AGRIGENETICS

Edward

L

McMillan,President

&

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,PurinaMills,Inc.

EarlMorgan,Vice President&General Manager,AgriculturalChemicals Group,

FMC

Corporation

LeoT.Rasmussen,Vice President,Agricultural Investments, MetropolitanLifeInsurance

Company

Tadd

C.Seitz,Chairman,PresidentandChief ExecutiveOfficer,TheO.M.Scott

&

Sons

Company

Richard 0.Shuler, Vice President&General Manager, Syntex AnimalHealth,NorthAmerica

Roxann

L.Sommers,President, NationalFFA

AlumniAssociation

CatherineA.Westphal,Director,Public Relations,SantaFePacificCorporation, Atchison,Topekaand SantaFeRailway

VIP ^Citations

From

left:

Sam

Stenzel,

Warren Reed

,KennethMitchell,DavidMiller,

W.H.

Meischen,Joseph

Edmondson,

RobertCrawley, WilsonCarnes

and Guy

Cain.

During

Friday

morning's

session,nine individuals

were honored

for their selflesscontributionsto

FFA.

All

had devoted many

yearstothe

improvement

ofthe organizationin

which

they

had been

soinvolved,

and were awarded VIP

Citations.

Recipients

were Guy

Cain,retiredstatesupervisor,

West

Virginia;

Wilson

Carnes,formereditor-in-chief

/FFA New

Horizons

and

administrativedirector, National

FFA

Organization,Virginia;Robert

Crawley,

retiredstatesupervisor, Arkansas; Joseph

Edmondson,

professor,

Food

Science

and

NutritionDepart- ment, University of Missouri;

W.H.

Meischen,retiredexecutivedirector,

VATA

ofTexas;

David

Miller,supervisor of vocationaleducation

and

^{industrialarts,}

Carroll

County

PublicSchools,

Maryland; Kenneth

Mitchell,part-timeexecu- tive director,

Tennessee FFA

Foundation;

Warren

Reed,retiredstatesupervisor, California;

and Sam

Stenzel, retiredexecutivedirector

NVATA,

Kansas.

$

45

National FFA Alumni

One group

thathelps grease the financial

wheels

of

FFA and

provides stability,

guidance and program

support tostudent chaptersistheNational

FFA Alumni.

VirgilMartenson, Stoughton,Wis.,

was

electedpresidentatthe20th

annual FFA Alumni meeting

held

November

13.

Other newly

electedcouncil

members were

Vice President

Mark

Williams, Oviedo,Fla.;Eastern

Region

Representa- tive

Lynn

Wells,River

View,

Ohio;

and Southern Region

RepresentativeEarl

Cheek,

Perry,Ga.

Returningcouncil

members

include:

PastPresident

Roxann Sommers,

London,

Ohio;

Western Region

Represen- tative

June Dean,

Sperry, Okla.;Council

Member-at-Large Duane

Nielson, Vienna,Va.;

Teacher Education

Repre- sentative

Ray

Herren,Athens,Ga.;

and

StateSupervisor Representative Larry Redding, Harrisburg,Pa.

The annual meeting was

followed

by

a

banquet

recognizing

many FFA Alumni

accomplishments. Elevenstates

were

saluted for increasing their

membership by

atleast50

members,

therebyjoining

GeorgeVanderzell, Tri-Valley, N.Y., climbedaboardhis

new

18-horsepoiverHuskee garden tractordonated by

TSC

Stores.

He

paid

$1£50

for his

new

garden tractor, purchasedat the

FFA Alumni

Auction.Auctionproceedssupport

FFA

programs.

theranksof theBlue Blazer Club.

The

1991 Blue Blazer

winners were

Florida, Illinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kentucky,

Montana, New

Mexico,

North

Carolina,

BluejacketClub

members

were(left)

Monte Womack,

Oklahoma;Lori Grieger,NorthDakota;

Greg Hofman, Montana;

John Kent, Iowa;

Sue

Hodskins, Kentucky; DavidStille, Illinois;

ShirleyCarte, Florida;

and Kim

Vandyke,

New

Mexico. (Notpictured:HerschelAichie,Indiana;

JoeClary,NorthCarolina;

and

U.D.

Adams,

Texas.)

North

Dakota,

Oklahoma and

Texas.

For thesixthconsecutiveyear,

members

finished their

day

with the

FFA Alumni

Auction,raising

more

than

$32,500tofinance

FFA

activities.

Former FFA member and

Weberville, Mich.,

Alumni

Affiliate

member

Bill

Sheridanshouted

and coaxed from

the auctionblock,

encouraging

a rousing

$16,300 bidforthe1991 four-wheeldrive, half-tonSilveradotruck

donated by Chevy

Trucks.

