FUTURE FARMER

Wade

Detrick,

OK

Jason Snow,

VT

Cristina Dicklich,

WY

DonnieSteed,

TN

JeffEdwards,

KY Dawn

Steinberg,FL DavidEveringham,

GA

ChristyUmphries,

AR

JuniorGood,

VA

HeatherVoth,

OK

StaceyHager,

KS

BrittWard,

AL

ToddHarrell,

TX

TriciaWeis,

MN

BradHarrison,Wl Kevin White,

CA

SteveHartly,IL

CharmynWiley,

NM

Walter High,

SC

GreggWolf,

MO

JeffJennings,

AR

JeremyKavanagh,

CA

EdwardKing,

NC

Shanelle Krause,IA

RobLamy,

OH

CarolLoosen,Wl

TaitMartin,LA TroyMcCrum,

ME

ChrisMcMurrough,

TX

MichaelMills,

MO Amy

^Nicol,

OH

DenisePerez,

GU

^J

JoAnnPetty,

TX

ScottPicker,

WA

58

Committee Reports

International Development

IvanBabanski,right, offeredaprecious

commodity

to

FFA Newsroom

media:

firsthandknowledge_oflife intheSoviet Union.

A

^partof

FFA'

sSoviet program, Babanski

was

selectedto

work

forone yearonaU.S. farm.Orion Samuelson,

WGN-TV,

Chicago,talkedwith Babanski abouthis impressions_of

American

agriculture.

Our committee

studied

ways

to

improve

international

development.

Itoffersthese

recommendations:

Promotions

1.Includeat least

one

article

and

advertisement aboutall international

programs

(includinginbound,

outbound and

financialinformation)ineachissueof

FFA New

Horizons.

2.Include

an

information request card orcut-outwith each articleoradvertisementin

FFA New

Horizons.

3.

Have

thenationalofficerseducatestateofficersabout international

programs

at

each

NationalLeadership

Conference

forState Officers

(NLCSO).

4.Provide eachstateassociationwithapromotional

package

atthe

NLCSO.

Includeapplications,scholarship information, a video,

pamphlets and

a

new

question

/answer

sheet.

5.

Design

aquestion

/answer

sheet thatwillincludebasic information

about

international

programs.

6.Provide

"ready

topublish" pressreleasesoradvertise-

ments

tostateassociations for

use

in theirstatenewsletters.

7.

Send

anationalofficertothe

World Congress

of

Young

Farmers,

which

isheldeverythree years.

8.

When funds become

available, revisetheinternational travelvideo

"A World Journey"

toincludea

segment

about the short

programs, and make

the

segment

concerning thenational officers' travel,proficiency travel

and

Stars'travelseparate

from

theshort-

and

long-term

programs.

Finance

1.Provide

twelve

scholarshipsforshort

term programs through

the National

FFA

Foundation.

2.

Encourage

state

FFA

foundations

and/or

associations to assist in

funding

international

programs.

3.

Promote

sponsorship

from

localchapters,

alumni and community

businesses.

4.

Encourage younger members

toplan long-range

SAE programs

tofinancefuture international opportunities.

5.

Promote

financing

programs

within thestate

and

/or national levels to

match

thefull

amount

or a percentage ofthe local

fund

raisingeffortsof

members.

6.

Change

thepricelisttoindicate that travelexpensesto point ofdeparture are not includedinestimatedcosts.

Short Programs

1.

Make

theshort

programs

availableto eligible

FFA members.

This

group

includesjuniorsinhigh school

through age

25,

and

includes past

FFA members,

collegiate

members and Alumni members.

2.Include

pages on emergency

proceduresintheparticipant

handbook.

3.Provide a

means

for

correspondence between

participant

and

hostfamily before departure.

4.

When

a participantisselected,

send

a personal informa- tion sheet,including a personalessay, tothe hostfamily.

5.

Design and develop an FFA emblem

pin

and

T-shirt specificallyforinternational travel

and

asgiftsforhosts.

6.

Develop

agiftinformationsheetconcerning appropriate

gifts,

how

theyshould

be wrapped and when

theyshould

be

presented.

7.

Make

foreign

language books and

tapesavailable

through

theNational

FFA Supply

Service.

