Todd Johnson, OSU Agricultural Communications Services
Aidan Spencer has been instrumental in creating STEM-exposure opportunities for youth in Oklahoma County. The National 4-H Council has named Spencer the winner of the 2021 Youth in Action Pillar Award for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Oklahoma youth wins national honor: the 2021 Youth in Action Pillar Award for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
For one Oklahoma County 4-H’er, a series of life-altering events made a big impact on him. In 2014, major health issues and surgeries for his sister led to her being placed in hospice care. A few months later his home burned down. The month after that, his family was involved in a car accident that would change their lives forever.