As

thelastpersonto

nod

inthebidding, Stockbridge,N.Y.,

FFA Advisor Raymond

Lighthall

bought

the right todrive the truck

home.

George

Vanderzell,Tri-Valley,N.Y., putinthehighest bid, $1,550, for

an 18-horsepower Huskee garden

tractor

donated by TSC

Stores.

A

^20-foot

conveyor

contributed

by

Patz,Inc.,also

brought

aclosingbid of

$1,550.

Gary and

Lorraine

Wolf

of Bonduel,Wis.,

were

thehighest bidders.

Although

thefinalrapofthegavel closedtheirmeeting,

Alumni

presence

and

support

was

felt

throughout

the convention.National

FFA Alumni sponsored

thesix

one-hour

national leadership

workshops.

46

Alumni

During

the

FFA Alumni

AuctionTroy Crowe,Michiganstatevicepresident,cajoled

and

persuaded buyersto "bidjustone

more

time.It'sfor agoodcause.It'sforthe

FFA.

"

Workshops chairman

OdellMiller, Marysville,Ohio,scheduled thepresent- ers:

Dan

Shroer,1989-90national

FFA

vicepresident,Ohio;Kelli

Evans-Brown,

1987-88national

FFA

president,

Ne-

braska;

Donnell Brown,

1989-90national

FFA

president,Texas; Jaye

Hamby,

1988- 89national

FFA

vice president,

Tennes-

see;

Kevin

Ochsner, 1987-88national

FFA

secretary,Colorado;

Dana Soukup,

1988-89national

FFA

president,

Ne-

braska;

and Mark

Mayfield, 1973-74 national

FFA

president,Kansas.

Awards

The FFA Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award was

presentedto threelongtime

promoters

oftheNational

FFA

Organization.Rick

Metzger and Thomas Wolfe

ofOhio,

and Ken Natzke

ofWisconsin,

were honored

atthe

Alumni Banquet

inBartle Hall.

Milton, Wis.,

was

recognizedasthe

firstplace

winner

ofthe

Outstanding FFA Alumni

Affiliatecompetitionafter

winning

second place

honors

lastyear.

North

Polk,Iowa,captured

second

place.

Twenty-five otheraffiliates

were

designated as

Outstanding

Affiliates, earninggold,silveror

bronze

rankings.

Gold

LeRoy,III.

NorthPolk,Iowa SouthernCal,Iowa Washington,Kan.

Frederick Co.,Va.

BlackHawk,Wis.

Bonduel, Wis.

Denmark,Wis.

Milton,

Ws.

Silver

Sarasota,Fla.

ClayCenter,Kan.

HillCity,Kan.

Hopkins, Mich.

ShieldsValley,Mont.

Norfolk,Neb.

Schuyler, Nev.

Finley-Sharon,N.D.

New

Lexington,Ohio Pomeroy,Wash.

Mauston,Wis.

Bronze

FortValleyState,Ga.

Westmoreland,Kan.

Apollo,Ky.

Milan,Mo.

Scottsbluff,Neb.

SouthRowan,N.C.

CastleRock,Wash.

\

47

National Agricultural Career Show

FFA members who were

not takingpartinconvention sessions

were

usually

found

attheAgriculturalCareer

Show,

a bustling

showplace

of agriculturalopportunity.

Companies,

universities

and

associations

were among

the229exhibitors

which

offerededucational

and

informativeboothsto

conven-

tionattendees.

Also

exhibitingatthe

show were

12state associations

who

tookpartinthe"Hall ofStates."

The

Career

Show

area

was

a

popular

gathering spot

and

hosttoa

number

ofspecialactivities

during

the convention.

George

Verzagt,

show manager

since 1978, said that 1,023 personsstaffedtheboothsinthe 40,000squarefeetofexhibit space.

Agri-CoversLtd.AquacultureEquipment Agri-Education,Inc.

AgriculturalCommunicatorsinEducation AlaskaOil&GasAssociation AlfaLavalAgri,Inc.(DeLaval) Alpha

Gamma

RhoFraternity AmericanAngusAssociation AmericanAssociation ofNurserymen American BreedersService AmericanCyanamid

AmericanFarmBureauFederation American GelbviehAssociation AmericanHereford Association AmericanInternationalCharolais

Association

American Maine-AnjouAssociation AmericanMorganHorseInstitute AmericanPaintHorseAssociation AmericanPolled Hereford Association AmericanSalers Association AmericanSheepIndustryAssociation,

Inc.

