Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 1,1984-823
Pa.
alumni
CHICAGO, 111. Jess Stairs, a
state legislator from Acme, Pa.,
has been named a national winner
in the 4-H alumni recognition
program.
He is one of eight former 4-H
members who received the
coveted Gold Key Award during
the 63rd National 4-H Congress in
Chicago, Nov. 25-29. The awards
are presented by Friends of
Kenneth H. Anderson.
Stairs was a 4-H member in
Westmoreland County, Pa., for 10
years. He served as president of
the county 4-H council, and was an
International Four-H Youth Ex
change delegate to India in 1964.
Stairs also was a member of the
Westmoreland County dairy
judging team for five years, and an
advisor to the state leadership
school.
A graduate of The Pennsylvania
State University, Stairs holds a
bachelor’s degree in dairy science
and a master’s in guidance
counseling. He has been a member
of the State House of Represen
tatives since 1976. Stairs also
operates the family dairy and
livestock farm, where he still lives.
His interest in agriculture has
brought him many honors, in
cluding participation in a Rotary
Group Study Exchange Program
with Australia in 1973.
4-H not only influenced his choice
of college major-dairy science
but also his farming career. As a
legislator, Stairs has hosted many
4-H’ers at the annual State Capital
Days, and encouraged his own
children with their 4-H projects.
He is married to the former Joan
McQuaide and they have two
children.
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