(Continuedon Page60)

Committee Reports

International Development

Long Programs

1.Provide a

means by which

participants

and

hostfamilies

may

correspond before departure.

2.

Encourage

studentstotake a

language

courseto

enhance

theirexperience.

3.

Design and develop an emblem

pin

and

T-shirt foruse

by

participants

and

asgiftsforhosts.

4.

Develop

agiftinformationsheetconcerning appropriate

gifts,

how

theyshould

be wrapped and when

they should

be

presented.

5.

Develop

information dealing

with

expectations ofthe

program

for

outbound

hostingfamilies.

6.Provide agoal-setting session for participantsbefore they departfor theirstateor country.

7.Includeagriculturalexperiences,

emphasis on

theeduca- tion of value, culturalunderstanding,policies,

marketing/

internationaltrade

and

careeropportunitiesintherestructuring of the

Work

Experience

Abroad (WEA) Program.

8.

Rename

thisrestructured

program

International Intern- ship

Program.

Withoutthecouragetoseekout

and

challengethe

unknown,

Christopher

Columbus would

haveneverfound America, National

FFA

^Secretary

Danny

Grellner explainedin his retiringaddress.LikeColumbus,

FFA members

needtohave courage

and

self-confidence inordertolearnabout

and

seeforeignlands.

60

Respectfullysubmitted:

GarrettSonnier,LA(Chair) LiamBrody,

NY

(Vice Chair) ChristaVibbert,

OR

DouglasRing,

NH Wayne

Hassinger,II,

PA

LizAnderson,

CT

KayFarmer,

GA

Lydia Leon, VI SharenJenkins,

NM

ShaunLambertsen, IA StacyBauer,

MN

KamiFreitas,

CA

BrianKooyman,

CA

Brian Peters,

AR

KarenEulinger,

MO

John Clement,

AL

Charles Nichols,IA RobertPollock,

VA

GregGarrett,

OK

Colleen Aguiar,

CA

VictoriaGraham,

NC

ChrisMiller,IL

ShawnCrocker,FL

Mat Spurgeon,IN AlisonFry,

PA

TravisLong,

TN

FrankFranklin,

TX

KimStricklen,

TX

JimShertzer,

OH

Craig Desjardins,

MA

CorenaMills,Ml MattMcKamey,

MT

TaraEurek,

NE

LoriBodart,Wl Gayle Aubrey,

KY

DavonTaylor,

TX

Cherie Shelton,

TX

Brenda Moore,

CA

CarringtonPelleria,LA CaseyMattox,

AL

NancyWheeler,

GA

ManuelTort,

PR

KelleyFrennier,

NY

Justin Whitefield,

OK

ChrisTimberman,

WY

The National

FFA

Conventiondidn't

go

unnoticedby Russian Republic LeaderBorisYeltsin.

A

^letter

was

sent by_faxtotheNational

FFA

Organizationbefore the start of theconvention

and

readto

FFA members

bySoviet StepanKhrouslov.KhrouslovarrivedintheU.S.lastJune for a yearofhands-ontrainingin agriculture.

Leadership

Committee Reports

Who

saysstate officersdon^'t

know how

tohave fun?Afterdiligently discussingtheorganization'sbusinessitems,thesedelegates tooktime toenjoytheconvention.

Our committee

studied

ways

to

improve

chapter

and

state associations.

We

^offerthese

recommendations:

1.Providea

summary

evaluation

from

eachof theleadership conferences,including

NLSCO,

StatePresidentsConference,

Washington Conference Program and Made

ForExcellence.

Distributethesetoappropriate

programmatic committees

beforethenationalconvention.

2.

Send

allnationalmailings pertainingtoleadership activities tochaptersaswell astochapteradvisors.

3.

Encourage

stateassociationsto

work

withthe

FFA Alumni

incontinuingto

promote and expand

scholarship

programs

for leadership

program

participants.

4.DirecttheContest

and Awards Committee

to

encourage

stateassociationsto

develop

quiz,creed

and

speechcontestsfor

sophomore FFA members.

5.

Endorse

the agricultural issues

forum and

continuewith the

development

ofthis

program.

6.Includevisitswiththe secretary of agriculture

and

the secretary ofeducation

during SPC.