AmericanSimmentalAssociation AmericanSoybeanAssociation AmericanVeterinaryMedical

Association

Army &AirNationalGuard AuburnUniversity BabsonBros.Co./SURGE

BartonCountyCommunityCollege Bel-ReaInstitute

(The) BestCampaignfora Drug-Free Tomorrow

Brainerd TechnicalCollege

BreakingNewGroundResource Center Briggs&StrattonCorporation

CDC/NIOSH

CargillInc.,NutrenaFeeds Carquest AutoParts CaselH

Cenex/LandOlakesAgServices ChevroletMotorDivision-Truck

Merchandising ChicagoBoardofTrade ClemsonUniversity Coca-Cola

USA

ColbyCommunityCollege CommunityCalendars ConAgraTechnologies Cornell University CrosbyDonkeyBall,Inc.

DelawareValleyCollege 48

DelmarPublishers,Inc.

DodgeTrucks DowElanco

ErtlCompany,Inc.

EquipmentManufacturersInstitute EvergreenAmericaSociety Exxon ChemicalPlasticsRecycling

Center

Farm& RanchNetworkServiceCo.

Farm HouseInternational Fraternity Farmland^Industries

Federal Aviation Administration, CentralRegion

FloridaDepartmentofCitrus Food&DrugAdministration Ford Division-FordMotorCompany GeneticOutreach

GolfCourseSuperintendents AssociationofAmerica

ICIAmericasInc-AgriculturalProducts IndustrialSafetyEquipmentAssociation InstructionalMaterialsLab, Universityof

Missouri

InstructionalMaterials Service,Texas

A&M

University

InternationalBrangus Breeders Association

IowaState University JeffersVetSupply John Deere

JohnRinehartTaxidermy Supply Co.

Johnson &WalesUniversity

JuniorBeefmaster BreedersAssociation KansasState University

KropfFruitCompany/ChristianKropfGift Fruits

LCProduceFundraisers LaffingCowPress LincolnTechnicalInstitute Lincoln University Louisiana State University MichiganState University Mid-America Dairymen,Inc.

Mid-America NazareneCollege Mid-AmericaVocational Curriculum

Consortium(MAVCC) MississippiState University MissouriChapter—AmericanFisheries

Society

MissouriChapteroftheWildlifeSociety MobayCorporation

ModestoJuniorCollege

MonsantoAgriculturalCompany Na-ChursPlantFood Company NationalAgriculturalAviation

Association

NationalAgriscienceInstitute&

OutreachProgram

NationalCouncilofFarmerCooperatives NationalFood&EnergyCouncil,Inc.

NationalFutures Association National Grain&FeedAssociation NationalHighSchoolRodeoAssociation NationalPorkProducersCouncil NationalPostsecondaryAgricultural

StudentOrganization

NationalRifleAssociation ofAmerica NationalVocationalAgricultural

Teachers' Association,Inc.(NVATA) NationalWeatherService

NewMexicoState University NorthAmericanElkBreeders

Association

NorthAmerican Limousin Foundation North Carolina State University North CentralKansas AreaVocational

TechnicalSchool—Beloit& Hayes NorthwestMissouri State University OhioAgriculturalEducation Curriculum

Materials Service OhioState University

OklahomaCurriculum&Instructional MaterialsCenter

Hall of States

Alaska Maryland Arkansas Massachusetts Connecticut Michigan Delaware Mississippi Hawaii Missouri

Idaho Montana

Illinois Nebraska

Indiana NorthDakota

Iowa PuertoRico

Kansas South Dakota Kentucky Virginia Louisiana Utah

OklahomaState University ParkCollege

PecanValleyNutCompany,Inc.

Pfizer-USAnimalHealth Division PioneerHi-BredInternational,Inc.

Pitman-Moore,Inc.

PurdueUniversity

RemingtonArms Company,Inc.

RencoCorporation Rhone-PoulencAg Company ScaleModels

Seald-Sweet Growers,Inc.

SelectSires,Inc.

Sellstrom ManufacturingCompany SigmaAlphaSorority

SocietyofAmericanFlorists SocietyofAmericanForesters SocietyforRangeManagement SouthCarolina State College SoutheastCommunityCollege SouthernIllinoisUniversityat

Carbondale

SouthwesternTechnical College StoneMfg.&^SupplyCompany Student ConservationAssociation Stuppy GreenhouseMfg. Co.

SunkistGrowers,Inc.

TakePrideinAmerica(USDA) Texas

A&M

University TexasTechUniversity Tri-StateBreeders TrulySpecial/AuntMyra's

USAirForceRecruitingService

USArmyRecruitingCommand USCoastGuardRecruiting

USCustomHarvesters,Inc.

