State 4-H Conference is held at Colorado State University Campus in Fort Collins every year around the third week in June. This conference is designed to give senior 4-H members a week during the summer to grow in their leadership skills as well as to have an excuse to hang out with friends from all over Colorado.

State Conference is also the home of the state contests. Some of those contests are livestock judging, horse judging, horse bowl, public speaking, extemporaneous speaking, and consumer choices judging. Routt County is fortunate to have last year’s champion public speaker, Kalvert Shiner.

At State Conference you would be attending workshops or participating in contests, listening to speakers, relaxing at the recreation center, dancing, and attending banquets along with many other things. The election of the State 4-H President and Vice President take place during the conference as well as Senate meetings and meetings for those kids going to Citizenship Washington Focus.

Colorado State University

Colorado State University's roots go back to 1870, when the institution was founded as the Agricultural College of Colorado. The school first opened its doors to students in 1879 with President Elijah Edwards and two faculty members. From these humble origins, a world-class institution grew.

Today, Colorado State University has more than 22,000 students, is a Carnegie Class I research institution with annual research expenditures topping $138 million. The university has approximately 1,400 faculty in eight colleges and 55 academic departments and boasts more than 116,000 living alumni. Included in this list are everything from state governors, heads of corporations, Olympic gold medalists, teachers, researchers, artists and many other leaders in society.

Albert C. Yates, University President from 1990 - 2003, called the 1990s "heady times for the university" as Colorado State saw many successes that decade in fulfilling its mission to serve society through teaching, research and outreach--a mission that dates back to the institution's formation in 1870 as a land-grant college. ~ This information was taken from the Colorado State University Website