7.

During SPC,

joinwith

WCP

participantsfor

an

activity.

8.Includesessions

on

recruitment,leadership

development and team

buildinginthe advisors'

WCP and MFE.

9.

Organize an

advisor leadership

workshop during

the nationalconvention.

10.

Complete

schedulingof nationalofficers fornational activities

and

stateconventionsin

December. Confirm

allother state activitiesthree

months

beforetheactivitydate.

Confirm

all activities

below

thestatelevel45

days

beforethe event.

11.Establish a

committee

to

develop workshops

atthe nationalconvention

which would promote

opportunitiesin agriculturalissues.

12.

Encourage

allstates toparticipateinthe

NLCSO. The

NLCSO

conferenceshouldalso

be

held beforethe

SPC. NLSCO

shouldinclude:

•

more

materials

and handouts

pertainingtocurrent agriculturalissues.

•materialsforspeeches,chaptervisits,eye openers

and

information

on how

todealwithlegislative issues.

•a

sample camp

agenda.

•a

program

^of

sophomore

motivation.

13.

Organize

aspecialactivity(dance,movie,sports,etc.)

during

freetimeat

MFE.

14. Publicizenationalleadership

programs

inthenational publications.

15.

Develop

separate promotional

pamphlets

foradult

and

student

MFE and WCP.

16.

Produce

avideotoexplaintheconceptofProjectPals.

17.

Implement an

adultleadershipseries inBetweenIssues.

18.

Produce

asatelliteleadership

program

forchapter

members,

including:

•

update on

national

FFA programs,

awards,etc.

•

team

building

•goal setting

•aliveteleconference hotline

19.

Implement

amotivational

exchange program by

national officers for state officers.

20.

Develop

a national outlineaddressing

team

buildingfor chapterofficers.

21.

Develop

atelephonehotlinetoaddress

programmatic

questions

from FFA's

"customers." (proficiency,application, contests,chapterapplications,etc.)

22.

Design

aleadership

development

videoseries to

develop

leadershipinindividuals

and

chapters.

23.

Develop

a directory of current

and

past nationalofficers

and

staffto

be

availabletostates for theiruseinconducting

workshops.

24.

Implement

asatellite

program aimed toward

motivating

and

educating chapteradvisors.

Respectfullysubmitted:

ShannonWashburn,KS,(Chair) TraceyBolinger, IN,(Vice Chair) LauraAlisch,

MT

TrentAshby,

TX

NormanAtkinsJr.,AL BobbyBriggs,

TX

DavidBright,

CA

JeffreyBrock,

MS

CourtneyBurch,

TX

Linda Burton,Wl Alan Butzer,

NY

Gaylette Corley,

KS

Curt Davis,

TN

BryanFiz,

WA

WilliamHarman,

SC

HeatherHartsfield,

OK

CourtneyHunt,

CA

GeorgeInhof,

PA

Jason Keen, FL DeanneLamere,

CT

DarylLies,

ND

CaseyMack,

CO

RobertMaddock,

ND

HenryMcDade,

NC

MelanieMiles,

TX

AliceMoore,

NH

RonaldL.Osterholt,

OH

Donald Poage.

WV

Ricky Rankin,

KY

JohnRobert,TX Jamie Rouse,

VA

MicahRutland,

MS

DanSchueler.

MN

Marrio Seals,

AL

ShandeeSmith,

OK

ShawnStaley,

SD

AnnaThompkins, IL

DennisToedebusch,

MO

JeffTucker,

GA

DavelynVillegas. HI

AmberWashington,

CA

RyanWood,

KY

JeremyWoodruff,

OK

ScottWooten, IN Shelleywright,

AR

ClintYates, LA JenniferEastan,

AZ

Committee Reports

Member ^Services

The Member

Services

Committee

studied

ways

to

improve

chapter

and

state services.

We

offerthese

recommendations:

Magazine Design

1.Insertinspirationalquotesin articles

and

offset

them from

regulartypeforfuture reference.

2.Enlarge thesubscription offer to

make

it

more

visibleto readers

and encourage

the

use

ofsubscriptions asgiftsto parents

and

sponsors.