USFish&WildlifeService

US

MarineCorps

US

NavyRecruitingCommand

US

PeaceCorps

USDA

AgriculturalCooperative Service

USDA

FederalCropInsurance Corporation

USDA

^SoilConservation Service-Earth

TeamVolunteers

USDA

SoilConservationService- Educational Relations USDIBureauofLandManagement UniversityofArkansas

UniversityofFlorida UniversityofGeorgia UniversityofIllinois

UniversityofMarylandatCollegePark UniversityofMinnesota-Crookston UniversityofMinnesota-St. Paul UniversityofMissouri UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln UniversityofSouthwesternLouisiana UniversityofWisconsin-Madison UniversityofWisconsin-Platteville UniversityofWisconsin-RiverFalls V-TECS/CurriculumPublications

Clearinghouse VigoroIndustries VirginiaTech

Vocational Marketing Services VolunteersinOverseasCooperative

Assistance(VOCA) Washington Apple Commission WesternStates Colleges of Agriculture Winchester Ammunition

WixFilterCorporation

Woman'sChristianTemperanceUnion

Honorary American FFA ^Degrees

Adults

were honored

attheFriday

morning

session for theirsupport of the

FFA program.

People

from many walks

of^life,

and from

as far

away

as Japan,

were

presentedwith the

Honorary American FFA Degree and

its

accompa- nying beribboned key and

certificate.

Teachers, teacher educators,U.S.

Senators,parents ofnationalofficers

and

Stars

and

representativesof business

and

associations

were among

those

who

receivedthishigh honor.

Two

internationalguests

were

recognized. Junichiro Chidani, advisor of theFuture

Farmers

of Japan,

and Saburo Matsumoto, an

agriculture teacher,

were honored

fortheirlong-time support of

Work

Experience

Abroad and

the InternationalExperience

Program

for NationalOfficers.

ALABAMA:

IvanW.SmithII.Billingsley

ARIZONA:

EugeneG. Sander, Tucson;Lyle Wright,Peoria

ARKANSAS:

BillClinton,LittleRock;JackT.

Harrington,Magnolia;DavidA. Sain,LittleRock CALIFORNIA:^{DouglasD.Flesher,}Oroville;Bob Heuvel,Sacramento;Robert R. Pershing,Davis

DISTRICT

OF COLUMBIA:

LaVerneG.Ausman, Washington; DonaldE.Bevan, Washington;

JosephH. Casello,Washington; CharlesE.

Grassley,Washington;

Tom

Harkin,Washington;

BurleighLeonard,Washington;RobertT.Scott, Washington

FLORIDA:LarryR. Arrington,Gainesville;

GeorgeW. BusbyJr.,Orlando;MarkA.Williams, Oviedo

GEORGIA:

H. CecilBeggs,Athens;RogerC.

Byrd,Atlanta;Clark G. DeLoach,Eatonton;Diane DeLoach,Eatonton;T.M. Ewing,Macon;HarryE.

Hemphill, Metter;Carol Nessmith, Statesboro;

WilliamNessmith, Statesboro; Robert A. Walton, Savannah

IDAHO:JohnP.Billetz,Burley;DaveBivens, Boise;BenL.Kerfoot, Fruitland

ILLINOIS:RobertE.Gehrt,GlenEllyn;Edward W.Osborne, Urbana;EarlR.Sorenson, Chicago INDIANA:R.MackStrickland,WestLafayette;

LarryTimm,Fillmore;RuthTimm,Fillmore

KANSAS:

BarbaraBorders,OverlandPark;

Vernon DeWerff, Ellinwood;MarianDeWerff, Ellinwood

KENTUCKY:

KathyDay, Lexington

LOUISIANA:BonnieL.Tonn,Elton;RudolphW.

TonnII,Elton

MAINE:LionelTheriaultJr.,Caribou;Virginia Theriault,Caribou

Andy

Markwart, newly

named

StudentServices

Team

Leaderat theNational

FFA

^Center,

congratulated fellow

Honorary American FFA

Degreerecipients afterthey'dwalkedacross the stage.JunichiroChidani(left)

and

Saburo

Matsumoto,

advisors_{of the}Future Farmers_ofJapan, have beeninstrumentalin theNationalOfficers'annual^triptoJapan.

MARYLAND:

^DebbieQuigley,Chevy Chase MICHIGAN:

Gene

^F.Graham,BattleCreek

MINNESOTA: Thomas

S.Adams,Mankato;

Thomas

0.Cochrane,Bloomington; Michael D.

Heffron,St.Paul;JohnA. Hest,Hawley;Richard L.Knowlton, Austin;VernonA.Nordaune,Austin;

BillPaterson,St.Paul;DeanSchumacher, Heron Lake;Judy Schumacher, Heron Lake

MISSOURI:Mervin D.Bettis, Maryville;RobertJ.

