Ernest Chilson

Ernest Warren Chilson was a charter member of the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation and was awarded the UA Cooperative Extension Service "Extensionist of the Year." Before his death last June, he remained an active supporter of the 4-H program.

He was president of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association, the Northern Arizona Cattlemen's Association, and a founding member of the Arizona Cattle Industry Research and Education Foundation. He was awarded the American Society of Range Management "Range Management Man of the Year." He managed and was a partner in the Bar T Bar Ranch from 1942 until his retirement.