3.Substitute

an "A Week

intheLifeof a NationalOfficer"

articlefor

"My

Turn." This

would

bring theofficerscloser tothe

members and

inform

them

ofofficerduties.

4.Decrease the

number

of

posed

shots

and

increasethe

number

ofactionphotos withdetailedcaptionsto

encourage

thereading ofarticles.

5.Inreference tolastyear's

Feedback

Report,

pages

40-47,

we recommend

increasingchapter

correspondence by

choosing the

most unique

chapter

scoop and

printingonlytheiraddress as recognition.

6.

Have an announcement page

toinform

members

ofdates for

WCP, MFE and

scholarships wellin

advance

of

budgets and

deadlines.

7.

Have

a

"Did you Know?" column

forpast events.

There

is greatinterestin

FFA

history.Limitthisfeature to threeor four facts,not a

whole

page.

8.

Have

a

"Quotes"

featureinplace of"Sports

Champions"

feature.

A ^famous

person orcelebrity

page

ofpast

FFA mem-

bersisencouraged.

9.Inarticles

on

careers,include a footnote ora reference

page on how

toobtain

more

information.

10.Featurearticles

on

studentparticipationin

FFA

pro-

grams such

as

WEA, MFE, WCP,

etc.

11.

Continue funding

for

"Go

forthe

Gold" and encourage

publication.

Continue

the

"You Make

^It

Happen"

series.

12.

Rename one

issueof

Chapter Scoop

ofthe

FFA New

Horizons "State

Scoop" and

includerecreationalactivities

from

eachstate.

13.Publish

news

or ideas

from

outstanding

FFA Alumni.

14.

We recommend

the

FFA New

Horizonscover

be

propor- tionaltotheregional agricultural diversity

and

thearticles inside

be

equally represented.

Polling

1.

Compile

a "mini studentcatalog"ofpersonal itemsfor insertion in

FFA New

Horizons.This

recommendation

arises

from

the

Member

Services

Committee survey which showed

that31percent of

members

polled

have

notseen a National

FFA Supply

Service catalog recently

and

that77 percent of the

members

polled

would

liketo

be

abletoorder items

now

inthe catalog

from

a

magazine

insert.

2.

Of members

polledinthe survey,94 percent ofthe

members who do

not

have

a

supply

service

booth

attheirstate conventions

would

liketo

have

one.

We recommend

thatthe

Supply

Serviceprovide

more

informationtostateassociations regarding

such

booths.

3.

We recommend

that

FFA New

Horizonsstaff

encourage

all states

who

publisha

magazine

or newslettertosendtothestaff a

copy

ofeachpublicationtohelp

keep

thenationalpublication informed.

Subscriber Services

1.

Add

a

one-page

advisor

and

state officercircularto the

magazine

toexplain

how

it

can be used

intheir

program and

curriculum.Itshould

encourage

chapter advisorstochecktheir rosterstoprevent multiple

magazines

ina household.

2.

Pursue

theuse of

computer

disksforrosterstorage.

3.Inserta

two-page

separatesectionforseasonal

and

or

new

itemswith apull-outorder

form and coupon

to

be

printedat leastthreetimes ayear.

4.Printthecatalogevery yearwith a

one-page coupon

sectionconsidering the followingoptions:a)nottolimit

coupons and

b)

coupon

cardclub.If

you

order a^certain

number

ofitems,

you

geta discount

on

thenextitems

you

order;c)put

an

expirationdate

on

the

coupons

for that catalog year; d)each order

makes

a studenteligibleforaprize;e)seasonal

coupons

for

slow

timesoftheyear.

5.

Promote coupons

infuture issues ofthemagazine.

TheNational Agricultural Career

Show

includedallsortsofinteresting items.These

FFA ^members

^tookan imaginarytestdriveinone_{of the}

many

shiny,

new

vehiclesondisplay.

6.Provide the

supply

servicewith

magazine

advertisingat cost.

7.

Focus on

thefollowingcategoriesofadvertisers:shoes, hosiery, sunglasses, briefcases,luggage, computers,film, batteries,radio

and

car

equipment

manufacturers,colleges, airlines

and

otherproviders oftransportation, livestock organizations,truckssuchasFord,

Dodge and

Chevrolet,fast foodchains,

and

electronic

communication companies

such

AT&T and

GeneralElectric.