Birkenholz,Columbia;JerryCrownover, Springfield;LeRoyDelesDernier,JeffersonCity;

Robert H.DenkerSr.,California;KennethL.

McFate, Columbia;Sheila Pannell,KansasCity;

RobertW.Reynolds,St.Louis; HaroldB.Van Cleave,Warrensburg;RayWahrenbrock,Kansas

City

NEBRASKA:

JoanClassen, Ayr; Keith Classen, Ayr;TimothyP.Davis,Lincoln;WilliamE.

Johnson,Holdrege;SharonL.Johnson,Holdrege;

EdwardC.Woeppel,Lincoln

NEW JERSEY:

SamuelGarrison, Trenton;Nancy

J.Trivette,Trenton

NEW MEXICO:

LowellB. Catlett,Las Cruces

NORTH CAROLINA:

WilliamB.Jenkins, Raleigh;

JamesR. Oliver,Raleigh; LarryE. Price,Clinton

NORTH DAKOTA:

CharlesW.Moilanen,Fargo OHIO:SteveGratz,Columbus; DavidL.Kahler, Dublin;TedSchmitmeyer,Versailles;Connie Schmitmeyer,Versailles;Fred Shininger, Delta;

Marjory Shininger,Delta;RoxannL.Sommers, London

OKLAHOMA:

SteveCollier,OklahomaCity;

Ernest R. Davis, Guthrie; Harry^L.Field,Stillwater;

JudyGrellner, Kingfisher;JimGrellner, Kingfisher;

RickGriffin,Shawnee;GaleL.Hagee, Lawton;

FloydJ.Lark,Goodwell;RoyPetersJr.,Stillwater;

JamesSteward,Stillwater

OREGON:

MichaelS.Macnab,Portland;Heike Ohling,Albany

PENNSYLVANIA:

DorisM.Cavell,Hermitage

PUERTO

RICO:IsraelFlores-Rodrkjuez, Santurce

RHODE

ISLAND:MarjorieJ.

Hammond,

Providence

SOUTH DAKOTA:

AlanD.Fenner,Menno;Ben M.Handcock,Pierre;VanC.Kelley,Brookings

TENNESSEE:

Randol Waters,Knoxville

TEXAS:

D.

Thomas

Dayberry,SanMarcos;U.

Lewis Eggenberger, Lubbock;Katie King,Howe;

JoeKing,Howe;BillyR. Long,Nacogdoches;

RogerD.Perritt,Nacogdoches

VIRGINIA: JoyceL.Berryman,Alexandria;Erna Gilker,Occoquan;EllenLohr,Broadway;Gary Lohr,Broadway;AndrewJ.Markwart, Alexandria;

BethSeitzinger,Alexandria; Marshall Stewart, Alexandria

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Honorary American FFA Degrees

WASHINGTON:

RodErickson,Ferndale;

DarleneErickson,Ferndale;HarryLang,Mount Vernon; DoloresLang,MountVernon; Vince

Pfaff,Tacoma;DanZandra,Woodinville

WEST

VIRGINA:KerryS.Odell,Morgantown;

EdselRedden,Hinton

WISCONSIN:

MerleH.BodmerJr.,Racine;

BarbaraGronemus,Madison

WYOMING:

RonaldH. Pulse,Cheyenne

JAPAN:

JunichiroChidani,Tokyo;Saburo Matsumoto, Hyoko-ken

Teachers

ALABAMA:

William H. Bishop,Woodland;Lamar Dewberry,Lineville;WilliamL.Gibson, Jasper;

MichaelL.Grissom,Quinton;Jimmy Owen, Dothan

ARIZONA:

GuillermoZamudio,Safford

ARKANSAS:

JohnNeel, Marshall;Dwayne Webb,Lincoln

CALIFORNIA: MarkClement,PasoRobles;

Max

Corbett, Tulare;RobertCummings,Shandon;

RalphW.Minto,Colusa;DaveParker,Santa Maria;GeraldWenstrand,LakeIsabella

IDAHO:GaylenL.Smyer,Burley;StevenD.

Wilder,Meridian

ILLINOIS:WilliamD.Cinnamon,Brimfield;

Michael H. Marks, Greenville

IOWA:

Jack Cook,MountAyr;ClydeL.Johnson, Aplington

KANSAS: Wayne

I.DeWerff,Plainville

MARYLAND:

EdwardF.MayneJr.,Frederick MICHIGAN: RodEvans,Homer

MINNESOTA:

DavidK.Acheson, ColdSpring;

Thomas

D.Appel,MountainLake;JamesE.

Hahn,Dawson; DennisL.Schroeder, Marshall MISSOURI: DougCarpenter,Stet;WilliamW.

