Buckeye Leadership Workshop

Bill Henderson, with BS and MS Degrees in Sociology from Ohio University, is an Associate Professor (Emeritus), The Ohio State University, served as Ohio State University Extension Agent, 4-H in Allen County, nineteen years, and Northwest District Specialist, 4-H, Youth Development, twelve years.   He has served as a trustee of Buckeye Leadership Workshop, for 27 years, planning and teaching at that workshop. He has taught at Recreation Leaders Workshops & Laboratories in Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington, and has taught recreation and song leadership in twelve additional states. 

Bill directed 4-H resident camps for 19 years, co-directed Family and Single-Parent Family Camps for 5 years, developed and directed a science based 4-H Aerospace Adventure Camp for 7 years (utilizing Ohio Northern University, Dept of Engineering facilities and faculty), and developed and helped conduct a five-county 4-H Teen Leadership Conference for 15 years.  He worked on a team that developed and hosted the 2002 National 4-H Camping Institute for 4-H professionals from throughout the United States.

In “re-‘tire’-ment”, Bill continues to work with Youth and Adult Team Building and Leadership Training, Rec-Labs, directing choirs, singing with a gospel trio known as “The Seekers”, and making traditional “string band” music with friends and neighbors.