Product Review and Development

We recommend

thatthe National

FFA Board

of Student Officers

and Board

ofDirectorsdevise procedurestoallowthe collectionof royalties

by

the National

FFA

Organization.

The

official

emblem and

initials

"FFA" would be

licensed.Present suggested procedurestothedelegates ofthe65th National

FFA Convention

for theirapproval.

62

Committee Reports

Member Services

The

delegatesrequestthat

any

such plan includelimiting theauthorityforapprovalof

any

royalty

arrangements

tothe National

FFA Board

ofStudentOfficers

and Board

ofDirectors.

We

furtherrequestthattheplanaddress the followingthree

comments and

eight questions.

Comments:

1

.

The

National

FFA Board

should

be

responsiblefor approval, not thechiefoperatingofficer,nationaladvisoror

any

otherindividual.

2.

Company

use of the

emblem

orlettersshould

be

granted fora probationaryperiod.

3.

Companies should

not

be allowed

toduplicateitems alreadysold

by

the

supply

service,unlessitcan

be done

ina

manner which

thereis

more

profit inthelicensingthaninthe sales

through

the

supply

service.

Questions:

1

.

Willthere

be

alimit

on

the

number

of

companies

or productsreceivingthispermission?

2.

How

longwilla

company have

theright tousethe

emblem?

3.Willtheorganization reserve therightto

review any

advertising

campaigns

associatedwith

promotion

ofitemsthat usethe

emblem?

4.

Can

theorganizationreservetheright torevokethe permission

under

certaincircumstances?

5.Willthis

mean

penalties for

companies

that

do

notreceive permission?

6.

What

legalactioncan orwill

be

takenagainst a

company

using the

emblem

without permission?

7.

How can unauthorized

use

be

controlled?

8.

What

legalliabilityisimpliedintheuse ofthe

emblem by

othercompanies,i.e.,can the organization

be

held responsible forfalseormisleading advertisingclaims,

even

ifpresentedin

good

faith?

We

offerthese

recommendations:

1.

Use

the

FFA mural

asthefrontcoverforthecatalog.

2.Offerthe

FFA mural

for

purchase

as aposter

through

the catalog.

3.

Update

the

FFA greenhand

shirttoa

modern

style.

4.

Design and produce an

international

emblem

(thatdepicts the

United

States

and FFA)

to

be

giventovisitingrepresenta- tives

from

foreigncountries.

We

suggestthisto

be an

upright

paper weight

of theofficial

emblem

with

two

cloth flags crossingbehind, aU.S. flag

and

thevisitingcountry'sflag.

5.Stressquality inallitemsoffered.

6.

Take

steps to

make

the

FFA

catalog

more

accessible tothe

members.

7.Raise

awareness

ofthecatalogitems

which

are100 percent guaranteed.

8.Print aSpanisheditionoftheOfficial

FFA Manual

^to

betterserveSpanish-speaking

members.

We would

liketo

thank Nancy

Trivette forher dedicationto

our

task

and

tothenationalstaff

members who provided

insight intotheseissues.

Respectfullysubmitted,

MichaelSmego,Ml(Chair) StevenMitchell,

AR

(Vice Chair) RachelMassey,

OK

LauraJunevitch,

WA

KeithMoffat, Rl

Tammy

Packard,

OH

PriscillaMandulak,

AK

LorindaGraham,

CA

Brian Williams,

UT

KeithCain,

MS

MarkAnderson,

MN

Christopher Foley,AL

Erin Freel,FL BryanMervin,

DE

TylerGrandil,

AZ Amy

Cota,

NY

JillGuthrey,LA BrentWhite,

KY

ScottThiol.

ND

StefanMaupin,

TN

BobbyFerris,

GA

JimMcFaddin,

TX

KellyCampbell,

UT

Lynsia Jordan,

TX

Chris Richard,

PA

CharlesStaudt,IA KevinJones,

NC

CoreyFlournoy,IL

MikeBennett,

CA

CarolBettis,

AR

RenaeSouthwick, ID MathewVaupel,

MN

Brock Legan,

MO

Kerry Burkley,

TX

NinaWeston,

AL

CherylGarmon,

TX

Coleen Johnson,Wl TrishaBaily,FL Melissa Beale,IN

DougLineberry,

VA

SherryProctor,

KY

DavidLulich,Wl

FFA members

shoppedtheNational

FFA

SupplyServiceboothattheagricultural careershow.