CottrellJr.,Memphis;JohnDillard,Carthage;

DannyE.Hill,SweetSprings;LowellE.Mclnturff, Wheaton; KevinOverfelt,Owensville;DanJ.

Rains,Stockton

NEBRASKA:

DougMalone,Firth;BobPedulla, Scottsbluff

NEVADA:

Michele Lewis,Minden;SusanL.

Poland,Minden

NEW MEXICO:

Willard Hall,Truthor Consequences

NEW YORK:

RaymondG.Lighthall,Munnsville

NORTH CAROLINA:

RickyE.Joyner, Dudley;

GlennA.Perryman, Winston-Salem OHIO:CliffordBaughman,St.Paris;Samuel Custer,Versailles;DavidMayer,Marion; Charles E.Miller,Amanda;ChristopherE.Wolfe,

New

Lexington

OKLAHOMA:

Elmer Beshear,Woodward;

CharlesC. CurlJr.,Pawnee;DaleDeWitt, Braman;LindellDuncan,Haskell;Bruce Farquhar,Altus; Philip F.Fuss,RedRock;Tim Herren,Waynoka;RJ. Hollon,Woodward;Larry Nickeson, Fargo;

CM.

D. Wells,Stratford

OREGON:

DaleCrawford, Culver

PENNSYLVANIA:

EarlK.Brown,Coudersport;

CliffordJ.Day,

New

Holland;SamuelR.Wagner, Elliottsburg

TENNESSEE:

Fred G. Laine,Lebanon

TEXAS:

Robert R.Austin,Raymondville;Roy CrawfordJr.,Lancaster;DaleMulkey, Garland;

RonaldB.Smith,

Dumas UTAH:

CarlD.Swenson, Payson

WEST

VIRGINA:JohnD.Bennett,Glenville;

Doyle M. Fincham,ShenandoahJunction;

J.RandallMcCutcheon, Union

WISCONSIN:

John M.Emmons,Monroe;

HermanH.Seebandt,Neillsville;

WYOMING:

WilliamDespain,Laramie

Dave

Parker,advisor of^theSantaMaria,Calif.,chapter,got a heartyhandshake from ClaudineLopez,one_{of his}students.Jose

Hernandez

patted Parkeronthebackwhile fellowNorteVista, Calif,

member Adam

Derbojoined

Megan

Gurley,SanJose-Pioneer,Calif, chapter, inadmiring his

Honorary American FFA

Degree.

50

Business

More

delegatesthan ever before

—

⁴⁶⁶

inall

— ^conducted

^the

^FFA's

^official

business

during committee meetings and

conventionsessions.

Under

a

new system adopted

in1990,the

number

ofdelegates allottedtoastate

was based upon membership.

Despite thelarge

number

of decision makers, they

were

swift

and

decisive.

Each

delegate

was

assignedtoa

commit-

tee

and

a

subcommittee which prepared

areport forthe consideration of theentire delegatebody.

These

reports

were

voted

on Wednesday, and forwarded

tothe National

FFA Board

ofDirectors for actionattheirJanuary, 1992 meeting.

Surprisingly,

what some

predictedto

be

a controversialmatterpassed without discussion.

FFA's

four regions

were

realigned(see

map)

toequalize the

number

ofstates

and members

ineach.

Regions

were

also

renamed.

Eastern, southern,

western and

central

were dropped

infavor of1

through

4.(Forthe

complete wording

ofthe

recommenda-

tion,pleasesee

page

64.)If

approved by

the

board

ofdirectorsin1992,thematter will

be

finalized atthe65th convention.

The

13delegate

committees

studied

some

diverseissues.

The nominating committee was charged

with

choosing

six studentofficerstoserveforthe

coming

National committee

members

congregatedbefore theconvention

and

evenstartedpreparing reports

and

recommendationstoshape

FFA

policies

and

activities.

year.

The

nationalconvention

committee

offeredsuggestionsto

improve

future conventions

and

stillothersconsidered

ways

in

which

the National

FFA

Organi- zationcouldbetterservethe

organization's

members. From

aSpanish

editionoftheOfficial

FFA Manual

toa creedspeakingcontest for

greenhand members,

delegatessearchedfor

innovativeideas.

On

thefollowing pages, each

committee

reportisreproduced.

Alaska

Hawaii

Guam

Virgin Islands

PuertoRico

Region IS

Region 2^

Region Region 4

*.

