top Ranch--Trail City
- Keller Chiropractic, Premier Equipment, DeSmet Farm Mutual, Dacotah Bank, Pets N Stuff, Farm Credit Services, Dakota Radio Group-KOLY Radio--Mobridge
- Locken’s Oil, Northern Plains, Isabel Dakotan, Western Dakota Bank, Lindskov Implement, Sue Sherwood--Isabel
- Barb Berndt, Betty Lou & John Kost, Kathy Walters, West River Eagle, Western Dakota Bank, Ann Beckwith--Eagle Butte
- Jim & Sharon Wright, Doug & Cora Petersen--Parade
- Schwan’s, Doug Hofer, McIntosh/Watauga Equity--McIntosh
- Ruth Schmeichel, McLaughlin
- Cindy Zabel, Selby
- Touch of Heaven Massage, Lemmon Livestock, The Current Connection, Diamond S Meats, Lemmon Leader, Bank of the West--Lemmon
- Maurice Lemke, Dupree
- Nehl Feeds & Vet Supply, Watauga
- Springs Auto/Humm Dinger Inc., Wessington Springs
- Rust Fencing, Larry Rust, Estelline
- Jim Dougherty, Fort Pierre Livestock Auction--Fort Pierre
- Animal Clinic , Val Lien--Winner
- Dennis (Tex) Holthus , Hamill
- Karen Slunecka, Bonnie Wuger, Stacy Hadrick--Faulkton
- Jaime Hintz, Clear Lake
- Russell & Dorothy Hansen, Rock & Roll Lanes, Philip
- Farm Credit Services of America, Cherry Lippert-- Sioux Falls
- Farmers State Bank, Canton
- Lincoln County Rural Water, Harrisburg
- Yankton County Commissioners, Yankton
- Kristie Goehring, Parkston
- B&B Feeds, Bowdle Public School, CorTrust Bank, Crossroads Vet Clinic, Double M Crop Insurance, Hilltop Angus, JD Feeding, Maier Memorial , Matthew’s Fireworks, Pride of the Prairie-Bowdle Paper, Calvin and Janet Sandmeier, Gary and Rosemary Sandmeier, Turner Drug--Bowdle
- Clayhill Dairy, Edmunds County Implement , First State Bank of Roscoe, Roscoe Legion, Bruce Sahli, Schurrs--Roscoe
- Beck Law Office, Deb and Les Braun, Dixie Rock Ranch Fainting Goats, Edmunds County Commissioners, Edmunds County Highway Department, Joe Galbraith, Gibson Publishing, Mike Hammrich, Holy Cross School, Tracy Horst, Ipswich Public School, Kadlec Feedlot Cleaning, Ken’s Food Fair, Leroy Kilber, Scott Kilber Family, North Central Farmers Elevator, Doug and Janice Perrion, Dave Penfield, Lance Perrion, Mark and Sherry Perrion, Petal Pushers, Prescription Agronomics, Chris and Heidi Sylte, Sylte Farms--Ipswich
- Hosmer Vet Clinic, Hosmer
- Amy Duvall, Glacial Lakes Energy, Alex Jung, Rich Lacher, Lazy J Bar Ranch--Mina
- Diamond F Cattle Company, Tim and Kristi Toennies--Cresbard
- John C & Charles J Fischer Auction Company, Long Lake
- Justin and Jackie Kessler, Wetonka
- Debi Munger, Mansfield
- Bev Wright, Turton
- Aberdeen American News/Farm Forum, Hub City Livestock, Farm Credit Services, South Dakota Wheat Growers--Aberdeen
- North Central Livestock Association, Marshall County Commissioners – Doug Medhaug, Ralph Skare, Lyle Michlitsch, Myles DeVine and Paul Symens-- Britton
- Beckler Suffolk, Minnesota
- Leppert Dairy, North Dakota
- Phyllis & Gary Gilbert, Buffalo
- Ken & Donna Wetz, Newell
- Alyce Bertch, Spearfish
- Larry Gauger, Howard
- Kris Rausch, Gettysburg
- Sandy Vlasman, Plankinton
- Clark Lions Club, Clark
- Farmers Alliance, Alexandria
- Rod & Suzy Geppert, Chamberlain
- John Cairns , Ellyn Eddy—Mitchell
- In Memory of Sandra Bremer, Highmore
- Tom & Edith Schneider, Mission
- Roger Barrick, Armour
- Koch Insurance Agency, Tyndall
- Bob & Linda Lenards, Kranzburg
- Lyle & Betty Tschakert, Florence
- Bones Elevator, Allen Merrill, Gary Hanten, Dr. Ron Good – Parker Vet Clinic --Parker
- LPL Construction, Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc., Rex’s Plumbing, Kettwig Electric -- Marion
- Tri-State Ready Mix, South Lincoln Rural Water System, Inc.--Beresford
- Meyers Heating – Viborg
- Audrey Rider, Henry
- Russell Larson, Webster
- Commercial State Bank, Wagner
- Lucille Teel, Sylvia Schlaht, Shirley Lengkeek--Burke
Thank you to these individuals and business for the countless hours of service, donations and support.