Elaine Bush attended Michigan State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973 and a Master of Arts in 1976. She majored in Special Education for the Emotionally Disturbed with a minor in Fine Arts. Bush joined MSU Extension in 1987, first serving as the Benzie County 4-H program assistant until 1989 when she became the Manistee County 4-H agent. In 1994, Bush assumed the role of Manistee County MSU Extension Director until the position of county director was …