#

Official Delegates

ALABAMA:

BrandonAbbott,Arab;Norman AtkinsJr.,Eutaw;DarylBaxley,Opp;JoshBlack, Athens; JerieBrowning, Rockford;Regina Chandler,Slocomb;John Clement,Athens;

WilliamCockrell,Greensboro;MattCooper, Russellville;AaronDeHart,Daleville;Christopher Foley,Centreville;AngelaHeadrick, Jasper;

JasonHickey,Goodwater; Kary Luken, Boaz;

CaseyMattox,Collinsville;ChrisNull,Bessemer;

AdrianPettis,Brewton;MarkPonder,Lincoln;

ChrisReeves, Birmingham;Marrio Seals, Mcintosh;Tony Simmons,Dothan;Chris Tucker, Jasper;BrittWard,Evergreen;Nina Weston, Boligee

ALASKA:

PriscillaMandulak,Delta Junction;

JohnOrth,NorthPole

ARIZONA: Wade

Accomazzo,Tolleson; Tyler Grandil,Mesa;HollySharp,Roll;TysonStuhr, Wellton;RosalieZimmerman, Kingman

ARKANSAS:

CarolBettis,Quitman; Karinda Davis,Jonesboro;ChristyUmphries,Taylor;

JasonMartin,Jonesboro; StevenD. Mitchell, Pineville;David Nelson, Springdale; Brian Peters, Mena;KimberlyReaves,Cabot;Jeremy Robertson,Ward;TobyStephens,Taylor;Craig Villines,Jasper; Shelley Wright,Sparkman CALIFORNIA:Colleen Aguiar,Livingston;Nicole Andrus,Fullerton;MikeBennett,Santa Rosa;

Devry Boughner, Gonzales; DavidBright, Bakersfield;MelissaClaverie,Holtville;Brooke Collins,Sacramento;Nathan Cookson,Covelo;

CarlosDeLaTorre, HamiltonCity;DavidDillabo, Gridley;NicoleDillabo, Gridley;KamiFreitas, Lemoore;BrianFry,Stockton;LorindaGraham, AppleValley;TravisHagen,Chico;Courtney Hunt,Fullerton;Janine Kagay,Covina;Jeremy Kavanagh,Placentia;Nicole Kefalas, Covina;

BrianKooyman,Laton;RhondaMaria,Walnut Grove;ArthurMejia, ElCentra;SusanMichl, SantaPaula;Brenda Moore, Hughson;Ben Moser,McFarland; RobinPerez,Clovis;Joshua Richards,FallRiverMills;NathanSedlander, Petaluma;Jason M.Strieker,Victorville;Amber Washington,SanBernardino;StephanieWeaver, ElkGrove; KevinWhite,Anderson; Stephanie Wilmeth, Kingsburg;LilaWorthington,Kelseyville

COLORADO:

RobinHalley,Brush;CaseyMack, Cope;JeffMcElroy, Hasty; Kimberly Rupple, Platteville;TerrySaffer,Arriba

CONNECTICUT:

LizAnderson,Southbury;

DeanneLamere,Winsted;MatthewA.Syme, South Windsor

DELAWARE:

BryanMelvin,Wyoming;Lisa MarieRalph,Felton;GregSylvester,Felton;

Sam

Walters, Viola

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FLORIDA:TrishaBailey,Dover;ShawnCrocker, HainesCity;MattElliott,LakePlacid;Brad Etheridge,Williston;Erin Freel,Weirsdale;

KimberlyGodwin,ZolfoSprings;KristyHarrison, Starke;ToddHingson, McAlpin;Jason Keen, Lake Wales; CoreyParks,Sarasota;KimSmith, Ruskin;

Dawn

Steinberg,Orlando; Alison Tuck, LakePlacid;RalphYoder, Attha

GEORGIA:

LynnBarber,Manor;RyanBeard, Royston; BrandiCanady, TwinCity;David Everingham, LaGrange;KayFarmer, Crawford;

BobbyFerris,Monticello;Sharon Gandy, Thomasville;AndyHart,Statesboro;Anthony Hickman,Chatsworth;KellyThompson,Tifton;

JeffTucker,BallGround;NancyWheeler,Alma

GUAM:

David Crisostomo, Sinajana;DeniseJ.

Perez,Sinajana

HAWAII:TheresaPuu,Pahoa; DavelynVillegas, Pahala

IDAHO:Kathy Cvancara,Genesee;MarciHyatt, Fruitland;StephenKunzler, Rupert;Rachelle Owlsey,Hagerman;RenaeSouthwick,Glenns Ferry

ILLINOIS:JoeAsh,Onarga;

Wade

Baumgartner, Windsor;KeithEschmann,Columbia;Corey Flournoy,Chicago;SteveHartley,Amboy;Sheila Heide,DeKalb;RaquelLacey,Nokomis; Tim Marriott, Mt.Carmel;KristieMcDaniel, Eldorado;

ChrisMiller, Plainville;Sarah Ochs,Milford;

Sam

Taylor, Rushville;AnnaThompkins,Fairview INDIANA:Melissa Beale,Trafalgar;Tracy M.

