Program Leader
Dr. Draw-Hood currently serves as program leader for 4-H & Youth Development at Prairie View A&M University. She provides statewide leadership and direction for programs, develops plans and policies, provides administrative supervision of staff, reviews and monitors program performance to ensure progress toward goals and objectives. She has been instrumental in securing over $15 million funding to support agricultural research, extension and education activities in this role. She has received numerous awards for her work: College of Agriculture & Human Sciences Team Award for Heroes 4-Health (2021), Prairie View A&M University Staff Award for Cooperative Extension Employee of the Year (2020), Cooperative Extension Program Silent Hero Award (2020), National Urban Extension Leadership 1890 Innovator Team Award for Growing U Project (2020), Cooperative Extension Program Outstanding Support Award for Being Most Resourceful (2018).
Dr. Draw-Hood is widely respected for her national leadership among peers, many contributions to the Cooperative Extension System around racial-ethnic diversity, and lending her technical expertise to international youth development efforts. Shas held Chairperson and other officer positions for both the Southern and 1890 4-H Program Leader Region Committees. She has served on the following national working groups: National Program Leaders, Professional Development, and Program Quality & Accountability. In addition, she was a panelist for the National Positive Youth Development Academy on the Thrive Model through an Equity Lens and an invited speaker for the USDA E-Academy, presenting on Widening the Circle: A Promise to Grow 4-H Through Racial and Ethnic Diversity. She has been co-chairperson of the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals Board of Directors Ad-Hoc Equity Committee and served on the Youth Development Professional Implementation Team for the National 4-H Equity Strategic Plan. National peer-reviewed presentations include, but are not limited to, “A Smart Engagement Process for Limited Resource Audiences in Extension,” and “Effective Strategies for Engaging Limited Resource and Minority Volunteers in 4-H Programs.” Last, she collaborated with USDA-FAS on Best Practices for Positive Youth Development in the Republic of Georgia.
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About Rukeia Draw-Hood
Dr. Draw-Hood currently serves as program leader for 4-H & Youth Development at Prairie View A&M University. She provides statewide leadership and direction for programs, develops plans and policies, provides administrative supervision of staff, reviews and monitors program performance to ensure progress toward goals and objectives. She has been instrumental in securing over $15 million funding to support agricultural research, extension and education activities in this role. She has received numerous awards for her work: College of Agriculture & Human Sciences Team Award for Heroes 4-Health (2021), Prairie View A&M University Staff Award for Cooperative Extension Employee of the Year (2020), Cooperative Extension Program Silent Hero Award (2020), National Urban Extension Leadership 1890 Innovator Team Award for Growing U Project (2020), Cooperative Extension Program Outstanding Support Award for Being Most Resourceful (2018).
Dr. Draw-Hood is widely respected for her national leadership among peers, many contributions to the Cooperative Extension System around racial-ethnic diversity, and lending her technical expertise to international youth development efforts. Shas held Chairperson and other officer positions for both the Southern and 1890 4-H Program Leader Region Committees. She has served on the following national working groups: National Program Leaders, Professional Development, and Program Quality & Accountability. In addition, she was a panelist for the National Positive Youth Development Academy on the Thrive Model through an Equity Lens and an invited speaker for the USDA E-Academy, presenting on Widening the Circle: A Promise to Grow 4-H Through Racial and Ethnic Diversity. She has been co-chairperson of the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals Board of Directors Ad-Hoc Equity Committee and served on the Youth Development Professional Implementation Team for the National 4-H Equity Strategic Plan. National peer-reviewed presentations include, but are not limited to, “A Smart Engagement Process for Limited Resource Audiences in Extension,” and “Effective Strategies for Engaging Limited Resource and Minority Volunteers in 4-H Programs.” Last, she collaborated with USDA-FAS on Best Practices for Positive Youth Development in the Republic of Georgia.