The

booth

was

acityblocklong,saidSupplyServiceConvention

Manager

DennisShafer.The most popularitemswerespeciallydesignedT-shirts

and

sweatshirts.Shafer estimatedthatas

many

as10,000ordersweretakenover threedays.

Committee Reports

Membership Development

National Equity

We recommend

thattheNational

FFA

Organizationshall

have

four equal regions

based on membership and number

of associations.Evaluationshalltake place everythree years,

and

realignment of regionsshalloccur

when membership

ofa regionvaries

more

than 15 percent ofthe regionalaverage

and/

or

number

of associations varies

by more

than

two

ofthe average.

During

the

annual January board

meeting,the National

FFA Board

ofDirectorsshallconsidera

new

realign-

ment

that

would become

effectiveSeptember,1992.

We recommend

thatthe

new

regions

be

alignedas follows:

Re

gionI-15states,24.8percent,94,903

FFA members

Maine,

New Hampshire, Vermont,

Connecticut,

Massachu-

setts,

Rhode

Island,

New

York, Pennsylvania,Ohio,Indiana, Illinois,Michigan, Wisconsin,

Kentucky and

Missouri

Re

gionII -12states,24.4percent 93,209

FFA members

New

Jersey,Delaware,

Maryland,

Virginia,

West

Virginia,

North

Carolina,Tennessee,

South

Carolina,Georgia,Florida,

Alabama and

Districtof

Columbia

Region

HI^-•15states,24.8percent,98,874

FFA members

Mississippi, lx>uisiana,VirginIslands,PuertoRico,Texas, Arkansas,

New

Mexico, Arizona,

Nevada,

Hawaii,

South

Dakota, Utah,Colorado,

Wyoming and Guam

Region IV -12

states,25.9percent,94,459

FFA members Oklahoma,

Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota,

North

Dakota,

Montana,

Idaho,

Washington, Oregon,

California

and

Alaska

Developing FFA Partners We make

these

recommendations.

1.

Form

atask force to

develop

afactsheet

and

videofor

guidance

counselors/administration.

The

factsheet

woulf

br sentfirsttoeach

guidance

officeoffering the free video.

The

video

and

factsheetshould include scholarshipopportunities, statistics,careers,

and

testimonials(videoonly).

2.

Develop

a

booth promoting

Agricultural

Education/FFA

foruseatnationaleducation conventions.

3.

Send

nationalofficers tonationaleducation conventions asapartoftheirofficialduties.Nationalofficersshouldvisit eachstateconventionforadministrators

/guidance

counselors based

on

afive-year rotation plan. States

showing membership

declineshould

be

givenfirstpriority.

4.Include aspecialsection

under

the

Chapter

Visitssection ofthe

NLCSO Handbook

dealingwith

guidance

counselors/

administration.

We

alsosuggestthatnationalofficers stress this sectiontostate officers.

We

support theAgriculturalEducation Business

and

Education

Forum.

5.Include

an

orientation,at least

two workshops and

afinal

banquet

intheforum.

6.

Encourage guidance

counselors/administrationtoattend at least

two

businesssessions

and

at least

one Alumni

Leader- ship

Workshop.

Junior FFA Development We submit

these

recommendations:

1.Offerstatestheoption ofchoosingactivities in

which

Jr.

FFA members

can

be

involved.

2.Providea

wide

varietyoftraditional

and

non-traditional contests thatrelatetothecurriculum.

3.Provide

an

optional

award

based

upon

levelof

accom-

plishment

and

classcompletion.

4.Include items

such

ascareers in agriculture,agriculture technology

and an

introductiontothe

FFA

inthecurriculum.

Recruitment and Retention We

offerthese

recommendations.

1.Provide opportunitiesfor

hands-on

recruitment

and

retentionexperienceat

NLCSO.

2.

Surveys

should

be

takenatthenationalconventionto

review needs

fornextyear.

3.Include paststate officers

on

theplanning

committee

for