Bolinger, Trafalgar;JodyBrinker,Trafalgar;Katie Gramling,Trafalgar;Aaron Johnson,Trafalgar;

KarenNelson,Trafalgar;HeatherNewman, Princeton;Mat Spurgeon,Trafalgar;Scott Wooten,

New

Lisbon

IOWA:JasonBrockshus,Ocheyedan; BradA.

Chapman,Tipton;DwayneD. Faidley,Colfax;

ChandlerW.Geater, Vinton; ShanelleL.Krause, Milford;ShaunLambertsen,Martelle;CharlesE.

Nichols,Bridgewater; Danielle Patterson, Ankeny; DouglasReynolds,Redfield; JulieL.

Riedell,LakeView;Charles A. Staudt,Charles City

KANSAS: Amy

Atherton, Cherryvale;Jennifer Burch,Manhattan;Gaylette Corley, Garnett;

StaceyHager, Girard;JasonLarison,Columbus;

Matthew Schweer, Manhattan;Shannon Washburn, Manhattan

KENTUCKY:

GayleAubrey,Hudson;Casey Bradshaw,Nicholasville;JeffEdwards,Olaton;

BethHenderson,Irvington;BradleyS.Hornsby, McKee;SherryProcter,Olmstead;JasonPropes, Fairplay;Ricky Rankin,LaGrange;AlisaSexton, Wellington; Jennifer Sledge,SmithGrove; Brent White,Eddyville;RyanWhite,Sturgis;Ryan Wood, Paducah

LOUISIANA:

Dawn

Daigle,Jennings; Matt Fannin,Jonesboro;JillGuthrey, Iowa;Kelly Jones,DenhamSprings;BenLanglinais, Erath;

BrettLeJeune,Midland;TailMartin,CutOff;

CarringtonPelleria,Rayne;PatrickSandel, Florien;Garrett Sonnier,Thibodaux;ClintYates,

Oak

Grove

MAINE:TroyMcCrum,Westfield;AlvinWmslow, PresqueIsle

MARYLAND:

GeorgeBollinger,Thurmont;

HowardMeredithJr.,

Wye

^Mills;TreyMyers, Brunswick; ScottPage,Dickerson

MASSACHUSETTS:

BryanArmstrong,Sudbury;

Craig Desjardins,Stow; StacyLyJoyce, Attleboro

MICHIGAN:JasonAbbott,Reading;Chad

Bellville,Whittemore;TroyCrowe, Corunna;

CorenaMills,WhitePigeon;SaraPersons, Rodney;Ken Schapman,Almont;Mike

Smego

Jr.,Cassopolis

MINNESOTA:

MarkAnderson,Holland;Stacy Bauer,SouthHaven;JulieEastvold,LeRoy;

EdricFunk,Sebeka;Chris Matzdorf, Buffalo Lake;DanSchueler, Willmar; Trevor Steeke, Perham;BrianTraxler,LeCenter;Matthew Vaupel,GrandMeadow;TriciaWeis,PineIsland MISSISSIPPI:TiffanyAdred,Nettleton;John Branning, Philadelphia; Jeffrey Brock,Batesville;

Keith Cain, VakJen;HeathFall,Laurel;Bob

Gitter,Batesville; JeffMayo,Philadelphia;Micah Rutland,Jayess;RhondaWhitmire,Weir MISSSOURI:April Bruffett,Carthage;Karen Eulinger, California;StephanieGable,Columbia;

Stacy Handke,GardenCity;CodyHendley, Bloomfield;

Amanda

Hulett,Vandalia;John Kleiboeker,Stotts City;BrockLegan, Halfway;

AndrewMcCrea,Maysville;MichaelMills,Bernie;

MichelleOrr,Mt.Vernon; SethRicketts, Salisbury;JeffSchaumburg,WestPlains;Dennis Toedebusch,WrightCity;GreggWolf,Chillicothe

MONTANA:

LauraN. Alisch,Culbertson;Jesse Andres, Missoula;DeanJardee, Ekalaka; Matt McKamey,GreatFalls

NEBRASKA:

CandiceBerndt,Lincoln;Emily Drozd,Genoa; TaraEurek,Lincoln;BradJensen, Lincoln;ChristopherM.Kalkowski,Basset; Brian Kubik,Lincoln;Jarrod Neilson,Lincoln;Jonathan W.Panning,Hooper

NEVADA:

MelissaBarnes,Elko;Robert Duval, Fallon;LarissaMathews, Reno;JeanneWright, Hiko