Article by Stacey Stearns Contact Nancy Wilhelm nancy.wilhelm@uconn.edu 4-h.uconn.edu on one area of the law. She enjoys litiga- tion and being in court, so may pursue that path. Lauren graduates with her masters in May 2019, and will return to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island where she interned in the summer of 2018, to begin her full-time position. Lauren also begins her PhD program in mechanical engineering on a part-time basis in the fall of 2019. “All of my 4-H experiences impacted my course work at UConn,” Lauren says. “Public speaking, studying, working in groups – all of these are required in college, and I learned them in 4-H. I was a teaching assistant and member of the Engineering Ambassadors club, and public speaking was essential for both, it was a natural progression for me from public speaking in 4-H to public speaking in my roles at UConn.” “100% of my work ethic is from 4-H, it totally translates into what we’re doing now,” Hannah says. “My January 2019 argument in the Appellate Court in Hartford felt just like giving a set of oral reasons in a judging contest. We competed in 4-H public speaking for so long, and got very comfortable with it.” Above: Hannah (left) and Lauren (right). Left: Hannah with her 4-H dairy project. Right: Lauren with her 4-H horse project. Opposite: Lauren (left) and Hannah (right) trail riding in Natchaug State Forest. HE 2018 HIGHLIGHTS OF EXTENSION 31