| 2011 - Present | Program Leader, Prairie View A&M University ‐ College of Agriculture & Human Sciences | |
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| 2007 - 2010 | Extension Educator, Michigan State University Extension, Detroit, MI ‐ 4-H Youth Development | |
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| 2005 - 2007 | Educational Coordinator, Ravendale Community Center, Detroit, MI | |
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| 2003 - 2004 | Adolescent Culture, Judson College, Elgin, IL ‐ Adolescent Culture | |
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| 2000 - 2004 | Mentoring Programs Coordinator, Outreach Community Center, Carol Stream, IL | |
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| 1998 - 2000 | Children’s Program Director, Youth at Heart, Tulsa, OK | |
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| 1998 - 1998 | Minority International Research Scholar, Michigan State University Institute of International Health | |
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| 1997 - 1998 | Research Assistant II, Michigan State University ‐ Collegiate Employment Research Institute, East Lansing, MI | |
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| 1995 - 1997 | Biomedical Research Apprentice, Wayne State University ‐ Mott Center for Human Growth & Development, Detroit, MI | |
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Disciplines
Grants
| 2022 - 2026 | Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions |
| USDA-NIFA | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $550,263 | |
| 2020 - 2026 | PVAMU Sustainable Community Project |
| USDA-NIFA | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $640,000 | |
| 2021 - 2024 | Equity and Opportunity In 4-H Through Behavioral Insights |
| National 4-H Council, Accelerating Access | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $40,00 | |
| 2021 - 2024 | Get AgSmart |
| USDA-NIFA | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $749,714 | |
| 2020 - 2024 | Passports to Careers in Agriculture Scholarship Program |
| USDA-NIFA | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $2,500,000 | |
| 2017 - 2024 | 4-H Scholarships |
| San Antonio Livestock Exposition | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $450,000 | |
| 2022 - 2023 | Fostering a Positive Youth Development Program in Georgia |
| USDA-FAS | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $75,000 | |
| 2022 - 2023 | Verizon Tech Changemakers |
| National 4-H Council | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $200,000 | |
| 2021 - 2022 | Dream Big College & Career Readiness Program |
| Powell Foundation | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $200,000 | |
| 2021 - 2022 | Verizon Tech Changemakers |
| National 4-H Council | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $191.500 | |
| 2017 - 2022 | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service & Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension Sustainable Community Project - Growing U |
| USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $1,160,538 | |
| 2020 - 2021 | Ag Innovative Experience |
| National 4-H Council | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $16,000 | |
| 2017 - 2021 | Passport to Careers in Agriculture Program |
| Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $340,000 | |
| 2019 - 2020 | Becthel Common Measures Challenge |
| National 4-H Council | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $79,000 | |
| 2018 - 2020 | 4-H Healthy Habits |
| National 4-H Council | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $101,000 | |
| 2018 - 2020 | Youth Leadership Laboratory Summer Camp Program |
| San Antonio Livestock Exposition | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $60,000 | |
| 2017 - 2018 | Heroes 4-Health |
| National 4-H Council | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $57,000 | |
| 2017 - 2017 | Citizen Washington Focus Scholarship |
| National 4-H Council | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $11,838 | |
| 2014 - 2017 | Increasing Student Enrollment in the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences |
| USDA-NIFA | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $564,838 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2022 - Present | Professional Member, National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals | 2014 - Present | Member, National 4-H Program Leader Alliance | 2011 - Present | Member, Southern Region 4-H Program Leader Network | 2021 - 2022 | Chairperson of the 1890 4-H Committee, Southern Region Program Leader Network | 2020 - 2021 | Vice Chairperson, Southern Region Program Leader Network | 2019 - 2020 | Secretary, Southern Region Program Leader Network | 2016 - 2019 | National Program Leader Working Group, USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture | 2014 - 2018 | Professional Development Working Group, USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture |
Honors and Awards
- College of Agriculture & Human Sciences Team Award, Prairie View A&M University, 2021
- Cooperative Extension Program Staff Award, Prairie View A&M University, 2020
- 1890 Innovator Team Award, National Urban Extension Leadership, 2020
- Outstanding Support Award (Most Resourceful), Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program, 2018
- Achievement Award, Michigan Association of Extension 4-H Youth Staff, 2009
| 2006 | Ph.D., Educational Studies, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL | |
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| 2000 | M.A., Non-formal/Christian Education, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK | |
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| 1998 | B.A., Social Relations (U.S. Social Policy), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI | |
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Contact Information
Program Leader, 4-H Youth Development
P.O. Box 519, Prairie View, TX 77446
Telephone: 936.261.5130
Fax: 936.261.5143
E-mail:rdraw-hood@pvamu.edu
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